Ferdosa Abdi

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For 154 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 49% higher than the average critic
  • 9% same as the average critic
  • 42% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Ferdosa Abdi's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 56
Highest review score: 100 Turning Red
Lowest review score: 20 Big Gold Brick
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 154
  2. Mixed: 98 out of 154
  3. Negative: 15 out of 154
154 movie reviews
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    • 32 Metascore
    • 40 Ferdosa Abdi
    Firestarter
    Sadly, this adaptation fails to stand out from all the other sci-fi horrors about people being used for experiments. It doesn't even compare to the original 1984 film nor does it stand tall alongside great recent Stephen King adaptations like 2017's IT and 2019's Doctor Sleep. Firestarter is more like Pet Sematary and Carrie, a dull, exhausting remake that doesn't do anything new.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    Monstrous
    Ricci’s assured and robust lead performance helps build upon some exciting ideas in the script and is ultimately the reason to watch. She is thoroughly captivating and, while the film never reaches her level of excellence, it is still a relatively fun, wonky ride.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 40 Ferdosa Abdi
    Escape the Field
    In the end, Escape the Field is tolerable at best. It doesn't shatter any expectations, but it won’t be utterly hated if one decides to give it a go. There are more charming and innovative horror-thrillers about escaping a maze, but Escape the Field tries. For a first feature, it is serviceable for a small-budget venture.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Takedown
    It does not reinvent the wheel, but it engages viewers on a visual and cerebral level. There is a precarious balance between the heavy themes of the script and the upbeat nature of this Bad Boys-esque action film, but somehow it sticks the landing.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Twin
    The convergence of the story of a bereaved mother with a cult-like presence in the new country she calls home does not blend as effortlessly as one would like. The third act proves it cannot. Despite this, however, The Twin makes for a fairly constructive horror that is worth a watch.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Ferdosa Abdi
    Black Site
    The film is a basic thriller with little to offer audiences who enjoy the genre.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    Silverton Siege
    Despite its flaws, it encourages a re-examination of Apartheid South Africa and a closer look at the tiny sparks that lit the flame known as the Free Nelson Mandela campaign and the overall cultural shift against Apartheid.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Memory
    The synopsis sounds straightforward, but there is a lack of balance from the start, and the film has an ill-mannered approach to telling a sensitive or impactful story about sex trafficking.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Ferdosa Abdi
    Choose or Die
    Those who may be new to the genre or merely want to disengage for a little bit will find merit in Choose or Die. But for bona fide horror fans, the derivativeness and the flatness of the execution is too much to tolerate.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Ferdosa Abdi
    Aline
    The result is a baffling and confounding mess that is either intended to make audiences laugh or is dead-serious in its pursuit. Whatever the intention, it is up to viewers to decipher what is most true to them.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Metal Lords
    The film is at its best, visually and narratively, when it is deeply entrenched in metal. There is a visceral impact to the third act which truly hones in on what this film has been lacking from the beginning.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Spine of Night
    As the film marches to its conclusion, one will have some appreciation for the rotoscoping animation, the score, and the voice work from some of the actors. However, the murky narrative structure and the lack of a central protagonist only works against all the gory goodwill the film possessed.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    Windfall
    A stumble in the third act derails the whole adventure, bringing the enjoyment to a screeching halt. However, with some foresight, Windfall could have been a sure-fire hit.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Outfit
    The Outfit is an old-fashioned and masterfully crafted crime thriller that makes good use of its setting, charismatic cast and an excellent lead.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Cheaper by the Dozen
    It is great that this blended family is so diverse, but if there is no thoughtful integration of their stories, they remain merely set dressing.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Long Walk
    The Long Walk is a film that requires patience from the audience as it unfolds; there is plenty to digest. With a stellar ensemble cast and a challenging, emotionally-driven narrative, this atypical ghost story will nestle into viewers' minds until Mattie Do’s next directorial triumph.
