Christian Science Monitor's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
For 3,365 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 0
Score distribution:
3,365 movie reviews
  1. All told, he's (Linklater) one of today's most versatile American filmmakers, and Before Sunset finds his light shining as brightly as ever.
  2. Feisty, funny, and smart.
  3. One of a kind, turning Foreman trademarks such as self-satirical acting and out-of-nowhere music into powerful elements of an outlandish story.
  4. Timely, pointed messages about oppression and opportunity come poignantly through in strongly dramatic terms.
  5. At its best, A Home at the End of the World has great emotional strength. But it's not the towering achievement it might have been if Cunningham had stayed truer to his original inspiration.
  6. Thoughtful, exciting, moving.
  7. Ingenious, eye-opening documentary.
  8. Smart, funny, stimulating.
  9. Acted as a drama, paced like a ritual, filmed as a slice of rural Iranian life.
  10. Moody, atmospheric, and bewitching, like other first-rate examples of modern Thai cinema.