An explanation of the 1-10 grading scale.

10 - Perfect; Everything about it works, amazing, the best (rarely given).

9 - Excellent; Close to perfection.

8 - Great; Solid filmmaking, highly enjoyable.

7 - Good; Entertaining, good merits.

6 - Decent; Somewhat entertaining with noticeable flaws.

5 - Fair; Barely entertaining, flawed.

4 - Poor; Disappointing, poor filmmaking, slow.

3 - Bad; Extremely disappointing, boring.

2 - Super Bad; Laughably bad, amateurish, no merits whatsoever.

1 - Terrible; You'd rather get a root canal.

A quick reference to the 1-4 stars grading scale used for all theatrical movie reviews written by Sara Michelle Fetters.

4 stars - Very Good

3 stars - Good

2 stars - Fair

1 star - Poor

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