Marta Barber

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Miami Herald
For 173 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Marta Barber's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 The Battle of Algiers
Lowest review score: 25 Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 151 out of 173
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 173
  3. Negative: 3 out of 173
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
    A rather luminous movie on the power of love.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Osama
    In a cast of wonderful non-professional actors, unfortunately Osama is the weakest. But to be fair, Barmak focuses more on situations than on developing the characters.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Silent Water
    But by the time you understand the meaning of its title, Sabiha Sumar's film has delivered an emotional punch.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    Vitus
    Deep down, this is a film about childhood dreams and the determination to make those dreams come true. With such a positive message, you can't help yodeling on your exit from the theater.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Marta Barber
    ...And They Lived Happily Ever After
    This is an affair to forget.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Marta Barber
    Saraband
    Saraband portrays a sad vision of aging, yet the film is never depressing. For those inclined to search for psychological twists, the film offers plenty of Freudian situations capable of provoking lengthy discussions.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Amen.
    Although the unrelenting pursuit of making the Vatican listen becomes a bit tiresome, the portrayals of the two men by Tukur and Kassovitz are engaging.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 88 Marta Barber
    The Mother
    You feel terribly sad and angry at May's foolishness. Yet with so many emotions at hand, The Mother never fails to engage.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    The Corporation
    Takes one side, but it tries to offer hope that change can happen.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    How I Killed My Father
    What strikes you the most about this well put-together film is how little you're drawn to either character or really understand where either is coming from.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Marta Barber
    Zhou Yu de huo che
    Beautiful to look at but aimless as a broken compass.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    Yes Nurse! No Nurse!
    This wacky, campy lampoon of 1950s Hollywood musicals is not for everyone.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Princesa
    An engaging and powerful portrayal of puberty gone awry.
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Edmond
    Admirers of the author will find in Edmond all the elements that turned Mamet into a favorite.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 88 Marta Barber
    The Piano Teacher
    The result is a gripping psychological thriller that, while lacking the power of "Funny Games," is still the work of a master.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    Lady Chatterley
    Its candid conversations about sexuality are what places Lawrence's protagonist in a class by herself.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    The Way Home
    The film has good actors and enough quirky moments to keep it interesting.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
    Cheese is written with plenty of sophisticated wit, but it is not quite convincing as a movie.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    The Mystic Masseur
    Though difficult to understand at times, the language -- a combination of local patois and the characters' particular Indian accent -- is as lush as the cinematography.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Marta Barber
    The Wind That Shakes the Barley
    The Wind that Shakes the Barley is a multi-layered story, and the more you see those different aspects, the more you'll enjoy the film.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Interview with the Assassin
    Far removed from being a Hollywood production. There are no big-name actors and no fancy camera work. But that's what makes it interesting.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Real Women Have Curves
    A warm, funny, engaging film by Patricia Cardoso that realistically portrays the struggles of many first-generation American women.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    My Best Friend
    Although Leconte allows for a certain warmth to run through the film, he thankfully stays away from sentimentality. Therein lays the charm.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Marta Barber
    Three Times
    Politics in Three Times is as subtle as the stories being told. The film is probably too slow, too silent and too long for most audiences. But look beyond the quietness, and you'll discover a three-gem jewel.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 88 Marta Barber
    Dig!
    DiG! is raw, just as the band members themselves.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 88 Marta Barber
    Climates
    Ceylan examines human relationships with an eye for details and a soul for the big picture.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    Music Within
    As with many biopics, Richard is seen as the perfect hero, a man who singlehandedly changed the way the United States treats its disabled citizens. That's a bit of a stretch.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    Walk on Water
    An unexpected ode to peace.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Marta Barber
    Under solen
    Under the Sun doesn't intend to be dramatic, much less melodramatic. This beautiful film just wants to capture life's simplicity.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 63 Marta Barber
    Claire Dolan
    Claire Dolan leaves you as unfulfilled as Claire feels after having sex with one of her johns.
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