Neil Genzlinger

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The New York Times
For 551 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 50% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 11.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Neil Genzlinger's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 54
Highest review score: 100 Newtown
Lowest review score: 0 Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 176 out of 551
  2. Mixed: 274 out of 551
  3. Negative: 101 out of 551
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    • 34 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Beyond the Reach
    Any wilderness ordeal has to help some character clarify something, and for Ben it’s his relationship with his girlfriend (Hanna Mangan-Lawrence), which gives the film a modest side interest. But mostly this one is for fans of desert scenery and of Mr. Douglas in cranky, crazy mode.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 60 Neil Genzlinger
    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
    The film, though, has some redeeming qualities, including the presence of Idris Elba as the obligatory good guy, who encourages Johnny to get Danny into the protective custody of a religious order.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Neil Genzlinger
    The Smurfs 2
    A new, not very engaging movie featuring a lot of blue skin and household-name voices.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Angels in Stardust
    Angels in Stardust ends up being too tidy to be a great coming-of-age movie, but it’s a decent one.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 30 Neil Genzlinger
    Addicted to Fresno
    You can get away with this sort of thing if your humor is sharp, but here it’s mostly sophomoric and rarely surprising.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 30 Neil Genzlinger
    Refuge
    Jessica Goldberg, who wrote and directed the film, prefers showcasing the somewhat treacly soundtrack to fleshing out back stories.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 60 Neil Genzlinger
    As Good as Dead
    Several varieties of creepy run through As Good as Dead, a gruesomely alluring tale of long-simmering revenge.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Point Break
    Nowhere does Mr. Core’s film approach the action-movie chops or psychological smarts of Ms. Bigelow’s original or, truth be told, benefit from actors displaying the same charm as her stars. But for a number of liberating airborne seconds, none of that may matter.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 30 Neil Genzlinger
    Two Gates of Sleep
    The intent is perhaps some kind of dark tone poem, and the cinematography (by Jody Lee Lipes) is lovely. But oh, the tedium.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Nesting
    Aging Gen-Xers, it turns out, aren't all that witty, and Ms. Hillis and Mr. Grinnell don't have the kind of chemistry that might make this setup work.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 30 Neil Genzlinger
    Emoticon
    With its underwritten characters (especially Walter) and scenes, it seems like a generic ABC Family plotline melded to a commercial for Facebook, Twitter and Skype.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 70 Neil Genzlinger
    Vacation
    Strengthening of brotherly and marital bonds is the real agenda, of course, but happily the movie never stays on these laugh-killing themes long.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 40 Neil Genzlinger
    Lost in the Sun
    The movie briefly picks up some warmth when John and Louis encounter a mother and daughter (Lynn Collins and Emma Fuhrmann) who are also in the midst of some self-discovery, but the movie seems unwilling to linger too long on it for fear of becoming rewarding.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 80 Neil Genzlinger
    33 Postcards
    [A] sweet if not very credible film.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
    The film delivers the standard upbeat message about family, along with one particularly outstanding and incongruous cameo that — sorry — won’t be spoiled here.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Language of a Broken Heart
    Although Language of a Broken Heart, a romantic comedy written by and starring Juddy Talt, eventually drowns in clichés and predictability, it has a few decent moments of humor and some appealing performances that make it marginally better than most vanity projects.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    The Chaperone
    A lightweight comedy aimed, presumably, at tweeners and fans of World Wrestling Entertainment.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 40 Neil Genzlinger
    War of the Worlds: Goliath
    Considering that the fate of humankind is at stake, War of the Worlds: Goliath is remarkably uninvolving.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 30 Neil Genzlinger
    Colonia
    It somehow manages to feel more like a Hallmark Channel romance than like a serious film.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    My Lucky Star
    My Lucky Star, a spy-caper romance from China, is sweet and harmless, but it’s also a little disorienting.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Code Name: The Cleaner
    Cedric the Entertainer's artless performance deadens what could have been a much funnier comedy.
    • 25 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    Bad Johnson
    A sometimes amusing sex farce.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 50 Neil Genzlinger
    The Shack
    A bit more editing to remove some of the airiness would have made for a better film.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 60 Neil Genzlinger
    Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
    It’s all too dumb and ribald for most tastes, but if you liked all the zombie comedies that came before, well, here’s another one.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 20 Neil Genzlinger
    Careful What You Wish For
    A film that tries to be both titillating and suspenseful but is neither.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 60 Neil Genzlinger
    Girl on a Bicycle
    It’s all light as a feather, with Jeremy Leven, the writer and director, landing some good multinational jokes along the way.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 0 Neil Genzlinger
    The Secret Lives of Dorks
    There’s no way to prepare yourself for how awful The Secret Lives of Dorks is.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 30 Neil Genzlinger
    Brightest Star
    Allegories involving astronomy, baseball and sandwiches are hinted at but are no better developed than the characters.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 30 Neil Genzlinger
    The Viral Factor
    The Viral Factor wants to be both an action movie and a soap opera. But the merging of the two genres by Dante Lam, a director based in Hong Kong, is clumsy, and so is the film.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 60 Neil Genzlinger
    Lucky Stiff
    With songs about shoes and dogs, Lucky Stiff couldn’t be sillier, but Mr. Marsh and especially Ms. James make it an enjoyable curiosity for fans of musical theater.
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