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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
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  • 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. Everything Is Illuminated
    It's as if two-thirds of the book have been reduced to one-word chapter headings.
  2. Stone
    Norton, too, keeps us guessing, though his pseudo-tough-guy line readings (and cornrowed hair) are initially distracting. But his scenes with De Niro -- who fills every twitch or glance with Jack's long-buried guilt -- are the guts of the movie.
  3. Emile
    Both lightweight and heavy-handed, Carl Bessai's arthouse drama can't even be redeemed by Ian McKellen's sensitive turn in the title role.
  4. Felon
    There are times when a Kilmer performance is like watching a clock move: well-timed and oddly compelling, even though it's totally predictable. That's the case with Felon, which doesn't belong to Kilmer but which he steals anyhow.
  5. The Invention of Lying
    Once it's high-concept plot kicks in, Gervais' hilariously self-deprecating persona is really all that keeps it grounded.
  6. The Yards
    With one exception (hint: Faye Dunaway), the actors seem remarkably at home in their milieu.
  7. The Holy Land
    Masterly coming-of-age drama.
  8. Free Radicals
    Deftly intercutting between several tenuously-connected lives, Barbara Albert's astringent drama is transformed by bright flashes of compassion.
  9. The Lords of Salem
    Atmosphere is three-fourths of the game in a horror film, and The Lords of Salem has it in spades. It’s not too much to say that until this culty-witchy throwback chiller turns too bloody, it shows how far a little style can go.
  10. Renaissance
    With its halfhearted script, stiff performances and overlong running time, this is the kind of movie that's simultaneously dazzling to look at, and increasingly tough to sit through.
  11. All Good Things
    The film ends up wrestling itself into a corner, though it's saved by a corrosive central performance from Ryan Gosling and a disconcertingly hypnotic feel.
  12. One More Time
    Walken is great in the tragicomic role of a long-tooth singer. Better still, he deserves a Billboard hit for his on-key — and on-fleeck — version of Joe McGinty’s “When I Live My Life Over Again.”
  13. Crank
    Every movie's gotta have a gimmick, and Crank's is that it has an excellent shot at ending 2006 as the worst film of the year.
  14. Special
    The movie loses its way toward the end, shifting from wry black comedy to slightly overdone pathos. But there's plenty here to appreciate, making the title perfectly apt.
  15. Keeping Up with the Steins
    Mazel tov to Scott Marshall for creating an endearing portrayal of familial lunacy that ought to charm as many Smiths as it will Steins.
  16. It's a Disaster
    Berger’s got some clever ideas, but he does not push far in exploring them. And aside from Cross, there is virtually no one to like among these self-involved suburbanites. After an hour alone with them, we can’t help wishing The End would just arrive.
  17. Chelsea on the Rocks
    Ferrera's shaggy tone, which fits the iconic building, gets irritating. Still, if you come for the stories, you'll stay for the company.
  18. Flawless
    In the diamond-heist thriller Flawless, there aren't a lot of diamonds, heists or thrills. But there is a nice sense of style, and appreciation for tense face-to-face confrontations among characters trying to ignore the temptations around them.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
    The holes in the plot, not in Eddie’s diet, are the real joke.
  20. 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.
  21. Trishna
    With Trishna, his (Winterbottom) penchant for risks has once again paid off.
  22. Lila Says
    Had director Ziad Doueiri focused on the resentful Arab youths who clatter provocatively around the edges of his Marseilles-set drama, he might have discovered something interesting.
  23. Severe Clear
    His first-person perspective is unexpectedly frank as he shares some extremely dark moments -- spurred by increasing anger and doubt -- that civilians rarely get to see.
  24. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    All in all, Spielberg has come up with another rousing piece of entertainment.
  25. Paul
    A decent comedy, good-natured if unspecial, amusing if rarely hilarious.
  26. Holy Smoke
    Winslet and Keitel are brilliant as cult member & deprogrammer.
  27. Osmosis Jones
    More than a bad movie, it's an anti-movie.
  28. The Ring
    I hated it, but I grant that it does tap into a vein of technological horror - the fear of the VCR! - that will have young videophiles chatting it up for weeks
  29. The Sea Is Watching
    There's plenty to appreciate here but the story is tedious and some of the overacting runs into cultural translation problems.
  30. My Wife Is an Actress
    Although the movie is not as hilarious as you'd hope from the screwball setup, Gainsbourg and Attal make a solid comedy team.
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  31. Bart Got a Room
    Accept the challenge. What's good enough for Bart is good enough for you.
  32. The Zookeeper's Wife
    Antonina is often seen and cradling animals — a lion, a monkey, a rabbit. Fitting, since Chastain elevates and handily carries The Zookeeper’s Wife.
  33. The Woman in the Fifth
    Hawke works hard to solidify Pawlikowski's wispy ideas (which are adapted from Douglas Kennedy's novel).
  34. The World Is Not Enough
    That's what Bond is all about -- dazzle, some really bad puns and the kind of sexy fun that satisfies high-school urges while masquerading in tux and tails.
