For 599 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Matt Donato's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Guardians of the Galaxy
Lowest review score: 15 Dashcam
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 35 out of 599
599 movie reviews
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Matt Donato
    Dog Eat Dog is all bark and no bite, playing around in a sandbox of vulgarity with little rhyme or reason.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 80 Matt Donato
    Trash Fire blazes with pitch-black wit and a dark, volatile story of redemption so good you'll be laughing your way straight to Hell.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Matt Donato
    The Windmill is all about kills, but can't generate enough energy to power this derivative, sometimes nonsensical plot.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Matt Donato
    Doctor Strange is the psychedelic kung-fu spectacle that Marvel hoped director Scott Derrickson would deliver, but it’s got a strange problem – the doctor himself.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 90 Matt Donato
    12 Years A Slave will beat you down emotionally, scene after scene, without any mercy - but that's just a testament to the brilliant direction, transformation-like performances, and unapologetic storytelling that elevates Steve McQueen's movie high above the masses.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Matt Donato
    Fear Inc. wastes a devious idea on a slew of reveals that bring momentum to a crushing halt.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 40 Matt Donato
    Inferno feels every bit like the second sequel in an exhausted franchise, stunted by unfocused storytelling and a blandness that's almost sleep-inducing.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Matt Donato
    A few images sear with the burning sensation of undead terror, but that only accounts for a few short minutes of an otherwise more-daunting-than-it-should-be cinematic exploration of death.

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