Martin Tsai
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35% higher than the average critic
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12% same as the average critic
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53% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 16 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Martin Tsai's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 50 | |
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| Highest review score: | The Emperor's New Clothes | |
| Lowest review score: | Christmas Eve | |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 91 out of 318
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Mixed: 131 out of 318
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Negative: 96 out of 318
318
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- Martin Tsai
Veteran television director Lee Jae-kyoo balances the most engrossing aspects of the South Korean telenovela with grandiloquent Hong Kong-influenced fight scenes.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 22, 2014
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- Martin Tsai
By performing narrative gymnastics, the film sacrifices any possibility for viewers to identify with the characters. Although the film does answer the myriad questions it raises along the way, it would have benefited from more straightforward storytelling.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 15, 2014
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- Martin Tsai
Everything we can gather seems to nullify any virtues we saw in the original film.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 15, 2014
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- Martin Tsai
Without passing judgment, Dickman illustrates how Hanna's way of life and personal convictions compelled his politics. He also allows Steve Hanna a fair shot at presenting his version of the events.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 15, 2014
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- Martin Tsai
The film blurs lines between documentary, reality television and "Candid Camera," with Vargas instigating the proceedings.- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 8, 2014
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- Los Angeles Times
- Posted May 8, 2014
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