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For 12,919 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 51% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 62
Highest review score: 100 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lowest review score: 0 Dirty Love
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6,618 out of 12919
  2. Mixed: 5,135 out of 12919
  3. Negative: 1,166 out of 12919
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  1. Beyond the Reach
    Not even Douglas can redeem The Reach, the terminally silly and thoroughly disposable new thriller he stars in and produced.
  2. Default
    Default’s search for ultra-realism ironically starts to make it look ultra-artificial.
  3. Vanguard
    If nothing else, director Stanley Tong and martial arts superstar Jackie Chan’s latest effort, Vanguard, proves the law of diminishing returns. Not too long ago a Chan film guaranteed an entertaining time at the movies and heaps of awe at what the human body could endure. Now? Not so much.
  4. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
    A water-treading sequel offering just enough kooky color to keep less-discerning funnybook fans occupied, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance nudges its obscure hero's mythology forward a bit without seeming to care much how it gets there.
  5. Thunder Force
    With its bland positivity (regular people can be superheroes!), flimsy-bordering-on-indifferent plotting and Post-it-note-deep characters, that leaves the bits and shtick to buoy Falcone's screenplay. They're hit-and-miss, but it's definitely the off-track digressions where the film sparks to life.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Looking for Palladin
    Krakowski's heavy-handed overreaching is the fatal problem: It's impossible to believe this character, even as he softens late in the game, as a forgiving and familiar victim of awful parenting.
  7. Year One
    A lot of comedic talent founders in this new Harold Ramis comedy that doesn't exactly recall his glory days of "Caddyshack" and "Groundhog Day."
  8. Motherhood
    Neither earth-shaking nor profound, but it has considerable charm, thanks to an appealing cast and some sharply witty observations about the pressures of child-rearing in Manhattan.
  9. Fireflies in the Garden
    Dennis Lee comes up empty. Kids, parents, siblings, an aunt and an estranged wife all bicker and yell, but the noise cancels itself out. The movie is one long argument, tiresome and repetitive, that produces more heat than light.
  10. The Longest Week
    A blithely derivative romantic comedy that isn’t without a certain smug charm.
  11. Red One
    This is a high-concept, CG-saturated bore that lacks heart and infectious humor, even if it huffs and puffs its way to a little poignancy in the end.
  12. Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
    By the time they're done with all the tinkering, "Scooby-Doo" ends up bearing as much a resemblance to Hanna-Barbera as the recent "Cat in the Hat" did to Dr. Seuss.
  13. The Ledge
    Charlie Hunnam and Terrence Howard put enough actors' oomph into these ledge mates to make them authentic characters even though the film fails to achieve anything like the same level of authenticity.
  14. Doom
    Plot, character development and dialogue are so sparse that the screenwriters are fortunate they're not paid by the word. But this basic approach doesn't render it ineffectual. There's so little to go wrong that those who like their entertainment mindless and violent will find little fault.
  15. Mercy
    Taking place in real time, Mercy mercifully moves along fairly briskly. But after it’s over you’ll definitely feel the need for a digital detox.
  16. The Smurfs 2
    Beyond a few chuckle-worthy one-liners and some amusing visual comedy, there’s not much to engage adults, although the wee ones should be distracted enough.
  17. Alice Through the Looking Glass
    Depp is convincingly vulnerable and forlorn, all while maintaining the Hatter’s otherworldly eccentricity, and Wasikowska has the requisite grit. But Alice’s mission feels as manufactured as the story’s whatsits and doodads, as Bobin struggles to infuse make-believe with emotion.
  18. Premature
    The script, by Beers and Mathew Harawitz, offers a little less invention in this endless-repeat scenario than it might have.
  19. Thr3e
    The fairly routine plot is made somewhat more interesting by the infusion of issues regarding morality and faith, but ultimately Three, for all its philosophizing, is little more than a standard serial-killer movie with pretensions.
  20. The Fourth Kind
    Combines purported raw case study footage with dramatic "recreations" to unsuccessful effect.
  21. Imaginary
    Imaginary, which starts out as a relatively low-key suspenser with intriguing psychological depth, eventually succumbs to the inanities plaguing so many recent horror efforts (like the killer pool in the same company’s Night Swim).
  22. Stolen
    Hamm is unable to do much with his underwritten role, and the present-day sequences don't really hold interest.
  23. Baggage Claim
    A few smart laughs hint at what might have been, but thanks to sitcom-y mugging and a tepidness beneath the intended hilarity, David E. Talbert’s romantic comedy is stuck in a holding pattern for much of its running time.
