Allison Benedikt

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For 104 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 44% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 53% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Allison Benedikt's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 59
Highest review score: 100 The Squid and the Whale
Lowest review score: 12 Mindhunters
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 104
  2. Negative: 22 out of 104
104 movie reviews
    • 41 Metascore
    • 25 Allison Benedikt
    I have a sneaking suspicion that Running Scared could become a cult classic.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 63 Allison Benedikt
    It's a cheap thrill, with twists that later seem evident and foreshadowing that often seems obvious, with a B-movie look and vibe reminiscent of the much tighter "Jagged Edge."
    • 40 Metascore
    • 75 Allison Benedikt
    Overall the film is alluringly over-the-top without being overcooked.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 38 Allison Benedikt
    There's really just not a lot here. I'm sure Racer's story will entertain the very wee ones -- but so do keys.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 50 Allison Benedikt
    It's not so important to follow plot twists--I couldn't--but the emotional thrust Kelly and Scott want to drive home is plain: Once Domino is asked to use guns and knives and nunchucks for a purpose outside the law, she's alarmed, appalled, aghast.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 75 Allison Benedikt
    Easygoing but surprisingly likable comedy.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 38 Allison Benedikt
    An exhausting, predictable, even maddening moviegoing experience.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 12 Allison Benedikt
    The fatal flaw in David Duchovny's big-screen directorial debut, House of D, is not Robin Williams as a retarded janitor. It's David Duchovny, the man who chose to cast Robin Williams as a retarded janitor.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 12 Allison Benedikt
    Mark my words: Mindhunters will do for psycho-thrillers what "Showgirls" did for stripper movies.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 12 Allison Benedikt
    Commenting on performances here is like critiquing the production design of a porno--it's beside the point. Briefly: Knoxville, bad choice, man. Reynolds, you make a good villain. Simpson, lovely posing. Scott, you're from Minnesota and it shows--but I bet stunt driving school was fun.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 25 Allison Benedikt
    Could have been a funny movie. There are a few truths about food-service that McKittrick gets right but doesn't fully exploit.
    • 27 Metascore
    • 50 Allison Benedikt
    I've had the unique pleasure of reviewing almost all of Duff's movies, and if there's one thing to say about the girl, she's consistent: nice, sweet, blond, inoffensive and uninspiring.
    • 22 Metascore
    • 38 Allison Benedikt
    Phony, disingenuous family entertainment, suffocated by its green bean casserole approach to Middle America, spineless cardboard characters and paper-thin plot "twists."
    • 20 Metascore
    • 38 Allison Benedikt
    Even with a new leading man and a more family-friendly rating, some things never change: The Mask still stars Industrial Light & Magic.

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