Ebert's "Wrong" Reviews

While not a negative review, some would say that Ebert giving three stars to this Oscar-winning sequel to a 1972 classic undersells its greatness.

Despite Michael Jordan's questionable acting, Ebert was quite impressed by this animation/live action mashup, giving it three-and-a-half stars.

Earning only two stars, this action movie classic failed to impress Ebert or put him in the holiday spirit as he cited his annoyance at one of the supporting characters.

Ebert wasn't overly impressed by this 1982 horror classic, calling it a "geek show", and gave it two-and-a-half stars.

Despite witty and realistic dialogue typical of Tarantino's movies, his first film left Ebert feeling lukewarm, earning only a two-and-a-half star review.

Apparently Ebert enjoyed Neo's second outing even more than his first, giving this sequel three-and-a-half stars.

Ebert accused this quotable Edward Norton movie of celebrating the violence it supposedly condemns and gave it only two stars.

This inspirational Robin Williams film failed to inspire Ebert to give it any more than two stars, as he claimed it was merely a collection of pious platitudes.

Ebert gave this dystopian Kubrick classic a mere two stars, citing his disgust for the main character.

Even Jar Jar wasn't enough to dissuade Ebert from giving three-and-a-half stars to this first entry in an infamous trilogy.

Ebert gave only two stars to this Oscar-winning Ridley Scott movie, calling it "muddy, fuzzy, and indistinct".

David Lynch's fourth feature film earned Ebert's scorn and a one-star review as Ebert claimed the movie mishandled its subject matter.

After giving middling reviews to the first two movies, Ebert surprisingly enjoyed the third entry in this series about kids fighting off home invaders, giving it three stars.

Even one of the greatest movie twists of all time wasn't enough for Ebert to give this Kevin Spacey film any more than one-and-a-half stars.

This much-maligned, animal-themed Kevin James film somehow managed to tickle Ebert's funny bone with a three-star review.

This action movie sequel about a slow-moving runaway boat somehow thrilled Ebert enough for him to give it three stars.