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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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Tumbleweeds
    Though similar thematically to "Anywhere But Here," Tumbleweeds is a breath of fresh air that busts the cliches of dysfunctional mother-daughter sagas.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 78 Kevin Maynard
    Croupier
    Croupier should please people who take their noir straight up -- with plenty of twists.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 100 Kevin Maynard
    Elizabeth
    This historical epic about the "virgin queen" of England's early life moves with the crackling urgency of a contemporary political thriller.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 35 Metascore
    • 62 Kevin Maynard
    Loser
    Along the way, we end up losing patience with our couple-to-be because they seem too smart to endure the indignities ceaselessly heaped on them.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 77 Kevin Maynard
    Bring It On
    Reed's manic direction rarely lets up between show-stopping cheer numbers.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    The Others
    Some moviegoers are bound to take issue with the trick, "Sixth Sense"-style ending (or cynically see it coming), but The Others is mostly spooky fun, and a strong calling card for Amenabar.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 57 Metascore
    • 58 Kevin Maynard
    What's Cooking?
    A seven-course melodrama.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 82 Kevin Maynard
    Wonder Boys
    This is certainly the best studio movie of the new year to date, and Douglas might even be remembered at next year's Oscars.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Kevin Maynard
    Judy Berlin
    Captures the emptiness of small-time lives as evocatively as Peter Bogdonavich's "Last Picture Show."
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Gods and Monsters
    A profoundly moving human drama, a quasi love story about two lost men who form an unlikely friendship.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Liam
    Liam is mostly an emotionally devastating chronicle of the disintegration of a family. The entire cast is superb, but Frears has cast two screen naturals in the lead roles.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 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
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Kevin Maynard
    The Dish
    A disarming helping of Capra-esque corn served up by writer-director Rob Sitch.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    Billy Elliot
    This is such seductive entertainment that you might as well stop grousing and give in.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 73 Metascore
    • 87 Kevin Maynard
    Show Me Love
    Moodysson's teen protagonists are more complex than both the high school stereotypes (the nerd, the jock, the beauty queen) in films like "American Pie" and the self-absorbed philosophers on "Dawson's Creek."
    • 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
    • 73 Metascore
    • 89 Kevin Maynard
    Titanic Town
    Director Roger Michell ("Persuasion," "Notting Hill") has made his finest film to date.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Kevin Maynard
    Love & Basketball
    It's a tad too generic to be a slam dunk.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 65 Kevin Maynard
    The Original Kings of Comedy
    Gets to the funny bone, but it could've cut deeper.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 50 Kevin Maynard
    Someone Like You...
    Starts as light, fluffy fun but becomes so blithely preposterous that it ceases to exist.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 68 Kevin Maynard
    Passion of Mind
    Works best as romantic melodrama and is least convincing as a psychological suspenser.
    • 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
    • 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
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Kevin Maynard
    Good Will Hunting
    Intelligently written, sharply directed, and beautifully played.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 71 Metascore
    • 58 Kevin Maynard
    The Opportunists
    It's amiable enough, but the only real opportunity here is to see Walken step out of the shadows.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 83 Kevin Maynard
    Me & Isaac Newton
    The man (Apted) behind the excellent "7 Up" series has put a human face to science, making the seemingly abstruse both accessible and easily relatable.
    • Mr. Showbiz
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Kevin Maynard
    The Road Home
    The flutes soar a little too often, but Yimou's film is genuinely moving.
    • Mr. Showbiz
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