For 32 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 78% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 22% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Stephen Farber's Scores

  • Movies
Average review score: 66
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 40
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 32
  2. Negative: 0 out of 32
32 movie reviews
    • Metascore: 79
    • Stephen Farber 100
    Although the subject matter is inherently disturbing, it’s hard to imagine any audience remaining unmoved by this mournful tale.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Stephen Farber 90
    All of the key creative personnel contribute to the movie's nail-biting tension and unexpectedly moving finale. Jon Harris's editing is matchless, and Rahman's score effectively heightens the emotion. Ultimately, however, it is the talents of Boyle and Franco that sock this movie home.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Stephen Farber 90
    Although the film runs more than two hours, the story is so compelling and the production so beautifully controlled that we are gripped by the characters' quest right up to the shocking end of the story.
    • Metascore: 94
    • Stephen Farber 90
    Director David Weissman brings a rewardingly fresh and personal perspective to the subject.