Christian Science Monitor's Scores
- Movies
- TV
For 4,492 reviews, this publication has graded:
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55% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.1 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 67
| Highest review score: | 'Round Midnight | |
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| Lowest review score: | Couples Retreat |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2,780 out of 4492
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Mixed: 1,361 out of 4492
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Negative: 351 out of 4492
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Great cast, great atmosphere, little sense or first-rate suspense.- Christian Science Monitor
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Only part of it is in 3-D, but youngsters should enjoy pulling their special specs on and off at appropriate moments.- Christian Science Monitor
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The only surprise to me about this movie is that there no jokes about kilts – a serious omission in an otherwise entirely predictable farce.- Christian Science Monitor
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A director of Frankenheimer's stature deserves less sensationalistic material, and so does his audience.- Christian Science Monitor
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Perhaps Nair believes that heroism in our tabloid era has become degraded. If so, she overcorrected. Amelia is so pure in heart that it slides right off the screen.- Christian Science Monitor
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Was Paper Man worth making? Captain Excellent and I would probably differ on that one.- Christian Science Monitor
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This isn't a Ferrara classic like "King of New York," but even his less- memorable pictures carry an eccentric kick no other director could duplicate.- Christian Science Monitor
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Any resemblance (except qualitatively) to "An Officer and A Gentleman" is strictly unaccidental.- Christian Science Monitor
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What little plot there is involves drug-running and is just about as disposable as everything in this paltry excuse for a movie.- Christian Science Monitor
- Posted May 27, 2017
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One thought that occurred to me while pacing myself through Flypaper: With the economy being what it is, will there be a rash of bank robbery movies?- Christian Science Monitor
- Posted Aug 20, 2011
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Coil up with a tub of popcorn, get a stranglehold on your soda - this is a creepy, action-packed boat ride down a jungle river with lots of huge snakes dropping by for man-sized snacks.- Christian Science Monitor
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The overlong comedy has few laughs and flirts far too much with racist, homophobic humor. A waste of a fine cast.- Christian Science Monitor
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To see Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in The Tourist is like watching a chemistry experiment gone horribly wrong.- Christian Science Monitor
- Posted Dec 10, 2010
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Filmmakers run out of ideas long before the final.- Christian Science Monitor
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Given the decibel level of this movie, it's a miracle that these guys were able to give creditable performances. To give you an idea of the magnitude of the achievement: Imagine delivering a stirring rendition of the Gettysburg Address while standing under Niagara Falls.- Christian Science Monitor
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Most of the movie is standard action fare, but the political commentary is interesting when it's allowed to surface.- Christian Science Monitor
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Hammer plays the Lone Ranger as a clueless, stolid square, and the resulting contrast with Depp’s cartoonishness isn’t odd-couple funny, just blah.- Christian Science Monitor
- Posted Jul 2, 2013
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It's a lot more cornball – i.e., enjoyable – than "The Tree of Life," which tried for some of the same things. Utopia, with its big blue skies and peachy-keen people, may not rank right up there with Shangri-La, but it's close enough.- Christian Science Monitor
- Posted Sep 2, 2011
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Clocking in at 160 minutes, this interminable movie comes across like a rough cut. Perhaps Lee believed its length would give it gravitas. The opposite is true.- Christian Science Monitor
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It's fun to watch for a while. But the movie runs much too long, and a few funny bits aside, most of the comedy writing is lame.- Christian Science Monitor
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Comedy that seems designed to be as bad as it can be.- Christian Science Monitor
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The screenplay aims high in terms of humanity and complexity, but director Hoge drains it of energy with listless meanderings that provide more yawns than insights.- Christian Science Monitor
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As the corrupt, populist Louisiana governor Willie Stark, Crawford was such a swaggering behemoth that it would take Godzilla to upstage him. Sean Penn isn't quite that.- Christian Science Monitor
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It's a bewildering mix of very smart and very dumb, but the cast, which also features a hilarious Joan Cusack, Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd as the Cheney-esque ex-vice president, and Hilary Duff as a Turaqistan airhead pop star, is tiptop.- Christian Science Monitor
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Let's look at the bright side. If this movie bombs as it deserves to, we won't have to sit through "Analyze Those" a few years from now!- Christian Science Monitor
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Danny Boyle's dark comedy has stylishly filmed moments, but overall it's a queasy blend of amusing, pointless, and sometimes quite nasty material.- Christian Science Monitor
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