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05/17/13 |
Excellent |
 "You don't have to be a student of 20th-century French history to be captivated by the film.... You just have to have lived through your own private revolution..." |
| 2. |
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05/17/13 |
Excellent |
 "You want to look away but you can't. Something is going on in there, something brewing, and you're never quite sure when, or even if, it's going to explode." |
| 3. |
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05/17/13 |
Weak |
 "...kind of a mess.... The dialogue is particularly bad, which is odd because the Duplass crowd typically excels at natural-sounding dialogue." |
| 4. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...immensely satisfying.... a giddy homage to what's come before it, but it also at least tries to go boldly where. . . well, you know." |
| 5. |
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05/10/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The acting is really good.... But boy, with a running time of nearly 2 1/2 hours and a near-constant bombardment of visual overstimulation, it's exhausting." |
| 6. |
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05/10/13 |
Excellent |
 "...happiness, sadness, joy, heartbreak, maybe even tragedy.... All bases are covered in one late-afternoon ride, a ride Gondry and his cast will make you want to take." |
| 7. |
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05/10/13 |
Weak |
 "Nothing is ever enough in this movie... the ending is sick enough to make it almost worth the wait. Key word: almost." |
| 8. |
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05/10/13 |
Weak |
 "The elements are all there. They're just thrown together in haphazard fashion. A funny scene here, an attempt at a touching scene there, toss, repeat randomly, the end." |
| 9. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a beautifully made look at ugliness and brutality, the kind of oxymoronic exercise that fascinates some and repels others." |
| 10. |
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05/02/13 |
Very Good |
 "An entertaining big, loud superhero explosion-fest... Downey is as funny as ever, if not more so. He ensures that this is a solid installment in the franchise..." |
| 11. |
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04/26/13 |
Moderate |
 "...with its sometimes frustrating elliptical plot and obtuse narrative structure, it's hard to figure out.... But it leaves you wanting to see and learn more, not less." |
| 12. |
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04/26/13 |
Poor |
 "...essentially a stupid romantic comedy with a well-known cast.... all of the actors are pleasant enough. They're just asked to do really stupid things." |
| 13. |
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04/26/13 |
Excellent |
 "The film, shot by cinematographer Mark Ping Bing Lee, is gorgeous, particularly when the great Impressionist painter, played by Michel Bouquet, is working." |
| 14. |
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04/26/13 |
Excellent |
 "The story is intriguing enough to make this a good movie. Led by Sheridan and McConaughey, the performances make it something more." |
| 15. |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "There may be no higher compliment paid to a movie than to say, 'I'd like to see that again.' What to make, then, of a movie you feel as if you need to see again?" |
| 16. |
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04/19/13 |
Weak |
 "...the film would be a lot scarier if you could tell what was going on.... Zombie has a clear love for horror films.... he's just not very good at making them." |
| 17. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
0513998.jpg) "...beautiful to look at.... You can check off most of your go-to sci-fi elements here... as is often the case, the fun is in the getting there." |
| 18. |
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04/19/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...far from a disaster. Quirky, funny.... You certainly wouldn't want to spend your last moments with this bunch, but a couple of hours watching them is enjoyable enough." |
| 19. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...unquestionably well-meaning.... As cautionary tales go, it is a pretty good one, but it's not really a whole lot more than that." |
| 20. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...admirable in many ways.... Helgeland has given us an impressive introduction to one of the most important men in U.S. history. But you can't help wanting more." |
