CRITICAL MASS

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

BEVERLY HILLS NINJA (TriStar)

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

FIERCE CREATURES (Universal)

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

GRIDLOCK'D (Gramercy)

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

HAMLET (Castle Rock)

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

IN LOVE AND WAR (New Line)

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

METRO (Touchstone)

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

MOTHER (Paramount)

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

PREFONTAINE (Hollywood)

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