Bob Graham

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San Francisco Chronicle
For 234 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Bob Graham's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 The Corruptor
Lowest review score: 0 The Cell
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 127 out of 234
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 234
  3. Negative: 36 out of 234
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    The stuff of high romance, brought off with considerable wit, too. People are going to love it.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Rush Hour
    This good-natured comedy is set off by the high spirits of its stars.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Est - Ouest
    It is well-made in an old-fashioned way, and its straight-arrow lack of cynicism may be old- fashioned as well.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Best Man
    The glossy ensemble cast is consistently interesting.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Cube
    Cube falls into the dreaded trap of allegory -- aaaaaargh! -- and the clunky dialogue makes a midnight bull session seem brilliant by comparison.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The X Files
    Neither true believers nor newcomers to the phenomenon will be disappointed.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Happy Accidents
    The actors have enough appeal to keep it moving over the speed bumps.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Fantasia 2000
    A millennial medley to the max.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Contender
    Thoroughly engrossing.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Les amants criminels
    Straddles a number of genres -- horror film, lovers on the lam, fairy tale -- and gives them all a cool, knowing spin.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    Kiss of the Dragon
    It is not merely a thriller but a shocker. It will separate hard-core Jet Li followers from the fair-weather fans.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Yards
    Keeps sinking into its own grimness.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Holy Smoke
    If this is an example of Australian live-and-let- live, it is very likable.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Red Violin
    Some will say this film is overly ambitious, but what the hell. The man put five years of his life into making this epic mystery. We can surely give it two hours of ours.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Shipping News
    It's hardly possible to overstate what a welcome change of pace The Shipping News is for admirers of Kevin Spacey.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Cecil B. DeMented
    It's an audacious little comedy with bursts of hilarity and a certain giddy energy.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    The Corruptor
    The Corruptor' quickly turns into a good bad-cop drama of fascinating moral complexity.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Dark Blue World
    A crackerjack combination of live action, special effects and recycled footage.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    A Knight's Tale
    More often than not, it's fun.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Return to Paradise
    A potential problem with the movie is that it can be a challenge watching people hand-wringing over moral decisions. But the acting is so good that it makes it worth sticking with during the slow patches.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Big Kahuna
    The dialogue is loaded with depth charges that take a while to explode beneath the surface.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Cruel Intentions
    It is maliciously entertaining, up to a point.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Anna and the King
    Before it runs off track--it does have some spectacular moments.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Legend of Bagger Vance
    A pleasant myth.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Series 7: The Contenders
    This gory parody hits television where it hurts -- and draws blood. It will bring joy to the heart of anyone who hates TV.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Snake Eyes
    De Palma seems to be trying too hard to make somebody else's great movie, once again an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Would someone please tell this guy to relax?
    • 54 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    From Hell
    Mystery skillfully evokes Victorian London's dark depths.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Chop Suey
    Faye's presence provides an unexpected context for the photographer's circle, where the gay and straight worlds overlap, and adds a delightful dimension to Chop Suey.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Wood
    The picture, directed by Rick Famuyiwa, becomes a juggling act, contrasting the efforts of the three grown-up buddies to get to a wedding on time, with flashbacks of their youth.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
    Not a routine cut-and-paste horror but a full-fledged revenge fantasy -- and a completely satisfying one.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Serendipity
    Serendipity is a throwback to a more innocent era in American life, 25 days ago.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Romeo Must Die
    Li is a phenomenon.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Ninth Gate
    Summoning silliness Roman Polanski salutes and spoofs satanic thrillers .
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Six Days Seven Nights
    Action in an action comedy is supposed to be funny, too, as Jackie Chan well knows. The refitting of the crashed plane is so tedious we feel as if we're doing the work ourselves.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    What Lies Beneath
    Goes Hitchcock one better by imagining what it would be like if the master had the advantage of digital technology.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    In special effects, Lucas has moved a galaxy beyond. In energy, not yet.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    Planet of the Apes
    The new Planet of the Apes is not a remake, and it's not a sequel. It is an amazing display of imagination.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Storytelling
    Solondz should have called this one "So-So Storytelling."
    • 50 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Blast from the Past
    It would be nice to say that Blast From the Past is, but it ain't exactly. Half-blast is more like it.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The 6th Day
    This movie knows how to entertain.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 63 Bob Graham
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
    Tends to be lugubrious.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    The Mummy
    Digs up both laughs and chills from timeworn material.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Monkey's Mask
    Poetry, lesbian sex and murder might be a killer combination if a deadly pace weren't included in the mix.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Me, Myself & Irene
    The good ol' Jim Carrey we knew and loved is back, rude, crude and unglued.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Dr. Dolittle 2
    It is the Eddie Murphy movie where Eddie Murphy has next to nothing to do. Do little says it all.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Jeepers Creepers
    The first half-hour of this movie is sensational, creating an atmosphere of dread that any horror master would envy.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 0 Bob Graham
    Pitch Black
    This half-baked sci-fi horror film, filled with jerky, washed-out, highlighted, blurred and toned imagery, is a tiresome experience.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    Titan A.E.
