For 1,268 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 49% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 48% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

V.A. Musetto's Scores

  • Movies
Average review score: 62
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 0
Score distribution:
1,268 movie reviews
    • Metascore: 84
    • V.A. Musetto 88
    Despite its themes, Oslo, August 31st is an exhilarating film, with impeccable direction and pitch-perfect performances that make the bleakness worthwhile.
    • Metascore: 45
    • V.A. Musetto 88
    [REC] 3 Genesis is a prequel to the first two "[REC]" movies, but that doesn't much matter. You don't need to have seen them to enjoy this film, which provides fresh blood for a tired genre.
    • Metascore: 84
    • V.A. Musetto 88
    Brutality and tenderness are a potent mix in War Witch.
    • Metascore: 73
    • V.A. Musetto 88
    Pieta is one of Kim’s most complex and mature efforts, melding violence and humor into dark entertainment.
    • Metascore: 70
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    They take a mundane story and give it emotional resonance.
    • Metascore: 71
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Makes for fascinating viewing.
    • Metascore: 73
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    The result puts a human face on Derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally couldn't care less.
    • Metascore: 30
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Director Bolton could easily have exploited the film's unsettling issues, but he takes a nonsensationalized approach that leaves viewers to decide the moral questions for themselves.
    • Metascore: 61
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    It's a story that says a lot about the stupidity of war.
    • Metascore: 75
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Koteas and Ribisi, as two very different brothers, give realistic performances, and play off the differences brilliantly.
    • Metascore: 80
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Marker's documentary, shot on video, uses interviews, film clips and shots of Tarkovsky on the set to examine the Russian's work.
    • Metascore: 81
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    A remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution.
    • Metascore: 63
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Auteuil gives a superior performance. While Rush played him as a buffoon, Auteuil gives the character the charm of an aristocratic savant.
    • Metascore: 54
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    It accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people.
    • Metascore: 41
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Weatherford and Murphy lead a young and bright cast. All in all, Money Buys Happiness shows that Lachow is a director worth keeping an eye on.
    • Metascore: 68
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Judging by this passionate film, the medical community -- has no clue about what causes this awful malady and, worse, doesn't seem to care.
    • Metascore: 68
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    It includes abundant sex and full-frontal nudity, not to titillate but because it's needed to convey the inner sexual turmoil the girls are going through.
    • Metascore: 40
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    An impressive screen debut.
    • Metascore: 81
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    A youthful, and often funny, piece of filmmaking. You might never expect that its director is 73 years old.
    • Metascore: 70
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Veteran stage, screen and TV actor Moshe Ivgi gives a sturdy performance as Moshe, a supposed tough guy who sobs when confronted by bank robbers.
    • Metascore: 46
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Raises an interesting question. Do you clamp down on corporations in order to protect the environment or do you let them go about their business because they help feed countless families.
    • Metascore: 72
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Both witty and poignant.
    • Metascore: 59
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Comedy with a light-hearted flair. The cast is charming, and Garcia is especially easy on the eye.
    • Metascore: 47
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    When all is said and done, Lies is just good, dirty fun.
    • Metascore: 65
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Frantic and out of control - and great fun to watch.
    • Metascore: 74
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    A well-researched picture of how racism led to nine men being falsely accused and wrongly convicted. One only wishes that the filmmakers had more than 84 minutes in which to tell the story.
    • Metascore: 78
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Probably the most definitive portrait of Johnson that we are likely to get.
    • Metascore: 58
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    The folks on "Survivor" have nothing on Julia Butterfly Hill.
    • Metascore: 52
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    The director has listed Jean-Luc Godard as an influence, which explains the movie's French New Wave exuberance.
    • Metascore: 57
    • V.A. Musetto 75
    Difficult but rewarding.