CRITICAL MASS

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

THE CRUCIBLE (20th Century Fox)

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

THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Miramax)

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

THE FUNERAL (October)

-- [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] -- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [AVERAGE*]

THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (TriStar)

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

RANSOM (Touchstone)

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

THE SECRET AGENT (Fox Searchlight)

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

SET IT OFF (New Line)

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