  24. Testosterone
    A confusing blend of noir mystery and screwball comedy, Testosterone never manages to reconcile its conflicting tones and ultimately lacks the wit necessary to fuel its outlandish plotting.
  25. The Wait
    An art film whose seductive qualities don't entirely erase the suspicion that its weirder elements might be empty affectation.
  26. Cheaper by the Dozen 2
    A textbook example of how not to mess with success, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is every bit as forced, synthetic, banal and mawkish as the first edition.
  27. The Possession of Michael King
    The director-screenwriter does manage to invest the familiar proceedings with some quirky, original touches.
  28. Sex Ed
    While Isaac Feder's raunchy comedy gives the "Sixth Sense" star the opportunity to roll a condom over a banana and talk really dirty, it offers precious little to even the most undemanding audiences.
  29. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    Slasher film fans should embrace this Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which pays loving homage to the original via a variety of Easter Eggs and doesn’t at all stint on the gore. Seriously, there’s so much blood splattered on the screen that you’ll have an urge to wear a poncho if you sit too close.
  30. Bringing Up Bobby
    Unfortunately, the alternately melodramatic and comic Bringing Up Bobby fails to impress, despite a showy turn by Milla Jovovich in a sharp departure from her usual zombie butt-kicking in the Resident Evil series.
  31. Beneath
    The reductionist plot eventually forces both the protagonists and the filmmakers into a blind shaft without a productive exit strategy.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ninja Assassin
    Ninja isn't a great movie, but if you're in the right frame of mind, it is a bloody good time.
  33. Addicted to Fresno
    Small-screen comic talent is all over Fresno, with key players from series including Parks & Rec, Arrested Development and Portlandia teaming up for a tale of two sisters stuck with a hard-to-dispose-of dead body. The feature, sadly, exhibits none of the smarts or agility that fuel those series.
  34. My All American
    Pizzo finds nearly no drama in Freddie's path from high school to college ball.
  35. Devil's Due
    As with most found footage films, there’s a lot of tediousness, with the early proceedings resembling the sort of home movies from which anyone not directly involved would normally flee.
  36. Siberia
    Stiffly scripted and stoically directed, Siberia shamelessly squanders the particular appeal of its charismatic lead and wastes an inordinate amount of screen time going practically nowhere, except undoubtedly right to VOD.
  37. The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress
    This less than subtly titled documentary by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck will undoubtedly find few viewers.
  38. ATM
    As with so many films of this ilk, plot holes and inconsistencies abound, with audiences likely to express in loudly vocal fashion their opinions about what the characters should or shouldn't be doing.
  39. Jellyfish Eyes
    Art fans might reasonably expect one of the world's most successful painters to display a distinctive or at least appealing visual sense here, but they will be disappointed by Yasutaka Nagano's pedestrian photography; the film fares even worse in terms of storytelling and pacing.
  40. Irreplaceable You
    Wohl never manages to achieve the proper tonal blend. The result is neither sufficiently funny nor moving, lacking the truly daring humor that might have made the film a bracing dark comedy. It's a shame, considering the estimable ensemble.
  41. Kings
    For all its honorable intentions to address sensitive issues that still sting, Kings is an unconvincing tonal patchwork.
  42. Uglies
    It’s all about as familiar-feeling as it sounds, but it goes down easily thanks to McG’s skillful, fast-paced direction, the imaginatively lavish CGI-enhanced visuals, and King’s impressive performance.
  43. Even Money
    Overlong and overstuffed with cliches -- the movie doesn't seem to realize how close it comes to comedy.
  44. Disturbing the Peace
    The film's apparent desire to channel heartland morality is weirdly undercut by a glib (and unsatisfying) vigilante move at the end, but only the least critical viewers will make it far enough into the pic to add moral confusion to their list of complaints.
  45. Dead Silence
    Boasts nothing new under the sun, but it does provide a few decent scares.
  46. Hellions
    Rather than engage in slow-build horror, Pascal Trottier's screenplay flips the switch into Poultergeisty chaos.
  47. Big Momma's House 2
    If state-of-the-art cross-gender fat suits and drunken Chihuahuas were the stuff of comic genius, Big Momma's House 2 still wouldn't be very funny.
  48. 10,000 BC
    As one might expect, there are campy moments and far too much reliance on God-like interventions in the affairs of early man. Less expected is that 10,000 BC works just fine as an action Western with handsome actors in striking costumes and a few CG predators, which are giddy fun.
