Review

Critical Mass

Here's how a sampling of critics and movie audiences from across the country grade 10 current releases.

Bandits

B EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass B JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate B- MIKE CLARK USA Today A JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer C ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times B RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post B LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail B- TODD MCCARTHY Variety C+ CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer C+ RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald C ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY B- CRITICS' AVERAGE

Bones

-- [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass] -- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]B+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]C [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times] -- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post] -- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety] -- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

From Hell

B [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass]B- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]F [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]B- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety]C- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]A [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

K-PAX

-- [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass]C [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]B [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]B+ [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety]C+ [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

The Last Castle

-- [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass]C+ [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]D [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B- [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]C- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post] -- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]C [TODD MCCARTHY Variety]C [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C+ [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]C+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Life as a House

-- [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass]C+ [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C- [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]C+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]C [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]C [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety]C+ [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C+ [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]D+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

On the Line

-- [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass] -- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] -- [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]D [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times] -- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]C- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety] -- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]D [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]C [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]D+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Riding in Cars With Boys

-- [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass]C [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B+ [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]C- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]C- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety]B- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]C+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Serendipity

B+ [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass]C+ [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]D+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]D+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]C+ [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]C [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]C- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety]C [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]A- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Thirteen Ghosts

-- [EW READERS www.ew.com/criticalmass]C- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]D [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times] -- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]D [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [TODD MCCARTHY Variety] -- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]D [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]C- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]D+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Critical Mass Movie Poll: Grade the movies yourself at www.ew.com (AOL Keyword: EW)

Originally posted Nov 09, 2001 Published in issue #624 Nov 09, 2001 Order article reprints

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