Since then, «Drive» has been slowly building buzz ahead of its theatrical release, most prominently at the Cannes Film Festival where it walked away with the award for Best Director, a nomination for the prestigious Palm D'Or, and the admiration
of most film critics.
«The new Adam Sandler comedy» are words that strike a Pavlovian response
in most film critics around the world, to the extent that if he's not being directed by Judd Apatow or P.T. Anderson, it's probably a safe bet that whatever the movie is, it's probably going to be one of the worst movies you'll see that year.
I can assure you, Rashad, that
most film critics taking notes during screenings aren't merely writing down what happens in the film.
When parsing these picks, remember that
most film critics who make a ten best list use the following simple rules:
Dismissed as «sentimental» and «mawkish»
by most film critics upon its theatrical release back in 1980, this romance starring Superman Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour has however acquired a dedicated following in the years since then thanks to repeat screenings on cable TV.
While most film critics and fans were shouting their collective opinions on the Closing Night premier of Saving Mr. Banks, the festival announced the winners.
Also, box office is completely irrelevant to
most film critics.
Most film critics and 76 percent of the film Academy are also male.
Most film critics would place Zhang Yimou films like Raise the Red Lantern in their Top 200, but I prefer the action stuff more with the exception of The Road Home.
The subject matter preys on the fact that
most film critics / movie goers are young males 25 - 40.
Most film critics have a pretty good handle on what it is a director does, what a cinematographer does, what an editor does.