Dan Mecca

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For 223 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Dan Mecca's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 71
Highest review score: 100 Jay Kelly
Lowest review score: 25 Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 169 out of 223
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 223
  3. Negative: 5 out of 223
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Dan Mecca
    Complete Unknown
    Armed with two top-notch leads and a compelling premise, Joshua Marston‘s third feature, Complete Unknown, spends a lot of time hinting at which direction it will go, without going anywhere at all.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 83 Dan Mecca
    Dark Night
    Every grunt, groan, and eye-roll feels genuine and relatable.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 67 Dan Mecca
    The Catcher Was a Spy
    Where Spy succeeds the most is in the first half. Rudd is top-notch, playing Berg as a tragic sort jailed in his own mind, internally fighting and assimilating to a world that cannot accept him.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 67 Dan Mecca
    Hearts Beat Loud
    This film is often slight but always welcoming. The two leads have a pleasant chemistry that elevates each exchange and build out a meaningful–and meaningfully deep–relationship that’s easy to engage with and root fo
    • 67 Metascore
    • 83 Dan Mecca
    Nancy
    Choe shows a deft hand in her brevity and economy of action. So little happens yet it matters so much.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 67 Dan Mecca
    Clara's Ghost
    Paula Niedert Elliott is given the most to do, and she does plenty with it.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 58 Dan Mecca
    The Kindergarten Teacher
    While The Kindergarten Teacher ends at the perfect moment following an extremely strong final ten minutes, it’s ultimately a muddled experience. But then maybe that’s part of the point.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 58 Dan Mecca
    The Long Dumb Road
    If nothing else, this movie makes the case for Jason Mantzoukas, comedic leading man. His ability to find the humor in most every moment is a true gift.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Dan Mecca
    Shithouse
    Shithouse, written and directed by the 22-year-old Cooper Raiff, tells a familiar story with a specificity that cannot be ignored.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Dan Mecca
    Juliet, Naked
    There is a quality to these performances and an earnestness to the filmmaking that’s more than enough to recommend.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Dan Mecca
    Arizona
    Despite its brief runtime, the film runs out of steam well before its climax.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Dan Mecca
    Burden
    There’s a lot to chew on here, and if Burden is ultimately buried by its muddled central character, it’s as much a testament to the filmmaker’s refusal to sugarcoat this story as it is a criticism of the final product.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Dan Mecca
    Searching
    As the style begins to wear out its welcome, the promise of a resolution and nifty twist keep things nimble. Like a well-crafted paperback, Search never commits the cardinal sin of being boring.
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