Michael Rechtshaffen

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Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter
For 1,187 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 10% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 8.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Michael Rechtshaffen's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 57
Highest review score: 100 Coco
Lowest review score: 0 The Assignment
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 530 out of 1187
  2. Mixed: 449 out of 1187
  3. Negative: 208 out of 1187
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    • 39 Metascore
    • 40 Michael Rechtshaffen
    The Runner
    The plodding film goes awfully heavy on script exposition and all too light on character depth, leaving Cage and company — including a smartly cast Peter Fonda as his been-there, done-that alcoholic dad — to come up with their own complexity.
    • 20 Metascore
    • 10 Michael Rechtshaffen
    The Seventh Dwarf
    Resembling something dwelling in the bottom of the remainder bin, The Seventh Dwarf is a garish-looking, slapdash mashup of an animated fairy tale.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Rechtshaffen
    A LEGO Brickumentary
    Even with an energetic approach by co-directors Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge and fittingly playful narration by Jason Bateman, you can't help but hear a little "ka-ching!" every time images of a shiny new creation fill the screen.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Michael Rechtshaffen
    That Sugar Film
    Many of Gameau's findings won't come as earth-shattering revelations, but he takes a resourceful approach to presenting the material, coating all the inconvenient truths in kid-friendly, brightly colored graphics and zippy animations.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Jack Strong
    With its solid performances, nice attention to period detail and a foreboding rumble of a symphonic score by Jan Duszynski, Jack Strong adds a unique Eastern Bloc POV to the enduring Cold War movie arsenal.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Twinsters
    Twinsters is a lively — and quite lovely — take on contemporary notions of family and identity.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Rechtshaffen
    The Young Kieslowski
    The film taps into some genuine, relatable truths lurking beneath all that try-too-hard quirkiness.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Stray Dog
    Expertly playing with our preconceived notions, Granik's multidimensional portrait also serves as a telling state-of-the-union address, as seen through the caring eyes of her philosophical main subject.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 20 Michael Rechtshaffen
    10 Cent Pistol
    Rather than sticking with that entirely workable setup, writer-director Martin keeps distractedly flip-flopping back and forth in time leading up to the big heist, preventing the plotting from building any tangible tension.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 70 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Lila & Eve
    Lila & Eve is a standard-issue female vigilante thriller that's skillfully elevated by the performances of leads Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Ardor
    Pablo Fendrik's Ardor is a densely atmospheric, Sergio Leone-steeped western that ultimately proves too reverential for its own good.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Meet Me in Montenegro
    Holdridge and Saasen simply lack the acting chops to carry their feature, leaving them with a scenic but indulgent selfie of a big-screen romance.
    • 20 Metascore
    • 30 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Faith of Our Fathers
    This evangelical "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam" by way of "The Dukes of Hazzard" takes a mighty ridiculous route to righteousness.
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