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For 5,429 reviews, this publication has graded:
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On average, this publication grades 3.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Xanadu
Lowest review score: 0 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,510 out of 5429
  2. Mixed: 1,487 out of 5429
  3. Negative: 432 out of 5429
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  1. Six Days Seven Nights
    David Schwimmer, our whiny friend, is used to good effect as Heche's boyfriend.
  2. Adam's Apples
    When the most sympathetic character in your comedy is a skinhead, you’re definitely on to something, and Jensen definitely is here.
  3. Surge
    Ben Whishaw’s raw central performance keeps one glued to the screen, but the cold and distancing result doesn’t quite do it justice. Shame, as Karia, displays a knack for building tension and maintaining an almost nauseatingly melancholic atmosphere. If only he dug a little deeper.
  4. A Forgotten Man
    The film’s most tremendous success is its willingness to address difficult questions about Switzerland’s past.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Human Capital
    Human Capital is a fantastic study of people being pushed to their limits, not just financial, but emotional and social.
  6. Birthday Girl
    Starts out as a first-rate chick movie and winds up a second-rate guy movie. But if this somehow proves to be a formula for the perfect date movie, then Kidman is even more brilliant than we thought.
  7. Fleeing by Night
    Celebrated actor Lin Chung, whose voice seems to articulate something within himself.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Kaaterskill Falls
    There is a lot to like in Kaaterskill Falls. The characters are engaging and believable even when events stretch the envelope of realistic behavior.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Project Power
    Anytime the characters aren’t actively trying to kill each other, it feels like the directors just got bored and are marking time till they can get to the “good part.”
  10. She's All That
    The tempo of the film does well to cure the unlikely romance with just the right amount of anxiety and the leads — especially Cook, who is wonderfully promising here — create an earnestly heartfelt chemistry.
  11. Trial by Fire
    The performances are inspired.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    My Date with Drew
    Any film that can make you cringe at it's honesty, laugh at it's insanity and yet follow along hook line and sinker is something special.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Go Back to China
    Good performances and a simple story about an overly complicated family dynamic all comes together making a wonderful story of family.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Irreversible
    Let me set the record straight: Gaspar Noé is the real deal. Is he excessive? Yes. Manipulative? Sure. Pretentious? Absolutely. But, he’s also one of the most exciting filmmakers on the planet.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Transporter 3
    The film does contain a couple of interesting thrills here and there. However, this film would have been better off thrown straight to DVD.
  16. In a Relationship
    In a Relationship doesn’t break any new ground and Boyd understands that. Instead of attempting to reinvent the wheel, he focuses on his character’s flaws and insecurities offering biting one-liners and honest moments that elevate In a Relationship to a bit above the norm.
  17. Saint Ralph
    McGowan’s film isn’t just about following this boy’s private quest to accomplish the impossible. It is also about how he affects the other characters in the film.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    DysFunktional Family
    It is clear from the film's onset that Griffin is striking a chord with his audience: They love him and, in return, he relishes their laughter.
  19. The Song of Sway Lake
    The film’s absurdly strong performances, music, and aesthetics all bring to life a wonderful film you won’t want to miss.
  20. Nightride
    Nightride promises to take you on a ride, which it does; a bumpy one, filled with detours and ennui-inducing stretches.
  21. The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot
    The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot isn’t the loony chuckle-fest that many might want and it’s not as affecting a character piece as Krzykowski might want, but it’s a crackpot showcase for a performer who deserves one or two, crackpot or otherwise.
  22. Summer Storm
    Summer Storm is director/co-writer Marco Kreuzpaintner's entry into the "I'm not gay but my boyfriend is" genre.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Better Off Dead...
    Better Off Dead is the kind of movie that people won’t really fess up to liking, but I’ve rarely met anyone who didn’t secretly love it passionately.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Dumbo
    The Vandevere plot effectively turns the film from a cute animated story of talking animals into a thriller with corporate intrigue.
  25. Lost Transmissions
    You might see Lost Transmissions just for Simon Pegg, but you’ll come away with a deeper sense of what schizophrenia is. You just might become more compassionate about people whose mental illness keeps them on the streets. And you’ll get to see a great debut feature whose nuance will keep you thinking about it for days.
