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. Beautiful, witty and provocative, this is one genre film that ought to appeal to fans and non-fans alike.
  2. The combination of the ancient tinted footage and Butler's crisp, sweeping vistas of the same areas provides a breathtaking recap of one of history's most stirring rescues.
  3. Handsomely mounted but disappointingly slight.
  4. This is the worst performance by a pop star in a dramatic role since Madonna suited up for "Shanghai Surprise."
  5. The movie clearly portrays how the glory and salvation of being a team hero is ephemeral.
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  6. 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.
  7. First-time filmmaker Edet Belzberg may be the first person to assign any value to the lives of the homeless Romanian youngsters featured in her harrowing documentary.
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  8. A by-the-numbers tearjerker notable mostly for the most adorable little sluggers this side of the "Bad News Bears."
  9. Aside from the shamelessly promoted corporate sponsors, nobody emerges from this game a winner. But the biggest losers are the ones who paid good money to watch it.
  10. The Musketeer is the worst Hollywood period film in -- it seems like ages since "American Outlaws."
  11. The intimate love story is overwhelmed by the carnage. It may be an accurate picture of life in Medellin, but it's not convincing.
  12. High spirits and colorful hissy fits go a long way toward masking the inexperience of this cast of mostly nonprofessionals. It's a charmer.
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  13. A neat little almost-thriller, this witty French diversion manages to mess with your head with little apparent effort.
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  14. Cantor seems to have noticed how dull the actual footage is, since he relies heavily on "arty" shots and black-and-white inserts.
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  15. It's nonsense. Even when its big secret is revealed in the final moments, it adds up to nothing more than a dizzy, dark, hysterical waste of time.
  16. It's sweet but not the least bit plausible that any kid in the mid-'80s would be surprised that along with rock 'n' roll come sex and drugs.
  17. Characteristically lacking in narrative -- but what it misses in traditional plot devices, it more than makes up for in passion.
  18. Dano is a real find in this daunting role about a teenager's identity crisis. The subject of the movie is dicey but ultimately deeply rewarding.
  19. Yektapanah's stripped-down methods --remote setting, a cast of locals, the sparest of scripts -- are used so effectively, it quickly becomes clear that he's most concerned with the similarities rather than the differences between people.
  20. The best part of this proudly absurd experience is the music.
  21. O
    This is a serious and well-acted drama, not a jokey ripoff, whose relevance (however distant) to Columbine is a plus.
  22. Horror fans will still find it worthwhile. The ending is also a nice twist on the slasher genre.
  23. Bar-Lev has created a film remarkable in its ability to capture both the worst and best of human nature.
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  24. If you care more about the quality of the movie than the food, language or location, there's no choice: Order Chinese.
  25. Funny gem.
  26. I have an idea for a Mars movie. When our first astronauts step onto the Red Planet, they discover that Martians not only exist but that they've hired Johnnie Cochran to represent them in a massive defamation suit against American filmmakers.
  27. There are some light chuckles to be had, but considering its promising parentage, this is surprisingly soft stuff.
  28. D'Onofrio is a natural for the role of a romantic who just may be a freak. A highly physical actor, he ranges between sweetly awkward and a candidate for the kind of mental hospital shown in "Session 9."
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  29. Typical of road comedies, it's a pastiche of sketches.
  30. It's a movie that should have been called on account of boredom.

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