Chicago Reader's Scores
- Movies
For 6,312 reviews, this publication has graded:
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42% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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56% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.9 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 60
| Highest review score: | I Stand Alone | |
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| Lowest review score: | Old Dogs |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2,983 out of 6312
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Mixed: 2,456 out of 6312
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Negative: 873 out of 6312
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
Registers as frighteningly typical and indicates how successful the Bush administration has been at convincing Americans that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11 and armed with weapons of mass destruction.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
Stiller and Wilson are still hilarious as the supercool detectives -- there hasn't been a comedy duo this good since John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
This big-budget western bears a striking resemblance to the recent Tom Cruise vehicle "The Last Samurai," though it's more fun and less pretentious.- Chicago Reader
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Ted Shen
Robin Shou frequently cuts to scenes from one of his recent movies, adding to the impression that this is a vanity reel.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
The movie's mix of erotic Latin dance and vaguely liberal politics should have young girls swooning in the aisles.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
Director Philip Kaufman's usual flair for erotic detail largely deserts him here, and this thriller seems most interested in lingering over battered and bloodied male faces.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
When the movie got serious again at the end I wasn't buying, though the whole endeavor is helped along by an appealing cast.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
It's more like a feature-length music video, with grainy images illustrating songs from (Youngs) recent album of the same title and actors lip-synching to his reedy vocals.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
If I were a Christian, I'd be appalled to have this primitive and pornographic bloodbath presume to speak for me.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
The humor is a bit dry for my taste, but director Bent Hamer and his actors know what they're doing every step of the way.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
I'm far from being a fan of the sport, but the boxing sequences held me and the overall atmosphere appears reasonably authentic.- Chicago Reader
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Andrea Gronvall
A smart script by Gail Parent (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) boosts the first half of this comedy.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
Seems intentionally slapdash and stupid, but when one of them referred to Europe as a "country," I wasn't sure if it was meant as a joke or not. Even so, I laughed once or twice.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
Tierney and Hackman contribute most to keeping this life-size and funny.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
Beautifully shot in black and white by Pawel Edelman (The Pianist), this 2000 feature is both funny and unexpectedly touching.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
As Adam Sandler vehicles go, this isn't quite as dire as "Eight Crazy Nights," but any movie that has to fall back on Rob Schneider rubbing his nipples has some serious script issues.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
A heartfelt, passionate, tragic musical suite made up of these formulas, which the film both celebrates and wryly examines to discover their inner logic: how they actually work, what they do and don't do.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
This sequel ups the ante, asking whether urban renewal means anything now other than turning neighborhoods into giant malls.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
The plot of this PG action thriller, a remake of the 2002 Danish film Klatretosen, is so full of holes that even middle schoolers might give it the raspberry, but a bigger problem is the three leads' lack of on-screen chemistry.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
Kurt Russell gives a terse, unsentimental performance as coach Herb Brooks, but director Gavin O'Connor sticks to the "Hoosiers" playbook.- Chicago Reader
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
Watchable if far-fetched movie is seriously marred by its three leads; only Garrel manages to suggest a person rather than a fashion model dutifully following instructions.- Chicago Reader
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J.R. Jones
This didn't make me laugh much, but I liked the music, a patchwork of samples culled from the various atomic-monster epics.- Chicago Reader
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