Kevin Thomas
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75% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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24% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.8 points higher than other critics.
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Kevin Thomas' Scores
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Average review score: | 68 | |
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Highest review score: | The Magnificent Ambersons | |
Lowest review score: | Boxing Helena |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,129 out of 1717
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Mixed: 431 out of 1717
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Negative: 157 out of 1717
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- Kevin Thomas
Timelessly elegant and charming 1957 musical with a Gershwin score. [20 Nov 1994, p.6]- Los Angeles Times
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- Kevin Thomas
A harrowing yet sublime work that has to do with the exceptionally cruel fate of an 11th-Century noblewoman, played by the incomparable Kinuyo Tanaka. [12 Aug 1985, p.2]- Los Angeles Times
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- Kevin Thomas
Grimly unfunny comedy needs all the help that it can get. It's so bad it doesn't deserve the boost a Hanks nomination for Big may give it.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 29, 2017
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- Kevin Thomas
Watching Marwencol, Jeff Malmberg's probing documentary on Hogancamp's undertaking, is an exhilarating, utterly unique experience.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Oct 25, 2013
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- Kevin Thomas
It's handsome, large-scale escapist fare - and has as its costar the formidable, versatile Kristin Scott Thomas.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Nov 17, 2011
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- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Nov 16, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Instead of underplaying the story's escalating tempestuousness it pushes it over the top; time and again the film begins to catch fire only to be doused in silliness.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Nov 6, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Anubhav Sinha's exhilarating fantasy Ra.One is Bollywood at its best. It has energy, spectacle and humor, song and dance, but razzle-dazzle special effects and action stunts never overwhelm its story of enduring love that unfolds amid an intricate and inspired sci-fi odyssey.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Oct 29, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Replete with superior acting and visual splendor, the film is a fine instance of the overly familiar made fresh.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Oct 21, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Silent Souls is a marvel. Fedorchenko's expressive powers and his visual prowess are astonishing, and though the film's conclusion is abrupt and confounding, it feels right.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Oct 10, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Finding Joe is so centered on the self-realization of the individual that it provokes one to contemplate the millions of oppressed, imperiled people that haven't the luxury of pursuing such an inner quest.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Sep 29, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Warrick finds subliminal messaging in political campaigns, military operations and even in the music played in big box stores. Warrick is also rightly concerned by the power of media conglomerates to manipulate the news.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Sep 22, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Much in this wholly absorbing and poignant documentary is familiar from numerous previous Holocaust accounts, but Mago and her quiet sense of moral obligation provides a fresh perspective.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Sep 22, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Special Treatment is a serious film, but Labrune allows a touch of dark comedy in her depictions of Alice's clients and Xavier's patients.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Sep 15, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
It has opulent, stylized settings of elegance, grandeur and scope, flawless special effects, and awesome martial arts combat staged by the master, Sammo Hung. Yet bravura spectacle never overwhelms either the plot or the key characters. Chang Chia-lu's intricate script bristles with wit and suspense; the film from start to finish is a terrific entertainment.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Sep 2, 2011
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- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Sep 2, 2011
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- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Aug 19, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
First-time writer-director David Robert Mitchell tells a coming-of-age tale with such freshness and such bemused insight it's as if it has never been told before.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jul 28, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Singham is as boldly overwrought as an early silent melodrama, and its comic relief is extremely broad.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jul 28, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
A beautifully structured and photographed film, John Turturro's rapturous Passione offers a vibrant exploration and celebration of Neapolitan music in all its grit and glory, presenting 23 musical numbers that encompass a millennium's worth of influences.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jul 21, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Despite a capable cast and attractive Baton Rouge, La., locales photographed by Bobby Bukowski, The Ledge suffers from a seriously flawed script that's just too implausible to be taken seriously.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jul 8, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
It's an eye-popping wake-up call revealing how the USDA and FDA have increasingly waged war on America's small farmers even when they can prove they are contributing healthful products to our food supply.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jul 5, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Akshat Verma's script is imaginative and funny, the film's stars are engaging and Delhi Belly adds up to pleasing escapist fare.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 30, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Might be too much for some audiences, but it is a potent and surprising work.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 30, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
The film is amiably silly, gaudy and even pleasantly diverting for the non-Hindi-speaking viewer who realizes that the verbal gags that elicited laughter in the original language tend to elude translation via English subtitles. The comedy, however, is also heavy on slapstick, pratfalls and crazy disguises.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 28, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
In her vibrant !Women Art Revolution Hershman focuses on a number of the many women who created what has been called the most significant art movement of the late 20th century.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 16, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
In its masterful use of evocative imagery and music, Road to Nowhere is flawless.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 16, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
Has enough going for it to make it likely worth the effort for fans of Asian cinema, but it does seem an opportunity missed.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted Jun 2, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
For all its poignancy, Spork never loses sight of its goal to be zesty, sharp-witted fun.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 25, 2011
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- Kevin Thomas
A flawless gem, a gentle yet ultimately ironic meditation on the power of art.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 19, 2011
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