Ruthe Stein
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55% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.1 points lower than other critics.
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Ruthe Stein's Scores
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Average review score: | 64 | |
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Highest review score: | The Apartment | |
Lowest review score: | Nowhere |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 242 out of 409
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Mixed: 111 out of 409
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Negative: 56 out of 409
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The title is all that's boring about director Michel Gondry's latest mind bender, as trippy as LSD.- San Francisco Chronicle
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The new movie shrieks of motherhood - raising hot-button issues like biological clocks running down, the rights of birth mothers and whether to adopt or give artificial insemination a shot.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Much as she did in "Little Miss Sunshine," Breslin imbues Kit with joy.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Suffused with a golden glow, the movie looks and sounds like a fairy tale.- San Francisco Chronicle
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This movie borders on the ridiculous, but is pulled back by an aesthetic portrayal of the supernatural and by its stars.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Every once in a while you catch glimpses of originality and see what Gray Matters might have been if it hadn't gone soft and safe.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Considering the talent on both sides of the camera and a story that worked beautifully the first time around, Shall We Dance? should have been a lot better than OK.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Like its singular central character, Before the Fall stands out from the pack.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Glatzer and Westmoreland live in Echo Park, and they have given their film a remarkable sense of place.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Boasts a collection of oddball characters, some more sharply written than others.- San Francisco Chronicle
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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.- San Francisco Chronicle
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The Fountain' never comes together. Like the time traveler at its center, it's all over the map.- San Francisco Chronicle
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This so-called comedy is so not funny, it makes "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" look like Chaplin.- San Francisco Chronicle
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A frothy comedy with the most adorable buddies since "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."- San Francisco Chronicle
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To say it is about a debilitating disease is as reductive as saying "Little Miss Sunshine" is about a beauty pageant. Both are intimate stories of family ties that bind but sometimes also choke.- San Francisco Chronicle
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A junior version of "Fight Club," only with no movie stars and different moves.- San Francisco Chronicle
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By creating likable characters and putting them in situations that seem plausible, if a bit of a stretch, the film succeeds where others of its genre fail.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Fun to watch although falling short of a real hoot, this latest in a barrage of family movies largely succeeds at keeping the kiddies entertained and their parents from nodding off.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Director Robert Mulligan exhibits the same sensitivity about young people and their foibles as he did in "To Kill a Mockingbird." In 1962. You never sense that he's making fun of Hermie or his pals. [08 Jul 2007, p.16]- San Francisco Chronicle
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It's doubtful that audiences go to animated features to hear movie stars talk. They go because a film sounds like fun and something their kids and maybe they themselves might enjoy. Bolt is all that and more.- San Francisco Chronicle
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