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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. Fear of Fiction
    So clumsy and unfocused that not getting it isn't half as bad as sitting through it.
  2. Blackwoods
    Cheesy horror flick that feels like straight-to-video material.
    • New York Daily News
  3. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
    A little Disney Christmas release that comes wrapped in used toilet paper.
  4. American Adobo
    Offers traditional cinematic gab about marital status, sexual orientation, nationality and degree of fulfillment.
  5. Grind
    Here's what's missing from Casey La Scala's film: Likable characters, a comprehensible script and any semblance of a good time.
  6. The Butterfly Effect
    If you approach this movie in the right frame of mind -- that is, with total contempt -- you can still enjoy it as a comedy.
  7. Two If by Sea
    Though the slow, obvious "Two If By Sea" probably won't do much to advance Bullock's standing as America's current sweetheart, it shouldn't do irreparable damage to it, either. [13 Jan 1996, p.21]
    • New York Daily News
  8. The Smurfs
    Azaria channels his inner Charles Nelson Reilly, which helps, as does an evil emoting cat. Kids under 7 will likely giggle at some too-harsh pratfalls, not care about a grown man's fear of procreation, not get all the tiny innuendos and possibly miss how the movie is a fairly successful tourism ad for New York.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Finding Bliss
    Though the story is semi-autobiographical, Davis' judgmental script alternates cheap humor and clichéd characterizations with nuggets of faux wisdom about sex, love and film. At least porn doesn't pretend to be something it's not.
  10. Daltry Calhoun
    A weird, unpleasant little movie.
  11. I, Frankenstein
    At the very least, it does provide an easy excuse to sit in a heated room eating popcorn.
  12. Knockaround Guys
    Nothing you haven't already seen elsewhere, except for Vin Diesel looking even then like a box-office champ.
  13. Never Again
    The opening of writer-director Eric Schaeffer's sloppy, sporadically funny adult sex comedy Never Again shows how an undisciplined filmmaker can sabotage his best intentions.
    • New York Daily News
  14. Endless Love
    If you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day date, this version is probably a better choice than the uncomfortably swoony original would have been. You might be bored, but at least you won’t be embarrassed.
  15. Nature Calls
    Surely Patton Oswalt could have leveraged all those accolades from last year's "Young Adult" into a better project than this instantly forgettable comedy.
  16. Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
    If even one audience member leaves more concerned with the evils of poachers than the pleasures of Pokemon, Disney's more than done its job.
  17. The Replacements
    You might want to sit out this season.
  18. Dude, Where's My Car?
    What holds the movie together -- albeit tenuously -- is the surprisingly sweet-natured pairing of Jesse and Chester.
  19. The Tuxedo
    Jackie Chan finally has met his match, an opponent so deadly that none of his considerable talent or charm can fight it -- a bad movie
    • 30 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    The Gallows
    Sorry, but this kind of high-school horror was old when Jamie Lee Curtis was young. All the ugly, shaky, night-vision camerawork in the world will not make it seem fresh. Or remotely scary.
  21. Zookeeper
    A children's comedy about talking animals that feels as if it were written by children or, perhaps, by talking animals.
  22. She Hate Me
    It's hard to say what's most disappointing about She Hate Me, Spike Lee's absurdly - and arrogantly overlong comedic drama. But there are plenty of options to choose from.
  23. Let's Be Cops
    This alleged comedy takes a long time before it gets its first laugh in. The first half is a complete slog and the ending is insulting, but there are a few semi-arresting sketch comedy moments.
  24. Crossover
    So badly conceived and executed, its good intentions don't help.
  25. Eban and Charley
    It's always admirable when a director decides to make a risky film. On the other hand, it's not quite as commendable to also make a boring one.
  26. Thirteen Ghosts
    If only half as much attention had been paid to story and character as to set design, the cast wouldn't be playing second banana to a gut rehab.
  27. Surviving Eden
    The movie is hindered by its weak script, but there's also a bigger problem to overcome: If we want to laugh at superficial celebrities, we already have plenty to choose from in real life.
  28. Speed-Dating
    Jonathan, who was so great in "Roll Bounce," deserves better. It'd be overly generous, however, to say the same about anyone else involved.
  29. Cost of a Soul
    Though it's rough around the edges, it is also, undeniably, a nervy, confident debut.
  30. The Amati Girls
    Only a memorably commanding Ruehl transcends the limitations of her two-dimensional character.
  31. Without a Paddle
    There are a few gross-out laughs, but Without a Paddle's gang-written script doesn't know what it wants to be.
  32. Noel
    A plodding, contrived Christmas tale that wastes the talents of his well-known cast.
  33. Premonition
    We never get a sensible explanation for Linda's bizarre double life, or uncover any reason - any reason at all - why Bullock would pick this lazy, patchwork script out of all the ones she surely receives every year.
  34. The Hot Chick
    If you're in an especially generous mood, you'll give in to a few laughs. By the end, though, you just may find yourself pining for the good old days of Pauly Shore.
  35. Domestic Disturbance
    Why Travolta is slumming in B movies is anybody's guess. (I'll take a wild flier: "Battlefield Earth"?)
