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02/21/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...funny, formulaic... McCarthy, with bouncing-off-the-wall energy and commitment to her character's facility for fiction, is at the start of what will be a wonderful career." |
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01/31/13 |
Very Good |
 "For this year's program of Oscar-nominated documentary shorts, it's best to bring tissues. Things can get emotional." |
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01/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "...anarchic, witty, frank, raunchy... was Chapman a warrior against convention and hypocrisy, or simply a hedonist who did whatever he could get away with?" |
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01/03/13 |
Poor |
 "...could have been a decent comedy, if director Andy Fickman hadn't made it such a tearjerker." |
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12/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Anne Hathaway is raw and touching... Samantha Barks is terrific... We all lose with Russell Crowe's constipated performance as Valjean's pursuer, Javert." |
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12/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Dan Fogelman's script could have been more ambitious (like Albert Brooks's 'Mother'), but in the hands of director Anne Fletcher it's enjoyably breezy." |
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10/25/12 |
Poor |
 "The level of writing here is inferior to that of your fourth-favorite TV cop show.... Perry's limited range doesn't help." |
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10/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...engrossing... These are young women well worth listening to, and the film does so with grace and respect." |
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09/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...melodramatic excesses are tempered by the subtle performances of Honoré's leading ladies.... the sweetness of the familial bond helps you hang in there." |
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09/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...artfully conceived... at first takes some patience, until its melding of Young-chan's poetry and of the couple's day-to-day life hits a pleasing stride." |
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08/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "...has fun with the pair's series of heists, but also folds in darker notes.... the best old-man buddy movie I've seen since 'Up.' " |
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08/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a must-see for AV geeks and cinephiles... the drama arises from testimonies of those in the trenches who debate what's being gained and lost." |
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08/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a frothy, thoughtful take on the Pygmalion/Living Doll genre.... There are multiple yins and yangs at work..." |
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06/07/12 |
Weak |
 "...grim... mucks around in the darker regions of the fairy tale.... revels in all that can melt, ooze, disintegrate, or swoop together..." |
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06/07/12 |
Moderate |
 "...more concerned with getting period details in place than preserving the story's power.... A worthy adaptation would have a soupçon of 'The Sweet Smell of Success.' " |
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04/19/12 |
Very Good |
 "...funny and faithful... Chris Diamantopoulos leads the cast as an amazing Moe... Will Sasso does a spirited Curly, but Sean Hayes doesn't rescue Larry..." |
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04/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "A 'Slapshot'-worshipping, proudly raunchy ode to hockey's enforcers... But it's more than just a hilariously giddy celebration of brawling." |
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04/05/12 |
Poor |
 "...drab and uninviting, the battles edited with so many quick cuts it's hard to get one's bearings, and the animated monsters are dispatched before we care about them." |
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03/08/12 |
Very Good |
 "The science -- and the politics -- may be dodgy, but director Lasse Hallström crafts a witty, richly textured modern fairy tale that's an irresistible lure." |
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03/01/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Rudd does some great riffing (especially his hillbilly dirty talk), but ultimately the sum of 'Wanderlust's' parts is greater than the whole." |
