Phil Hall

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For 197 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 34% higher than the average critic
  • 1% same as the average critic
  • 65% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 12.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Phil Hall's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 54
Highest review score: 100 Drift
Lowest review score: 0 The Groomsmen
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 197
  2. Mixed: 84 out of 197
  3. Negative: 54 out of 197
197 movie reviews
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    • 45 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    Bangkok Dangerous
    A style-rich, substance-weak B-level gangster movie which is noteworthy for two unusual reasons: it is one of the very few films from Thailand to gain international release and it is the perhaps the only film of its genre to feature a love story between a hit man and a pharmacist.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
    Watching these old pros elbow their way into the spotlight is the film’s finest surprise, but watching Plowright out-act them all is the ultimate joy.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    Unmistaken Child
    Although the film is handsomely filmed and features a surprisingly frank view of the political machinations within the upper ranks of Tibetan Buddhism – even the Dalai Lama comes across as a bit of a wheeler-dealer – Unmistaken Child is more than a little disappointing.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    The Middle of the World
    A dull film, inspired by a true story.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Phil Hall
    Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
    The film is a visceral overload of wordplay ranging from the spontaneous neighborhood park jams to the overflowing concert venues.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Without the King
    It is a shame the film doesn't cast a wider net into deeper political waters – the outrage is barely scratched in this production.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 60 Phil Hall
    Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
    A small, no-budget, seemingly unsophisticated film that creates a minor energy miracle by fueling its running time on pure raffish charm.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Phil Hall
    Freeze Me
    With a stronger actress who could have been in greater command of the character, Freeze Me would have been a cold-hearted masterpiece rather than the okay thriller it turned out.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    Testosterone
    Never quite clicks, primarily because the central male characters are badly miscast.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    The Pianist
    At the risk of being called an anti-Semite, I would like to propose a moratorium on Holocaust movies -- While it would be crass to discount the importance of the subject, at the same time one has to admit there is some degree of excess going on here.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
    Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou has created so many memorable films (most recently the wuxia double-play "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers") that one can easily excuse his new clinker Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Oliver Twist
    Handsomely produced but emotionally inert offering.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets
    Beautifully produced but emotionally vacant drama.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    The Other Side of the Street
    A lopsided effort which is part-thriller, part-social commentary, and totally forgettable.
    • 29 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    The Girl Next Door
    The result is a great-looking bore.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Monsieur Ibrahim
    Maybe someday an enterprising filmmaker will make a film about this forgotten chapter in Muslim-Jewish relations. It would be a lot more compelling and memorable than the nonsense in Monsieur Ibrahim.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
    The film is a bore.
    • 24 Metascore
    • 60 Phil Hall
    A Sound of Thunder
    A guilty pleasure diversion. Yeah, it is dumber than a bag of hair. But it is also fast, occasionally funny and genuinely entertaining in an old-fashion no-brainer manner.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Phil Hall
    A Walk to Beautiful
    A stirring and touching production, and it is difficult not to be moved by the women’s medical progress. However, it suffers from a somewhat leisurely pacing.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Naqoyqatsi
    Sadly, Naqoyqatsi quickly degenerates into a monotonous skein of banal images which strangely reinforces the message that we're living in a damn dull society.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Phil Hall
    Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
    For those who never heard of "The Goldbergs" and its amazing star, Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg will provide a special introduction to a special person.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America
    A stale and poorly researched documentary.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Duck Season
    Sometimes Duck Season is amusing. More often, though, it is boring and icky.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    The Last Time I Saw Paris
    Okay, this isn’t a great film. Maybe it’s not even a good film. But for 1954, “The Last Time I Saw Paris” filled the bill with enough mindless silliness to keep people amused for two hours. Even today, it’s good for a cynical laugh.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Bombay Eunuch
    Fairly mundane and frequently boring.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Phil Hall
    The Proposition
    A good film, but it should’ve been a great one.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 40 Phil Hall
    Hotel Rwanda
    The film presents the Rwandans in the worst possible way: venal, corrupt, vicious, stupid, barbaric and completely incapable of governing themselves. Honestly, I've seen more intelligent and sympathetic depictions of Africans in Tarzan movies.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    Friends and Family
    A mild but diverting farce about misperceptions involving gays and goombas.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    Vodka Lemon
    The film's leisurely pacing is often too slow for its own good, and many scenes meander endlessly with no true payoff.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Phil Hall
    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
    A well-intended but hopelessly ill-focused documentary which wants to be the "That's Entertainment!" for the New York theater but seems like a hodgepodge of anecdotes, factoids and moldy memories.
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