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For 4,670 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 Fruitvale Station
Lowest review score: 0 Amos & Andrew
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,963 out of 4670
  2. Mixed: 1,021 out of 4670
  3. Negative: 686 out of 4670
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  1. M. Butterfly
    One hesitates to call David Cronenberg's movie of David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning play conventional or tame, but certainly it is zestless given a filmmaker whose last three outings have been "The Fly," "Dead Ringers" and "Naked Lunch." [01 Oct 1993]
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  2. Ghosts of Mississippi
    Rob Reiner's self-congratulatory Ghosts of Mississippi portrays Medgar Evers' slaying from the viewpoint of a white guy and can't even do a capable job of that. [20 Dec 1996]
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  3. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
    Never works as a gum-snapper concert movie and does provide a glimpse into instant stardom in the Twitter generation.
  4. Death of a President
    Though the blending of archival footage into a faux documentary is occasionally clever, ultimately it's banal and unconvincing.
  5. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
    Put to the sequel litmus test, queasily spectacular Vengeance would only rate a footnote without a strong original to exploit - or a protracted telephone-terrorist subplot to steal from Dirty Harry 1. [19May1995 Pg.01.D]
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  6. The Wild
    Just be the most wildly derivative animated movie in ages.
  7. Night at the Museum
    Though the premise is clever -- everything comes to life at night in New York City's Natural History Museum -- this movie doesn't make the best comic use of the concept.
  8. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
    It isn't really dull (only dulled), and the leads are remarkable; one could, in fact, lavish a lot more praise if this labor of love weren't burdened by the year's dopiest movie wrap-up. [23 Nov 1990]
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    • 47 Metascore
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    Coming to America
    There are some laughs, Murphy is appealing and the ancient theme of love conquering all is beguiling. But America's mean-spiritedness lingers after its pastel-pretty ending.
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  10. She's Out of My League
    Plausibility aside, the key to making the scenario work is comedy. Much can be forgiven if it delivers enough laughs. That's the main problem here. It's short on clever humor and big on convention and formula.
  11. The D Train
    The D Train is long on high-concept comedy, then runs out of steam and becomes a forced and far-fetched drama.
  12. Gnomeo and Juliet
    A ceramic gnome by any other name is still a kitschy little figure.
  13. Hook
    Peter Pan is the boy who wouldn't grow up, and Hook is the movie that grows unbearable once a grown-up Peter arrives in Neverland with a merciless 90 minutes to go. [11 Dec. 1991, p.1D]
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  14. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
    Those who adore horror movies so much that they crave Count Chocula cereal may be amused. The rest can skip this walk on the Darkside. [07 May 1990, p.4D]
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  15. Love's Labour's Lost
    Even at its best, the movie plays like a clip reel.
  16. Analyze That
    Though the picture falls apart whenever the two leads aren't on screen together, you can argue that That isn't that inferior to its predecessor.
  17. Running Free
    It's just too soon after those silly talking dinosaurs to put up with any movie about a talking horse.
  18. Paranoia
    It plays more like a "21 Jump Street," full of pretty people and a thumping soundtrack but offering little in the way of something to say.
  19. Nancy Drew
    Nancy Drew is 16, dresses like she's 12 and acts like she's about 45. And therein lies the problem with this adaptation of the beloved book series. The movie can't quite decide how old it wants to be -- or who it's for.
  20. Great Expectations
    Transforms Charles Dickens into a Chuck. Ground Chuck, unfortunately. [30 January 1998, p. 7D]
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  21. A Man Apart
    It's all fast and furious up to its draggy finale, and yes, it could spark a sequel. Prepare yourself for coming dread in 18 months: "A Man Together."
  22. Jobs
    One thing it doesn't do is offer a revealing look at the mercurial entrepreneur. The movie that bears his name settles on a blandly superficial treatment of a deeply complex man.
  23. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    After "Monsters, Inc.," this movie may be a bit of a letdown, but there are some scenes that will delight elementary-school-age children and older preschoolers -- notably the gross-out moments.
  24. The Man in the Moon
    Jenny Wingfield's script is ripe enough to include icky man-in-the-moon allusions; mom Tess Harper's pregnancy seems tacked-on; and the climax is pat melodramatic sap. But Sam Waterston (as dad) has his moments. [04 Oct 1991, p.6D]
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  25. Higher Learning
    Higher Learning: John Singleton's ambitious potpourri of on-campus tensions - date rape, black power, white supremacy - all too quickly lapses into pandering preachiness. [17 Feb 1995, p.4D]
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  26. Big Fat Liar
    Not so admirably, the film feels at times like a giant commercial for Universal Studios.
  27. Ned Kelly
    The movie, which has a rusty photographic veneer, is monotonous and drags toward the end.
  28. Welcome to Me
    While Kristen Wiig fully commits to her bizarre, mentally ill character in Welcome to Me, the result still feels more like an extended sketch than a movie.
  29. Along Came Polly
    The civilized running time and breezy editing between scattershot plot threads keep the attention in a superficial way, and it would be misstating the case to deny that the movie has some chuckles (the kind that don't linger).
  30. Friday
    The more real Friday gets, the better it is. [26 Apr 1995]
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