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Richard Roeper

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Chicago Sun-Times
For 1,334 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 72% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 26% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 6.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Richard Roeper's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Last Flag Flying
Lowest review score: 0 Rambo: Last Blood
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 939 out of 1334
  2. Mixed: 227 out of 1334
  3. Negative: 168 out of 1334
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Son of the South
    This is an old-fashioned and borderline corny biopic that looks like it could have been made 40 years ago — but it’s also a true-life story about a man who denounced his racist lineage and dedicated himself to the cause, a man who is still with us today, and it’s a story well worth telling.
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    • 75 Richard Roeper
    More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
    A lovingly compiled tribute to a groundbreaking comedian and actor who was adored by his colleagues and loved by the fans — but wrestled with alcoholism for decades, eventually succumbing to symptoms brought on by the disease.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Richard Roeper
    Falling
    The well-intentioned drama never makes the case why a decent man would stay close to his detestable father.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Bliss
    Trippy and entertaining mind-bender.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 88 Richard Roeper
    Malcolm & Marie
    Levinson’s dense and richly layered, albeit sometimes overly theatrical, script affords Washington and Zendaya multiple opportunities to showcase their considerable talents and for the discourse to expand beyond the fraying relationship.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    The Dig
    For a time, The Dig is a quiet little gem of a drama with only a few characters, but after Basil uncovers what appears to be an intact, seventh century Anglo-Saxon ship with far-ranging historical and cultural implications, Sutton Hoo gets quite crowded with new characters and a myriad of subplots, most examining the classism and sexism of the era.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Palmer
    We know we’re being manipulated from time to time, but the messaging is so earnest and the performances are so heartfelt, we’re willing to go with it. Call it a Comfort Movie.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Supernova
    Neither man is right; neither man is wrong. Neither man can do anything to ward off the inevitable. All they can do for now is soak in every last moment they have together, and oh do we wish for them to have as many of those moments as they possibly can.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 88 Richard Roeper
    The Little Things
    Malek and Washington are electric together in this atmospheric, moody thriller that will keep you guessing and on the edge of the proverbial seat (or living room sofa). You won’t be able to shake this one off for a very long time.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Penguin Bloom
    Watts is such a chameleon of an actress, such a pro at slipping into a vast array of roles without drawing attention to the mechanics of her work, that we almost take for granted how damn good she is — and she delivers beautiful and resonant work as Sam.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Richard Roeper
    Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself
    It’s a tribute to the amazing and fantastically perplexing and singularly mind-blowing Hulu film “In & of Itself” that even though a few of the feats performed by magician/actor/storyteller/performance artist Derek DelGaudio in his one man-show could be explained away by the use of special effects (which DelGaudio does NOT employ, as far as we can tell), most of it just seems ... Magical.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Richard Roeper
    The Marksman
    For a movie called The Marksman, we rarely Jim actually demonstrating his marksmanship, as we’re left with Neeson again doing extended, hand-to-hand combat with a much younger, cockier foe who has no idea what he’s up against.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 63 Richard Roeper
    No Man's Land
    Conor Allyn’s No Man’s Land is filled with noble ideas about the value of listening to and learning from the “other side” in the immigration crisis, but as it becomes increasingly heavy-handed, we feel as if we’re sitting in on a lecture.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    The White Tiger
    It’s an uneven but memorable tale about a young man with impressive survival instincts and a conscience that shifts to fit the circumstances.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Our Friend
    Our Friend occasionally goes overboard on the sentiment. But thanks in large part to Segel’s huggable-bear persona, Affleck’s typically steady work and Dakota Johnson turning in perhaps the most impressive performance of her career, the laughs and the tears feel quite real.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Some Kind of Heaven
    Director Lance Oppenheim (who at 24 is a good half-century younger than his subjects) employs a straightforward, deadpan style that suits the material well, avoiding condescension or cutesy gimmicks as he introduces us to a number of residents of the Villages.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Stallone: Frank, That Is
    Not that Frank is without talent or without charm. He’s still out there performing, and he’s got a hell of a voice, and he sure has a way with a story.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Rock Camp: The Movie
    Essentially an extended infomercial but works as a breezy, slightly goofy, occasional touching and infectiously upbeat slice of entertainment
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Richard Roeper
    One Night in Miami
    One Night in Miami is filled with profoundly impactful exchanges, and a sprinkling of edgy, comedic observations.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 88 Richard Roeper
    Promising Young Woman
    Writer-director-producer Emerald Fennell (who is also an actor and plays Camilla Parker Bowles on “The Crown”) delivers a sensational first feature film with this well-crafted, bold, visually stunning and emotionally resonant gem.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 100 Richard Roeper
    News of the World
    News of the World works at the highest levels as a story of two lost souls who find one another, and as a crackling good, blood-spattered Western.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 88 Richard Roeper
    Pieces of a Woman
    With a richly layered and resonant screenplay by Kata Wéber, surehanded direction from Mundruczó and a stunningly authentic performance by Vanessa Kirby (“The Crown”) sure to garner an Oscar nomination, Pieces of a Woman is a stark and unforgettable character study about love and loss, and what loss does to love, and how some tragedies are so devastating, so huge, the survivors will never be the same.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 38 Richard Roeper
    Fatale
    As the plot twists grow increasingly ridiculous and some of the main characters have to act like complete idiots just to keep the story rambling along, “Fatale” commits the crime of somehow becoming tedious and dull even as the body count piles up.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    Shadow in the Cloud
    The deeper Shadow in the Cloud dives into sci-fi fantasy territory, the more we’re asked to just go with it and enjoy the spectacularly choreographed action sequences — but thanks in large part to Moretz’s ferociously effective work, we’re all too happy to take that zany ride.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Richard Roeper
    Soul
    Here is a strikingly beautiful, bold, funny, heart-tugging otherworldly journey almost dizzying in its multi-leveled complexity, and yet containing the simplest and most enduring Capra-esque messages about how we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone, and how we should embrace every waking moment because it can all vanish in the blink of an eye.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 75 Richard Roeper
    We Can Be Heroes
    Though aimed at a young audience, this is one of those superhero adventures that will keep the adults entertained as well.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 100 Richard Roeper
    The Midnight Sky
    The Midnight Sky is a waking dream that keeps you in its grips.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 88 Richard Roeper
    Sylvie's Love
    Like the great Douglas Sirk melodramas of that time period, Sylvie’s Love is unabashedly sentimental and just gorgeous to behold — but the difference here is the terrific ensemble cast is primarily Black and Latinx.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Richard Roeper
    Sister of the Groom
    Writer-director Amy Miller Gross clearly is a competent director and has a fine ear for dialogue; it feels as if “Sister of the Groom” exists in the real world. Alas, it’s not a world where you’d want to hang out, unless your thing is watching selfish narcissists do verbal and sometimes physical battle over decidedly First World Problems.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Richard Roeper
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
    Boseman is in utter command of his character. It is a beautiful, sad, wonderful, bittersweet thing to behold.
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