Desson Thomson

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Washington Post
For 1,968 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 48% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Desson Thomson's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Vertigo
Lowest review score: 0 The Devil's Own
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 984 out of 1968
  2. Mixed: 544 out of 1968
  3. Negative: 440 out of 1968
1968 movie reviews
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Desson Thomson
    Russian Dolls
    Fluffily enjoyable.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Desson Thomson
    The Sandlot
    Kids will understand this stuff. If you can remember your younger, goofier roots, so will you. Sandlot isn't well made but it's alive with dopey, summertime spirit.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 90 Desson Thomson
    The Truth About Cats & Dogs
    It has its own sunsplashed vitality, thanks to spirited writing by Audrey Wells and winning performances from all three principals.
    • 27 Metascore
    • 10 Desson Thomson
    Simply Irresistible
    A third-rate love story.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Desson Thomson
    Faraway, So Close!
    Faraway...is vaguely deflating, a film that doesn't build to a powerful climax so much as gradually run out of air.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 63 Desson Thomson
    The Plot Against Harry
    You're invited to fish for the comedy within the movie, within Harry's world, which happens to be falling apart around the hapless schlemiel's ears.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Desson Thomson
    Gladiator
    One extended guilty pleasure.
    • 22 Metascore
    • 10 Desson Thomson
    The Watcher
    It's something no one should watch.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 10 Desson Thomson
    From Dusk Till Dawn
    It's a triumph of vile over content; mindless nihilism posing as hipness.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Desson Thomson
    Brokedown Palace
    This is not a fantastic movie. But there's more to it than just an MTV-slickified "Midnight Express" starring two young, photogenic stars.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 10 Desson Thomson
    Abandon
    Consider the title your best advice.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Desson Thomson
    Sling Blade
    Takes you down paths full of primitive, almost biblical implications, but it also finds comic relief in moments of palpable tension.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Desson Thomson
    Eat Drink Man Woman
    The movie’s main appeal—beyond stomach yearnings caused by its cuisine—comes from the actors, who infuse their archetypal roles with comedic appeal.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 20 Desson Thomson
    The Life of David Gale
    David Gale deserves the chair for its brutal assault on subtlety.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 63 Desson Thomson
    Narrow Margin
    It manages to keep you going until the end and delivers the appropriate payoffs as a generic-brand thriller.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 30 Desson Thomson
    The Last Shot
    There are some very funny passing lines, but the movie's too uneven to enjoy.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 90 Desson Thomson
    Cruel Intentions
    A witty, raunchy comedy, which proves that a well-written piece of business – oozing with sex, wit and nasty intrigue – works for any generation.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Desson Thomson
    The Sacrifice
    Tarkovsky pulls you into a dark, foreboding nightmare and Nykvist gives that nightmare an explosive awakening.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 30 Desson Thomson
    Gone in Sixty Seconds
    There were moments when I thought Gone in 60 Seconds might be a passably entertaining movie. I figure those moments, strung end-to-end, would total 30 or 40 seconds.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 80 Desson Thomson
    Love Liza
    Hoffman's touchingly fractured performance gives the picture a warm dimension.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Desson Thomson
    L.A. Story
    Taxes the threshold of acceptable cuteness.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 30 Desson Thomson
    The Beautiful Country
    Feels like a manufactured Asian "Chocolat," which drives the label 'art house movie' even further into mainstream banality.
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