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For 4,651 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Arrival
Lowest review score: 0 A Hole in My Heart
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,348 out of 4651
  2. Mixed: 845 out of 4651
  3. Negative: 458 out of 4651
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  1. Broken Embraces
    The final half-hour of Broken Embraces is littered with facile contrivances and plot turns worthy of a soap opera. It's almost mystifying, and more than a little frustrating, to watch a movie cruising at such a high level suddenly suffer a complete breakdown and lose too much altitude.
  2. 2012
    Perhaps the strangest thing about 2012 is that the bad parts of the film are among the most enjoyable, because they're so over-the-top ridiculous that it's impossible not to break out laughing.
  3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
    If there's an argument against the film (and, admittedly, it's not much of an argument), it's that the movie may not be suitably childish to appeal to younger viewers.
  4. Pirate Radio
    The result, although uneven, is generally enjoyable, especially for those who attend with the right mindset. Character and narrative are secondary concerns for a movie primarily driven to provide a Valentine to '60s rock-and-roll.
  5. The Box
    Despite its flaws, The Box remains intriguing; however, as its mysteries are solved, the prevailing sense is one of frustration rather than satisfaction. That makes The Box worthy of the dubious label of "an interesting failure."
  6. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
    Manages the task of being both heartbreaking and heart-warming.
  7. The Fourth Kind
    The result is not entirely uninteresting, but it suffers from some ill-advised decisions. In fact, the film's "hook" may be its greatest detraction.
  8. A Christmas Carol
    There's something to be said for the power of a classic, even if it has been given an imperfect makeover.
  9. The Men Who Stare at Goats
    The film is more than a little odd but it has fun with its offbeat premise and moves along breezily until it gets bogged down in the third act.
  10. Amelia
    This movie was made to be shown to junior high history classes, not audiences in a movie theater.
  11. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
    A profoundly unsatisfying experience - and that doesn't consider the derivative nature of the plot and a lackluster performance by the lead actor.
  12. Antichrist
    Bottom line: Do I recommend Antichrist? Tough to do, but tough not to. For those who are intrigued by the controversy, it may be worth the sacrifice, if only so you can evaluate it from a position of knowledge.
  13. Where the Wild Things Are
    The result is an involving experience for all but the most fidgety children and an opportunity for parents to enjoy (rather than endure) a motion picture with their offspring.
  14. Law Abiding Citizen
    The biggest problem with Law Abiding Citizen, however, is that the plot is just plain dumb.
  15. New York, I Love You
    Oddly, the filmmaker best known for his Valentines to New York, Woody Allen, is not participant.
  16. Couples Retreat
    Despite being mediocre and largely forgettable, Couples Retreat is not unpleasant, although it's easier to recommend it for home viewing than for a trip to a theater.
  17. An Education
    In the end, this is more a character study of Jenny than a tale of tortured love, and a reminder that any education worth having comes with its share of trauma.
  18. Bronson
    It's lively and vivid but ends up leaving the viewer indifferent to the central character, his life, and his dubious place in British pop culture.
  19. Zombieland
    Isn't an especially good horror movie, it succeeds in enough different ways that such a defect hardly matters.
  20. The Invention of Lying
    It's surprising to admit that the British comedian, known far and wide for his willingness to take risks, plays it safe in The Invention of Lying - a fault from which the movie never truly recovers.
  21. Whip It
    At its best, this could have been a passable distraction and at its worst, it could have been unwatchable. Barrymore manages to bring it in somewhere in between those extremes.
  22. A Serious Man
    The presence of so many low-key performers gives A Serious Man a very different, distinctly non-Hollywood vibe. The absence of familiar faces allows the Coens to fully immerse their audience in the time (1967) and place (the U.S. Midwest) of the story.
  23. Fame
    A cheesy production with underdeveloped characters that feels more like a TV pilot than a self-contained motion picture.
  24. Coco Before Chanel
    Technically, it's superbly made; dramatically, it fails to achieve escape velocity.
  25. Surrogates
    This represesents the smartest high-budget, high-profile science fiction film to have come along in quite some time.
  26. The Boys Are Back
    Hicks has made a technically adept film, but one that, for all of its strong acting and vivid photography, left me less moved than I should have been.
  27. Capitalism: A Love Story
    Vintage Moore, which means that it will enthrall many and enrage an equal number of viewers.
  28. The Informant!
    With Steven Soderbergh at the helm, this has become a whimsical, semi-comedic romp, complete with a score by Marvin Hamlisch that recalls kitschy '70s TV shows, cutesy captions, and a tongue-and-cheek approach to the entire story.
  29. Love Happens
    Is this a movie or a feature-length advertisement for Qwest? We're not just talking one product placement; this brand name is nearly omnipresent.
  30. Jennifer's Body
    Jennifer's Body mixes, matches, and crosses three popular genres: horror, comedy, and teen angst. Unfortunately, it fails at all of them - and "fails" might be too kind a term.
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