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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    • 40 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Table 19
    Overcoming a shaky start, this low-budget rom-dram rewards patience, with a fine cast delivering strong work. Accept the invitation.
    • 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.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    John Wick: Chapter 2
    A brutal, bruising bullet ballet of a sequel that builds upon the promise of the original.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Sing
    Although it’s like being assaulted by a jumping jukebox for two hours, Garth Jennings’ first animated movie has enough bounce and brio to carry the day. Immensely likeable.
    • 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.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 100 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Swiss Army Man
    The premise sounds like an off-Broadway play gone wrong. Far from it — this is extraordinary, vital, and fuelled by great performances.
    • 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.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Deepwater Horizon
    An efficient and no-nonsense depiction of the worst disaster in US oil drilling history, buoyed by excellent performances.
    • 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.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Star Trek Beyond
    A return to fun, and a return to form for the new version of the old Trek. The 13th Trek movie is also the second good odd-numbered instalment in a row. Lucky for some.
    • 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.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Money Monster
    A fast-paced, entertaining, if somewhat on-the-nose mélange of thriller, satire, and drama, this is Jodie Foster’s best movie as a director. And we’d happily watch any TV show George Clooney wants to host.
    • 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.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Witch
    A hugely assured debut, The Witch is a beautiful, bleak brainworm that will haunt you for days.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Goosebumps
    This modern riff on Monster Squad is a very pleasant surprise, and so ’80s in spirit that it’s a shock one of the villains isn’t a giant Rubik’s Cube.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Creed
    The best Rocky film since the original, honouring the Stallone legacy while setting it in a different direction. Feel the need. The need for Creed.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Shelter
    There are first-time filmmaker flaws — at times, the characters feel like pawns in a pre-ordained plot — but Bettany has a real gift for finding grace in the grimness.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Black Mass
    Compelling and powerfully acted, with just enough wrinkles to avoid the ghosts of gangster movies past. Depp's appearance might distract some, but it's good to see him back in the groove.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    SuperBob
    Goldstein is enormously endearing, while Drever milks the mundanity for laughs and unexpected sweetness.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Jurassic World
    Jurassic World is fresh and thrilling, and while it often tips its hat to the original, it’s not a slavish copy, introducing more than enough new wrinkles into the prehistoric playbook to launch a new wave of sequels.
    • 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.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Selma
    It’s not a perfect film by any means, but it’s incredibly powerful and often moving, anchored by an awards-worthy performance from Oyelowo.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    Perhaps the riskiest mainstream movie in years, Vaughn’s love letter to spy movies may be uneven in places, but it’s ultra-violent, envelope-pushing, and fun enough to overcome the flaws.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 Chris Hewitt (1)
    Paddington
    Marmaladen with gloriously silly jokes, pitch-perfect performances and incidental detail, this is a warm, witty and wondrously inventive great big bear-hug of a movie.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 Chris Hewitt (1)
    The Inbetweeners 2
    The Fannytastic Four leave us on a poo-flecked, piss-soaked, sun-burned high that more than overcomes its familiar flaws to become a real contender for the year’s funniest film.
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