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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2% same as the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 3.6 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
Deeply affecting, "Blade'' portrays an oddly elegant way of life that will soon be like the era in that other movie, "Gone With the Wind." -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The star's amusingly inventive performance keeps your attention through predictable early scenes when "Ohio" repeats familiar material on women's sexuality. It's like a continuation of "The Vagina Monologues" to see Liza Minnelli, as a New Age orgasm coach. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
So cleverly constructed that it's easy to be taken in and believe these twins really rocked. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The way Boynton Beach residents reach out to one another is enough to make you consider relocating to one of these communities. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
You never catch Gosling doing anything out of character. It's the first Oscar-caliber performance I've seen so far this year. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Keeps you riveted through parts that might otherwise be difficult to watch. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The Last Kiss ponders what you give up -- and what you gain -- from sticking with what you've got. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The result is a film that fails to completely involve you, even as you admire its artistry. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The title is all that's boring about director Michel Gondry's latest mind bender, as trippy as LSD. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The spellbinding power of this almost certain Oscar nominee for best documentary comes from its chilling subject matter. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
With the aid of a charmingly offbeat story and a jolly good dialect coach, the stars leave you thinking, well done. Their spirited performances help cover up glaring holes in the plot. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
An unusual look at love and how it can unexpectedly develop. Those for whom the concept of an arranged marriage is foreign will get a little history lesson on the immigrant experience watching this sweetly engrossing film. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Lacks the marquee names and production values of big studio romantic comedies, but it connects on an emotional level most of them fail to do. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
This deeply moving and disturbing film derives power from being based on the true story of a black South African who does everything possible, no matter how degrading, to get by within an immoral system, but becomes radicalized almost despite himself. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Lower your expectations going into Volver and accept it for what it is: a ridiculously entertaining melodrama with loud echoes of "Mildred Pierce" that provides Penelope Cruz with a vehicle for her multifaceted talents. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
All along, you know something terrible is going to happen, and when it does, you leave the theater shaken and deeply moved. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Don't little ones have enough to worry about without ecological concerns popping up in family entertainment? Happy Feet should have stayed light on its feet. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
For all its depiction of a descent into drug addiction, Candy is filled with surprisingly sweet moments and goes down more easily than seems possible given the subject matter. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Proceeds at that pace to an ending that is as inevitable as it is poignant. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
It's a serious subject handled with humor -- not the ha-ha kind, but the hard laughter that comes from recognizing parts of yourself in the Perelmans. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
The suggestion that Peter O'Toole is playing some version of his real self in Venus adds a bittersweet poignancy to this quietly affecting British drama. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
For all its dazzling computer-generated sequences, "Museum'' wouldn't be nearly the delight it is without the talents of some of the best comedians in the business. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
Overall Freedom Writers is a noble effort. At a time when New Year's resolutions to change already are falling by the wayside, you can't help but be moved by a group of young people who followed through on their resolve. -
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Ruthe Stein 75
That the film succeeds as well as it does despite a series of coincidences that strain credibility is a credit to a fine cast and a joie de vivre that pervades even the most implausible moments. -
