Claudia Puig

Claudia Puig

Agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

Publications:
USA Today
Critics' Group:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Total Reviews:
1578

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
2.5/4 46% Peeples (2013) " A predictable domestic comedy with some inspired comic touches." — USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
1.5/4 43% Aftershock (2013) " It's hard to imagine just who would want to sit through this movie, given the sadistic mayhem the audience is subjected to." — USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
2.5/4 42% Midnight's Children (2013) " The film is beautifully shot, with vivid production design. But because of the tale's lack of cohesion, it doesn't carry enough emotional heft." — USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
2/4 43% The Great Gatsby (2013) " Frenzied and overwrought, Baz Luhrmann'sThe Great Gatsby is a glitz-filled folly." — USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
2.5/4 53% The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) " Takes [the book's] riveting tale and flattens it, blunting much of the nuance that made it a great read." — USA Today
Posted May 3, 2013
3/4 74% Love Is All You Need (2013) " It's the rare love story that avoids treacly sentimentality. Even rarer is a believable romantic comedy featuring middle-aged people that avoids jokes about sagging flesh and waning libidos." — USA Today
Posted May 2, 2013
3/4 67% The Iceman (2013) " Shannon is brilliantly unnerving as he callously dispenses with people, then returns home to maintain his façade of a loving husband and father." — USA Today
Posted May 2, 2013
3/4 77% Iron Man 3 (2013) " The rambunctious Iron Man 3 is a briskly paced thrill ride until about 90 minutes in, when the excitement wanes. A few late-breaking surprises re-invigorate the tale, however." — USA Today
Posted May 2, 2013
2/4 8% The Big Wedding (2013) " It might take a glass of champagne or two to get through The Big Wedding." — USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
2/4 24% Arthur Newman (2013) " It's almost its own genre in indie films: Boring middle-aged man tired of his existence meets up with free-spirited but troubled younger woman. Romance and newfound meaning ensue." — USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
3/4 98% Mud (2013) " Mud is a lyrical coming-of-age tale that feels like a Mark Twain story in a contemporary setting." — USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
2/4 46% Pain & Gain (2013) " A badly constructed, blood-spattered caper that comes unglued early on." — USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
3.5/4 89% The Angels' Share (2013) " The plot thickens, but the mood grows lighter." — USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
2.5/4 56% Oblivion (2013) " Director Joseph Kosinski focuses on cool visuals but stints on a compelling plot. It's a dazzler, but the story lacks the impact of the futuristic look." — USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
2.5/4 45% Filly Brown (2013) " Unfortunately, the film is marred by a story, situations and stereotypical characters that strike all-too-familiar chords." — USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
3.5/4 88% In the House (2013) " With its complex look at storytelling, imagination and the teacher-student dynamic, In the House is an elaborate cinematic fresco." — USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
3.5/4 73% V for Vendetta (2006) " The dark and stylized V for Vendetta is visually exhilarating, provocative and disturbing." — USA Today
Posted Apr 14, 2013
3/4 68% Disconnect (2013) " Worst-case scenarios for our forays into chat rooms and social network sites are laid bare, as are the illegal and immoral contours of the digital landscape in this well-acted dramatic thriller." — USA Today
Posted Apr 11, 2013
2.5/4 77% 42 (2013) " There's not enough of Robinson's back story to convey the full drama of his place in history." — USA Today
Posted Apr 11, 2013
1.5/4 42% To The Wonder (2013) " Never was a film so visually stunning and so intolerable as To the Wonder." — USA Today
Posted Apr 11, 2013
2.5/4 68% Trance (2013) " The dreamy unconscious in Trance seems haphazard, frenetic and often meaningless." — USA Today
Posted Apr 5, 2013
3/4 54% The Company You Keep (2013) " Though it makes a few missteps, it's marked by top-notch performances by a terrific ensemble cast, headed by Redford." — USA Today
Posted Apr 5, 2013
2/4 62% Evil Dead (2013) " Sure, this is a higher-budget re-tread. But a remake shouldn't exist simply to ramp up the graphic violence, even if special effects have improved immeasurably in the past 30 years." — USA Today
Posted Apr 5, 2013
