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For 12,900 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: 6,607 out of 12900
  2. Mixed: 5,128 out of 12900
  3. Negative: 1,165 out of 12900
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  1. Fear(s) of the Dark
    Half a dozen directors from America and Europe contribute stories to this tasty potpourri.
  2. W.
    It's a gutsy movie but not necessarily a good one. Its greatest strength is that it wants to talk about what's on our minds right now and not wait for historians.
  3. The Elephant King
    Vaguely pitched somewhere between indie-gritty and predictably conventional, the film struggles to strike a manageable equilibrium, much as its characters attempt to navigate the prospects and pitfalls of a footloose life overseas.
  4. Filth and Wisdom
    Ragged, uneven and potholed with some dire dialogue and performances.
  5. Max Payne
    A banal revenge melodrama-cum-detective story, but fans of the video game on which it is based should not be alarmed.
  6. Morning Light
    An old-fashioned doc about a sailboat race is well produced but lacks urgency and true insight
  7. The Secret Life of Bees
    An affecting ensemble piece that's destined to generate a fair share of awards-season buzz.
  8. Sex Drive
    Less sex comedy and more Seth comedy would have made for a much livelier excursion.
  9. Body of Lies
    It may not be as much fun as old spy movies starring Cary Grant or more recent entertainments such as "Spy Game," directed by Ridley's brother Tony, but it feels all too accurate.
  10. Breakfast with Scot
    A feel-good tale with undeniably good intentions, this Canadian comedy-drama doesn't really manage to convince on any level.
  11. City of Ember
    Stalls at the intersection of fantasy and science fiction.
  12. The Express
    Thanks to a rock-solid performance by Dennis Quaid, nice historical touches and energetic direction by Gary Fleder, the tried-and-true formula is given a welcome shot of adrenaline.
  13. Good Dick
    Alternately compelling and dramatically limp, the film scores points for exploring unfamiliar territory but lacks the emotional depth to make some very strange behavior believable.
  14. Happy-Go-Lucky
    As surprising as it is delicious with an indelible performance by new star Sally Hawkins.
  15. Quarantine
    Oh, "Blair Witch," what hath thou wrought? It has taken less than a decade, but the concept of horror films filmed documentary-style has officially become a tiresome cliche.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Dung che sai duk
    Martial-arts lovers may find it too arty, and art-film lovers, Wong's international fan base, may find it too generic and too violent.
  17. RocknRolla
    It's all here: the ingenious, obscenity-laced language, the double crosses that turn into triple crosses, the swaggering characters so in love with themselves. GottaLove RocknRolla!
  18. Rachel Getting Married
    A film whose lightness of touch rides a wave of family conflict to perfectly balance smiles and tears.
  19. Religulous
    By focusing so narrowly on religious fundamentalists and bigots while ignoring any spiritual dimension to religion, the film is not only being disingenuous but limits its audience to non-believers.
  20. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
    The picture might not be as fresh and clever as it could have been, but its spirited voice cast delivers the whole enchilada.
  21. Blindness
    Blindness is provocative cinema. But it also is predictable cinema: It startles but does not surprise.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Flash of Genius
    It's also solidly constructed throughout and the acting is impeccable. The problem is that it just lumbers along for two solid hours, never rising to any significant emotional or philosophical heights.
  23. An American Carol
    The sole laughs are scored by Robert Davi, amusingly playing it straight as a Muslim terrorist who wants to hire Malone to make a suicide bomber recruitment film.
  24. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
    Simon Pegg is likably smart and obnoxious as the fish-out-of-water Brit in high-gloss Manhattan, but he's swimming upstream in a feature that substitutes slapstick for scathing wit.
  25. Ballast
    Working with non-pro actors, Hammer pulls authentic performances from the trio that are at times almost too painful to witness.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Lucky Ones
    This moderately engaging, offbeat film requires a patience that audiences haven't demonstrated recently for stories concerning the fate of soldiers at home or abroad.
  27. 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.
  28. Forever Strong
    This inspirational sports drama unfolds in such generic fashion that it feels contrived more often than it rings true.
  29. Eagle Eye
    A shrill, far-fetched thriller.
  30. Miracle at St. Anna
    Odd too, for a film that wants to correct impression anyone had as to the abilities of black U.S. soldier in combat, are the ethnic cliches about Italians and Germans, to say nothing of rednecks.
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