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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. Controlled Chaos
    Controlled Chaos unfortunately also reveals that Zendel's talents do not equal her ambitions.
  2. The Era of Vampires
    A swift and amusing martial-action, adventure-horror picture with a bold, larger-than-life comic-book sensibility and richly atmospheric production design.
  3. Together
    The result is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser that will strike Chen's admirers as a heartfelt but decidedly minor effort.
  4. The Italian Job
    A fast and furious action-adventure. The film's comedy counts for as much as the clever and risky ways in which Wahlberg and company go after the nasty Norton, who has holed up in a Bel-Air mansion with a world-class security system.
  5. Wrong Turn
    Director Rob Schmidt, working from a screenplay by Alan McElroy, manages to keep the suspense up through the final hour of the film. Cast members acquit themselves agreeably, carrying off horror archetypes without much fanfare.
  6. Capturing the Friedmans
    Overmatched by the strange and compelling true story that is its subject, this unfortunate film ends up both more disingenuous than it wants to admit and more awkward than it can easily acknowledge.
  7. Finding Nemo
    The best break of all is that Pixar's traditionally untethered imagination can't be kept under wraps forever, and "Nemo" erupts with sea creatures that showcase Stanton and company's gift for character and peerless eye for skewering contemporary culture.
  8. The In-Laws
    They (Brooks and Douglas) are so out of sync with each other that they seem to be looking for different movies to take their acts, though neither makes you want to see those hypothetical films. Not even as an option to this one.
  9. Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
    Not only does it feel like an exclusive party at which there is definitely no room for the uninitiated, its waves of idolization barely leave room for the band itself. Good as they are, They Might Be Giants deserve a better film.
  10. Grazia's Island
    The film doubtless works better for those able to accept it unquestioningly as a charming fable of the redemptive, healing power of love that it means to be.
  11. Bruce Almighty
    While Bruce Almighty does end on a modest "Candide"-like note, the getting there is too strained to be much of a pleasure.
  12. Pursuit of Happiness
    The film shares that most common of mainstream flaws, a malnourished script. Written by John Zaring, the film brings together some very fine actors (Frank Whaley and Annabeth Gish) playing barely there characters with less-than-compelling obstacles keeping them apart.
  13. Everybody Says I'm Fine!
    Takes a darkly daring tack that pays off handsomely, providing wholly unexpected dimension that reveals the full measure of Bose's imagination and skill. Smartly designed and richly photographed, this film is an idiosyncratic charmer -- and a lot more.
  14. The Sea
    It's hard to imagine anyone enjoying it except for those seeking to see people up there on the screen unhappier than themselves.
  15. Friends and Family
    It is an inept, inane Mafia comedy with a gay angle, all the more insufferable because director Kristen Coury and writer Joseph Triebwasser clearly think they're being wonderfully cute and clever.
  16. L'Auberge Espagnole
    Exhilarating comedy...Its warm, embracing spirit is refreshing in these divisive times.
  17. Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII
    Artfully, even elegantly constructed, Secret Lives skillfully probes issues of conflicting emotions and allegiances in a dark time, yet emerges as a loving affirmation of humanity's remarkable potential for goodness in the face of pervasive evil.
  18. Pokémon Heroes
    Gallops along at a quick, easygoing clip. Grown-ups may have to scrub the sugar from their frontal lobes. But it's not about them, is it? Never was. Never will be.
  19. Sweet Sixteen
    It's one of the most emotional and compelling the filmmaker has ever made. Confident, uncompromising and blisteringly realistic, Sweet Sixteen is a gritty and immediate film yet it goes right to the emotions.
  20. The Matrix Reloaded
    If a concept is to sustain itself over a multipart story, it must make an emotional connection, and this "Reloaded," especially with stars cast for their lack of affect and affinity for blankness, cannot do that.
  21. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
    It's sexy, brainy and slightly nuts.
  22. A Family Affair
    A serious romantic comedy of such strength and substance and so entertaining that it doesn't matter that its minuscule budget shows around the edges.
  23. Washington Heights
    This well-paced film's realistic style and authentic locales are a perfect fit for the characters and their story.
  24. Only the Strong Survive
    It emphasizes its stars' capacity to endure as individuals and entertainers and does not dwell on the harder times and personal travails they survived. However, it acknowledges the well-known exploitation black artists have traditionally experienced in the pop music industry.
  25. The Trip
    Swain balances the personal and the political, allowing his film to be intimate while keeping a larger perspective. It is refreshing to see people on screen who are living in a real world.
  26. Man on the Train
    As a filmmaker, he (Leconte) doesn't have anything profound to say but does say his something with craft, visual flair and professionalism. Depending on your mood, that can be either too little or just enough.
  27. Daddy Day Care
    I laughed a couple of times, but mostly I was bored out of my mind and not a little depressed.
  28. The Shape of Things
    Unfortunately, this film is not as convincing as LaBute's first feature ("In the Company of Men"), for it betrays its origins in the theatricality of its dialogue, resulting in an aura of artificiality.
  29. Down with Love
    Director Peyton Reed gets the film's look and, in moments, its disingenuous innocence, but you have to wonder what he and the screenwriters, Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake, thought they were parodying. The actors clearly haven't a clue.
  30. Charlotte Sometimes
    Would that all love stories were as sophisticated and amusing as the satisfying Charlotte Sometimes.
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