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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. Daredevil
    An action blockbuster that's one of the biggest misfires in its genre since "Godzilla."
  2. Stone Reader
    Heartfelt but somewhat bloated documentary that's partly an homage and partly a literary mystery.
  3. Deliver Us from Eva
    A not-insubstantial comedy.
  4. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
    It's about as close to French farce as romantic comedies get, and the closer the better.
  5. Shanghai Knights
    Desperately unfunny action comedy.
  6. Biker Boyz
    The obvious idea is to stage a motorcycle version of "The Fast and the Furious." Instead we get the flat and the tedious.
  7. Lost in La Mancha
    Captures one of the wildest, most heartbreaking episodes in Gilliam's career.
  8. The Guru
    Silly and soulful.
  9. Final Destination 2
    Funnier than the original.
  10. The Recruit
    A labyrinthine brain twister.
  11. Chaos
    A fable about women struggling to free themselves from that myth, and even at its most obvious, it's exhilarating.
  12. Darkness Falls
    Dumb.
  13. Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary
    Riveting.
  14. Amen.
    Unfortunately, structural flaws and a built-in lack of suspense keep it from being nearly as moving as it was intended to be.
  15. In the Mirror of Maya Deren
    Not only celebrates Deren's cinematic legacy but also reveals a gifted talent whose explosive temperament was at odds with the lyrical, dreamlike imagery she put on screen.
  16. Da wan
    Of mild interest as a curiosity, but not as entertainment.
  17. Divine Intervention
    Romantic and even silly -- a combination that makes Divine Intervention an almost irresistible work of art.
  18. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
    Feels so moldy and out of date.
  19. A Guy Thing
    A childish, empty effort.
  20. National Security
    A sour story with a repellent lead character, deadly comic schtick and tin-eared direction to produce 90 minutes of sheer, plodding mirthlessness.
  21. Kangaroo Jack
    Lame comedy.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    City of God
    Brutal, tough to watch but impossible to ignore.
  23. Crimson Gold
    An engrossing tale of class differences that reveals tiny details of one man’s descent into hell.
  24. WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
    Follows the Japanese tradition of humanizing movie monsters, this time in a rather disturbing way.
  25. The Son
    Shrewd, highly controlled little film from Belgium that builds to an unexpected emotional climax.
  26. Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
    Clearly a minor classic, mainly for reasons besides its crime story plot -- namely, the urbane fatalism of its cast and the overall mood of inevitability that hangs over every scene.
  27. Just Married
    Had a chance to be not just OK, not just fluff, but something special, and it's a shame that the people making it either didn't realize it or didn't have the guts to take this movie where it wanted to go.
  28. The Slaughter Rule
    An overwrought drama.
  29. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
    A moody picture that's filled from start to finish with camera tricks, unexpected angles and innovative flourishes.
  30. Love Liza
    A downbeat but oddly affectionate tale.
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