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In the Company of Men (1997)
written and directed by Neil LaBute
Articles and Reviews

Review Roundup:
Scores from Reviews Nationwide Given to Neil LaBute's "In the Company of Men"

Numerical average of these graded scores: 80.8 (out of 100)
  Average score is 3.3 stars out of 4, or a "B+"

RottenTomatoes.com freshness score: 88.6%
  35 reviews counted: 31 positive; 4 negative

[In the table below, the column labeled "RT.c" shows a plus or minus sign, indicating whether the RottenTomatoes.com website rated the review mainly positive (+) or negative (-).]

SourceReview AuthorRT.cGradeGrade
as #
Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten + 5.5/5 111
rec.arts.movies.reviews Rick Ferguson A 100
Film Frat Ryan McNally A 100
rec.arts.movies.reviews Scott Renshaw + 10/10 100
UK Critic Ian Waldron-Mantgani + 4/4 100
James Berardinelli's ReelViews James Berardinelli + 4/4 100
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert + 4/4 100
Montreal Film Journal Kevin N. Laforest 4/4 100
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum 4/4 100
rec.arts.movies.reviews Alex Fung + 4/4 100
Q Network Film Desk James Kendrick + 4/4 100
Mr. Brown's Movies Michael Dequina + 4/4 100
NUVO Newsweekly Edward Johnson-Ott 4/4 100
Calgary Sun / Jam! Movies Louis B. Hobson 4/4 100
Sunday Times (Australia) Shannon J. Harvey + 5/5 100
In Film Australia Luke Buckmaster 5/5 100
One Guy's Opinion Frank Swietek + 5/5 100
epinions.com Donlee Brussel + 5/5 100
eFilmCritic.com Annette Basile 5/5 100
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland John Urbancich 4.5/5 89
Matt's Movie Reviews Matt Easterbrook + 4.5/5 89
filmcritic.com Christopher Null + 4.5/5 89
Las Vegas Review-Journal Carol Cling + 4/5 89
Toronto Sun / Jam! Movies Bruce Kirkland 4/5 89
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies Mr. Cranky + 4/5 89
Film Freak Central Walter Chaw + 4/5 89
eFilmCritic.com Brian Mckay + 4/5 89
Nitrate Online Dan Lybarger + 4/5 89
About.com Fred Topel + 4/5 89
Steve Rhodes' Internet Reviews Steve Rhodes + 3.5/4 88
Cinematter Madeleine Williams + 3.5/4 88
Globe and Mail Rick Groen + 3.5/4 88
The Man Who Viewed Too Much Mike D'Angelo 3.5/4 88
Films on Disc Stuart J. Kobak B+ 84
Ozus' World Movie Reviews Dennis Schwartz + B+ 84
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus Bryant Frazer + B+ 84
DVD Verdict Dean Roddey 83/100 83
Movie Reviews by Edwin Jahiel Edwin Jahiel 3.33/4 81
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jack Garner + 8/10 80
Entertainment Insiders Stephen Wong 8/10 80
Movie-Vault.com Sinomatictool 8/10 80
Apollo Guide Brian Webster + 80/100 80
Deseret News Chris Hicks 3/4 75
Revenge of the Audience Erik Gregersen + 3/4 75
Andrew Hicks Andrew Hicks + 3/4 75
San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein + 3/4 75
USA Today Mike Clark + 3/4 75
Cinopsis Olivier Loncin 3/4 75
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Philip Martin + B 75
Men on Film / Moviehell Michael J. Legeros + B 75
New York Times Janet Maslin + 3.5/5 67
E! Online B- 67
Screen It! Jim Judy 6.5/10 65
rec.arts.movies.reviews Ben Hoffman 2.5/4 63
Crazy for Cinema Lisa Skrzyniarz 2.5/4 63
JoBlo's Movie Emporium Berge Garabedian + 6/10 60
San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson 2.25/4 57
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan + 3/5 56
Movie View Ryan Cracknell + 3/5 56
iofilm.co.uk The Wolf 3/5 56
FilmLand Web Robert Konop - C 50
Boxoffice Magazine Lael Loewenstein 2.5/5 45
Needcoffee.com Widgett Walls - 2/5 34
F5 (Wichita, KS) Jake Euker - 2/5 34
Palo Alto Weekly Leonard Schwarz - 1.5/4 38
Movie City News Leonard Klady - 2/5 34

The following reviews did not include a "grade," but they were given a "fresh" or "rotten" rating (+ or -) by RottenTomatoes.com:

SourceReview AuthorRT.c
Spirituality and Health Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat +



The following reviews did not have a number or letter rating, nor were they catalogued by the RottenTomatoes.com website:
SourceReviewerpos/neg
Philadelphia City Paper A.D. Amorosi positive
Washington Post Desson Howe positive
Wolfpack Productions Sujit Chawla
Syracuse New Times Bill DeLapp
reVision Luca Bandirali
Video Reviews With Joan Ellis Joan Ellis
Critical Eye Mark Freeman
Feminist Perspective Holly Hertzel
Flick Filosopher MaryAnn Johanson
The Tech (MIT) Vladimir Zelevinsky
eye WEELY Alex Patterson
Chicago NewCityNet Ray Pride
Jerry at the Movies / rec.arts.movies.reviews Jerry Saravia
rec.arts.movies.reviews Duncan Stevens
Salon.com Charles Taylor
UTK Daily Beacon Mark Taylor
DVDFuture.com Trey
Tempi Moderni Alfonso Iuliano
Movie Magazine International Andrea Chase
Movie Magazine International Monica Sullivan
24 Frames Per Second Kirk Hostetter
Fotograma.com
Yale Herald Jessica Winter

Reviews not found, not archived:
Sacramento Bee, Joe Baltake
Jamey Hughton's Movie Views, Jamey Hughton
The New Republic, Stanley Kauffmann
Urban Cinefile, Urban Cinefile Critics
MediaScreen.com
Empire Magazine [UK]



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