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For 7,608 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Autumn Tale
Lowest review score: 0 Car 54, Where Are You?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,112 out of 7608
  2. Mixed: 1,474 out of 7608
  3. Negative: 1,022 out of 7608
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  1. Outrageous Fortune
    It's a dim, thoroughly synthetic film, so far removed from its source--much less from any original creative impulse--that it barely seems to exist. [30 Jan 1987, p.A]
    • Chicago Tribune
  2. The Dolls
    Dolls leaves no cliche unmined, with the result that every scary moment is its own comic relief. [27 Mar 1987, p.L]
    • Chicago Tribune
  3. Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
    Sadly, this noble effort is loving but lame.
  4. CyberWorld
    Effectively a demo. It doesn't give you the whole picture, but it lets you know what's possible. It's hard not to wish the ride could have lasted longer.
    • Chicago Tribune
  5. Baby Boy
    A movie that will act like a smack in the face to some audiences, while others may simply laugh in recognition.
  6. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
    Stiller, a DodgeBall producer, is revealing an unfortunate craving for the cheese of his childhood.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    Road Trip
    Degenerates into a slow-moving game of connect-the-gross-outs.
  8. The Joneses
    Duchovny and Moore have their moments; they're like two preening sharks working on commission.
  9. Ichi the Killer
    Any serious message has been sacrificed on the altar of excess, making us realize why the stylish story probably worked better as a graphic comic book than as a film.
  10. The Adam Project
    The movie has a good shot at a huge streaming audience. But does it have the creative instincts of a good movie? An OK one, yes. It’s too bad The Adam Project is only that, since the cast isn’t dogging the assignment for a second.
  11. They Live
    The looniest movie of the season and also one of the most engaging. [7 Nov 1988]
    • Chicago Tribune
  12. Home
    The movie is pretty droll, and it agitates for cross-species friendship; its aggressively packaged heart-tugging elements come with an interplanetary friendly resolution. Followed by a dance party.
  13. Idlewild
    Aiding Barber is the terrific work of choreographer Hinton Battle, delivering a ferocious, contemporary update of swing and bridging the gap between quick-take MTV flash and the longer needs of cinematic dancing--a hybrid that works better here than in the frenetic, overrated "Chicago."
  14. Surviving Picasso
    Surviving Picasso is an intelligent, beautifully crafted and engrossing Ismail Merchant-James Ivory biographical portrait of the century's most famous and successful painter. [4 Oct 1996]
    • Chicago Tribune
  15. The 33
    What these men endured is remarkable, and the logistics of the rescue are remarkable as well. The 33 settles for an unremarkable chronicle of that endurance test.
  16. The Great Gatsby
    Despite a few good ideas and the uniformly splendid production and costume designs by Luhrmann's mate and partner, Catherine Martin, this frenzied adaptation of The Great Gatsby is all look and no feel.
  17. The Package
    Jones does a very good job as the cynical mercenary; Hackman's role doesn't give him enough real moments to make the story credible. [25 Aug 1989, p.A]
    • Chicago Tribune
  18. I Am Ali
    The film itself, fond and intriguing, is by no means a hard-charging confrontation. Rather, Lewins' film is an affectionate series of memories, as recalled by Ali's family and associates.
  19. The Bride!
    Made up of stylish pastiche, girl power slogans and one go-for-broke performance, The Bride!, like her Monster, isn’t much more than an assemblage of parts, and the slipperiness of time, place and character leaves the film unmoored and unrooted. Here comes The Bride! — unfortunately, she’s brain dead.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Bank
    Like the film itself, Jim Doyle is smart enough to be engaging and lovely to look at, but he's too one-dimensional to be satisfying.
  21. Old School
    The movie is never more than the sum of its scattershot jokes; it's sloppily put together, with scenes seemingly cut mid-dialogue.
  22. Diminished Capacity
    Striving for low-key character comedy, Diminished Capacity ends up diminishing its returns.
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