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  1. Brooke Hauser

    Premiere
    2 Movies
    Average review score: 100

    On average, this critic grades
    40 points higher than other critics.

  2. Allison Benedikt

    Chicago Tribune
    1 Movie
    Average review score: 88

    On average, this critic grades
    28 points higher than other critics.

  3. David Wiegand

    San Francisco Chronicle
    4 Movies
    Average review score: 81

    On average, this critic grades
    21 points higher than other critics.

  4. Jonathan Curiel

    San Francisco Chronicle
    91 Movies
    Average review score: 80

    On average, this critic grades
    20 points higher than other critics.

  5. Ian Nathan

    Empire
    4 Movies
    Average review score: 80

    On average, this critic grades
    20 points higher than other critics.

  6. Roger Ebert

    Chicago Sun-Times
    8 Movies
    Average review score: 78

    On average, this critic grades
    18 points higher than other critics.

  7. Eric Kohn

    indieWIRE
    139 Movies
    Average review score: 77

    On average, this critic grades
    18 points higher than other critics.

  8. K.J. Doughton

    Film Threat
    22 Movies
    Average review score: 76

    On average, this critic grades
    17 points higher than other critics.

  9. Calvin Wilson

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    88 Movies
    Average review score: 75

    On average, this critic grades
    16 points higher than other critics.

  10. Brad Laidman

    Film Threat
    27 Movies
    Average review score: 75

    On average, this critic grades
    16 points higher than other critics.

  11. Howard Karren

    Premiere
    2 Movies
    Average review score: 75

    On average, this critic grades
    16 points higher than other critics.

  12. Michael Nordine

    Slant Magazine
    3 Movies
    Average review score: 75

    On average, this critic grades
    15 points higher than other critics.

  13. F. X. Feeney

    Mr. Showbiz
    20 Movies
    Average review score: 75

    On average, this critic grades
    15 points higher than other critics.

  14. James Wegg

    Film Threat
    4 Movies
    Average review score: 75

    On average, this critic grades
    15 points higher than other critics.

  15. Aaron Cutler

    Slant Magazine
    1 Movie
    Average review score: 75

    On average, this critic grades
    15 points higher than other critics.

  16. Gene Siskel

    Chicago Tribune
    81 Movies
    Average review score: 74

    On average, this critic grades
    14 points higher than other critics.

  17. Michael Wilmington

    Chicago Tribune
    1,203 Movies
    Average review score: 73

    On average, this critic grades
    14 points higher than other critics.

  18. Ella Taylor

    NPR
    61 Movies
    Average review score: 73

    On average, this critic grades
    14 points higher than other critics.

  19. Stan Hall

    Portland Oregonian
    11 Movies
    Average review score: 73

    On average, this critic grades
    13 points higher than other critics.

  20. Eric Campos

    Film Threat
    101 Movies
    Average review score: 73

    On average, this critic grades
    13 points higher than other critics.

  21. Glenn Kenny

    Premiere
    310 Movies
    Average review score: 73

    On average, this critic grades
    13 points higher than other critics.

  22. David Stratton

    Variety
    92 Movies
    Average review score: 72

    On average, this critic grades
    13 points higher than other critics.

  23. Tim Merrill

    Film Threat
    40 Movies
    Average review score: 72

    On average, this critic grades
    13 points higher than other critics.

  24. Jeannette Catsoulis

    NPR
    25 Movies
    Average review score: 72

    On average, this critic grades
    13 points higher than other critics.

  25. Jessica Letkemann

    Premiere
    4 Movies
    Average review score: 72

    On average, this critic grades
    12 points higher than other critics.

  26. David Ansen

    Newsweek
    615 Movies
    Average review score: 71

    On average, this critic grades
    12 points higher than other critics.

  27. Roger Ebert

    Chicago Sun-Times
    3,660 Movies
    Average review score: 71

    On average, this critic grades
    12 points higher than other critics.

  28. Susannah Gora

    Premiere
    7 Movies
    Average review score: 71

    On average, this critic grades
    11 points higher than other critics.

  29. Shawn Levy

    Portland Oregonian
    1,203 Movies
    Average review score: 71

    On average, this critic grades
    11 points higher than other critics.

  30. Stephen Farber

    The Hollywood Reporter
    17 Movies
    Average review score: 71

    On average, this critic grades
    11 points higher than other critics.

