R. Kurt Osenlund

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For 76 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 44% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 11 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

R. Kurt Osenlund's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 55
Highest review score: 100 Dear White People
Lowest review score: 0 Jobs
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 76
  3. Negative: 19 out of 76
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Miss You Already
    It winningly reflects how to utilize quiet understandings and, yes, very loud laughter.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Bare
    Dianna Agron, suddenly inspired to let go, proves the perfect on-the-prowl foil to Paz de la Huerta's free spirit.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Magic Mike XXL
    Magic Mike XXL isn't so much a lesser movie than Magic Mike as it is a looser one.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 88 R. Kurt Osenlund
    The D Train
    The film uses its male-on-male boundary-leaping to give the shopworn man-boy narrative a refresh.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Of Horses and Men
    On one hand, the film is surely a celebration of a land's distinct creatures and the people who live among them, but on the other, it's a culture's biting auto-critique.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Into the Woods
    This PG-rated romp is, refreshingly, less notable for its happily-ever-afters than its oh-no-they-didn'ts.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Unbroken
    The film's chief misstep is taking its title too literally, and ultimately depicting Louie as an indestructible, and thus largely inhuman, superhero.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    One Chance
    David Frankel crams his story with predictable developments, yet he matches his subject in spirit, pushing something into the spotlight that, however unlikely, elicits irresistible glee.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Foxcatcher
    Of Bennett Miller's many directorial feats, his canniest is his depiction of the precariousness of bonds, and how those bonds can shift, drastically yet almost imperceptibly.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Frank
    The film boldly raises the unanswerable question of whether it's better for an artist to safely isolate his work or tweak it a bit so as to share it with the world.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Dear White People
    Like the movie itself, every character is a beautiful swirl of contradictions.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Non-Stop
    The latest collaboration between director Jaume Collet-Serra and star Liam Neeson is made with far more care and visual detail than you might expect.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    The LEGO Movie
    All told, there's an ageless warmth to The LEGO Movie akin to that of the LEGO brand itself.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
    In keeping his actors on his sober-yet-buoyant plane, Kenneth Branagh presents a convincing romance that doesn't stall the film's brisk clip.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Out of the Furnace
    What this movie finally boils down to is a deceptively simple tale of two brothers, and of being one's brother's keeper, and of seeking justice on the crudest of fronts.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Frozen
    The film's empowering themes of feminine strengths and bonds eventually flourish in novel fashion.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    The Book Thief
    Books themselves become the story's key symbol, representing the past and future, loss and possibility, of a place that's ground zero for some of history's darkest days.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Thor: The Dark World
    Superhero movies aren't going anywhere, nor is their standard, on-to-the-next-fight structure, so it's heartening to see a gem that grandly and amusingly fills in the blanks.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Nebraska
    In the film, Alexander Payne's overview of America is extraordinarily, multifariously profound.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 88 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Concussion
    The near-imperceptible finesse of Abby's characterization reflects writer-director Stacie Passon's effortless, interesting mix of richness and economy.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Captain Phillips
    It works too hard to keep matters on an even, we're-all-more-alike-than-different keel, which is just one part of its chief problem of forcefully conveying information and intent.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Le Week-End
    Both keenly calculated and flowing with offbeat, naturalistic detail, Hanif Kureishi's jewel of a script reflects his sensibilities as a playwright.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 88 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Mother of George
    Beautiful, poetic, and hard-hitting without the use of excessive force and deeply layered with evolving and regional nuances of feminine experience
    • 82 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Short Term 12
    There's tremendous dramatic value to the aching and sometimes devastating scenes that home in on these kids' private torments.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    The Wolverine
    This may be the year's best superhero movie because, for a sufficient amount of time, it doesn't feel like a superhero movie at all.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Turbo
    As a film about social issues, and simply being yourself, it's commendably progressive, going so far as serving as a kind of coming-out story.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 75 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Identity Thief
    Melissa McCarthy is riveting in simply-penned moments of remorse and confession, adding tearful depth to her ace timing and formidable physical comedy.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    LUV
    As a film that largely works as a subdued twist on the familiar drama about crime and family, LUV needed more intimacy and focus.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
    Characters are better employed; emotions are, for once, palpable; and the selfishness of Bella, author Stephenie Meyer's avatar, is finally somewhat squelched.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 63 R. Kurt Osenlund
    Price Check
    The script is teeming with informed jargon about the business of supermarket pricing, and with actors like Posey as its vessel, the dialogue rings with an unlikely blend of fascination and farce.
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