Review

Critical Mass

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

Anger Management

C 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 B- LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail C- 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

Bulletproof Monk

C+ [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]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]

DysFunKtional Family

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

Holes

-- [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]D- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]B+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]B+ [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]C [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B [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]

Levity

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

Malibu's Most Wanted

D [JAMI BERNARD NY Daily News]B- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]C [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]C- [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times] -- [RITA KEMPLEY Washington Post]C [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]C+ [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]

Man Without a Past

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

A Mighty Wind

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

Raising Victor Vargas

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

XX/XY

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

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Originally posted May 02, 2003 Published in issue #708 May 02, 2003 Order article reprints