Frank Scheck

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The Hollywood Reporter
For 2,248 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 47% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 47% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 13.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Frank Scheck's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 52
Highest review score: 100 The Peasants
Lowest review score: 0 The Haunting of Sharon Tate
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 707 out of 2248
  2. Mixed: 1,107 out of 2248
  3. Negative: 434 out of 2248
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Games of Love and Chance
    It is a provocative and potentially rich premise, to be sure, but the execution here is somewhat lacking.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Gray Matters
    While Kramer's well-conceived screenplay features much amusing dialogue, there's a forced quality to the proceedings that makes the comic premise seem more artificial than it needs to be.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
    The film makes an extremely powerful, timely and important statement, especially coming from someone whose name carries such symbolic weight. Disney deserves tremendous credit for standing up for what’s right, even if it means biting the family hand that feeds her.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    The Architect
    While it provides a sometimes thoughtful examination of modern sociological issues, The Architect unfortunately succumbs to melodrama in its depiction of its troubled characters.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    3022
    Delivers enough tense atmospherics to make it worth checking out for sci-fi fans.
    • 21 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Norm of the North
    Norm of the North is mildly diverting, although Pixar needn't be overly concerned.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    The Inheritance
    The film is an initially insightful portrait of modern corporate society that unfortunately lapses into melodrama.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Everybody Says I'm Fine!
    Veers wildly from slapstick comedy to melodrama, but writer-director Rahul Bose, making his feature debut, handles the transitions more effectively than is usual, and the film is generally entertaining even when it's being utterly ridiculous (or maybe especially when it's so).
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    A Short History of Decay
    Although more than a little meandering and self-indulgent, the film is likeable nonetheless thanks to its incisive characterizations and canny capturing of true-life moments.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    The Boy from Geita
    The Boy From Geita is a harrowing depiction of ignorance and superstition run amuck.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Rosenwald
    Rosenwald is not always successful in doing full justice to its rich subject matter, suffering from pacing problems and occasionally feeling drawn-out in its feature-length running time.... But it certainly deserves kudos for bringing long overdue attention to this unsung figure whose life was one big mitzvah.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Cold Brook
    It would have been nice if Cold Brook had added up to something more substantial, but at least it's a film about grown-ups who generally try to behave that way, and these days that feels like a rare thing.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Rule Breakers
    Despite its occasionally stale elements, the film succeeds movingly thanks to the inherent power of its narrative and the terrific performances by Boosher and the four young actresses (Amber Afzali, Nina Hosseinzadeh, Sara Malal Rowe, and Mariam Saraj) as the team members.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Whatever Works
    Features enough genuine laughs to give it decent commercial traction.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    The Incomparable Rose Hartman
    The Incomparable Rose Hartman doesn’t quite make the case for lengthily profiling its irascible and not particularly interesting subject.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Lonely Hearts
    While the duo's crimes were indeed sensational, writer-director Todd Robinson's starry take on the material fails to provide much in the way of a new perspective.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Uglies
    It’s all about as familiar-feeling as it sounds, but it goes down easily thanks to McG’s skillful, fast-paced direction, the imaginatively lavish CGI-enhanced visuals, and King’s impressive performance.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Diane
    Diane falters toward the end, with the story's denouement not quite living up to the provocative set-up. But it nonetheless exerts a fascinating pull that makes you very interested to see what its talented filmmaker comes up with next.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Meet Monica Velour
    The effectively deglamorized Cattrall is terrific, investing her portrayal with a complex mixture of vulnerability, toughness and still-powerful sexuality.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Summer Night
    Fortunately, its talented and appealing young ensemble make it go down as easily as a cold beer on a hot…well, you know.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
    Lacks the cinematic panache to elevate it above the level of agitprop. But its all too relevant dissection of its subject is well worth paying attention to.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Willie and Me
    Much like the songs of Willie Nelson that populate its soundtrack, the film relies on a general uplifting atmosphere as the indefatigable Greta stops at nothing to fulfill her dream.
    • 29 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Peppermint
    Peppermint lacks subtlety and anything even remotely resembling credibility, but like its heroine, it certainly gets the job done. It's the sort of picture that would have been boffo on a grindhouse double bill in the '70s.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    The Storyteller
    While The Storyteller hardly breaks any new ground in its Peter Pan-inspired tale, it boasts an undeniable sweetness that proves appealing amidst so many frenetic kids movies.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Maze
    It's an intelligent, well-done pic whose restraint can be commended. But it also operates at such a slow burn that it comes close to fizzling out completely.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Where Hope Grows
    An affecting drama marked by solid performances and a refreshing restraint in the way it delivers its religious message.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Matthew Barney: No Restraint
    While not as balanced or fully satisfying as it should be, Matthew Barney: No Restraint will fit naturally as a pairing for future theatrical and DVD exposures of Barney's controversial works.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Caught
    If the film ultimately lacks the narrative focus necessary to make it stick in your waking memory, its shocking images may well haunt your nightmares.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Land of Bad
    It’s Crowe who’s the film’s MVP.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 60 Frank Scheck
    Midnight Sun
    Midnight Sun does an effective job of tugging at vulnerable teenage hearts, while managing to provide a few laughs along the way. None of the film rings remotely true, especially the cornball conclusion, but the two young leads are so darn attractive and appealing that one can't help being caught up in their characters' poignant romance.
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