Jordan Hoffman

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For 487 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Jordan Hoffman's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Lowest review score: 0 Charlie Countryman
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 248 out of 487
  2. Mixed: 191 out of 487
  3. Negative: 48 out of 487
487 movie reviews
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    Rebel in the Rye
    Though this telling has more than its share of well-worn story beats that Salinger’s hero Holden Caulfield might accuse of being phoney, there are enough occasional insights into the creative process, as well as juicy tidbits about the secretive Salinger, to make this a very agreeable, if at times shallow, watch.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    I'll See You in My Dreams
    The three leads draw you in. The pace gives these actors time to breathe, show nuance and make their characters human.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    What Happened, Miss Simone?
    Clearly there is entertainment value in this documentary, but it’s very much of a “behind the music” calibre.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    Bad Moms
    There aren’t too many weird or original moments in Bad Moms...but Lucas and Moore, who wrote the script for The Hangover, know how to clear the stage for talented performers that can spin gold from next to nothing.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    The Upside
    This is not much more than a light crowdpleaser, but when you’ve got two powerhouse performers like this it is very difficult not to find oneself at least temporarily charmed.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    Sorry to Bother You
    Despite being about serious matters (labor relations, systematic oppression, racial microaggressions), Sorry to Bother You is slight and raggedy, but when it leans into its surreal, midnight movie instincts it proves engaging and amusing.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    Rabin, the Last Day
    Gitai has chosen stylistic cinema over propaganda, and he is a director who regularly gets bogged down a bit in form.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Jordan Hoffman
    Bad Boys for Life
    While Bad Boys for Life has a completely asinine story, generic action, predictable plot beats, moronic dialogue and truly reprehensible politics, I still had a good time.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 59 Jordan Hoffman
    Tammy
    Basically a drama-in-disguise. Unfortunately, it’s a formulaic and extremely uneven one, albeit with a number of sympathetic performances.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Hoffman
    Ballerina
    Like dining at Burger King, it's undeniably enjoyable, but may leave you with a queasy feeling when it's all over.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Hoffman
    Significant Other
    At the halfway mark, a little spice gets shaken into the otherwise thin soup. It’s still far from a must-see, but there are rewards for those who stick to the end.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Hoffman
    Beau Is Afraid
    The movie starts with the volume cranked to 10, then never takes a breath. At three hours it is unbearable. Yes, this is meant to be a “bad trip” of a movie, taking you inside the experience of someone undergoing a crisis, but there’s a limit. And then it’s revealed that this grown man has mommy issues. For that you made me sit through all this noise?
    • 51 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Hoffman
    Jack the Giant Slayer
    It is highly likely you’ll forget the movie by the time you go to bed.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Hoffman
    Karate Kid: Legends
    Weirdly it's because it is so damned hokey that parts of the movie are agreeable. One can't help but laugh. That, plus the lead performer, Ben Wang as Li Fong, is extremely likable. He gives a terrific performance, even if you've seen every beat before.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Hoffman
    Byzantium
    It isn’t just the bright colors and the costumes but every visual aspect of Byzantium that sings. Neil Jordan knows where to put the camera. It’s just a shame he wasn’t able to inject a little life inside that frame.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Hoffman
    The Fifth Estate
    For a film that reminds use over and over that this is a whole new world, this movie feels awfully familiar.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Jordan Hoffman
    Monsters University
    This is design work of the highest caliber and it is impossible to not enjoy simply watching these little buggers run around. It is unfortunate, however, that the creativity, originality and propulsive storytelling found in the original “Monsters Inc.” just didn’t matriculate with them.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 55 Jordan Hoffman
    Nymphomaniac: Volume II
    It's darker, stranger and pushes more buttons.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    Out of the Furnace
    Out of the Furnace is no disaster, but it doesn’t achieve what it hopes to achieve, and it has no one to blame but itself.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    About Time
    Then Bill Nighy shows up and is awesome and punches you in the heart. It ultimately feels like a cheat, and while there won’t be a dry eye in the house, it won’t be earned.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    Passion
    As a movie, quite frankly, it stinks. As an “entertainment object,” it will no doubt find its boosters.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
    While Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F isn’t terrible, and it does have a few funny zings plus one decent chase scene, there’s not a molecule of originality on display. One can’t help but call it a missed opportunity.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    The Homesman
    The Homesman certainly wins a few points for trying a different type of Western. There are no greedy land barons and no gunslingers drawin’ at high noon. But being unique isn’t enough if the story remains uneven and the characters don’t feel real.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    How to Train Your Dragon 2
    What's unfortunate is that Toothless is starring in a toothless story.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    Only God Forgives
    There’s no way to overstate the gorgeous look of this film, but the mannered dialogue and deliberateness of pace becomes less of an homage to Asian revenge films than a parody.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    Fountain of Youth
    Unfortunately, there is an uncanny lack of urgency in the film. The characterizations are flat, the would-be quippy dialogue rarely elicits laughs, and the action sequences seldom rise above the level of satisfactory.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    The Last Days on Mars
    Schreiber saves it to an extent with some unusual performance choices, but when you compare this ending to the emotional supernova of Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine” it comes way short.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    K2: Siren of the Himalayas
    In this 75-minute straight shot of Discovery Channel cinema, no emotional crests are peaked, but viewers will come away informed.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    Both Sides of the Blade
    This movie is not particularly good. One seizes upon highlights from the sideline when what’s happening front and center is just so dull.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Jordan Hoffman
    Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
    What’s strangest about this three-hour movie, though, is that despite some deadly slow patches, it still feels like an hour was cut from it, considering how characters develop off-screen. On more than one occasion, there are scenes that suggest deep and lasting relationships between people … that must have happened while the camera was somewhere else.
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