Here's how a sampling of critics from across the country grade 10 current releases.
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]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] -- [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]C [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]C+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Kangaroo Jack
-- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]D+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer] -- [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times] -- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]D [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle] -- [TODD McCARTHY Variety]C [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer] -- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]D [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]D+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Nicholas Nickleby
B [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]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]B+ [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]B+ [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
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