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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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  1. Under the Tuscan Sun
    Chalk it all up to prettiness, if you like, but Lane's case has more to do with spirit -- with warmth and emotional readiness, plus a kind of open-book quality that makes her both lovely and comical, usually at the same time.
  2. Bubba Ho-tep
    Surprisingly good as a quirky triumph of human spirit.
  3. Luther
    Disjointed.
  4. Yossi & Jagger
    Surprisingly lighthearted, thanks to Israeli director Eytan Fox's deft touch with comedy and old- fashioned romance.
  5. Demonlover
    Well-scripted, well-acted and occasionally sexy, but just isn't all that interesting.
  6. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
    Documentaries can be informative, entertaining and provocative, but rare is the documentary that makes you feel so engaged (and enraged) that it prompts you to action somehow. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion is that kind of film.
  7. Cold Creek Manor
    As haunted-house thrillers go, Cold Creek Manor is more ludicrous than the average but at the same time more handsomely produced.
  8. Mambo italiano
    A coming-out comedy that mines every cliche of cloistered Italian culture. But like "Greek Wedding," Mambo has enough funny moments to save it.
  9. In This World
    By humanizing an immigrant/refugee crisis that is not abating, Winterbottom does a cinematic service that happens to be damn interesting, too.
  10. Anything Else
    This seemingly good idea results in disaster. Allen has no insight into the current generation of young people, and his film is just a jumbled rehash of themes and motifs that he's explored elsewhere.
  11. Casa de los babys
    A creeping equanimity is taking over the work of John Sayles, a quality that in personal terms might be wise and coolheaded but in terms of drama is absolute death.
  12. To Be and to Have
    Gets its punch from simple scenes and conversations.
  13. Secondhand Lions
    Coming-of-age schmaltz fest.
  14. The Fighting Temptations
    A warm comic story that's fairly engaging even when no one is singing.
  15. Underworld
    Could use script transfusion, or at least a few quarts of levity.
  16. Millennium Actress
    There isn't a film filled with richer, more colorfully imaginative images currently playing in theaters.
  17. So Close
    A silly Hong Kong action flick from actor-turned-director Corey Yuen, fits nicely in the "bimbo fu" genre.
  18. Matchstick Men
    A clever look at con artists and their games of deception.
  19. Cabin Fever
    As a thriller, Cabin Fever falls short, filled with characters so obnoxiously stupid that just watching their skin slowly melt off doesn't seem like enough punishment.
  20. Lost in Translation
    A delicate, beautifully observed study of impossible romance, Lost in Translation is one of the best films this year.
  21. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    Excellent.
  22. The Same River Twice
    Intimate, quietly illuminating documentary.
  23. Grisbi (re-release)
    The magic here is all in the telling: in the graceful, laconic direction of Jacques Becker.
  24. Carnage
    A wonderful French offering whose jumping-off point is a bullfight.
  25. Party Monster
    Most moviegoers will have trouble looking past Culkin the actor, who does a decent job of sending up youthful fame in a movie that's barely worth the effort.
  26. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
    The rare David Spade movie that won't make you hate yourself in the morning.
  27. Taking Sides
    The movie's promise -- to provide a balanced argument -- goes unrealized, and all we're left with is the spectacle of an idiot bullying a genius.
  28. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
    Charming family story.
  29. The Other Side of the Bed
    Emilio Martinez-Lazaro fails to provide a consistent tone for his movie, which totters between earnest realism and camp.
  30. Jeepers Creepers II
    Would be a completely routine horror movie, except that it has a superior director. Watch this film for five minutes, and it's clear that Victor Salva knows how to make movies.
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