Review

Critical Mass

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

Agent Cody Banks

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

Bend It Like Beckham

B- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News] -- [MIKE CLARK USA Today] -- [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B+ [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]A- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]B+ [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]A [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Bringing Down the House

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

Cradle 2 the Grave

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

The Hunted

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

Irreversible

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

Laurel Canyon

-- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News] -- [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]B+ [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle]D+ [TODD McCARTHY Variety]A- [CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer]C+ [RENE RODRIGUEZ The Miami Herald]C+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]

Old School

B [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]C+ [MIKE CLARK USA Today]C [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]

Tears of the Sun

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

Willard

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

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Originally posted Mar 28, 2003 Published in issue #702 Mar 28, 2003 Order article reprints