Just so that you know what each rating means, here is a quick post explaining that away.
1 STAR: Bad. Downright lazy. Dull, boring, cliche-ridden, often offensive.
2 STARS: OK. Average stuff, entertaining enough and with some inspired moments. But also plenty of predictability, some cringe-worthy moments, and a pervasive feeling of been-there-done-that.
3 STARS: Good or very good. A solid watch; plenty of thought and effort went into making this. Not perfect - maybe there are generic elements, or a disjointed narrative, or the like. But there are also many high points: perhaps excellent art, riveting story-telling, gorgeous music, or anything that makes me smile when remembering the movie.
4 STARS: Superb. Now this is excellent; this film is created with virtuoso skill, artistically inspired, with excellent storytelling, and a unique combination of elements that touches the wood of possibility in a way no one has quite done before.
Also, let's add one more possible star rating. This unbalances the rating scale, placing the middle of the animation bell curve at 2 stars out of a possible 5, but I need something to distinguish the excellent from the stellar. Four star movies astonish; but there are simply movies better than them we must distinguish them from. (Sort of like when Roger Ebert designates a film a "Great Movie.")
5 STARS: Superlative. Groundbreaking. Magnificent and awe-inspiring from sheer beauty and poetry. Deeply heartfelt and aching. After viewing, I can't remember what it was like not to have seen it.
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