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
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 58 Kevin Maynard
    The Legend of 1900
    It's a wonderful reminder of the importance of music in the movies.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Good Will Hunting
    Intelligently written, sharply directed, and beautifully played.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 60 Metascore
    • 65 Kevin Maynard
    Keeping the Faith
    Works so hard at being pleasant and ingratiating that it wears out its welcome.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Kevin Maynard
    Barenaked in America
    At their trenchant, tuneful best, the Barenaked Ladies take flip comic spins on serious subjects (alcoholism, heartbreak). But offstage, they have nothing of substance to reveal.
    • 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
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    All About My Mother
    The most heartfelt tribute to women -- specifically, actresses -- he's (Almodovar) ever made.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 53 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    In Too Deep
    A gritty, well-acted urban drama with lots of humanity.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 40 Metascore
    • 49 Kevin Maynard
    Pay It Forward
    Despite being full of Oscar-winning talent, this is still just a better-dressed, drawn-out episode of "Touched by an Angel."
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 49 Metascore
    • 68 Kevin Maynard
    Glamour
    As a snapshot of Hungarian history, Glamour's watchability trumps that of "Sunshine" — the droll absurdity of the former leaves a much deeper impression than the latter's bruising moralism.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 65 Kevin Maynard
    Just One Time
    Features a sexy, appealing cast, especially Guillermo Diaz.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Kevin Maynard
    One Day in September
    Especially timely in light of the current escalation in Palestinian-Israeli aggressions, but this is one sad story that would pack a staggering punch in any political climate.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 65 Kevin Maynard
    Gun Shy
    Thanks to the first-time filmmaker's attention to character, Gun Shy is worth at least a shot at a matinee.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 29 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    Blue Moon
    Like its accordion-filled score, it's nothing but a golden moldie.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 86 Metascore
    • 88 Kevin Maynard
    42: Forty Two Up
    42 Up is filled with truth and poignancy as these people reflect on their first half of their lives, their goals, ambitions, and how they, for the most part, succeeded in reinventing them.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 29 Kevin Maynard
    Dog Park
    Populated with whiny, unappealing characters that are impossible to care about and flatly staged sitcomish set-pieces...this lame Canadian import's a real woofer.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Kevin Maynard
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye
    All in all, she comes off as quite a complex creature.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Calle 54
    A must-see for avid fans and a welcome primer for nascent hip-shakers everywhere.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 52 Metascore
    • 49 Kevin Maynard
    Romeo Must Die
    Li's light touch and explosive fighting skills deserve a better vehicle than this overcooked pot of New Jack suey.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    The Glass House
    Psychological thrillers depend on convincing audiences to suspend disbelief, but this one doesn't manage that for a moment.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 75 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Startup.com
    The film ends with a surprisingly upbeat coda. But Startup.com leaves us with a sense that our heroes' idealism will be forever lost.
    • 20 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    Corky Romano
    Frankly, there wouldn't have been enough shtick here to warrant an SNL skit. And if the material isn't even up to those standards, then who the hell green-lit it as a feature?
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 42 Metascore
    • 65 Kevin Maynard
    Drive Me Crazy
    The appealing cast makes the most of the derivative story.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 14 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    The In Crowd
    This is sub-par Aaron Spelling sludge all the way.
    • 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.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 74 Kevin Maynard
    Wonderland
    It's another subtle, fantastic performance from McKee ("Notting Hill," "Croupier").
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Kevin Maynard
    Liberty Heights
    A uniquely personal, vibrant mosaic of the American dream, and like a dream, it evaporates beautifully before our eyes.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    Life as a House
    There's really nothing more to this by-the-numbers, ailment-of-the-week fodder dressed up with a classy cast.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 88 Metascore
    • 89 Kevin Maynard
    Toy Story 2
    A technologically marvelous animated movie that's just as funny and inventive as the first, but also more emotionally engaging than most live-action films. This is clearly a sequel in name only.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 68 Kevin Maynard
    Dr T and the Women
    A jauntily entertaining ride.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 43 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Riding in Cars with Boys
    It's Zahn's heartbreaking performance that drives Riding in Cars with Boys.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 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.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Kevin Maynard
    Signs & Wonders
    Offers up keys and cakes and plunges its characters down a deep rabbit hole.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 72 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    The Closet
    Has a blithe tone and a capable cast, but Veber's script is 100 percent laugh-free.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 33 Metascore
    • 45 Kevin Maynard
    Loving Jezebel
    Captures the embarrassment of foreplay, but it could use a few lessons in the art of seduction
    • 57 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Bread and Roses
    The film is never less than a satisfying mix of compelling entertainment and social critique. The performances are uniformly superb.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 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
    • 44 Metascore
    • 10 Kevin Maynard
    Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire
    Strives for folksy charm but ends up just lying there like a plate of kippers.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 5 Kevin Maynard
    Love & Sex
    Love & Sex is nothing but pain and suffering.
