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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. Life of Crime
    Ultimately it’s the cast, more than the crime, that gives this story life.
  2. Thin Ice
    So with a wink, a nudge and a heaping portion of Midwestern charm, Thin Ice reels us in. Comparisons to "Fargo" and other convoluted little capers like "House of Games" are fair, but when taken on its own terms, this quirky drama thrums along in a low-blood-pressure way.
  3. Lonely Hearts
    Good as she is, the effortlessly magnetic Hayek just can't sell the role of a pathetic soul whose deep insecurities turn her into a sociopath. And if she has too much charisma, Leto, as the smooth Lothario, simply doesn't have enough.
  4. Celeste and Jesse Forever
    Jones co-wrote the uneven script with Will McCormack, and one can't help wishing she'd aimed higher. Acknowledging cineplex clichés isn't enough if you still wind up embracing, rather than subverting, them.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Beyond the Edge
    Though impressively shot, the doc is a weak advertisement for 3-D. Hillary's bees pop out during a background episode, but that's old hat. It's the story of that final ascent is the real stirring stuff.
  6. She's Lost Control
    There’s a lot left unsaid in director Anja Marquardt’s chilly yet intimate and thought-provoking indie drama. But what should be said loud and clear is that actress Brooke Bloom is riveting. Emanating everyday grace and real depth, she plays a sex surrogate handling several needy and emotionally wounded clients.
  7. Fantasia 2000
    Whether it's any good depends on your expectations.
  8. The Perfect Storm
    Petersen's speculative reenactment makes for gripping summer entertainment -- if you don't mind a little corn floating in your brine.
  9. Big Eden
    Director Bezucha's eyes are as starry as Montana's sky, but it's pretty hard to resist such a determinedly utopian vision of love.
  10. The Rundown
    The screenplay is laced with wit and sharp dialogue, and the supporting cast more than makes up for Johnson's inexperience and occasional stiffness.
  11. Gunnin' for That #1 Spot
    Culminating in a high-scoring, exciting game, "Gunnin'" scores.
  12. Beowulf
    As dazzling a feast for the eyes as the hungriest eyes can take.
  13. The Humbling
    With all the talent on tap — including screenwriter Buck Henry, who worked with Michal Zebede to adapt Philip Roth’s 2009 novel — you’d think we’d get something better than this outdated indulgence.
  14. The Last Mimzy
    For many kids, the response to the original story remains delighted awe. The most appropriate response here is a thoroughly baffled "huh?"
  15. Breakfast on Pluto
    Cross-dressing and the Irish Troubles don't mix well in Neil Jordan's cloying, fanciful Breakfast on Pluto.
  16. Spider-Man 3
    With nifty new villains, a revived Green Goblin, plus $300 million worth of aerial special effects, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 is definitely good to go.
  17. Mission: Impossible II
    There's solid chemistry between Cruise and the stunning Newton, a superb actress previously restricted to such ethnic roles as Sally Hemings in "Jefferson in Paris" and the title role in "Beloved."
  18. Disco and Atomic War
    Director Jaak Kilmi's remembrance of growing up under Soviet rule never tries to be anything more than a curiosity.
  19. Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
    A colorful account of the life and art of the recently retired Drew Struzan, whose amazing poster work from the 1970s onward still delights cineastes and casual observers.
  20. Road to Nowhere
    The biggest flaw is the casting: only Shannyn Sossamon delivers a performance of even modest depth.
  21. Mojados: Through the Night
    Modest but memorable.
  22. Unbroken
    When you get through it, though, you can’t help but feel uplifted by this tough-skinned movie that can stand with the best muscular wartime dramas in the American movie canon.
  23. Seducing Doctor Lewis
    The makers of Seducing Doctor Lewis have a cute idea, but they milk it for all they can, sometimes to the point of embarrassment.
  24. The Shallows
    Despite the genre and setting, this is still very much a performance piece, and Lively is more than just a pretty face and bikini bod. She has to do a lot with very little to work with other than a scene-stealing seagull.
  25. The Experiment
    Eventually any serious statement is lost in a sea of sadism, as he forces us to watch scene after scene of gruesome, humiliating torture.
  26. Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade
    Dubbed for U.S. audiences, the film has suffered in translation.
  27. Waking the Dead
    It's a romantic weepie.
  28. Boesman and Lena
    Powerful theater.
  29. L'ennui
    Only mildly interesting.
  30. A Home at the End of the World
    Farrell has the toughest role, playing a man who doesn't understand the powerful crosscurrents of his own emotions, the love, guilt and loyalty that become opposing forces and begin to destroy the relationships he covets.
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