Film Journal International's Scores
- Movies
For 225 reviews, this publication has graded:
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56% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.3 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 65
| Highest review score: | Alien | |
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| Lowest review score: | The Happytime Murders |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 151 out of 225
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Mixed: 43 out of 225
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Negative: 31 out of 225
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Maitland McDonagh
What makes it play is Archambault, who gives a strikingly unpleasant performance as Gerald.- Film Journal International
- Posted Jul 26, 2018
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Gary M. Kramer
Despite all of the mediocrity, there are a handful of sweet moments in the film.- Film Journal International
- Posted Sep 7, 2018
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Harry Haun
Should there not be enough travail or unhappiness in your life, this dud’s for you.- Film Journal International
- Posted Sep 20, 2018
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Maitland McDonagh
The bottom line is that Reprisal is an extremely silly movie doing its damnedest to look tough and gritty and clever, none of which it is. In fact, it’s both tediously formulaic and weirdly puzzling.- Film Journal International
- Posted Aug 30, 2018
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Maitland McDonagh
Ultimately, Speed Kills feels startlingly like a 1990s direct-to-video action movie with an inexplicably inflated budget.- Film Journal International
- Posted Nov 8, 2018
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Maitland McDonagh
If it were half an hour shorter, China Salesman (released overseas as Deadly Contract, the epitome of generic titling) might be a candidate for “so bad it’s good (or at least kind of fun)” status. But it’s not.- Film Journal International
- Posted Jun 17, 2018
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David Noh
Larger Than Life presents a vividly comprehensive picture of Aucoin’s work...and the intoxicating era in which he thrived, when models were gorgeous and sensual women. But Bartok leaves out certain key incidents that would have lent greater depth and interest.- Film Journal International
- Posted Jul 19, 2018
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Gary M. Kramer
I Am Vengeance showcases Bennett playing tough and taciturn, but he nevertheless comes off a bit stiff. He has potential, but Bennett is going to need to try a little harder to have a career on par with his Eliminators co-star Adkins.- Film Journal International
- Posted Aug 23, 2018
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Lisa Jo Sagolla
While she is a fascinating contemporary performer—one who certainly merits introducing, as many dance aficionados don’t even know who she is—this extended cinematic look at Molina might have been more effective as a documentary short.- Film Journal International
- Posted Oct 18, 2018
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Frank Lovece
There's something for everybody in The Lost Village, but it's like a beef-casserole milkshake.- Film Journal International
- Posted Oct 24, 2018
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Gary M. Kramer
The stories are all heartfelt. Epstein wants Weed the People to provide folks with hope. It may jerk tears when one subject encounters a setback, or another patient loses their battle with cancer, but there will also be tears of joy with the film’s multiple success stories.- Film Journal International
- Posted Oct 25, 2018
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Nick Schager
Duncan’s film is at once obvious and repetitive, ably depicting the in-depth study required to be a doctor and yet failing to convey anything that isn’t readily apparent–including the sheer unpleasantness of seeing deceased men and women carved up for scientific inquiry.- Film Journal International
- Posted Oct 25, 2018
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David Noh
Although no one dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease or gives a heart-rending baseball retirement speech, Late Life is possibly the most purely moving batter-up film since every dad’s favorite male weepie, The Pride of the Yankees.- Film Journal International
- Posted Oct 25, 2018
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Budd Wilkins
Ultimately, then, for all its attention to historical detail, not to mention pictorial splendor, Goyo: The Boy General offers American audiences a puzzling, inconstant vision of the past.- Film Journal International
- Posted Oct 31, 2018
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