David Sterritt

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Christian Science Monitor
For 2,253 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

David Sterritt's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 65
Highest review score: 100 Children of Heaven
Lowest review score: 0 Barb Wire
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,242 out of 2253
  2. Mixed: 751 out of 2253
  3. Negative: 260 out of 2253
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Red Dragon
    The most refreshing aspect of Red Dragon is its reliance on old-fashioned acting instead of computer-aided gizmos. Hopkins overdoes his role at times -- his vocal tones are almost campy -- but his piercing eyes are as menacing as ever, and Ralph Fiennes is scarily good as his fellow lunatic.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Return to Never Land
    It's refreshing to see a cartoon that looks like a cartoon -- and a lovingly drawn one -- rather than a conglomeration of computer-generated bits and bytes.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    The Chorus
    Extremely goodhearted, if not exactly original or exciting.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    The Other Side of the Street
    An absorbing new spin on the ingenious "Rear Window" concept, with poignant comments on aging in modern society.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Pellet
    This drama has won an armload of international prizes, including multiple honors in Spain's equivalent of the Oscar race, marking Mañas as a director with a bright future.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    The Truth About Charlie
    Chalk this razzle-dazzle chase picture up as effective Friday-night entertainment, not the heart-stirring romantic thriller it might have been. That's the real truth about "Charlie."
    • 32 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Alex & Emma
    Alex & Emma isn't nearly as clever as Reiner's classic "Misery," a very different look at a male writer and his female companion. But it's diverting fun.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Stage Beauty
    In the popularity sweepstakes, Stage Beauty may earn top honors, outdoing the overrated "Shakespeare in Love" as a dramatic comedy about life and love in an era more naive - but hardly more innocent - than our own.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    The Goebbles Experiment
    Informative and illuminating.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Booye kafoor, atre yas
    This understated Iranian drama affirms life as vigorously as it provokes thought.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    What Lies Beneath
    A few scenes indulge in overstated hokum or thriller clichés, but Pfeiffer is first-rate and several sequences are suspenseful enough to deserve that overused adjective, Hitchcockian.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Solaris
    The film's real appeal won't be to Clooney fans or adventure buffs, but to moviegoers who enjoy thinking about compelling questions with no easy answers.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Watermarks
    Not a great movie, but contains fascinating historical material.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Titanic Town
    Michell treats the Irish troubles of the 1970s with clear-eyed compassion, and Walters's performance ranks with her best.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Tape
    Linklater keeps it lively with imaginative camerawork and razor-sharp editing.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    Although the film is slow and sometimes ungainly, it takes on surprising power from the dignity of its performances and the moral strength of its ideas.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 David Sterritt
    Dark City
    The story is dark and often violent, but it's told with a remarkable sense of visual energy and imagination.
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