CRITICAL MASS

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

DEAR GOD (Paramount)

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

HIGH SCHOOL HIGH (TriStar)

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

LARGER THAN LIFE (United Artists)

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

MOTHER NIGHT (Fine Line)

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

RANSOM (Touchstone)

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

ROMEO & JULIET (20th Century Fox)

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

SET IT OFF (New Line)

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

SLEEPERS (Warner Bros.)

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