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For 17,786 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 IMAX: Hubble 3D
Lowest review score: 0 Divorce: The Musical
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,137 out of 17786
  2. Mixed: 7,013 out of 17786
  3. Negative: 1,636 out of 17786
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fighter
    A powerful, heartfelt and funny documentary that serves as a respectful nod to the aging generation of WWII survivors.
  2. Brooklyn Babylon
    A case of means exceeded by ambition.
  3. American Outlaws
    Sadly symbolizes the decline of the Western. The 36th bigscreen version of the exploits of the James-Younger Gang is one of the least convincing.
  4. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
    Strikes too many false notes on the dramatic side to add up to a satisfying emotional experience.
  5. Rat Race
    A lineup of comic actors running on empty long before the dust settles.
  6. Aberdeen
    A humanistic, warts-and-all battle of wills between a dissolute father and an emotionally ravaged daughter.
  7. Hamlet
    In one of the most accessible versions of Hamlet yet committed to film, Campbell Scott's self-helmed Great Dane is more than ever a man for our time.
  8. An American Rhapsody
    Calculated yet undeniably skillful melodrama.
  9. The Turandot Project
    A real-life inspirational comedy that should beguile viewers regardless of their operatic taste (or distaste).
  10. All Over the Guy
    Lightweight but likable romantic comedy about two mismatched gay singletons who are, of course, made for each other.
  11. American Pie 2
    A remarkably boring comedy.
  12. Session 9
    Little more than an overworked exercise in jostling red herrings, and not particularly fresh herrings at that.
  13. The Others
    A luxuriously old-fashioned star vehicle custom-fit to its topliner's strengths, which come across to sensational effect.
  14. Osmosis Jones
    The most extensive interplay of live action and animation since "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
  15. The Deep End
    Taking film noir material and turning it inside out visually and morally, The Deep End is an absorbing, beautifully made melodrama that succeeds on formal levels more than it does with suspense or emotion.
  16. The Blackout
    Ferrara has made a film that's always visually arresting, but one that lacks emotional and dramatic sense -- a recurrent weakness in his work.
  17. Original Sin
    Lavish and florid, the corny venture falls into so-bad-it's-good territory.
  18. Thomas in Love
    A funny and original film set in a future when communications are even more refined than they are now.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Under solen
    A celebration of traditional, detailed filmmaking.
  20. The Princess Diaries
    Exudes a pre-fab quality.
  21. Rush Hour 2
    Superior sequel, which is the very model of the limber, transnational Hollywood action comedy.
  22. Apocalypse Now Redux
    If the original Apocalypse Now was a narrow, swiftly flowing river that gradually closed in on the patrol boat carrying Captain Willard into the heart of darkness, Apocalypse Now Redux is a wide river of greater depth, more variable currents and some fascinating new ports of call.
  23. Greenfingers
    This shameless knockoff marches lock-stepped through moves that were already looking as tired as the Macarena.
  24. The Monkey's Mask
    Builds and sustains considerable interest through its unexpected characterizations, unusual milieu and atmospheric style.
  25. Tokyo Eyes
    Brings nothing new to the table, and spends far too long making the audience think it will.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Fever Heat [re-release]
    Lacks the suspense, characterization and deft direction of the predecessor "Rififi."
  27. Planet of the Apes
    Largely listless and witless, this extensive reworking of the 1968 sci-fi favorite simply isn't very exciting or imaginative; most surprisingly, given the material, it's also Burton's most conventional and literal-minded film, the one most lacking in his trademark poetic weirdness and bracing flights of fancy.
  28. He liu
    The three principal actors fit their roles like gloves, and the handsome camerawork (by Liao Peng-jung) is a major asset. There's no music, just natural sounds on the track. Except for a shot in which the microphone boom is clearly visible, the film is highly professional in every aspect.
  29. Wet Hot American Summer
    Nearly half over before it finds a consistent groove, let alone a decent hit-to-miss joke ratio.
  30. Jackpot
    A candidate for quiet cult status.
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