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06/25/09 |
Very Good |
 "...gives you your money's worth with its attention to detail, from the realistically animated expressions of the 'actors' to the décor and the possessions that surround..." |
| 2. |
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04/02/09 |
Poor |
 "...wrestling star John Cena fairly bounces off the lens.... the weak, 'Speed'-derived script depends too much on coincidence and mind reading." |
| 3. |
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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." |
| 4. |
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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?" |
| 5. |
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02/24/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's not bad, but only somewhat funny.... Skarsgård does a lot with minimal means... But he's ringed by uneven supporting characters and let down by the last act's rush..." |
| 6. |
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01/21/10 |
Moderate |
 "The French dialogue does add a goofy edge, but the disjointed story would work best as 15-minute episodes on 'Adult Swim.' " |
| 7. |
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11/18/10 |
Very Good |
 "Richman films Ruth Gruber poring over her faded notebook from the 1944 voyage, wherein are transcribed testimonies that would reveal the truth about Nazi atrocities." |
| 8. |
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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." |
| 9. |
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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.' " |
| 10. |
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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." |
| 11. |
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06/03/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...begs to be judged on the compellingness of its awfulness... money shot comes when computer-animated birds -- seemingly lifted from a video game -- 'attack'... not-bad bad." |
| 12. |
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01/15/09 |
Poor |
 "A vehicle for high-end product placement disguised as a 'frenemy' comedy... it's chixploitation at its creative nadir (and that's low)." |
| 13. |
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09/15/11 |
Weak |
 "Nick Swardson just doesn't rise to the occasion, apparently hoping that enormous buck teeth and a Dutch Boy wig will do the acting for him." |
| 14. |
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06/23/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...gives us insight into how and why movies manage to swallow us up for two hours and make us think we understand places, eras, and feelings we've never experienced." |
| 15. |
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02/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "Rampling's physical gifts, unimpeded by plastic surgery in their march through time, are matched by a keen mind and an unapologetic approach to life and work." |
| 16. |
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10/15/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a visually poetic, if erratically edited, portrait illustrating how 'the energy of this hotel is bigger than the people in it.' " |
| 17. |
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06/24/10 |
Moderate |
 "...the film deflates. Mads Mikkelsen gets mired in brooding as Igor, and Anna Mouglalis is merely photogenic as Coco.... what lingers is the fab décor." |
| 18. |
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06/04/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Proving you don't need buckets of blood to scare the bejabbers out of an audience. (A cascade of vomited cockroaches will do.)" |
| 19. |
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08/12/10 |
Weak |
 "...a superficial globetrot in which pretty people talk about Hard Truths in pretty locations.... the overriding romance is the camera's love affair with Julia Roberts." |
| 20. |
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10/13/11 |
Moderate |
 "...at best a guilty pleasure." |
