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05/18/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Tickling the funny bone but never tapping the emotions... genial and at times genuinely inventive..." |
| 2. |
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01/23/13 |
Poor |
 "...this all-around misfire saddles a miscast group of name thesps with some strikingly awful costume design... so vapid and cliched, and the casting so terrible..." |
| 3. |
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09/17/12 |
Good |
 "...engaging.... the footage of the women together and apart, in the spotlight and behind closed doors, gives a far better sense of the sisters as sisters..." |
| 4. |
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08/29/08 |
Good |
 "...frequently plays like an extended Fashion Channel segment crossed with 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'... contains a few intriguing peeks into Valentino's atelier." |
| 5. |
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12/17/08 |
Excellent |
 "Ever wonder how reincarnations of deceased Buddhist masters are found and recognized?... a fascinating insider's perspective..." |
| 6. |
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05/02/08 |
Very Good |
 "Well-researched... reveals a controversial connection between conventional protocols, private patents, managed care and insurance companies..." |
| 7. |
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05/24/10 |
Weak |
 "Earnest, predictable, conventionally crafted... brings nothing new to the coming-of-age genre... Needlessly drawing out every dramatic situation and shamelessly milking every sentiment, tyro helmer Vikramaditya Motwane overwhelms the pic's few truly touching moments." |
| 8. |
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06/10/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...provides quietly sensational drama... offers fascinating ethnographic detail, gentle humor and spectacular cinematography." |
| 9. |
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09/21/09 |
Fair |
 "...cartoonish and cerebral, and studded with in-jokes referencing multicultural life in 'la belle ville' and classic cinema, the colorful pic stretches its premise a bit thin over nearly two hours." |
| 10. |
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02/18/08 |
Excellent |
 "Beautifully crafted, often sentimental, sometimes humorous pic may feel dramatically thin to some..." |
| 11. |
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02/15/10 |
Weak |
 "...muted, austere, non-psychological... With no emotional or stylistic hooks, there's not much compelling viewers to engage with what's happening onscreen." |
| 12. |
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02/09/09 |
Weak |
 "Cardboard characters and severe problems of tone fatally flaw the awkward satirical relationship drama... feels as schizophrenic as its eponymous heroine." |
| 13. |
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05/05/08 |
Poor |
 "With a low-budget look, cliched dialogue, a stale plot and so-so acting, this supernatural thriller is unlikely to achieve the phenomenal success of its fabled predecessor.... The lame script is full of military lingo and banal platitudes..." |
| 14. |
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02/16/10 |
Moderate |
 "...the indirect storytelling allows different readings: Some may find it a political statement of sorts, while others dismiss it as irritatingly obscure and uninvolving." |
| 15. |
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09/20/10 |
Fair |
 "...there are moments when leads Zach Braff and Isabelle Blais just about pull off the implausible... suffers from major problems of tone as well as stilted camerawork and editing." |
| 16. |
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02/19/09 |
Excellent |
 "...a haunting, poetic portrait of childhood solitude... Edfeldt elicits subtle performances from his adult supporting characters... The child thesps, too, are remarkably natural and nuanced..." |
| 17. |
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06/21/10 |
Poor |
 "An interesting premise and a good cast are wasted.... suffers from severe problems of tone, a surfeit of undeveloped plot points and characters, and bland direction." |
| 18. |
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09/11/08 |
Excellent |
 "...a beautifully crafted bittersweet dramedy from Czech writer-helmer Bohdan Slama... As he proved in previous work, Slama is a master at depicting yearning." |
| 19. |
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05/31/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...gripping.... breathtaking.... impressively researched.... pulls viewers deeply into the case and allows them to draw their own conclusions..." |
| 20. |
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09/02/08 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...overlong and sometimes choked with political didacticism... ultimately rewards the viewer's patience with a potent sense of Ethiopian history and culture." |
