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For 4,672 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: 2,964 out of 4672
  2. Mixed: 1,022 out of 4672
  3. Negative: 686 out of 4672
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  1. Lethal Weapon 2
    Lethal Weapon 2 is bang-bang and brain-dead in roughly equal measure. If there's an advantage this time out, it's that the film seems to play the action (and its lead character's psychoses) more for laughs. [7 Jul 1989, p.1D]
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  2. Sisters
    The humor, mainly of the raunchy and older-parents-having-sex variety, lands in hilarious fashion only some of the time.
  3. Nanny McPhee Returns
    The end result, while entertaining, is the kind of unruly mess you can't imagine the indomitable Nanny McPhee tolerating.
  4. Noah
    Noah is no by-the-book Bible story. Think of it as a visually mesmerizing sci-fi adventure saga loosely based on the book of Genesis.
  5. The Gift
    Tolerance for this movie will likely depend on tolerance for melodramatic, over-the-top finales, especially ones with otherworldly twists.
  6. Darling Companion
    Dog lovers will instantly warm to the handsome stray collie mix, but they may struggle to fully embrace the amiable but toothless adult story surrounding him.
  7. Midnight's Children
    The film is beautifully shot, with vivid production design. But because of the tale's lack of cohesion, it doesn't carry enough emotional heft.
  8. Vertical Limit
    The action scenes in Vertical Limit take cliffhanging to the highest peaks of excitement. It's a shame the story keeps dragging us down to sea level.
  9. Kissing Jessica Stein
    One of the film's strengths is that nobody -- male, female, gay, straight or Jewish mother -- is reduced to stereotype.
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  10. The Campaign
    "It's a mess" is the campaign slogan of Marty Huggins, played by Galifianakis. He's referring to the state of government. But he might as well be describing the movie in which he co-stars.
  11. Man on Fire
    Not too many R-rated revenge pics depend on "Uptown Girls'" Dakota Fanning for the stronger scenes. Yet once the 10-year-old star exits the picture, Man on Fire starts blowing a lot of smoke.
  12. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
    Coach Torn adds to a palpably violent undertone by heaving wrenches at their heads and crotches, making The Three Stooges' poking and slapping look downright tame.
  13. Chimpanzee
    It's unfortunate that the filmmakers juxtapose those striking visuals with a warlike anthropomorphizing element.
  14. Dr T and the Women
    The movie's pleasures extend even to the visuals, which are more lustrous than in any other Altman movie.
  15. Tumbleweeds
    No, it isn't the slick and unfocused "Anywhere but Here," where mom and daughter choose Beverly Hills. Instead, it's the more modest and in most cases preferable Tumbleweeds.
  16. 27 Dresses
    27 Dresses is like one of the many bridesmaid dresses featured in the film: frothy, predictable and over the top.
  17. The Clearing
    This is one of those moderately engrossing movies that seems to collapse all at once during the wrap-up, yet it's well-acted all around.
  18. Psycho
    Untantalizingly reverent remake. [7 December 1998, p.4D]
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  19. In My Country
    Boorman's troubles usually come from going over the top (atop Exorcist II, there's always Zardoz). But this is one of his few misfires that almost anyone would call tepid.
  20. Ali
    Ali is no disgrace, but it's not much of a performer, especially considering that it is one of the few hyped year-end releases that coulda been a contender.
  21. The Muse
    It's a case of laughing at Brooks but not necessarily with him.
  22. Anna Karenina
    Though energetic, daring and gorgeous to behold, this re-imagining of Tolstoy's classic tale lacks a viable sense of passion, holding the characters at arm's length and glossing over social issues.
  23. Love Jones
    Happily, the two leads click throughout in a movie that's just good enough to engender curiosity over filmmaker Witcher's follow-up effort. [14 Mar 1997]
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  24. P.S.
    Linney remains a full-blooded character so memorable that she's worth watching - even in a less-than-memorable movie.
  25. Sugar & Spice
    Ragged but with an appealing comic edge, the movie is certainly funnier than most of the other comedies that studios have tried to keep from critics until opening day.
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  26. All About My Mother
    Mothers definitely get their due here: Birth mothers, adoptive mothers and mothers-to-be - with the only men in sight (save for one young fatality and one old eccentric) being those who wear flashy makeup and sport breasts
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    • 45 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
    The threat may be as illusory as the thrills in Jonas Brothers are contrived. But that won't stop Jonas junkies from enjoying their magical mystery tour.
  28. The Fortune Cookie
    Sometimes uproarious but overly sentimental. [14 July 2003, p.1D]
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  29. Paul
    Where Paul takes off is in its embrace and knowledge of sci-fi icons.
  30. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
    Returning director Peyton Reed pumps in enough family bonding and signature whimsy to complement the massive world building and a new time-traveling big bad played by a terrific Jonathan Majors. Laying important groundwork for Marvel’s film future unfortunately means losing some of the franchise’s essential scrappy charm.
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