Olly Richards
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60% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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39% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.7 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Olly Richards' Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 64 | |
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| Highest review score: | Cloverfield | |
| Lowest review score: | The Crow | |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 96 out of 257
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Mixed: 159 out of 257
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Negative: 2 out of 257
257
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- Olly Richards
It's a tight thriller played out smoothly but tying the viewer in moral knots. A film to think about for days, with little hope of finding a comfortable answer.- Empire
- Posted Apr 4, 2016
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- Olly Richards
The smart visual trickery lifts what might otherwise have been a fairly conventional thriller, but it also lets Chaganty say some interesting things about our online lives. Technophobes should stay away.- Empire
- Posted Sep 3, 2018
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- Olly Richards
It’s way over the top in its style, which is a good thing, but grounded with realistic, loveable characters. This is a romcom milestone and the best thing to happen to the genre in years. It’s crazy good.- Empire
- Posted Sep 3, 2018
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- Olly Richards
In trying to tell an enormous amount of story it can spread itself too thin and leave some strands feeling unfinished, but when it’s at its best, this is beautiful and bold filmmaking.- Empire
- Posted Apr 8, 2013
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- Olly Richards
Simpler, but also bolder and bloodier, than its predecessor, The Bone Temple is a more-than-worthy sequel.- Empire
- Posted Jan 13, 2026
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- Olly Richards
You don't need to understand anything of baseball to get behind this, a chest-swelling story about second chances and flipping a finger up (even a giant foam one) to The Man.- Empire
- Posted Nov 21, 2011
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- Olly Richards
As a take on a very difficult topic, made even more so by current events, this is admirable and handsomely executed, but it’s rather like walking through a museum exhibition: it’s packed with fascinating detail, but doesn’t let you close enough to touch it.- Time Out
- Posted Feb 21, 2024
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- Olly Richards
Like most kittens, it's not always perfectly behaved, but at least this new Puss adventure doesn't have you reaching for the cinematic spray bottle. And thank goodness the spin-off does nothing to neuter the charismatic cat's appeal.- Empire
- Posted Dec 5, 2011
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- Olly Richards
Robustly acted by a superb cast and with some beautiful moments, this follow-up to The Father nevertheless feels less mature and less sure of itself.- Empire
- Posted Feb 14, 2023
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- Olly Richards
Old friends and new voice talent will delight kids with a never-ending love for the most undemanding animation out there. A megabucks franchise drifts on.- Empire
- Posted Jul 10, 2012
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- Olly Richards
One of the sillier series entries in terms of plot, but still scary enough and funny enough to leave you hoping Ghostface might yet kill again.- Empire
- Posted Mar 8, 2023
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- Posted Jan 23, 2017
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- Olly Richards
Kosinski has again built a fantasy world that feels real to its core, but once more put most effort into the scenery and too little into the people.- Empire
- Posted Apr 10, 2013
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- Olly Richards
Neither good nor bad. Scales dizzying new heights of okay. Aims for mediocrity... and nails it.- Empire
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- Olly Richards
Judged against previous form, this is not Pixar firing on all cylinders, lacking the sophisticated comedy we've come to expect. Judged against fare from other studios, however, it's a triumph.- Empire
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- Olly Richards
If it were any more manic you’d have to put it on Ritalin.- Empire
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- Olly Richards
All involved have done a solid job in executing what most fans likely want from a very belated Beverly Hills Cop sequel. This is not an action movie with the slickness or invention to take on any current blockbuster franchise. It’s cheerfully old-fashioned and easy. It feels like you should be popping open a VHS case to watch it.- Empire
- Posted Jul 2, 2024
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- Olly Richards
A retrograde fantasy with the depth of a dressing-up box, but it’s spirited, genuinely funny and played to the hilt by an excellent cast.- Empire
- Posted Mar 23, 2015
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- Olly Richards
Strong subject matter and a superb cast are treated disappointingly with sledgehammer subtlety.- Empire
- Posted Feb 15, 2016
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- Olly Richards
A small, strangely sweet tale well told. But this is all about Mol, who puts in a performance that gives her a very early lead on next year's Oscar race.- Empire
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- Olly Richards
Macdonald's film is a noble stab at bringing Meg Rosoff's YA novel to the screen, which sees Ronan in typically watchable form.- Empire
- Posted Sep 30, 2013
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- Olly Richards
Efron gambles with his image, but he knows when to up the star power. It’s perhaps fitting that the film falls flat when he, playing a killer who loved the spotlight, leaves the screen.- Empire
- Posted Apr 29, 2019
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- Olly Richards
With a 105-minute running time, making it practically a short in the MCU, it has just enough good stuff that it doesn’t outstay its welcome. But the intricate plotting that was once a Marvel selling point is now becoming a millstone around its muscular neck, keeping newcomers out instead of welcoming them in.- Time Out
- Posted Nov 9, 2023
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- Olly Richards
A much bolder, braver horror sequel than most. Except for a wispy ending, it’s a match for the first.- Empire
- Posted Dec 30, 2014
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- Olly Richards
It’s not one of this summer’s strongest entries, but it’s fun to spend 90 minutes in this dog-eat-dick world.- Time Out
- Posted Aug 17, 2023
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- Olly Richards
A well told, beautifully acted drama that offers nothing new but a comforting level of familiarity and cosiness.- Empire
- Posted Apr 18, 2018
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- Olly Richards
Well above the standards of your average romantic comedy, it's funny, sexy and smart. It's just not smart enough to stick to its guns to the end.- Empire
- Posted Dec 13, 2010
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- Olly Richards
Like every one of its songs, it makes a lot of noise about nothing much and cockily straddles awfulness and greatness. It's enormously entertaining nonsense.- Empire
- Posted Jun 13, 2012
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- Olly Richards
If you enjoy Gondry’s brand of homemade art direction then there’s plenty to delight early on, but it’s all wallpaper.- Empire
- Posted Jul 28, 2014
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