  26. Johnny English
    Rowan Atkinson's spy spoof is wildly uneven and yet, at times, nothing less than wildly entertaining.
  27. Doomsday
    As a guilty pleasure, it’s spectacularly entertaining
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Where'd You Go, Bernadette
    The problem with the film is although we walk away from the theater with a good feeling inside, the film lacks an edge…particularly a dark one. Everyone in the movie is good, wholesome people. No one’s really the villain. Bernadette’s problem is not all that surprising.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
    Operation Fortune is an action movie. So, how are the fisticuffs and shootouts? They couldn’t be any blander. Yes, there is a lot of action, but I don’t remember anything cool until the end. It’s your standard gunplay, hand-to-hand combat, and car and motorcycle chases.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    My Bloody Valentine
    If a movie like My Bloody Valentine plays like a dime-store slasher picture, then adding 3D to the proceedings will only make it look like a 3D dime-store slasher picture.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Savage Grace
    To be sure, it's a very pretty, well acted production; however, that doesn't make up for the fact that I hated every minute of it.
  32. Mad Cowgirl
    Theaters showing Mad Cowgirl should install seatbelts, because audiences are in for the ultimate wild ride.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    A Man Called Otto
    It’s a heartwarming tale about finding life after loss and finding the good in others. Unfortunately, like a Hallmark film, it’s wrapped up in a lot of schmaltz.
  34. The Fountain
    Like all of his previous films, it's visually arresting - if any recent film embodies the concept of cinema as poetry, this it it - but unlike "Pi" or "Requiem for a Dream," these aren't characters we're ever invested in.
  35. Wounds
    Wounds is a visceral, disturbing descent into the destruction of a man that hits all of the conventional horror notes with sadistic joy taking viewers on a ride straight to hell.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Karate Kid: Legends
    Ultimately, it’s a heartfelt coming-of-age tale that honors the past while forging a path forward.
  37. Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
    Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town is as delightfully offbeat as the title suggests, with an engaging and heartfelt story. Smartly written with stellar acting and deft direction, this hilarious movie demands to be seen as soon as possible.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pretty Lethal
    The drawback here is that, although it doesn’t need a deep story, it feels like only two and a half acts, with an abrupt third act.
  39. Ishtar
    The guys in Ishtar are the boring wallflowers of the world. They probably shouldn't be mocked, disgraced and beaten, but who really wants to spend close to two hours with them.
  40. I Think We're Alone Now
    I Think We’re Alone Now is an exercise in ambiance, and Morano is nothing if not a brilliant conductor of tone. Favoring dreamy over dreary, the movie is a handsome and often mesmerizing addition to Morano’s expanding oeuvre.
  41. Clerk
    As a celebration, the documentary is an uplifting and joyous experience filled with amusing stories and engaging anecdotes.
  42. What We Started
    What We Started achieves the directors stated goal of being an impressively comprehensive history of EDM. So much so that the film drags: unless one is a truly deep aficionado, 90 densely packed minutes of info about EDM is too much. It would work better with more music and less detail.
  43. Liberté
    Liberté is shocking, but it is staged as banally as possible.
  44. Absolution
    It would be blasphemous to produce another “Neeson-as-old-but-badass-motherfuck*r flick” after this one.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hotel for Dogs
    What’s most surprising in Hotel for Dogs, is Don Cheadle co-starring as Bernie.
  46. Assassination Tango
    With its clumsy storytelling and lack of someone to filter Duvall's gushiness about the subject matter, Assassination Tango winds up shooting itself in its own dancing feet.
  47. The Trouble with Jessica
    The Trouble With Jessica is like a tray of fresh out of the oven pot brownies: demented, dark and delicious. Get yourself a mouthful of this movie.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Star Trek: Nemesis
    The humor is not as hackneyed as in previous films.
  49. Birth
    A fine cast, understated treatment and tantalizing premise make for a movie well worth seeing even if you don't come away believing.
  50. Saint Judy
    Although the pace lags at times and the narrative is a bit cliched, Saint Judy reminds us what America represents to the world. This timely and inspiring film instills faith in justice and human decency.
