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For 16,524 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 Sand Storm
Lowest review score: 0 Saw VI
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,698 out of 16524
  2. Mixed: 5,809 out of 16524
  3. Negative: 2,017 out of 16524
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  1. Tying the Knot
    Lively, incisive and comprehensive documentary.
  2. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
    This is the biggest surprise of all -- it's hard to watch Going Upriver without wondering, frankly, what became of the young John Kerry, who comes off so exceptionally well in this film.
  3. Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
    Although decently acted and well-crafted, Thérèse is essentially an illustrated Sunday school lecture for true believers. It comes across as more an exercise in determined piety.
  4. Woman Thou Art Loosed
    There's a bedrock honesty in Woman, Thou Art Loosed in its grasp of human nature and behavior. This is one faith-based film that pulls no punches.
  5. Dig!
    Should be required viewing for youngsters thinking about a music career. It's a great reminder to be careful what you wish for.
  6. Shark Tale
    It does not have as much invigorating freshness as audiences have come to expect in computer animation.
  7. I Heart Huckabees
    The movie is undeniably weird, though it's hardly what you'd call "experimental." My hunch is that whether you love it or reject it as obtuse, incoherent or self-involved will be a generational thing.
  8. Ladder 49
    As a loving tribute to the courage and sacrifice of firefighters, it's first-class. As a movie, it's a TV show.
  9. Unconstitutional
    Focuses on what the filmmaker contends is widespread abuse of civil liberties carried out in the wake of the USA Patriot Act and other administration policies.
  10. Soldiers Pay
    Fascinating.
  11. Incantato
    A poignant love story, laced with tenderness and gentle humor and told with the warmth of Italian movies in their seductively good-natured mode.
  12. The Yes Men
    Smart and amusing.
  13. Moog
    Fjellestad exhibits a playful adoration for the man and the otherworldly sounds of his machine in an intriguing rendering of one of music technology's seminal figures.
  14. First Daughter
    While First Daughter is nowhere near as airheaded or disingenuous as "Chasing Liberty," it's far more confused.
  15. A Dirty Shame
    This raucously gritty and high-spirited film could scarcely be bluer in terms of the language, but from Waters it comes as a gust of fresh air.
  16. Rick
    Feels like it was written by an oddball artist-temp type with an ax to grind - which, as it happens, it was.
  17. Mind the Gap
    An earnest but overly contrived and overly long tale.
  18. The Last Shot
    It's deftly done with an off-the-wall sense of humor joined to a real insider's sense of how the business operates.
  19. The Forgotten
    Such unabashed ludicrousness can be fun, in a brainless sort of way, especially when it's coupled with lots of sudden defibrillator jolts underscored by crashing cymbals. If there's one thing The Forgotten has, it's plenty of cardiac moments.
  20. Shaun of the Dead
    It's a grisly but sweet ode to friendship, love and the George Romero zombie trilogy.
  21. Anatomy of Hell
    What follows is graphic, but it's too cerebral and too challenging to be dismissed as pornography.
  22. The Motorcycle Diaries
    Soulful and reflective film, as gentle as it is potent.
  23. September Tapes
    The visceral thrills do not make up for the ultimate banality of the movie.
  24. Hollywood Buddha
    Isn't remotely funny or pointed enough to qualify as satire. Intentionally or not, it comes across instead as a portrait of a man whose self-regard knows no limits.
  25. The Take
    Plays out like a Frank Capra movie with the "little people" taking on corrupt and indifferent officials. In the process the film strikes a strong blow for the dignity of labor and introduces an array of brave individuals.
  26. Cowboys & Angels
    For all its moments of pathos, Cowboys & Angels is lighthearted. It is an assured piece of work and wholly engaging.
  27. Merci Docteur Rey
    An elegant Merchant Ivory production, it is too slight and perhaps too precious. But it will be a witty pleasure for admirers of its grande dames: Dianne Wiest, Jane Birkin and Bulle Ogier.
  28. Head in the Clouds
    Lacks freshness and vitality.
  29. Zelary
    It's a convincing romantic drama, written, directed and acted with so much skill it's able to break loose from its conventional moorings and become more effective, more moving than we anticipated.
  30. Mr 3000
    Good-looking and smooth, with a great soundtrack.
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