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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    • 40 Metascore
    • 10 Ron Wells
    Wild Wild West
    Aside from the pesky problems of tone and lazy writing, the whole move is a little choppy.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Varsity Blues
    It is not quite as stupid as it looks. I'm not saying it ISN'T dumb, though, just not as bad as I think even the studio thought.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Star Trek: Insurrection
    This movie best exploits the strengths of the show as well, such as the chemistry among the cast.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    Deconstructing Harry
    I've never been a fan, but in the space of a couple hours the Woodster gives both an explanation AND the finger to ALL of his critics. This is mean-spirited fun, just the way we like it!
    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Ron Wells
    Instinct
    The audience will respond better to ENTERTAINMENT than a club to the head.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 40 Ron Wells
    The Thirteenth Floor
    The fourth best virtual reality film of 1999. The best is "The Matrix". The second best is "eXistenZ". The third best, well, there's got to be something better than this.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Ron Wells
    Bartleby
    Oh, boy. This is not unlike watching one of the movies Jerry Lewis made after that concentration camp/clown epic nearly destroyed his career and his mind.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 40 Ron Wells
    The Out-of-Towners
    It's a little frightening to watch Hawn be "bubbly" at her age.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Lethal Weapon 4
    Don't get your expectations up, but "LW4" is a decent enough date film.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    The Opposite of Sex
    It's an excellent date film, but it won't change your life.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    Mulan
    It seems as if all of the new animation competition has lit a fire under Disney's collective ass and they have something to prove again.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    Idle Hands
    Hey, it's not "Gone With the Wind" or even "Nightmare on Elm Street", so don't expect a masterpiece. You get a little nudity, a lot of gore, Seth Green doing his ironic commentary thing, and an easy way to kill a couple of hours.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    One Hour Photo
    If this is the direction Williams is headed in his career, fantastic. For auteur Romanek, it was at least a good first try.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    The X Files
    The problem is, the main conspiracy of the show is so vast, you have to walk around it a couple of times before you can see what it is.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Lucky Break
    Overall, it's good, not great.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Ron Wells
    The Corruptor
    I don't know if this movie could have been made with anyone but Chow Yun-Fat. As Chen, he finally is allowed to display the nervous energy and Eastern rhythms we associate with his Hong Kong work.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Simon Birch
    If you were expecting a small art film, you know you're in trouble when the first thing you see is Jim Carrey.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 20 Ron Wells
    Holy Man
    Holy Man is just a dumb romantic comedy passing itself off as something else.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 20 Ron Wells
    I Am Sam
    Is this what Sean Penn has come to in his 40s? He hasn't appeared this retarded since he was married to Madonna.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Shuang long hui
    If you like Chan's Hong Kong films, you'll like this. Much of the "dramatic" work and dialogue are horrible but the stunt work here is actually superior to many of Chan's films.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Tadpole
    Not a film that will change your life. It instead proves that shooting your movie with cheap technology doesn't mean it can't be fun or entertaining. In the end, that's enough.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Ron Wells
    Teknolust
    If you've got the opportunity to have someone as talented and game for anything as Swinton, you really owe it to her to give her a real movie to be in.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 90 Ron Wells
    Love! Valour! Compassion!
    The best thing the filmmakers did was to pull a cast out of the stage productions. Importantly, the actors convey a sense of history and comfort with each other.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Ron Wells
    Central Station
    I wasn't in the mood for this film, but it got to me anyway.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    You know, each and every person reading this right now will shell out their six bucks ($9-$14 in L.A./New York) to see this film no matter what I say. Hell, I feel ambivalent about it and I'm still going to pay to see it again.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Ron Wells
    Scotland, Pa.
    This should have been a black comic masterpiece. The cast is certainly up to the task, even in the small roles.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Ron Wells
    Intimacy
    It's ironic that a film exploring the mysteries of how people succeed and fail to connect with each other then fails to really connect with its audience.
    • 7 Metascore
    • 40 Ron Wells
    Baby Geniuses
    This movie wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It's still not that good though.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 90 Ron Wells
    Bamboozled
    The director’s new masterpiece is a summation of nearly everything he has learned as a filmmaker, and about black culture, but he doesn’t feel the need to beat the audience over the head for each lesson he’s trying to impart.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 100 Ron Wells
    The Kid Stays in the Picture
    I've already seen at least 20 documentaries this year. They've left me amused, sad, informed, bored, pissed-off, whatever. I'm willing to bet, though, that I don't see another this year as richly entertaining or as cathartic as The Kid Stays in the Picture. Is it really that good? You better believe it.
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