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For 12,889 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: 6,598 out of 12889
  2. Mixed: 5,126 out of 12889
  3. Negative: 1,165 out of 12889
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  1. Land of the Dead
    The latest installment could well be Romero's masterpiece. Taking full advantage of state-of-the-art makeup and visual effects, he has a more vivid canvas at his disposal, not to mention two decades worth of pent-up observations about American society.
  2. Rize
    Word-of-mouth should make it one of the best-performing nonfiction films of the year.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Yes
    Despite many interesting mise-en-scene moments, the film disappointingly feels as sterile as the family's immaculately clean house. In a sense, the movie is too ambitious.
  4. Dallas 362
    Scott Caan, who delivers a derivative but extremely well acted drama.
  5. Lila Says
    Results in a film that's more exploitative than sympathetic. Compared to the works of fellow Francophone directors Catherine Briellat and Clare Denis, Doueiri's depiction of female sexuality in Lila Says is both wooden and pat.
  6. The Last Mogul
    An endlessly intriguing documentary.
  7. Memories of Murder
    Uses dark humor, incisive characterizations and social commentary to infuse its familiar detective tale with a distinctive flair.
  8. March of the Penguins
    A nature documentary that captures the ferocity and heroism of nature.
  9. Herbie Fully Loaded
    Herbie: Fully Loaded is, pure and simple, a children's film.
  10. The Deal
    Christian Slater and Selma Blair head a solid cast that Harvey Kahn directs with cool efficiency as the tension steadily rises with every passing minute.
  11. Pure
    Pure's lively and colorful cinematic style turns a "downer" story about grim lives and desperation into a powerful love story.
  12. The Perfect Man
    It's a chick flick with a vengeance but even in its most sentimental moments, stars Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear make this feel-good-about-yourself movie feel ... well, good.
  13. The Great Water
    Adapting the novel by Zhivko Chingo, director Trajkov and his co-scripter, Vladimir Blazevski, have created a searing memory piece. Suki Medencevic's widescreen cinematography illuminates a shadow realm halfway between heaven and hell.
  14. Me and You and Everyone We Know
    A hit-and-miss affair. It has moments of unexpected, offbeat comedy, but most of the time neither the characters nor the situations engage the viewer.
  15. My Summer of Love
    Some of the metaphors are a bit too literal but the director largely succeeds with his story and the surprises are convincing. Best of all the film has a terrific sense of humor and the young actresses exploit it delightfully.
  16. The Talent Given Us
    An engaging portrait of a functionally dysfunctional family.
  17. King of the Corner
    King of the Corner has been adapted from Gerald Shapiro's "Bad Jews and Other Stories" and suffers from an odd, disjointed quality.
  18. Batman Begins
    For Christopher Nolan to turn Batman Begins into such a smart, gritty, brooding, visceral experience is astonishing. Truly, Batman does begin again.
  19. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
    Expertly tossing off the type of well-sharpened banter that was the domain of Gable and Lombard and Tracy and Hepburn, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie -- no matter what their off-camera status -- make one swell combative couple.
  20. The Honeymooners
    A lackluster affair, devoid of laughs and just about anything else one might construe as entertainment.
  21. High Tension
    That outrageous third-act reveal proves to be a major deal-breaker.
  22. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D
    An often imaginative though less than magical family feature.
  23. Howl's Moving Castle
    Though it's difficult to work out what's going on, it's never boring.
  24. Slutty Summer
    Lacks the finesse to attract significant attention beyond its target audience.
  25. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
    Ultimately comes across as a soporific costume drama featuring a gallery of miscast stars.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Café Lumière
    This poetic portrait of simple Japanese life immerses you in the elegance of the ordinary.
  27. Chrystal
    A grand story of redemption, laced with barbecued wit and slopped with intrigue, Chrystal is a high heaping of brilliant storytelling.
  28. Cinderella Man
    Ron Howard and Russell Crowe bring the Braddock story to vivid life in a superbly acted, beautifully shot, highly engaging drama that ranks as one of Howard's best efforts.
  29. Lords of Dogtown
    Takes a surprisingly gritty approach that gives the material some gravitas but also robs it of some of its fun.
  30. Rock School
    Rock School rips out in the gritty-underdogs-conquer-the-world story progression. In this real-life scenario, Green whips them into shape for a triumphant performance at a Zappa Festival in East Germany.
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