Jared Mobarak

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For 635 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 65% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Jared Mobarak's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Moonlight
Lowest review score: 25 The Dark Below
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 464 out of 635
  2. Mixed: 153 out of 635
  3. Negative: 18 out of 635
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    • 43 Metascore
    • 58 Jared Mobarak
    American Pastoral
    Many will place blame on Ewan McGregor simply because he may have been ill-prepared to handle such a dense work as his directorial debut. Fault should lie with him as captain, but besides an artificial, mannered feel throughout, my main issue concerns John Romano’s script being so intent on solving the central mystery of Mary’s (Dakota Fanning in adulthood) vanishing.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 58 Jared Mobarak
    Safety
    Hudlin has this thing firing on all cylinders to be the tearjerker, against all odds crowd-pleaser Oprah fans love (the McElrathbey episode plays during the credits). It’s highly effective. Just don’t ignore that it’s also highly manipulated.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 58 Jared Mobarak
    Earwig and the Witch
    It will entertain kids and adults alike with humor and magic before it fades away later that day.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 58 Jared Mobarak
    Naked Singularity
    While the concept remains sound as the backdrop for a frustrated public defender choosing the riskier road less traveled to make his mark and a difference when every other version of himself would balk, it has us believing the surreal visual anomalies sprinkled amidst the heist have purpose beyond superficial thematic reinforcement.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Jared Mobarak
    Monday
    For about three-quarters of the runtime, this dynamic works in creating effective drama and authentic situational humor.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Jared Mobarak
    Charlotte
    It’s a compelling journey often rendered inert by quick transitions from one tragedy to another.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 50 Jared Mobarak
    A Score to Settle
    The potential to open things up with secondary characters like a prostitute who takes an inexplicable shine to Frank (Karolina Wydra’s Simone) and her obnoxious pimp Trip (Sean Owen Roberts) is there to capitalize on. Ku and Newman would rather cut that bait loose, however, and let Cage go wild instead. It’s a jarring tonal shift.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Jared Mobarak
    Antebellum
    The filmmakers’ obvious ambitions fall prey to cinematic convention.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 50 Jared Mobarak
    Random Acts of Violence
    On its most superficial horror flick level, Jay Baruchel’s latest directorial effort Random Acts of Violence works
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