  35. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
    The film rests, though, on the sturdy shoulders of Chastain and McAvoy. They don’t share the intense chemistry this couple really needs, but they commit to the individual stories with touching persuasion.
  36. Flicka
    With some movies, you know exactly what you're going to see before you even enter the theater, and Michael Mayer's Flicka is one of them: You've got your girl, you've got your horse, and you've got your strict father trying to keep them apart.
  37. Mifune's Last Song
    Refreshingly nondogmatic.
  38. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
    Stay through to the end credits, where the two child protagonists (Sabara and Vega) are shown as they were then and as they are now. Rodriguez's best achievement is in spotting the innate talent that would shine through in those two kids.
  39. Lisa Picard Is Famous
    The cottage industry of the mockumentary has produced another pleasing trifle, the cute and smart Lisa Picard Is Famous.
  40. Thor
    No matter how the filmmakers move Heaven and Earth, this comic-book adaptation looks cool but contains very little thunder. The fault is a script by a five-headed beast which contains fateful missteps.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Me and You
    The director's "Stealing Beauty" and "The Dreamers" were both sympathetic but prurient films about teenage sensual awakenings. Me and You is sweeter and more resonant, and a potent comeback for the 73-year-old director of "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Last Emperor."
  42. Body of Lies
    It's like torture, though Body of Lies has nothing to spill.
  43. Towelhead
    Ball knows one trick, and it's sure over.
  44. The Notebook
    Despite the human drama here, we’re kept at a remove by stolid direction and by-the-numbers storytelling.
  45. Teeth
    The film should have the edgy wit of "Election" here, but instead is played so straight it's hard to make the shift when things start getting really crazy. But stick with it and you'll be rewarded with a new kind of superhero and a couple of the ghastliest, most outrageous penis jokes ever imagined.
  46. The Grand Seduction
    Gleeson and the collection of good-natured seniors with accents will win your heart.
  47. Space Jam
    Although "Jam" is clearly a marketing tool with not much to say beyond "be the best that you can be," it strives to preserve the humor that made Looney Tunes so popular among adults.
  48. The Groomsmen
    The Groomsmen captures a single, specific moment, when responsibilities await but adulthood is still unwelcome. If their predicament strikes a chord, you may want to join Burns' boys for their final hurrah.
  49. Adult Beginners
    The not-funny-enough dialogue can’t mask writer Kroll’s unoriginal plot.
  50. 16 Years of Alcohol
    But the film has a poetic pulse, its ups and downs accompanied by some smartly chosen pop songs, a seductive original score and McKidd's husky voice-over narration.
  51. Happy Endings
    The themes are about the power and consequences of sex, but the stories are too glib and episodic to leave any impression.
  52. Cowboy del Amor
    It's both a compliment and a criticism to say that Michèle Ohayon's scrappy documentary ends much too quickly. Every moment of this story - about America's unlikeliest matchmaker - is fascinating. We just need more of them.
  53. Agnivarsha: The Fire and the Rain
    Even with the requisite melodrama, it's a rollicking, optimistic movie.
  54. Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
    The result, while slight, is a poignant portrait of one of New York's all-star outlaws.
  55. 13 Going on 30
    An unexpected pleasure, a buoyant comedy that will make you feel young again.
  56. Mr 3000
    Bernie Mac gives surprising wisdom and heart - along with the laughs - to what could have been just another generic baseball comedy.
  57. The Boys Are Back
    The performances save the movie from a treacly inevitability.
  58. The Big Fix
    Though the Tickells' unabashedly partial, first-person approach is a liability, they present so much damning evidence that their case is - one hopes - impossible to ignore.
  59. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
    It's tasty at times, but feels like a very special episode of "30 Rock." Halfway in, you're still expecting Kenneth the Page to show up.
  60. Fifty Dead Men Walking
    Sturgess is solid and Kingsley predictably sneaky, but the atmosphere -- scurries through the Catholic/Protestant border, tense stand-offs, spontaneous riots -- is what's genuinely gripping.
  61. How I Live Now
    A frosty-eyed, imperturbable actress in “Atonement,” “Hanna” and “The Host,” Ronan is at least able to sell Daisy’s new focus while the movie loses its own.
  62. Kinky Boots
    Julian Jarrold's cheerful, utterly predictable crowd-pleaser affirms that, according to many recent films out of Britain, there's a quirky interest to cure whatever ails you.
  63. Our Kind of Traitor
    Generally, one expects political thrillers to offer a little more suspense or excitement, so when this is such a deathly dull affair, you wonder what you might be missing.
  64. Smart People
    In what world does Smart People exist? Clearly not the real one, though this dramedy wants to think it's filled with ironic insights about love and family.
  65. Candy
    Because although there are some very striking moments in Neil Armfield's debut, there are simply not enough to keep us absorbed the way a movie should.
  66. Bad Words
    For his directorial debut, Bateman returns to his bad-boy beginnings. And the results are predictably amusing.
