New York Daily News' Scores

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:
6911 movie reviews
  1. Strikes a nice balance between smart and sweet.
  2. All we get is the Oedipal nightmare of a mom, the flaky teddy-bear fanatic, the sexual vampire, and on and on.
  3. The characters are boring, the violence generic, the suspense nonexistent.
  4. The real revelation of Sound and Fury is how it introduces hearing people to a culture they insist on ignoring.
  5. This updated version has the good sense to star Brendan Fraser, who is shaping up as one of our finest romantic-comedy stars.
  6. Some of the artists appear ecstatically transported as they play. Others are just having one hell of a good time. Believe me, it's contagious.
  7. A pleasure, chock full of creatively choreographed fight scenes.
  8. With one exception (hint: Faye Dunaway), the actors seem remarkably at home in their milieu.
  9. This Grimm-influenced fairy tale has a contemporary twist and the best of intentions, and that's about all there is to say for it.
  10. Atoothless morality play.
  11. Neither chimps nor children should be subjected to such shabby mediocrity.
  12. My rule of thumb for manipulative movies: I don't mind playing the marionette as long as the strings aren't visible.
  13. One of the curmudgeonly director's sweetest films, and features one of Richard Gere's most affecting performances.
  14. A guilty pleasure, right up there with "The Water Boy."
  15. 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.
  16. Since there's no suspense whatsoever, we're simply stuck with awful people doing awful things to each other.
  17. (Rourke's) nearly unrecognizable presence is characteristic of the odd pockets of talent (and, sometimes, lint) in Steve Buscemi's film.
  18. It's not just a movie about an underdog who fights the odds, it's about following one's heart -- despite the obstacles.
  19. Though Flicker based the story on real events, the execution is so melodramatic that none of it feels remotely true.
  20. Old-fashioned comedy-drama.
  21. His (Kaminski) first feature is so thoroughly awful, it isn't even interesting to look at.
  22. A grim, poetic, heart-wrenchingly fine ode to the lost children of Glasgow's forgotten class.
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  23. One
    Once in a while, a little reality can be a welcome antidote to our increasingly outsized film fantasies.
  24. Lurie has made an impressive contribution to the bulging library of political film, and he has showcased some performances sure to get Oscar consideration.
  25. The result is a throwaway story hidden beneath a messy jumble of weird camera angles, worthless editing tricks and an ill-placed, obnoxious score.
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  26. A gentle, soulful comedy about everyday dreams and what it takes to make them come true.
  27. Passes like an evening spent with friends.
  28. Impressionistic and open to interpretation, which is a kind way of saying that there's no way to figure out the ending.
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  29. This is the kind of misfire that can take everyone down with it. It's not just bad, it's mean-bad.
  30. What makes it work so well is superb chemistry and a light touch. The spray-painted cat scene doesn't hurt, either.

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