Review

Critical Mass

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

BRUCE ALMIGHTY

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

CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS

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

DUMB AND DUMBERER...

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

FINDING NEMO

A- [JAMI BERNARD N.Y. Daily News]A- [TY BURR Boston Globe]A [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]A [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]A- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]B [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]

HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE

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

THE ITALIAN JOB

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

THE MATRIX RELOADED

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

RUGRATS GO WILD

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

2 FAST 2 FURIOUS

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

WHALE RIDER

B+ [JAMI BERNARD N.Y. Daily News]B+ [TY BURR Boston Globe] -- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A [JOANNA CONNORS Cleveland Plain Dealer]A+ [ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times]A- [LIAM LACEY Toronto Globe and Mail]C+ [MICK LASALLE San Francisco Chronicle] -- [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 Jun 27, 2003 Published in issue #716-717 Jun 27, 2003 Order article reprints