  67. Katy Perry: Part of Me
    Perry may be the world's most high-profile tease, but she sure knows how to show us a good time.
  68. The Look of Love
    It’s still compelling entertainment, as any biopic about Paul Raymond ought to be. Though nearly unknown in the U.S., Raymond was a famous figure in his native Britain, a flashy combination of Donald Trump and Hugh Hefner.
  69. The Grand
    Nearly every actor has his or her moments of hilarity, but it's the surprises, like Herzog's terrific turn as a bunny-loving sadist, that make the biggest impact.
  70. The Forbidden Kingdom
    The wisecracking Chan and the stoic Li play off their on-screen images with good humor, and if they don't have the agility they once did, it's still a joy to watch them make the most of Yuen Woo-ping's impressive choreography.
  71. Albert Nobbs
    Close and McTeer, an evenly matched odd-couple pairing, keep it real. They do the heavy lifting, and are utterly enchanting, whether in bonnets or boots.
  72. What's Cooking?
    This is ensemble work at its best.
  73. The Human Stain
    The mordant humor and far-reaching observations of the book don't come across in Robert Benton's "Masterpiece Theatre"-style direction.
  74. All Together
    Amiable but ambling.
  75. Lights in the Dusk
    Kaurismaki's characteristically minimalist humor and wry empathy make brief appearances, but be warned: His Helsinki is a cold, dark place unfit for all but the hardiest visitors.
  76. Chimpanzee
    Chimpanzee lets everyone feel like a mini-Jane Goodall.
  77. Southpaw
    When boxing cliches work, they can deliver a knockout. When they don’t, as in Southpaw, we get just punch-drunk.
  78. The Secret Life of Bees
    Fortunately, the cast cuts through a cloying script and boosts unsure direction with sharply focused performances.
  79. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
    Riggs' original story is strong, but the characters in the movie feel empty.
  80. Miss Potter
    Maybe Miss Potter will be best appreciated on video when you will intuitively know when to turn it off. On the other hand, Potter's pastel illustrations, which often come to life to her and to the camera's eye, deserve the larger canvas. Tough call.
  81. Lovely, Still
    While all four leads deserve better, it's especially galling to see Burstyn - still so lovely - wasting her time and talents on a film with so little wisdom to share.
  82. Easy Money: Hard to Kill
    How many times do these guys need to hear that crime doesn’t pay?
  83. The Hammer
    The Hammer benefits from Carolla's low-energy, low-impact style. He doesn't so much deliver quips as let them dribble out the side of his mouth.
  84. Limelight
    Transporting as it is, this doc leaves a bad taste in your mouth, if just for the ill will it drudges up.
  85. Evil Dead
    Though Alvarez keeps us watching, he takes no real chances. Buried under all those enthusiastically mangled bodies is the comfort of familiarity. He may have intended to remake a single film, but we’ve seen this movie countless times before.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In the Name of My Daughter
    Best of all is Deneuve, who brilliantly justifies her position as French cinema's First Lady.
  87. Madagascar
    Looks stunning, but it's an ill-conceived mess that plays like two movies awkwardly spliced together. In one movie, parents are asked to stand by while the kids are entertained with cute animal tricks and slapstick pratfalls. In the other, the kids will be hushed while the parents are treated to inside jokes.
  88. The Grandfather
    Essentially conversations, confrontations, and an extremely pat -- and very verbal -- reconciliation.
  89. Titus
    Julie Taymor's beautifully stylized but nauseatingly violent adaptation of Shakespeare's first play.
  90. City of Ghosts
    The hand-held camera is much too insinuating for what is essentially a story we have seen many times before. And the cuts and transitions are dizzyingly abrupt.
  91. Amen.
    Amen is propelled by a most dubious assumption -- Gerstein's belief that if the German people knew of the Holocaust, they'd stop it.
  92. Hannibal
    It's certainly not scary; it's not even suspenseful. The tension in Hannibal is purely sexual.
  93. My Life Without Me
    It's hard to take this movie seriously. It's the cinematic equivalent of dotting your i's with a big heart, a very youngish view of life and death in which everything is too neatly wrapped up with a bow.
  94. Code 46
    But for what is at heart a thriller, Code 46 lacks both energy and tension.
  95. Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land
    Showing the movie would be a great way to open a debate. I would love to hear its charges answered as clearly as they're stated.
  96. Mardi Gras: Made in China
    Redmon has captured some compelling footage, but his lack of resolution feels like both a copout and a luxury.
  97. Laura Smiles
    It's an interesting profile in self-destruction until the script becomes unhinged itself and has Laura doing things that are not so much outrageous as hilariously stupid.
  98. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
    It's a big fat missed opportunity.
  99. The Stone Angel
    Writer-director Kari Skogland adapts a beloved Canadian novel gracefully and with plenty of spunk, the same way its main character moves through the world from cradle to grave.
  100. The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
    Just as you need two hands to clap, explain frustrated young activists, the ­Dalai Lama requires a reasonable partner with whom to negotiate. And right now, it seems, the Tibetans may as well have their arms tied behind their backs.
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