Kevin Maynard

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Mr. Showbiz
For 312 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 41% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Kevin Maynard's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Lowest review score: 5 Knockout
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 154 out of 312
  2. Mixed: 110 out of 312
  3. Negative: 48 out of 312
312 movie reviews
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Osmosis Jones
    The flat, gross-out live-action bits, directed by (surprise!) Peter and Bobby Farrelly, don't jive with the zippy, Tex Avery-style animated segments, directed by former storyboard artists Piet Kroon and Tom Sito.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Bridget Jones's Diary
    What's right as rain with Diary is the casting.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 39 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    High Heels and Low Lifes
    An enjoyable female buddy caper -- more "Outrageous Fortune" than "Thelma and Louise."
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    O
    Too much of a locker-room melodrama to make for great tragedy.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 25 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Million Dollar Hotel
    The film has an unabashed romantic tone that's matched by Wenders' usual flair for visual drama.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Moulin Rouge!
    It's the kind of flourish that makes you smile -- that makes you believe in the power of movies.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    About Adam
    Simply a pleasant diversion rather the paean to crazy-in-love classics it would so like to be.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Nora
    Like "Pollock," Nora is a convincing portrait of the intersection between creative genius and crazy, all-consuming love.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Come Undone
    Come Undone is the quintessential gay date at the art house.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Jump Tomorrow
    Just try not to smile while watching Jump Tomorrow.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Monkey's Mask
    Makes for compulsive viewing.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    L.I.E.
    The real reason to see it is Brian Cox, best known for being filmdom's other Hannibal Lecter (he played the role in Michael Mann's "Manhunter").
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Fast and the Furious
    Strictly where the boys are: posing, posturing, and talking engine envy.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    An Affair of Love
    Ultimately too slight and opaque to inspire much ardor.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Anniversary Party
    The overlapping dialogue and the comedy of famous people playing self-variations is pure Altman (Leigh, not surprisingly, has worked in three Altman films).
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 42 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Bones
    The rapper-ever-increasingly-turned actor -- is having the time of his life, big pimp styling in a flashy wardrobe as he guts and struts.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 31 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Weekend
    It's a coffee-table movie, but what saves it are a couple of performances.Rowlands puts a spin on every line reading, Harris quietly mines regret, and Shields, assured and sexy, has never been this good.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Time and Tide
    Makes for compulsive viewing even though its noirish plot doesn't make a lick of sense.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    One
    Too much of a study in formalism to register deeply on an emotional level.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Jackpot
    The more we realize that we're stuck in the company of a totally relentless loser, the drearier the entire experience becomes.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Princess Diaries
    Families already know exactly what they're in for, and they're likely to leave the multiplex high on the hum of a charming cast, sunny San Francisco locations, and a suitably happy ending.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Songcatcher
    For the most part, it's when the women do the singing -- that Songcatcher really comes alive.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
    Too often, the movie is more forced and frantic than actually funny.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    An American Rhapsody
    Its emotional sweep is ultimately undercut by murky characterizations and generic plotting.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Vertical Ray of the Sun
    If you're looking for refuge from summer movie bombast, it's frequently intoxicating.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Chopper
    This fictionalized, frequently stomach-churning biography of Australian criminal Mark Chopper Read features the most bloody ear-severing scene since "Reservoir Dogs."
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Boys Life 3
    A modestly entertaining ride.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Burnt Money
    This bed-swapping crime story is ultimately too protracted, but Piñeyro's direction is richly atmospheric, full of noir shadows and strong period detail.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
    The wrap-up's pretty charming, as are the performances, but the film's too heavy for its soufflé-ready ingredients.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 36 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope
    All of the interviewees are compelling, whether proudly showing off bruises and bullet holes from on-the-job scuffles, or voicing their opinions about how the profession has changed.
    • Mr. Showbiz
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