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For 9,302 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 2.2 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 9302
  2. Mixed: 2,656 out of 9302
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9302
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  1. The Big Kahuna
    The dialogue is loaded with depth charges that take a while to explode beneath the surface.
  2. From the Edge of the City
    Gratuitous, yes, but Giannaris has the visual finesse to make it work.
  3. The Last September
    The quality of acting in September, coupled with Idziak's images, warrant a visit.
  4. Gossip
    Has a high-gloss, heightened style reminiscent of that of the film's executive producer, Joel Schumacher.
  5. U-571
    Two hours of nonstop, nail-biting tension and anxiety.
  6. Croupier
    A very smart noir about gambling, smartly directed by Mike Hodges -- until almost the very end. It craps out in the decisive London casino heist scene.
  7. The Virgin Suicides
    Coppola infuses her movie with a dreamy poetic tone, and deftly translates the essential metaphors of youth, sexuality and death without sacrificing an earthy humor.
  8. Love & Basketball
    Love and basketball -- if you like either one, here is a movie for you.
  9. Where the Money Is
    A forced, implausible flick that loses its energy as it tries to gain momentum.
  10. The Girl Next Door
    An intelligent, well-made film about a seemingly well-adjusted, likable and loquacious woman.
  11. Keeping the Faith
    The audience is made to wait a long time for an ending that's not worth waiting for.
  12. East Is East
    At its simplest level, East Is East is a broad comedy, but Puri's acting, so honest and heartbreaking, gives the film weight.
  13. American Psycho
    Harron validates and largely clarifies the work.
  14. 28 Days
    Mostly it seems forced, pat and didactic.
  15. Return to Me
    Saved throughout by its inviting atmosphere and richness of characters.
  16. Southpaw
    Totally involving.
  17. Me Myself I
    At heart this is a thoughtful, well-made movie about something serious.
  18. Rules of Engagement
    But the single most compelling performance may belong to Australian actor Guy Pearce.
  19. Est - Ouest
    It is well-made in an old-fashioned way, and its straight-arrow lack of cynicism may be old- fashioned as well.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Filth and the Fury
    Above all, it makes one thing clear: This group was wickedly funny.
  21. Joe Gould's Secret
    (Holm) nails one of the best roles of his career.
  22. Ready to Rumble
    Numbskull cinema scrapes new depths.
  23. Black and White
    Toback presents specific characters dealing with specific problems and, through their stories, somehow manages to take the temperature of the times.
  24. Price of Glory
    A boxing movie that exists in that gray area between prototypical and typical, the quintessential and run-of-the-mill.
  25. The Road to El Dorado
    Glitters, but it's not pure gold.
  26. The Skulls
    So inept it's almost entertaining.
  27. High Fidelity
    Terrific.
  28. Beau Travail
    Riveting.
  29. X
    Too bad the plotting is jumbled, and the characters too numerous and undifferentiated.
  30. The Color of Paradise
    This is a transcendent film, deeply committed and beautifully wrought. It will make anyone who sees it look at the world with new eyes.
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