  49. Knife Fight
    Aims to be a cutting-edge portrait of cutthroat political machinations. But it's a mostly toothless affair that, like so many of our current political figures, proves alienating.
  50. Silent Panic
    It sounds like the plot of a classic '50s film noir, but the movie squanders its potential with a lackluster approach that sacrifices thrills for uninvolving character study.
  51. Zoolander 2
    Sure, it's a kick to see Stiller and Wilson back in the shoes of these camera-ready cretins, but for every joke that sparks there are several that just lay there.
  52. Valentine's Day
    Yet another Hollywood romantic comedy that's all but devoid of romance and laughs.
  53. Hair Show
    A laugh-starved comedy that seeks to plug into the comic stylings of Mo'Nique for its energy and humor.
  54. As Good as Dead
    A rote captivity drama with aspirations of sociopolitical relevance, As Good as Dead has nothing to say about torture or racism and little excitement to offer as compensation.
  55. 21 and Over
    This paean to youthful irresponsibility applies the right crude and rude 'tude to its bulging sack of gags to have the desired effect on its target audience.
  56. Radioflash
    Set in the tense hours between a calamity and the societal breakdown it'll almost certainly cause, Ben McPherson's Radioflash begins as a visually rich, calmly serious take on apocalypse drama.
  57. Broken Diamonds
    In tactfully tackling some of the often-sensationalized issues surrounding schizophrenia, Sattler and screenwriter Steve Waverly craft a topical and emotionally accessible film that should easily connect with sympathetic viewers, particularly those familiar with the debilitating effects of chronic mental health issues.
  58. Safe Haven
    A thriller element that has not been present in earlier Sparks movies is designed to draw reluctant male viewers to see the picture, but they won’t respond with the same enthusiasm as his core audience of woozy romantics.
  59. Ice Age: Collision Course
    It’s as if co-directors Michael Thurmeier and Galen Tan Chu, both veterans of the Ice Age franchise, sensed that there was essentially nowhere left to go with the concept and opted to instead overstuff the production with too many characters breathlessly doing tired, pop culture-heavy “bits” like it was open mic night at the Paleolithic Punch Line.
  60. It's Better to Jump
    Directors Patrick Alexander Stewart, Gina M. Angelone and Mouna B. Stewart have failed to construct the often emotional personal accounts into a compelling film.
  61. Trading Paint
    There's plenty of material here for a reasonably engrossing drama. Somehow, screenwriters Craig R. Welch and Greg Gerani fail to come up with anything remotely interesting.
  62. Point Break
    Ericson Core’s Point Break strips the silly fun and relatively straight-ahead narrative from the original for a humorless, if photogenic spin on extreme crime.
  63. Undead
    The over-the-top tone gets stale awfully quickly -- especially once it becomes clear that it's all wacky style over any real attempt at substance.
  64. Eulogy
    Character eccentricities and off-kilter group dynamics play out with a comic vengeance.
  65. Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
    Despite dynamic subject matter, prime archive material and insightful interviewees, Whitney Sudler-Smith's intrusive presence onscreen somewhat trivializes his documentary tribute to Halston and the decadent disco years.
  66. Erased
    Depending on your age and memory, you’ll recognize cinematic DNA from everything from "Three Days of the Condor" to the "Taken" and "Bourne" franchises in this tale of a father and daughter on the run from an evil conspiracy.
  67. Elektra
    Along comes Elektra to effectively lower the bar for Marvel Comics page-to-screen transitions.
  68. American Son
    Any failure to expand into cinema's possibilities is overshadowed by the uniformly strong performances in a four-person cast led by an excellent Kerry Washington.
  69. Scenic Route
    The movie becomes a survival tale and is more successful in its grueling, slightly crazed second half. The Goetzes do a better job capturing the terrain's physical extremes and the challenge of endurance than they do depicting a relationship.
  70. The Mummy
    Weirdly out of place here, Cruise brings little daring and less charm to the film, though to be fair to the actor, his character's a stiff.
  71. Two Gates of Sleep
    While the overall theme is potentially rich, filmmaker Griffin merely bores us.
  72. Emoticon
    While the screenplay by De Paolis and Sarah Nerboso falters in its melodramatic plot elements, its incisive characterizations and well-drawn smaller moments provide some compensation.
  73. Vacation
    The filmmakers’ unsubtle style is responsible for killing many of the jokes. But they do succeed with several of the performers.
