Dan Bayer

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For 36 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 40% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Dan Bayer's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 68
Highest review score: 80 Avatar: Fire and Ash
Lowest review score: 40 The Housemaid
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
36 movie reviews
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Dan Bayer
    Christy
    The film’s powerful message will resonate strongly with audiences, and while its conventional nature holds it back from true greatness, it makes the most of its strongest elements.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 50 Dan Bayer
    The Currents
    While well-made, The Currents lacks the spark of originality that could make it truly outstanding
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Dan Bayer
    Mercy
    There’s certainly entertainment value in “Mercy,” especially in a late-film chase captured largely via dashcam, and in the film’s gamified version of criminal court, which has a video-game-like appeal. But with a concept so close to the real world, you need to engage with the ideas to connect with the audience beyond the surface, truly.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 40 Dan Bayer
    Scream 7
    The film’s refusal to engage with its own material and its franchise’s legacy may not be the only problem with “Scream 7,“but it’s certainly the biggest. For every good element, there’s an equally bad one. The performances are either good (Campbell has always been great as Sidney, but this may be her best performance in the franchise to date) or barely functional (Courtney Cox looks and sounds like she’s sleepwalking through playing Gale Weathers despite getting an all-timer entrance).
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Dan Bayer
    The Housemaid
    The so-bad-it’s-good last act may be fun enough to convince you that “The Housemaid“ is a good time on the whole, and yeah, it kind of is. But that doesn’t make it good.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Dan Bayer
    Cold Storage
    All the ingredients for a good movie, or at the very least a fun one, are present in Cold Storge: A charismatic and talented ensemble, a clever story, and an overall sense of playfulness that extends from the effects work to the production design of the 24-hour self-storage facility built over the old government bunker used to contain the fungus. However, that sense of playfulness doesn’t extend to the overall tone, leaving the movie feeling like a wasted opportunity.
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