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For 9,316 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 Mansfield Park
Lowest review score: 0 Speed 2: Cruise Control
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,171 out of 9316
  2. Mixed: 2,659 out of 9316
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9316
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  1. 2 Days in Paris
    Perhaps the most promising thing in 2 Days in Paris is that Delpy shows that she can direct herself.
  2. Rocket Science
    Rocket Science has the makings of either a tragedy or a crowd-pleasing underdog story, but writer-director Jeffrey Blitz instead takes the movie on a different, and ultimately more rewarding, direction.
  3. Rush Hour 3
    It works primarily because of the chemistry between Chan and Tucker, which is at its combustible best this time out.
  4. Stardust
    Unlike "Pirates," Stardust is anything but a wretched mess. It's a charming and smartly plotted fantasy.
    • 13 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Daddy Day Camp
    Too predictable, but kids should like it.
  6. The Bourne Ultimatum
    A thoughtful, satisfying action thriller.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Ten
    Fundamentalists might take umbrage, but The Ten is not so much blasphemous as it is very silly, and it lives up to the one unbendable commandment of comedy: It's funny.
  8. Becoming Jane
    Its weaknesses are clumsy plotting and a less-than-satisfying ending.
  9. Bratz
    While often cliche ridden and preposterous, it's too busy and loud to put anyone to sleep.
  10. Hot Rod
    Just funny enough.
  11. El cantante
    The film doesn't make a case for Lavoe as an important artist.
  12. No End in Sight
    The most coolheaded of the Iraq war documentaries, the most methodical and the least polemical. Yet it's the one that will leave audiences the most shattered, angry and astounded.
  13. Molière
    A whimsical but flat-footed attempt to account for several lost months in the life of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known to the world as Molière.
  14. No Reservations
    It takes a winning recipe and adds some distinctly Hollywood flavors...The result is a botched job.
  15. The Simpsons Movie
    No one will be bored with the feature film... but everyone who knows the show well will have a nagging feeling that something is missing.
  16. This Is England
    The script and direction are virtually flawless.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Arctic Tale
    Makes an unpersuasive case that humans are to blame for the shrinking ice caps.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Devil Came on Horseback
    An exceptionally powerful film driven by contradictory forces.
  19. Goya's Ghosts
    An oddly structured tale about Francisco Goya and the Spain that he lived and worked in.
  20. Hairspray
    Movie magic.
  21. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
    Despite the fact that the movie covers some new cinematic territory, much of the humor feels recycled, mostly from the "Seinfeld" episodes "The Boyfriend" (the one where Jerry has a man crush on Keith Hernandez) and "The Outing."
  22. Sunshine
    Directed by Danny Boyle, it lacks even a single moment of charm or interest.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Falling for Grace
    There is an affecting story within first-time filmmaker Fay Ann Lee's Falling for Grace, but it is merely a subplot, one among too many that decorate this thin, unsatisfying romantic comedy-drama.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Live-In Maid
    A modest chamber piece enriched by its affecting human harmonies and overtones.
  25. Interview
    Despite the fact that both protagonists are equally appalling, the screenplay seems to have a soft spot for the woman. However, this doesn't take away from the fun of watching the two characters tear each other to pieces.
  26. My Best Friend
    Along the way, My Best Friend offers insights into the emotional and psychological components of both friendliness and friendship. They're not synonymous, though both have value.
  27. Talk to Me
    A potentially great movie winds up buried inside a just OK one.
  28. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Taken as a motion picture, the new "Harry" comes up short. But taken as a visual aid to the experience of reading a book, the new "Harry" does its job.
  29. Joshua
    So what's wrong with Joshua? Two things: The audience is ahead of the movie, and the movie never catches up.
  30. Introducing the Dwights
    Among the many strengths of the sweetly touching Introducing the Dwights, a small gem from Australia unearthed at the Sundance Film Festival, is that Jean never becomes Godzilla.
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