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For 9,307 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 2.1 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: 5,163 out of 9307
  2. Mixed: 2,658 out of 9307
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9307
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  1. Coach Carter
    Features bursts of humor and electrifying energy offset by speechifying and a dud of a subplot.
  2. Assisted Living
    Works more often than it doesn't.
  3. Lorne
    Lorne makes it clear that nearly everyone in the entertainment industry who is known for creating laughs owes a debt of gratitude to the master.
  4. The Perfect Find
    It’s as if no aspect of Perfect Find were thought through because everyone expected that, whatever happened, Gabrielle Union could be counted on to carry the movie. She almost does, but doesn’t.
  5. The Quiet One
    A banquet for Stones aficionados, an insider’s scrapbook of memories and glimpses of an illustrious history that Wyman, without his vast collection, would be little more than a footnote to.
  6. Brighton Rock
    Richard Attenborough nailed that purity 64 years ago, and Sam Riley nails it now. His Pinkie is a slim, mesmerizing package of immaculate and undiluted evil, clear as a stick of Brighton Rock candy.
  7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year
    Unfortunately, the writing has become so bad that it becomes impossible to keep your head in the game - even as your toes continue to tap to the beat.
  8. Somebody I Used to Know
    Somebody I Used to Know comes dangerously close to being interesting. It’s a romantic comedy, but it’s almost a twisted drama about a seriously damaged creep who goes back to her hometown and starts wrecking people’s lives.
  9. The Dinner
    As we watch these four pros in action, we find ourselves wanting fewer flashbacks and more time with all of the folks in one spot. That would have been a satisfying meal in itself.
  10. Home for the Holidays
    Home for the Holidays strikes such a perfect note that it's hard at first to realize what an impressive balancing act it is.
  11. Confetti
    May be too convincing for its own good.
  12. A Walk Among the Tombstones
    For a good, straight-ahead noirish crime thriller, you could do a lot worse than A Walk Among the Tombstones.
  13. Morning Glory
    Roger Michell directs it as though it were an uproarious comedy, but the laughs are light, and the story's real appeal lies in its behind-the-scenes look at the manners and politics of morning television.
  14. Traveller
    Traveller is entertaining in a mild, relaxing way.
  15. Viper Club
    In a film that should be dripping with drama, there is surprisingly little tension.
  16. The Last Kiss
    The Last Kiss ponders what you give up -- and what you gain -- from sticking with what you've got.
  17. Sasayaki
    It's not always clear what this film is driving at, but Shiota makes the weirdness visually arresting.
  18. The Man from Elysian Fields
    A listless, predictable effort, occasionally redeemed by witty lines and charismatic performers.
  19. Up at the Villa
    In the most extreme moments, Thomas hits her career pinnacle.
  20. Three Peaks
    If Zabeil didn’t want to deliver a formula picture, he needed to come up with something better than the formula.
  21. Wind
    Although the reality of the America's Cup series is that it seems elitist and removed from the sweaty tumult of sports in general, Wind succeeds in turning the competition into one that is intense, pictorially compelling and intelligible in terms of basic racing maneuvers. [11 Sep 1992, p.C1]
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  22. Wrath of Man
    If Wrath of Man has a weakness, it’s that even when everything is explained, it doesn’t quite make sense. But a movie like this is about pleasure in the moment, and on that score, it delivers.
  23. Today's Special
    The film is engaging but also has a certain creaking familiarity.
  24. Jules
    Marc Turtletaub’s gentle, winning comedy Jules is technically a science-fiction film, but it is actually about loneliness and aging, much like the classic ’80s audience-pleaser “Cocoon,” which this film often resembles.
  25. Last Chance Harvey
    Witless banter might have won Ginger Rogers for Fred Astaire, but Thompson is too smart for that.
  26. Horrible Bosses
    Horrible Bosses has a handful of hilarious moments, but it's not exactly funny and not exactly serious, either.
  27. Mama
    Mama is skillfully made, and although Chastain is the best thing in it, she's not the only thing in it.
  28. Not Without My Daughter
    Field is at her best, downtrodden and determined as ever, and Sheila Rosenthal as Mahtob, Betty and Moody's little daughter, is adorable. [11 Jan 1991, p.E1]
    • San Francisco Chronicle
  29. Forks Over Knives
    A must-see movie that could have used a sharper edge.
  30. Them That Follow
    The film is exquisitely acted, with Englert making Mara’s emotional pain real. It’s reminiscent of Jennifer Lawrence’s breakout role in “Winter’s Bone,” which was set in a similar geographic area. Throw in equally strong performances from Goggins, Colman and especially Mann, and the lean, stark Them That Follow ends up packing quite a punch.
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