Empire's Scores
- Movies
- TV
For 6,821 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: | Oppenheimer | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest review score: | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace |
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 3,008 out of 6821
-
Mixed: 3,655 out of 6821
-
Negative: 158 out of 6821
6821
movie
reviews
-
- Critic Score
More solid Prime Video Sports Doc than Subject-Transcending Asif Kapadia Investigation, Twelve Final Days is nonetheless an entertaining, occasionally illuminating and at times surprisingly moving look at the final bow of a genuine tennis legend.- Empire
- Posted Jun 14, 2024
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Ian Nathan
A 'realistic' Vegas movie that will set no-one's soul on fire, but is further proof that Hanson can lend his talents to any style of movie.- Empire
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Ian Freer
This should have been Soderbergh gold. Instead it is mostly unengaging and dull, proof positive that they don't make them like they used to.- Empire
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Critic Score
It's aimed squarely at the tinies, but there is charm enough here to make it bearable for adults too.- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Kim Newman
An offbeat comedy/drama elevated by another terrific Varmiga turn.- Empire
- Posted Apr 4, 2011
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
David Parkinson
A fascinating life is reduced to a series of skittishly edited and visually stylised vignettes that do scant justice to Marie Curie's scientific achievements and Karolina Gruszka's laudably intense performance.- Empire
- Posted Nov 27, 2017
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Ian Nathan
Vallée’s post-traumatic stress comedy is more scientific than genuinely moving. Nevertheless, Gyllenhaal continues his post-Nightcrawler upgrade with another vivid performance in the key of strange.- Empire
- Posted Apr 18, 2016
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Critic Score
A loud, careering thunderbolt of a bipoic, that leaves behind an imprint of the myth, if not enough of the man.- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Ella Kemp
There’s no questioning the high-octane energy of Garth Jennings’ star-studded ensemble, but the cacophony grows a little tiresome. The show can go on, but that doesn’t mean it must.- Empire
- Posted Jan 21, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Ian Freer
Don’t Look Up takes the pulse of contemporary life and finds it crazy, scary and, most of all, funny. It doesn’t all land but enough does to make it a sharp, bold, star-studded treat.- Empire
- Posted Dec 7, 2021
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Empire
- Posted Feb 10, 2014
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Anna Smith
1D in 3D: the closest thing to a Shine A Light for Directioners.- Empire
- Posted Aug 26, 2013
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Critic Score
Writer/director Jim Kouf certainly knows his police procedures, packing the movie with sharp dialogue and authentic set pieces. Unfortunately, the final half-hour, with its told-you-so conclusion, takes the knife-edge away from what clearly could have been a masterly thriller. Then again, just watching Tupac ponder death on the big screen is probably all the knife-edge you need.- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Helen O'Hara
The storytelling is a little loose, but as a workplace comedy with a side-line in romance, this earns its laughs thanks to the immensely game Henson and a stellar supporting cast.- Empire
- Posted Mar 14, 2019
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Nick de Semlyen
A triumph of art direction, sound design and Gallic phat beats, but could do with a script upgrade and fun.exe patch.- Empire
- Posted Dec 8, 2010
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Adam Smith
Disappointingly dull account of a tale desperately in need of a sharper screenplay and some directorial vim. Might as well wait for the Blu-ray, Jules.- Empire
- Posted Oct 7, 2013
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Critic Score
The plot pulls you along at breakneck speed, so the plausibility of two US leaders on the lam matters not a jot. What does matter, however, is the excellent script which has a kiss-off line at least once every five seconds and keeps the mush down to an absolute minimum.- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
James White
Slick and solid in moments, Den Of Thieves disappoints with its reliance on easy plotting and gruff, overcooked acting. One for Butler completists only.- Empire
- Posted Feb 5, 2018
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Empire
- Read full review
-
- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
James White
The first couple of servings back in the day were fresh and fruity, but the franchise has been left on the shelf a little too long. It's occasionally entertaining to have these characters back in our lives, but for the most part this fails to party like it's 1999.- Empire
- Posted Apr 30, 2012
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
Kim Newman
A well-above-average ho-ho-ho-horror film with a shivery sense of winter weirdland and anarchic ultra-violence, it’s also a strong candidate to become a holiday favourite thanks to a perfectly judged punchline.- Empire
- Posted Dec 7, 2015
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Ian Nathan
This has some very, very funny bits...interspersed with a very slight film.- Empire
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
John Nugent
An instantly forgettable, paint-by-numbers romcom, despite the obvious charm of Witherspoon and Kutcher — worthy of watching neither at your place nor mine.- Empire
- Posted Feb 10, 2023
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
-
Reviewed by
John Nugent
Tinkering with the spy-action wheel rather than reinventing it, this is a pacy, ruggedly entertaining romp, with a punchy pair of lead turns from Gosling and Evans.- Empire
- Posted Jul 14, 2022
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by
-
- Critic Score
This is way more than it seems and manages to surprise and enchant throughout.- Empire
- Read full review
-
- Critic Score
Marked For Death offers a very proficient range of bang-and-break antics ending with a neat twist.- Empire
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
David Hughes
If this ‘power corrupts’ potboiler had been made in the 1990s — with, say, Andy Garcia, Gene Hackman and Kim Basinger — it would already have felt old-fashioned. Forget it, Jake, it’s no "Chinatown."- Empire
- Posted Feb 25, 2013
- Read full review
-
Reviewed by