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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. Due Date
    More a matter of chemistry than deadlines.
  2. Unstoppable
    Scott paces the film like its mechanized star: deliberately and, ultimately, with enough speed to keep its passengers satisfied.
  3. Love and Other Drugs
    Zwick's "Once and Again" and "Thirtysomething" portrayed emotion more honestly than many TV shows of their time. But in Love and Other Drugs, he unevenly weds the satirical and the sentimental.
  4. Faster
    The perfect vehicle for Johnson's charm and talents is still out there. It's certainly not in the muscle car he pilots in Faster.
  5. Tangled
    Though not exactly innovative, Tangled has a snappy pace and the Broadway-style appeal of classic Disney fare.
  6. Burlesque
    It bristles with exuberant numbers that strain beneath the weight of cliché.
  7. The Tempest
    The film simply doesn't come together fluidly. Smaller parts aren't on par with the lead role, and special effects are overdone and cheesy. At times, the essence of Shakespeare's poetry is drowned out.
  8. The Fighter
    Visionary director David O. Russell so deftly weaves the family's story that we, too, are initially seduced by Dicky.
  9. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
    It's serviceable, but certainly not much fun.
  10. The Tourist
    It may be the only movie ever to feature a bad performance by Johnny Depp, one of the best actors working in films.
  11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
    Menacing and meditative, Hallows is arguably the best installment of the planned eight-film franchise, though audiences who haven't kept up with previous chapters will be hopelessly lost.
  12. The King's Speech
    Let's say it without equivocation: Colin Firth deserves an Oscar for his lead role in The King's Speech as the stammering King George VI.
  13. I Love You Phillip Morris
    Barrels around in manic fashion much like Carrey does in most of his movies. He's meant to be a fool for love, but mostly he's just bonkers.
  14. Black Swan
    To induce a state of dread and mesmerize with beauty is a rare, paradoxical achievement.
  15. The Nutcracker
    Who had the lamebrained idea for a post-apocalyptic 3-D Nutcracker that is lacking any trace of ballet?
  16. The Next Three Days
    Far-fetched is fine in most action flicks. And it would work here if Days were a straightforward police story.
  17. Fair Game
    More admirable than riveting, Fair Game works best as a portrait of power games at the highest levels.
  18. Morning Glory
    This just in: Morning Glory can't decide whether to skewer the morning news or wallow in its pap.
  19. 127 Hours
    Only a truly visionary filmmaker could take a story largely set in a cramped canyon and give it a sense of openness and hope.
  20. For Colored Girls
    Kimberly Elise gives the best performance as a beleaguered woman with an abusive boyfriend (Michael Ealy).
  21. Welcome to the Rileys
    Only two-thirds of this unlikely trio comes close to capturing the complexity of anguish and pain.
  22. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
    Has such dull patches that as a Volvo races to the scene of a massive shootout, a distracting thought comes to mind: Can Volvos even go that fast?
  23. Tamara Drewe
    Tamara Drewe is so light, it's almost pure froth.
  24. Paranormal Activity 2
    Rarely is the second film in a horror franchise more frightening than the original, but Paranormal Activity 2 has more innocent victims and more scares than its predecessor.
  25. Conviction
    Emerges as a potent inspirational story on the strength of its two lead performances.
  26. Hereafter
    It calmly examines death, grief and melancholy, packing an unexpectedly profound emotional gut-punch.
  27. Stone
    Nothing is etched in anything remotely resembling a hard surface in Stone.
  28. RED
    The uneven humor, half-baked plot and generic action scenes keep RED from being much fun.
  29. Life as We Know It
    Predicating an escapist romantic comedy on a realistic tragedy requires a nimble touch at the helm. Perhaps if Life had been made by, say, James Brooks, it would have worked.
  30. It's Kind of a Funny Story
    Notable for the easy chemistry of its ensemble cast.
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