  36. Johnson Family Vacation
    I'd like to believe I could watch ­Cedric the Entertainer all day long. The tedious comedy Johnson Family Vacation puts a strain on that theory.
  37. Louder Than Words
    Duchovny tamps down his sardonic style to play a quiet guy, but the result is blandness. Timothy Hutton gives a solid turn as a standup businessman. In all, director Anthony Fabian isn’t sure how to build a nontreacly movie out of an inspiring true-life story.
  38. Astoria
    Fels like an awkward student film.
  39. Backstage
    While their often-unclothed bodies are visible, their faces are replaced with digital "buttons" saying things like "Your ad here."
  40. Lake City
    Only natural spitfire Spacek, as the pickup-driving mom of the land, feels fresh. There's even a mouthy kid Garity is "taking care of" - guess whose son he is?
  41. Don't Go in the Woods
    The acting and general schlockiness make "Friday the 13th" look like "Macbeth," but it's clear D'Onofrio just wants to hang out. And actually, a lot of the music is really good. Let's hope next time, he decides to make something like "The Commitments" instead.
  42. New in Town
    A romantic comedy that's neither romantic nor funny.
  43. Timeline
    An instant contender for cult status on the midnight-movie circuit, where lines like "Do we look like quantum wormhole specialists?" will be given the respect they deserve.
  44. Civil Brand
    Exploitation shamelessly posing as empowerment, Neema Barnette's self-congratulatory drama about women in prison promises to reveal shocking truths.
  45. Driven
    If all you want is sensory overload, hop in. Driven will get you there.
  46. The 24th Day
    Despite strong performances, this drawn-out "Day" feels like a cross between the claustrophobic play it once was, and the R-rated "After-School Special" it wants to be.
  47. Eye of the Beholder
    Truly weird and unworkable thriller.
  48. Undiscovered
    On paper, the "rising stars" of Meiert Avis' low-flying romantic comedy Undiscovered are Steven Strait and Pell James, but the real star is Tyson the Skateboarding Dog.
  49. Answers to Nothing
    Apparently, it takes a village - or the collection of villages known as Los Angeles - to go nowhere slowly.
  50. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
    No amount of computerized razzle-dazzle can make this insipid sequel worth logging on to. [13 Jan 1996, p.21]
    • New York Daily News
  51. Battle of the Year
    It’s undeniable that the good-natured “Afterschool Special” vibe here plays to the film’s corny strengths, and the dancing is impressive. So much so that it’s almost impossible not to cheer during the final round.
  52. Hot Tub Time Machine 2
    This version of the time machine is more powerful — it’s made me go back and hate the original.
  53. How High
    Dylan's stoner comedy barely manages to string together a story, but lucky for him, his two stars radiate charisma even when they're hidden behind clouds of smoke.
  54. Swimfan
    Christensen is a bold actress with chilly frosting. For much of the movie, her character seems determined, sophisticated and bemused, rather than just plain nuts.
  55. Boys and Girls
    Stays firmly, depressingly, inside the lines.
  56. AVP: Alien vs. Predator
    The actual fights between the predators and the serpents are too silly to contemplate. Both shiny and metallic, they look like kitchen appliances fighting it out. That's when you can see them. Writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson ("Resident Evil") has created the darkest, if not worst, sci-fi movie since "Battlefield Earth."
  57. Pathfinder
    After the first 1,000 or so beheadings, impalements and severed limbs, Pathfinder's slash may just induce sleep.
  58. Drive Hard
    Cusack and Jane look like they’re improvising much of the time, and while that doesn’t lead to a better movie, the off-the-cuff approach is the best thing in the film.
  59. The Quiet
    A screamingly bad melodrama whose message seems to be that people who think they're talking to a deaf person admit things they wouldn't admit to themselves. Silence, please.
  60. Scary Movie 2
    The Worst Comedy of the Year race heats up today with the release of Keenen Ivory Wayans' Scary Movie 2. This one is so bad, even Adam Sandler will be impressed.
  61. Fool's Gold
    Just how long will it be before Matthew McConaughey finally fulfills his destiny by dropping out of Hollywood and opening a chain of nudist colonies? His heart clearly isn't in acting right now, so when it was time to make Fool's Gold, he asked his abs to do the job for him.
  62. The Time Being
    Despite the movie’s flaws, Cicin-Sain does show considerable confidence for a first-time writer and director.
  63. Red Riding Hood
    The amazingly awful dramatic thriller Red Riding Hood could, with tweaks, be enjoyably bad in a "Plan 9 From Outer Space" kind of way. Instead, it's M. Night Shyamalan-style bad, which means despite all the unintentional snickers, you feel trapped.
  64. Hector and the Search for Happiness
    Hector wants to connect to our inner child, but it feels more like a long story from a good-hearted but dull grandparent.
  65. Just My Luck
    Lohan's good work in movies like "Mean Girls" and the "Freaky Friday" remake is a faint memory as she struggles through antics, unfunny pratfalls and squirmingly bad set pieces.
  66. Snow Dogs
    Lame children's entertainment.
