Odie Henderson

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Boston Globe, L.A. Weekly, RogerEbert.com, Village Voice
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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    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Elio
    While I enjoyed “Elio,” and I appreciated the animation and Rob Simonsen’s lovely orchestral score, I felt that this film was more tailor-made for adult sci-fi fans rather than their young kids. To be clear, I’m not saying you should leave your kids at home — there’s nothing objectionable here. I’m just saying they might be as bored as you usually are at some of these movies.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 63 Odie Henderson
    How to Train Your Dragon
    I’m on the fence here. I enjoyed the animated version of this movie quite a bit, so I’m torn between being happy this film was nowhere near as bad as I’d expected and being frustrated that I sat through a carbon copy. Your enjoyment will depend on whether your Toothless nostalgia has a full set of teeth.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    Materialists
    Song deconstructs rom-com tropes in service to a much meaner drama, with unlikable characters, a flimsy love triangle, and a dark subplot that is poorly handled.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 63 Odie Henderson
    Ballerina
    As a big fan of the franchise, I admit I had a good amount of fun watching “Ballerina.”
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Odie Henderson
    Dangerous Animals
    Though Courtney and Harrison give their all, this is a slick-looking yet routine exercise that wastes an ideal premise.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 100 Odie Henderson
    The Life of Chuck
    It’s one of this year’s best movies. I don’t know how it will fare at the box office, but I can see it becoming a beloved favorite in the same way “The Shawshank Redemption” ultimately did. Like that classic, this one really makes you think about life and the things we take for granted.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 25 Odie Henderson
    The Phoenician Scheme
    After watching the worst Anderson movie yet, I was envious of the guy who blew up; he got to leave after only two minutes of this wretched comedy, the title of which sounds like a Robert Ludlum novel adaptation.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Caught by the Tides
    While I was never bored, I felt somewhat disconnected from this movie. It’s not that I wasn’t engaged or involved — I enjoy when a movie makes me work for its pleasures — it just felt like I was missing so much and left me wishing I’d seen more of the director’s movies.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    Karate Kid: Legends
    Even at a mercifully short 94 minutes, this movie is exhausting. That would be fine if it weren’t also overly sincere, familiar, and dull.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    Lilo & Stitch
    Even if I like the film, as I did with “The Little Mermaid,” I still conclude that corporate greed is the sole reason for its existence.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
    Once “M:I-TFR” kicks into action mode, the film becomes riveting as we await whatever crazy stunt Tom Cruise is going to spring on us.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    Friendship
    Robinson’s dedicated commitment to the bit is a given, but the bit is so one-dimensional that Craig stops being believable or human.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    When Fall Is Coming
    By the end of “When Fall Is Coming,” we recognize the film for what it is: a character study elevated by Vincent’s superb performance.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 63 Odie Henderson
    The Accountant 2
    I’m tired of this stereotypical depiction of autism. It’s as if Hollywood has to assign superpowers to people on the spectrum in order for them to be accepted by mainstream audiences.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    The Legend of Ochi
    The Legend of Ochi is being pitched as a family movie by A24, but I don’t believe most kids would enjoy this slow-moving slog set in the Carpathian mountains.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    The President’s Wife
    Now in her seventh decade of starring in movies, Deneuve continues to glow onscreen. There’s such beautiful mischief in her eyes, and she’s at her most delectably dangerous when she’s not saying anything at all. These services are employed in a fun comedy that bends the truth until it nearly breaks.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    One to One: John & Yoko
    This documentary has the feel of someone flipping channels nonchalantly, and everything they turn to is an interesting watch.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    The Wedding Banquet
    Though it doesn’t break any new ground, “The Wedding Banquet” does occasionally zig when you expect it to zag. These moments, along with the performances and the unobtrusive direction by Ahn, make this a successful and fun remake.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    Sinners
    If “Sinners” commits one sin (forgive me), it’s a tendency to overexplain itself during the film’s climax. Still, Coogler and his excellent cast have created a sexy, funny, boisterous, and very bloody crowd pleaser, one that features a mid-credits sequence that adds another wrinkle to its intriguing mythology.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    A Nice Indian Boy
    What makes “A Nice Indian Boy” shine are the performances and the sharp writing by Eric Randall.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 25 Odie Henderson
    Drop
    The absurd plot twists in “Drop,” might be tolerable if the film weren’t so distastefully tethered to domestic violence.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    The Amateur
    The climax of The Amateur is one of the least satisfying meetings of hero and villain I’ve seen in a while.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 88 Odie Henderson
    The Ballad of Wallis Island
    This is a movie about a relationship that deserves to be nurtured and cherished. The most wonderful feature of “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is that it’s not the relationship you’re expecting.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Bob Trevino Likes It
    Through Ferreira’s skillful navigation of her character’s growth, and Leguizamo’s preternatural ability to show kindness in earnest, the film worked its way around my defenses and hit me square in the tear ducts more than once.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 63 Odie Henderson
    A Working Man
    As much fun as A Working Man can be, I kept thinking there’s a better movie peeking out through the cracks of this rather OK one.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Odie Henderson
    The Penguin Lessons
    The Penguin Lessons severely falters when it deals with the dangers of military occupation. It’s hard to watch a serious subplot involving people being “disappeared” by the government juxtaposed with scenes of cutesy penguin mayhem and classroom hijinks.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    Snow White
    This movie is bad in all sorts of ways, none of which has to do with the fact that Disney cast a Latina actor as Snow White. In fact, that actor, Rachel Zegler, is the film’s saving grace.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 38 Odie Henderson
    The Alto Knights
    When we’re not being fed warmed-over narration and editing tricks that remind us of the Scorsese-directed examples, we’re trapped with a visibly disinterested De Niro. He barely gives one performance, let alone two.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Odie Henderson
    On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
    This is one of the year’s best films, a heartbreaking stunner that’s not easily shaken.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Odie Henderson
    Eephus
    Lund has crafted a good-natured hangout movie that tells the story of one final game at Soldiers Field, a New Hampshire-set diamond slated for demolition the following day.
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