Matt Fowler
Select another critic »For 81 reviews, this critic has graded:
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74% higher than the average critic
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7% same as the average critic
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19% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.4 points lower than other critics.
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Matt Fowler's Scores
- Movies
- TV
Average review score: | 63 | |
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Highest review score: | Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself | |
Lowest review score: | Cosmic Sin |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 81
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Mixed: 41 out of 81
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Negative: 2 out of 81
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- Matt Fowler
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers isn't the first movie to do what it's doing -- with live-action and animation sharing the screen, helping nurture a meta-comedy adventure -- but it's damn fun and one of the cleverest uses of elder pop culture properties in a while.- IGN
- Posted May 17, 2022
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- Matt Fowler
Despite solid performances from Zac Efron and Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Firestarter feels stifled in story and presentation.- IGN
- Posted May 16, 2022
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- Matt Fowler
The Cellar has a cool and creepy set up but then fizzles once the answers start arriving.- IGN
- Posted Apr 15, 2022
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- Matt Fowler
Metal Lords is earnest with metal but sloppy with character and story. It delivers a rousing finale but the journey there is uninspired and half-formed.- IGN
- Posted Apr 8, 2022
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- Matt Fowler
Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor are a fun duo, capable of feeling human and endearing in the midst of cosmic turmoil. The movie's not a full home run, but it's surprisingly silly and shrewd.- IGN
- Posted Mar 31, 2022
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- Matt Fowler
Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union are great pillars here, though the film itself isn't consistent enough with its tone, snapping back and forth between sweet sentiment and cheap gags.- IGN
- Posted Mar 18, 2022
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- Matt Fowler
Black Crab has all the ingredients to grab you and take you on a thrill ride -- and at times it achieves this -- but it suffers partial collapse by the end because of its need to land a little loftier than necessary.- IGN
- Posted Mar 18, 2022
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- Matt Fowler
Bruised is a good outing for Halle Berry as a director, though a better reminder of her as a star. Aside from that, however, the story progression is light on impact.- IGN
- Posted Nov 24, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Zeros and Ones uses the spy genre as a thin mask for a fever dream that evokes nightmarish uncertainty.- IGN
- Posted Nov 22, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Black Friday proves to be a winning combination of gloppy scares, well-crafted characters, and wise commentary.- IGN
- Posted Nov 17, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Despite the inherent ugliness of watching a rich kid diabolically dig into a mom and dad who are just trying to save their home for the sake of their own children, Home Sweet Home Alone has some decent wit and heart to it. Archie Yates is good as the new precocious protector of his lair, but it's Rob Delaney and Ellie Kemper who anchor the film and give it something resembling a soul.- IGN
- Posted Nov 11, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Kate Siegel does her best to elevate a simplistic thriller that follows all the same beats you're accustomed to.- IGN
- Posted Oct 28, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Night Teeth's winning lead trio and its glossy, electronic buzz save this Collateral clone from sinking into full nonsense. The film's usually interesting, though it never truly strikes with malice or meaning the way it wants to- IGN
- Posted Oct 22, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Escape the Undertaker is a benign but effective use of Netflix's interactive abilities. Pairing the most macabre WWE Superstar with the company's most positive players makes for a fun showdown, one that you might wish had made it to official WWE TV -- not in this form, of course, but as a noble "turn to the dark side" storyline.- IGN
- Posted Oct 6, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
There's Someone Inside Your House tries to make you think it's got a catchy, viable gimmick when in reality it's empty and unsatisfying.- IGN
- Posted Oct 6, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
It's a bizarre and overly rambunctious ride that forsakes cleverness for Billboard acts and dizzying set pieces.- IGN
- Posted Oct 1, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
The Starling contains themes of grief and guilt that are worth exploration, but finds itself unable to delve deep into these elements, instead relying on bad bird effects and a needlessly quirky and eccentric tone to gloss over most of the uncomfortable elements.- IGN
- Posted Sep 27, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Copshop is meaningfully and enjoyably derivative as a patchwork homage to '70s shoot-em-up cinema (even Spaghetti Westerns), but it never quite reaches its potential.- IGN
- Posted Sep 17, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Cry Macho has spare moments of charm and tranquility, but mostly it's a dry and unfinished story that fails to hit even the most basic of Story 101 beats.- IGN
- Posted Sep 17, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Krysten Ritter, along with Winslow Fegley and Lidya Jewett, provide enough pizazz to keep Nightbooks afloat, creating an engaging supernatural hostage scenario.- IGN
- Posted Sep 15, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan are magnetic leads in this reboot that pays homage to the first film, but fully stands on its own. It manages to cut through modern high school b.s. while transforming two posers into presentable, likable people.- IGN
- Posted Sep 1, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Vacation Friends may be a touch predictable, but John Cena and Meredith Hagner will make you wish you had friends like them on your next trip.- IGN
- Posted Sep 1, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Paw Patrol: The Movie is a precious and peppy offering for the pre-preteen set that utilizes gentle character drama and buzzy action to stand out as a big-screen adventure. It won't be any parent's first choice, from an animation standpoint, but the standards of storytelling hold firm, making for an overall calm and comforting watch.- IGN
- Posted Aug 21, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
The Last Mercenary has bounding energy and a fun take on star Jean-Claude Van Damme's past exploits as an action star, but the humor is way more miss than hit and the actual nuts-and-bolts spy plot is a trudge.- IGN
- Posted Aug 18, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Jungle Cruise is a rollicking adventure full of humor and heart anchored by Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt's winning heroes.- IGN
- Posted Jul 27, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Blood Red Sky could lose a few minutes, but overall, it's a ferocious and fun merging of vampires and hijackers.- IGN
- Posted Jul 23, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
Gunpowder Milkshake does its formidable cast dirty with a bland script, recycled story, and an empty comic book style that does little but shine up a stale outing.- IGN
- Posted Jul 13, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
The Boss Baby: Family Business delivers middle-road mirth, full of action and quasi-clever jokes, and featuring the fun voice additions of James Marsden, Jeff Goldblum, and Amy Sedaris.- IGN
- Posted Jul 5, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
The dystopian fantasy elements of the saga are now at their thinnest, painting a cinematic world that may hit too close to home for some. Ultimately, it's a solid entry that can either act as an ending or a new beginning.- IGN
- Posted Jun 30, 2021
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- Matt Fowler
America: The Motion Picture is like Drunk History if the history were not only drunk but also on nitrous. Channing Tatum once again proves he's a comedy force to be reckoned with, backed by a stellar cast of capable and cunning joke spitters.- IGN
- Posted Jun 30, 2021
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