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For 4,492 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 'Round Midnight
Lowest review score: 0 Couples Retreat
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,780 out of 4492
  2. Mixed: 1,361 out of 4492
  3. Negative: 351 out of 4492
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  1. The World
    This is a brilliant, if challenging, film.
  2. War of the Worlds
    The film isn't quite excellent, though, since it sags in the middle and starts to seem repetitive.
  3. Tropical Malady
    Weerasethakul's latest has received mixed responses on the film-festival circuit, yet while it's anything but commercial, it's also anything but unadventurous.
  4. This Revolution
    It's a pity that such vital, thought-provoking material has been rendered so lifeless and inauthentic on the screen.
  5. Bewitched
    A romantic comedy that's pleasant, if not exactly spellbinding.
  6. Yes
    The results are visually striking, but conceptually they oscillate between poetic, pretentious, and philosophically dubious.
  7. March of the Penguins
    As a zoological spectacle the movie is riveting. But the narration tries to make us think of these adorable animals as if they saw the world in human terms.
  8. Lila Says
    Superbly acted, especially by Giocante as the teasing 16-year-old instigator.
  9. Memories of Murder
    Suspenseful, surprising, and psychologically rich.
  10. Herbie Fully Loaded
    Utterly predictable, but pleasant enough for its young target audience.
  11. Waging a Living
    Should be required viewing for every concerned citizen.
  12. The Deal
    The subject is intriguing even if the dialogue is stilted and the acting is uneven.
  13. The Perfect Man
    Repetitious teen-targeted fluff.
  14. The Great Water
    This unusual Macedonian release is engrossing if not always nimbly directed.
  15. Heights
    There's much subtle beauty in the last movie completed by Merchant Ivory Productions before Merchant's untimely death.
  16. Me and You and Everyone We Know
    A mixed package, but often fun to watch.
  17. My Summer of Love
    Superbly acted, movingly written, and directed with a tough-minded lyricism rarely found in today's films. A summer movie to love.
  18. The Talent Given Us
    This isn't a movie, it's a thingamajig - frequently as off-putting as can be, but unassailably one of a kind.
  19. Batman Begins
    Delivers enough action to please Saturday-night crowds, if not the surreal wit that made the first two "Batman" movies, directed by Tim Burton, so entertaining.
  20. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area
    Suspenseful and psychologically rich.
  21. Wheel of Time
    Riveting and unique.
  22. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
    The movie is a mish-mash of action-adventure clichés, book-ended with lame attempts at psychological interest. Written, directed, and acted with ham-fisted heaviness.
  23. High Tension
    Serial killing and other insanity in the French countryside, with ineptly dubbed English dialogue.
  24. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D
    Only part of it is in 3-D, but youngsters should enjoy pulling their special specs on and off at appropriate moments.
  25. Howl's Moving Castle
    You run across animation this ingenious about as often as a moving castle comes your way.
  26. Wild Side
    The primary impression is lots of moping and mooning, plus a song at the beginning with some of the worst lyrics you've ever heard.
  27. 5x2
    Compellingly acted and rich in visual ideas, but a bit thin in its psychological approach.
  28. Paternal Instinct
    Has touching and instructive moments.
  29. Café Lumière
    Hou's sensitivity plus Ozu's inspiration equals sublimity of sight and sound.
  30. McLibel
    Riveting, suspenseful, and a perfect antidote to the too-tricky documentary "Super-Size Me."
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