Chris Hewitt (1)

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For 111 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 29% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Chris Hewitt (1)'s Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 All Is Lost
Lowest review score: 20 The Invention of Lying
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 53 out of 111
  3. Negative: 4 out of 111
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    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
    A TV show expansion that is much better than expected. Kids will be there on the double to lap it up, and adults will find it tolerable, which is about as much as you can hope for. But we won't rest for one second until we find out what's happened to Everest. Bring in Benoit Bark to solve the mystery next time around.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
    The votes are in, and it’s official: this largely unfunny paean to Eurovision is a waste of some serious talent. At least some of the songs are decent.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Extraction
    Powered by the charisma and physicality of its star, this often gruelling action flick does more than enough to suggest that Hemsworth has found his genre, once he hangs up a certain hammer.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Doctor Sleep
    Working off source material that is very different from its predecessor, anyone expecting a straightforward Shining sequel will be disappointed. This isn’t a gruelling exercise in pure horror. It’s odder and more contemplative, but worth checking in.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Zombieland: Double Tap
    It’s often enjoyable, occasionally very funny, and has an energy and verve sorely lacking from Fleischer’s last few films. So, while it’s simply, plainly, not as good as the first movie, Zombieland is no longer the odd one out on Fleischer’s CV.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Child's Play
    Making a killer-doll movie out of decent component parts should have been child’s play, but this misses the mark.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Pet Sematary
    A decent, if inessential, take on one of Stephen King’s best novels. Sometimes original is better.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Mule
    So insubstantial it may not actually exist, The Mule is very much the latest in a long line of minor Clints. But it might help pass the time on long journeys. Just make sure you don’t watch and drive.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Hunter Killer
    A better-than-expected entry in the all-too-often neglected sub sub-genre, with Butler showing impressive restraint.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Meg
    Shark. Weak.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Equalizer 2
    This hard-edged action thriller may not match the original, but Washington’s McCall is a compelling character, the kind you’d quite happily like to hang out with whether he’s busting heads or painting walls.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    How to Talk to Girls at Parties
    An energetic but erratic film that straddles about a dozen genres at once, none of them that successfully. One for those who like oodles of odd.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Birth of the Dragon
    Almost certainly the second worst thing to happen to Bruce Lee, this toothless and tame movie doesn’t even come close to capturing the great man’s dangerous charisma.
    • 21 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Geostorm
    Yes, Geostorm is bad, but it’s not a stinker for the ages.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Annabelle: Creation
    Toy Story with a twist, this is better than it had any right to be. Hardcore horror buffs may laugh and scoff at the mechanics of some of the scares; the rest may never be able to walk past the window of a toy shop without crossing themselves.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Belko Experiment
    A brutal, bloody battle royale that glides along nicely until a disappointing dip in the second half. Still, there are plenty of positive results from this experiment, especially for gore fans.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Fate of the Furious
    Fast 8 is more of the same, more or less, with the emphasis heavily on more.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Void
    A little too derivative to truly stand out, but gorehounds will love it. Don’t a void.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Keeping Up with the Joneses
    An unfortunate misfire that has the odd moment of charm and the odder chuckle, but otherwise isn’t worth keeping up with.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
    While it's neither as dark, funny nor peculiar as you’d expect from Tim Burton, there’s still much here to admire.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Infiltrator
    Often gripping, and elevated by Cranston’s superb central performance. But it’s hard not to feel like we’ve seen this before, often and done better.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Legend of Tarzan
    Not so much a ripping yarn, more of a dripping yarn, Yates’ reinterpretation of the Lord Of The Jungle is a big disappointment.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Now You See Me 2
    It’s an impressively starry cast, but sadly, this lacks the charm, wit and, yes, magic of the original. You’ll like it, not a lot.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    I Saw the Light
    Hiddleston and Olsen impress, and the music remains golden, but this is just another by-the-numbers biopic.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Jungle Book
    Wonderful to look at, this is a more adult, more complex affair than its animated, and more entertaining, forebear. Still, it’s Disney’s best live-action adaptation yet.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Big Game
