San Francisco Chronicle's Scores
- Movies
- TV
For 9,303 reviews, this publication has graded:
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52% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.1 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
| Highest review score: | Mansfield Park | |
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| Lowest review score: | Speed 2: Cruise Control |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5,160 out of 9303
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Mixed: 2,657 out of 9303
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Negative: 1,486 out of 9303
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Mick LaSalle
A thriller that presses all the buttons: parental love, childhood terror, fear of Vince Vaughn.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Edward Guthmann
A tale of yuppie conformity and domestic angst that quickly turns into a horror film.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Carla Meyer
Funny and sweet enough to delight kids and inventive enough to satisfy adults.- San Francisco Chronicle
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A charmer, a movie whose embrace of cinema is so passionate it could be mistaken for an embrace of life.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Bob Graham
It's called One, and the hemorrhaging begins with the so-called story, which doesn't quite add up to one.- San Francisco Chronicle
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The Coens' plotting, with its suspense and reversals, is a source of amazement and delight.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Carla Meyer
If one ignores reason, High Heels hums along well enough as a crime caper.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Mick LaSalle
The movie has some clumsy dialogue and awkward turns, but the picture is brisk and likable.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Edward Guthmann
This is a tour-de-force performance, delivered by an actor at the top of his game, and it's a shame that K-Pax, instead of engaging our imaginations as it promises to, devolves into such a conventional, paint-by- numbers disappointment.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Kline, in particular, has the spark and know-how to overcome some awfully belabored writing and situations.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Carla Meyer
Oddly comforting in its inconsistent acting and bad monster makeup.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Bob Graham
If this movie ever figured out what it wanted to be when it grows up, it would be a terrific one.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Edward Guthmann
It's that dilemma -- a commitment to Orthodox life, the refusal to deny one's sexuality and the fear of expulsion once that sexuality is revealed -- that director Sandi Simcha DuBowski illustrates so powerfully.- San Francisco Chronicle
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About American anti-Semitism, but it's not a typical genteel "cause" movie.- San Francisco Chronicle
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They try to make Beverly adorable, and the movie comes off strained and dishonest as a result.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Jay and Claire are exquisitely played by Mark Rylance and Kerry Fox.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Mick LaSalle
Not as simple as it looks, though its appeal is simple: Robert Redford goes to prison, and James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos") is the warden. That's a movie worth seeing right there.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Leaves an impression, while its specifics fade almost immediately.- San Francisco Chronicle
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A great experience, precisely because it's so intimate and unguarded.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Where it really counts, though, it's the same good old comic action fantasy.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Nobody would claim it adds up to much of a comedy. It's strictly for someone looking for a goof-off.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Taken as a whole, Bandits is a success, a two-hour entertainment that floats along, stumbling into various genres, discovering its moments.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Edward Guthmann
Exhilarating not only for its dreamlike images and fierce, frequently reckless imagination but also for the fact that it got made (and released) at all.- San Francisco Chronicle
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