Pete Hammond
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83% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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16% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.8 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Pete Hammond's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average review score: | 70 | |
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| Highest review score: | Argo | |
| Lowest review score: | Your Highness | |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 109 out of 171
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Mixed: 57 out of 171
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Negative: 5 out of 171
171
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- Pete Hammond
If "Heat" and "The Departed" had a baby, the result might come close to The Town, a riveting and explosive crime thriller and one of the year's best pictures.- Boxoffice Magazine
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- Pete Hammond
This is Steven Soderbergh at his best delivering a gripping, chilling and powerful movie experience that will have audiences talking (and freaking out).- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Sep 6, 2011
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- Posted May 8, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
This new round of toe-tapping musical numbers from the penguin population is shot in eye-poppingly gorgeous 3D.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Nov 15, 2011
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- Pete Hammond
Put simply: Scott Pilgrim is a blast! The total package is a wildly comic journey into the head of a true original. If you are under 25 you will find all of it really, really funny.- Boxoffice Magazine
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- Pete Hammond
A smart, winning and comic, if at times bittersweet, treat.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Mar 7, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
Although Westfeldt's sharp screenplay is mostly talk, it's very good talk.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Mar 7, 2012
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- Posted Jun 20, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
Drive dynamically merges a terrific film noir plot with a cool retro look, evoking '60s classics like "Point Blank" and "Bullitt."- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Sep 4, 2011
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- Pete Hammond
Will appeal to upscale adult audiences with its mix of gorgeous Chinese locations, splendid dance sequences and compelling personal story.- Boxoffice Magazine
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- Pete Hammond
Paul is a close encounter with the comic brilliance of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost that makes going to the movies fun again.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Mar 18, 2011
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- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Apr 27, 2011
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- Pete Hammond
This is purely warm, wonderful, wise and hilarious family entertainment that is fantastic movie fun for everyone.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Mar 1, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
Kids will fall in love with it as a movie treat full of heart, laughs and fantastic songs, and it could have crossover appeal as a Valentine date night treat thanks to all its pointy-hatted romance.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Feb 9, 2011
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- Pete Hammond
The director of quirky fare with a rabid cult-like following has made a charming, magical and really funny new work about two unique young kids discovering love over one unforgettable summer, and it's the director's most accessible movie yet.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted May 16, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a sweet surprise, a funny, touching terrific and quite wonderful movie that gets it all right about the joys and heartbreaks of growing up circa 1991.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Sep 15, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
Easily one of the year's best films and one of the best ever in the well-worn cop genre.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Sep 15, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
The results are so funny and irresistible audiences are bound to be swept away into this kitty's universe.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Oct 22, 2011
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- Pete Hammond
The entire cast is superb. Crowe's an ideal Robin Hood-born to play the role-he's fully in command but human to the core. He owns it.- Boxoffice Magazine
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- Pete Hammond
Uncomfortably tense but worth savoring, particularly because of Tilda Swinton's devastating lead performance.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Dec 9, 2011
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- Pete Hammond
Europe's Most Wanted is so full of laughs and great characters, it's easily the best in the series. Like "Toy Story 3," the Madagascar gang just gets better with time, and this new adventure is funny, exciting and heartwarming.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted May 23, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
With a tour-de-force performance from James Franco and an imaginative shooting style that relies on two cameras and inventive angles, what could have been static and deadly dull comes blazingly to life in this powerful and compelling story of one man's will to survive.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Oct 27, 2010
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- Pete Hammond
This smart and sophisticated romp takes surprising directions as it examines the creative process of writing, the delicate balance of relationships, and the mysteries of men and women.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Jul 25, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
Savages is one of Stone's best movies with a ménage et trois love story giving some human dimension to its three young leads.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Jun 29, 2012
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- Pete Hammond
A stirring, unforgettable motion picture experience, a superbly acted and courageous story of one woman who made a difference.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Oct 21, 2010
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- Pete Hammond
Ultimately an inspiring, stirring and unforgettable human drama in the face of a horrifying war. It is highly recommended.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Dec 29, 2011
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- Pete Hammond
On the heels of another revelatory turn in True Grit, Bridges is sensational again, here in a groundbreaking performance.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Dec 7, 2010
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- Pete Hammond
With the woes of Wall Street constantly in the headlines, Oliver Stone could not have picked a better time to reignite Wall Street.- Boxoffice Magazine
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- Pete Hammond
A highly entertaining and heartfelt action comedy that ought to steal more laughs than any other film this holiday season.- Boxoffice Magazine
- Posted Nov 3, 2011
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