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
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 25 Ruthe Stein
    The Promise
    The prologue sets a simpleton tone that, distressingly, continues throughout.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    The Notebook
    An old-fashioned and occasionally schmaltzy movie that delivers an emotional wallop
    • 31 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    Deception
    An overwrought and ultimately silly thriller.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    Civic Duty
    A noble try that disappoints.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Boy A
    Boy A will rivet you while raising issues about forgiveness and just who deserves it.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
    Played by likable newcomer Jamie Sives, who resembles Colin Farrell without the scowl, Wilbur grows on you the same way this offbeat movie does.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 Ruthe Stein
    Pride & Prejudice
    Deliriously charming.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    The Mudge Boy
    A little picture -- the names of the entire cast would fit on half a sheet of paper -- but it’s more heartfelt than movies with 50 times the budget.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 25 Ruthe Stein
    The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
    With words streaming out of their mouths instead of into bubbles, Ethan and his gang of past, present and future lovers sound laughingly unbelievable. They're on the road to inanity.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    The Namesake
    Showing the intricate dynamics of family relationships is something Mira Nair does as well as any director working today.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    The Amityville Horror
    The truly shocking thing about the new version is that it's not bloody awful.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Where the Truth Lies
    High-gloss trash but compulsively watchable.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Fifty-Fifty
    Schizo offers not just the proverbial window into village life in Kazakhstan, but a panoramic view.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Breakfast on Pluto
    Known for his visual images, Jordan outdoes himself in "Breakfast,'' a feast for the eyes.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Ruthe Stein
    The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
    The movie is a stunner, so hypnotic that the length hardly matters.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Kings & Queen
    Though overly long and difficult to digest, it's a feast you won't want to miss.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Elsa y Fred
    Worth seeing just to admire how Argentine writer-director Marcos Carnevale avoids so much as a whiff of condescension.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Ruthe Stein
    On the Run
    The least appealing of the trilogy.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 25 Ruthe Stein
    Hard Eight
    Noirish thrillers live or die by their plot twists and dialogue -- talk literally being cheap compared to action shots. Unfortunately, the script by first-time filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson fails on both counts.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Ruthe Stein
    Ella Enchanted
    The movie doesn't aspire to be art, merely to entertain adolescent girls, which is practically guaranteed by the luminous presence of Anne Hathaway.
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