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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. Particles of Truth
    This uneven drama might have been more effective if someone with more on-screen charisma than writer-director Elster had played the main character.
  2. Criminal
    Effective at times, and Gyllenhaal shows a new side of her talent, but the main impression is of first-rate performers doing second-rate work.
  3. Reconstruction
    The influence of Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier looms heavily over the whole film.
  4. Testosterone
    Starts quirky, grows steadily darker, doesn't build much excitement.
  5. When Will I Be Loved
    The movie morphs into a deconstructed remake of "Indecent Exposure" and it's downright riveting, with Campbell doing her best acting to date.
  6. Unlikely Heroes
    Moving and informative.
  7. A Letter to True
    It's all deliberately homemade and raggedy, and that's where its charm comes from, along with the delightful old-music score.
  8. The Private Archives of Pablo Escovar
    Gripping.
  9. Warriors of Heaven and Earth
    Impressively filmed but not dramatic enough to justify its length.
  10. Persons of Interest
    Not a great movie, but a valuable and revealing document.
  11. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
    Almost entirely devoted to combat violence and sentimental interludes.
  12. Remember Me, My Love
    Very well acted and directed, if overlong.
  13. Vanity Fair
    What's missing from this Vanity Fair is the sense of plucky, anything-goes adventurousness that abounds in Thackeray's novel.
  14. The Brown Bunny
    Gallo's earlier work suggests he has directorial talent, but here it's buried beneath too much ego to be detectible.
  15. Hero
    A walloping entertainment, brimming with the magic-realist action that made Ang Lee's somewhat similar "Couching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" a hit.
  16. Bush's Brain
    A skeptical view of George W. Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, using argumentative strategies common to agenda-driven documentaries.
  17. Brothers in Arms
    The movie's main contribution is its fresh look at the Vietnam War, being refought in the Kerry-Bush presidential campaign at the time of the film's release.
  18. Bright Leaves
    Deeply personal, morally alert, and highly entertaining.
  19. Almost Peaceful
    The gently told comedy-drama is more colorful than you'd expect, using wry humor and lively music to keep sentimentality at bay.
  20. Bright Young Things
    An enjoyable movie that marks a rattling good directorial debut for Stephen Fry, the English actor who's best known for starring in "Wilde" seven years ago.
  21. End of the Century
    While serving up music so free of thought that the best of it seems to crystallize our thoughtless, tightly wound era.
  22. Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War
    This documentary strives to fill the gap, and the result is memorable; viewing is mandatory.
  23. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (re-release)
    His readings of his own work are especially thoughtful, moving, and provocative in the best possible ways.
  24. Rosenstrasse
    The movie is woven with care and complexity, again confirming von Trotta's place as one of the world's greatest female filmmakers.
  25. Mean Creek
    Imagine a bolder "Bully" blended with a more probing "River's Edge" and you'll have some idea of this little drama's strong dramatic and emotional power.
  26. It's Easier for a Camel...
    A diverting dramatic comedy.
  27. Red Lights
    Strange, scary, and atmospheric, with a delicious Claude Debussy score.
  28. Nicotina
    Supercharged with an energy and ingenuity that "Run Lola Run" once had a patent on.
  29. We Don't Live Here Anymore
    Not a deep movie. It is a very honest one, though - there's not a cheap cinematic trick in sight - and it's a graceful one, energizing its small-town story with eloquent camera work and ingenious musical touches.
  30. The Leopard (re-release)
    Smart and sumptuous.
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