Luke Y. Thompson

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Dallas Observer, New Times (L.A.), The A.V. Club, Village Voice
For 520 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 8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Luke Y. Thompson's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 58
Highest review score: 100 Dragon Inn (1967)
Lowest review score: 0 Slackers
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 204 out of 520
  2. Mixed: 228 out of 520
  3. Negative: 88 out of 520
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    • 41 Metascore
    • 60 Luke Y. Thompson
    The Chumscrubber
    Either a bit more humor or a bit more heart could exponentially improve things.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 30 Luke Y. Thompson
    Love in the Time of Money
    What keeps Love in the Time of Money from being truly awful is the fact that the actors give it their all -- they may be in contrived situations, but by golly they'll make the best of them.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Luke Y. Thompson
    Something's Gotta Give
    As a date-night movie for women of 50 or thereabouts, chances are it'll do the trick.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 30 Luke Y. Thompson
    Two Can Play That Game
    Too bad very few of these high jinks are actually funny -- the outtakes at the end of the film suggest a more relaxed ensemble vibe that the film proper was unable to retain.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Luke Y. Thompson
    Journey to the Sun
    Ustaoglu has pulled off a rare feat in this film, enlightening us about a horrible situation while never losing sight of his central tale of friendship and loyalty.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    A Map of the World
    Sigourney Weaver and Julianne Moore share their pain in a depressing World.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Luke Y. Thompson
    Max Keeble's Big Move
    While some of Max's pranks are exhilarating and funny -- the movie takes too long setting things up and, once the pranks are over, dawdles to its inevitable conclusion.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 30 Luke Y. Thompson
    Mean Machine
    If you have any desire to see this movie, you really should go rent "The Longest Yard" instead. It's available on DVD, and the '70s hairdos alone are worth the rental price.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Luke Y. Thompson
    Dancing at the Blue Iguana
    All the ladies get repeatedly naked, which, after all, is why you're going to go see it. And there's nothing wrong with that.
    • 12 Metascore
    • 20 Luke Y. Thompson
    The Adventures of Pluto Nash
    Only Quaid, as a semiretarded horny robot, and Cleese as a fussy chauffeur hologram seem to get it. Even Murphy, as the titular nightclub big shot in outer space, forgets to be actually funny until the climax.
    • New Times (L.A.)
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Luke Y. Thompson
    Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade
    It makes as good a case as any for the use of animation as a medium for serious, mature features.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Alice et Martin
    If you like your substance short on style, or just want a change of pace from "X-Men," this is the film for you.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
    For strict action and a heftier soundtrack, “Dogtown” is king, but for audiences craving a story with their stunts, it's time to get Stoked.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 30 Luke Y. Thompson
    Catch That Kid
    Lackadaisical feel of the film; Freundlich is unable to generate much suspense.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Sex with Strangers
    As it stands, there's some fine sex onscreen, and some tense arguing, but not a whole lot more.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Luke Y. Thompson
    Off the Map
    Simmons plays it understated, conveying a sad-sack quality that's more relatable than Charley's irrational catatonia. The movie should have been about him instead.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Luke Y. Thompson
    The Eye
    Fright fans could do a lot worse than The Eye; the Pangs have talent, but when they realize that a film isn't the same thing as a feature-length commercial, perhaps they'll provide us with some more original visions.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Luke Y. Thompson
    The Man Who Cried
    There's nothing particularly wrong with this whole setup; it's just very by-the-numbers.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Transporter 2
    The computer-enhanced vehicle chases look fake, but the hand-to-hand combat scenes are the best of the year.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Crazy/Beautiful
    There's enough substance here to make Crazy/Beautiful more than worthwhile for its target audience, and certainly more useful than the standard teen crapfests.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    MirrorMask
    The movie combines drawings, photos, hazy filters, superimpositions and computer effects into a pastiche both beautiful and disturbing.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Escaflowne: The Movie
    The big-screen surround-sound effects are nice; too bad they're the only aspect of the film that's ready to rumble. And parents, be warned: There's an astonishing amount of bloodletting for a PG-13 film.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Scary Movie
    Actually quite amusing, thanks mainly to a script that keeps the gags flying so fast that even though so many of them are bad, they're quickly followed by something new, and occasionally something good.
    • 29 Metascore
    • 30 Luke Y. Thompson
    Swimfan
    Every plot point is obvious a mile away to anyone who's ever seen a film, and made even more obvious by the fact that the camera blatantly points out clues shortly before they're put to use.
    • New Times (L.A.)
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Luke Y. Thompson
    Strayed
    The setup's a bit reminiscent of "The English Patient" -- except that Beart's much easier on the eyes and ears than Ralph Fiennes is -- but Strayed is even slower moving, if you can believe it.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 30 Luke Y. Thompson
    Just Married
    Dude, where's the script? Just Awful.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Luke Y. Thompson
    Ong Bak
    Ong-Bak's script, if you can call it that, is nothing but a series of setups for star Tony Jaa to show his stuff.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 40 Luke Y. Thompson
    Southpaw
    Be forewarned: The rural Irish accents may be incomprehensible to viewers who aren't accustomed to them.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Luke Y. Thompson
    Down and Derby
    You will regret paying money to see something that unfolds rather like something you'd watch on TV when you're ill and bedridden and confronted with nothing else but daytime soaps.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Luke Y. Thompson
    Something New
    Like most films of its type, Something New is not tough to sit through, but the thought of paying full price to see it isn't especially desirable.
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