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For 4,219 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 48% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 49% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Radio Days
Lowest review score: 0 Teen Wolf Too
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,423 out of 4219
  2. Mixed: 1,074 out of 4219
  3. Negative: 722 out of 4219
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  1. Waking the Dead
    It's almost startling to see a film that believes in itself and its characters so deeply.
    • 20 Metascore
    • 0 Critic Score
    Whatever It Takes
    If you can summon up the resolve to search, there is not a single honest moment in all of Whatever It Takes.
  3. Romeo Must Die
    So needlessly convoluted, so crammed with subplots within subplots, it simply forgets about its gangland "Romeo & Juliet" premise.
  4. Erin Brockovich
    Roberts inhabits the character with a gravity and poignancy that she had never even hinted at before.
    • Miami Herald
  5. Beyond the Mat
    Suggests that professional wrestling is more than a multibillion-dollar industry: It's also a way of life.
    • Miami Herald
    • 39 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Final Destination
    Stoops well below substituting style for substance.
    • Miami Herald
  7. Mission to Mars
    A $100 million production of a 10-cent script, is so clunkily written, so bereft of any engaging ideas or emotions, you'd think De Palma would have sneered at it on first reading and passed
  8. The Ninth Gate
    A devilish little comedy whose urbane, satirical humor will probably sail right over the heads of audiences weaned on Scream.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    What Planet Are You From?
    An unapologetically stupid and implausible movie, but in the best possible way -- it's so sure of itself, it wins you over.
  10. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
    Jarmusch has never seemed quite this baffling -- or quite this dull.
    • Miami Herald
  11. Drowning Mona
    Has a made-for-TV smallness (it will probably be a big hit on cable), and it never quite vanquishes the nagging suspicion that you could be spending your time better elsewhere.
    • Miami Herald
  12. The Next Best Thing
    A fluffy, feel-bad drama, with some serious things to say about the viability of homosexual men as fathers and role models.
  13. Claire Dolan
    Claire Dolan leaves you as unfulfilled as Claire feels after having sex with one of her johns.
    • Miami Herald
  14. Wonder Boys
    A wonderfully rumpled, loose comedy about the paralyzing fear of failure.
  15. Reindeer Games
    May not reinvent the wheel, but its expertly delivered thrills would hit the spot at any time of year.
  16. Pitch Black
    Just may be the most entertainingly derivative movie of the millennium so far.
  17. Beautiful People
    Often grim, but never nihilistic: Even at its darkest, Dizdar gives the movie an optimistic bounce. The movie is often shockingly funny, too.
    • Miami Herald
    • 33 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Hanging Up
    Meg's as cute as ever, but empty Hanging Up never connects.
    • Miami Herald
  19. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
    If there's a flaw, it's that Kempner has fashioned more a hagiography than true biography.
    • Miami Herald
  20. The Whole Nine Yards
    Sporadically amusing.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Not One Less
    Zhang, who tried to make his actors as unaware of the camera as possible, lets the story evolve slowly and deliberately.
  22. Boiler Room
    Boiler Room's behind-the-scenes veracity makes it highly compelling.
    • Miami Herald
    • 53 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    The Tigger Movie
    Simple, endearing entertainment for the little ones.
  24. The Beach
    Always a joy to look at -- and even if the story isn't half as profound as the filmmakers think it is.
  25. Scream 3
    Just isn't very scary.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    The Big Tease
    An inept comedy.
    • Miami Herald
  27. The Cup
    Past the foreign mysticism and eccentricity of Tibetan Buddhism to portray its characters as unmistakably, identifiably human.
    • Miami Herald
  28. Isn't She Great
    Just plain bad. Really, really bad.
  29. Eye of the Beholder
    Pretentious, perplexing and plain rock-dumb movie.
    • Miami Herald
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    My Dog Skip
    A slice of '40s-vintage, small town Mississippi life, full of laughs and sweetness and a sorrow that may send more sensitive little ones home crying.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Next Friday
    One of the freshest, nastiest comedies to come around in quite some time.
  32. Fantasia 2000
    It's so rare to be swept away by a presentation of this magnitude. By all means, go.
    • Miami Herald
  33. Close-Up
    If Close-Up is not much to look at, it certainly enthralls the mind. [09 Feb 1996, p.16G]
    • Miami Herald
  34. The Hurricane
    Milks Carter's story for maximum "inspirational" value, and at times the movie skirts dangerously close to afterschool-special territory.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    The Third Miracle
    It's not particularly plausible or well-developed, but it does allow the two seasoned actors to share a sexually tense, vodka-fueled scene at Helen's grave.
