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For 12,897 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: 6,604 out of 12897
  2. Mixed: 5,128 out of 12897
  3. Negative: 1,165 out of 12897
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  1. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
    Lacks the wonder, surprises and supercool attitude Cameron achieved. "T3" is no weak sister, though. With Arnold Schwarzenegger back as the iconic title character and an often witty, fast-paced script by John Brancato, Michael Ferris and Tedi Sarafian, audiences worldwide will embrace the new film.
  2. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
    The hundreds of animation artists on this three-year project made enormous contributions to the final film. There is not an off-kilter moment nor awkward effect in the entire movie.
  3. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
    Legally bland.
  4. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
    What fans of the original movie, "Charlie's Angels," which was fun and good-natured, will make of this sloppy mess is hard to guess.
  5. Hulk
    Hits on all cylinders -- a smart blend of acting, direction, editing, design, costumes and effects.
  6. Rugrats Go Wild
    The frenetic pace detracts from the film's wealth of personalities and vivid visuals. There's the unshakable sense that Rugrats Go Wild is trying too hard to please kids and adults and as a result falls somewhat short for both sets of viewers.
  7. Whale Rider
    The film boasts a terrific newcomer in the lead role, exquisite widescreen photography and a powerful sense of place.
  8. The Italian Job
    Less giddy and more cohesive than the original, the film doesn't waste time, plunging almost directly into a spectacular heist.
  9. Capturing the Friedmans
    Utterly compelling account of a true-life criminal investigation where "truth" can never be pinned down.
  10. Finding Nemo
    An exhilarating fish story in the perfectly cast comic adventure.
  11. Bruce Almighty
    Although the film's jabs at TV journalism are nothing new, Carrey brings to the material the sense of someone who's too smart for his work yet loves it -- the essence, perhaps, of being a ham.
  12. Everybody Says I'm Fine!
    Veers wildly from slapstick comedy to melodrama, but writer-director Rahul Bose, making his feature debut, handles the transitions more effectively than is usual, and the film is generally entertaining even when it's being utterly ridiculous (or maybe especially when it's so).
  13. The Matrix Reloaded
    Unlike "The Matrix," all fights and stunts -- including a 14-minute freeway chase -- have a disturbing tendency to repeat intricately choreographed action. Thus, computer technology and overkill supplant the ingenuity of the original film's action.
  14. Charlotte Sometimes
    In his feature debut, writer-director Eric Byler demonstrates a refreshing trust in his material and his audience, crafting a compact, intriguing drama from understated performances and a subtle visual sensibility.
  15. Ghosts of the Abyss
    The 3-D footage of Titanic does speak volumes, and sometimes the sheer fussiness of all the ghosts and archival images get in the way. As huge as the Imax screen is, when six different images vie for one's attention, it looks cluttered.
  16. Anger Management
    It contains terrific sequences, and Nicholson and Sandler team up better than one might expect. But the film plays like two characters in search of a story and runs a good 15 minutes too long.
  17. Crimson Gold
    A flawlessly executed character study.
  18. The Hours
    The Hours makes for a fascinating and ultimately successful stunt in its cross-cutting among the decades.
  19. Chicago
    Marshall, a veteran stage director/choreographer who proved his cinematic skills with his television adaptations of the musicals Cinderella and Annie, does a superb job here, beautifully contrasting the gritty storyline with the hard-edged musical numbers.
  20. Catch Me If You Can
    Catch Me If You Can represents a distinct change of pace for director Steven Spielberg. This is a lighter movie than he has made in a long while, and you sense his relief that nothing much is at stake.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    What strikes one more than anything in Towers is the material's dreamlike quality.
  22. The Bread, My Sweet
    While the supporting players fall victim to their broadly conceived roles, Baio and Minter underplay charmingly, and actually manage to make us care about their characters despite their less than credible aspects.
  23. How to Draw a Bunny
    One's appreciation of this film depends largely on one's ability to be amused by a Dadaist prankster and interest in the Pop Art scene in the middle of the last century.
  24. Slap Her... She's French
    Gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Spirited Away
    Spirited dazzles and entertains like no other movie this year. It also comes to a satisfying conclusion and never once seems to take shortcuts. Miyazaki is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers.
  26. Lilo & Stitch
    The result is something quite fresh and delightful.
  27. A Man's Gotta Do
    Although not without a certain cheeky, outrageous charm, Chris Kennedy's film isn't nearly as much fun as it seems to think it is.
  28. Spider-Man
    The film feels contained — its design, visual effects and cinematography all in the right balance and proportion. Spider-Man is the hero, and not some element in the filmmaking process.
  29. Run Ronnie Run
    Yet another feature comedy that began life as a TV show sketch and is still stuck in infancy (not to mention infantilism), "Run Ronnie Run!" has about 10 minutes of sharp, funny satire to its name before running out of laughs. [15 Jan 2002]
    • The Hollywood Reporter
  30. The Royal Tenenbaums
    Along with his writing partner, actor Owen Wilson, who also plays (hilariously) a supporting role in the film, Anderson reveals himself to be a highly original comic talent, impressive both for his strongly controlled deadpan style and for providing a sense of emotional heft lacking in most mainstream film comedies.
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