  51. Union Square
    A raw, brutal, hypnotic journey into the world of seven heroin addicts who barely survive on the streets of New York City. It is a film of great sadness and pain.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ellie Parker
    A rare pleasure.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Of Unknown Origin
    Cosmatos, surprisingly, manages to create something resembling a suspenseful atmosphere, all while managing to get Shannon Tweed naked in the first three minutes. Whether you like giant rats or Canadian Playmates, this movie has something for everyone.
  54. Malignant
    Wan has style to spare, his direction brimming with confidence and his by-now-familiar trademarks.
  55. Campfire
    Typical of too many films produced in Israel: plodding, verbose, badly-made and completely monotonous.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Night Listener
    By the time the credits rolled I was bored rather than stunned by the revelations within the movie and I just want these type of reversal/twist movies to get better, or go away.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 75 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula
    If you’re a fan of zombie stories, Peninsula absolutely works. Writers Joo-Suk Park and Sang-Ho Yeon do a spectacular job of world-building beyond the first film.
  58. Marry Me
    In the end, Marry Me is funny and worth watching.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Taken
    In the post-Columbine age, far too many cops' partners have gone un-murdered. And too many unsuspecting daughters have freely traveled abroad, unmolested by foreign fiends. Leave it to the French to give Americans what we didn't realize we were missing.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Step Brothers
    Simply, the movie is a tale of extremes resulting in a tepid middleground.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Stop and Go
    Stop and Go ends up as you expect it to. Some treacly bits rob the movie of its honesty and compromise its goodwill with the audience. But for the most part, it’s a joyous celebration of life and family, as well as a reminder that both will persevere no matter how trying the circumstances.
  62. Homebound
    Yes, it’s that kind of movie: ludicrous but seemingly unaware of its own pretensions, never quite so-bad-it’s-good, but rarely good enough to rise above bad. The filmmaker seems confident that he’s assembled an “elevated horror,” minimalist masterpiece. Unfortunately, the result is just minimal.
  63. SLC Punk!
    What begins as a poetically offbeat comedy, full of energy and verve, turns woefully mundane as the protagonists become introspective and enlightened.
  64. The Saint
    What could have been a cool concept movie buckles under an uninspired script and some treacherous miscasting.
  65. Living with Chucky
    If you are new to the Child’s Play/Chucky universe, the informative side might be stretched too thin. However, for fans of the snarky killer doll, Gardner has crafted a gleeful celebration of all things Chucky.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Wolf Man
    It’s a given that Julia Garner can play fear, but Whannel barely taps into her skills.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
    The bottom line is that the only Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie that you need is to see is the first.
  68. Varsity Blues
    It is not quite as stupid as it looks. I'm not saying it ISN'T dumb, though, just not as bad as I think even the studio thought.
  69. City by the Sea
    The saccharine conclusion would be problematic in any film, but given how much talent is involved, it's especially disappointing here.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 55 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Last Christmas
    There’s a lot of silliness that will warm the hearts of Rom-Com fans. The silliness at least is high brow with Paul Feig at the helm and Emma Thompson part of the writing team.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    The Marvels
    In the end, The Marvel is a superhero movie clearly made and produced by people who have never read a Marvel comic book but read Archie instead. It feels like it was made for teen girls and not for actual comic book fans.
  72. Swiri
    A thoroughly awful Korean production which vainly attempts to recast the slam-bang conventions of American action-adventure flicks into the sticky world of contemporary Korean politics.
  73. Home
    There is a wealth of smaller dramatic triumphs of sly gestures, body language working at odds with spoken words, and minor goofiness (such as repeatedly blowing the rim of an opened beer bottle to create a rough whistle) which makes Home more humane (not to mention more human) than the vast majority of today's movies.
  74. Burn
    The film is fast and tight and hits all the beats perfectly.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Rules of Attraction
    The big screen has a very difficult time capturing the talent of James Van Der Beek - literally. The aspect ratio of projected film simply cannot accommodate the full breadth of his enormous melon head.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Everybody Says I'm Fine!
    Even the most learned moviegoer won't see where this story is going, and that's part of its charm. The characters have a depth to them that is rarely seen these days.
  77. Constantine
    Slightly better than your run-of-the-mill late winter horror film.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    A Good Person
    Not sure if anyone wants to hear this, but A Good Person is a simple yet complex drama with the intention of bringing some good to this world.
