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For 1,518 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 48% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 49% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 59
Highest review score: 100 Final Destination 3
Lowest review score: 0 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 678 out of 1518
  2. Mixed: 604 out of 1518
  3. Negative: 236 out of 1518
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  1. Gunner Palace
    Why don't we see this kind of thing on the news every night? Undoubtedly military censorship comes into play, but probably more so it's the prevailing notion that talking-head shoutfests stacked with pundits bring in the ratings, while actual field reporting costs more money.
  2. Walk on Water
    Explores a wealth of issues and conflicting ideologies.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Best of Youth
    Eminently watchable, The Best of Youth nonetheless lacks the devastating emotional gut punch of its obvious inspiration, Visconti's "Rocco and His Brothers."
  4. Cursed
    It's a mess, but it isn't as bad as you think.
  5. Diary of a Mad Black Woman
    Part female revenge flick, part Saturday Night Live skit, part courtroom drama, and part religious tent revival, this movie never congeals into anything worth watching.
  6. Man of the House
    It's not a terrible premise -- It is, however, terribly executed.
  7. Up and Down
    Ought to gain some viewers here with its dark sense of humor and stylish cinematography by Jan Malir. Director Jan Hrebejk names Mike Leigh as an influence, but frankly he's way cooler.
  8. Because of Winn-Dixie
    Both screenwriter Joan Singleton and director Wang take the time to draw real people and feeling relationships.
  9. Constantine
    What Constantine offers is a deceptively thoughtful tale tricked up like an action movie; it's beautiful to look at but even more lovely to ruminate over.
  10. Son of the Mask
    One presumes the only thing worse than making this disaster is actually watching it; wouldn't wish either on anyone.
  11. Downfall
    This is a grim and sometimes guilt-ridden examination of the Third Reich in collapse. But it's also weirdly sympathetic, and not just to the peripheral figures in Hitler's twisted world.
  12. Schultze Gets the Blues
    Schultze has a spare style, deliberately slow pace, and so little dialogue that to say it's in German with English subtitles seems to be stretching the truth.
  13. Ong Bak
    Ong-Bak's script, if you can call it that, is nothing but a series of setups for star Tony Jaa to show his stuff.
  14. Bride & Prejudice
    Unfortunately, it's also pretty banal -- translating the songs into English reveals just how dull their lyrics and sentiments really are. The colors are pretty though.
  15. Hitch
    Buried somewhere in here, about 6 feet deep, is an intriguing premise.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Inside Deep Throat
    The film falls short only in its refusal to take a stand on whether star Linda Lovelace was a victim, as she claimed.
  17. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
    Mostly, Wild Parrots is a great, important, and unforgettable movie.
  18. Pooh's Heffalump Movie
    This latest adventure proves to be a suitably sweet addition to Pooh's cinematic canon.
  19. Boogeyman
    Director Stephen T. Kay (The Last Time I Committed Suicide) busts off some cool shots, and Eric Kripke's story is pretty sound until the finale. Worth a look for horror fans, but nothing classic.
  20. The Wedding Date
    It seems like a slam-dunk pitch -- "Pretty Woman" with the genders reversed -- but there's one major problem: The whole hooker-fantasy bit is much more of a guy thing.
  21. Nobody Knows
    A beautiful but depressing film.
  22. Assisted Living
    Assisted Living's overall mix doesn't quite jell, though there are worthwhile moments.
  23. Alone in the Dark
    Here is the horror-action genre at its silliest and most uninspired.
  24. Hide and Seek
    May steal from the best, but it does it so badly and obviously that it has to depend upon gratuitous shock-cuts and soundtrack stings to elicit any kind of reflex-action fright from the viewer.
  25. Aliens of the Deep
    Fans of Arthur C. Clarke may be pleased, but fans of serious biology may bust out laughing at the goofily rendered aliens who show up.
  26. Are We There Yet?
    It's all a big, boring failure of slapstick and degradation. Of course, that's not to say your kids won't like it.
  27. Head-On
    A solid, well-crafted drama, with a tight script, sharp editing, and strong performances by the leads. Beware, however: This is no comedy.
  28. Assault on Precinct 13
    Aims to be loud, dumb fun, only it takes itself too seriously to offer anything approaching a good time.
  29. Coach Carter
    Director Thomas Carter (no relation to Ken) relies on processed emotion and stock characters, and not even the inevitable Big Game excites us very much.
  30. Elektra
    The fights are mostly cool, save the final one with too many quick cuts, and the morphing graffiti and tattoos are nifty. If only the rest of it weren't so stupid.
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