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For 12,888 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 2.8 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 12888
  2. Mixed: 5,125 out of 12888
  3. Negative: 1,165 out of 12888
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  1. After the Sunset
    The heist itself is almost dull, and the characters aren't half as colorful or interesting as they need to be.
  2. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
    Begins by repeating many gags from the previous film. Only now they feel lame and routine.
  3. Kinsey
    One of the year's most satisfying films.
  4. Finding Neverland
    A rewarding piece of filmmaking that has all the makings of a classic weepie.
  5. Way Off Broadway
    Mildly engaging but never entirely convincing.
  6. Overnight
    A quintessential Hollywood story that might have just as easily been called "Karma."
  7. The Polar Express
    A story that soars with breakneck pace but slows in all the tender moments. Visually, this train ride is both majestic and edge-of-your-seat.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Callas Forever
    What captures the audience's attention is Ardent's mesmerizing performance.
  9. Fade to Black
    The film doesn't manage to achieve for hip-hop what the great rock concert films of the past have done for their musical genre.
  10. Brother to Brother
    Fascinating and absorbing tale.
  11. Alfie
    Alas, this is a remake without a reason. Alfie can no longer shock us.
  12. The Incredibles
    Pixar again hitches top-notch storytelling to the very best in CG animation.
  13. Farmingville
    Tambini and Sandoval lived in the community for a year and present the story with great immediacy. The film could have benefited from some deeper analysis of why these people feel their way of life is so threatened.
  14. Voices of Iraq
    In a season of proliferating issue-oriented documentaries, Voices of Iraq stands out by the sheer nature of its provenance: Iraqis themselves filmed the footage during a six-month period this year.
  15. Enduring Love
    Daniel Craig, in his meatiest film role to date, delivers his usual incisive performance, even if this intimate drama of contemporary Londoners pushes the boundaries of credibility.
  16. Birth
    A paranormal mystery without a spine. It has no suspense because it has no belief in itself.
  17. Saw
    Boasts an undeniably original premise and clever plot machinations that lift it several notches above the usual slasher film level.
  18. Ray
    Unlike his songs, the film holds something back. It goes deep into a life filled with as much trouble and pain as triumph and accomplishment but never quite gets at the root of who Ray is.
  19. Home of the Brave
    It is a film that should be required viewing by all citizens, especially students, if we hope not to repeat this awful chapter.
  20. Sideways
    Hysterically funny yet melancholy comedy.
  21. Stella Street
    What might have achieved a degree of cult status across the pond when it was aired in 10-minute installments, struggles to pass big-screen scrutiny.
  22. Fish Without a Bicycle
    Although not exactly original in its aspirations or execution, the film's engaging performances and occasional funny moments lift it a notch above the pack of similarly themed fare.
  23. Happy Hour
    Terrific performances by Anthony LaPaglia, Eric Stoltz and Caroleen Feeney infuse this well-written comic drama with a realistic ease.
  24. Undertow
    The naturalistic style of the film is completely at odds with the hokey melodrama.
  25. Lightning in a Bottle
    Simply lets the sinfully gorgeous music and emotions sweep over an audience.
  26. Postmen in the Mountains
    Quite moving thanks to its gorgeous cinematography and a story that manages to be emotionally resonate despite its familiarity.
  27. The Machinist
    A brilliantly honed tale of dementia, starring a skeletal Christian Bale as a tormented insomniac wasting away and terrorized by his irreal existence.
  28. The Grudge
    Slightly less frightening than the original, but it's still a scary psycho-horror that effectively replicates its bleak and crisp shocks.
  29. Surviving Christmas
    A lame comic premise, a tiresome-bordering-on-obnoxious protagonist and a script devoid of humor is a lot to overcome for any movie, and Surviving Christmas is not the one to do it.
  30. The Dust Factory
    A well-intentioned but unconvincing fable about a young boy struggling to overcome his fear of mortality.
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