Connie Ogle

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Miami Herald
For 706 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Connie Ogle's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 58
Highest review score: 100 The King's Speech
Lowest review score: 0 Rollerball
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 395 out of 706
  2. Mixed: 191 out of 706
  3. Negative: 120 out of 706
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    • 49 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Best Offer
    Screenwriter/director Tornatore is best known for his nostalgic "Cinema Paradiso," which won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1990. But The Best Offer is completely different in style and tone; it’s dark instead of light, a psychological thriller of sorts, only with Virgil’s heart and orderly life in peril instead of his life.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 88 Connie Ogle
    The 40 Year Old Virgin
    Hilarious and imaginatively crude with a surprising sweet and subtle aftertaste that prevents it from flopping, limp and brainless, into the sugary abyss of romantic predictability.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    A Royal Affair
    It digs deep into the heart and soul of its lovers, who are idealistic, intelligent and passionate - and yet still risk everything they might gain for stolen moments together.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 88 Connie Ogle
    Notes on a Scandal
    Dench and Blanchett will likely pick up Oscar nominations; no one could improve on either performance.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 25 Connie Ogle
    The Host
    An invasion of the body snatchers is preferable to realizing that the true horror perpetrated here is not on the characters but on the audience.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Gone Baby Gone
    The only real casualty of Lehane's novel is Angie, here reduced to a supporting player who bears no resemblance to the original character, who is every bit as smart and tough and interesting as her boyfriend. It's a regrettable loss in a film that otherwise indicates its first-time director knows what he's doing.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Magic Mike
    If you can look past all the flesh and the thongs and the thrusting - and I admit that is an almost impossible task and probably not one you'd want to undertake anyway - what's most distinctive about Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike is its sense of fun.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    In the Land of Women
    Manages to be entertaining, largely because of the appealing Adam Brody.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 88 Connie Ogle
    The Cabin in the Woods
    It showcases one of Whedon's greatest strengths: his ability to take previously disrespected genres - in this case the slasher film - and turn them inside-out and upside-down and every which way but loose.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    All or Nothing
    There's no doubt that Leigh gets inside his characters' lives. But that's often someplace we'd rather not be.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Kissing Jessica Stein
    Not about sex; it's about leaps of faith, at work, in love, in life.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Seabiscuit
    This crowd-pleaser is a genuinely inspirational film, gorgeously filmed and wonderfully acted, echoing an uplifting sentiment that bears repeating: ''You don't throw a whole life away just because it's banged up a little.''
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Good Hair
    "Our self-esteem is wrapped up in it,'' admits actress Tracie Thoms (who sticks with a natural curly look). "A woman's hair is her glory,'' Angelou says.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Being Julia
    Being Julia is really about the fear of aging and the battle to remain relevant professionally and sexually.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 88 Connie Ogle
    50/50
    50/50 is crude and funny, and it demands that you laugh. And you will.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Easy A
    Easy A is unnecessarily hard on the religious kids. Unlike "Saved," it uses broad caricatures of gospel-singing fanatics to get laughs, and the bug-eyed, over-the-top performance by Bynes (who apparently really should have retired after making this film) doesn't help matters.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    I Served the King of England
    It's a funny, even whimsical film about a man who survives tragic times, complete with Nazis, pratfalls and plenty of mugging.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    The Rookie
    Carries an undeniable follow-your-field-of-dreams appeal.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Woodsman
    What makes The Woodsman meaningful is Bacon's tortured suffering.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Ghost Town
    Predictable but amusing. The painfully awkward, stubby Gervais as romantic lead is a funny enough concept, but the actor's ongoing banter with Kinnear is engaging, and their styles mesh entertainingly.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Step Into Liquid
    Provides a few of the best thrills so far this summer.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 25 Connie Ogle
    Celeste and Jesse Forever
    You don't believe Celeste for a minute when she tells a new guy that she needs to be alone for awhile. You know he's coming back in short order to provide the happy ending. Here's hoping she doesn't want him to get a job, too.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    The Double Hour
    As it spins along at a reasonably good clip - no one is going to mistake it for the slicker, more action-packed "Salt" - The Double unravels its secrets, which prove to be its undoing.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Paradise Now
    Riveting.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Intolerable Cruelty
    If it's not quite as funny as you want it to be, it's still more than enough to keep you entertained.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Nicholas Nickleby
    McGrath has managed to turn Dickens into a cozy date movie. When was the last time anybody could make that claim?
