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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. Twentynine Palms
    Muddled, to put it kindly.
  2. The Girl Next Door
    An exceptionally well-written script, full of unexpected turns and clever reversals, and a trio of deft actors in the principal roles.
  3. The Whole Ten Yards
    Lacks the clever twists and turns that made the original such fun. The sequel has exactly one twist, and it's not very clever.
  4. I'm Not Scared
    Beautifully shot and compelling blend of thriller and coming-of-age drama.
  5. The Alamo
    The brave men who fought and perished at the Alamo believed fervently in their cause. For The Alamo to work, the audience must believe as well. That never really happens.
  6. Ella Enchanted
    The movie doesn't aspire to be art, merely to entertain adolescent girls, which is practically guaranteed by the luminous presence of Anne Hathaway.
  7. Johnson Family Vacation
    Nearly a scene-for-scene rip-off of "National Lampoon's Summer Vacation" -- where the only substantive change from the original is a reversed travel route.
  8. Walking Tall
    The movie itself is just a routine showcase, modest in its aspiration and effective within its limits, entertaining in the moment but, in the end, faintly silly. On the plus side, it's only 86 minutes long.
  9. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
    A masterful portrait of the seasons of a life.
  10. The Prince and Me
    But probably the best thing about The Prince & Me is the way the story doesn't end in the obvious place but keeps going, showing the characters continuing to develop.
  11. Adored
    This clumsy, self-indulgent film veers from comedy to tragedy and is told in flashbacks, with treacly diary entries and unconvincing "testimonies" from friends providing a window into the past.
  12. Hellboy
    The movie has a self- deprecating sense of humor and a strong emotional core that vaults it above most action movies that come out this time of year.
  13. Home on the Range
    This 76-minute Western tall tale isn't out-and-out bad, but strictly formulaic and an underachievement from the studio that made the dazzling "Snow White."
  14. The United States of Leland
    As bad as its title.
  15. Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
    Asks a lot of the viewer, but it gives something back, though I'm not sure exactly what. It's an amusing and exasperating catnip dream about the adventures of a 1-year-old cartoon kitten.
  16. Two Men Went to War
    If whimsy isn't your mug of tea, stay away from Two Men Went to War. You have to be in the mood for a little sweetness to enjoy this resolutely old- fashioned comedy.
  17. Mayor of the Sunset Strip
    Bouncy, informative and funny documentary.
  18. Never Die Alone
    That the film finds its own groove is due largely to the eye of director Ernest Dickerson. Not surprisingly, he began his career as a cinematographer, working on Spike Lee’s early films.
  19. Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
    With almost nothing else going for it, the sequel will likely be a disappointment to everyone except 10-year-old barf joke aficionados and a few stoned adults.
  20. The Ladykillers
    The film never settles into an assured rhythm, and instead the actors always seem to be pushing, putting the hard sell on an audience that, however distracted by the strenuousness of the sales pitch, still isn't buying.
  21. Jersey Girl
    The film's overall construction is faulty. Its dramatic situations ring consistently false, and the story is phony as anything off the Hollywood assembly line. And yet, it's sincere phony.
  22. Ned Kelly
    There's something in Ned Kelly' that's lost in the translation from Australia to America, and the overly emotional film score is just a symptom.
  23. Dogville
    Mischievous, singular and profound.
  24. The Gatekeeper
    It's a movie you want to like, but its sometimes laughably bad execution makes that difficult.
  25. Bon voyage
    A bit of fluff expertly made and a hoot to watch.
  26. Taking Lives
    The tense, stylish thriller turns into soft-core, slapdash psychodrama.
  27. Intermission
    A breed apart from anything coming off the Hollywood assembly line or, for that matter, from the saccharine romances Britain has lately produced.
  28. Dawn of the Dead
    It's silly, witty and good-natured, not scary so much as icky, and not horrifying or horrible but consistently amusing.
  29. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    The thinking is shallow. The emotions are tepid. But the creativity is dazzling. If that sounds like a slam, consider that most Hollywood screenplays are predictable, rote and functional -- and those are the good ones, folks.
  30. Divan
    Too self-indulgent.
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