Re: Favorite movie critics and styles of reviews
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Most of these writers are really reviewers rather than critics, especially since very few are afforded the space to write real criticism; therefore, of necessity, the reviews tend to follow the formula you have described.
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I'm not sure what the distinction between reviewer and critic is. If some re-tells the plot of the movie is he a reviewer, whereas if he offers an opinion he's a critic? That can't be, because "It sucked!" is an opinion and doesn't take any space at all. So is criticism simply a review that is more fully developed?
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a criticism tends to analyze the work, while a review tends to pass judgement. not a great answer, but it's an effective summary.
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Nicely put. I'll defer to your analysis...er, judgement....uh...summary.
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