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For 9,315 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: 5,170 out of 9315
  2. Mixed: 2,659 out of 9315
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9315
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  1. Derailed
    Poor casting is compounded by a ludicrous script.
  2. Zathura: A Space Adventure
    The movie harks back to a time before state-of-the-art technology when writers and directors had to rely mostly on imagination.
  3. Bee Season
    The attempt to be clever is transparent.
  4. Ellie Parker
    Can't sustain its narrative for a full 95 minutes.
  5. Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
    Funny, original, occasionally poignant and almost all of it too dirty to repeat in a newspaper.
  6. Cape of Good Hope
    A warmhearted film.
  7. Get Rich or Die Tryin'
    Missing a purpose.
  8. Chicken Little
    As cluttered as the movie gets before the ending, it's funny throughout, with some 1970s and '80s music thrown in to keep adults happy.
  9. Jarhead
    A harsh and thoroughly unromantic examination of the scarring effects of war.
  10. The Dying Gaul
    The Dying Gaul has the best kind of story in that it unfolds as a series of surprises, and yet every step, twist and turn seems inevitable in retrospect.
  11. Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
    Compelling and frequently entertaining.
  12. Christmas in the Clouds
    An old-fashioned and family-friendly comedy.
  13. The Legend of Zorro
    Yet, it's watchable -- not remotely enjoyable, but watchable.
  14. Prime
    A romantic saga that dares to ask realistic questions.
  15. Saw II
    Basically, this is a really good movie until the last part, where director and co-writer Darren Lynn Bousman ruins so much so fast that you'll wonder if his actions are deliberate -- or if the studio interfered.
  16. The Weather Man
    It works as an intriguingly offbeat character study while offering Nicolas Cage a chance to show why he used to be considered one of the top actors of his generation.
  17. Paradise Now
    A compelling, tightly made political thriller.
  18. The Passenger (re-release)
    A rare chance to see a major cinematic work on the big screen.
  19. Three... Extremes
    One is haunting and wonderful, one is very good, and one spoils the fun.
  20. Ballets Russes
    If this documentary never quite makes the case for the deeper artistic or cultural imprint of the Ballets Russes, it does convey its enduring presence in these dancers' lives.
  21. Doom
    Like most movies based on games, this film appears to have been quite literally doomed from the start.
  22. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
    As a sports drama -- a genre that's gotten entirely too much play lately -- "Dreamer" is singularly unexciting.
  23. Shopgirl
    A film of wisdom, emotional subtlety and power.
  24. Stay
    Visuals can't fill a spiritual vacuum, and Stay remains a pretty package that's empty on the inside.
  25. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
    Has some hilarious moments and still succeeds in dramatic terms.
  26. After Innocence
    Gut-wrenching.
  27. Protocols of Zion
    Powerful and depressing.
  28. Naked in Ashes
    An inspirational and cautionary film.
  29. Ushpizin
    You need not be a believer to appreciate its humor and humanity.
  30. Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family
    An often tender and revealing documentary.
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