Joe Dziemianowicz

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New York Daily News
For 50 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 50% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 6.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Joe Dziemianowicz's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 59
Highest review score: 100 La La Land
Lowest review score: 20 The Boss
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 50
  3. Negative: 3 out of 50
50 movie reviews
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Hands of Stone
    Ana de Armas makes a lasting impression as Felicidad, the angelic girl (her hair is braided, like a halo) who’s the love of Duran’s life. Too bad their relationship is underexplored and left to a quickie montage of baby-making and deliveries. That’s one of the reasons the film’s not a knockout.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Knight of Cups
    It’s visually sumptuous but laborious. Worse, it’s pretty humorless. Knight of Cups takes itself very seriously.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Free State of Jones
    The film gets predictable and loses its firm grip a third of the way in. Too bad, since the film directed and co-written by Gary Ross (“The Hunger Games,” “Seabiscuit”) gets off to a bang-up beginning.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    The Hollars
    The cast, led by John Krasinski, who doubles as director, has its own fight against the lame and contrived script by Jim Strouse.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Central Intelligence
    Even the obligatory blooper reel after the film isn’t as funny as it should be.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Rough Night
    At its best, the movie turns gender roles on their heads. While the girls party very hard, bride-to-be Jess’s fiance Peter (Paul W. Downs) spends his stag party tasting wine with his buds. Moreover, people can surprise themselves — and do things they don’t expect.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Me Before You
    The film belongs to Clarke. Her warm and winning star turn lifts this checklist chick flick.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    The Girl on the Train
    Director Tate Taylor, who neatly wove together women’s stories in “The Help,” is out of his depth with a thriller. He fills the screen with endless close-ups but not a lick of tension.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Leap!
    All three screenwriters either forgot or didn’t care that their heroine is 11. Even worse is when Félicie ends up dancing on tables in a bar — as in, a bar — “Coyote Ugly”-style. What? It’s not easy to take a message about taking leaps of faith from a movie that too often has two left feet.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 50 Joe Dziemianowicz
    The Mountain Between Us
    Together, they (Winslet/Elba) share warm chemistry. But that’s not enough to melt eye-rolling exposition or predictable twists you see coming — even in a whiteout — a mile away.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    A Cure for Wellness
    The story submerges and drowns in preposterous gothic nonsense.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Kidnap
    Berry, who’s been down a similar road before in “The Call,” brings grit, guts and tears. But all that’s not enough to break the monotony — or the preposterous conversations she has aloud with herself.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Manhattan Night
    Writer and director Brian DeCubellis bathes the screen in dark shadows and provides fluid pacing. If you like your entertainment pulpy — and don’t mind swallowing cliches along the way — this “Night” is worth a look.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Home Again
    Reese Witherspoon’s oversized appeal and radiance is no match for Home Again, a ramshackle romcom short on both romance and laughs.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 20 Joe Dziemianowicz
    The Boss
    If they gave out badges for smutty language, this movie would have lots. There’s nothing wrong with that. But filthy doesn’t automatically equal funny.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 50 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Mr. Church
    Murphy’s low-key but affecting performance is filled with loaded and loving glances. And the restraint becomes the 55-year-old star. If only the film were better.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 60 Joe Dziemianowicz
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
    Among the lessons learned: marriages need tending and distance can make people closer. Not earth-shaking, but harmless. Like this sequel.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Joe Dziemianowicz
    Ithaca
    Ryan’s debut as a director is a sketchy and starchy film. The memorable thing about the movie is that Hanks, still one of the biggest stars on the planet, stepped up for his “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail” partner.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 30 Joe Dziemianowicz
    The Shack
    It takes its sweet time to achieve anything beyond being a grueling snoozefest.
    • 23 Metascore
    • 40 Joe Dziemianowicz
    The Snowman
    Roll The Snowman to the top of the ever-rising mountain of lousy movies with good trailers.
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