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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. A Separation
    Together and apart, Hatami and Maadi are magnetic. Hatami, a star in Iranian cinema, lets us see Simin's intelligence and defiant sense of self-worth often with nothing more than a gesture.
  2. The Artist
    In this film, a single word is worth more than all the expensive effects imaginable.
  3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
    The result is that, as with Hanks' performance, what's missing - subtlety, truth, an earned sense of rebirth – is stronger than what's here. Despite all the connections in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, it never connects to us the way we need it to.
  4. Pina
    The film is best suited for dance buffs excited by an unexpected congregation of artistic pioneers.
  5. The Flowers of War
    The biggest problem, however, is the way Zhang romanticizes the unimaginably awful, turning gold-hearted prostitutes and virginal orphans into cinematic martyrs. Though his talents are vast, there may be too much truth in this particular story to suit his extravagant tastes.
  6. In the Land of Blood and Honey
    It is how the film never loses sight of the closeness of the combatants, turning national intimacy into a tragic casualty.
  7. War Horse
    While the Tony-winning play based on the same book creates unexpected impact through strikingly inventive puppetry, Spielberg is at a disadvantage in employing such a literal approach. Not even animals as beautiful as these can substitute for human ingenuity and imagination.
  8. We Bought a Zoo
    "Field of Dreams" this ain't, and Crowe, whose "Jerry Maguire" and "Almost Famous" are justly held in high esteem, can't build the right frame here. It's neither fish nor fowl; a "guy-gets-his-life-right" rom-com runs smack into a "kids-with-animals" lark.
  9. Albert Nobbs
    Close and McTeer, an evenly matched odd-couple pairing, keep it real. They do the heavy lifting, and are utterly enchanting, whether in bonnets or boots.
  10. The Adventures of Tintin
    The film is spectacularly constructed, from intimate closeups to dizzying chase scenes. But as is often the case with this format, the motion-capture animation feels weirdly lifeless.
  11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    He (Fincher) gives in to its mimicry of an Agatha Christie parlor game. Only instead of Miss Marple, the old-gal crime-solver with piercing blue eyes, we get Lisbeth Salander, pierced goth-girl investigator with raccoon eyes.
  12. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
    The result ends up like an "SNL" skit: knowingly over-the-top but still fun.
  13. The Pill
    While their story is feather-light, Khoury and his actors have each type down perfectly. Worth seeing with friends, but you won't want to make a date night out of it.
  14. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
    Either the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movies are getting better, or I've accidentally buried my brain for the winter. The third entry in the franchise - Chip-Wrecked - is, dare I say, the charm.
  15. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
    The only thing that's missing, in fact, is a soul. On the other hand, there's a good chance you'll get so caught up in what they're doing, you won't even notice how stiff and inhuman the actors appear.
  16. Carnage
    It's a shame neither actress can truly "go for the jugular," as Alan says at one point. This is a work that would allow for it.
  17. The Sitter
    The Sitter is not only an atrocious shout-out to bad '80s comedies, it's also the kind of movie Jonah Hill should look at as a crass blast from his past.
  18. Young Adult
    Young Adult may at times be stuck between emotional gears, but that's by design. Like its heroine, the movie refuses to pick up after itself.
  19. I Melt with You
    It almost seems unfair to mention that Carla Gugino shows up as a cop 80 minutes into these overlong proceedings; by then, viewers who walk out would never even have known that she was involved.
  20. Knuckle
    While the film becomes slightly redundant, the anger and strife its characters cannot overcome is awful, poetic and, frankly, astonishing.
  21. In Darkness
    It's a transformation as wrenching to watch as it is vital to remember.
  22. London River
    The script, co-written by Bouchareb, is regrettably simplistic. But Blethyn and Kouyaté inhabit and expand the film's earnestly instructive intentions, leaving us with a deeply-felt experience rather than a naively-sketched lesson.
  23. We Need to Talk About Kevin
    This is a mother's tale, and in Swinton's expert hands, Eva must ultimately deal with the fallout from an uncomfortable truth: She just never liked her kid.
  24. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    Even those who adored Alec Guinness as the small-screen George Smiley will appreciate Gary Oldman's perfectly attuned turn as a Cold War spy drawn back from forced retirement.
  25. New Year's Eve
    An inferior retread of Marshall's equally contrived "Valentine's Day," only dressed up with coats and confetti.
  26. Sleeping Beauty
    Though Julia Leigh's surprisingly dull debut is meant to present the mysteries of a troubled young woman, you're more likely to wonder why its star, Emily Browning, is drawn to such demeaning roles.
  27. Answers to Nothing
    Apparently, it takes a village - or the collection of villages known as Los Angeles - to go nowhere slowly.
  28. A Journey in My Mother's Footsteps
    There is also inspiration in watching her find herself by helping others.
  29. Lads & Jockeys
    Racing enthusiasts will appreciate historical footage, while a thread about a new student overwhelmed by his responsibilities has promise. But after a decent start, Marquet stumbles, never making it across the finish line.
  30. Outrage
    The primary response he's (Kitano) seeking seems best expressed by one typically ill-fated player: "What the hell … ?"
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