Jeff Ewing

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For 73 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 76% higher than the average critic
  • 10% same as the average critic
  • 14% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Jeff Ewing's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 68
Highest review score: 90 Wicked
Lowest review score: 20 Skillhouse
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 73
  3. Negative: 5 out of 73
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Jeff Ewing
    The Housemaid
    When it's sexy, violent, or bonkers, it's a wildly enjoyable romp, and lead Sydney Sweeney kills it any time she's allowed to dial emotions up to 10 (as fans of Euphoria or Immaculate can attest to). Was it great? For the majority of its runtime, no. Would I watch the sequel it teases? Yes. Inside you are two wolves, and if they're watching The Housemaid in different parts, the one watching the ending is the happier wolf by far.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Jeff Ewing
    Transformers One
    It's a fun, action-packed outing with surprisingly effective emotional resonance, adding layers to existing Transformers lore while being a worthwhile story in its own right.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    The Prosecutor
    The idea is good, but in practice The Prosecutor doesn't fully feel like a legal drama, nor does it feel like a martial arts film. It's a decent film with strong direction, but laden with regrettable missed opportunities.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Jeff Ewing
    Enola Holmes 2
    Between strong character work, adept mystery writing, amusingly tongue-in-cheek fourth-wall breaks which broadly work, and swift action sequences, Enola Holmes 2 is by and large a welcome and engaging mystery experience.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Jeff Ewing
    Your Monster
    Your Monster is an engaging showcase of Barrera's considerable talents, as well as proof that Dewey can nail a charismatic rom-com lead role under any circumstances.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Bullet Train Explosion
    It could innovate more thoroughly and ground its antagonistic plot with stronger internal logic, but it's a solid action outing that's well worth any audience's time.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Babylon
    One can't help but note the irony of a film about the pivot from the silent era to the talkies having such a loud, booming start but ending with a muffled thud.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Black Phone 2
    Altogether, Black Phone 2 is a mixed bag that still has some clear winning attributes.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Carmen
    Carmen is a largely enjoyable outing, fueled by a fresh take on the narrative and two leads with great expressiveness and a lot of on-screen chemistry. Barrera's dancing is truly beautiful, the choreography is inspired, and the gorgeous score pulls it all together.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 80 Jeff Ewing
    Primate
    There's a clear command of how to set up a cool/scary/funny scene, execute, and move on before it's stale, and that's a testament to Roberts' skill as director and co-writer alongside scribe Ernest Riera.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 80 Jeff Ewing
    Novocaine
    It’s a gory, bonkers action-comedy premise anchored by a set of strong performances and a surprisingly poignant meet-cute, making for a wildly memorable action outing.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Somebody I Used to Know
    It takes some smart turns in the finale that modernize old tropes and give familiar beats a refreshing upgrade to relevant (but perhaps insufficient) degrees. The dialogue and situations feel real and authentic, and the performers land the material and have strong cast chemistry. At the same time, much of the movie is enjoyable but feels inescapably familiar.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Never Let Go
    The finale could use a little honing (greater context, a little more clarity, some tighter thematic context and background information), but it's still full of enough twists, tension, and surprises to have a solid time at the theater that audiences will be thinking about afterward.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    The Conjuring: Last Rites
    What Last Rites gets most correct is its family dynamics, hearkening back to the first film's initial moments and providing a strong thread throughout the series. Farmiga, Wilson, and new and returning characters all pull this off brilliantly.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 80 Jeff Ewing
    The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
    It's a well-balanced animated actioner that captures everything fans already love about Geralt of Rivia while exploring the complicated politics of monster hunting.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 80 Jeff Ewing
    Echo Valley
    Echo Valley is a tense thriller propelled by strong performances from Moore and Sweeney and a never scarier Domnhall Gleeson.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Jeff Ewing
    The Dead Thing
    Elric Kane's The Dead Thing packs an unsettling tone and real moments of insight into its lean runtime.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Happy Gilmore 2
    Some jokes run too long, don’t land, or could use another draft. It's a constant stream of cameos, which is overall fun but sometimes a little distracting. But, at its core, the sequel is a good-natured charmer about a troubled everyman who is trying hard to grow up without losing himself in the process, and it gives us a lot to laugh about on the way.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    80 for Brady
    80 for Brady isn't the most original play in the playbook, minus the sheer atypicality of aiming a gang of protagonists with around almost 400 years between them at a sports event for which they aren't the usual fanbase. That said, the comedy has enough charm, memorable moments, and charismatic performances from legendary actresses that it's a good, breezy time.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Jeff Ewing
    The Woman in the Yard
    There's an excellent film somewhere in The Woman in the Yard, but it would take another draft to uncover it from beneath that jet-black burial shroud. Suffice it to say, it's a horror outing that works rather well until it falls apart at the end.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Jeff Ewing
    Now You See Me: Now You Don't
    Altogether, a lot works about Now You See Me: Now You Don't. It's a lot of fun, with a dangerous new foe and big, great-looking tricks. The new cast members are all stellar, have an engaging dynamic with the original team, and everyone gets a stand-out hero moment (a must for an ensemble this size). On the other hand, the script feels perpetually rushed.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 75 Jeff Ewing
    The Marvels
    It’s a solid, aspirant crowd-pleaser that may not reinvent the wheel, but it proudly boasts a good enough set of them and confidently stays on the tracks.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Jeff Ewing
    Brothers
    Brothers is a largely enjoyable comedy, predominantly thanks to its talented central duo and smart direction by Barbakow, though it admittedly suffers from a host of issues baked into the script itself.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Jeff Ewing
    Wish You Were Here
    There's certainly good here, but it's hard not to wish certain key moments were allowed to thrive.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    The Front Room
    Altogether, it's a solid dark comedy in the trappings of a psychological horror film.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 85 Jeff Ewing
    Shazam! Fury of the Gods
    Inconsistencies and issues aside, Shazam 2 hits the comic book movie sweet spot. The performances are strong, the humor lands, and the stakes feel high with comic book panache and the kinds of visuals one only gets in a comic book (business-destroying minotaurs, anyone?).
    • 44 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    1992
    It's a tense, mostly successful thriller with a talented cast, but greater artistry in the thematic development and greater novelty in the plotting would enhance the freshness of the crime drama.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 70 Jeff Ewing
    Red Sonja
    By the film's end, both the film and its titular protagonist become honed, complex, and much-improved. It's an inconsistent sword-and-sandal epic, but one that lands some major notes as the sequences and combat get bigger, bolder, and feature better grounded performances.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 30 Jeff Ewing
    Ella McCay
    At the center of this mess sits a set of performances that are, beyond some writing oddities, pretty good.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Jeff Ewing
    Flight Risk
    Some elements and moments are effective, but they're layered with subplot details, character performances, and related choices that don't work as well as intended, firmly grounding an otherwise promising concept.
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