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04/26/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...moderately enjoyable... The movie never catches the delirious tone of Poe's stories, but there are some sequences of atmospheric, suspenseful fun..." |
| 2. |
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04/20/12 |
Poor |
 "After about 90 minutes of golden light and soft guitar, 'The Lucky One' flips into Victorian melodrama... You'll gasp yourself silly." |
| 3. |
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03/01/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...lively enough, but for non-Chinese speakers, constant, rapid-fire dialogue keeps your eyes glued to the subtitles, which sometimes go by too quickly to read fully, spoiling much of the fun." |
| 4. |
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03/01/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...delivers lots of tension and gives the thriller genre a twist by merging the designated victim from the woman-in-peril flick and the relentless hunter from the chase movie... a solid evening's entertainment." |
| 5. |
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02/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...decent thrills, some good acting and a fast-paced if predictable spy story." |
| 6. |
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01/26/12 |
Weak |
 "...packs a middleweight emotional punch... there's little new in it. The combat style comes from 'Saving Private Ryan,' and the characters from every movie about stress-disordered grunts since 'Platoon.' " |
| 7. |
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01/12/12 |
Poor |
 "...the crowd laughed derisively at this tale of a young woman who tries to uncover the truth about the triple murder her mother committed 20 years earlier while being exorcised." |
| 8. |
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12/08/11 |
Weak |
 "...never creates the sort of memorable moments that'll keep you smiling once you leave the theatre." |
| 9. |
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10/27/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a hard-edged, fast-paced prison drama that gives its unusual premise a midpoint plot twist that changes the stakes completely." |
| 10. |
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10/20/11 |
Excellent |
 "...includes works by seven filmmakers. The third, fourth and fifth of the six shorts nested in the wraparound story are worth the ticket price alone." |
| 11. |
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10/06/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...if you don't already know the story of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 and must rely on subtitles, you're left with a string of scenes that only occasionally work." |
| 12. |
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09/22/11 |
Weak |
 "...a clumsy suspenser that drags out its buildup and provides its leads with little in the way of character." |
| 13. |
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09/08/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Like a police procedural... less about the people involved and more about the work they do.... more fun than you might expect.... Soderbergh keeps it zipping along like a thriller..." |
| 14. |
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09/08/11 |
Weak |
 "...starts as a drama about a broken family and devolves into blatant cheerleading for mixed martial arts when two estranged brothers enter the same high-stakes tournament." |
| 15. |
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09/01/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...rises above its overworked action story to become pleasant featherweight entertainment thanks to smart directing and a slightly unusual hero." |
| 16. |
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08/25/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The film's too long, but the time goes by pleasantly. The cast is enthusiastic and the visuals handsome, while the 3-D enhances the effects and jabs some novel things in your eyes." |
| 17. |
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07/14/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an unabashed hymn to women's abiding friendships, and, like many hymns, its tone is subdued and pace not exactly lively. But there's no shortage of heart." |
| 18. |
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06/16/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...mixes classic Shaw Brothers style and contemporary action techniques in the service of a fun story that feels like two different movies stitched together." |
| 19. |
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04/30/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Not at all plausible, but wildly entertaining. All the action may keep you from noticing how lacklustre Vin Diesel has become." |
| 20. |
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04/28/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...faster, funnier, more polished and adult-friendly [than the original 'Hoodwinked']... The animation is lively without being spectacular, but the 3-D adds little to the experience." |
