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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. Lost Embrace
    Lively, gentle, smart.
  2. Army of One
    Concise, humane documentary.
  3. Are We There Yet?
    Cube is cute and Long is lovely, but the youngsters are too brash and smug to bear. At least there's a heartwarming end to the excursion.
  4. Head-On
    Superbly acted.
  5. Watermarks
    Not a great movie, but contains fascinating historical material.
  6. She's One of Us
    Imaginatively acted, endlessly atmospheric.
  7. Arakimentari
    Illuminating, if not exactly edifying.
  8. Assault on Precinct 13
    It's all energetically filmed, but I miss the cool, modest clarity of the first version. Bigger isn't always better, even at the movies.
  9. With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America
    A scrupulously balanced look at the subject outlined in the title. Packed with historical, sociological, and cultural context.
  10. Coach Carter
    The movie's moral messages are all on target. Too bad the movie is much, much too long and Jackson gives one of his dullest performances ever.
  11. Racing Stripes
    Like most movies aimed at the younger set, Racing Stripes has easily absorbable lessons to teach: Be yourself, never stop trying if your goal is worthwhile, and so forth.
  12. The Chorus
    Extremely goodhearted, if not exactly original or exciting.
  13. About Baghdad
    Harrowing, informative, conscientiously balanced documentary. [14 Jan 2005, p.14]
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  14. White Noise
    Beneath its regrettably banal surface, White Noise raises the creepy question of whether intimidating, even malign forces may be lurking in those fancy gadgets that fill our living rooms and offices.
  15. Murder-Set-Pieces
    Be warned that the results are in aggressively awful taste from beginning to end.
  16. Wall Street: A Wondering Trip
    Documentary about stock trading, with some vivid images but no clear perspectives or opinions on the material it presents.
  17. In Good Company
    Lively acting and timely humor are the main assets of this garden-variety comedy.
  18. The Merchant of Venice
    In this exquisitely filmed adaptation Pacino is as vivid a Shylock as we're likely to see. Despite all the scholarly excuses for this drama, though, it's shot through with outrageously anti-Semitic attitudes.
  19. A Love Song for Bobby Long
    Rambling, meandering, likable.
  20. The Assassination of Richard Nixon
    This is one of the rare movies to explore American materialism through the eyes of an all-too-ordinary person who isn't up to the challenges of everyday life.
  21. Darkness
    The thriller makes up in moody weirdness what it lacks in horror-tale originality.
  22. Donkey Skin (re-release)
    Tuneful, colorful, delightful.
  23. Meet the Fockers
    De Niro and Hoffman almost give comic life to this brainless, vulgar farce.
  24. The Phantom of the Opera
    The acting and crooning are sadly uneven, making this a shaky comeback vehicle for the screen musical.
  25. Hotel Rwanda
    The subject is crucially important, but the movie dilutes its impact with by-the-numbers filmmaking, and Cheadle's one-note performance displays few of his acting gifts.
  26. The Aviator
    Has to be called one of the year's best movies. Credit goes partly to the built-in fascination of its subject and partly to its excellent cast.
  27. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
    I hate to sound per-Snickety, but this lemon of a movie is a sadly unfortunate event.
  28. Spanglish
    Ultimately more exasperating than rewarding.
  29. Flight of the Phoenix
    Effective action, solid suspense, excellent Ribisi, plus enough clichés to equal the grains of Gobi sand that fill the screen.
  30. Beyond the Sea
    Spacey is almost as swinging as Darin was, but his filmmaking leans toward tried-and-true formulas.
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