Empire's Scores
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For 6,820 reviews, this publication has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
| Highest review score: | Oppenheimer | |
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| Lowest review score: | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3,008 out of 6820
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Mixed: 3,654 out of 6820
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Negative: 158 out of 6820
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Ian Freer
There is much pleasure to be had watching a born storyteller juggle more balls than even he can carry.- Empire
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Olly Richards
Anyone unfamiliar with or underwhelmed by the music of OutKast will find little in this thin piece of cinematic storytelling. Fans happy to luxuriate in its artistic indulgence, however, will be swept up in the weird, random, fantastic OutKastness of it all.- Empire
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Nick de Semlyen
Massively throwaway, but funnier and more likable than the first entry. Mainly that's due to an A-list pairing that's as inspired as it is demented.- Empire
- Posted Jan 30, 2012
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John Nugent
A classic American sports movie, with all of its triumphs and clichés — kept afloat by two brilliant, warm lead performances from Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.- Empire
- Posted Nov 3, 2023
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Helen O'Hara
Even the slightest wisp of critical thought will bring the house-of-cards plot tumbling down, but avoid thinking too much and it’s a frothy, sun-drenched bit of fun.- Empire
- Posted May 2, 2025
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By deviating from Stoker's text, Hammer was clearly signalling a new direction in horror. It was garish, it was sexy and it was never afraid to be gory.- Empire
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Ian Nathan
Not an altogether unsuccessful adaptation of the timeless Cinderella story, it certainly scores well in terms of lavish scenery, snappy repartee and brightly-coloured mayhem.- Empire
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Patrick Peters
Ultimately, this potentially intriguing character thriller loses its direction when it turns into a mean-spirited stalk-and-bash actioner.- Empire
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Ian Nathan
In all, Legends Of The Fall is a grand bore, more laughable than stirring. So big everything becomes blurry and distant, so beautiful it could be ad for male hair products.- Empire
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Strong performances carry this unyielding portrait of dementia and elderly suffering that marks an interesting shift for Noé, but its relentless efforts to inflict sorrow and pain can feel overdone.- Empire
- Posted May 13, 2022
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Kambole Campbell
Another diagnosis of the sickness of an over-armed, money-guzzling police force, Emergency sometimes struggles to combine its cinematic form with its messaging. But there are just enough moments where it all comes together to make it feel like worthwhile viewing.- Empire
- Posted May 19, 2022
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Chris Hewitt (1)
An unexpectedly entertaining mixture of good, clean Disney fun with some rather more modern action scenes, lent charm by Johnson’s natural swagger. One of the better family films in a while.- Empire
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Derivative it may be, but with its echoes of "Speed," "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard With A Vengeance," this is a welcome throwback for audiences raised on '90s action flicks -- what they used to call "a pulse-pounding roller-coaster thrill-ride of a movie."- Empire
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It’s a mesmerising turn from Wiig, but the script leaves her working overtime to carry a story that doesn’t delve much deeper than its initial premise.- Empire
- Posted Mar 28, 2016
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Kim Newman
It’s funny, wonderfully performed by all, visually inventive.- Empire
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Ian Nathan
This no-brainer is fine if all you're after a bit of escapism, but don't look for anything deeper than that.- Empire
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Chris Hewitt (1)
While it's neither as dark, funny nor peculiar as you’d expect from Tim Burton, there’s still much here to admire.- Empire
- Posted Sep 26, 2016
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Kim Newman
A competent, atmospheric remake, but, considering the quality of Murnau's masterwork, is it necessary?- Empire
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Helen O'Hara
This lacks the sting in the tail of something like the similarly post-War The Others, but it offers a soupy atmosphere of low-level dread and paints a devastating portrait of a vanishing age.- Empire
- Posted Sep 24, 2018
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Colin Kennedy
Perhaps it was not intended to serve as a sequel to the fabulous "Dogtown And Z-Boys," but Helen Stickler's documentary does pick up where Stacey Peralta left off, following skateboarding into the '80s boom.- Empire
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This is cornily predictable stuff, but it raises itself on a number of counts, with Murphy's transformation from a self-assured cocksman to bewildered, lovesick drip being approached with greater gusto than might be expected.- Empire
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Made with love, even in its awkward moments, this modest account of a miraculous achievement is quietly life-affirming.- Empire
- Posted Dec 5, 2024
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Ben Travis
Not exactly a world leader in the action movie stakes – but entertaining enough, particularly thanks to Viola Davis.- Empire
- Posted Apr 14, 2025
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Kim Newman
Sentimental, cliched and at times overdone but a true weepy if ever there was one.- Empire
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Angie Errigo
While this doesn't add up to much more than 'It's good to be rich and have friends', it's entertaining, with some choice performances and the laugh-out-loud quotient of a good sketch show.- Empire
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Olly Richards
Even if you didn’t know what comes next, this story of the first days of the Obamas would still seduce as a sweet, smart romance.- Empire
- Posted Sep 26, 2016
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