  79. No Reservations
    I generally wince at the thought of a foreign film receiving a Hollywood do-over, but No Reservations satisfactorily Americanizes its German predecessor by taking an originally more serious story and adding to it a lighter, more comedic tone.
  80. Lying and Stealing
    Lying and Stealing comes across as the object a thief would replace an art piece to prevent anyone from realizing it’s missing at first glance.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dedication
    This is a decent flick, it is just I have seen this a few times before.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 30 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Snow White
    Every modification fails to improve the tale, and the whimsy and wonder of fairy tales are missing. It does not honor the original but shuns it instead.
  83. Afraid of Everything
    You keep waiting for the pot to boil over, but it never does. Instead, Barker lets the steam vent out all too easily and the film falls flat in the end as a result.
  84. New Guy
    An original and highly memorable comedy, and mention should be made of Ebiri’s work beyond filmmaking: he is also a film critic for New York Magazine, thus giving proof that those who review films for a living can also turn around and make a damn fine movie.
  85. King Lear
    While it would be foolish to expect a completely faithful Shakespeare adaptation from Godard, there is no pleasure in being fooled into thinking that this vague, obscure, annoying, cacophonous wreck of a film is anything but a joke being played by a self-indulgent filmmaker.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 30 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
    Ultimately, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga fails to transport us into this hyper-realistic world of Iceland as Ferrell is equally unable to endear us to his character of Lars in a film that didn’t need to be two-hours long.
  87. The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
    Crikey, what a croc o’ shit! But hey, at least the title of this film lets you know exactly where it's heading. So as painful as this movie is to watch, if you willingly buy a ticket, you’re only doing it to yourself.
  88. Duplex
    What DeVito does that makes me consider him a master is that he is able to capture the most horrible and nasty facets of the human condition and present them on the screen with the charm and warmth of an Andy Williams holiday special.
  89. Face
    Hard-headed to the end, the three women in Face prove that if nothing else, stubborness and inflexibilty run in the family.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Electric Apricot
    Like many of Claypools bands, Electric Apricot is bound to be a cult hit. I’m just hoping it will have the chance to play before a bigger audience as I feel the film is just plain hilarious and I was extremely impressed at the way Claypool pulled it all together in his first directorial effort.
  91. Two for the Money
    Has its rollicking moments and snappy lines but even Pacino can't elevate them into more than a fleetingly juicy treat. This is a movie that desperately wishes it had been written by David Mamet.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 75 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Jungle Cruise
    Jungle Cruise is just plain, good, not-to-be-taken-seriously fun.
  93. Nothing Like the Holidays
    Provides mostly entertaining spectacle.
  94. Murder by Numbers
    Doesn't necessarily make Murder by Numbers an awful film; it's certainly watchable, but it never escapes its paint-by-numbers design.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A Perfect Murder
    This film once again proves that Hollywood has apparently run out of original ideas and is forced to remake another classic film and, like most Hollywood remakes -- big surprise -- it SUCKS.
  96. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
    The action IS pretty engaging, Sao Feng and his gang of South Asian cutthroats are a nice addition, and the constant plot explication does require you to pay attention.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Alan Ng
    Shelter
    Let’s be real: the only reason to see a Jason Statham movie is for all that juicy action. Fist fights, knife fights, gunplay, machine-gun mayhem, explosions… all in this game of cat-and-mouse.
  98. After the Wedding
    Freundlich’s approach to the film is respectful to the original but begs the question of why translate this particular film for a more mainstream audience. He does so deftly but After the Wedding trods in some familiar melodramatic territories, which may not have the same impact as the original.
  99. Bullitt County
    Every now and then, a line or a subtle moment in someone’s performance has some truth in it, but little is sustained in Bullitt County.
  100. Fatima
    Fatima has excellent production design. A lot of care went into getting the period details right. There’s some beautiful cinematography and decent performances all around. It’s just all so mushy and predictable. Faith vs. science, tragedy testing one’s faith – those themes have been explored before, more enticingly. Pontecorvo turns a fascinating bit of history into a by-the-numbers affair, and that may be Fatima’s greatest sin.
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