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 1.8 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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    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 Ruthe Stein
    51 Birch Street
    Block's hypnotic documentary, among the finest of the year.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    The Duchess
    It tells the amazing, but mostly true, story of a late-18th century aristocrat who made an indelible mark on English society akin to that of her direct descendant, Lady Diana.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Laws of Attraction
    Brosnan and Moore display a knack for fast delivery of smart dialogue both in court and in bed. Their verbal sparring is the main attraction of Laws of Attraction and helped me overlook plot holes of massive proportions.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    3-Iron
    The sooner you let yourself go with Kim's flow, the more likely you are to come away satisfied. Think of it as South Korea's answer to "Memento," just don't think too hard.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Aquamarine
    The movie has a sweetness and innocence that makes it near perfect entertainment for its target audience.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    Vitus
    Vitus is likable enough and definitely suitable entertainment for young people willing to read subtitles.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Rent
    Columbus' schizoid approach works more often than not.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Nothing Like the Holidays
    Like a Christmas present you didn't know you wanted but are delighted to receive.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    ...And They Lived Happily Ever After
    A marital comedy as perceptive as it is delectable.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 100 Ruthe Stein
    The Mother
    Daring in its affirmation that a dowdy woman in her late 60s still can let go of her inhibitions and exhibit a lascivious side.
    • 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.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 100 Ruthe Stein
    Millions
    Utterly enchanting.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    Employee of the Month
    This will never be the movie of the month, but you could do a lot worse at the multiplex.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Eden
    A compelling Irish drama.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 100 Ruthe Stein
    Little Miss Sunshine
    Sly, near-perfect comedy.
    • 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.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 25 Ruthe Stein
    Unaccompanied Minors
    A half-baked script by Jacob Meszaros and Mya Stark admittedly gives Feig little to work with. But his young cast is capable of a lot more than is required of them in this so-called comedy.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    Conspiracy of Silence
    Feels like a personal vendetta.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 25 Ruthe Stein
    Two Weeks
    Although well intentioned, has the superficial gloss of a TV movie of the week.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    Living Out Loud
    Much about Living Out Loud is pretty far-fetched, but at least it accurately portrays the dating possibilities for newly divorced women of a certain age.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 25 Ruthe Stein
    Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
    It's as if a trumped-up biopic of Andy Warhol were to appear titled "Soup.''
    • 48 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    A Lot Like Love
    An unfortunate casting decision, however, comes close to sabotaging a witty script.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    The Pillow Book
    The Pillow Book sometimes seems like three different movies, each one an eyeful but together too much of a good thing.
    • 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.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    D.E.B.S.
    A lumpy concoction.
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