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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. Star Trek
    Ultimately, when the end credits roll, we're left with the sense that Star Trek represents a good beginning. As a film tasked with getting all the characters together, re-booting a timeline, and finding a way to return a veteran actor to his beloved role, Star Trek works.
  2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
    Lacks the kind of forceful, attention-grabbing chemistry that elevates a movie in this genre from a passable diversion to a lasting source of entertainment.
  3. The Limits of Control
    While The Limits of Control offers some picturesque photography and grist for thought, it is ultimately too much like The Emperor's New Clothes to warrant anything approaching enthusiasm. The message is banal and the means by which it is presented reeks of artifice and pretention.
  4. The Merry Gentleman
    It has been argued that for characters to be three-dimensional, they must have a past, a present, and a future, not to mention an arc. The Merry Gentleman offers a counter-argument for those who would dispute this.
  5. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    Although the action scenes are competently executed, there's nothing here to raise the pulse.
  6. The Informers
    The Informers is nihilism for nihilism's sake; a bleak and borderline-unwatchable collage of misanthropes, self-absorbed a**holes, and pathetic weaklings as they struggle to move forward during the early 1980s in Los Angeles.
  7. The Soloist
    The problem with The Soloist is that, while Wright shows admirable restraint in dramatizing the interaction between the two principals and does not fall into the trap of following a "movie of the week" formula about mental illness, there is little emotional resonance in the story.
  8. Tyson
    Ultimately, this may be the closest we'll ever get to understanding how Mike feels about himself, and there's value in viewing that assessment.
  9. Earth
    It requires only four words to describe Earth: glorious photography, annoying narration.
  10. State of Play
    There's no question that State of Play feels a little rushed and the density of plot can be daunting, but the resulting tale unfolds with an urgency and sense of verisimilitude that will keep most viewers intrigued and involved without losing many along the way.
  11. Crank: High Voltage
    Crank 2: High Voltage is the freak show act at a carnival. It's so over-the-top that the phrase ceases to have meaning in this context. It's a bizarre concoction of testosterone, adrenaline, and psychedelics. It seeks not only to top its predecessor, "Crank," but to outdo itself at every turn.
  12. 17 Again
    The movie doesn't come close to the family-friendly comedic pseudo-incest flirted with in "Back to the Future." That, apparently, is deemed too unsettling for today's audiences. So 17 Again none-too-cleverly tap dances around these issues.
  13. Hannah Montana: The Movie
    Perhaps the thing that most surprised me is how fingernails-on-blackboard awful the music is.
  14. Observe and Report
    It falls short of brilliant but it's a lot more daring than what passes for "dark comedy" these days, and it reminds us that "feel bad" comedies may not always be as funny as "feel good" ones but, when they work, they can ultimately be more satisfying.
  15. Fast & Furious
    The end result, while it provides moments of kinetic entertainment, is too repetitive and uneven to be satisfying.
  16. Adventureland
    The result is a sharp, insightful, charming motion picture.
  17. Gigantic
    An offbeat romantic comedy that almost - but not quite - works. The characters and situations are a little too quirky for their own good.
  18. Monsters vs Aliens
    Monsters vs. Aliens suffers from the common 3D problems: dim lighting, poor focus in fast-paced action sequences, and too many distractions for the movie to grab the viewer.
  19. 12 Rounds
    12 Rounds is the unholy stepchild of "Die Hard with a Vengeance" and "Speed," starring a man whose lack of range makes Steven Seagal seem nuanced by comparison.
  20. Goodbye Solo
    Ultimately, Goodbye Solo works because the screenplay, actors, and director combine to craft honest, compelling individuals.
  21. The Haunting in Connecticut
    Boring and uninspired, this movie gives ghost stories a bad name.
  22. I Love You, Man
    Despite the clever premise and several laugh-aloud moments, the film as a whole underwhelms.
  23. Knowing
    Science fiction fans will feel gypped, disaster movie fans will appreciate about 10 minutes of screen time and be bored by the rest, and no one else will care.
  24. The Great Buck Howard
    Like its main character, the production rarely seems ready for prime time.
  25. Sin Nombre
    More substantive than the average thriller/road movie.
  26. The Last House on the Left
    The wheels fall off toward the end but, until that point, Illiadis does an excellent job of generating and maintaining an intense sense of dread.
  27. Race to Witch Mountain
    This is not a story that cries out to be remade every 15-20 years. And, while the special effects and acting are getting better, the story isn't.
  28. Sunshine Cleaning
    Perhaps the most compelling reason to see Sunshine Cleaning is the pairing of two of the best and most charismatic young actresses today.
  29. Miss March
    This is bad. Not bad in a way that it might be fun to see when inebriated. Bad in a way from which only death provides immunity.
  30. Watchmen
    For the Watchmen fan, this may be as close to the Holy Grail as a motion picture could come. For everyone else, a sense of frustration and disappointment is not unwarranted. Watchmen is many things but it is not the Next Great Comic Book Movie or the film that will advance graphic novel adaptations to the next level.
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