Lisa Alspector
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44% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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54% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 13.3 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Lisa Alspector's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 52 | |
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| Highest review score: | Tarzan | |
| Lowest review score: | Bless the Child | |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 178 out of 550
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Mixed: 239 out of 550
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Negative: 133 out of 550
550
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reviews
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- Chicago Reader
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- Lisa Alspector
Luc Besson--and Andrew Birkin wrote the pandering, adolescent screenplay for this pseudosubversive hagiography, and nearly every scene screams out its sensationalist intent, though few actually achieve the status of spectacle.- Chicago Reader
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- Lisa Alspector
At once self-conscious and generic, this smart monster movie about smart monsters -- supersharks cleverer than the scientist who created them -- repeatedly lulls you into thinking it's paint by numbers.- Chicago Reader
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- Lisa Alspector
Divided into sections bracketed by the arrival of each new DJ and is enlivened by the edgy yet trendy environment.- Chicago Reader
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- Lisa Alspector
If misery were inherently interesting, this adaptation starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle as a couple plagued by alcoholism and child mortality might be too.- Chicago Reader
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- Lisa Alspector
The movie is truly an open text--its generous poetry inspires free association rather than predictable emotion.- Chicago Reader
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- Lisa Alspector
There's little rapport between Duchovny and Driver after their initial meeting. More exciting and suspenseful is the relationship between Driver's confidant (Hunt) and her husband (James Belushi), who can't seem to get all their kids to go to sleep at the same time.- Chicago Reader
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