Jonathan Foreman

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For 546 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 54% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Jonathan Foreman's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 56
Highest review score: 100 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Lowest review score: 0 Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 285 out of 546
  2. Mixed: 103 out of 546
  3. Negative: 158 out of 546
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Black Hawk Down
    A beautifully filmed, scrupulously authentic but strangely evasive exercise in combat ultra-realism.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    What's Cooking?
    Lighthearted and smart enough to be one of the best Altmanesque ensemble comedies of the last couple of years.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Joe Gould's Secret
    An elegant, quietly comical but slightly constricted period piece whose stately pace is all but offset by several impressive performances.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Wonder Boys
    The smartest movie to come out this year, and it could hardly be better cast.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Judy Berlin
    Boasts several fine performances and some elegant, eerie black-and- white photography.
    • New York Post
    • 74 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    East Is East
    East Is East is "The Full Monty" of 2000, a fresh, funny and poignant film filled with sparkling performances.
    • New York Post
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Billy Elliot
    An uplifting, crowd-pleasing film in the tradition of "The Full Monty" that could easily win Oscar nominations for both its 11-year-old star, Jamie Bell, and first-time director, Stephen Daldry.
    • New York Post
    • 74 Metascore
    • 38 Jonathan Foreman
    Place Vendôme
    Heavy-handed, predictable and almost completely unbelievable.
    • New York Post
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    In July
    Never less than breezily entertaining.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Such a Long Journey
    An unusually well-written and satisfying multilayered drama that conveys the feel of urban India with more vivid accuracy than anything made in the subcontinent in recent years.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    The Limey
    It's clever, cool fun and it looks great.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Behind the Sun
    A gorgeously photographed, sun-baked fable.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Les Destinées
    Elegantly photographed family saga that brims with period detail. Unfortunately, the underlying story is less than compelling,
    • 73 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    The Man Who Wasn't There
    Despite its visual brilliance, its all-round cleverness, and the way it demonstrates a profound understanding of genre, the Coen brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There doesn't quite come off.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Joe the King
    A poignant, graceful little film.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    The Execution of Wanda Jean
    Compelling but self-undermining documentary.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Spider-Man
    Surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of Hollywood's comic-book adaptations.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Meet the Parents
    Part sitcom, part comedy of manners - but it lacks the courage to deal honestly with class and ethnicity.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Our Lady of the Assassins
    Flat dialogue and stiff performances (especially by the street kids, like Ballesteros, turned into actors by Schroeder) don't help.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Not One Less
    A sweet, lushly photographed but occasionally slow film.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    The Trench
    There isn't a line you haven't heard or a stock character you haven't encountered before.
    • New York Post
    • 71 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Twin Falls Idaho
    The whole film could use a jolt of caffeine, and a lugubrious woodwind score doesn't help.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Love & Basketball
    Strong cast is defeated by a labored, screenplay in this overlong, clunky love story.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Bowfinger
    Bowfinger's terrific set-pieces... more than make up for the odd weak moment or thin performance.
    • New York Post
    • 73 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    The Original Kings of Comedy
    Unashamedly vulgar and exuberantly politically incorrect.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Shattered Glass
    The sheer loathesomeness of protagonist Stephen Glass as portrayed by Hayden Christensen makes Shattered Glass hard to watch.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 38 Jonathan Foreman
    15 Minutes
    Works just fine as a generic but fast-paced - and rather ugly - cop buddy flick.
    • New York Post
    • 32 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Someone Like You...
    Could hardly be more predictable.
    • New York Post
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    The Trials of Henry Kissinger
    This brisk, British-American co-production is one of the better political/historical documentaries to come out in some time.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Girl with a Pearl Earring
    Laughably predictable in its plotting, crude in its symbolism, ploddingly paced and often rendered almost comical by the heavy-breathing overacting of Johansson's supporting cast.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Hellboy
    Surprisingly enjoyable, as adaptations of cult comic books go, thanks to a sense of humor all too rare in the genre, winning performances by Ron Perlman and Selma Blair, and a sweet romance of the kind that made "Spider-Man" a richer experience than its competitors.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Igby Goes Down
    Culkin is superb - he makes you forget that Igby is a spoiled brat who actually deserves the beating he gets.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    New Waterford Girl
    Under the direction of Allan Moyle ("Pump up the Volume"), Nairn, McCarthy and Balaban give confident, believable performances but overacting plagues the rest of the cast.
    • New York Post
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Gangs of New York
    Though never dull and often visually beautiful, this work of operatic sweep doesn't fulfill its own ambitions.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Felicia's Journey
    But given the potentially gripping subject matter, the film is fatally underedited: Every scene feels too long.
