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 1.7 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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    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Instinct
    The warning against actors playing with dogs or children should be expanded to include men in gorilla suits.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Thirteenth Floor
    There is a very good movie stuck somewhere on The Thirteenth Floor trying to get out. Too bad this isn't it.
    • 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.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Love & Sex
    It comes down to a pair of appealing performers in a series of bad-relationship skits.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Fantasia 2000
    A millennial medley to the max.
    • 25 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The One
    It's called One, and the hemorrhaging begins with the so-called story, which doesn't quite add up to one.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Idle Hands
    When a movie sets out to be awful and achieves its goal, does that make it a success?
    • 37 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
    The no-sweat clunkiness of the detective plot becomes kind of charming.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Cider House Rules
    Has that Dickensian spirit wherein simple acts of kindness can bring an audience close to tears.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Wedding Planner
    Manages to do the impossible: It makes Lopez bland.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Down to Earth
    Beatty's "Heaven Can Wait," released in 1978, was a comic fantasy about a near-death experience. This new version is a near-life experience.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Water Drops on Burning Rocks
    This nasty, provocative comedy comes from a play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
    • 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.
    • 19 Metascore
    • 25 Bob Graham
    Virus
    No one is likely to claim it's a great, or even good, movie, but it does offer some guilty pleasures.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Rules of Engagement
    But the single most compelling performance may belong to Australian actor Guy Pearce.
    • 9 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
    Is it worth seeing once? Sure.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    The Eel
    A viewer may even blink his eyes to be sure the turn of events is actually happening.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The Dish
    A quirky character study of the four-man team, led by Sam Neill as the crew leader who seems surrounded by an aura of sadness but is so dedicated that he's not above lying to Houston to buy time when something goes wrong.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    The Man Who Wasn't There
    The Coens' plotting, with its suspense and reversals, is a source of amazement and delight.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Shallow Hal
    The belly laughs finally start to come --legitimately.
    • 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.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Bob Graham
    The Best Man
    The glossy ensemble cast is consistently interesting.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    The X Files
    Neither true believers nor newcomers to the phenomenon will be disappointed.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    Black Hawk Down
    It is an exceptional accomplishment.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Kingdom Come
    Most of the right laughs in most of the right places and some unexpected ones thrown in.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    Kadosh
    Slowly unfolding but liberating film, which is also a rare look inside a circumscribed community.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Bob Graham
    X-Men
    This feast of fantasy is worth it.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 100 Bob Graham
    The Corruptor
    The Corruptor' quickly turns into a good bad-cop drama of fascinating moral complexity.
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