    It is impossible to take your eyes off the screen.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Kingdom Come
    Most of the right laughs in most of the right places and some unexpected ones thrown in.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    My First Mister
    A coming-of-age story that gets it all wrong.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Sugar & Spice
    It means to be knowing and cynical but is just callow.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Scary Movie
    The scary thing about this spoof of '90s teen horror movies is how funny it is.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Vertical Limit
    The film is well shot and has titillating action without a single persuasive emotion.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Shallow Hal
    The belly laughs finally start to come --legitimately.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Hard Ball
    Hardball works where it counts, on the emotional level.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    What Women Want
    The movie's gimmick for airing the contents of a woman's head is not unlike that used for the dogs and tots in those "Look Who's Talking" movies.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Brother
    Beat Takeshi fans wouldn't think of missing this one. Moviegoers who hate violence wouldn't be caught dead at it.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Whole Nine Yards
    For quite of few of The Whole Nine Yards, it appears that the most clever thing in the movie is going to be the opening credits, monstrous close-ups of the morning toothbrushing routine.
    • 16 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Mod Squad
    Curiously enough plays like a 90-minute version of the old television show. That's not necessarily bad.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Cats & Dogs
    It is never less than interesting. But who wants interesting from a movie called Cats & Dogs? It needs to grab the audience by the scruff of the neck and shake it.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Dr. Dolittle
    Runs out of ideas long before the projector runs out of film.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Clay Pigeons
    It's got unpredictable plot twists and unexpected laughs coming out of dark corners. The sharp-edged film also looks terrific.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
    A comedy of interracial wariness and misunderstanding marked by a refreshing lack of sappiness.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Life as a House
    Kline, in particular, has the spark and know-how to overcome some awfully belabored writing and situations.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Rules of Engagement
    But the single most compelling performance may belong to Australian actor Guy Pearce.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Bangkok Dangerous
    Brothers Oxide and Danny Pang co-directed. What they lack in discipline they make up in razzle-dazzle, even if it sometimes is pointless.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Boys Life 3
    The show takes little more than an hour to finish and less than a minute to forget, while politely reminding us not only that gay movies have fallen on hard times but also that they refuse to give up.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Brokedown Palace
    The specifics of their predicament are well handled -- being thrown in a Third World prison may be every tourist's nightmare -- even if the movie eventually goes soft and squishy.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Love & Sex
    It comes down to a pair of appealing performers in a series of bad-relationship skits.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 63 Bob Graham
    Kikujirô no natsu
    The comic drama is refreshingly anti- sentimental but will break your heart anyway.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    What Dreams May Come
    Astonishing visualizations of the afterlife are coupled with a drawn-out allegory about communication between the living and the dead that becomes something of a trial to sit through.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Gasoline
    Earnest, but a work in progress.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Mexican
    Thank God for James Gandolfini.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    For Love of the Game
    It is impossible to think of anyone but Costner in this role. His commitment and sincerity are never in doubt.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Instinct
    The warning against actors playing with dogs or children should be expanded to include men in gorilla suits.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Miss Congeniality
    A mannerless, styleless brute, Bullock's Grace Hart is Eliza Doolittle in sweats.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Family Man
    Cage gives a performance that invites audiences to lay cynicism aside in a romantic fable.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 88 Bob Graham
    Superstar
    Delivers plenty of laughs and succeeds on a level that recent ``SNL'' movies (``It's Pat!'' and ``A Night at the Roxbury'') didn't.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Psycho Beach Party
    If it doesn't always come off, enough headlong energy develops to carry it through.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The 13th Warrior
    It falls short where it counts: In the final confrontation.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Vampires
    The lead actors on both sides of the vampire divide are all strong personalities.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Armageddon
    There are barrages of fast cuts to distract us from the fact that the director is showing us no real action.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Woman on Top
    Wants to be a brightly colored bubble but has trouble getting aloft.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    What Planet Are You From?
    It's good for a few guffaws and chuckles, but in between the screen has a tendency to stretch at the corners and go flat.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    Piñero
    A daring, free-spirited and ultimately moving performance by Benjamin Bratt lies at the beating heart of Pinero.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Pay It Forward
    Has all the elements of a satisfying movie except knowing when to stop.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Wild Wild West
    A sly variation on the buddy movie.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Duets
    Appealing, and ultimately moving.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Blow Dry
    At least a half monty.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Just Visiting
    Amusing enough.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
    Frequently hilarious.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    BASEketball
    Not half-bad. It's about three- quarters bad, actually, but what's left offers some goof-off fun.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    A Dog of Flanders
    There are times when watching this film is like a near-death experience.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Don't Say a Word
    Don't even try to make any sense of this --none of it elicits a moment of genuine concern.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    The Beyond
    The thriller is populated by the usual dimwits who stumble into horrific situations and don't have the good sense to leave, and it tries to pass off some of the sorriest excuses for zombies ever seen.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Little Nicky
    Adam Sandler finally has a good excuse: The devil made him do it.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Knock Off
    The ridiculous complications might have worked if there had been an awareness of how absurd they are.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
    The no-sweat clunkiness of the detective plot becomes kind of charming.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    The Crew
    Seems it's never going to reach liftoff.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Steal This Movie
    Won't work until the film comes out on video.
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