  36. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
    Brings the viewer up close and personal with the face of evil.
  37. Play It to the Bone
    If you really love "Bull Durham," don't go near Play It to the Bone. It will break your heart.
  38. The Talented Mr. Ripley
    Delivers all the expected moments of high suspense --that is worthy of Hitchcock
  39. Any Given Sunday
    If this rousing, technically dazzling movie doesn't get you going, then you probably didn't like football to being with.
    • Miami Herald
  40. Angela's Ashes
    Something of Angela's Ashes does gets lost in translation -- mainly, its fiercely funny voice.
    • Miami Herald
  41. Man on the Moon
    Carrey's amazing transformation in Man on the Moon does justice to Kaufman's undefinable talents and his peculiar outlook on entertainment.
  42. Snow Falling on Cedars
    Looks exquisite, but don't bother digging deeper.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Girl, Interrupted
    A rare movie, one that manages to be both quiet and electrifying, touching and unnerving. But it is not a great movie, even though its stars deserve for it to be.
    • Miami Herald
  44. Topsy-Turvy
    A joyous, amazingly detailed paean to imagination and personal expression that dares -- and succeeds -- to illustrate one of the most mysterious enigmas of all: the creative process.
  45. Anna and the King
    Chow Yun-Fat is the only reason to see Anna and the King -- the only thing you'll remember from this lavish, tastefully dull movie.
    • Miami Herald
    • 61 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Stuart Little
    Both a dazzling technological achievement and a really sweet movie.
  47. Simpatico
    Feels static and constricted, its intensity dulled by overreliance on dialogue.
  48. Bicentennial Man
    Entertains but never quite engages.
    • Miami Herald
  49. Magnolia
    Exhausting at times, frustrating in others, Magnolia is mostly just exhilarating, the product of a raw, vibrant talent finding his footing in an adult world -- and unafraid to make mistakes.
  50. The War Zone
    Grim, tight and well acted.
  51. The Cider House Rules
    Feels like the shell of a wonderful story.
    • Miami Herald
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Cradle Will Rock
    An ensemble cast brimming with great theater actors and movie stars tears into a collection of meaty, moving, funny roles, with largely vibrant results.
    • Miami Herald
  53. Diamonds
    See this movie for Douglas and Bacall, ignore the dialogue and just bask in their star chemistry, still strong after all these years.
    • Miami Herald
  54. The Green Mile
    A very engrossing movie, the kind that gives shameless manipulation a good name.
    • Miami Herald
  55. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
    He's (Sandler) trying to clone himself by supporting his buddies in making low-budget, high-grossing -- in all senses of the word -- formula films just like his own.
    • Miami Herald
    • 46 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Miss Julie
    Fiery but turgid adaptation of the 1890 August Strindberg play.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Stir of Echoes
    A scream-out-loud movie, upsetting and deliriously effective. Problem is, Koepp relies almost entirely on the isolated shocking images, ignoring the human element at the center.
    • Miami Herald
  58. The End of the Affair
    Without a hint of sanctimony, it is a love story as much about soul as heart.
    • Miami Herald
  59. Holy Smoke
    In a movie packed with broad humor, the best jokes are so small they're easy to overlook.
    • Miami Herald
    • 70 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Sweet and Lowdown
    Penn's performance is easily the best ever seen in an Allen film.
  61. Tumbleweeds
    Lives up to its advance buzz as a showcase for some wonderful performances and a sharp storytelling eye by director Gavin O'Connor.
  62. End of Days
    May prove too dark to make the list of Schwarzenegger's biggest hits. But the movie suggests the actor still has a lot to offer -- and he's willing to take some chances, too. Welcome back, Arnold.
  63. Toy Story 2
    It's impossible not to shake the feeling that we've been here before, and the movie never does convince you that a return trip was entirely necessary.
  64. Flawless
    At its best when it simply lets Hoffman and De Niro play off each other .
    • Miami Herald
  65. The World Is Not Enough
    You can't beat a Bond film for adventure on a grand scale.
  66. Sleepy Hollow
    Despite its flaws, Sleepy Hollow stays with you, the dark beauty of its images powerful enough to invade your dreams.
  67. All About My Mother
    The work of a talented filmmaker coasting on his own fumes.
    • Miami Herald
  68. Mansfield Park
    The latest and loosest -- in the saucy sense of the word as well -- adaptation of (Austen's) sly comedies of uppercrust manners.