  67. God, Sex & Apple Pie
    The production values are impressively slick and a few performances are polished, but it's not much more than "The Big Chill" on a little budget.
  68. Pulse
    Hideously ugly to look at and not even worth following.
  69. The Best of Me
    There have been times when the right team has been able to transcend the gooey schmaltz of Sparks’ stories. This effort, however, sinks like a rock thrown into a sun-dappled lake shaded by magnolia trees sparkling under a sky of shooting stars.
  70. Blue Moon
    All the subtlety of an Olive Garden commercial.
  71. Anatomy of Hell
    The award for hardest-to-watch movie of the year.
  72. The Aryan Couple
    A few genuinely tense scenes are not enough to overcome a thin script, weak direction and an unceasingly high-strung score.
  73. You Again
    A chatty little bore.
  74. I Am Sam
    It's a difficult issue, one that is not well served by a hollow confection like I Am Sam.
  75. Stigmata
    By the time the credits roll and a disclaimer informs us that there may, in fact, be a lost gospel of Jesus and that it is being suppressed by the Church, all we can think to say is, "Ah, shaudup!"
  76. Hitman: Agent 47
    Hitman: Agent 47 is a by-the-numbers schlock action sequel that writes its own epitaph when a character mutters the dusty insult, “You’re dead, too. You just don’t know it yet.”
  77. Bunraku
    It should surprise no one that visually quirky, graphic-novelish, pulp-noir action flicks rarely come through the sausage machine intact.
  78. A Good Day to Die Hard
    Ultimately, even more than 2007’s “Live Free or Die Hard,” “Good Day” never lets McClane be McClane. Gone is his taunting snark and quick-witted preparedness; instead he seems like a jerk with a thing for guns.
  79. Love and Honor
    Hemsworth has presence, but he also represents this film’s biggest problem: It feels like a bunch of good-looking kids putting on a show.
  80. Inside Out
    These World Wrestling Entertainment-produced movies are a world unto themselves: Cliché-ridden B-flicks anchored by monstrously huge grapplers giving acting their all.
  81. 47 Ronin
    In the monumentally dull 47 Ronin, Reeves mumbles monosyllabic claptrap between dull action scenes. And it’s a shame: At almost 50 years old, the actor allows this turgid, clanky flick to play to his worst stereotypes.
  82. If I Were You
    Hardworking Oscar winner Harden and beguiling Spanish star Watling do nothing for this haphazard film, which belatedly decides it wants to be a stage satire as the women lark into a ridiculous avant-garde production of “MacBeth.” Bloody awful.
  83. London Has Fallen
    Remember “Olympus Has Fallen”? This one is worse.
  84. The Big Shot-Caller
    Too many threads are woven together here, but occasionally, it just connects.
  85. 6 Souls
    Along with Moore, all of them deserve some kind of credit for committing to a movie barely six souls will ever even see.
  86. Passion of Mind
    Leaves the viewer exhausted, jet-lagged from the effort of investing equally in competing story lines.
  87. Just Married
    Most of the incidents are harmlessly derivative, but the movie has a mean streak that undermines our empathy for the characters, particularly Tom.
  88. Adored
    A vanity project so preposterous it deserves to become an instant camp hit.
  89. Blood: The Last Vampire
    Flashbacks show samurai shenanigans, but it's all cluttered and rambling. Watch "True Blood," "Let the Right One In" or "Twilight" instead. Or wait for "Thirst" or "New Moon" or "Daybreakers" or ...
  90. Eating Out
    The story doesn't make any real sense, and the production values are home movie-cheap. But the cast seems to be having fun.
  91. A Merry Friggin' Christmas
    The atonal script is credited to first-timer Michael Brown, but there’s still no explaining Shapeero’s lump-of-coal debut.
  92. CHIPS
    It’s a convoluted mess that zig-zags all over the map. On the plus side, there are enough jokes that connect to keep you along for the ride.
  93. Kalamity
    Stahl should have had a career similar to Sam Rockwell's, blending thoughtful indies with fun popcorn flicks. Instead, he's spinning his wheels in junk like this. Calamitous indeed.
  94. Immigration Tango
    A comedy with two left feet, Immigration Tango does have enthusiasm on its side. But it trips up under the awkward efforts of all involved.
  95. Steel
    The film is slow-moving, overlong and never more ambitious than a TV feature, though younger kids will probably respond to O'Neal's amiability. [16 Aug 1997, p.24]
    • New York Daily News
  96. Pandorum
    The movie soon turns into only a production-designed run-and-chase game, and our curiosity about what happened to Earth and the crew is teased and teased again until the movie’s big letdown of a reveal.
  97. The Big Wedding
    The Big Wedding lets them all down with bottom-rung sitcom shtick and an undercurrent of squareness masquerading as absurdity.
  98. Pokémon: The Movie 2000
    Good or bad, it's either a must-see in your house, or not even on the radar screen.
  99. Drop Dead Gorgeous
    Drop Dead Ugly is more like it.
  100. Happily N'Ever After
    While the cast members, Dick and Prinze in particular, have fun with Robert Moreland's sassy script, the exaggerated, unappealing animation seems to belong to another movie altogether.
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