Critics Scoreboard
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Average Critic Score:
49
(29 sources)
49
(29 sources)
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83
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80
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75
San Francisco Chronicle
Scores big as a study of small-town life where characters collide and are forced to get along for the good of the community. Read Full Review » -
75
New York Post
Does offer solid laughs, engaging performances and a captivating setting. Read Full Review » -
70
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70
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70
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63
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63
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63
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58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Disney seems intent upon overdosing audiences with the little guy proving himself against a seemingly superior force. Read Full Review » -
50
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50
Chicago Tribune
Has the potential to be much more than it is, especially with the collection of able actors on hand. Read Full Review » -
50
Los Angeles Times
It is Australian Crowe, a previous non-skater, who gives the film's standout performance. Read Full Review » -
50
Entertainment Weekly
The enterprise might also be called ''Picket Fences on Ice." Read Full Review » -
50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Yet another Hollywood serving of everyman pluck, sports division. Read Full Review » -
50
New York Daily News
Some terrific characters and some of the year's punchiest comic dialogue. Read Full Review » -
50
Chicago Reader
Nothing's wrong with this movie--the hockey footage is exciting, the characters quirky, the subplots idiosyncratic--but nothing's special about it either. Read Full Review » -
50
USA Today
If you drop the "c" in hockey you get a perfect description of Mystery, Alaska. Read Full Review » -
50
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50
Film.com
Crowe gives the kind of thoughtful performance that suggests what Mystery, Alaska could have been if it had stayed in focus. Read Full Review » -
50
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40
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40
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40
TV Guide
There are people who eat this kind of thing right up -- if you're one of them, dig in. Read Full Review » -
40
Washington Post
We know the story will conclude with a crescendo of frozen-north hallelujahs. Cheering is endemic to Disney. They can't help themselves. Read Full Review » -
30
Austin Chronicle
The bottom line with the film is that there's just no damn mystery about it. Read Full Review » -
29
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25
Miami Herald
Humdrum hybrid of stale sitcom characters and creaky sports cliches. Read Full Review »
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