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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 8.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 57
Highest review score: 100 Fruitvale Station
Lowest review score: 0 The Fourth Kind
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,885 out of 6911
  2. Mixed: 2,801 out of 6911
  3. Negative: 1,225 out of 6911
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  1. The Ghost Writer
    Despite the packed plot adapted by Polanski and Robert Harris from Harris' novel -- the pacing feels oddly slack.
  2. The Good Guy
    With its cash-flashing men and dirty-talking women, the movie already feels dated. But it wouldn't have been much fun five years ago, either.
  3. Happy Tears
    A cringe-inducing, self-consciously kooky indie comedy that's best enjoyed for its taste of Rip Torn.
  4. The Last New Yorker
    Wang tracks his guys like the documentarian he is, and if the movie feels a bit canned thanks to Adam Forgash's unoriginal script, classic NYC spots and a big heart make it feel like home.
  5. Phyllis and Harold
    Engrossing, sad and heartbreaking.
  6. The Wolfman
    If you're going to pick the werewolf as your favorite monster, there's a lot to appreciate in the shaggy, imperfect but still fun new version of The Wolf Man.
  7. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
    You don't even have to be familiar with the first book in Rick Riordan's popular fantasy series to enjoy Chris Columbus' energetic adaptation.
  8. Valentine's Day
    Valentine's Day is sugary, sappy and totally predictable. It's also what a whole lot of women are likely to want.
  9. Videocracy
    Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is an ideal documentary subject, but Erik Gandini's jumbled take on Berlusconi's corrupting influence quickly shifts from good idea to wasted opportunity.
  10. Dear John
    If you're just hoping for a little easy escapism, bring your tissues and leave your high standards at home.
  11. District 13: Ultimatum
    There's little difference between the first and second movies -- both written by Besson -- so the perfunctory story line will feel familiar to fans. But the action, and the head-spinning stunts of those agile lead actors, will never get old.
  12. From Paris with Love
    This sock-it-to-'em souffle falls very quickly, unless watching Travolta trying on another faux-hip look is considered fun.
  13. Frozen
    Frozen is good for five minutes of "What would you do if?" games. Then it's just stiff as a board.
  14. Terribly Happy
    Such dark doings won't be for everyone, but fans of similarly dry Nordic fare -- like the works of Aki Kaurismaki -- will be happy to have found it.
  15. Ajami
    But don't worry if you miss some details; this is the kind of movie that rewards a second viewing.
  16. Edge of Darkness
    In Hollywood, all is forgiven if you can deliver the goods. On-screen, at least, there’s little difference between this Gibson and the one we remember from earlier films like “Ransom” and “Payback.”
  17. When in Rome
    Regardless of where its stars want to take it, all roads here lead to blandness and inanity.
  18. Legion
    Even if you overlook the lousy lighting, awkward editing, and uneven acting, there's so much talking -- and so little story -- that your mind is likely to wander.
  19. Extraordinary Measures
    Most of the movie unfolds in such a dull manner.
  20. Tooth Fairy
    Tooth Fairy's script -- which was written by five people -- is lousy, and the direction, by Michael Lembeck, is weak.
  21. The Book of Eli
    Yet it all comes down to one simplistic idea, and the result feels like a one-film evangelical movement.
  22. The Spy Next Door
    The movie even has the nerve to start with a montage of moments from his better films, a bad idea that sets off an escalating tumble downhill.
  23. Fish Tank
    Arnold generally steers clear of cinematic melodrama, and Jarvis infuses the entire film with the sort of kinetic spirit that heralds a new talent.
  24. Daybreakers
    Despite the Spierig brothers' punchy visual style and satiric tone, Daybreakers eventually devolves, though Dafoe and his Southern drawl goose things up and Hawke has a greasy romanticism.
  25. Leap Year
    On the plus side, the Irish landscape is gorgeous, and Scott and John Lithgow are amusing in small roles. But Goode barely makes an effort, so Adams' frantic exertions feel especially disheartening
  26. Youth in Revolt
    While Cera is charming enough to keep us watching, he's never allowed to cut loose -- even though that's supposed to be the whole point of the movie.
  27. Crazy on the Outside
    John Peaslee's Screenwriting 101-style script has merely left everyone floating on their own.
  28. Wonderful World
    As a misanthropic guy in a dead-end job, Matthew Broderick is more engaging than when he has to be perky.
  29. Garbage Dreams
    The film isn't easy to watch, but its portrait of perseverance and ecological commitment is enlightening.
  30. The White Ribbon
    Haneke's superb cast provide beautifully measured hints at the disconnect between the ribbon's symbolism and the entire town's unspoken atrocities.
  31. The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
    Descends with dismaying speed into clichéd Southern melodrama.
  32. Sherlock Holmes
    Downey has a winning take on Holmes: He's always on.
