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For 4,677 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: 2,969 out of 4677
  2. Mixed: 1,022 out of 4677
  3. Negative: 686 out of 4677
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  1. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    As exhilarating, captivating and enjoyable as a summer romance in an exotic city.
  2. Henry Poole Is Here
    The film has some amusing moments and can be intriguing when it focuses on the slow transformation of a hopeless, faithless man.
  3. Fly Me to the Moon 3D
    A tribute to a giant leap for mankind feels like a clumsy shuffle backward for animation.
  4. Tropic Thunder
    Downey is absurdly funny.
  5. Elegy
    True to its title, Elegy is a spare, meditative and melancholy film. It is a deeply affecting and profoundly observed saga about love, art, beauty and, especially, mortality.
  6. Pineapple Express
    The laughs -- mostly crude, profane and drug-addled -- are almost non-stop.
  7. Bottle Shock
    It's the kind of feel-good movie whose resolution is evident from the start, being based as it is on a true story. But that doesn't make the journey any less interesting.
  8. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
    A warm and pleasantly diverting tale.
  9. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
    Remarkably, the plot has much in common with "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," yet that bundle of fun has enough vision to make even its Barry Manilow interlude seem appropriate.
  10. Swing Vote
    This reasonably entertaining movie falters by trying to be both a dark comedy and a sentimental treatise on family and country.
  11. Frozen River
    A Sundance hit that is both absorbing and bleak, Frozen River is anchored by powerful performances, believable scenarios and excellent writing.
  12. The X Files: I Want to Believe
    It feels like a wan version of the show -- one that has lost its otherworldly edge.
  13. Step Brothers
    America loves dysfunctional families, but haven't we seen enough middle-aged losers who haven't grown up?
  14. American Teen
    Though it could work as effectively as a television vehicle, American Teen is revealing, funny and involving.
  15. Brideshead Revisited
    The saga ultimately lacks the emotional wallop of the TV version. But its clever writing, strong performances and sumptuous production design make for a rich experience nonetheless.
  16. The Dark Knight
    When was the last time you saw a blockbuster that was impeccably executed and simultaneously thought-provoking, audacious and unnerving while consistently being fun and entertaining?
  17. Mamma Mia!
    The good-natured silliness is contagious. When Streep runs singing through a Greek village, it's like a spirited homage to "The Sound of Music."
  18. Space Chimps
    Only a truly dreadful story could make 81 minutes seem like an eternity. And Space Chimps is just that leaden experience.
  19. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
    Highly imaginative and consistently amusing without pretensions.
  20. Journey to the Center of the Earth
    Not so much a movie as an amusement park ride.
  21. Meet Dave
    If only the movie had heeded its own advice and tried to be different from the standard formula.
  22. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
    A mesmerizing look at the mythic quality and anarchic spirit of the irreverent and rabble-rousing journalist.
  23. Diminished Capacity
    A road movie that never really takes off.
  24. The Wackness
    Both darkly funny and life-affirming, in an offbeat and offhanded way.
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  25. Hancock
    Might have been more appropriately titled "Hodgepodge." What starts out with a sense of quirky fun loses direction and devolves into a mishmash of story lines.
  26. Finding Amanda
    Broderick has the film's most clever lines, but Snow is quite funny and is convincing as an innocent lured by the promise of easy money.
  27. WALL-E
    At once futuristic, funny and fantastical.
  28. Wanted
    The thrilling stunts and hyperkinetic action scenes are the undisputed stars of this surprisingly entertaining film.
  29. Get Smart
    Bright enough, but stops short of being clever.
  30. The Love Guru
    Enraptured by bathroom humor that doesn't even reach sophomoric standards. It's more on the level of preschool.
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