Ron Wells

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For 118 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 1% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Ron Wells' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 The Kid Stays in the Picture
Lowest review score: 10 Wild Wild West
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 118
  3. Negative: 19 out of 118
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    Clay Pigeons
    I don't want to say any more about the plot, it's just too much sick fun.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    Probably the best comment I could give it is that after sitting through the first two and 1/2 hours, I would have happily sat through another five. How long am I going to have to wait for that DVD Box Set?
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Face/Off
    OK, the premise may be a little hard to take, but there's plenty of good writing here, anyway.
    • 100 Metascore
    • 100 Ron Wells
    The Godfather
    One warning however: James Caan's shoulder hair, when seen on this size screen, may frighten children considerably (you'll at least want to discuss it openly after the show, answering any questions your kids may have in an honest and direct manner).
    • 42 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    Armageddon
    Sometimes the movie can't decide whether to tug REALLY HARD at the heart strings, or make you laugh at the zany oil riggers.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Ron Wells
    The Operator
    Despite some brief nudity and much swearing, the whole endeavor feels like some sort of half-assed Christian "Adventures in Faith" story I might have endured in Sunday school.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    Velvet Goldmine
    Now the big question: Does this whole thing actually work? Some of the time.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    The Prince of Egypt
    Much of the animation is stunning and all of the vocal performances are good to great. It's just much of the passion seems to be in not stepping on anyone's beliefs or interpretations, instead of in telling the story in the most compelling way possible.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Ron Wells
    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
    BRILLIANT and WITTY. Those are two words that will not be used to described this film.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 20 Ron Wells
    The Other Sister
    I'm going to beat my head into a wall until I relieve myself of the memory of this film that was, well, retarded.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 30 Ron Wells
    Flubber
    Remember when John Hughes made small, original, oh say, GOOD movies?
    • 46 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Payback
    Rips out at least one dimension to reduce everything to archetypal good guys and bad guys, or bad guy and worse guys.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    The Faculty
    It looks like Williamson threw five old scripts in the air and Rodriguez shot the first 90 pages he picked up. I'd like a little more meat on my burger because all I can taste is the cheese.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    Rush Hour
    The stunts are great but they make sense and don't blow the sense of reality of the whole movie.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Ron Wells
    The Matrix
    I'll just say to anyone lamenting the state of American cinema since the 1970s, if you're curious where the next generation of auteurs is coming from, look in the art houses and look in The Matrix.
    • 26 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Phantoms
    Hot Damn! A full-on gory (relatively) unpretensious horror movie!... Far better than it has any right to be.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Deep Blue Sea
    If distinctly uneven CGI, minimal originality and overly convenient plot devices turn you off, this may not be your film.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    10 Things I Hate About You
    Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    Metropolis
    They should have produced this in 3D for IMAX as Metropolis is the kind of work destined to blow the minds of stoners everywhere.
    • 21 Metascore
    • 40 Ron Wells
    8MM
    The biggest thing wrong with this mess is its whole attitude. The film tries to condemn all these shocking things, but if you're not shocked, just wait a couple of minutes and they'll try again.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Psycho
    The movie doesn't stink. The performances are good, potentially great, especially Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    Princesa
    The final result becomes a search not for a knight in shining armor, but one of acceptance for one's own identity.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    Waiting for Guffman
    I saw this movie in a room full of San Francisco movie critics, and I haven't heard that much laughter since, well, the piano duet in "Island of Dr. Moreau" (which you must admit, was pretty funny.)
    • 46 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    Revolution OS
    A great film and an important one.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 20 Ron Wells
    The Waterboy
    A stupid summer movie.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    Rounders
    It's too bad with all of the poker action there wasn't enough time to establish the relationships between characters.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Nightwatch
    It comes off as an amalgam of everything that was cool in 1996, when we first saw the trailer.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    The Negotiator
    Jackson gives an amazing, nuanced performance as he teeters on the edge of paranoia. Spacey gives a great, toned-down show as I guy who's in over his head trying to find out what the hell is going on.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 10 Ron Wells
    Arlington Road
    This masterpiece started out at around three stars, but after the credits, it just got sillier and more lurid.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
    While bearing many similarities to Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream in look and theme, the film covers Maddin’s traditional themes of failed romance. While much brighter than his other films, if you like Maddin’s other works, you’ll probably dig this. If you don’t, this film will not convert you to the cause.
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