Review

Critical Mass

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

Antwone Fisher

B- JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News B- MIKE CLARK USA Today B- JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer B+ ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times B+ RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post C LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail C+ MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle C+ TODD McCARTHY Variety B CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer B+ RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald B ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY B- CRITICS' AVERAGE

Catch Me if You Can

B+ [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]B- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]B [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]B [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B+ [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]B- [TODD McCARTHY Variety]B+ [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]B [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Chicago

A- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]A [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]A- [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]B [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]B+ [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]A [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]B [TODD McCARTHY Variety]B+ [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]A- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]A- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]A- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

B+ [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]B+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times] -- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]B [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B- [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]B- [TODD McCARTHY Variety]B- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer] -- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Gangs of New York

A- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]A- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]B- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]A- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]B+ [TODD McCARTHY Variety]A- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]B [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]A- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

The Hours

A- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]A- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B+ [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]A- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]A- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]A [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]B [TODD McCARTHY Variety]B [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]B [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Just Married

-- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]D [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]D [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]C- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]C [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B- [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle] -- [TODD McCARTHY Variety] -- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer] -- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]C+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Nicholas Nickleby

-- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]A- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]A- [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times] -- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]B [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B+ [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]B [TODD McCARTHY Variety] -- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer] -- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

The Pianist

A- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]A- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]A [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]A [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]A [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]B- [TODD McCARTHY Variety]B+ [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]B+ [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]A- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]A- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

25th Hour

D [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]C- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B+ [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]C+ [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]B+ [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]A+ [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]C [TODD McCARTHY Variety] -- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]B+ [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

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Originally posted Jan 24, 2003 Published in issue #692-693 Jan 24, 2003 Order article reprints