    • New York Post
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    The Vertical Ray of the Sun
    For all its virtues, this is not a film to see on less than a good night's sleep.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    A Beautiful Mind
    Gripping, smart and moving, without falling prey to sentimentality, it shows what can be achieved when mainstream filmmakers like Howard and Goldsman are genuinely inspired and determined to be honest.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Bringing Out the Dead
    Downbeat and at times strangely slow-moving despite all its beautifully shot high-speed ambulance rides.
    • New York Post
    • 72 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Journey to the Sun
    Takes you on a fascinating and picturesque journey into a relatively unfamiliar culture.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Nicholas Nickleby
    A triumph of intelligent adaptation. It shows again how well the great Victorian storyteller translates to film, and makes enjoyable use of a generally first-rate cast.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    Requiem for a Dream
    A powerful fable about love and addiction that manages to be darkly humorous when it isn't graphic or harrowing in the extreme.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    Earth
    A remarkable accomplishment. It takes one of the century's vast tragedies...and makes it heart-rendingly real and intimate.
    • New York Post
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Sunshine
    It is often as powerful as it is elegantly shot. Unfortunately, Szabo tends to tell this rather predictable tale in an obvious yet uneven way.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    The Tao of Steve
    An ideal antidote to the big-budget bores that studios put out in late summer, The Tao of Steve is a charming, funny and refreshingly smart Gen-X romantic comedy in the tradition of "When Harry Met Sally" - with the bonus of an engagingly laid-back Southwestern flavor.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 38 Jonathan Foreman
    Hamlet
    May well be the dullest and most pointless version ever filmed, thanks to a stunningly bad lead performance by Ethan Hawke.
    • New York Post
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Sweet and Lowdown
    Isn't Allen's finest work by a long shot, but an undeniable part of its fascination is trying to figure out what -- if anything, even unconsciously -- he's trying to say about how he treated Farrow.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    Galaxy Quest
    An affectionate, often clever and unflaggingly funny satire.
    • New York Post
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    A Moment of Innocence
    Some wonderful films have come out of Iran in the past few years, but A Moment of Innocence, by highly regarded director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is too smug and too self-indulgent to count as one of them.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    Girlfight
    Refreshing and surprising, the way independent movies are supposed to be.
    • New York Post
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Undercover Brother
    Boisterously amusing.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Nurse Betty
    This oddly cheerful, decreasingly dark comedy actually works and can boast some of the most enjoyable performances of the year.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    The Girl Next Door
    Despite inadequate editing and overreliance on bad background music, The Girl Next Door doesn't disappoint.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Eyes Wide Shut
    Eyes Wide Shut is Stanley Kubrick's Hindenberg.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Le bossu
    Generally delightful, and reminiscent of two vanished ages: when men were men, and when movies were movies.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Sunshine State
    Far more interesting and intelligent than anything coming out of the studios. It fairly brims with superb performances by a terrific cast - you simply can't take your eyes off the female leads, Edie Falco and Angela Bassett.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    The film is worth seeing for George Clooney's performance. More than ever he seems like a Clark Gable for our time.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 38 Jonathan Foreman
    Signs & Wonders
    Smug, often tedious, and comically crude.
    • New York Post
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Adorenarin doraibu
    A witty and quietly charming road comedy.
    • New York Post
    • 68 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    The War Zone
    A relentlessly grim, rather heavy-handed drama of family dysfunction.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Jump Tomorrow
    Quirky and good-natured, it makes the most of an unknown but able and refreshingly international cast. And for a low-budget indie, it looks remarkably good and moves along with real snap.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Così ridevano
    Longwinded, slow-starting but moving film.
    • 27 Metascore
    • 25 Jonathan Foreman
    Coyote Ugly
    There's no limit to Coyote Ugly's crass shamelessness.
    • New York Post
    • 68 Metascore
    • 38 Jonathan Foreman
    Alice et Martin
    Best watched while doing a crossword or reading the paper.
    • New York Post
    • 30 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
    It's not to say that the adolescent humor isn't funny; some of it is hilarious. It's just that this movie lacks the overarching comic sensibility that made "Mary" and even Adam Sandler comedies like "Happy Gilmore" and "The Waterboy" so satisfying.
    • New York Post
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    A Trial in Prague
    Powerful, important and refreshingly straightforward documentary.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Winter Sleepers
    A cold, emptily stylish exercise -- and one that sorely lacks the speed and vigor that made "Lola" run.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Heaven
    Turns out to be an exercise in flatulent pretension, puffed up with a bogus, empty "spirituality" and dependent on a plot filled with implausibilities.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    The Bourne Identity
    A lean, deftly shot, well-acted, weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s European-set spy pictures. There are even moments when you hope it could turn into a modern "Charade."
