Chicago Reader's Scores    • Movies For 4,910 reviews, this
publication has graded:   • 42% higher than the average critic
• 2% same as the average critic   • 56% lower than the average
critic Average Movie review score: 58 Highest review score: 100
The Host Lowest review score: 0 Psycho Score distribution: 4,910
movie reviews   2. Sumptuously hued in its emotional and visual
tones, this drama is also a fairy tale, its plot contrivances
beautifully justified by its minimalism.   3. Almost cagily
creating understated drama from high-stakes reality.   4. A
scene set inside the chicken-pie-making machinery proves that
the Rube Goldberg formula is infallible.   6. It may not be
&#147;The Bridges of Madison County,&#148; but the latest Kevin
Costner romance is nearly as good as they get.   7. This remains
one of Godard's most appealing and underrated films, relatively
relaxed and strangely optimistic.   9. This is a powerful story
and a splendid spectacle.   10. The visuals are wild, the sound
track has the auda