Wilson Chapman

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For 35 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 37% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 58% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Wilson Chapman's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 61
Highest review score: 83 Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
Lowest review score: 16 Sight
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 35
  3. Negative: 2 out of 35
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    • 37 Metascore
    • 42 Wilson Chapman
    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
    The film’s surplus of action and chase scenes follows the same rigid formula of swooping camera movements and game power-up deus ex machinas that no sequence ever proves particularly exciting. If anything, the film only loses energy as it goes on, with the final confrontation proving particularly anemic and rushed, as if the film is hurrying along to avoid having to delve into its storylines with more than a surface skim.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 58 Wilson Chapman
    Take Me Home
    Sargent shows talent at constructing a down-to-Earth, largely observational character study that admirably doesn’t lean too hard on inspirational pathos or turgid trauma porn to generate drama or emotion. It makes for a very promising first feature, one that unfortunately undercuts itself with an underwhelming, emotionally vapid fantasy of a conclusion.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 50 Wilson Chapman
    Mercy
    The work of everyone involved — from the sleepy performances to the crew doing an okay but never exemplary job — suggests a first draft, a sense of wanting to get the thing out and move on. At every minute of “Mercy,” you can practically hear the filmmakers saying: “Eh, it’s January. Good enough."
    • 73 Metascore
    • 58 Wilson Chapman
    Calle Málaga
    Despite the film’s introductory text, most of Calle Malaga could happen in any city in the world. Without Maura’s performance, there’d be no specificity to speak of.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 42 Wilson Chapman
    Nobody 2
    Odenkirk seems decidedly checked out: he, along with almost every other actor in the cast, approaches the material with a complete lack of energy, which can pass for an acting choice to represent Hutch’s exhaustion but slowly begins to resemble a boredom with this character.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 58 Wilson Chapman
    Elio
    Elio isn’t a bad time at the theaters — it’s pretty to look at, charming enough, and frequently funny. But by shying away from investing in where its main character is coming from, the movie makes his galactic adventures feel a bit weightless.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Wilson Chapman
    Karate Kid: Legends
    In tying its story to the saga of Daniel LaRusso, Karate Kid: Legends resorts to repeating his journey entirely, leading to a martial arts film that has limited new moves compared to what audiences have seen 40 years ago.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 42 Wilson Chapman
    Jimpa
    Between an over-reliance on woozy indie filmmaking staples — from its soft lighting to its plodding, overly delicate score — and a central family dynamic that never feels legible, the end result is more irritating than enlightening.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Wilson Chapman
    The Teacher
    The movie struggles to translate its noble aims to compelling drama, with any audience investment merely being a byproduct of the inherently high stakes.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 58 Wilson Chapman
    The Cut
    It’s easy to imagine a performer more attuned to deliver intense, driven performances unlock the full potential of this character. As it is, The Cut never quite cuts as deep as you want it to.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 58 Wilson Chapman
    The Killer's Game
    The Killer’s Game finally gives Dave Bautista a great rom-com part to play, so it’s a shame that his rom-com leading lady isn’t given the same opportunity to fully pop.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Wilson Chapman
    Transformers One
    For all of the garishly shiny lens flairs that gleam off our heroes’ metallic heads, Transformers One feels rusted over, offering a predictable, formulaic product as generic as its “working title that never got dropped” name.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Wilson Chapman
    Rhinegold
    If there’s a core flaw to Rhinegold, it’s that you walk out of it knowing a lot about its subject’s biography but almost nothing about who he truly is.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 58 Wilson Chapman
    Slow
    Cicėnas and Grineviciute are both strong actors, each conveying their character insecurities and vulnerabilities with nuance, but their chemistry together isn’t quite enough to paper over the cracks in the movie’s love story
    • 34 Metascore
    • 50 Wilson Chapman
    Imaginary
    Even at its most entertaining, “Imaginary” has about as much staying power as the figments of imagination that give it its name. Just like your childhood imaginary friend, you’ll probably forget about it pretty quickly.

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