CRITICAL MASS

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

ABSOLUTE POWER (Castle Rock)

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

DANTE'S PEAK (Universal)

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

DONNIE BRASCO (TriStar)

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

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (20th Century Fox)

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

FOOLS RUSH IN (Columbia)

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

KOLYA (Miramax)

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

LOST HIGHWAY (October)

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

PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS (Orion)

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