Olly Richards, Empire
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For 77 reviews, this critic has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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45% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.1 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Olly Richards' Scores
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| Average review score: | 61 |
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20
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 77
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Mixed: 53 out of 77
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Negative: 1 out of 77
77
movie reviews
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Olly Richards 100
To call WALL•E Pixar's best film would potentially denigrate films that deserve no scorn. But this is their most ambitious undertaking since "Toy Story" and storytelling of such charm and visual wit that it can stand proudly alongside the studio's best. Absolute heaven. -
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Olly Richards 100
A dazzling experiment that paid off immensely, this is cinematic pleasure at its purest. One caveat: If they ever make a sequel, we're taking two stars back. -
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Olly Richards 80
There are thrilling flashes of Gilliam getting back to top form here. A scrappy movie with more ideas than it can control, but one born out of a passion and determination that are wholly infectious. -
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Olly Richards 80
While cynics may find it twee, Mendes fans should greatly enjoy this (gently) surprising change of direction. Go in with the right frame of mind and you'll leave with a big, goofy grin on your face. -
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Olly Richards 80
Witty, wonderful and wildly imaginative, Burton's first proper 'family movie' since "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" delivers a sugar rush that'll last for days. -
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Olly Richards 80
If you're a novice, this is a plucky introduction to Whedon's world and the most fun sci-fi of the year. If you're a devotee, this is the magnificent return you've been praying for. -
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Olly Richards 80
Crediting its audience with emotional intelligence, this rises well above your usual rom-com-dram. But if you're planning on seeing it with your other half, be warned: it might invite some uncomfortable discussions afterwards. -
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Olly Richards 80
The best animated movie of the year and only a whisker shy of the brilliance of Wallace and Gromit. -
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Olly Richards 80
Intelligent, classy and skin-crawling. You won't see a better acting masterclass this year. -
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Olly Richards 80
So quirky that it's almost in danger of collapsing under the weight of its own antic whimsy at times, but a comic delight destined for cult adoration. -
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Olly Richards 80
A good old-fashioned horror in the best possible way, this is a beautifully told, terrifying ghost story that lingers with you long after the shivers have stopped. -
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Olly Richards 80
Made absolutely for grown-up fans, this is the Muppets as you fondly remember them: funny, smart and gleefully insane. Kermit, it's great to have you back.- Posted Feb 6, 2012
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Olly Richards 80
As thrilling and smart as it is terrifying. There have been a number of big-gun literary series brought to screen over the past decade. This slays them all.- Posted Mar 16, 2012
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Olly Richards 80
A wonderful comedy of romance, pain and getting it all wrong until somebody makes you do it right. The kind of film that makes you want to call someone the minute it's over, even if just to tell them to go see this movie.- Posted Sep 19, 2011
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Olly Richards 80
You don't need to understand anything of baseball to get behind this, a chest-swelling story about second chances and flipping a finger up (even a giant foam one) to The Man.- Posted Nov 21, 2011
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Olly Richards 80
A great, big joy. Even if you're a bit bah humbug, just delight in the supremely clever Aardman comedy.- Posted Nov 17, 2011
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Olly Richards 80
21 Jump Street has that "Anchorman" experimental-chaos vibe, with all the hit-and-miss moments that implies. It's completely lunatic and sort of a mess. It's also the funniest high-school comedy to come out of Hollywood in ages.- Posted Mar 10, 2012
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Olly Richards 80
Check behind the doors. Switch on all the lights. You won't be sleeping soundly for a while.- Posted Feb 6, 2012
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Olly Richards 80
Another Aardman triumph. The animation house's most technically ambitious project so far and, if not quite at the genius level of Wallace & Gromit, still a comedy treasure and far too good just for kids.- Posted Mar 26, 2012
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Olly Richards 60
Neither good nor bad. Scales dizzying new heights of okay. Aims for mediocrity... and nails it.- Posted Apr 18, 2011
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Olly Richards 60
It's Sarah Polley through and through: slightly too glum for its own good, but reeking of quality and feeling. -
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Olly Richards 60
While lacking the richness of its source material, it remains an enjoyable, immoral and sometimes beautifully Gothic tale. -
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Olly Richards 60
Like its slack-jawed clones, The Island is full of energy and incredibly pretty but burdened with only the minimum of smarts. -
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Olly Richards 60
Ror all its cleverness, Emily Rose does have its hokey moments. -
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Olly Richards 60
Persevere through the sluggish first two acts and you'll be rewarded with a touching relationship perfectly acted by Lewis and Breslin. -
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Olly Richards 60
There's more here for the under-tens than over-, but it's still charming, amusing and energetic enough to win you over. -
