Oliver Lyttelton

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For 152 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 3.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Oliver Lyttelton's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One
Lowest review score: 0 Grace of Monaco
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 152
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 152
  3. Negative: 13 out of 152
152 movie reviews
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    • 52 Metascore
    • 67 Oliver Lyttelton
    RoboCop
    There are enough rough edges and interesting kinks across the two-hour running time that you come out forgiving it for the more generic elements, though we'll acknowledge that the flaws might stick out more on a second viewing, when you're not just pleasantly surprised that the whole thing isn't a stinking mess.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 67 Oliver Lyttelton
    Bethlehem
    It’s a strong and eye-catching debut, but one that doesn’t quite mark its ground as the next big thing in Israeli cinema.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 58 Oliver Lyttelton
    The Sacrament
    The tension really is beautifully ramped up in these early scenes and gets an audience well prepped to watch carnage unfold around people you've truly come to care about. Then, when the thing goes off, it's not with a bang but with something more like a a whimper.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Oliver Lyttelton
    Tracks
    The film’s undoubtedly a gorgeous look at the Australian outback, but those looking for deeper nourishment will be left a touch disappointed.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Oliver Lyttelton
    Snowpiercer
    A visionary, thrilling work.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Oliver Lyttelton
    Thor: The Dark World
    A film that is enjoyable in spots, but haphazard and ultimately unsatisfying.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Oliver Lyttelton
    Saving Mr. Banks
    Even if it doesn't quite stick the landing, there's a lot to like here; it's a fundamentally decent, very well-acted and cannily written film.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Oliver Lyttelton
    At Berkeley
    It's a state-of-the-nation masterwork, a vitally important piece of work, and should be seen by as many people as possible.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Oliver Lyttelton
    The Unknown Known
    From a procedural perspective, the film is an insightful look into the life of a Secretary Of Defense, but as an exploration into how the war in Iraq was allowed to happen, it’s much, much less satisfying
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Oliver Lyttelton
    Locke
    A very impressive film, one that can only increase the esteem in which both Knight and Hardy are held.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 25 Oliver Lyttelton
    Child of God
    The whole thing feels sort of tossed off, like it was made by film students over a couple of weekends.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Oliver Lyttelton
    The Armstrong Lie
    For all its flaws, the film offers as compelling and fair a summary of the case and the man for those less well-versed in the tale as you could ask for from a documentary.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 91 Oliver Lyttelton
    Miss Violence
    Avranas makes a claim to be considered among the top ranks of international filmmakers.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 58 Oliver Lyttelton
    Sacro GRA
    The 90-minute film feels shallow and, while Rosi has a good eye, not especially cinematic.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 67 Oliver Lyttelton
    The Zero Theorem
    There’s much to like, from Waltz’s performance to the typically rich production and costume design.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Oliver Lyttelton
    Stray Dogs
    The filmmaking here is almost impossibly well-realized, right down to the evocative sound design, adding up to an fairly unforgettable experience.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Oliver Lyttelton
    Philomena
    It's certainly a crowd-pleaser...and something close to a triumph, if not an unqualified one.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 16 Oliver Lyttelton
    Parkland
    There's a pleasing egalitarianism to the film's history-through-the-eyes-of-the-ordinary-man concept, but the script rarely makes the case that their versions are compelling enough to warrant a film.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 67 Oliver Lyttelton
    Palo Alto
    Coppola's screenplay neatly restructures Franco's source material into a deceptively tight narrative, and mostly proves to be raw, authentic and often very funny.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 91 Oliver Lyttelton
    Night Moves
    Eisenberg does an enormous amount with what he has, proving to be sinister and vulnerable virtually within the same breath, and expertly putting across the torment he’s going through.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 67 Oliver Lyttelton
    Moebius
    A sly dark comedy that doubles as a very impressive display of wordless storytelling.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Oliver Lyttelton
    Joe
    It’s not exactly doing anything new, but it’s a muscular and textured piece of work that shifts assuredly through tones and genre, features a rich and rewarding performance from Cage, and another excellent turn from his young co-star Tye Sheridan.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Oliver Lyttelton
    The Wind Rises
    It might not be the director's most immediately accessible films, but it's among his most fascinating and beguiling.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 100 Oliver Lyttelton
    Gravity
    Gravity is about as visceral an experience as you can have in a cinema, it’s a technical marvel, and it’s a blockbuster with heart and soul in spades.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Oliver Lyttelton
    Wadjda
    One of the best films of the year.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 83 Oliver Lyttelton
    Paradise: Faith
    For all its abrasiveness, the film is also capable of real tenderness.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 67 Oliver Lyttelton
    Blood
    A smart, well-acted and well-directed picture that adds up to a little more than the sum of its parts.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 58 Oliver Lyttelton
    World War Z
    The film can be engaging, well-made, and even a touch more interesting than it has much right to be. But it's also far from a satisfying work as a whole.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 42 Oliver Lyttelton
    Fill the Void
    Burshtein has devoted most of the last 20 years teaching and making film in that world, but here makes her international feature debut with a curious comedy-drama that has its strengths, but ultimately proves somewhat disappointing.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 58 Oliver Lyttelton
    Fast & Furious 6
    While there's a lot of fun to be had, Furious 6 doesn't quite hit the insane heights of "Fast Five," but we're sure it'll delight franchise fans who mostly want to see bald people butt heads, and moving vehicles crash into other moving vehicles.
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