Anita Gates

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The New York Times
For 87 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 9% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Anita Gates' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 59
Highest review score: 90 Pulse
Lowest review score: 20 Brush with Danger
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 87
  3. Negative: 8 out of 87
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    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    Heartthrob
    There is something good-natured about Jaan-E-Mann that makes it possible to forgive its many faults -- even the film's opening, a "2001: A Space Odyssey" ripoff with a space station gliding through the cosmos to the tune of the "Blue Danube" Waltz.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 30 Anita Gates
    Dead & Breakfast
    Not a shred of suspense enlivens the proceedings, and the movie's idea of humor is having a man slip and slide on a floor covered in blood.
    • 27 Metascore
    • 40 Anita Gates
    The Fog
    Mildly scary here and there. It does not play by all the horror movie rules (e.g., the black guy always dies first). And the cast is good-looking.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Anita Gates
    Pulse
    The most horrifying thing in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's fiercely original, thrillingly creepy Pulse (released as "Kairo," or "Circuit," in Japan) is the way the ghosts move.
    • 11 Metascore
    • 30 Anita Gates
    Date Movie
    Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg, who wrote the screenplay, have crammed dozens of movie parodies into this deliberately juvenile spoof of romantic comedies. Mr. Seltzer, who directed, has made very few of them funny.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Anita Gates
    Death of a Dynasty
    Watching the rest of Damon Dash's playful movie is like entering a room where a large, too noisy party is going on and never fully adjusting to the dark or the din.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Anita Gates
    Up for Grabs
    Mr. Wranovics sometimes goes too far in setting up cute situations for filming witnesses' comments.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    This Revolution
    Admirable but unfocused.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Anita Gates
    Sheriff
    Sheriff may have a point to make about the impact of family, roots and religion on the changing face of rural America, but the film, while admirably restrained and competently made, is too polite to clarify that.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 60 Anita Gates
    The Great Role
    Mr. Coyote, who appears to be playing Steven Spielberg and steals every scene he is in.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Anita Gates
    Encounter Point
    It isn't often that you see a film about Israelis and Palestinians that can be called hopeful, but Ronit Avni's assured, thoughtful and clear-eyed documentary certainly qualifies.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    Madea's Family Reunion
    Both Ms. Angelou and Ms. Tyson deliver powerful, touching messages. Just as they're sinking in, the film turns into an unabashed chick flick with a painfully gaudy wedding that includes live angels hanging on wires from the ceiling.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Anita Gates
    The Boys & Girl from County Clare
    Appealing if obvious little fable.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    Pusher
    Mr. Refn may yet have justification for boasting about his natural talent. There is one magnificent scene in Pusher... Maybe Mr. Refn's next film will take us into that emotional territory.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Anita Gates
    Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
    Rise to Power is notable for one achievement: It makes Sean Combs (better known, at the moment, as Diddy) unconvincing as a rich man who enjoys power and luxuries.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Anita Gates
    Nathalie...
    Anne Fontaine's seductive film Nathalie is mostly about French star power and sex, so it's somewhat surprising that it is also subtle and intriguing.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Anita Gates
    Protocols of Zion
    Makes it case expertly and powerfully, but it does not propose a solution. The cumulative effect of the film's message is enormous sadness that hate is so strong and so resistant to reason.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Anita Gates
    Cube
    Cube, the story in question, proves surprisingly gripping, in the best ''Twilight Zone'' tradition.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    Oxygono
    It does have the feel of farce at times, but much of the time it just seems determined to shock.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    The Mistress of Spices
    This is a one-dimensional, sometimes illogical film, but it's certainly good-looking.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    Madison
    Wants to be both heartwarming and quirky but is sometimes just cutesy instead.
    • 27 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    When a Stranger Calls
    Jake Wade Wall's screenplay does deserve a word of praise. It has managed to incorporate the advent of cellphones, the *69 command and caller ID, which could have easily made the entire story impossible.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 30 Anita Gates
    El Cortez
    The script, by Chris Haddock, leaves numerous questions unanswered. It also reflects the character depth and conversational complexity of a 14-year-old’s first effort at fiction.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 70 Anita Gates
    Good Burger
    When Mr. Mitchell says it, it's hysterically funny. And he's immensely likable.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Anita Gates
    A Huey P. Newton Story
    The production doesn't resolve the paradoxes in Newton's life, but it does give viewers some idea of what it might have been like to be inside his head.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Anita Gates
    Dust to Glory
    There is occasionally some gorgeous scenery, and the challenge of driving through silt is mildly interesting.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Anita Gates
    In Satmar Custody
    Modest, disturbing documentary.
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