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Recent User Reviews

  1. RobinsNest | Crazy, Stupid, Love.
    Dec 6, 2011
    5
    Mr. Carell is so difficult to like. He is trying to play it for real but still falls on the goofy unbelievable side; a caricature of what person in this situation would be. Even though it's a comedy there must be some motivation for the characters to act as they do. What's the history between Carell & Moore? She is the cheater (why we never find out), why isn't she out of the house? At some points it is interminably bad, I had to fast forward, is this even worth watching? Other times there was a sweet hopefulness. Ms Moore is okay but I just didn't like her. She is ill fitted with Mr Carell and no chemistry present. Ms Stone has a bright screen presence as always. Mr Gosling as usual plays a confident strong character but his story line has too much screen time. Ms Tipton & Mr Bobo lend some fun and sweet innocence. Smarmy Mr Bacon & fiery Ms Tomei offer strong support with only minor screen time. A silly little film with some things to like but not enough to recommend.… Full Review »
  2. Scraper | Big Fan
    Dec 6, 2011
    9
    Even though the main character is written to be quite pathetic, I think it's easily relatable to everyone who has been disenchanted by one of their heroes, famous or otherwise. That's why you root for him. He's making obvious poor decisions but how easy is it really to make the right ones when the weight of the world is on your shoulders and every move matters? This movie beautifully outlines a character badly in need of a victory in a world that has so few of them. Detailed and original. If you have no insight or need cover models in your movies so your up on the latest fashions then steer clear of this great film.… Full Review »
  3. MarcDoyle | Outrage
    Dec 5, 2011
    6
    It's not nearly as engaging as other Yakuza movies I've seen in the last few years. Sure, there's plenty of violence, some comedy, and creative killing. But it's tough to get behind any of the characters.… Full Review »
  4. Shiira | Moneyball
    Dec 5, 2011
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. It's the pitching, stupid. If your team has an ace on the staff, then half the battle is already won. Some pop in the bat doesn't hurt either. The Bears, a motley group of little-league castoffs whom no other team in their division would ever pick, only start to win after their beer-guzzling manager Morris Buttermaker recruits Amanda Wurlitzer, a gender-breaking pitcher with a dominant curve(she's pre-Chelsea Baker, the knuckleball phenom) that the ex-professional ballplayer had decided two years ago was all washed-up as a daughter. On-base percentage doesn't win you games, it's the sound of the ball hitting the catcher's mitt, and the umpire calling the batter out on strikes, swinging or otherwise. In contrast to their former starter Rudi Stein, Amanda is Peppermint Patty to his Charlie Brown; she's unhittable; she keeps her clothes on, but the Bears still lose 1-0, because Lupus, f*****' Lupus, that "booger-eating moron," can't hit the cut-off man from left-field, and lets the game-winning run score. It's not all his fault, though. The Bears can't hit. Never mind the homerun, three games into the season, and the team is still searching for their first baserunner. Coach Buttermaker sees his team's offensive deficiencies, and practically invents Moneyball. So embarrassed was Ahmad by his opening game errors to the Yankees that he hid out in a tree(after a half-inning forfeit), still can't get on base, but the coach knows that the black kid is fast, so the drunkard promises to teach him how to bunt. Ahmad's hero should be Malcolm X, not Hank Aaron, because sabermetrics preaches the theory of "by any means necessary". In "Moneyball", you half-expect to hear a reprise of Bizet's "Carmen", when Oakland A's free-agent pickup Scott Hatteberg, previously the catcher for the Boston Red Sox(damaged goods due to a bum shoulder), makes error upon error, as if the converted first baseman was in communion with Toby Whitewood. To manager Art Howe, he's bad news. But GM Billy Beane, acting on advice from his assistant Peter Brand, a sabermetrics guru, thinks Hatteberg can still play the game. Despite not having Ahmad's wheels, Beane's pet project has the ability to get on base. Hatteberg walks. It's a talent which makes him proportionately more valuable than Mariners' leadoff hitter Ichiro Suzuki, because despite his annual 200 hits, the ten-time all-star swings at a lot of first pitches, resulting in a relatively low on-base percentage, the stat that trumps batting average as the real barometer of worth to the new school, founded by Brand's hero Bill James. Hatteberg, therefore, is worth the trouble, so like Buttermaker teaching Tanner the fundamentals of shortstop, it's Ron Washington's job to make people forget about Giambi by turning the ruined catcher into a functional first baseman. (Washington had his own demon: cocaine.) History shows that Beane's gambit paid off(Hatteberg batted .280, and had a fielding percentage of .994), but it's somewhat misleading and downright downright dishonest, narrative-wise, that "Moneyball" should cast this role player as the lynchpin to this financially-strapped team's miracle on the field(the A's sported a payroll three times less than the Yankees: $41M to $126M). Contrary to the sabermetrics propaganda of the film, the 2002 Oakland A's did not win a MLB-high 103 games because Beane traded Carlos Pena to Detroit, which, in effect, forced Howe's hand into playing Hatteberg. It was the pitching, stupid. Oakland had three Amandas: Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, and Mark Mulder. Heck, even the last man in the rotation, Cory Lidle, was more relevant than the pitchers "Moneyball" makes mention of: Chad Bradford, a submarine middle reliever, and late-season addition Ricardo Rincon, whose acquisition from the Indians inspires such elation in Brand, you would think that Hudson just threw another shutout. Unlike "The Bad News Bears", where the Bears face the Yankees, the A's never did get the chance to square off with the fat cats, losing somewhat ignominiously in the ALDS to the Twins(payroll $40M), who are, perhaps, every bit the underdog that Beane's team was, in five games. The real climax to "Moneyball", judging by the postscript, occurs in "Fever Pitch", when Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore run onto the field in Yankee Stadium after the Sox clinch the pennant(en route to their World Series win over the Cards), since the film gives Beane's methods all the credit. Does Moneyball work? Well, in the 1976 Michael Ritchie film, while the walks and hit batters keep the Bears alive in that final game with the Yanks, it's Kelly Leak's moonshot that nearly wins it all for the overachievers. Some pop in the bat doesn't hurt. Exhibit A: Miguel Tejada, with his 34 HRs and 131 RBIs. Lucky for the A's, he just swung away, walking only 38 times in 162 games. Then again, Leak doesn't accept the free pass and ends up getting thrown out at home plate.… Full Review »
  5. killingspree | Hugo
    Dec 5, 2011
    0
    2 words to describe this disaster: boring, garbage! I can't believe the critics gave this such a high score. They are blind or just stupid. How do you become a critic anyway? Critics are worthless shills to artsy fartsy crappola and follow each other like blind sheep.… Full Review »

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