Empire's Scores
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- TV
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 0.7 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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Angie Errigo
What sounded like a bad idea before it started shooting, proves such an atrocity that it makes her last effort, The Beverly Hillbillies, look almost Oscar-worthy.- Empire
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Director Blanks delivers a wholly pedestrian feature debut in this by-numbers teen horror flick that could give you the impression Scream never really happened.- Empire
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William Thomas
An obsequious, ring-kissing portrait of the current US administration, dressed in gauche, glossy reality-TV clothing. And yet somehow still better than Rush Hour 3.- Empire
- Posted Jan 30, 2026
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Godsend is based on an intriguing premise. Sadly, it's mangled into an Omen-lite disaster area, thanks to a script torn between making a moral point about cloning and cheap shocks.- Empire
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Ella Kemp
The Hustle buckles under the overbearing weight of its own vulgarity. Avoid the dirty rubble by all means. An embarrassment to the heist genre, an insult to all existing comedies, a disgrace to feminism.- Empire
- Posted May 10, 2019
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James White
A Twilight pastiche with all the wit you'd expect from the makers of "Scary Movie" and "Meet The Spartans."- Empire
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Kim Newman
Brilliantly terrible or terribly terrible depending on your viewpoint.- Empire
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Anna Smith
Poor script, poor direction and poor performances mean a dismal 70's disaster movie is the result.- Empire
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John Nugent
A preposterous premise that never makes sense. A tedious thriller that offers no thrills. An A-list cast reduced to C-list material. Piers Morgan. We can but pray that scientists invent a procedure to remove the memory of ever watching this film in the first place.- Empire
- Posted Apr 18, 2016
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Ben Travis
Globe-trotting but not adventurous, action-packed but not remotely exciting, utterly overstuffed and completely paper-thin. Nuke it from orbit.- Empire
- Posted May 28, 2019
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Kim Newman
Another soulless, pointless rip-off, this doodles around the plot parameters of John Carpenter's Halloween movies with only Pleasence, who died during production, and Carpenter's theme tune as links to the series' beginnings.- Empire
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On paper, fine; on celluloid, a Rocky Horror Show of nightmarish proportions.- Empire
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- Posted Nov 27, 2017
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Kim Newman
As a subversive take on Milne, it’s achingly banal. As a rural horror film, it’s more inept than the most wretched Wrong Turn sequel. As a would-be cult classic, it commits the ultimate sin of being no fun at all. This bear is sh*t in the woods.- Empire
- Posted Mar 9, 2023
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Limp jokes, bad chemistry and the least believable onscreen fraternal bond make for a very lacklustre viewing experience. Even a late appearance from Christopher Walken can't save the day.- Empire
- Posted Feb 19, 2018
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Kim Newman
A needless threequel. Note to director: avoid 'rise of the' titles.- Empire
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Kim Newman
Safe when it's ripping genre jokes word for word, this pallid pastiche never goes for the jugular, the heart, or any other part of the audience, for that matter. It breezes by like the tamest of ghosts, almost unnoticeable.- Empire
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Ian Freer
Blue Iguana grates on pretty much every level, a misjudged hodge-podge of ill-defined characters, tired filmmaking licks and an air of general unpleasantness. It also contains one of the worst shootouts in recent memory.- Empire
- Posted Oct 1, 2018
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- Posted Nov 11, 2013
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Kim Newman
All-in-all a fairly unpleasant experience for most audiences.- Empire
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- Posted Apr 15, 2026
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Angie Errigo
Boring and Silly, Ronin is a better example of Frankenheimer's direction.- Empire
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Simon Braund
Absolute tosh. A ridiculous, unerringly tedious plot is weighed down by listless performances from a cast who clearly wished they were somewhere else, despite the sumptuous locations.- Empire
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Bad film fans will think Christmas has come early, everyone else should ask for the receipt.- Empire
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