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist
    Visually gorgeous despite its low budget, The Terrorist is a haunting film.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
    So filled with amusing, idiosyncratic touches and unexpectedly charming characters that you mostly don't mind its excesses.
    • New York Post
    • 68 Metascore
    • 38 Jonathan Foreman
    Come Undone
    One of those French films whose makers won't lower themselves to tell a story in a way that is entertaining or compelling.
    • New York Post
    • 67 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    Gladiator
    An exhilarating, sweeping epic that begs to be seen on the largest possible screen.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Berlin Babylon
    Moves at a leisurely pace, and it cries out for a narrator or even just an organizing principle.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 25 Jonathan Foreman
    Life and Debt
    Self-righteous, economically illiterate and sometimes flatly dishonest.
    • New York Post
    • 67 Metascore
    • 88 Jonathan Foreman
    Hamlet
    You can tell this is a smart take on Hamlet from the first wordless opening shots.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Solaris
    So beautifully made (everything in it is understated except the gorgeous good looks of its stars) and turns out to have such real cumulative power that it is worth holding out to the end.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    La Nouvelle Ève
    Unpretentious and often witty, it's emotional punch is weakened by spotty performances, especially from Karin Viard in the lead role.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Chutney Popcorn
    There's some lumpy writing and uneasy acting, but it's easy to see why this charming, inventive film won prizes at festivals in Berlin, San Francisco and Newport, R.I.
    • New York Post
    • 66 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Shadow Magic
    Often charming and sweet, and always prettily photographed.
    • New York Post
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Me You Them
    Hardly a deep examination of gender relations or character, but in its unsentimental way it's a tender and charming story of friendship and tolerance.
    • New York Post
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    A Map of the World
    All of the characters in this story of love, guilt and redemption feel like real people, facing real dilemmas, and you truly care about what happens to them
    • 51 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
    The originality and intelligence that made Smith's "Clerks" and "Chasing Amy" such refreshing pleasures are all but absent.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Two Women
    It's fascinating and moving all the same, both in its depiction of Iranian daily life and in its powerful portrait of female oppression.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 38 Jonathan Foreman
    Trembling Before G-d
    It's unfortunate that the people DuBowski profiles tend to be self-indulgent or otherwise unappealing. It's still more unfortunate that the film focuses more on relatively easy issues of acceptance.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Swiri
    The girl you see stabbing and shooting prisoners and fellow trainees makes the killer from "La Femme Nikita" look like a wuss.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Moulin Rouge!
    A sometimes glorious, sometimes disastrous folly.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Bridget Jones's Diary
    Warm and charming and often witty, it's as good a romantic comedy as has come out for some time, with an endearing, perfectly pitched central performance that's a four-square triumph for Zellweger.
    • New York Post
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    La bûche
    Engaging in a soap operatic, rather glib way.
    • New York Post
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    E-Dreams
    Entertaining as he is, there are many times when you wish you'd been given a few more facts and numbers so you could understand what the young CEO and his colleagues were celebrating or bemoaning.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    Just Looking
    Generic memoir of lower-middle-class "white ethnic" life in the '50s.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    As entertaining as it is amazingly faithful.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    The Turandot Project
    In general, it's a confusing, rather shapeless disappointment.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the 1979 Revolution
    I was pleased by the forthright defense in Friendly Persuasion of Iranian cinema's use of children.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Animal Factory
    A wonderfully acted, strangely low-key prison movie.
    • New York Post
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Jonathan Foreman
    The End of the Affair
    It's hard to feel anything but disappointment and boredom by the time the picture grinds to a mystical ending.
    • New York Post
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    Audiences may find that the deliberate, Kubrickesque pacing -- without his intellectual rigor -- causes them to tune out.
    • New York Post
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Last Night
    A rare and welcome reminder of how original, provocative and moving a low-budget independent film can be.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Jonathan Foreman
    Dick
    A gleefully cunning comedy.
    • New York Post
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Ali
    Perhaps no movie could do Muhammad Ali justice. But this overlong but sketchy biopic by Michael Mann, in which style repeatedly tramples substance, actually does the great man a disservice.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Jonathan Foreman
    Sex and Lucia
    If you're starved for on-screen nudity and sex garnished with art-film trappings -- The price you'll pay is putting up with the director's relentless Euro-pretension, manifested in a tediously contrived plot crammed with absurd coincidences, clunky symbolism and soap-operatic melodrama.
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