Samantha Nelson

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IGN, Polygon
For 19 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 21% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 79% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Samantha Nelson's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 56
Highest review score: 90 Nimona
Lowest review score: 15 America: The Motion Picture
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
19 movie reviews
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 40 Samantha Nelson
    Hoppers
    Pixar has been alternating between playing things safe with sequels to its hits and taking bigger swings with emotional human stories. Hoppers sits awkwardly between these impulses, recycling emotional moments and plots from other films while eschewing any clear moral or big moments of character growth.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Samantha Nelson
    Predator: Badlands
    While there’s plenty of CGI-packed action, there’s no real tension.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 55 Samantha Nelson
    TRON: Ares
    Rønning’s dazzling action sequences and the killer soundtrack might be enough to satisfy fans, but Tron: Ares feels just as likely to get lost among a sea of the type of films Tron inspired.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Samantha Nelson
    Sharper
    While Sharper is visually stylish and is driven by some excellent performances from Sebastian Stan, Julianne Moore, and Brianna Middleton, this con-artist thriller overuses the same plot twists so much that they lose all their impact, and later the initially shrewd characters become too easily bamboozled.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Samantha Nelson
    New Gods: Yang Jian
    New Gods: Yang Jiang is worth watching for its novel animated action sequences, but its muddled story lacks the punch of its predecessor, New Gods: Nezha Reborn.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Samantha Nelson
    Spirited
    Even Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell aren’t charming enough to redeem AppleTV+’s humbug musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 45 Samantha Nelson
    Black Adam
    Black Adam is overstuffed with underdeveloped concepts and characters that have been done better in other shows and films.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Samantha Nelson
    Encounter
    Encounter is a tense, and stylish thriller with some excellent performances, but it’s dragged down by a lack of focus and pointless tangents.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Samantha Nelson
    The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
    The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf isn’t a bad film, but it fundamentally lacks an identity of its own.

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