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For 7,603 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: 5,107 out of 7603
  2. Mixed: 1,474 out of 7603
  3. Negative: 1,022 out of 7603
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  1. Truth
    The film feels dodgy, tentative and uncertain as to how to frame its own protagonist in a complicated story of journalistic compromise (and worse).
  2. Something to Cheer About
    Routine cinema but rich history.
  3. The Shack
    Though the dialogue is written with all the finesse of a self-help book, and the visuals are a garish technicolor explosion, there are some nuggets of wisdom that do resonate, regardless of personal belief.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Secret Life of Bees
    Sweat and good intentions will take you only so far. And they take Bees right up to the threshold of entertaining--but not one step further.
  5. Monster-in-Law
    It would take the dark wit of a Billy Wilder or a Coen brother--or at least a Neil Simon--to put across this kind of material.
  6. Turner & Hooch
    Imagine "Twins" with the Danny DeVito part played by a dog, or "Lethal Weapon" with the mastiff standing in for Mel Gibson. [28 July 1989, p.A]
    • Chicago Tribune
  7. Joyful Noise
    The movie's all right, if you can take its rampant artificiality - and I'm not even talking about Parton's face yet.
  8. Remember Me
    The dialogue can drive you crazy with its self-consciousness.
  9. Samba
    The cast is full of strong actors, among them Tahar Rahim (riveting in "A Prophet") as Samba's allegedly Brazilian friend and confidant. It's easy to enjoy what the cast does on screen; it's harder to buy the nutty mood swings.
  10. Crocodile Dundee II
    It's comfortable and Disneyfied and, with shots of the splendid Australian wilderness filling the long valleys between dramatic peaks, probably the safest way to travel.
  11. Mambo italiano
    Likable but relentlessly trivial.
  12. Garfield
    The cinematic Garfield: The Movie feels like an 82-minute commercial for Garfield, The Brand rather than cinematic dumb fun.
  13. Kin
    It's just a devastatingly sad and terrible story about two brothers who make bad choices, suffer the consequences and lose the last shreds of family they have left. No amount of 11th hour twists, reveals or bigger ideas can shake that inescapable feeling of dread and sorrow.
  14. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
    I suspect the Cage fans who will enjoy this movie won’t care if it’s fundamentally sloppy and lazy moviemaking. The star of the show is neither.
  15. Price of Glory
    A pretty good film, acted powerfully .
  16. Made
    The good news is that Vaughn is back in needling, loosey-goosey mode in Made, which he produced with Favreau. The bad news is that by the end, not only do you find him quite resistible, but you also may wish one of the tough guys of this mob comedy would heave him out a window.
    • Chicago Tribune
  17. The Ice Harvest
    The Ice Harvest is not "Bad Santa" redux. It has comic moments - primarily from Oliver Platt, in fine drunken stupor - but Ramis' tiptoe into film noir isn't really a comedy.
  18. Hoot
    The songs take some of the sting out of the numerous scenes involving alligators, snakes, attack dogs and bullies. Yet in their lazy way, they're one more reminder that kids are better off with a book than a middling movie adaptation of a book.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Rolling Family
    The wedding site at the end of the road offers beautiful vistas overlooking Brazil, but it's hardly worth the trip.
  20. New Year's Eve
    I always enjoy Elizondo; he has a way of elevating some pretty lame banter, and thanks to New Year's Eve he has his way all over again.
  21. The Longest Ride
    Even when Eastwood and Robertson, pleasant enough company, threaten to float off the screen, The Longest Ride glides along and delivers its reheated comfort food by the ton.
  22. Meet the Fockers
    Though it's hard not to play it, the expectations game is a dangerous one, especially for sequels. And Roach's original, just like his overexposed star, set us up good.
  23. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
    This romantic-comedy action movie is a fizzle.
  24. Problem Child
    Dugan can`t find a tone that allows him to preserve the shock of the gags while minimalizing their physical painfulness.
  25. Just Cause
    Just Cause might better have been called "Without a Cause." Or "Without a Clue." [17 Feb 1995, p.C2]
    • Chicago Tribune
  26. We Need to Talk About Kevin
    All the movie has, really, is Tilda Swinton acting up a storm, which is more than enough for some. For me, given what's up with the rest of the picture, it's not quite.
  27. The Starling
    McCarthy’s open-faced performance is reason enough to give it your time, even if nearly everything surrounding her feels unworthy.
  28. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
    I laughed at a good deal of the movie, but a good deal more of it left me with (Cohen’s intention, probably) the taste of ashes in the mouth.
  29. The Exorcist III
    Eventually, Blatty's cat-and-mouse game with the viewer gets a little tiresome, and his own story, by definition, leads to a corner: an all-out, free-for-all exorcism finish that seems a bit dated now.
  30. Ravenous
    For about half its length, Ravenous is a fairly effective scare picture, with a laugh or two. Then it just goes sour and pretentious. [19 March 1999, Friday, p.D]
    • Chicago Tribune
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