    Destined to be a big drinking game — take a sip when Broadbent bites his sandwich — but little else, this feels like a major missed opportunity.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Run All Night
    With Neeson on fine form and an encouraging start, it’s a shame that this gritty crime drama feels the need to erupt into a full-blown action movie by the end.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Chappie
    Blomkamp’s third movie has just about enough spectacle and quirk to overcome some fairly major flaws, not least of which is an unappealing central trio.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    RoboCop
    There’s nothing wrong, of course, with sci-fi films asking Big Questions, but the delivery doesn’t have to be — should never be, in fact — this tedious.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Riddick
    Overlong and often overcooked, this is nevertheless a relative return to form for Diesel as the fiendish Furyan.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Wolverine
    An improvement on the last outing for Jackman’s not-so-merry mutant. If only it trusted enough in its unique setting to forgo a descent into aggressively awful formula.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Bullet to the Head
    Fun in parts, and Stallone's always watchable, but it's an '80s tribute movie that coasts along on rapidly diminishing goodwill. Beige Heat, if you will.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    That's My Boy
    Not nearly as terrible as burped-out Sandler disasters of recent years, there's enough funny stuff here to remind us of his talent. Still, it's not for everyone.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Dredd
    There was much to dread about this new iteration of Dredd, but it's a solid, occasionally excellent take on the character, with Urban's chin particularly impressive.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    An improvement on Transformers 2, but then what isn't? To paraphrase the Bard, it's a tale, full of sound and fury and extremely stupid dialogue and nonsensical plotting and preposterous stunts and robots punching each other's heads off, signifying nothing.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Bad Teacher
    Broader than Bad Santa and less consistently funny, it's still gleefully rude, crude and often a lot of fun.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Drive Angry 3D
    A shambling, ponderous mess that aims to be a trashy cult classic and merely ends up in the trash - Fichtner aside. And, in the biggest disappointment of all, there's not even that much angry driving in it.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Death Race
    It's nothing more than an enjoyable, ridiculously macho B-movie romp, but it's derson' best movie since the underrated Event Horizon. Perhaps, at long last, he' starting to find his - yep - top gear.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Green Street Hooligans
    A surprisingly rose-tinted look at a subculture that really should have been stamped out some time ago.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Step Brothers
    It's no Anchorman, but it's several steps in the right direction.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Big White
    Utterly implausible and clunkily directed. Rent "Fargo" instead.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Australia
    Often beautiful but wildly inconsistent, Australia is none more Baz Luhrmann, which perhaps says it all. Worth a look on the big screen, though.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Imagine That
    Genuinely sweet and endearing Murphy film, at last.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Pursuit of Happyness
    An admirably unsentimental biopic with an excellent central performance, but it doesn't impact as strongly as it could.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Resident Evil: Apocalypse
    The chief horror here is the cliffhanger promising a third instalment.
    • 23 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
    The Godfather II of manwhore sequels, this improves upon the original in every way. Especially if you're drunk.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Spider-Man 3
    Still smart, still exciting and still action-packed. It's just a shame to note that, after promising greatness, all Spider-Man 3 delivers is satisfaction.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous
    There are films that demand sequels, and then there's Miss Congeniality.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Hills Have Eyes
    Fans of the original won't be disappointed, but ultimately it's just another decent, arguably unnecessary, '70s horror remake.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Get Him to the Greek
    Like most of the recent exports from Apatown, Get Him To The Greek -- aka Russell Brand’s My Filmy Wilm -- is patchy, but home-run hilarious from time to time. If only it didn’t detour into darkness so often, this could have been a genuine treat.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Transporter 3
    Incoherent and inconsistent, this is a step back for Statham in his quest to become more than a cult figure.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Transporter 2
    Another all-kicking, punching, shooting and exploding dose of Besson born action, and Jason Statham proves that his action mettle in the first instalment was no fluke.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Race to Witch Mountain
    An unexpectedly entertaining mixture of good, clean Disney fun with some rather more modern action scenes, lent charm by Johnson’s natural swagger. One of the better family films in a while.

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