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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. The Mudge Boy
    A little picture -- the names of the entire cast would fit on half a sheet of paper -- but it’s more heartfelt than movies with 50 times the budget.
  2. Godzilla
    A new restoration takes a flawed bit of monster camp and turns it back into a strong, serious-minded and occasionally moving science-fiction film.
  3. Valentin
    Can be enjoyed if you don't mind a little manipulation.
  4. Oasis
    In the 2002 South Korean film Oasis, one can appreciate one of Asia's best directors (Lee Chang-dong) and one of the region's best actresses (Moon So-ri).
  5. Super Size Me
    A cautionary tale as well as an expose on the power of the American fast-food industry. That the documentary comes across as more than a sermon has a lot to do with Spurlock's personality, which is outgoing and instantly engaging.
  6. Van Helsing
    Sommers film just lies there, weighted down by a complete lack of wit, artfulness and internal logic. So it's a disaster -- a big, loud, boring wreck.
  7. New York Minute
    It lives up to its title, flying by in fast motion. Even the first-wave MTV generation may find the pace exhausting, but this piece of fluff wasn't made for them.
  8. Superstar in a Housedress
    Funny, affectionate documentary.
  9. The Clay Bird
    A small gem.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Bulgarian Lovers
    Sly, stylishly cynical dark farce.
  11. Laws of Attraction
    Brosnan and Moore display a knack for fast delivery of smart dialogue both in court and in bed. Their verbal sparring is the main attraction of Laws of Attraction and helped me overlook plot holes of massive proportions.
  12. Since Otar Left
    Moving.
  13. Godsend
    In Godsend, we have the spectacle of three good actors tied to the mast of a sinking premise.
  14. Envy
    The film is neither fish nor fowl nor some arresting new entity, but a lumpish coagulation of conflicting impulses and unrealized gestures.
  15. Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
    It's too much feel-good movie to take in one sitting, but Stroke of Genius captures just enough detail from the greatest sportsman you've never heard of to keep the historical drama interesting.
  16. The Saddest Music in the World
    The concept is high, the humor lowbrow and the joy of experimentation evident in every frame of this wonderful picture.
  17. Mean Girls
    As in "The House of Yes'' and "Freaky Friday,'' Waters keeps it wild but real, and the result is not only a series of lively scenes but lively close-ups: The big-eyed, expressive performances are just fun to watch.
  18. The Agronomist
    The story of an amazing life.
  19. MC5*: A True Testimonial
    The film is a touching, detailed portrait of an important and often overlooked band. Filmmaker David C. Thomas has done a wonderful job of stitching his filmed interviews together with the extensive vintage footage he scrounged.
  20. Man on Fire
    Whenever the movie's point of view turns omniscient, and we're seeing events from the director's vantage point, Man on Fire becomes a blurry, shaky mess.
  21. The Twilight Samurai
    Timeless.
  22. 13 Going on 30
    The possibilities of Jenna's confusion are exploited for full comic effect. Garner, who turns out to be a charming, abandoned comedian, makes Jenna's incredulousness and innocence very funny and occasionally even touching.
  23. Sacred Planet
    Its gently delivered theme and friendly images of nature (no lions eating antelopes here), this is a fine thing for families and school groups.
  24. This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss
    Insightful but unfocused.
  25. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
    All [Tarantino] has to do is trim a full hour out of "Vol. 1" and a half hour out of Vol. 2, combine what's left and he'll have something not just amusing and idiosyncratic, but outstanding.
  26. The Punisher
    It's a prevailing sense of humor that makes this an entertaining, if silly, film adaptation of the Marvel comic.
  27. Gypsy 83
    This offering is a mostly undistinguished addition to the long list of films about alienated and self-pitying young people.
  28. Connie and Carla
    A clever idea, but it's not quite pulled off.
  29. Young Adam
    Tilda Swinton's rich, compelling performance is reason enough to see this uneven picture, which devolves from a riveting romantic triangle to a morality tale without a moral center.
  30. A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky
    Hernandez's debut feature is a thuddingly slow, often wordless portrait of emotional pain.
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