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For 8,156 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 73% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 25% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 71
Highest review score: 100 Falling from Grace
Lowest review score: 0 Jupiter Ascending
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6,085 out of 8156
  2. Mixed: 1,243 out of 8156
  3. Negative: 828 out of 8156
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  1. The Original Kings of Comedy
    Doesn't have the theatrical subtext or, let it be said, the genius of Richard Pryor.
  2. Steal This Movie
    Provides an untidy and frustrating but never boring look at his life and times.
  3. The Cell
    It's one of the best films of the year.
  4. Cecil B. DeMented
    Even with Cecil B. Demented, which fails on just about every level, you've got to hand it to him (Waters): The idea for the film is kind of inspired.
  5. The Replacements
    Slap-happy entertainment painted in broad strokes, two coats thick.
  6. The Opportunists
    He (Walken) is a gifted classical actor...and here he understands Victor Kelly from the inside out.
  7. An Affair of Love
    It is about the desiring itself, not about what they desire. That makes it more intriguing than if we knew their secret--and sexier.
  8. Aimee & Jaguar
    This is the kind of story that has to be true; as fiction, it would not be believable.
  9. The Tao of Steve
    One of the things I like about the movie is the wit of its dialogue, the way sentences and conversations coil with confidence up to a conclusion that is totally unexpected.
  10. Saving Grace
    We're left with a promising idea for a comedy, which arrives at some laughs but never finds its destination.
  11. Space Cowboys
    The stuff in outer space is unexpected, the surprise waiting out there is genuine, and meanwhile, there's an abundance of charm and screen presence from the four veteran actors.
  12. Coyote Ugly
    There is a reason to see the movie, and that reason is Piper Perabo.
  13. Hollow Man
    Hollow Man can think of nothing more interesting to do than spy on his girlfriend and assault his neighbor.Too bad. Really too bad, because the movie is supported by some of the most intriguing special effects I've seen.
  14. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
    Eight different characters, all played by Murphy, all convincing, each with its own personality. This is not just a stunt. It is some kind of brilliance.
  15. Girl on the Bridge
    What's best about the movie is its playfulness.
  16. Wonderland
    Movies like Wonderland invite me into the screen with them. I am curious. I begin to care.
  17. Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
    A first draft for a movie that could have been extraordinary.
  18. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
    Watching it, you feel like an eyewitness to injustice.
  19. Thomas and the Magic Railroad
    An inept assembly of ill-matched plot points, meandering through a production that has attractive art direction (despite the immobile mouths).
  20. Loser
    Love is blind, and movies about that blindness can be maddening.
  21. The Eyes of Tammy Faye
    She is also, we sense, a woman of great generosity of spirit, and a TV natural: The star she most reminds me of is Lucille Ball.
  22. What Lies Beneath
    Lacking a smarter screenplay, it milks the genuine skills of its actors and director for more than it deserves, and then runs off the rails in an ending more laughable than scary.
  23. The Five Senses
    A story like Five Senses sounds like a gimmick, but Podeswa has a light touch when dealing with the senses and a sure one when telling his stories.
  24. X-Men
    I started out liking this movie, while waiting for something really interesting to happen. When nothing did, I still didn't dislike it; I assume the X-Men will further develop their personalities if there is a sequel.
  25. Chuck & Buck
    A fascinating study of behavior that violates the rules.
  26. The Kid
    Warm-hearted and effective.
  27. Shower
    Although it has some contrived plot devices (including the looming deadline of the city's threat to the bathhouse), it is warm and observant, and its ending is surprisingly true to the material.
  28. But I'm a Cheerleader
    Not a great, breakout comedy, but more the kind of movie that might eventually become a regular on the midnight cult circuit.
  29. Scary Movie
    Is it funny? Yes, it is.
  30. The Perfect Storm
    A well-crafted example of a film of pure sensation. I do not mind admitting I was enthralled.
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