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For 12,935 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: 6,626 out of 12935
  2. Mixed: 5,141 out of 12935
  3. Negative: 1,168 out of 12935
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  1. Hamlet 2
    Attaining somewhat of a bad parody of a comedy, screenwriters Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady have slapped together a string of gags in a hit-and-miss dither. Some of it is quite brainy.
  2. Bangkok Dangerous
    Bangkok won't be making any appearances at the Oscars, but it is executed with skill and -- a severed limb or two notwithstanding -- without too much bloody excess.
  3. Flow: For Love of Water
    Insistent, sometimes conspicuously one-sided, the film's concerns are difficult to dismiss, considering that a water-starved planet isn't ultimately viable.
  4. My Best Friend's Girl
    Eventually the conventions of romantic comedy take hold, with the humor declining precipitously.
  5. Fireproof
    While hardly sophisticated in its approach and certainly not polished in its technical elements, the film does get its heartfelt message across with undeniable sincerity.
  6. Morning Light
    An old-fashioned doc about a sailboat race is well produced but lacks urgency and true insight
  7. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
    Despite shortcomings and implausibility linked to their roles as written, Rogen and Banks come off with surprising charm and grace.
  8. Seven Pounds
    The film's Italian director does achieve in his second American outing a pleasing blend of Hollywood professional sheen and European sensitivity to character details and nuances.
  9. The Tale of Despereaux
    The flatly generic results certainly appear at odds with the picture's stirring visual style, which pays homage to the great Flemish artists.
  10. Last Chance Harvey
    Imagine Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty" saddled with more sentimentality and sprinkled with a few more laughs and you pretty much have Last Chance Harvey.
  11. Marley & Me
    A warm and fuzzy family movie, but you do wish that at least once someone would upstage the dog.
  12. Defiance
    That butting of heads, as performed by actors as strong and soulful as Craig and Schreiber, lends Defiance an emotional charge, even as the film itself struggles dramatically to find its way out of those woods.
  13. My Bloody Valentine
    The 3-D effects come fast and furious, rendered with a technical skill and humor that gives this otherwise strictly formulaic slasher picture whatever entertainment value it possesses.
  14. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
    Certainly their musicianship and onstage professionalism are smooth, though maybe a bit too smooth. There is little spontaneity in anything they do.
  15. The Cake Eaters
    The story is certainly predictable, but it contains just enough conflict and drama to engage the viewer.
  16. The Edge of Love
    The film belongs to the women, with Knightley going from strength to strength (and showing she can sing!) and Miller again proving that she has everything it takes to be a major movie star.
  17. The Haunting in Connecticut
    Haunting tweaks familiar tropes enough to make them interesting. Just not so interesting as to inspire many nightmares after the credits roll.
  18. The Escapist
    All of this mayhem keeps us watching, but it would be hard to describe the experience as pleasurable.
  19. Hannah Montana: The Movie
    There are sufficient pratfalls and Miley/Hannah quick-changes to satisfy the fans, while Cyrus retains that natural, unforced likability that made her a star in the first place.
  20. Fighting
    In Channing Tatum, who also starred in "Saints," the film has a good-looking, magnetic hunk to draw a crowd. Terrence Howard lends the pedigree of great screen acting, and Zulay Henao adds charm and glamour.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Management
    Ultimately delivers the goods, even if the goods aren't very fresh.
  22. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
    Curiously, despite the ever-energetic Tony Scott at the throttle, the sleek new edition isn't as transporting as it should have been.
  23. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
    Some of that frenetic running around has been replaced by inspired effects sequences and amusing riffs by the talented cast, especially new arrivals Hank Azaria and Amy Adams.
  24. Pressure Cooker
    The culinary setting gives this familiar formula an appetizing twist.
  25. Soul Power
    While there's an awful lot to like about this infectious celebration of a remarkable event featuring some superb, larger-than-life performers at the top of their game, the enterprise comes across as a bit of a missed opportunity.
  26. Weather Girl
    If Weather Girl were to furnish its own forecast, it would be something along the lines of "Warm and breezy before becoming overcast and muggy late in the day."
  27. Paper Heart
    A "hybrid documentary" that bemusedly blurs the line between fact and fiction.
  28. Earth Days
    Documentaries are a hard sell these days, and despite the timely, pertinent subject, the film simply doesn't have enough entertainment value to draw an audience to the multiplex.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Paris
    Paris is a bittersweet film containing rare moments of comedy.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Disgrace
    The story often appears a little unreal.
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