Empire's Scores

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For 6,822 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Oppenheimer
Lowest review score: 20 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Score distribution:
6822 movie reviews
    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An entirely charming extension of the most unlikely franchise, gently handling big themes and dissolving cynicism with laughter. Maggie Smith is superb.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    This sequel is still considerably funnier than the original, with the male leads excelling in their roles.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    We get a mother-daughter murder melodrama even more farfetched than the Joan Crawford classic, Mildred Pierce, on which this would appear to be loosely based.
  1. Another "Hangover" was too much to hope for, especially as this was scripted by committee. It's a bit funny but also quite a bit nasty.
  2. Aiming squarely at Carries, Mirandas, Charlottes and Samanthas, How To Be Single is familiar but fun.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Though The Man In My Basement juggles a few too many ideas, Nadia Latif has crafted an unnerving thriller with dynamite performances from leads Willem Dafoe and Corey Hawkins. 
  3. The Net entertains but is unlikely to hang around on the cerebral hard disk for too long.
  4. Bright, breezy, thoroughly enjoyable while you're sitting through it yet not likely to stick around in your head for long.
  5. Don't let the 'Quentin Tarantino Presents' tag deceive you, this is a mixed bag of lumpen dialogue and martial-arts magic that never quite coalesces into the delirious mayhem we'd hoped for.
  6. The acting is wooden, but fans of the director’s more shocking work might enjoy its gentle self-referential comedy.
  7. Far from the giant mess you’d expect from the delayed release, late title change and a production history as muddled as the source material, Singer’s tall tale is snatched from disaster by an all-hell-breaks-loose third act.
  8. A wildly ambitious space opera, but also a self-indulgent narrative morass. Sometimes, it seems, creativity can benefit from a few limitations.
  9. This is a valiant but overcomplicated Western that aims to redraw the lines on Western mythology: with heroes as mere humans, and heroics as distortions of the truth.
  10. It may not be as daring as Young Adam, but this is a well-performed adaptation of an absorbing melodrama.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Contrivances and clichés abound, but Bird Box still manages to be a compelling, high-concept idea thanks to Bier’s faultless direction and impressive cast.
  11. Much like Pakula's "Presumed Innocent", this is a solid and intelligent, if unspectacular adaptation, and just a tad tighter than The Firm to give it the edge that's needed.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    There are flaws aplenty, but also some effective, old-fashioned Western style performances and a spectacularly over the top finish.
  12. Cute, clean, camp fun, full of sunshine and toe tappers. Guaranteed to put grins on tweenies who are in to High School Musical, grans with a pair of platforms still at the back of the wardrobe, and a lot of people in between tone.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A well-rounded, unpretentious, very funny, knockabout adventure - subtly blended so that it's fun for all the family.
  13. While not the balls-out action movie the marketing suggests, this Rock-powered family drama is not with its moments.
  14. Project Power has considerable style yet a disappointing lack of substance — but an attention-grabbing performance from Dominique Fishback and an intriguing twist on superpowers give it just enough juice.
  15. Rodriguez has fun coming up with some new-ish powers and there are knowing send-ups of superhero lore, but the takeaway is thin and forgettable.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The most worrying thing about She's All That is its message. The "ugly duckling" (specs, dungarees, art-lover) must conform (she gets a makeover and the boys notice her "bobos" for the first time) to fit in.
  16. The building may be taller than The Towering Inferno and the stakes may be higher than those faced by John McClane in Die Hard, but in comparison to both, Skyscraper is little more than a cinematic bungalow.
  17. This fantasy comedy should entertain its pre-teen female market – and repel those silly superficial boys (swoon).
  18. A soapy but stirring romance with two committed leads.
  19. An uneven debut from John Slattery that nonetheless shows flashes of flair and a jet-black sense of humour.
  20. It has its moments, but it blows the interesting premise — the resurrection of Jesus told as a mystery — too early for an overlong, overly religious finale.
  21. Incoherent and inconsistent, this is a step back for Statham in his quest to become more than a cult figure.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It never comes close to the classic status of its predecessor, but for drive-in horror thrills, this still has sufficient bite.

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