Dallas Observer's Scores
- Movies
For 1,518 reviews, this publication has graded:
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48% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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49% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.6 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 59
| Highest review score: | Final Destination 3 | |
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| Lowest review score: | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 678 out of 1518
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Mixed: 604 out of 1518
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Negative: 236 out of 1518
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Jean Oppenheimer
A beautiful film from Iran explores beauty both physical and spiritual.- Dallas Observer
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Andy Klein
The entire cast is right on the money, a special word must be said about Seth.- Dallas Observer
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Robert Wilonsky
Bearable only because, unlike the recent spate of teen films, it's so breezy it barely even registers.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
Technically, the movie occasionally rises to become awe-inspiring, and while sometimes you can smell the acting (especially from Matthes), the performances are often soulful.- Dallas Observer
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Luke Y. Thompson
May not have the best script in the world, but it brings Jet Li to the big screen in a way that all action junkies, not just the video-store geeks, will appreciate.- Dallas Observer
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Robert Wilonsky
This is a Julia Roberts Movie about only one thing: being a Julia Roberts Movie.- Dallas Observer
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Robert Wilonsky
One can only assume all the, ah, good stuff landed on the cutting-room floor, because it sure as hell didn't make it to Mars.- Dallas Observer
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Robert Wilonsky
The whole thing seems to meander aimlessly, rarely creating a chill.- Dallas Observer
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Robert Wilonsky
Adequately breezy and sleazy -- a movie about the horniest man in the universe looking for a little one-night stand.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
This infusion of warrior philosophy is the gas in Ghost Dog's tank, and Jarmusch pumps it up for maximum octane throughout.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
With a sneer and a wink, Drowning Mona plunges us into a fresh deluge of idiotic Americana .- Dallas Observer
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Andy Klein
Nobody involved will want to make this banal "comedy" a highlight of their résumé, not if they have any sense.- Dallas Observer
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Luke Y. Thompson
The latest entry in the "next 'Full Monty'" sweepstakes.- Dallas Observer
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Luke Y. Thompson
Mifune's radical stylings belie its clichéd core.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
As detached and unfocused as a college pothead. And about as much fun.- Dallas Observer
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Bill Gallo
In this beautifully devious, exceptionally well-made entertainment, Mr. John Frankenheimer does it all, and more, with the assurance of an old master.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
Philosophy imbues this inescapably self-reflexive movie with a rare compassion.- Dallas Observer
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Robert Wilonsky
It's just a familiar bore, offering chills and thrills only to those who have never seen a movie before.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
Deftly delivered and free of gratuitous gloss, yet enormously rich in its unassuming manner.- Dallas Observer
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Robert Wilonsky
Engaging and revelatory, turning forgotten footnotes and discarded minutiae into the stuff of riveting drama and poignant laughs.- Dallas Observer
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Bill Gallo
This pitch-perfect, richly detailed portrait of raw greed works very well.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
The theme (social breakdown in isolation) is strong, but the plot meanders, and the motivations are decidedly hazy, so its popularity probably stems from its seamless blending of naive wonder and soul-mining horror.- Dallas Observer
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Gregory Weinkauf
Knockout's heart is in the right place, but it drags because of tedious earnestness and shallow "You go, girl!" feminism.- Dallas Observer
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Andy Klein
This sweet little movie is a mild comedy, a much calmer cousin to "Sister Act," with men in robes rather than women in habits.- Dallas Observer
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