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For 8,778 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 41% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 57% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 58
Highest review score: 100 The Searchers
Lowest review score: 0 Gummo
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,774 out of 8778
  2. Mixed: 2,557 out of 8778
  3. Negative: 1,447 out of 8778
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  1. Silent Hill
    Silent Hill's main attraction, for genre fans, certainly, lies not in its plot nor in its characters (you could place anyone in this particular township and whatever might happen, you could be sure it'd be unnerving), but in its relentlessly nightmarish imagery.
  2. Somersault
    Cornish, in her first film seen stateside, is astonishing.
  3. Repulsion (re-release)
    Repulsion's depiction of a young woman's dissolution into madness is one of the most harrowing mental descents ever depicted onscreen. (Reviewed 11/24/97)
  4. The Celestine Prophecy
    The Celestine Prophecy's biggest stumbling block (and there are many to choose from) is that the film's dramatic arc hinges on John's awakening to the prophecy. But spiritual epiphany is tough to convey onscreen.
  5. Scary Movie 4
    So lazy it's downright boring, something not even a naked Leslie Nielson (!) can salvage.
  6. The Wild
    About as pedestrian as you can get.
  7. Kinky Boots
    Trite? Sure. Obvious? And then some. But a lesson to be taken to heart nonetheless.
  8. Hard Candy
    It takes creepy, spooky, and altogether ooky to a hideous new level.
  9. The Notorious Bettie Page
    It's less cheesecake than angel-food: frothy, light, and delicious, sure, but two hours later you're ready for something slightly more substantive.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Look Both Ways
    This sincere but ultimately empty indie film plays like Australia’s answer to ensemble pieces like "Magnolia" and "Short Cuts."
  11. Mountain Patrol
    An intriguing export with crossover appeal.
  12. La Mujer de Mi Hermano
    The characters never come across as anything more than self-interested parties. It’s hard to have a rooting interest in any of their fates, and even less in the outcome of this movie.
  13. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
    There's so much information and so many finely honed arguments in this ultimately joyous film that it's liable to send audiences scurrying home to their computers to download the bands they've just heard.
  14. Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
    In the end, Blackballed doesn't take home the winner's cup, but its genial stick-to-itiveness and reasonably well-aimed humor earn the film at least a good sportsmanship trophy.
  15. Lucky Number Slevin
    Danny Aiello and Robert Forster also turn up in tiny roles that further serve to distract attention from the real business at hand.
    • 25 Metascore
    • 11 Critic Score
    The Benchwarmers
    Though not entirely incapable of provoking a smile (or two), The Benchwarmers strikes out. Again and again and again.
  17. Phat Girlz
    A dish of empty calories.
  18. Take the Lead
    It's Banderas' film all the way, of course: he's one of those genuinely gifted, glowing actors who can nevertheless hold your attention through sheer onscreen charisma.
  19. Friends with Money
    The only weak link here is Aniston's character – her Olivia, stuck in a holding pattern, feels like a holdover from Holofcener's previous, single-girl pictures, and Aniston underplays the role to the point of expressionlessness.
  20. Sir! No Sir!
    The film provides a window into the conversations and debates that occurred among soldiers on military bases and while in country, opinions shaped and altered by first-hand experiences and knowledge.
  21. I Am a Sex Addict
    Technically, I Am a Sex Addict is a stellar achievement, as it coaxes viewers to accompany Zahedi down avenues of sexual desire that have had little frank exposure on film.
  22. Basic Instinct 2
    Stone still dazzles the eye, but this wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and so very chockablock with quotable examples of the fine art of bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.
  23. ATL
    Despite a third-act tendency to gather a few spare genre clichés as it rolls along (Guns! Drugs! Angry siblings!), Robinson's film is a cut above the rest.
  24. Ice Age: The Meltdown
    Much of the original film's geniality – and all of its pro-environment stumping – has gone missing; what we have instead is a watered-down likeness that curiously turns disaster flick in its too-scary third act.
  25. Slither
    Of course, Slither isn't for everyone, but if you've a yen for gallons of grue and a smart, sassy story to boot, you couldn't do better than Gunn's hellishly fun horror show.
  26. Brick
    Gordon-Levitt already proved in last year's "Mysterious Skin" his captivating command as a dramatic actor; with Brick he further demonstrates his remarkable dexterity and range.
  27. Adam & Steve
    It's the most honest, refreshing comedy about love – gay, straight, or both – I've seen in many moons, and at the end everyone's problems are solved by a country-western dance battle with drag doyenne Jackie Beat on the mic.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    The Devil and Daniel Johnston
    At the end of the day, Johnston's childlike stream of unrequited love landed him on MTV, Atlantic Records, and now a feature-length theatrical recounting of his life. Take that, Satan.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
    Several steps shy of a satisfying lesson.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy
    You don't have to be a student of Buddhism to be entranced by the dreamlike images that form Coleman's intimate portrait of Tibetan monks.
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