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For 12,922 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: 6,619 out of 12922
  2. Mixed: 5,136 out of 12922
  3. Negative: 1,167 out of 12922
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  1. Louis
    A faux black-and-white silent film that will gain immeasurably from its road show presentations, Louis is more of a novelty than a satisfying cinematic experience.
  2. Piranha 3-D
    A pitch-perfect, guilty-pleasure serving of late-summer schlock that handily nails the tongue-in-cheek spirit of the Roger Corman original.
  3. Lottery Ticket
    No one on the creative side has his eyes on the characters, so they flounder in a sea of misguided energy.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mao's Last Dancer
    Like most films in this underdog genre, the emotional manipulation of the audience is constant and obvious.
  5. Nanny McPhee Returns
    James Newton Howard's music picks up its comic cues perhaps a bit too swiftly and loudly, but little of this detracts from the movie's many pleasures.
  6. The Switch
    Despite a virtually unplayable premise, The Switch overcomes this handicap to turn itself into a friendly, offbeat romantic comedy.
  7. The Tillman Story
    Capably narrated by Josh Brolin, Amir Bar-Lev's penetrating and vital documentary goes beyond tracking the Tillman family's investigation into Pat's death to question the motives of commanding officers and higher-ups.
  8. Hiding Divya
    Although well-meaning in its attempt to dramatize the stigma the subject evokes in the South Asian American community, Hiding Divya ultimately falters in its execution.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Army of Crime
    Though it drags here and there and is a bit flat in places, the film is solidly made and for the most part quite involving.
  10. Soul Kitchen
    In a fine ensemble with many well-drawn smaller characters, Bleibtreu ("Run Lola Run", "The Baader-Meinhof Complex") as the hapless brother, Unel ("Head On") as the fussy chef and Bederke, as a waitress, all stand out.
  11. A Film Unfinished
    Hersonski enriches this evidence by bringing in survivors of the ghetto, who tell stories of life there while watching the film themselves.
  12. Vampires Suck
    The main performers do a reasonably good job of parodying the "Twilight" leads, with Proske particularly effective in subtly lampooning Kristen Stewart's moody mannerisms.
  13. Eat Pray Love
    The film never ventures, even once, into a situation that does not reek of comfy familiarity.
  14. The Expendables
    An effective mix of lean and over-the-top, The Expendables is often preposterous, but it achieves the immediacy of a graphic novel without the overdone mythology.
  15. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    This is a discouragingly limp movie in which nothing is at stake.
  16. Animal Kingdom
    A naturalistic drama rich in psychology and attention to details. There's no glamour here, but one false move by anyone can result in death, so tension fills nearly every scene.
  17. Peepli Live
    A satisfying comic gem.
  18. Tales from Earthsea
    An artistically arresting yet narratively lame and strangely unfocused cartoon aimed at older children and young adults.
  19. Salt of This Sea
    Depressingly one-note, a story that never springs to life.
  20. La Soga (The Butcher's Son)
    Although at times the film gets bogged down in psychological murkiness, the relentless pace and brooding charisma of its star overcomes its narrative deficiencies.
  21. The People I've Slept With
    Largely devoid of the sex-farce style comic wit to which it aspires, the film is palatable largely because of the charm of lead actress Cheung.
  22. Step Up 3-D
    While several of the dance sequences admittedly pack a visual pop, the added dimension does the hokey scripting and some of the acting no favors by amplifying their already noticeable shortcomings.
  23. The Other Guys
    Nimbly blending comedy and action -- with an affectionate slo-mo nod to John Woo -- McKay does his best work to date here.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Cairo Time
    Aside from the sweltering Egyptian climate, little heat or excitement is generated by the film or its attractive stars.
  25. Flipped
    Reiner again demonstrates compassion and insight into young people's battles to acquire self-knowledge, but in his new film, too many clearly fictional characters and contrived situations bog down his story.
  26. Middle Men
    Decidedly stimulating in its own right, at least in the early going.
  27. The Disappearance of Alice Creed
    Taut, superbly executed and consistently engrossing, The Disappearance of Alice Creed marks an auspicious feature debut for writer-director J Blakeson.
  28. The Wildest Dream
    "Dream" brings together so much history, sheer adventure and terrifying moments.
  29. Twelve
    Joel Schumacher's Twelve, the latest expose of self-indulgence among privileged teens, is sleek, giddy fun.
  30. Lebanon
    The emotional traumas of young Israeli soldiers drafted into the war with Lebanon in the 1980s are recounted through the eyes of a tank crew in this wrenching concentration of raw emotion directed by Samuel Maoz.
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