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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. Russian Dolls
    Meandering, overlong digital soap opera.
  2. The Wild Blue Yonder
    A meandering, amusing trifle, Werner Herzog's latest film is as cheekily flaky as his recent "Grizzly Man" was sharply down-to-earth.
  3. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
    The actress' [Julianne Moore's] goodwill, alone, holds this schizophrenic story together - if just barely.
  4. Al Franken: God Spoke
    Humorist and liberal radio talk-show host Al Franken is a funny guy, and most of the people he attacks - Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Dick Cheney - are not. But the joke was on him when George Bush won re-election in 2004.
  5. Rocky Balboa
    Think you're too tough for a sentimental comeback story? Well, a few minutes with Rocky Balboa might just knock the cynic out of you.
  6. Son frère
    Chéreau keenly understands both his characters and their unwanted world, from the dehumanization that occurs the moment one enters a hospital to the hope and fear that take over when one leaves.
  7. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
    I'm no psychologist, but it took about half this film's overlong running time to figure out that Metallica's problem is that Ulrich is a major pain in the butt.
  8. Planet of the Apes
    As a story, Burton's Planet of the Apes is more of a comic-book creation than either of his "Batman" movies.
  9. I Think I Love My Wife
    For each joke that is fresh, there are at least three that fall thuddingly flat. Rock suffers a problem common to comedians moving from sketches to features; he hasn't quite been able to get his performance level above caricature. To his credit, he's made more of this than you'd expect from the lame premise.
  10. Good Morning, Night
    Though he doesn't possess the dangerous confusion of his tragically misguided heroes, veteran director Marco Bellocchio does share their capacity for raising thought-provoking points that end in an ineffectual tangle.
  11. The Prestige
    By describing the structure of a great trick in a movie about a great trick, The Prestige makes a promise it can't keep. Its third act is about as convincing as a photo of a cow jumping over the moon.
  12. Being Julia
    It's a virtual clip reel of grandly comic moments that remind us what a good actress can do when parts are scarce.
  13. Mondovino
    If you have a serious interest in wine and the ­patience for this kind of rangy, undisciplined filmmaking, you'll learn something. But you'll have more fun at a winetasting.
  14. Bread and Tulips
    As escapist fantasies go, this easygoing romance is a modest winner.
  15. Proteus
    John Greyson and Jack Lewis' experimental drama, about two prisoners who have a dangerous affair, is a challenging, flawed look at a little-known slice of history.
  16. Open Water
    The actors are unknowns, but Ryan does a lot with her little downturned mouth. There are as many shades of anxiety as there are shades of blue in the sea, and Ryan manages to find them all.
  17. Persons of Interest
    In a clear case of substance over style, this stark, clumsy documentary tells the heart-breaking stories of a dozen law-abiding Muslim or Arab immigrants and visa workers.
  18. Abandon
    Has the integrity of good dialogue and enough of a writer's preserved craftiness to make it a worthwhile date-night attraction.
  19. Beowulf
    As dazzling a feast for the eyes as the hungriest eyes can take.
  20. Control
    Smart, imaginative - and nearly ­impossible to watch.
  21. The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me
    On film, and eight years after they were written, his urgent re-creations of an awkward first date, or a Village People obsession, feel both overly familiar and almost embarrassingly earnest.
  22. Mrs Henderson Presents
    This genteel confection skews toward older audiences - those who go for "Calendar Girls," "Ladies in Lavender" and "Mrs. Brown."
  23. Iluzija
    Ristovski needs us to feel his nation's torment, and he succeeds.
  24. Severance
    You'll need a strong stomach, but director Christopher Smith mixes lots of laughs into the gore. Despite its predictable finish, Severance is bloody good fun.
  25. The Chorus
    A crowd pleaser, even if it is unremarkable.
  26. The Goebbles Experiment
    Ultimately, the project suffers from a nearly complete lack of contextualization. We could surely use some background on Goebbels' complicity in mass genocide while listening to him brag about his beautiful, healthy children and happy family life.
  27. Blow
    Ends up a portrait through a rose-colored lens, turning a social parasite into a Greek hero.
  28. Who Gets to Call It Art?
    The film's appeal is for the eyes. Because Henry got to call it art, it's on display once again.
  29. Starter for 10
    This is cheeky sitcom in a minor key, and fated to be a mere footnote on McAvoy's resume.
  30. Day Watch
    Putting an entertainingly outlandish spin on "Matrix"-style action, Bekmambetov leans toward flamboyant special effects and operatic overacting.
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