  74. Love Hurts
    Straining for its ungainly combination of action, romance and silly comedy, Love Hurts doesn’t fully succeed in any department.
  75. Fatal Affair
    The result is a passably entertaining diversion, glossy and decently acted but devoid of any kind of edge.
  76. The Lifeguard
    Surprisingly for a writer turned director, the most evident shortcomings with Garcia’s feature originate with the script. With barely any backstory to support them, the characters consistently appear to lack the motivations necessary for their actions.
  77. The Bubble
    A slapdash comedy with an embarrassment of misused talent.
  78. Lost in the Sun
    Trey Nelson's film can't help but evoke a feeling of déjà vu. But strong performances by Josh Duhamel and young Josh Wiggins (Max), plus haunting visuals of the barren Texas setting, provide some compensation for the narrative contrivances of Lost in the Sun.
  79. My Best Friend's Girl
    Eventually the conventions of romantic comedy take hold, with the humor declining precipitously.
  80. Jonah Hex
    It admittedly starts off great guns, but all too quickly it becomes apparent that the big-screen arrival of the supernatural Western DC Comics series Jonah Hex"is firing loud, empty blanks.
  81. Raise Your Voice
    Should attract Duff's core audience but not much more than that.
  82. Shadowboxer
    In this lukewarm climate of pointless remakes and uninspired sequels there's always welcome room for a film that wants to push the envelope, Shadowboxer merely crams it with a lot of nonsense.
  83. Full of It
    Filmmakers have long recognized that high school makes a terrific arena for social satire and comedy in films ranging from "Heathers" to "Mean Girls" and "Election." There is a glimmer of such a comedy in Full of It, but this is quickly swamped in overextended gags and broad caricatures.
  84. 33 Postcards
    Equal parts thriller and feel-good inspirational tale, 33 Postcards succeeds mainly in provoking the viewer’s sense of disbelief.
  85. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
    No less noisy, obnoxious or just plain groan-inducing than the previous installments.
  86. Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
    By the time the relatively brief but seemingly interminable proceedings reach their conclusion, viewers may feel like they've been held hostage themselves.
  87. The Greening of Whitney Brown
    The film, both in scope and tone, has a downsized vibe that would have made it a much better fit on an ABC Family than in a movie theater.
  88. Language of a Broken Heart
    The film lacks the originality or wit to differentiate it from the countless other indie romantic comedies littering our screens.
  89. The Chaperone
    Levesque, soon to be seen in an action movie, "Inside Out," that is probably more suited to his talents, is a reasonably engaging and likeable screen presence.
  90. Grandma's Boy
    The film doesn't have much in the way of genuine laughs despite a plethora of attempted gags, but it does have a geniality that makes it hard to entirely dislike.
  91. Looking Glass
    Considering its lurid story arc and troubled characters, the film almost feels tamped down as Hunter strives to create an atmosphere of mystery and slow-burning tension. What he delivers instead is tedium, where even the climactic reveal proves both underwhelming and predictable.
  92. Ghost House
    A discordantly derivative attempt at amalgamating divergent horror cliches and unrelated cultural traditions.
  93. The Christmas Candle
    Its hopelessly stodgy execution will test the patience of even the most enthusiastic audiences for faith-based films.
  94. The Divergent Series: Allegiant
    For a film that takes great pride in its heroine's nonconformism, pretty much everything in Allegiant feels conventional.
  95. The Stepfather
    This remake turns a fondly remembered horror/thriller into a mild and tedious suspense film.
  96. In My Sleep
    A well-stirred titillation that will appeal to twentysomething audiences and movie-buff viewers who appreciate the pursued-pursuer, Hitchcockian style of suspenser.
  97. Burning Palms
    Never quite achieves the balance of melodrama and dark comedy for which it's aiming.
  98. Atomica
    While there’s nothing particularly wrong about minimalistic science fiction — some of the genre’s best offerings have been of that variety — Atomica is a lifeless, tedious affair that won’t play any better on the small screens for which it was obviously intended.
  99. Lies We Tell
    Any meager pleasures that Lies We Tell offers are purely technical.
  100. Elisa & Marcela
    Sadly for a story so fraught with desire and violence, Elisa & Marcela is painfully lacking in frisson and danger. Despite competent performances from her two young stars, Coixet fails to inject the girls’ relationship with complexity, tension and conflict. In the end, they are ciphers in a message-driven movie, which is made worse by contrived one-liners and gestures.
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