CRITICAL MASS

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

BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD... (Paramount)

B+ CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S. B- ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert B GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert C JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate -- STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate C- MIKE CLARK USA Today B- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY C+ AVERAGE*

CITIZEN RUTH (Miramax)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.] B [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert] C+ [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert] B+ [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] B [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]B [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [AVERAGE*]

EVITA (Hollywood/Cinergi)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.] A- [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert] B [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert] C [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] -- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate] B- [MIKE CLARK USA Today] C- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY] B- [AVERAGE*]

GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI (Castle Rock)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.] C [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert] C [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert] B [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] -- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]D+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today] C- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C [AVERAGE*]

MARVIN'S ROOM (Miramax)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.] B+ [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert] B- [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]A- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] -- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY] B [AVERAGE*]

MICHAEL (New Line)

A- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]B [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert]B- [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]B [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] C [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]D+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY] C+ [AVERAGE*]

MY FELLOW AMERICANS (Warner Bros.)

B+ [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]C- [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert]D [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert] B- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] -- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C- [MIKE CLARK USA Today] C- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY] C- [AVERAGE*]

ONE FINE DAY (20th Century Fox)

B+ [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]C [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert] C [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]B [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]B- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today] B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [AVERAGE*]