  33. It's Complicated
    Baldwin and Streep do make the most of the situation, and their sparky chemistry provides the only real draw.
  34. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
    "Parnassus," while not unwatchable, is also an elephantine mess.
  35. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
    The 6- to 10-year-old audience this movie is aimed at deserved better.
  36. Did You Hear About the Morgans?
    The loping pace, inconsistent tone and lack of imagination are all deadly.
  37. Avatar
    Avatar clears the hurdle in terms of being optical candy. Its story, though, is pure cheese.
  38. Nine
    The magic simply isn't there.
  39. The Young Victoria
    The film does look beautiful, and there's enough intrigue to inspire anyone to learn more about such a complex, fascinating life. It just would have been nice to see a little more of that complexity onscreen.
  40. A Town Called Panic
    This little gem is best saved for those -- both young and old -- who prefer to find surprises under the tree.
  41. Crazy Heart
    Gyllenhaal is charming and makes unexpected choices in her performance, but this is Bridges' show, and he's as Best Actor-worthy as he's ever been.
  42. Ricky
    Imagine a quietly creepy "X-Men" prequel -- in French -- and you have this odd little parable.
  43. The Lovely Bones
    Peter Jackson siphoned out all the soulfulness that made the author's combination thriller/afterlife fantasy a best-seller. In its place is a gumball-colored potboiler that's more squalid than truly mournful.
  44. Invictus
    Freeman is so in-tune with the former South African president's persona you can't take your eyes off him.
  45. A Single Man
    The striking directorial debut from fashion designer Tom Ford -- is so unusually beautiful it would be easy to dismiss it as superficial.
  46. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
    If someone else had made "My Son," it would be just another crime thriller based on a true story. But with Werner Herzog behind the camera, it's a head-scratcher from start to finish.
  47. The Slammin' Salmon
    Thirteen-year-old boys big enough to sneak into R-rated movies are presumably the prime audience for this witless comedy from the Broken Lizard troupe.
  48. Tenderness
    Director John Polson's elliptical storytelling style quickly becomes an irritant.
  49. Armored
    Director Nimrod Antal’s grungy gang-of-thieves pic is tough and, for this genre, surprisingly ethical.
  50. Brothers
    Brothers tries to delve into how war can tear families apart, but only succeeds in showing how miscasting and melodrama obscure good intentions.
  51. Up in the Air
    Perhaps it's no surprise that Reitman has come out with a lovely Hollywood romance that floats buoyantly along on a sea of sadness.
  52. Serious Moonlight
    It's also suffocatingly stagy, especially when the husband's new love (Kristen Bell) and a violent thief (Justin Long) show up.
  53. Everybody's Fine
    Here, the actor (Di Niro) dials it down and wins us over.
  54. The Last Station
    Though it feels at first like a musty edition of "Masterpiece Theatre," Michael Hoffman's adaptation of a novel by Jay Parini holds enough surprises to make a memorable impact.
  55. The Strip
    If one of your non-filmmaker friends watched "Office Space" a few too many times, this is probably the movie he'd make.
  56. Breaking Point
    Both visually and emotionally ugly from start to finish, this empty crime thriller doesn't have a moment that's genuinely worth watching.
  57. Giant
    Though it takes time to find its courage and heart, Gigante, like its oversized hero, merely has a slow, shy way of doing things.
  58. Home
    This is, in its way, a horror movie -- not least because it will burrow into your own brain, as a reminder of all the ways the modern world is making you crazy, too.
  59. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
    These actors know how to liven up a room, yet here they're forced to perform in Miller's Theater for the Overwritten.
  60. The Road
    Intense and, yes, depressing - and earns every minute that it rattles inside your head.
  61. The Princess and the Frog
    Part of the problem with "P&F" is that Tiana and Naveen's connection feels superficial.
  62. Ninja Assassin
    Just not feeling the holiday spirit? Maybe a brainless, extra-bloody B-movie will provide the boost you're looking for.
  63. Old Dogs
    Travolta, who delivers an impressively enthusiastic performance, seems to have no idea that he's stuck in one of the year's worst movies. The perpetually pained expression on Williams' face, however, suggests he knows otherwise.
  64. Me and Orson Welles
    Surprisingly conventional by director Richard Linklater's standards, this pleasant, low-key dramedy is most memorable for the discovery of co-star Christian McKay.
  65. Planet 51
    Movie references abound, but there's not enough humor to fuel even 90 minutes.
  66. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
    Weitz takes a looser approach than the series’ last director, Catherine Hardwicke, did. He has a better sense of humor, too.
  67. The Blind Side
    It's fair to say that Bullock's appealing portrait of a strong-willed Tennessee belle ranks among the best work of her career. It's just too bad the movie around her comes up short.
  68. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
    The film is an exasperating bore.
