Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
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For 398 reviews, this critic has graded:
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56% higher than the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 3.7 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Ruthe Stein's Scores
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 233 out of 398
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Mixed: 110 out of 398
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Negative: 55 out of 398
398
movie reviews
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Ruthe Stein 75
While hardly glorifying abusive husbands, Take My Eyes, a mesmerizing and deeply disturbing film from Spain, makes an attempt to understand their thought processes. -
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Ruthe Stein 50
Hanssen is such an enigma that any attempt to explain him has inherent interest. Breach expends too much energy on a minor functionary, but it is still worth seeing for its fleeting looks into a heart of darkness. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Sounds great and if nothing else should help diminish the stereotype, blasted by the film's subjects, of Gypsies as little more than pickpockets whom travelers need to be wary of. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Blanc is completely without vanity in showing the physical deterioration wrought by addiction. Her performance is as chilling as Lee Remick's in "Days of Wine and Roses.'' -
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Ruthe Stein 100
Notes on a Scandal won't be everyone's cup of tea. But if you like your films strong, this one is not to be missed. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
An intriguing exploration of New York theater at the height of its glory. -
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Ruthe Stein 100
Glatzer and Westmoreland live in Echo Park, and they have given their film a remarkable sense of place. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The sooner you let yourself go with Kim's flow, the more likely you are to come away satisfied. Think of it as South Korea's answer to "Memento," just don't think too hard. -
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Ruthe Stein 100
Daring in its affirmation that a dowdy woman in her late 60s still can let go of her inhibitions and exhibit a lascivious side. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
In the riveting Transsiberian, a train of that name adds international intrigue to the mix. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Viewers will be swept away by the beauty of individual moments and by Ivan Barnev's extraordinary performance. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The Rainmaker has a mostly plausible story, an engaging young courtroom hero (Matt Damon, Hollywood's new cover boy), a giant insurance company as the perfect adversary and the best supporting cast of any movie this year. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Akeelah and the Bee connects where it counts most, on an emotional level. Only a curmudgeon could watch this feisty but vulnerable youngster rack up victories against all odds without tearing up. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
It's a broad generality to say that French filmmakers have a particularly perverse sensibility, but it can be backed up by one import after another. The latest, La Moustache, is wonderfully odd in a minimalist kind of way. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Trumbo is welcome just to bear witness to the severe consequences meted out to one man who dared to do the right thing. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Both actors are so appealing, you root for the inevitable meeting to happen somewhere in the vicinity of Wonderland. -
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