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For 9,303 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: 5,160 out of 9303
  2. Mixed: 2,657 out of 9303
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9303
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  1. How I Ended This Summer
    What stays with the viewer is a sense of a man unraveling from his own mistakes and weaknesses.
  2. Vanishing on 7th Street
    This is a terrible movie. It has no business being as terrible as it is, because it boasts a perfectly acceptable horror premise and a perfectly acceptable cast.
  3. Hall Pass
    Hall Pass attempts to take the Farrellys' harsh humor and bring it into harmony with what has become the modern comic style, which is to be coarse but not absurd, to be brutally honest but real.
  4. Down Terrace
    It's hard to decide what's worse about this feral clan residing in Brighton, England: their unspecified criminal enterprises, their penchant for bloody vengeance or their twisted family dynamic.
  5. Even the Rain (Tambien la Lluvia)
    That irresistible thing - a movie about the making of a movie - combined with a bit of a history and a political message.
  6. Kaboom
    For the most part, it's fairly pleasant and interesting enough to be there.
  7. And Everything Is Going Fine
    This was obviously a labor of love for Soderbergh, and a fitting memorial to the artist.
  8. I Am Number Four
    Best reason to stay home and rent "Disturbia": I Am Number Four is a little better and makes loads more sense than "Eagle Eye." But neither has the sass and pluck of "Disturbia."
  9. Unknown
    Neeson has a way of getting upset - a frantic purposefulness - that fills viewers with both empathy and anticipation: He's so miserable that we care.
  10. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
    It's a disappointment to see the teen pop star hop in a tour bus. This is a boy who should be traveling across rainbows on the back of a unicorn.
  11. Cedar Rapids
    In addition to being funny and endearing and having a lively script and lots of nicely observed performances - is something of an education.
  12. Gnomeo and Juliet
    As weird as it sounds.
  13. Outside the Law
    Aims to make epic drama of Algeria's battle for independence, but there are moments when you would swear you're watching a "Godfather" knockoff.
  14. Come Undone
    Never fails to be engrossing. That's because Soldini brings us vivid characters, and gets all the details right.
  15. Just Go with It
    A very funny romantic comedy that nicely combines Adam Sandler's acerbic sweetness with Aniston's down-to-earth warmth.
  16. The Eagle
    Through it all, Tatum tries like crazy to Act. His eyes pinch. His brow scrunches. Most of all, he clenches his jaw, little creases of muscle flexing below his ears as he labors to emote.
  17. Lovers of Hate
    If you were ever wondering what "Die Hard" would have been like if Neil LaBute directed it as an art film, prepare to enjoy Lovers of Hate.
  18. Sanctum
    Sanctum is by no means a badly made movie, but it has the feel of one of those dramatic re-enactments made exclusively for Imax theaters.
  19. The Housemaid
    In creating his modern homage to the classic film, Im has twisted all the heated melodrama into a satiric - and in the end, surrealist - attack on the terrors of the polished upper class.
  20. The Time That Remains
    Some of the movie probably will mystify viewers not steeped in Middle Eastern history and culture, but a good deal of the humor can be appreciated by anybody.
  21. Biutiful
    Biutiful exists, at its best and beautifully, in that space that's hard to define, between the outside and the interior, action and thought, body and soul.
  22. Ip Man 2
    If the movie packs a weaker punch than the original, it has less to do with the action sequences than the script (by Edmond Wong, son of Raymond, who wrote the first), a flimsy affair with subpar villains.
  23. Nénette
    The best part about the movie is the way it shifts focus, starting as an observation of the animal and then subtly morphing to the point of view of Nénette, who passively experiences a jumble of voices that start to run together.
  24. The Mechanic
    To the extent that it's original, The Mechanic is insane, bordering on gloriously insane.
  25. The Rite
    For all the hellfire histrionics and well-timed jump scares, there is actual, admirable intellect behind The Rite.
  26. Barney's Version
    Giamatti and Pike are backed by a strong cast, including Minnie Driver, lots of fun as Barney's Jewish princess second wife.
  27. The Way Back
    As Russell Boyd's remarkable cinematography emphasizes the dwarfing grandeur of the surrounding topography, Weir shows how the corresponding smallness of individuals is compensated for by the grandeur of their aspiration.
  28. The Company Men
    Solid performances, and a sincere faith in the dignity of the average working stiff, save it from getting too preachy.
  29. Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)
    Rao avoids high drama, and while there is humor, the film's tone is one of melancholy.
  30. No Strings Attached
    The movie is just good enough to make us want more and to understand what's missing.
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