    • 71 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Shadow Dancer
    A decent thriller made better by good performances and an intriguing setting.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    The film never allows any of its characters to fall into stereotype; they are complex creatures, full of anger and disappointment and passion, and even the weakest among them is not bereft of honor.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Separate Lies
    If you need proof that the British are different from the rest of us, look no farther than the thought-provoking Separate Lies, a chilly, intelligent and absorbing drama about infidelity, ethics and forgiveness.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    What Happens in Vegas
    The overwhelming sensation of deja vu is exhausting and disorienting. You really HAVE seen it all before.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Florence Foster Jenkins
    A one-joke movie, but it’s a pretty good joke, and the fact that it’s based on a true story only makes the gag more delicious.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Get On Up
    The concert scenes in this biographical picture are some of its best moments — you’ll wonder just how long the actor had to practice to perfect all those splits — and Boseman’s charisma is irresistible.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Mrs Henderson Presents
    Never has the sight of naked women been so innocent.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Thirteen
    Sometimes the film feels as if it's trying too hard to include every possible horror a teenager could sample.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Doubt
    Not exactly a tour de force, but the film succeeds on the wattage of its stars.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Lady in the Van
    The Lady in the Van doesn’t give in to platitudes. It’s unnervingly honest about its subject.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    Rampart
    One of the problems with Rampart is that we've seen guys like Dave in movies and on TV for years now. The bad cop psyche has been delved into pretty deeply on all fronts, most notably in FX's brilliant series "The Shield."
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Contagion
    Contagion may be the most expensive public-service ad ever filmed, but it's also a surprisingly light-on-its-feet action thriller.
    • 13 Metascore
    • 38 Connie Ogle
    Daddy Day Camp
    A tired and unnecessary sequel.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Duplicity
    On the plus side, if you're flummoxed by the twisty plot or its occasional holes, you can always gaze contentedly at Clive Owen and be wholly entertained.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Painted Veil
    Norton isn't the first guy who comes to mind when you think ''period piece,'' but he's starred in two such films this year (in addition to The Painted Veil, he stars in "The Illusionist"), and he is terrific in both.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Night at the Museum
    Wonderfully energetic.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    The Longest Yard
    Whether you'll enjoy this loud and rowdy remake of a 1974 Burt Reynolds film depends on your tolerance for three things: football, Adam Sandler and unabashed product placement.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Chronicle
    Unfortunately, the film's climactic finale grows repetitive and goes on a little too long; once you've seen bodies flying and crashing through buildings once, you've seen it plenty.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    The Bank Job
    What The Bank Job ends up stealing is all your precious time.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    The Foot Fist Way
    It's more amusing than not, but some scenes outlast the humor in them.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Talk to Me
    Talk to Me is a welcome reminder of a time when radio truly listened to the people instead of just shouted at them.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Best of all, the film never makes its characters into stoic or tragic heroes, choosing instead to highlight what makes them human — their hopes, their fears, their anger, the way they learn to live with knowing they’re going to die.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    The Company Men
    The film remains relatively entertaining, simply because the scenario hits so close to home, no matter where you work.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    Like Crazy
    If you're making a movie that purports to be about real love, at the very least, you have to make the audience care whether the lovers work out their problems.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 88 Connie Ogle
    Apocalypto
    Awe-inspiring and harrowing, vile and beautiful, as wild and mesmerizing as the Mexican jungle in which it is filmed and one of the most relentlessly thrilling films of the year.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Meddler
    Scafaria — who wrote and directed "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" and co-wrote "Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist" — elevates the material with a terrific eye for detail, an understanding of the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and a generous sense of humor.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    Miracle
    Unfortunately Miracle is long on cliché and short on originality.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Chef
    Favreau worked hard to replicate an authentic restaurant world, and it shows in every frame that involves chopping, dicing, slicing, sautéing or otherwise cooking (he also finds an ingenious way to visually portray Twitter, so vital in the marketing of food trucks).