  69. Liberty Heights
    This is a small, intimate movie bound to get lost in the holiday shuffle, but its pleasures are worth seeking out.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    42: Forty Two Up
    A truly great and deceptively simple work, redefining the power of film.
    • Miami Herald
  71. Dogma
    As funny as a lot of the film is, Dogma remains as frustratingly uneven as the rest of Smith's work.
    • Miami Herald
  72. Felicia's Journey
    All of Egoyan's movies have revolved around characters with damaged, fragile psyches, but rarely have they been illustrated as deftly -- and as gracefully -- as in Felicia's Journey.
    • Miami Herald
  73. Anywhere But Here
    Light on plot but heavy on observation: Wang concentrates on exploring the unseen ways in which mother and daughter rely on each other.
    • Miami Herald
    • 47 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Where's Marlowe?
    Melding multiple genres, the movie is certainly funny, but the admirable, reckless energy that makes it worthwhile for much of the running time eventually peters out.
  75. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
    May be the grandest looking film ever made on the subject, but it lacks the most essential element of all: passion.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Light It Up
    The protagonists of Light It Up seem strangely tender and vulnerable, and the movie, if heavy-handed at times, does a remarkable job of making their plight moving.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back!
    What a mere adult reviewer has to say about this 70-minute film is probably irrelevant. Pokémon fans will see it -- and love it -- regardless.
  78. The Bachelor
    It's up to O'Donnell to carry the show, and he's simply not up to the task.
    • Miami Herald
  79. The Bone Collector
    The plot and characters are simultaneously far-fetched and cliched, the dialogue has that jocular, slightly slower than sitcom ring, and the ending is a righteously cheesy letdown.
    • Miami Herald
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Last Night
    A slight movie, and in the end you wish it said a little more, but it is also a startlingly honest production. When it's all over, you can't imagine it being any other way.
  81. The Insider
    A big, bold movie that gets at undeniable truths about the way no one, no matter how powerful, is immune from manipulation.
  82. The Legend of 1900
    A muddled fantasy revolving around a really good cruise ship piano player, doesn''t live up to its title.
    • Miami Herald
  83. Music of the Heart
    Streep is simply amazing to behold, an actress who invests every fiber of her being -- every gesture, every inflection, every strand of hair -- into her performance.
  84. Being John Malkovich
    This is the most impressive directorial debut since"Reservoir Dogs." Being John Malkovich is weird, all right-- the best kind of weird, the kind you haven't seen before.
  85. Three to Tango
    Dismayingly predictable and rote, a simple premise played out in the most obvious way possible.
    • Miami Herald
    • 36 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Body Shots
    It's not the sort of movie you watch; it's the sort that assaults you.
    • Miami Herald
  87. Crazy in Alabama
    Inadvertently does with the civil rights movement exactly what Banderas set out not to do: trivializes it.
    • Miami Herald
  88. The Best Man
    They're all too old to be considered a black brat pack, but you get a feeling The Best Man will lead to even better.
    • Miami Herald
  89. Bringing Out the Dead
    A relentless descent into a psychedelic hell, a rambunctious feel-bad epic.
    • Miami Herald
    • 23 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Bats
    Dumb cliches run amok.
    • Miami Herald
    • 37 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    The Story of Us
    Too easily, and predictably, resolves itself.
    • Miami Herald
  92. Joe the King
    14-year-old Noah Fleiss gives a performance that's every bit as astonishing as Haley Joel Osment's work in "The Sixth Sense."
  93. Julien Donkey-Boy
    In his quest to capture truth and honesty, (Korine) has made a movie that is practically impossible to like.
  94. The Straight Story
    The Straight Story truly is one from the heart, and it is wonderful.
  95. Fight Club
    As a piece of storytelling, Fight Club is a bit of a dud: It's a good 15 minutes too long, and the tension doesn't build the way you wish it would.
  96. Random Hearts
    Gives romance a bad name.
  97. The Limey
    Style is the main attraction in The Limey -- it's as close to experimental filmmaking as mainstream movies get -- but the film works well when taken simply as a pure revenge drama, too.
  98. Superstar
    So thunderously unfunny...There is no reason for an 82-minute movie to feel so very, very long.
  99. Boys Don't Cry
    A remarkable movie that merits a place alongside "The Executioner's Song" and "In Cold Blood" as an unforgettable depiction of tragedy in the heartland.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Bandits
    A confused mess of music video montages drowns out the rest of the action, depicting the foursome in a variety of sexy romps that clash with the plot.
    • Miami Herald
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