Nick Levine

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For 62 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 70% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Nick Levine's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Hard Truths
Lowest review score: 20 The Next 365 Days
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 62
  3. Negative: 1 out of 62
62 movie reviews
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Nick Levine
    Kinds of Kindness
    There’s something undeniably impressive about the whole enterprise, in which Lanthimos has found the perfect co-conspirators: Plemons’ ambiguous quality suits his opaque stories, while Stone’s charisma warms the edges of his chilly filmmaking. The result is a singular, freaky challenge that’s definitely worth accepting.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Nick Levine
    Halftime
    In a way, it’s a shame the film ends with a basic boilerplate listing Lopez’s record sales, box office receipts and social media following. By this point, Halftime has done more than enough to show us that its subject is very much the real deal.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Nick Levine
    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
    It’s silly, giddy and a little bit disgusting – just what we want from Beetlejuice.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Nick Levine
    Sheryl
    Sheryl is brisk but pretty comprehensive.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Elton John: Never Too Late
    If this is a bookend to his incredible performing career, at least it’s a respectful and tender one.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Freakier Friday
    It’s heaps of fun watching Curtis chuck herself around the set in the name of slapstick as Lohan delivers the sort of poised performance she built her career on 20 years ago. Freakier Friday isn’t a flawless sequel but it does supply a satisfying nostalgia rush.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Nick Levine
    House of Gucci
    Directed without restraint by Ridley Scott, it’s a bewildering blend of high fashion, high camp and high tragedy that’s chaotic but also wildly entertaining.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Wicked: For Good
    Wicked: For Good doesn’t defy gravity like its predecessor but fans will want to hold space for a sequel with a very poignant payoff.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Sting
    Sting is derivative but fitfully gripping. Crucially, it’s also good fun: with a main protagonist named Charlotte (lolz), there’s definitely a knowingness to proceedings.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye
    Showalter’s film gives Bakker a sentimental but effective final act, but never fully explains why this flawed but enormously warm human being became an unlikely icon.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Nightbitch
    Nightbitch makes plenty of very valid points about traditional gender roles and the oppressive nature of new parenthood. But it never fully sinks its teeth into a meaty premise; it’s briefly ferocious where it could have been completely feral.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    The Adam Project
    Because of this humanity vacuum, the film’s emotional beats feel strained and awkward; often, Levy relies too heavily on Rob Simonsen’s mawkish score to tell us to feel something. The result: an inoffensive but forgettable sci-fi trifle that probably isn’t worth anyone’s precious time.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Don't Make Me Go
    Don’t Make Me Go is a strange beast: a film that feels a little predictable until it snaps and stretches credulity to the limit. Thankfully, Cho and Isaac’s affecting performances are a lot more nuanced than the writing.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Another Simple Favor
    Another Simple Favour has built up enough goodwill to keep you invested, thanks largely to game performances from Lively and co-star Anna Kendrick.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between
    It’s hampered by an execution that’s flat, fussy and self-conscious. Only the most hopeless romantic will be able to invest in these characters for very long.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    Echo Valley
    Director Michael Pearce, who previously made 2021’s decent crime thriller Encounter starring Riz Ahmed, keeps the pace brisk but never really punches up the source material.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    Midas Man
    Midas Man is so busy hitting the familiar beats of the Fab Four’s incredible rise that it never really burrows beneath Epstein’s skin.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    The Moment
    The Moment is too protracted and tonally uneven to work as a great mockumentary, but it has plenty of meme-worthy moments that TikTok will lap up. If that sounds like faint praise, well, just remember it was enough to make Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn a sensation back in 2023.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
    I Wanna Dance with Somebody isn’t as illuminating as it could be, but it still feels like a fitting tribute to a brave and complicated artist with a genuinely incredible gift.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Day Shift
    As vampire movies go, this one doesn’t slay, but it has enough thrills, spills and playful charm not to feel like a grave mistake.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Lou
    Though Lou is derivative and schematically plotted, it’s gripping enough to get away with it, thanks largely to Janney’s committed performance.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    As The Super Mario Bros. Movie progresses, it’s hobbled by a perfunctory plot and some lazy creative choices.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 80 Nick Levine
    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
    Like Afterlife, Frozen Empire ultimately succeeds because it’s so much fun to watch.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
    Despite stellar efforts from Farrell and Robbie, it all adds up to something not quite charming, not quite moving and not quite compelling. This film is less a big bold beautiful journey; more a mildly diverting pitstop.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 80 Nick Levine
    Back to Black
    This film was always going to face accusations of being exploitative – given the way Winehouse was scrutinised when she was alive – but the naysayers needn’t have worried. Taylor-Johnson’s film (particularly the ending) is impressively deft and delicate.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Jackpot!
    Awkwafina’s deadpan drollery dovetails neatly with Cena’s golden retriever energy and the climactic set-piece is genuinely exciting.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    Marching Powder
    Marching Powder isn’t just about anti-woke banter: it also has plenty of affection for its characters, even if it doesn’t fully flesh them out. It’s punchy but never lands a killer emotional blow.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 60 Nick Levine
    Argylle
    Because it takes too long to become truly gripping, it ends up overstaying its welcome during the last few big reveals. Still, there’s no denying it contains enough intrigue to launch the franchise that Vaughn is already planning.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 40 Nick Levine
    Purple Hearts
    Purple Hearts is crushingly predictable and never quite rings true, but it’s not completely hopeless.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Nick Levine
    The Next 365 Days
    Honestly, this film is so terrible it makes the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy look like high art. The review’s lone star is for the location manager who criss-crossed Europe to find all the blandly luxurious pads that this soulless nonsense unfolds in.
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