The Globe and Mail (Toronto)'s Scores

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For 3,420 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 51% 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: 59
Highest review score:
Carlos
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Supercross
Critic Score 0
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,905 out of 3420
  2. Mixed: 1,007 out of 3420
  3. Negative: 508 out of 3420
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  1. Arthur
    Apparently, somebody thought it was time for a remake. Clearly, somebody was dead wrong.
  2. Your Highness
    By comparison to this effort, "Pineapple Express" seems like a model of thoughtful maturity.
  3. Last Night
    Last Night is a New York morality play: A film in love with (lower) Manhattan that is suspicious of real romance. What it lacks is Allen's sense of horseplay; his appetite for lunatic adventure. When you take a bite of the Big Apple, you're not supposed to nibble.
  4. Bad Teacher
    Bad Teacher should be a hoot. But it isn't. Love the theory here, hate the practice.
  5. Cowboys & Aliens
    Over on the aliens side, it's hard to make out faces, but there's no doubt about their place of origin: These slimy, growling, bug-eyed and distinctly non-scary things are straight from central casting.
  6. Conan the Barbarian
    In today's cultural climate, any remake of Conan the Barbarian can only be considered (a) redundant or (b) a cruel case of rubbing salt in our cinematic wounds. Either way, it ain't a pretty sight – in fact, it's downright barbaric.
  7. Straw Dogs
    The film has one sly, ominous touch Peckinpah would have liked. David is writing a script on the defence of Stalingrad, a battle that swallowed two million lives. Otherwise, the new version is a vigilante action film bereft of subtlety or restraint.
  8. The Three Musketeers
    All the borderline pantomime acting and wigged buffoonery is deliberate and silly, but The Three Musketeers remains charmless, a romp brought down by its lead-footed script.
  9. The Sitter
    Add up these three intentions – the down-and-dirty tone, the tender and uplifting message, the starring vehicle – and the math ain't funny. Bottom line: This movie is a whole lot less than the sum of its parts.
  10. Red Tails
    Virtue aside, however, Red Tails is a lousy film. Not wincingly bad, mind you, just mediocre.
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