Mike Clark

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For 1,327 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 42% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Mike Clark's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 65
Highest review score: 100 Vertigo
Lowest review score: 12 Jawbreaker
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 843 out of 1327
  2. Mixed: 296 out of 1327
  3. Negative: 188 out of 1327
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Jarhead
    What we're left with is solid if not exceptional, though it's good to see Mendes expanding as a filmmaker.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Missing
    This movie will remind a lot of people of John Ford's masterpiece, "The Searchers," without the rowdy humor and, yes, without the greatness. But it's an admirably solid effort that's as mean as it has to be, which is plenty.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Waterworld
    A two hour aquatic pursuit pic with bruising stunts, fun-to-watch performances, a dozen good chortles and imposing Panavision renderings of post-apocalyptic crud, Waterworld clearly has the makings of a cult movie.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Narc
    This may be the most uncompromisingly raw police drama since "Across 110th Street," starring Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Beautiful Girls
    Easy to tumble for. [9 February 1996, p.D4]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    American History X
    While this movie is sometimes overbaked, it is the first major studio release in a while to engross wall-to-wall.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    There Was a Crooked Man...
    Generally unheralded, this is one of the really good Douglas performances, smoothly matched by Fonda's. [12 Jan 2007, p.6E]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown
    Beguiling Victoriana. [18 July 1997, p.4D]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Secretary
    Even without the surprise of seeing Spader going for laughs and getting them, Secretary is just too original to be ignored.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Man on the Moon
    A movie of moments whose ultimate legacy may be to get Carrey out of formula comedies forever.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    House of Wax
    A much better version and one of the most popular 3-D movies. [03 May 2005]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Mistress
    This isn't a polished work, but anyone who's ever spent time on the movie-making edge will recognize it as a true one. [28 Aug 1992, p.5D]
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Hitch
    For much of its length, the premise seems less wilted than you'd guess. This is because, for one thing, Mendes gives as good as she gets.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Four Brothers
    Preposterous yet solidly entertaining.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Deep End of the Ocean
    Two films in one: an intriguing child-disappearance mystery and an uncommonly affecting domestic drama realized by four terrific central performances.
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Dangerous Liaisons
    The distanced result, screen-adapted by playwright Christopher Hampton, never quite overwhelms you. [21 Dec 1988, Life, p.1D]
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Grey Zone
    Grimly claustrophobic movies can make viewers put up a shield, yet Tim Blake Nelson (who directed O) invests this unusual Holocaust drama with dramatic intensity that in no way cheapens its subject matter.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Girl Next Door
    A mildly satirical but essentially sweet, benign comedy.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Sunshine
    This movie doesn't make you think you are watching art. It's closer to a high-end TV movie with lots of familiar faces.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
    As easy to enjoy as picking up a spare, and we don't mean a tire around the waist.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Time Limit
    A decent Korean War/collaborator court-martial drama, directed by Karl Malden (his only directing effort), and starring Richard Widmark. [15 May 2009, p.3D]
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    • 33 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Punisher
    Trashy and disturbingly violent yet fairly zippy and amusingly cast.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Shanghai Knights
    The star interplay and anachronisms recapture some of the surreal spirit of the Crosby-Hope Road movies, and the end-credit outtakes are funny enough to sustain that getting-hoary device for at least one more picture.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
    As inspiring as the story wants to be, its real drama is mired around the edges, where we get a sense of what it is really like to be born into a brothel.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    New Jack City
    City loses some bearings in its second half, becoming a ragged collection of punchy action scenes. Big deal. It's also one of the most enjoyably ragged examples of fuzz vs. scuz since 1972's Across 110th Street. [8 Mar 1991, p.2D]
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    • 89 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Madness of King George
    Though no film for the ages, it's two grown-up hours to tickle clear, sharp, minds. [27 Jan 1995, p.4D]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Dogtown and Z-Boys
    The film is, however, almost inevitably wistful for the past, and many of its emotional touches come from juxtaposed then-and-now footage of the participants.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    Thirteen Days
    Once this 2 1/4-hour slow-starter finally finds its rhythm, we're reminded of how gripping policy give-and-take around a long rectangular table can be.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Rookie
    Even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Mike Clark
    The Krays
    Their performances may not get touted on many year-end movie lists, but the Kemp brothers - Gary and Martin - are the make-or-break element of the spotty but often gripping The Krays. In this case, happily, it's make. [09 Nov 1990, p.4D]
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