  69. Broken Embraces
    The notable lack of chemistry between Cruz and Homar is a crucial absence in a film about all-consuming romance. And though each part is great fun to watch, the whole feels unfinished.
  70. Mammoth
    The overlapping stories, the emotional disconnect, the heavy-handed symbolism -- no, it's not a movie from the makers of "Babel," its a mumbling, stammering copycat drama from Swedish director Lukas Moodysson.
  71. Red Cliff
    Overlong but ambitious, Woo proves he's as good at tactical maneuvers as he is at close-quarters combat.
  72. 2012
    Doomsday views are a knockout, but the script is a real disaster.
  73. Fantastic Mr. Fox
    The result is a visual treasure that successfully blends deadpan quirkiness with a wry realism rarely seen in any film, let alone one for children.
  74. The Messenger
    Feels more respectful than real.
  75. Pirate Radio
    Tries to capture that moment -- complete with air guitar-playing deejays -- and unapologetically rides a wave of nostalgia, but ultimately sinks due to a bloated, watery script.
  76. William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
    This doc, made by Kunstler's daughters Emily and Sarah, doesn't pretend to be unbiased, but it nonetheless has an unblinking view of its subject. They must have learned a thing or two from dad.
  77. Women in Trouble
    Writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez seems to think his characters are oh-so-edgy, and maybe they would be -- if it were 1982.
  78. The Box
    The Box is its own kind of awful, a disconnected mess that never finds its reason for being.
  79. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
    The film's real strength is its cast, from an Oscar-bound Mo'Nique to a notably deglammed Mariah Carey.
  80. The Fourth Kind
    By the end of its way-too-long 98 minutes, there are four things audiences will be haunted by: Jovovich's annoying, whispery monotone; silly closeups of owls; Will Patton's Z-movie turn as a grizzled sheriff, and dialogue like "It's too late to forget what you already know." Ain't that the truth.
  81. A Christmas Carol
    Like a dime-store holiday card, this Christmas Carol is well-crafted but artless, detailed but lacking soul.
  82. The Men Who Stare at Goats
    When the haze wears off and the movie grounds itself in reality, it's a bummer. Until then, though, what's weird here is gloriously weird.
  83. Collapse
    It would have been helpful had Smith put his words into some sort of context, allowing others to assess his theories. Instead there's simply Ruppert, talking, raging and warning, as if his very life depended on it.
  84. That Evening Sun
    Director Scott Teems' film is as quiet as untilled soil -- not always a good thing -- but Holbrook has a handle on where to dig.
  85. Gentlemen Broncos
    Yep, Hess wrote and directed "Dynamite," and here's proof we shouldn't have rewarded him. The hollow "Broncos" is even more cruelly disdainful, designed primarily to scorn the pathetic lives within.
  86. Skin
    A little more variation in the script, though, might have yielded something truly great.
  87. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
    The only truly ugly side to this self-consciously grimy movie is the streak of Neanderthal humor. Operatic overacting is funny. Racist and homophobic jokes? Not so much.
  88. Labor Day
    Heartening, and yet, a year after being filmed, unintentionally aggravating.
  89. This Is It
    The late King of Pop delivers.
  90. Astro Boy
    Looks so great, it may take a while to notice it's a clunky political parable wrapped in a tonally confused fairy tale.
  91. Amelia
    Tis embalmed drama is a ghost from the '80s, a decade that regularly produced surprise-free, caramelized biopics. The airless Amelia is missing practically everything.
  92. Saw VI
    One we wish we hadn't seen
  93. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
    While "Twilight" will make more money and get more attention, the darkly comic Cirque du Freak boasts the shaggy charm of the natural underdog.
  94. (Untitled)
    In mistaking obvious observations for cutting insight, writer-director Jonathan Parker becomes what he lampoons.
  95. Antichrist
    Von Trier ("Breaking the Waves," "Dogville") has no barriers, which absolutely can be a good thing. Here, though, his uninhibited nature is an omen of the pretentious butchery to come.
  96. Motherhood
    Motherhood's litany of complaints and trite comedy-drama comes off as thin, and targeted, as a flyer for The Children's Place.
  97. Ong Bak 2
    The criterion couldn't be simpler: does a 20-minute martial arts battle featuring Thai superstar Tony Jaa sound like the ideal way to spend your time and money? If not, move on.
  98. Where the Wild Things Are
    The film treats kids' inner lives as more than a fantasy, which is a rare and beautiful thing.
  99. Law Abiding Citizen
    Such a lazy action-drama underachiever, it seems unfair to target stars Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler for bringing their C game.
  100. The Little Traitor
    Roth prefers sentimentality to subtlety and cutesiness to complexity. Fortunately, Molina balances Port's precocity, bringing a welcome gravitas to this simply told tale.
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