    • 20 Metascore
    • 30 Ferdosa Abdi
    Asking for It
    Asking For It is a pop-rock take on the revenge thriller that tries to take a stance, but fails to make a case for why it exists. Asking For It often feels like a mansplaining version of what a modern revenge thriller should be.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Ferdosa Abdi
    Turning Red
    There is no single frame of this film that isn’t maximizing this story's potential, its wit, humor, or charm. Every moment counts and transforms Turning Red into a visual feast.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Family Squares
    As a film birthed from the pandemic, the presentation already feels outdated. There is an attempt to revitalize the format, but it falls flat. All in all, the family dramedy has all the right pieces, but, like any dysfunctional family, they don’t come together in the most cohesive of ways.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    No Exit
    No Exit is a gratifying thriller with a stellar lead performance by Liu. It is a concise and impactful piece of work, even when it stumbles in the third act. It is well worth a watch, especially for fans of the single-location thriller subgenre.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    A Fairy Tale After All
    Conventional choices are thrown out the window and the audience is left with a delightful adventure worth revisiting time and time again.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 40 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Cursed
    Ultimately, The Cursed is merely a slow trek through horrific gore, lackluster and confusing werewolf lore, and a muddled understanding of the legacy of the Roma.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Fistful of Vengeance
    The best action sequence comes at the end, which bolsters the film's best use of camera movement and editing to highlight the fight choreography.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 20 Ferdosa Abdi
    Big Gold Brick
    The lingering lesson in all of this is Megan Fox deserves better and Big Gold Brick is a solid turd of a movie.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Creation Stories
    All in all, Creation Stories is by no means a loss, it's just missing that special ingredient that would transform it into a film worth being excited about. Instead, it could have simply been a spirited documentary narrated by Bremner.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    Hellbender
    From beginning to end, Hellbender is an impressive, at times shocking, and enthralling triumph.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 30 Ferdosa Abdi
    Dog
    The tonal imbalance and the mismanaged themes make for an extremely uncomfortable watch. However, Dog might find an audience, one that is not so bothered by the lack of depth, and who will tolerate the surface-level insight into the issues it barely touches upon.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 90 Ferdosa Abdi
    A Taste of Hunger
    The film is truly a feast for the eyes and ears.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Sundown
    Ultimately, Michel Franco’s Sundown feels hollow and too nihilistic for its own good.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Redeeming Love
    For what it is, and for who it is for, Redeeming Love is in its own way an effective showing of the power of love. Undoubtedly, however, a more compelling romantic drama about a woman finding peace with herself could have been told.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 30 Ferdosa Abdi
    The King's Daughter
    There could have been a lot to love about The King’s Daughter, but it seems the creative team simply did not know what to do with it.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Royal Treatment
    The Royal Treatment is ultimately benign fun. It is sweet, simple, and boring.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Ferdosa Abdi
    Sex Appeal
    Sex Appeal has good intentions and good instincts, but a lack of nuance torpedoes the whole endeavor.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Ferdosa Abdi
    Borrego
    Borrego, written and directed by Jesse Harris, is misguided and fails to be thought-provoking or contemplative on the matters it seems to be about.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    See for Me
    See For Me is an exciting home invasion thriller that dares to challenge viewers with a complicated lead, even if it somewhat fumbles the execution.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    Achoura
    Achoura is by no means a bad film — quite the opposite in fact. There is potential for Selhami’s career as a horror writer-director as his vision and ambition shine bright through his film.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Ferdosa Abdi
    Swan Song
    Swan Song is a respectable science-fiction drama. While it may feel overwrought and overly sentimental in parts, the film is immersive and engaging. Ali is magnetic and his natural onscreen charisma, paired with a terrific performance, make Swan Song an absolute must-see.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Hating Game
    The film is very pleasant and manages to succeed in what many romantic comedies often fail to do — be entertaining and worth revisiting.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    Single All the Way
    With an underlying theme of love and acceptance, Single All The Way blossoms into a funny, delightful, and heartwarming romcom gift for all.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Ferdosa Abdi
    Bruised
    While formulaic, Bruised beats the odds by being a fairly entertaining & moving sports drama that has everything one would expect from a Berry film.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
    No matter how ridiculous the plot, and no matter how super Christmas-y these films get, Hudgens will remain the steadfast north star.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
    Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City is a fun and faithful adaptation of the games it is based on, but is lacking in character substance.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Ida Red
    There needs to be a vision, an ambition to make something good and memorable. Ida Red, unfortunately, seems to fall into the trap of emulating better crime dramas instead of trying to stand out on the merits of its own story.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Beta Test
    Cummings and McCabe don’t quite balance the purple envelope mystery with the character study of a self-involved man, and the ending takes a sharp left towards confusion, but it is surely something worth watching.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    Love Hard
    With dazzling lead performances from Jimmy O. Yang and Nina Dobrev, Love Hard will surely be a Christmas romantic comedy worth revisiting every year.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    Black as Night
    While it has entertaining moments, Black as Night isn't very balanced and the overall lack of levity ultimately makes the film a slog to get through.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Guilty
    Without offering anything particularly interesting or nuanced, The Guilty still has enough to keep audiences engaged and on the edge of their seats.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    Everybody's Talking About Jamie
    Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is bright, joyous and hopeful. The script is honest, sweet, and humorous, and comes to life beautifully with a dazzling ensemble cast led by Harwood.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 80 Ferdosa Abdi
    The Voyeurs
    In The Voyeurs, writer-director Michael Mohan takes all the lessons of the truly wild erotic thrillers of the 1990s and brings them into the modern age. With a dose of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Brian De Palma’s Body Double, The Voyeurs perfectly captures all there is to love about the genre.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Ferdosa Abdi
    Ma Belle, My Beauty
    Ma Belle, My Beauty excels in its visual storytelling, which is paired beautifully with a lively acoustic score and talented actors.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Ferdosa Abdi
    Sweet Girl
    Ultimately, Sweet Girl doesn’t necessarily reinvent the wheel or anything, but it tries to have fun with its material nonetheless.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Ferdosa Abdi
    How It Ends
    How It Ends is a quirky and grounded indie feature about facing one's issues head-on when the world is about to be destroyed by an asteroid.
    • 24 Metascore
    • 30 Ferdosa Abdi
    Midnight in the Switchgrass
    Although the film's narrative is passable at best, it struggles to maintain any momentum due to uninteresting characters and predictably bad writing.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 30 Ferdosa Abdi
    First Date
    First Date is a hodgepodge of familiar tropes and homages to teen romcoms and, while there is a sliver of promise, the film is lacking in charm.
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