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For 17,765 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 2.3 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: 9,125 out of 17765
  2. Mixed: 7,004 out of 17765
  3. Negative: 1,636 out of 17765
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  1. Maybe Baby
    A wannabe romantic comedy with miscast leads and a script in desperate need of a good editor.
  2. Summer Catch
    Haphazard mix of boisterously crude comedy, romantic entanglements, class-conscious clashes and intensely competitive hardball.
  3. Ghosts of Mars
    This deliberately pre-'90s slice of rock 'n' roll-tinged sci-fi horror, decorated with anything but the latest in special effects, seems particularly grungy and marginal.
  4. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
    Certainly not a piffle, nor an impressive departure into a new filmmaking realm, Allen's second film in a row about crooks ranks in the middle range of his work.
  5. Happy Accidents
    A lighthearted yarn designed to stand out by virtue of its intricate structure and trippy time-travel element. But the fanciful material wears thin pretty quickly, the air leaking out of the balloon long before party's over.
  6. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
    This represents at least as much of an artistic setback for Smith as "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma" were advances.
  7. Bubble Boy
    Seems bent on creating equal-opportunity offense to many groups, but more often than not is appalling simply for its silliness and lack of comedic control.
    • 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.
  9. Brooklyn Babylon
    A case of means exceeded by ambition.
  10. 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.
  11. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
    Strikes too many false notes on the dramatic side to add up to a satisfying emotional experience.
  12. Rat Race
    A lineup of comic actors running on empty long before the dust settles.
  13. Aberdeen
    A humanistic, warts-and-all battle of wills between a dissolute father and an emotionally ravaged daughter.
  14. 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.
  15. An American Rhapsody
    Calculated yet undeniably skillful melodrama.
  16. The Turandot Project
    A real-life inspirational comedy that should beguile viewers regardless of their operatic taste (or distaste).
  17. All Over the Guy
    Lightweight but likable romantic comedy about two mismatched gay singletons who are, of course, made for each other.
  18. American Pie 2
    A remarkably boring comedy.
  19. Session 9
    Little more than an overworked exercise in jostling red herrings, and not particularly fresh herrings at that.
  20. The Others
    A luxuriously old-fashioned star vehicle custom-fit to its topliner's strengths, which come across to sensational effect.
  21. Osmosis Jones
    The most extensive interplay of live action and animation since "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. Original Sin
    Lavish and florid, the corny venture falls into so-bad-it's-good territory.
  25. 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.
  27. The Princess Diaries
    Exudes a pre-fab quality.
  28. Rush Hour 2
    Superior sequel, which is the very model of the limber, transnational Hollywood action comedy.
  29. 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.
  30. Greenfingers
    This shameless knockoff marches lock-stepped through moves that were already looking as tired as the Macarena.
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