3.5/4 81% The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) " It's one of the best and most ambitious films of the year." — USA Today
Posted Mar 28, 2013
1.5/4 38% Family Weekend (2013) " The kind of dark-for-dark's sake, wannabe quirkfest that proves indie films can be just as clichéd and vapid as the most soulless Hollywood movies." — USA Today
Posted Mar 28, 2013
2/4 9% The Host (2013) " Ronan is better than the material she's given as Melanie/Wanda. The star of Atonement and Hanna conveys more intelligence than her foolish dual roles call for." — USA Today
Posted Mar 28, 2013
2.5/4 69% The Croods (2013) " The pace is brisk and occasionally slapstick, and some amusing situations stem from the cavemen displaying brawn over brains." — USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
2.5/4 43% Admission (2013) " A genial, predictable and ultimately forgettable romantic comedy." — USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
3/4 93% The Sapphires (2013) " Despite some predictable facets, The Sapphires shines brightly." — USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
2/4 48% Olympus Has Fallen (2013) " This is for those who like their political thrillers far-fetched, far-reaching and filled with pretty people." — USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
3.5/4 96% War Witch (2013) " A powerful and upsetting portrait of a young girl compelled into unimaginably horrific circumstances." — USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
2/4 39% The Call (2013) " The Call cribs from so many other psychological thrillers that it might as well be called "The Girl With the Lovely Bones Cellular Silence of the Lambs.''" — USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
2/4 38% The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) " Perhaps it's a magical disappearing humor act that afflicts this throwaway." — USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
2/4 66% Spring Breakers (2013) " Spring Breakers is an exploitative display of bacchanalian excess, casual sex and rampant nudity that's more tedious than titillating." — USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
2.5/4 31% Emperor (2013) " The subject is intrinsically compelling, yet the central story is padded with an uninvolving love story that functions mostly as obvious symbolism about compassion for the enemy." — USA Today
Posted Mar 8, 2013
3.5/4 92% The Gatekeepers (2013) " It offers startlingly honest insight into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from some of those who called the shots." — USA Today
Posted Mar 7, 2013
2/4 36% Dead Man Down (2013) " As a gritty thriller, Dead Man Down doesn't stand out among its bullet-riddled brethren." — USA Today
Posted Mar 7, 2013
3/4 60% Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) " The new spinoff from L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz may not be great, exactly, but it is powerfully entertaining." — USA Today
Posted Mar 6, 2013
3/4 65% Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013) " Well-chronicled and fascinating, Don't Stop Believin' is a cinematic journey well worth taking." — USA Today
Posted Mar 6, 2013
1.5/4 26% 21 And Over (2013) " 21 and Over is pretty much for people with an IQ of 21 and under." — USA Today
Posted Feb 28, 2013
2/4 25% Phantom (2013) " As one might expect from a submarine drama, Phantom is claustrophobic and confining. If only it were compelling." — USA Today
Posted Feb 28, 2013
2/4 67% Stoker (2013) " Just because something is unsettling doesn't make it involving." — USA Today
Posted Feb 28, 2013
2.5/4 52% Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) " There's more to this Jack and the Beanstalk adaptation than Fee-fi-fo-fum." — USA Today
Posted Feb 28, 2013
3/4 58% Snitch (2013) " In its focus on an ordinary family facing a nightmarish scenario, Snitch is a terrifying but relatable story." — USA Today
Posted Feb 21, 2013
2.5/4 70% Bless Me, Ultima (2013) " Bless Me, Ultima has its earnest heart - and setting - in the right place." — USA Today
Posted Feb 21, 2013
3.5/4 92% No (2013) " For anyone fascinated by the political process and the powers of persuasive advertising, No is a resounding yes." — USA Today
Posted Feb 14, 2013
2.5/4 45% Beautiful Creatures (2013) " This romp into the occult has a potent sense of humor. That comic edge and strong dialogue raises the movie's quality over most teen romances." — USA Today
Posted Feb 13, 2013
2/4 13% Safe Haven (2013) " Safe Haven may not be the most dangerous place to spend Valentine's Day - but it's hardly a worthwhile romantic choice." — USA Today
Posted Feb 13, 2013
1.5/4 15% A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) " Obnoxious, over the top and often dull." — USA Today
Posted Feb 13, 2013
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