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For 9,306 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: 5,162 out of 9306
  2. Mixed: 2,658 out of 9306
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9306
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    Bulgarian Lovers
    Sly, stylishly cynical dark farce.
  2. 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.
  3. Since Otar Left
    Moving.
  4. Godsend
    In Godsend, we have the spectacle of three good actors tied to the mast of a sinking premise.
  5. Envy
    The film is neither fish nor fowl nor some arresting new entity, but a lumpish coagulation of conflicting impulses and unrealized gestures.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. The Agronomist
    The story of an amazing life.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. The Twilight Samurai
    Timeless.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss
    Insightful but unfocused.
  16. 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.
  17. The Punisher
    It's a prevailing sense of humor that makes this an entertaining, if silly, film adaptation of the Marvel comic.
  18. Gypsy 83
    This offering is a mostly undistinguished addition to the long list of films about alienated and self-pitying young people.
  19. Connie and Carla
    A clever idea, but it's not quite pulled off.
  20. 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.
  21. A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky
    Hernandez's debut feature is a thuddingly slow, often wordless portrait of emotional pain.
  22. Twentynine Palms
    Muddled, to put it kindly.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. I'm Not Scared
    Beautifully shot and compelling blend of thriller and coming-of-age drama.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
    A masterful portrait of the seasons of a life.
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