Odie Henderson

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For 680 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 51% higher than the average critic
  • 1% same as the average critic
  • 48% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Odie Henderson's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 Disclosure Day
Lowest review score: 0 Alice
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 422 out of 680
  2. Mixed: 103 out of 680
  3. Negative: 155 out of 680
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    The Promised Land
    Though the last third of the film feels rushed, and Bennebjerg’s performance hews dangerously close to mustache-twirling-villain territory, there is much to admire and enjoy here. Arcel has made the kind of cinematic spectacle Hollywood used to excel at, but doesn’t make anymore.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 0 Odie Henderson
    Argylle
    Argylle is a cynical cash grab that has the audacity to use that “new” Beatles song, “Now and Then” (itself a cynical cash grab pieced together with far more skill than this movie) as the basis for its score and the “love theme” for Aidan and Elly.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    Origin
    It’s not a fun time at the movies, but it’s an informative and worthy one.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    I.S.S.
    This film isn’t terrible; it’s just empty. There are few things more disappointing than a genre movie that forgoes developing its intriguing premise to focus on cheap, failed attempts to thrill.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Driving Madeleine
    Driving Madeleine is held together by the funny and dignified performances of its two leads.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Mean Girls
    Though I enjoyed both films, I had the same problem with this “Mean Girls” as I did with the original: I didn’t know whom to root for as the story played out.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    The Book of Clarence
    Samuel’s sophomore full-length feature is an ambitious misfire, a noble failure that starts off like “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” and ends like “The Passion of the Christ.”
    • 43 Metascore
    • 12 Odie Henderson
    Night Swim
    Night Swim has its characters make infuriatingly asinine decisions to serve its plot.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    All of Us Strangers
    It’s simultaneously cathartic and heartbreaking.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    Ferrari
    Driver and Cruz are perfect surnames for actors starring in a movie called “Ferrari.” That was just one of the many thoughts I had as the minutes slowly ticked by. At least the loud sound mix kept me awake.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    The Color Purple
    The Color Purple ultimately works far better in pieces than as a whole. Considering those pieces contain some of the best moments I’ve seen in 2023, I’m able to put my concerns aside as a mildly nagging uncertainty.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    The Iron Claw
    Unfortunately, Durkin’s script is so shallow that every character is reduced to a simple sketch.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Odie Henderson
    American Fiction
    The satire isn’t as brutal as it could have been — and perhaps needed to be — but overall, I thought “American Fiction” was a rousing success that got me thinking about my own experiences.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    Migration
    Parents will be tortured by this film. If the whiny adult ducks and their even whinier kids don’t give them a headache, the garish animation will.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    Fallen Leaves
    In a year of movies with bloated runtimes, Kaurismäki keeps his at a brisk and welcome 81 minutes, not one of which is wasted.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    Monster
    It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie so fully collapse in its third act as this one does, and it does so without warning.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Wonka
    It’s not as memorable as the original, but like a good piece of chocolate, Wonka is at its most delectable when you’re consuming it.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget isn’t a bad movie; it’s just an unnecessary one. Whoever thought audiences would be clamoring for the sequel to a 23-year-old film with such a satisfying ending to its story must have been out of their clucking mind.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Eileen
    Ultimately, I respected the dramatic destination at which the film arrived, but I kept asking myself if the trip was really necessary. Sometimes you admire a movie more than you like it.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    The Boy and the Heron
    The Boy and the Heron leaves us with questions about our place in the universe and whether it’s worth saving. You may also exit the theater contemplating the afterlife. Regardless of the ideas swirling around in your head, you’ll have witnessed the work of a director who has not lost his ability to stoke your imagination.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 25 Odie Henderson
    Silent Night
    Silent Night wants to be the new action movie associated with Christmas. But don’t worry, fans of “Die Hard”; that movie’s place is still secure.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    Maestro
    Imitation and musical enthusiasm are all there is to this performance; in the dramatic scenes that make up the majority of Maestro, Cooper is the weak link that drags everything down.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    Napoleon
    Fierce and chaotic, the re-creations of war also fall short — the CGI in many scenes is shockingly bad. Whenever the movie threatens to become too dull, there’s a battle sequence. They start to blur together as the minutes slowly tick by.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    Wish
    Though the visuals are often quite stunning, you’ll wish that “Wish” had a better story. Not even Magnifico is powerful enough to make you forget.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 25 Odie Henderson
    Next Goal Wins
    This film’s comic antics are relentless, exhausting, and devastatingly unfunny. Waititi’s script (co-written with Iain Morris) can’t go 30 seconds without attempting a laugh — and failing most of the time.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Dream Scenario
    I don’t think the third act of Dream Scenario works at all. It’s too obvious. However, its saving grace is Cage, whose petulance in these late sequences never ceases to be as funny as it is uncomfortable to watch.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 63 Odie Henderson
    Trolls Band Together
    Though Trolls Band Together mercilessly beats its familiar, tired message about the importance of family into the ground, it’s still surprisingly watchable with plenty of voice and singing talent.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
    Even if you’ve only seen one of these films, you won’t need to spend 156 minutes witnessing the rise of a madman whose actions never required any backstory in the first place.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    The Marvels
    DaCosta, who helmed the much-maligned 2021 reboot of “Candyman,” keeps the plot moving so quickly that I had little time to question much of it.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Rustin
    Despite the fine acting, Rustin is still a standard-issue biopic that traffics in the expected tropes. It’s the film’s perspective that elevates it, as no major movie has witnessed this era through the eyes of a gay man. I did find myself wishing it were a bit grittier; there’s a level of optimism flowing through the film that threatens to dilute some of its darker elements.
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