This is the problem with crowd sourced reviews. Everyone rates things on a different scale. Even grouped scores like Metacritic aren't great for specific peop

This is the problem with crowd sourced reviews. Everyone rates things on a different scale. Even grouped scores like Metacritic aren't great for specific people. Rotten Tomatoes suffers the same problems. While it works in general, you are better served by finding reviewers who have liked what you've liked, and following them and listening to their reviews. Everyone likes different things, and it's worth while to be discerning with who you listen to. I've seen 4-5 star restaurants on Yelp in San Francisco that don't deserve 4-5 stars. I've seen the same with highly-rated hotels, too (Sorry, but if you are charged for Wifi or $3.50 for an apple, it's not a good hotel). Find people you trust. Follow their reviews. Use socially gathered reviews as indicators when all else fails, and understand that half of them are probably worthless.