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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. The Experiment
    Disturbing film.
  2. Quitting
    It's downbeat material and it tends to drag a bit, but Jia's performance is so unsparing and intense -- and the film so compassionate and chaste in its approach to a life lost and recovered -- that Quitting ultimately satisfies.
  3. The Children of the Century
    The film's appeal has a lot to do with the casting of Juliette Binoche as Sand, who brings to the role her pale, dark beauty and characteristic warmth.
  4. Igby Goes Down
    Mean-spirited and not remotely clever, though it strives for archness at every turn.
  5. Barbershop
    Here, as in the "Friday" movies, the jokes are big and rude and vulgar and very funny.
  6. Alias Betty
    Somehow, it all works -- even if Miller relies on a plot that meanders a bit and loses some of its luster.
  7. Stealing Harvard
    What we have is the case of a movie with a straight man (Jason Lee) who really is funny, but with a comic (Tom Green) who sadly isn't.
  8. The Pinochet Case
    Interviews with Pinochet's victims put a human face on the systematic torture that existed under his rule.
  9. City by the Sea
    It's so bleak that it would play like a contrived neo-noir if it weren't so consistent, committed and obviously sincere.
  10. In Praise of Love
    A film that has unusual expectations from its audience -- and that's a welcome relief.
  11. Mad Love
    Sexy, peculiar and always entertaining.
  12. FeardotCom
    The film is a failure in just about every way, save for its acting, which is adequate.
  13. Crop Circles: Quest for Truth
    Gazecki's film is so journalistically flawed and needlessly melodramatic that it will be treasured only by those who share his singular vision.
  14. Red Satin
    Both curious from a cultural perspective and refreshing.
  15. Undisputed
    Has a certain B-movie integrity -- a muscular commitment to grabbing the viewer's eye and keeping things moving. It won't win any awards, but it holds interest.
  16. Little Secrets
    The plot twists in Little Secrets sustain the movie when it gets a bit too schmaltzy. This excess of cuteness and sentimentality won't be a flaw to moviegoers in the mood for it.
  17. Serving Sara
    Perry isn't the only thing wrong with Serving Sara, but he's the thing that takes a pleasantly mediocre movie and turns it into an unpleasantly mediocre one.
  18. How I Killed My Father
    Under Fontaine's direction, family dysfunction is an intense experience with unexpectedly positive repercussions, even if the steps between are painful and potentially deadly.
  19. S1m0ne
    As the man who made the monster and now has to live with it, Pacino's a blast.
  20. One Hour Photo
    The thinking part of this thriller needs work. It's not nearly as intelligent, thoughtful or penetrating as it promises to be.
  21. Possession
    An intelligent literary mystery story that holds interest and is intermittently affecting, but it never soars.
  22. Mostly Martha
    Little gem.
  23. Blue Crush
    Just one big wipeout.
  24. Katakuri-ke no kôfuku
    Occasionally, this film is funny and cute. When the family's little girl narrates, it reaches a level of humor that is ironic and endearing.
  25. I'm Going Home
    A famous French actor using his art to work through the loss of his wife and daughter in a car accident. The strategy works, at least for a while.
  26. The Château
    A culture-clash comedy that, in addition to being very funny, captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling American in Europe.
  27. Secret Ballot
    Too contemplative to be really funny.
  28. xXx
    In terms of adrenaline, XXX is one of the most satisfying entries this summer.
  29. 24 Hour Party People
    Funny, riveting look at the music scene that ruled Manchester, England, from 1976 to 1992.
  30. Blood Work
    Has the three elements we've come to expect from Eastwood: the steady pace, the shadowy cinematography and, of course, the presence of the Big Guy.
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