John J. O'Connor
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66% higher than the average critic
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0% same as the average critic
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34% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.7 points higher than other critics.
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John J. O'Connor's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 73 | |
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| Highest review score: | Threads | |
| Lowest review score: | Boris and Natasha | |
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- John J. O'Connor
Clearly, Threads is not a balanced discussion about the pros and cons of nuclear armaments. It is a candidly biased warning. And it is, as calculated, unsettlingly powerful. [12 Feb 1985, p.42]- The New York Times
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- John J. O'Connor
The film's only concession to contemporary cinematography was in the cliché of lyrical slow motion, with extended sequences of the two football players, one white and the other black, running together through sylvan glades. More than that, though, the basic story is moving.- The New York Times
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