Ruthe Stein

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San Francisco Chronicle
For 411 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Ruthe Stein's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 The Visitor
Lowest review score: 0 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 244 out of 411
  2. Mixed: 111 out of 411
  3. Negative: 56 out of 411
411 movie reviews
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Innocent Voices
    Heart-wrenching.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    The Lookout
    A solidly above-average thriller.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Ten Canoes
    Offers another way into these complex indigenous people, through storytelling as haunting as their artwork.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Hamlet 2
    Like its low-key star, Hamlet 2 is more likely to elicit quiet chuckles than raucous laughter.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Eden
    A compelling Irish drama.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Boynton Beach Club
    The way Boynton Beach residents reach out to one another is enough to make you consider relocating to one of these communities.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Volver
    Lower your expectations going into Volver and accept it for what it is: a ridiculously entertaining melodrama with loud echoes of "Mildred Pierce" that provides Penelope Cruz with a vehicle for her multifaceted talents.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Avenue Montaigne
    That the film succeeds as well as it does despite a series of coincidences that strain credibility is a credit to a fine cast and a joie de vivre that pervades even the most implausible moments.
    • 27 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Imagining Argentina
    A powerful and disturbing political drama.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Daybreak
    To the extent that this difficult but ultimately rewarding film has a message, it's that you can't run away from who you are.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Separate Lies
    Quietly unsettling.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Love and Other Catastrophes
    It looks like a low-budget film, but in this case that just adds to the charm. Croghan's only false move was to divide her film into segments, each one introduced by a quote from a famous writer.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Sleeping Dogs Lie
    Lacks the marquee names and production values of big studio romantic comedies, but it connects on an emotional level most of them fail to do.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Lady Chatterley
    As the title character in Lady Chatterley, Marina Hands does the most persuasive job of feigning sexual pleasure since Jane Fonda in "Coming Home."
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Zathura: A Space Adventure
    The movie harks back to a time before state-of-the-art technology when writers and directors had to rely mostly on imagination.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John
    Surprisingly robust.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Rize
    Riveting.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)
    Although based on a fictional story, it has the feel of truth and is a vivid reminder of the hell Mexicans put themselves through to live in the United States, even illegally.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Next Stop Wonderland
    Both actors are so appealing, you root for the inevitable meeting to happen somewhere in the vicinity of Wonderland.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Red Lights
    An eerily affecting domestic drama combining elements of "The Lost Weekend'' with "Lost Highway.''
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Transsiberian
    In the riveting Transsiberian, a train of that name adds international intrigue to the mix.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Walk on Water
    Hits a bulls-eye.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Snow Angels
    Revelatory as well as unsettling.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Heights
    Perversely fascinating.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Afterglow
    Mate swapping is so '70s. But Alan Rudolph, who wrote and directed Afterglow, avoids making it seem dated by presenting the menage a quatre as accidental.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Save Me
    Doesn't poke fun at anyone's beliefs.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Save the Green Planet!
    A very human story.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Paradise Now
    A compelling, tightly made political thriller.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    The Last Kiss
    The Last Kiss ponders what you give up -- and what you gain -- from sticking with what you've got.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Raise Your Voice
    Raises the bar for movies geared to teens.
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