For 250 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

John Nugent's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 65
Highest review score: 100 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Lowest review score: 20 The School for Good and Evil
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 5 out of 250
250 movie reviews
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 John Nugent
    Spiral makes an admirable stab at defibrillating an old franchise — but ultimately wastes its stars, caught in the same bear-trap of a formula that befell earlier sequels.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 John Nugent
    Army Of The Dead is best when Snyder leans into the fun, and allows himself moments of pure silliness. When he aims for more emotional territory — like the rather trite guilt-to-redemption arc between Scott and his estranged daughter, played capably by Ella Purnell — we start to feel the weight of that running time.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 John Nugent
    Godzilla Vs. Kong mostly delivers on its promise of a big monster fighting another big monster. It just depends whether you’re willing to sit through the toe-curlingly bad set-up that surrounds it.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 40 John Nugent
    A disappointment. A premise with much promise has been turned into a bland retread through YA’s most familiar faults — despite some bold efforts from Holland, Ridley and Mikkelsen.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 John Nugent
    There’s much to chew on in Cherry, and not all of it works. But a never-better performance from Tom Holland, and some bold directorial choices, make it a mostly compelling watch.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 John Nugent
    A bold, brave first effort behind the camera for Viggo Mortensen, elegantly distilling some painful truths for anyone who has ever had a complicated relationship with a parent.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 John Nugent
    While it doesn’t quite boast the bullet-train speed or slickness of the original, it’s not a cheap replacement bus imitator, either.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 John Nugent
    A treat. With astonishing craft and visual storytelling that howls from the screen, Cartoon Saloon have surely secured their place in the animation hall of fame.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 60 John Nugent
    Uneven, immature and a little derivative — but entertaining performances from Olivia Cooke and Alec Baldwin keeps Pixie watchable.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 John Nugent
    Thoughtful, emotional and often surprisingly funny, Terence Davies offers a rich if inconsistent portrait of a unique poet long deserving of a big-screen study.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 John Nugent
    Warmly funny and historically curious, Sally Hawkins’ spirited, humane performance helps overcome a slight lack of dramatic tension.

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