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Neil LaBute's
The Shape of Things (2003)
Articles and Reviews

Scores from Reviews Nationwide
Given to Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things"

Numerical average of these graded scores: 68.8 (out of 100)
  Average score is 3 stars out of 4, or a "B-"

RottenTomatoes.com freshness score: 65.9%
  91 reviews counted: 60 positive; 31 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 #
eFilmCritic.com James E. Laczkowski + A+ 112
The Journal News Marshall Fine + A 100
Netflix James Rocchi + 5/5 100
Killer Movie Reviews Andrea Chase + 5/5 100
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt + 4/4 100
Arizona Daily Star Phil Villarreal + 4/4 100
Critic Doctor.com Peter Sobczynski + 4/4 100
Houston Chronicle Eric Harrison + A- 92
Compuserve Harvey S. Karten + A- 92
Boxoffice Magazine Annlee Ellingson + 4.5/5 89
Metro Times (Detroit) Anita Schmaltz + 4.5/5 89
FilmCritic.com Christopher Null + 4.5/5 89
Hollywood Bitchslap / eFilmCritic.com Chris Parry/Mr. Tinkles + 4.5/5 89
Cinerina Karina Montgomery + 4.5/5 89
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert + 3.5/4 88
Red [Utah weekly art/entertainment magazine] Jeremy Mathews 3.5/4 88
ReelMovieCritic.com Shelley Cameron + 3.5/4 88
Popkorn Junkie Mike + 3.5/4 88
E! Online + B+ 84
Utah County Daily Herald / Land of Eric Eric D. Snider + B+ 84
Adam Mast Movie Reviews Adam Mast B+ 84
CitySearch Erich Scholz + 8/10 80
JoBlo's Movie Emporium Berge Garabedian + 8/10 80
The Arizona Republic Bill Muller + 4/5 78
Toronto Sun / JAM! Movies Jim Slotek + 4/5 78
TheMovieChicks.com Cherryl Dawson; Leigh Ann Palone + 4/5 78
CriminyPete.com Criminy Pete + 3.1/4 78
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Eleanor Ringel Gillespie + B 75
Ultimate Movies! / Film Blather Eugene Novikov + B 75
Chicago Tribune Mark Caro + 3/4 75
Boston Globe Wesley Morris + 3/4 75
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle + 3/4 75
Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea + 3/4 75
Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez + 3/4 75
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Jeff Strickler + 3/4 75
The Sacramento Bee Joe Baltake + 3/4 75
Salt Lake Tribune Sean P. Means + 3/4 75
Deseret News Jeff Vice + 3/4 75
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joe Williams 3/4 75
Rolling Stone Peter Travers + 3/4 75
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum + 3/4 75
Hollywood.com Kit Bowen + 3/4 75
Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Steve Rhodes + 3/4 75
TheWorldJournal.com / Movie Eye Frank Ochieng + 3/4 75
Reel Film Reviews David Nusair + 3/4 75
TheMovieBoy.com Dustin Putman + 3/4 75
Movie Habit Marty Mapes + 3/4 75
James Berardinelli's ReelViews James Berardinelli + 3/4 75
Aufmuth.com Jeanne Aufmuth + 3/4 75
Planet Sick-Boy Jon Popick + 7/10 70
Entertainment Today Brent Simon + B- 67
One Guy's Opinion Frank Swietek + B- 67
CinemaSpeak.com Warren Curry + 3.5/5 67
Film Snobs Jimmy O + 3.5/5 67
USA Today Claudia Puig + 2.5/4 63
San Francisco Examiner Jeffrey M. Anderson + 2.5/4 63
Seattle Times Moira MacDonald + 2.5/4 63
Denver Post Vic Vogler + 2.5/4 63
Newsday Gene Seymour - 2.5/4 63
Premiere Magazine Glenn Kenny - 2.5/4 63
Ogden Standard-Examiner Steve Salles 2.5/4 63
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman - C+ 59
Rocky Mountain News (Denver) Robert Denerstein - C+ 59
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Stan Urankar 3/5 56
Greenwich Village Gazette Eric Lurio + 3/5 56
IGN FilmForce Spence D. + 3/5 56
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies Mr. Cranky + 3/5 56
Toronto Star Geoff Pevere - 3/5 56
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide's Movie Guide - 3/5 56
New York Post Lou Lumenick - 2/4 50
Detroit Free Press Terry Lawson - 2/4 50
Los Angeles Daily News Glenn Whipp - 2/4 50
Mercury News (San Jose, CA) Glenn Lovell - 2/4 50
New York Daily News Jack Matthews - 2/4 50
SPLICEDWire Rob Blackwelder - 2/4 50
Dallas Morning News Chris Vognar - C 50
Reeling Reviews Laura Clifford - C 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold - C 50
Screen It! - 5/10 50
Detroit News Tom Long - C- 42
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) Audrey Rock-Richardson - C- 42
SeattleMovieCritic.com Jeff Walls C- 42
Cranky Critic Chuck Schwartz - 4/10 40
Slant Magazine Nicholas Schager - 1.5/4 38
St. Paul Pioneer Press Chris Hewitt - 1.5/4 38
Film Freak Central Walter Chaw - 1.5/4 38
New York Times A.O. Scott - 2/5 34
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas - 2/5 34
MovieCrazed.com Guy Flatley 1/4 25
Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones - 1.5/5 23



The following reviews did not include a "grade":
SourceReview AuthorRT.c
Ebert & Roeper (TV) Richard Roeper +
CNN Paul Clinton +
Variety Dennis Harvey +
L.A. Weekly Scott Foundas +
Washington Post Ann Hornaday +
Philadelphia Daily News Gary Thompson +
Dallas Observer Luke Y. Thompson +
Oregonian Shawn Levy +
Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman +
Spirituality and Health Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat +
Wolf Entertainment Guide William Wolf +
Washington Post Desson Howe -
Village Voice J. Hoberman -
New York Magazine Peter Rainer -
The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ) Stephen Whitty -
Slate David Edelstein -
ReelTalk Movie Reviews Betty Jo Tucker -
Hollywood Reporter Duane Byrge -
Rediff.com Jeet Thayil -



The following reviews have no letter grade, nor were they classified (positive or negative) by RottenTomatoes.com:
SourceReview AuthorRT.c
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
PopMatters.com Cynthia Fuchs
Exclaim! Kathleen Olmstead
Voir.ca Juliette Ruer
JaredSapolin.com Jared Sapolin
rec.arts.movies.reviews Jon Ridge
Movie Poop Shoot D.K. Holm
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Also:
WFAA-TV (Gary Cogill)
Film Journal International
kids-in-mind
ComingSoon.net

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