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Friends with Money
    Turns out to be amusing and astute, a smart observation on the ups and downs of female friendships.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Honeydripper
    ''Everything got a rhythm, even pulling cotton off the plant,'' a field hand offers helpfully. Like his eager young bluesman when he finally hits the stage, Sayles hits exactly the right notes.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    The Italian Job
    Essentially an old-fashioned movie, nothing fancy, nothing new, just some jokes and some action and a crowd-pleasing finale.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Hanna
    The film is never more than an amalgamation of other movies.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Forgetting Sarah Marshall
    It's terrifically funny and, for a few brief moments, poignant.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    In Bruges
    Dry humor keeps In Bruges fresh and lively and makes it a whole lot of fun to watch.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    2 Days in Paris
    Amusingly raunchy.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Young Adam
    Not so much a thriller as an exploration of one man's crumbling moral compass.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    A Late Quartet
    Watching A Late Quartet feels more like sitting through a Classical Music 101 lecture than entertainment.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Closed Circuit
    It’s filmed with a sharp eye and filled with good performances.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Sapphires
    This mostly upbeat crowd-pleaser soothes the audience with glistening harmonies and familiar songs and doesn’t always handle the ugly past simmering just below its surface gracefully.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Stranger Than Fiction
    Stranger Than Fiction may not be the typical crowd-pleaser, but it's a sweet, funny, intelligent film that showcases just how much Ferrell can do, even when he's doing less.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    Joyful Noise
    Joyful Noise is too tone-deaf to put its few blessings to good use.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Barney's Version
    Driver's over-the-top Jewish Canadian Princess performance is so stereotypical it's downright embarrassing in a film that otherwise treats its imperfect characters with respect even when they're at their worst.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Rudo y Cursi
    Fierce, profane and hilarious comedy.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    This Is It
    Reveals little about the personal aspects of the deeply troubled man behind the sunglasses -- it naturally deals with none of the darker aspects of Jackson's life -- but it deftly underlines his commitment to showmanship.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Cinderella
    Blanchett manages to project the idea that there’s more to this woman than mere banal evil. Cinderella may well be the heroine of this story, but if you wanted someone to have a few drinks with, you’d pick her stepmother in a heartbeat.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    The Other Guys
    So hilarious that even longtime Ferrell haters (me) can't resist it.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Darfur Now
    Despite the fact that the film is not graphic, you won't want to watch Darfur Now over dinner with your family. But you probably should anyway.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 25 Connie Ogle
    Rock of Ages
    Oddly tone deaf.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    The Vow
    The good news is, The Vow is not excruciating.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Stardust
    Perhaps the most surprising thing about Stardust is that its most winning element is neither its delightful story nor its special effects but its sly sense of humor.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
    A slightly dull film by photographer Sam Jones.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Jackass Number Two
    Unapologetically appalling, more disgusting than anything you've ever seen and moronic enough to make you wonder about that theory on the depletion of the gene pool. It is also so funny it will make you choke.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Transamerica
    Despite its subject matter, Transamerica is a surprisingly funny movie, because Tucker never lets the pathos overwhelm his sense of humor.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Notorious C.H.O.
    She could come off preachy here but instead sounds blunt and honest. And that's more than enough.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Barbershop
    The film's heart lies in what goes on at Calvin's shop, that haven from the cold, cruel world. Where else can you get philosophy, humor, friendship and a little off the top?
    • 47 Metascore
    • 38 Connie Ogle
    Bella
    The film is more of an exercise in pandering and propaganda -- give your baby up for adoption, you selfish pig! -- than the heartfelt drama it aims to be.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Pitch Perfect
    Impossible not to like.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    Bless Me, Ultima
    The film isn’t overlong. But it tries to fit so many themes into its brief running time — that it merely touches on most conflicts instead of exploring them in depth or with any delicacy.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    The Great Debaters
    The Great Debaters keeps things on the surface and pushes the obvious buttons, hoping you won't notice its distinct lack of depth.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Jindabyne
    Above all, this story is about the peril that lurks under life's surfaces.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Kill Your Darlings
    Kill Your Darlings is more coming-of-age story than murder mystery, but its characters are so well drawn and complex the emotional weight carries a suspense all its own.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Salt
    In a way, Phillip Noyce's film is the anti-"Inception"; it's never dazzling, but it's never confusing, either. It's a Bourne movie minus the exotic locations and sickening handheld camera, and its head spy has way better lips than Matt Damon.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Amazing Grace
    Apted delivers a fine, righteous climax and packs his film with some of Britain's best character actors.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Made in Dagenham
    Gamely depicts an interesting bit of history, but its real message is a matter of principle.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    Dan in Real Life
    Dan in Real Life is basically a slightly less-sappy version of "TheFamily Stone."
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Saving Face
    Just plain fun. Don't miss it.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Clerks II
    Despite the film's sloppy structure, it feels weirdly good to hang out with these losers again.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Connie Ogle
    The Overnight
    In the end The Overnight promises more than it can deliver: Some of the supposedly provocative material ends up being juvenile, and the movie ends just as the situation gets truly, weirdly interesting. It’s too tame a resolution to a film that suggested the capacity for more.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Ondine
    Mostly, though, Ondine deftly demonstrates just how far we'll reach for any promise of relief from life's hardships, in whatever form -- magic or plain dumb luck -- it arrives.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Marie Antoinette
    Coppola and her crew were allowed to shoot at Versailles -- family pedigree does pay dividends, apparently -- which gives the film a needed whiff of reality.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Suffragette
    Some of the developments feel a bit predictable — shot in the dull hues of gray that match Maud’s life, Suffragette occasionally turns hard truths into platitudes — but the story is inspiring, buoyed by a fine cast, a pointed, important examination of the price paid for a shot at equality.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Disconnect
    The film builds to a three-pronged tumultuous climax, shot in slow motion that could have been overwrought but somehow isn’t.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Connie Ogle
    Wanted
    The film hardly aims to be serious entertainment, and, to its credit, it's never uninteresting visually.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Connie Ogle
    Quartet
    Quartet is truly an actor's film.
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