    • 18 Metascore
    • 25 Kevin Maynard
    Turn It Up
    A vanity vehicle for the dubious acting talents of Pras.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Kevin Maynard
    Splendor
    There's nothing remotely bizarre about this boy meets girl meets boy tale.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 49 Kevin Maynard
    Requiem for a Dream
    Never the heart-wrenching emotional experience it seems intended to be.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Kevin Maynard
    The House of Mirth
    How well you respond to this handsomely mounted, cold-blooded tragedy will depend on your feelings toward Gillian Anderson's highly theatrical lead performance.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 69 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Intimacy
    A new version of the greatest psychological mystery of all: love.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 59 Metascore
    • 74 Kevin Maynard
    Mission: Impossible II
    Strangely, what it most lacks is the genuine tension found in the first "Mission"'s signature set pieces.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
    This is nothing more than a bare-assed fart in the face of Smith's fans.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Kevin Maynard
    You Can Count on Me
    It's the sum of things not spoken, things too painful to express, that's the heart of this quietly moving drama.
    • 21 Metascore
    • 6 Kevin Maynard
    Molly
    It's a sugar rush that'll leave you feeling like a rotten cavity.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Come Undone
    Come Undone is the quintessential gay date at the art house.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Ghost World
    The results are both savagely funny and poignant for anyone who's ever had a friendship that felt like their only connection to the outside world.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 22 Metascore
    • 35 Kevin Maynard
    Saving Silverman
    Black, who is creatively marooned in the thankless Chris Farley fat-boy role, deserve better, and so do we.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 94 Kevin Maynard
    Traffic
    Traffic is a riveting, semi-documentary drama, and yet calling it that is a disservice to just how suspenseful and stylish an entertainment it is.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 52 Kevin Maynard
    Just Looking
    At best a vaguely Semitic episode of "The Wonder Years."
    • 52 Metascore
    • 77 Kevin Maynard
    Bring It On
    Reed's manic direction rarely lets up between show-stopping cheer numbers.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 41 Metascore
    • 75 Kevin Maynard
    Best Laid Plans
    Doesn't come close to the pulp beauty and complexity of classic noir.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Together
    Together is unabashedly about people who need people. The film's satiric skewering of '70s liberalism works because it feels emotionally authentic.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Kevin Maynard
    Pop & Me
    A satisfying, sentimental trip.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 30 Kevin Maynard
    But I'm a Cheerleader
    Limp satire isn't worthy of its good intentions.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 75 Metascore
    • 78 Kevin Maynard
    Croupier
    Croupier should please people who take their noir straight up -- with plenty of twists.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 78 Kevin Maynard
    Soft Fruit
    Yields beguiling nectar.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Training Day
    Mesmerizing entertainment, but it's also a cop-out.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 57 Metascore
    • 65 Kevin Maynard
    The Grandfather
    It's filled with far too much talk and it never justifies its length, but if you succumb to its old-fashioned Renoir style of storytelling, The Grandfather has its pleasures.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    Isn't She Great
    A watery cocktail of second-rate, Ab Fab-style bitchery and shameless schmaltz.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 43 Kevin Maynard
    Bootmen
    "Footloose" meets "The Full Monty" in Bootmen, a cliché-ridden tap dance drama.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 53 Metascore
    • 35 Kevin Maynard
    Human Traffic
    So desperate to be rebellious and cool, that it's impossible to see it as anything more than one big case of "been there, done that" -- even if your drugs have already kicked in.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 59 Metascore
    • 73 Kevin Maynard
    Anywhere But Here
    You could do a lot worse than spend two hours in the company of two such talented actresses.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 49 Metascore
    • 66 Kevin Maynard
    Pitch Black
    Visually, Pitch Black is sleek and stylish in a post-apocalyptic way, and a scantily clad Radha Mitchell does a nice, more femme variation of Sigourney Weaver's Ripley.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    Jump Tomorrow
    Just try not to smile while watching Jump Tomorrow.
