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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 point 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. Fast Five
    Inventive action sequences, deft stunt work and breathtaking cinematography make for revved-up fun.
  2. The Conspirator
    Redford methodically presents the injustices piled on Surratt and suggests what might have prompted her stoicism. But James D. Solomon's script is often flat, perhaps in a misguided effort to be stately.
  3. African Cats
    This is Disneynature's third and best release, after 2009's "Earth" and 2010's "Oceans." With its compelling narrative of survival, it will probably be the one that most enthralls audiences.
  4. POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
    Spurlock comes off like a new and improved Everyman, familiar but smarter and funnier than the average Joe.
  5. Water for Elephants
    Mildly entertaining, though the best performances come not from the stars, but the supporting players.
  6. Rio
    For its stunning iridescent look and infectious music, Rio is a refreshing adventure worth taking.
  7. Scream 4
    It's hard to sustain that cheeky meta humor, and the film seems to just give in and join its slasher brethren, devolving into a string of gruesome, but unoriginal, slayings.
  8. Soul Surfer
    The inspiring story of surfer and shark attack victim Bethany Hamilton deserves a better dramatization.
  9. Arthur
    Despite his cockney-accented verbosity, Brand does not convey the effortless conviviality that Dudley Moore did in the part.
  10. Hanna
    One of the coldest action films in years and an odd showcase for Saoirse Ronan, a deft actress who is one of the few youngsters capable of pulling off action with acting.
  11. Your Highness
    Misguided raunchfest.
  12. Hop
    The movie's appeal is largely the result of the perfectly cast James Marsden as Fred, a lovable slacker who accidentally injures a floppy-eared rabbit who calls himself E.B. (perfectly voiced by Russell Brand).
  13. Insidious
    It's far more annoying than frightening.
  14. Source Code
    A high-octane mind game best enjoyed by following a key character's advice: "The Source Code is a gift. Don't squander it by thinking."
  15. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules
    Leave it to a wimpy kid to show Hollywood how to make a family movie with live people in it.
  16. Sucker Punch
    You've never seen a movie like Sucker Punch. And depending on your entertainment preferences, you may not want to.
  17. Miral
    Bogged down by speechifying and a plodding pace, Miral is well-intentioned but doesn't achieve the searing emotional resonance suggested by the story.
  18. Win Win
    The story feels believable as a witty chronicle of human behavior, in contrast with the self-consciously satirical style of some indie films and the far-fetched heroics of big studio fare.
  19. The Lincoln Lawyer
    An L.A.-based story with more turns and curves than a Hollywood canyon.
  20. Limitless
    Briskly paced, suspenseful thriller.
  21. Paul
    Where Paul takes off is in its embrace and knowledge of sci-fi icons.
  22. Mars Needs Moms
    The movie has more charm when it's earthbound. Cusack and Green's mother-son repartee has sharp comic timing. Once the story veers off to space, it goes downhill.
  23. Jane Eyre
    The look of this version may be the finest of the 27 Jane Eyre film and television re-tellings.
  24. Battle: Los Angeles
    You have to give director Jonathan Liebesman some points for sparing no shell casings or standing buildings to hustle us through the film's languorous two hours.
  25. Red Riding Hood
    The best that can be said is that the production design is striking. Otherwise, it's a foolish story, marred by a strange blend of overacting and bland, offhand performances.
  26. Beastly
    It's dogged by awkward dialogue, a ridiculous plot and lackluster performances, especially by the leads.
  27. Rango
    The result is an odd, occasionally engaging but often cacophonous mishmash.
  28. Take Me Home Tonight
    As a raunchy romantic comedy or an homage to the 1980s, Take Me Home Tonight is hardly worth a one-night stand.
  29. The Adjustment Bureau
    Compelling enough, a sort of "Inception"-lite, but the plot holes take it off course.
  30. Hall Pass
    It's almost impressive when a movie can manage to be both repellently vulgar and sickeningly sweet in the span of a mere two hours. Almost.
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