For 400 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 45% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 3.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Derek Elley's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 62
Highest review score: 100 Atonement
Lowest review score: 10 Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 23 out of 400
400 movie reviews
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Derek Elley
    Classy production values and a textured lead performance by Darshan Jariwala are undercut by a lack of real drama in Gandhi My Father.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Derek Elley
    A triumph on the casting side but less so dramatically, Richard Eyre's Iris fails to do full justice to its subject.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 60 Derek Elley
    Looks set to unsettle as many conservative auds as it will delight nihilistic film buffs.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Derek Elley
    Sports a stronger narrative spine than is usual in Vietnamese rural dramas and a less fragile tone in its deployment of landscape and character.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Derek Elley
    Western audiences familiar with "Blood Simple" will get a kick out of the reinventions.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Derek Elley
    A drama of impeccable intentions flawed by arch dialogue and only OK direction.

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