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	Title Publication	Review Date	Rating	Quote
1.	Rapt Hollywood Reporter	11/18/09	Excellent	"...two movies, both excellent, for the price of one.... a social-political thriller and a psychological study of a creature of power during and after his seizure by ransom-hunters..."
2.	Coco Before Chanel Hollywood Reporter	04/21/09	Excellent	"Spectacle, a love triangle, heritage settings, bravura acting, witty dialogue, a bittersweet finale: There's something for everyone..."
3.	The Girl from Monaco (La fille de Monaco) Hollywood Reporter	09/02/08	Excellent	"The humor is sly and understated rather than laugh-out-loud, as Fontaine's literate script, co-written with Benoit Graffin, hints at melancholy and deeper frustrations."
4.	The Girl on the Train (La fille du rer) Hollywood Reporter	03/26/09	Very Good	"...as always with this director, the pleasures reside in the fine detail rather than the broad sweep."
5.	Welcome Hollywood Reporter	03/25/09	Very Good	"...a compelling social drama... features an impressive performance by Vincent Lindon... The movie offers no simple solutions, nor even a feel-good ending, but throws a cold light on the human tragedy that underlies many of today's headlines."
6.	Taken 2 Hollywood Reporter	09/07/12	Good	"...the filmmakers know precisely what they are doing... Liam Neeson is utterly convincing as the anger-fueled but soft-spoken action hero..."
7.	My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau) Hollywood Reporter	03/15/11	Good	"...wears its commitment on its sleeve, yet is in tune with the times.... there are plenty of gags -- mostly verbal, mostly good -- and a driving musical soundtrack including rock standards to maintain uplift."
8.	Leaving (Partir) Hollywood Reporter	08/18/09	Good (Not Great)	"...where, the more demanding filmgoer will ask, is the added value, the spark of inspiration that makes for a must-see movie rather than a worthy night out?"
9.	Love Crime (2011) Hollywood Reporter	10/14/10	Moderate	"...has Hitchcockian pretensions, with perhaps a touch of film noir, but the 'love' component is perfunctorily done and the 'crime' pay-off is unconvincing..."
10.	The Hedgehog (Le herisson) Hollywood Reporter	07/07/09	Moderate	"The cuteness grates, and the setups and philosophizing are generally unconvincing.... the performances are solid and there are moments of charm."
11.	Taken Hollywood Reporter	02/27/08	Moderate	"Pierre Morel moves the action along briskly, serving a screenplay (co-authored by Robert Mark Kamen) that rarely rises above the strictly functional."
12.	The Monk (Le moine) Hollywood Reporter	07/25/11	Fair	"...ultimately the movie disappoints, failing to convince either as spectacle or as a fable about religious obsession.... The screenplay is at times labored..."
13.	Altiplano Hollywood Reporter	09/08/09	Fair	"The ecology message is too obvious and too uncontentious... The movie is self-consciously artsy... The characterization is thin and dialogue tends to be leaden.... What's to admire? The Andean landscapes are breathtaking..."
14.	La Rafle (The Round Up) Hollywood Reporter	10/15/10	Weak	"...set at a high emotional pitch that fails to disguise the fact that it is overdocumented and underdramatized.... In its earnestness, the film strikes too many false notes..."
15.	Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Hollywood Reporter	10/14/10	Weak	"Joann Sfar makes no attempt to get behind legendary French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg's refusal to face up to the addictions that he knew were killing him."

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