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For 7,291 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 48% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 49% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 62
Highest review score: 100 The Red Turtle
Lowest review score: 0 The Mod Squad
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,349 out of 7291
  2. Mixed: 1,826 out of 7291
  3. Negative: 1,116 out of 7291
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  1. Inside Man
    As the end credits are rolling: What happened? Suddenly, the film stalls, and everything that looked great -- the mechanics of the caper, the grafted-on wit and wisdom -- starts to feel repetitious and a tad gimmicky.
    • 24 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    Stay Alive
    Here's a movie that tries to be a video game but is less entertaining than a vending machine.
  3. Lonesome Jim
    The narrative of Lonesome Jim pokes about aimlessly, trying to mine nuggets of amusement.
  4. L'Enfant (The Child)
    Few directors working today make films with the grace and magisterial power of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's best work.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    She's the Man
    Nothing classes up a teen movie better than the classics.
  6. V for Vendetta
    V for very, very ordinary.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Thank You for Smoking
    A slick and star-studded comedy trumpeting a glib libertarianism that talks a good game but is as woolly headed as the liberalism fixed in its sights.
  8. Don't Come Knocking
    Only Lange is a powerful enough presence to raise a flicker of realistic emotion from this kind of stuff.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    Failure to Launch
    What's amazing is how far McConaughey carries this nonsense despite his total lack of chemistry with Parker and almost Zen-like indifference to his circumstances.
  10. The Hills Have Eyes
    There are scenes that may make your stomach feel uncomfortable for a moment but rarely stories that will upset your equilibrium.
  11. The Shaggy Dog
    The unruly pack of subplots make The Shaggy Dog much more convoluted than it needs to be. But Allen's physical comedy as man-becoming-dog, and his non-stop monologue as man-dog, are definitely worth a trip to the matinee.
  12. Ask the Dust
    This story, like many of Towne's own, does not come with a happy ending. Or beginning, for that matter, because it's almost immediately clear that Ask the Dust bites the dust -- his dream movie is stillborn.
  13. 16 Blocks
    No one can dismiss 16 Blocks as a mere formula flick -- it's a mere two or three formula flicks all fighting for top billing.
  14. Aquamarine
    Simultaneously salacious and sugary.
  15. Dave Chappelle's Block Party
    The freestyle approach is an apt fit with the freestyle, spontaneous comedy, as both the playful director and affable star capture moments on the fly.
  16. Merry Christmas
    For a few fleeting hours, they unlearned those lessons of childhood, laying down their arms to pick up their common humanity.
  17. Tsotsi
    The result is the kind of feel-bad/feel-good movie that brazenly manipulates our response and leaves us grateful for it -- so relentlessly dark is the premise that, by the end, we just need to believe in the prospect of light.
    • 23 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Doogal
    The slapdash dialogue and smug vocal talent -- even the presence of the much-loved host of "The Daily Show" is wearying -- detract from the visual appeal of the most energetic sequences (like a raucous train chase) and what's left of Danot's designs.
  19. Madea's Family Reunion
    What ends up on screen is confused storytelling that tries to solve too many social and family problems, sends mixed messages and, even worse, makes you laugh during parts when it's trying to be dead serious.
  20. Running Scared
    Running Scared's relationship to "The Cooler" is roughly that of industrial metal to a quaint torch song.
  21. Little Fish
    Little Fish is a small film about one family and drugs, but it succeeds in standing for a larger social catastrophe.
  22. Date Movie
    Date Movie is a good date movie in one sense: If you're still speaking to the person who brought you to see this, you just might have a future together.
  23. Eight Below
    At two hours, Eight Below becomes rather repetitive and arduous in its final stretch, the rescue mission. But the canine cuteness, breathtaking action and acts of bravery are worth braving the Disney elements -- overpowering, poignant music, an unnecessary romantic subplot -- if you like your movies doggy-style.
  24. Freedomland
    Price has written a screenplay that may be complex and ambitious to a fault.
  25. Night Watch: Nochnoi Dozor
    A wildly convoluted, preposterous vampire flick that is understood best as a sardonic social allegory.
  26. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
    Julia Jentsch offers a brilliant example of what actors call "not playing the ending," and the awful suspense of the piece is watching as she realizes, in increments, that this is all much worse than she thought.
  27. Curious George
    Unfortunately, the team led by producer Ron Howard and directed by Matthew O'Callaghan has jettisoned much of the charm of the original books along with that politically touchy storyline.
  28. Final Destination 3
    Yes, Final Destination 3 is a roller-coaster ride of a movie from start to -- well, only about 10 minutes later. The fun part is over and we settle down to watch a sadistic assembly line of characters making premature exits.
  29. Firewall
    Overall, it's a satisfying example of the classic thriller, with a nifty digital update for these times.
  30. The Pink Panther
    The best sequence is a five-minute set-piece where Clouseau struggles with an accent coach to learn how to order a hamburger like an American.
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