Review

Critical Mass

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

Biker Boyz

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

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 Guru

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

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]

The Recruit

-- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]C [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]C+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]B [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post] -- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail] -- [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]C+ [TODD McCARTHY Variety]B [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer] -- [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [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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Originally posted Feb 14, 2003 Published in issue #695 Feb 14, 2003 Order article reprints