For 544 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

John Hartl's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 The Innocents
Lowest review score: 10 Drop Dead Gorgeous
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 91 out of 544
544 movie reviews
    • 69 Metascore
    • 88 John Hartl
    The darker the character gets, the more convincing this performance becomes. Mellencamp never shies away from Bud's rotten side, nor, as a director, does he allow the other actors to glamourize their roles. [03 Jul 1992, p.26]
    • The Seattle Times
    • 49 Metascore
    • 20 John Hartl
    Exists in some kind of limbo, between hard-core porn and European art film, and it's not likely to satisfy fans of either.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 75 John Hartl
    The House of Seven Gables probably has the strongest reputation as a film, thanks mostly to the casting of George Sanders and Vincent Price, Lester Cole's serviceable script, Milton Krasner's moody cinematography and Frank Skinner's Oscar-nominated score. [21 May 1988]
    • The Seattle Times

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