The Hollywood Reporter's Scores
- Movies
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For 12,889 reviews, this publication has graded:
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51% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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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: | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | |
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| Lowest review score: | Dirty Love |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6,598 out of 12889
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Mixed: 5,126 out of 12889
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Negative: 1,165 out of 12889
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Confrontational, raw and always compelling, Little Fish is a film of rare power and conviction.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
A worthy addition to the ever-growing canon of Holocaust-related films.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Sheri Linden
Feels padded in some places, truncated in others. It also feels too respectful, especially when its subject is such a deep thinker and questioner of authority.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Ray Bennett
Astonishingly powerful documentary about really, really hard work.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
This crass drag of a dud at best manages to elicit just a couple of half-hearted chuckles over the course of its 80-minute allotment.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
Disney may have written the book on live-action animal adventure stories, but it has been quite a while since there has been a chapter as terrific as Eight Below.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Sheri Linden
The film is, above all, a moving portrait of hurting souls, brought to life in compelling performances.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Kirk Honeycutt
The film deliberately works against most cinematic expectations.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Everything today's young audiences are conditioned to want: incessant noise, jumpy editing, torrential music, shallow, overblown characters and sheer emptiness at its core. Imagine yourself trapped inside a two-hour video game, and you've got the Night Watch experience.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Rock solid performances by up-and-coming German actress Julia Jentsch as Sophie and Alexander Held ("Downfall") as Mohr along with an excellent cast of supporting players insure that no one mistakes this for a lifeless docu-drama.- The Hollywood Reporter
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With the exception of a few unpredictable moments from Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell, Winter Passing finds only cliche as it reaches for profundity.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
The film is an atmospheric and complex thriller that, while not quite living up to its thematic ambitions, more than sustains interest along the way.- The Hollywood Reporter
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While the experience may have been highly rewarding for its participants, viewers may be less than enthralled.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Margret and H.A. Rey's mischievous monkey makes his long-threatened leap to the big screen in Curious George, with much of the books' charm respectfully intact.- The Hollywood Reporter
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The plot's pretty lame, the dialogue is downright hokey, and the characters are a bore, but somehow Final Destination 3 (an oxymoron if there ever was one) still delivers a certain degree of over-the-top amusement.- The Hollywood Reporter
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The amount of enjoyment one gets out of the Harrison Ford crime-action thriller Firewall depends on one's tolerance for watching thugs terrify an innocent family for most of the movie.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
Even with the inspired choice of Steve Martin in the Clouseau role, this "Panther" picture is more bumbling and fumbling than the blissfully oblivious, accident-prone Inspector.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
There's absolutely nothing fantastic or transporting about London, an endlessly ponderous relationship picture that also has zilch to do with the British city.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Duane Byrge
This smart, aesthetically understated concert film from Jonathan Demme will transport Young's legions of baby boomer fans back to the future, as 1969 re-invents itself in 2005 for Young.- The Hollywood Reporter
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A highly satisfying documentary tracking the hoop dreams of basketball bright light Sebastian Telfair as he made that rare leap from high school all-star to NBA draft pick.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Ray Bennett
The film is well worth seeing for its views of the parched wilderness of far-flung Brazil and its talkative depiction of an unlikely friendship.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
While screenwriter Howard Himelstein and director Mike Barker have done a workable job of drawing the Wilde social satire out of the drawing room, the film never quite manages to travel at the same buoyant velocity as the acerbic wit.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
Designed to capitalize on the title and premise of the original but offers little to those who fondly remember it.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
Written by "Final Destination" screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick, the film has its dubious pleasures, not the least of which is the extended sight of nubile lead actress Jenna Dewan in a bustier, high heels and killer miniskirt.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Alternately tedious and bombastic, the film never achieves a consistent tone, and the characters and situations, while seemingly played on a realistic level, are neither remotely credible nor satisfyingly surreal.- The Hollywood Reporter
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The film doesn't quite manage to sustain interest for the duration of its 86-minute running time. But it does exert a certain voyeuristic fascination, thanks in no small part to the eccentricities of its central figure.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Telling an obviously lived-in tale, this small-scale indie drama suffers from a compendium of cliches.- The Hollywood Reporter
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While it does render scientific and philosophical principles in a highly accessible format, the film is nonetheless a real chore to sit through.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Ray Bennett
An embarrassment to all concerned, the film was written, directed and produced by Soderbergh for reasons that are not readily apparent.- The Hollywood Reporter
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