Rachel Saltz

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The New York Times
For 154 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 27% higher than the average critic
  • 25% same as the average critic
  • 48% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 11.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Rachel Saltz's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 54
Highest review score: 90 I Killed My Mother
Lowest review score: 20 Race 2
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 154
  2. Mixed: 94 out of 154
  3. Negative: 18 out of 154
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Dabangg 3
    Dabangg 3 is earnest, and it earnestly wants to deliver thrills. To do so, though, it would have to provide that other essential Bollywood ingredient: emotion. What’s missing are the tears. The movie hardly leaves a trace.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Saaho
    The movie is crisply, sometimes stylishly shot (Madhie did the cinematography), but it’s too muddled to be slick and too lacking in charm to establish any emotional stakes.
    • 26 Metascore
    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    The Black Prince
    A dramatic life does not necessarily a dramatic film make.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Baaghi
    Because the filmmakers have given their characters labels (rebel, guru, villain) instead of personalities, the movie’s bid for epic resonance feels particularly hollow.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Phantom
    The hapless secret agent heroes of Kabir Khan’s revenge thriller Phantom, could have used some pointers before being sent into the field.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Kick
    A star can lift a movie like Kick, making its silliness sublime. That doesn’t happen here.
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    • 20 Rachel Saltz
    Humshakals
    During its 159 minutes, this movie bombards you with eager-to-please but clueless shtick.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Total Siyapaa (Total Chaos)
    The cramped first half, mostly in the Singh apartment, is crudely unfunny.
    • 29 Metascore
    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Chander Pahar (Mountains Of The Moon)
    One reason Chander Pahar seems so plodding is that Mr. Mukherjee has a habit of telling us what he doesn’t know how to show.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Bullett Raja
    If Bullett Raja had more spark, it might be fun to contemplate its barely hidden crisis-of-masculinity subtexts.
    • 23 Metascore
    • 20 Rachel Saltz
    I Do
    In a better movie you might play along with contrived plot twists and fake obstacles, but watching I Do, a movie with thin characters and a languorous pace, you find yourself talking back to the screen.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    How Sweet It Is
    Brian Herzlinger’s How Sweet It Is, an ode to the healing powers of musical theater, misfires so badly at the beginning that it takes a while to notice when it goes from godawful to sweetly awful.
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    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Himmatwala
    Himmatwala feels timid and overeager. Except when it’s terrible.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Leonie
    Leonie Gilmour was almost certainly unusual and unusually self-reliant. Too bad that the film that bears her name ultimately reduces her to the mother of her child.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Rubberneck
    It’s dragged down by non-scene after non-scene, and filmmaking choices that don’t earn their keep.
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    • 20 Rachel Saltz
    Race 2
    Race 2, directed by Abbas-Mastan, has little to offer besides its loving gaze at wealth and flesh.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 30 Rachel Saltz
    Hick
    Ms. Portes's script strains credulity, and it's not helped by Mr. Martini, who can't find the right tone.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 20 Rachel Saltz
    Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
    Lost in all this is Halston, who comes through only in dribs and drabs. If you're curious about him, skip this film. Read about him - you'll learn far more on his Wikipedia page - and look at his clothes. And if you're a filmmaker, go out and make a decent movie about him: he deserves it.

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