C1 · Advanced
Critique & Review Language
The precise, evaluative vocabulary a Danish critic reaches for when praising, panning or weighing up a book, film, exhibition or performance.
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- Words & phrases
- 33
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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- reviewer, critic
- a matter of chance, an arbitrary outcome
- laudatory, praising
- scathing, devastating
- weakness
- strength
- gripping, compelling
- polished, accomplished
- disappointing
- successful, well-executed
- predictable
- cliché-ridden
- to pan, to tear apart in a review
- overall assessment
- worth seeing
- worth reading
- to fall flat, to fail
- a gem
- a mixed bag
- to warmly recommend
- impact, punch
- in terms of craftsmanship
- underwhelming
- overrated
- underrated
- derivative
- contrived
- seamless
- heavy-handed
- lackluster
- formulaic
- to fizzle out
- a redeeming feature
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- Lesson 1
Critique and Review Language
- Lesson 2
A Critical Discussion of a Film
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