Brian Tallerico

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HollywoodChicago.com, New York Magazine (Vulture), RogerEbert.com, The A.V. Club, The Playlist
For 923 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 50% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 47% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 3.5 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Brian Tallerico's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 62
Highest review score: 100 Shoplifters
Lowest review score: 0 The Fanatic
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 554 out of 923
  2. Mixed: 178 out of 923
  3. Negative: 191 out of 923
923 movie reviews
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 63 Brian Tallerico
    Ballerina
    Ballerina is a halfway decent action movie that will suffer because it lives in the massive shadow of John Wick, one of the best modern franchises.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Brian Tallerico
    The Monkey King
    Aggressively mediocre, Netflix’s “The Monkey King” takes no risks and offers too little humor, heart, or action to entertain all but the youngest in the family.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 63 Brian Tallerico
    V/H/S/99
    In the end, these films are perfect for a streaming service, bite-sized jolts of genre entertainment that aren’t ever long enough to be truly annoying, even when they’re not working. And while I think they could be more refined, I admire the go-for-broke DIY nature of these shorts and their quirky charms. Even when they’re this pissed off.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Brian Tallerico
    Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
    It helps a great deal to have a wickedly fun ensemble ready to play this murderous game, led once again by a physical, engaged, immediate performance from Samara Weaving.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Brian Tallerico
    The Voices
    I’ve always liked Reynolds for the most part, but he does his best work yet here in Satrapi’s odd, pitch-black comedy about a man who talks to his dog and cat. And they talk back.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 63 Brian Tallerico
    American Sweatshop
    The problem is that Uta Briesewitz’s “American Sweatshop” doesn’t quite have the courage to really follow through on its ambitious and timely concept.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Brian Tallerico
    The Accountant 2
    The truth is that pacing often trumps realism, and The Accountant 2 just doesn’t build enough momentum.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Brian Tallerico
    Jason Bourne
    When it’s over, even viewers more eager to forgive this failed creative reunion will wonder what it is that they just watched, and what purpose it serves other than financial. And why no one figured out a new, engaging way to tell a story that’s already been told.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Brian Tallerico
    The Highwaymen
    What makes The Highwaymen particularly disappointing is that two solid pieces of character work get buried in the filmmaking.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Brian Tallerico
    Come Play
    With the exception of a few strong sequences in the scare department, it’s an inconsistent, flat film that is too often reliant on jump scares instead of atmosphere.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Brian Tallerico
    The Midnight Sky
    He’s a welcome presence in his first on-screen performance since 2016, but Clooney’s direction is as cold as the landscape his character travels, never once finding anything that feels organic or character-driven. It looks good. It sounds great. It’s as hollow as can be.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 63 Brian Tallerico
    Jojo Rabbit
    It’s far from the disaster it could have been given the tonal tightrope it walks, but it’s also closer to a misfire than we all hoped it would be. Believe it or not, the “Hitler Comedy” plays it too safe.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Brian Tallerico
    Mother Mary
    If all of the dots don’t connect, that feels almost intentional, a way to create a personal connection with the viewer that may be different than anyone else’s. Some will struggle with the lack of cohesion; for others, it will be the best thing about “Mother Mary.” Both are right. And so is Mother Mary when she says these metaphors are exhausting. More movies should be exhausting.
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