David Stratton

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Variety
For 106 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 70% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 25% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

David Stratton's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Facing the Music
Lowest review score: 20 Imagining Argentina
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 106
  3. Negative: 3 out of 106
106 movie reviews
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 David Stratton
    Facing the Music
    Isn't only an outstanding documentary -- it's also a powerful personal drama.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 David Stratton
    Lantana
    A wonderfully acted, acutely observed psychological drama.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 David Stratton
    Calle 54
    Looks and sounds wonderful, and while more information about these giants of African-Latin music might have been welcome, the music's the thing.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
    An entrancing ensemble piece, directed with calm assurance, acted by a fine ensemble, and structured and scripted with wit and precision.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Japanese Story
    Develops into a powerfully emotional experience thanks to a career-best performance by Toni Collette.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Last Orders
    Delicately handled and superbly textured, this fine adaptation of Graham Swift's Booker Prize-winning novel deals with all the really big subjects: love, friendship, death, life.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    The Town Is Quiet
    Guediguian's seemingly sprawling but in fact quite precise picture takes a while to establish itself, but is eventually rewarding viewing.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    The Piano
    The Piano confirms Campion as a major talent, an uncompromising filmmaker with a very personal and specific vision.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
    This intelligent, engaging indie sets out to find a few answers and in the process introduces a clutch of interesting, very human characters.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    The Tracker
    Think of an Anthony Mann Western made by an experimental film director and you get an indication of the challenging components of The Tracker, the story of a manhunt that is politically sensitive because of its depiction of atrocities perpetrated on aboriginals by a fanatical white cop.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
    A throughly researched and extremely informative survey of the life and work of one of the great figures of world cinema, Richard Schickel's Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin is a must for lovers of cinema.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Distant
    An arthouse film par excellence, a consummately made study of loneliness and frustration.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Since Otar Left
    The film is traditionally and effectively made; it also is superbly acted.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Fat Girl
    Despite the disappointing conclusion, it's hard not to be affected by the film, because of the director's frank approach to her subject and the sheer skill with which she tells her story.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Springtime in a Small Town
    Exquisitely made love story.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    The Last Seduction
    Pacing is on the button, and the film moves inexorably, without any flat moments, toward the suspenseful, if morally indefensible, finale.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Chopper
    The director has managed the difficult feat of making a nonlinear film that contains a handful of almost unbearably suspenseful sequences, each one undercut by bizarre black humor.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Strayed
    A taut, suspenseful, linear approach, and a trio of excellent performances.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Breaking the Waves
    Watson is a major find as Bess. Graced with delicate, expressive features, she gives an extraordinary performance.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 90 David Stratton
    Sleepers
    Colorful characters, richly evoked settings, epic story of friendship, crime and punishment, and a strong dose of good old-fashioned star power.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    The Hard Word
    Hard-boiled entertainment in the Tarantino mold is leavened with a distinctively Aussie sense of humor in The Hard Word.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Liam
    This depiction of the trials and tribulations of a working-class Catholic family during the Depression is a far more intimate viewing experience than the similarly themed "Angela's Ashes."
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Eternity and a Day
    Eternity and a Day finds Angelopoulos refining his themes and style. Just as other great filmmakers have in the past explored similar themes time and again, so Angelopoulos has evolved and come up with one of his most lucid and emotional journeys thus far.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Knafayim Shvurot
    This poignant film about an Israeli family rendered dysfunctional by the sudden death of the husband and father is a strongly emotional experience despite its tendency toward cryptic dramatics.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    The Human Stain
    Powered by two eye-catching performances.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Power Trip
    Made with deft evenhandedness, Paul Devlin's accomplished film plays almost like a fictional drama, containing suspense, comedy and some colorful characters.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Vodka Lemon
    A little gem that takes a potentially grim subject and mines it for maximum humor and insight.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Thomas in Love
    A funny and original film set in a future when communications are even more refined than they are now.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Better Than Chocolate
    A terrifically entertaining romantic comedy, Better Than Chocolate tackles the age-old theme of the universal need for love with exuberance and gusto.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 David Stratton
    Sirens
    A deliciously sexy and hedonistic comedy of morals and manners, filmed amid some of Australia's most spectacular scenery. The blend of eroticism and humor, plus the formidable presence of supermodel Elle Macpherson, who is seen regularly in the buff in her featured role as an artist's model, will ensure wide interest in this engaging yarn from writer/director John Duigan.
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