William Thomas

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For 264 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

William Thomas' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Taxi Driver
Lowest review score: 20 Melania
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 264
  2. Mixed: 164 out of 264
  3. Negative: 15 out of 264
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 William Thomas
    Shane
    Tries just a tad too hard to be a classic, with Ladd's Roy Rogers woodenness not quite getting the depths of author Jack Schaefer's fallen hero, but the support - Jean Arthur as the yearning farmer's wife, Ben Johnson as the conscience-struck bully - are excellent, and some scenes lodge forever in your memory.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 90 William Thomas
    Coma
    A suspense-filled nailbiter that plays on a fear no weapon weilding psycho can top.
    • 22 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    Revolution
    It's a fine line between high art and overblown nonsense. Bizarre accents and annoying camerawork abound in this package of tripe which isn't sure whether it has just left the butchers or is on its way back.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    Xanadu
    This modern musical - with tunes written by Where Are They Now pop band ELO - falls flat on its face simply because the premise is so utterly ludicrous.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    Dead Calm
    Initially, the film works well as a tense, teasing suspense vehicle. But one of Dead Calm’s major problems is that it brings to mind ideas and plot similarities from so many other films that you are constantly being reminded of its own rather humble status.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
    Not as closely controlled as My Beautiful Laundrette, but still a purposeful cross-cultural comedy that raises a few questions alongside the few laughs.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    Firefox
    An unbelievably long film for so little pay-off. More cowboys, please.
    • 24 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    The Great Outdoors
    Entertaining family movie for rainy nights and Christmas holidays.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    The Sword in the Stone
    Disney’s adaptation of the first book in T. W. White’s colourful Arthurian trilogy The Once And Future King (which also served as the source for the musical Camelot) is formulaic matinee fare, competent and sprightly but undistinguished.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    The Lover
    Thankfully Annaud's stunning direction takes in the beautiful scenery allowing a mild diversion from the scenes of romance.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 William Thomas
    No Way Out
    Good performances from a strong cast and paranoid plotting enough to keep even the staunchest of remake nay-sayers quiet. Hitchockian production with a modern twist.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    Land of the Lost
    Humdrum adaptation that should, given the ripe nature of its source material, have been much better.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    Flight of the Navigator
    Never brave enough to feel far-reaching (or, ironically, far-fetched, when time-travel and space flight are so popular at the movies), Navigator still fulfills its mission, distracting the family for bang-on an hour and a half.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    That's Entertainment! III
    It soon becomes apparent, though, that the best songs were used by the first two films, leaving the third with a set of slightly underwhelming tunes.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    Goin' South
    Fun, but it mugs too hard.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    Young Guns II
    An affectionate and entertaining tribute to the Western - but, Estevez aside, Young Guns II doesn't exactly add much to the old genre.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 100 William Thomas
    12 Angry Men
    Sidney Lumet's dazzling debut, based on Reginald Rose's teleplay, delivers a masterclass in the pure dynamism of acting, as Henry Fonda's reasonable doubt gradually sways the 11 other jurors from their various prejudices.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    Raw Deal
    A sadly lightweight spar through rule-breaking cop conventions that doesn't utilise it's star's bulk to any great effect.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 William Thomas
    East of Eden
    Steinbeck himself praised it for reaching the parts his book couldn't. Need a better endorsement?
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 William Thomas
    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
    A beautifully presented tale of love, honor and duty from a master film-maker.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 William Thomas
    The Tin Drum
    Beautiful to look at, but shot with a cruel and unerring eye, it gives no quarter to the German people for their complicity in events, and in turn disgusts, amazes and frightens.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 William Thomas
    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
    The people do the talking in this rage-fuelled doc and only the stone hearted will fail to be moved by the resilience of the affected and the inaction of their government.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 William Thomas
    Outrageous Fortune
    Leslie Dixon’s script is effective, though sometimes seems stranded between the domestic humour and the big issues being played out. Still, engaging, undemanding stuff.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    The Pink Panther 2
    A mirthless shot in the dark that misses the target by some distance.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 William Thomas
    Swing Shift
    This film is more known for being the one which introduced Goldie Hawn to Kurt Russell than anything else, which is somewhat unfair as at its heart lies a sweet romance, with good performances from both the leads and an Oscar nomination for supporting actress Lahti.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    Legal Eagles
    The likeable veneer of the film never threatens to evaporate, which is both a good and a bad thing; the comedy is plentiful but the dark laughs are never quite dark enough, given the subject matter.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 William Thomas
    Betsy's Wedding
    Most of the people who see this will own funnier home videos of wedding disasters.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 William Thomas
    Crossing Delancey
    A small film, but fresh and immensely charming.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    Ghost Rider
    A blockbuster that offers enough quirky pleasures to feel fresh and unpredictable.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 William Thomas
    The Enforcer
    Same old sequel squanderings.
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