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06/07/12 |
Poor |
 "...a simple mad scientist story tarted up with arty visuals but leached of drama and thrills.... This isn't an actors' movie." |
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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." |
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01/12/12 |
Poor |
 "The preview audience booed at the end, and with good reason: 'The Devil Inside' doesn't climax - it just stops." |
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07/01/10 |
Poor |
 "Small children and 3-D fans deserve better than this poorly made, spiritless live-action rendering of an animated kids' series..." |
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02/25/10 |
Poor |
 "...a poorly made mess that purports to be about teen suicide but is actually about its teen hero embracing some undefined brand of Christianity." |
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03/12/09 |
Poor |
 "...for fans who want a little gore but no really disturbing images or ideas... The acting matches the characters: bland. Ditto the script, visuals and pacing." |
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02/26/09 |
Poor |
 "The action features mediocre wirework, obvious stunt doubles, far too much implausible bullet-dodging... only rarely gives us a clear look at what's happening." |
| 8. |
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03/08/13 |
Weak |
 "The grand finale, which you can take as a set-up for a sequel, or not, happens largely off-screen. I suspect the reasons were more budgetary than creative." |
| 9. |
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11/01/12 |
Weak |
 "...an inferior sequel that keeps the video game moves from its source but strips out the characters, emotion and visual style that made them scary in the first film." |
| 10. |
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08/30/12 |
Weak |
 "...a well-told but only mildly scary 'Exorcist' knock-off with a couple of okay twists in its highly predictable story. The actors give solid but unspectacular performances." |
| 11. |
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01/26/12 |
Weak |
 "...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.' " |
| 12. |
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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." |
| 13. |
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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." |
| 14. |
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09/08/11 |
Weak |
 "...a drama about a broken family devolves into blatant cheerleading for mixed martial arts when two estranged brothers enter the same high-stakes tournament." |
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04/21/11 |
Weak |
 "...certainly the stuff of lurid melodrama. But the movie self-sabotages with a timid approach to sex, violence and passion." |
| 16. |
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04/07/11 |
Weak |
 "A so-so remake... suffers from one serious flaw: star Russell Brand is the only person allowed to be funny." |
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11/18/10 |
Weak |
 "...they try to generate scares from the white light and infrequent glimpses of horrors. That's not easy when acting, writing and directing are at best adequate." |
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11/04/10 |
Weak |
 "Except for the lacklustre 3-D, neither better, worse nor different than the six previous entries in the series. Gore ensues. This time, they drew more laughs than shrieks..." |
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10/07/10 |
Weak |
 "It doesn't say much for a supernatural thriller when the scariest moments are in the first 10 minutes." |
| 20. |
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09/23/10 |
Weak |
 "...never finds its tone. Best reason to watch is the desert landscape, all curved shapes and colour bands that beguile the eye and imagination." |
