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For 7,609 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 1.5 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: 5,113 out of 7609
  2. Mixed: 1,474 out of 7609
  3. Negative: 1,022 out of 7609
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  1. The Book Thief
    It relays an uplifting story that, ill-advisedly, is not so much Holocaust-era as Holocaust-adjacent, determined to steer clear of too much discomfort.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
    True fans (i.e., the people who are most likely to buy tickets) probably know a lot of this stuff already, and they might be disappointed by the lack of drama and the brevity of 3-D racing action.
  3. Snatched
    Snatched, more about victimhood than women running their own show, is funny here and there, but in ways that make the bulk of the formulaic material all the more frustrating.
  4. Cellular
    Slickly produced, well cast and very excitingly made, it's based on plot hooks so silly, most of them blow up in your face.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    November
    The fact is, neither Harrison or scriptwriter Benjamin Brand is very honest with the audience.
  6. The Fourth War
    Part philosophical dialogue, part macho thriller, John Frankenheimer's The Fourth War never really finds its identity as a movie. [23 Mar 1990, p.O]
    • Chicago Tribune
  7. The Avengers
    A smorgasbord of bad ideas, sumptuously over-realized.
  8. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    That the film doesn't live up to our anticipation of a rolicking good time is only part of its disappointment. [11 June 1986]
    • Chicago Tribune
  9. SpaceCamp
    Their adventures are not special, nor are their personalities. If young people want to experience a genuinely exciting airborne adventure in a movie theater right now, "Top Gun" is the picture to see--not SpaceCamp. [6 June 1986, p.AC]
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  10. Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
    I’m not saying the film needed to be formally experimental. But as it is, the documentary feels deeply pointless.
  11. Inheritance
    The whole thing is a wild concept, hinging on the plausibility of every character's motivations, which are all a bit squishy.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Summer Rental
    Director Carl Reiner, an old comedy pro, does well enough with the comedy's dumb but funny big-bust and jock-strap jokes. [09 Aug 1985, p.D]
    • Chicago Tribune
  13. The Mean Season
    The only redeeming aspects of the film are its striking production design by Philip Jefferies--a sweltering Miami similar to the look of ''Body Heat''-- and a convincing performance by Richard Masur as the city editor of the film`s fictional Miami newspaper.
  14. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
    Grogu’s cuteness may be a powerful force, but it’s not enough to sustain this big-screen leap, especially in a blockbuster this bloated, and frankly, dull. If it feels like a serial, maybe it should have stayed a series.
  15. 27 Dresses
    The eerily precise Heigl, who provided confident back-court support as the exile in Guyville also known as “Knocked Up,” has no trouble filling a leading lady’s shoes. She’s just snarky enough to be interesting, and she knows how to take a fall.
  16. Blindness
    This film is very different: chilly, methodical, a slave to 10-ton metaphor as opposed to metaphoric provocation.
  17. Digging for Fire
    The actors save it, periodically, from itself, simply by setting a natural tone and finding some truth in an extended sketch.
  18. Sniper
    Sniper moves briskly along, aided by the lush photography by veteran Bill Butler. [29 Jan 1993, p.I]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    In the Realms of the Unreal
    If this documentary were about a serious painter, it would be judged a travesty not unlike commercials that goose up the couple in "American Gothic" or show the Mona Lisa laughing.
  20. Hero
    Davis and Garcia are both fine, and Hoffman gives an entertaining performance that still smells a little much of acting. But it's in the supporting roles that Frears makes his taste and talent felt, guiding such performers as Kevin J. O'Connor, Tom Arnold and Cady Huffman to quick, quietly efficient characterizations. [02 Oct 1992, p.B]
    • Chicago Tribune
  21. The Mighty Quinn
    There is little to dislike in The Mighty Quinn, but neither is there any compelling reason to see it. [17 Feb 1989, p.C]
    • Chicago Tribune
  22. How I Live Now
    Imagine a Judy Blume rewrite of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," and you'll end up somewhere in the ashen yet uplifting vicinity of How I Live Now.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    P.S. I Love You
    One of the most gifted dramatic actors working in movies today, Swank is stunningly ill suited for romantic comedy (or this one, anyway).
  24. Better Luck Tomorrow
    The film lacks a single emotionally authentic moment.
  25. Mister Foe
    The film disappoints particularly in relation to "Young Adam," an earlier picture about sexual obsession from writer-director David Mackenzie; this one's more in line with the creamy tones and surface readings of "Asylum."
  26. Dracula 2000
    By making concessions for a possible sequel, Dracula 2000 wilts when compared in the light with other Dracula films.
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