St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Scores

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For 1,847 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 66% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Asteroid City
Lowest review score: 0 The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Score distribution:
1847 movie reviews
  1. The film’s true scene-stealer is Bennett, who brilliantly portrays Sir James as a case study in cluelessness.
  2. McAvoy and Fassbender appealingly reprise their frenemy chemistry. But Lawrence has little to do but look perplexed.
  3. A Bigger Splash? More like a small trickle.
  4. Is this a family film? No way. Does it include scenes that some may find painful to watch? You bet. Will you be entertained? Thoroughly.
  5. The multiplexes are full of films that promise little more than a forgettable good time. The Man Who Knew Infinity is just as entertaining, but far more substantial.
  6. Much like its main character, The Meddler exudes an irresistible charm.
  7. At the end of the day, it’s still a comic-book movie, but one that actually raises serious questions about security, accountability and revenge.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    It's very inside baseball about the inner workings of a fashion event. That said, there's a delicious depiction of fashion as fantasy that's worth the price of admission.
  8. Keanu is an uneven but frequently hilarious comedy that relies heavily on the appeal of Key and Peele.
  9. Psychological thrillers just don’t get any better than this.
  10. It’s true that not much happens — except cinema at its finest.
  11. The vocal performances are spot-on, with Murray a standout as the slyly manipulative but ultimately courageous Baloo.
  12. If Barbershop: The Next Cut ends on an improbably upbeat note, the franchise is to be commended for daringly stepping outside its comfort zone.
  13. Offbeat and unpredictable, Demolition takes a wrecking ball to audience expectations.
  14. The tale of Jake and his pals is something of a time capsule — and the kind of film from which sociologists decades from now might glean extremely useful information about American culture.
  15. It’s not necessary to be a jazz fan to get lost in this poetic and poignant film.
  16. If you’re interested in Williams and his music, this film is better than nothing — but not by much.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Marguerite is a shining star, a film that will set you laughing and thinking in equal measure.
  17. As potential blockbusters go, Batman v Superman is neither as stupid nor as stupendous as it might have been.
  18. This is the kind of intelligent, thought-provoking mainstream film that’s in danger of becoming extinct. Eye in the Sky is miles above the average multiplex flick.
  19. There are some laughs in The Bronze, but more time in which we might wish it would end already. When it does, just like on Hallmark, lessons are learned. Perhaps for Rauch, the lesson is to write herself a better movie next time.
  20. An engaging but problematic film. Working from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Laura Terruso, director Michael Showalter (“The Baxter”) seems a bit uncertain in his approach.
  21. If the film is a bit too slow-paced, it’s also uniquely mesmerizing, with performances that perfectly complement the episodic narrative.
  22. This is the kind of film that makes moviegoers long for good, old-fashioned storytelling.
  23. If you think foreign films can’t compete with Hollywood when it comes to delivering popcorn entertainment, prepare to be carried away by The Wave.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Zootopia is visually rich, with a fully realized cityscape and an action-filled train station during commuter rush that would take several viewings to fully appreciate. It’s emotionally rich, too, a film that promises to have staying power far beyond spring break.
  24. There’s a sharp comedy to be made about America’s misadventures in Afghanistan. This isn’t it.
  25. The story unfolds not as contrived drama, but with all the surprise and inevitability of real life.
  26. It’s Affleck, as a cop whose skills are criminally underestimated, who makes the biggest impression.

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