    • 23 Metascore
    • 50 Kevin Maynard
    Bats
    A sleek rip-off of "The Birds" that is fast, furious, and watchable, but lacking in the two elements most essential to a silly screamfest like this: scares and laughs.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 48 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Rush Hour 2
    Oy, it's such a pleasure that you'll be begging for Rush Hour 3.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 52 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Serendipity
    The casting is sublime.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Kevin Maynard
    Non-Stop
    All this artful violence won't change your life, but Non-Stop is a satisfying quickie.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 57 Kevin Maynard
    The Virgin Suicides
    A detective story without a solution and a coming-of-ager without discernable characters.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 59 Kevin Maynard
    That's the Way I Like It
    Affectionately skewers the age of polyester pants.
    • 14 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    Glitter
    Take the G out of Glitter and it's litter.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 64 Metascore
    • 30 Kevin Maynard
    The Sixth Sense
    The biggest piece of supernatural hooey since estranged wife Demi Moore's "The Seventh Sign."
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Chain Camera
    The results are far more real than MTV's The Real World.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Election
    Election is a bracingly intelligent adult comedy that shrewdly captures adolescence.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 36 Metascore
    • 45 Kevin Maynard
    Steal This Movie
    Never better than middling, despite its best intentions.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Titanic
    Will take you by surprise as a romantic, fast-paced, entertaining spectacle that deserves to earn back every penny spent to produce it.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Kevin Maynard
    Best in Show
    It's got enough hilarious moments that, all in all, the film's bite is as toothsome as its bark.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 80 Metascore
    • 79 Kevin Maynard
    Human Resources
    Most tenderly, the film deciphers the true meaning of its corporate-speak title in Franck and his father's impassioned struggle to ensure each other's welfare.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Panic
    Unfolds like quietly engrossing short fiction, reminding us that there are few things more pleasurable than being in the hands of a good storyteller.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Kevin Maynard
    The Monkey's Mask
    Makes for compulsive viewing.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 44 Metascore
    • 59 Kevin Maynard
    The Closer You Get
    An amiable but contrived bit of blarney.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Kevin Maynard
    What Lies Beneath
    Startlingly shallow even for a summer movie.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 58 Kevin Maynard
    The Fantasticks
    Fans starving for some song and dance celluloid may be satiated, but this movie version really shows the material's age.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 60 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    Bandits
    This self-consciously kooky road movie about an unusual trio of bank robbers aims for Hal Ashby misanthropy, but hasn't a single emotionally grounded or plausible moment to justify its purely cinematic eccentricities.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Kevin Maynard
    Praise
    Praise will get under your skin.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Kevin Maynard
    Love & Basketball
    It's a tad too generic to be a slam dunk.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Go
    John August's script is exciting, witty, original material, and this film's got the talent to match.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 58 Metascore
    • 63 Kevin Maynard
    Man on the Moon
    Unsuccessfully attempts to fathom Kaufman's lunatic sensibilities, supplying scant psychological insight into what made the outrageous comic tick.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    The Luzhin Defence
    A punishing tragedy that could best be described as the anti-"Shine."
    • 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
    • 44 Metascore
    • 79 Kevin Maynard
    Plunkett & Macleane
    A cross between a Hogarth painting and an MTV video, Plunkett & Macleane cuts quite a swath.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 40 Kevin Maynard
    Gossip
    For all its pretense of critiquing our tabloid culture, it amounts to much ado about nothing.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 38 Metascore
    • 20 Kevin Maynard
    The Astronaut's Wife
    Houston, we have a problem. It's called The Astronaut's Wife and it's an utterly predictable rip-off of classic '60s and '70s exercises in paranoia, from "Rosemary's Baby" to "The Parallax View."
    • Mr. Showbiz
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