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Critical Mass

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

The Animal

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

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

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

Evolution

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

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

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

Moulin Rouge

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

Pearl Harbor

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

Sexy Beast

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

Shrek

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

Swordfish

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

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

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

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

Originally posted Jun 29, 2001 Published in issue #602-603 Jun 29, 2001 Order article reprints

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