Gremlins

Gremlins, 1984. A cute creature spawns a pack of monsters with a sick sense of humor.

Directed by Joe Dante. Written by Chris Columbus. Starring Zach Galligan.

Concept: 4/4 (Great)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 1/4 (Bad)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Kind of awesome. Also a mess, to such a degree that I suspect it's deliberate; it seems like about half the scenes exist solely to create loose ends. And the fact that it's a xenophobic allegory is a little off-putting. But still, it's kind of awesome.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.1/4 (Okay)