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10/23/09 |
Very Good |
"...a sweet and endearing movie.... What's nice about 'Astro Boy,' which clocks in at a just-right 95 minutes, is the little touches of humor sprinkled throughout." |
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10/23/09 |
Poor |
"...this group of smitten and bitten men are no fun at all. That is, unless you like heavy breathing, underwear sniffing, cringe-inducing blood sucking, murder by stabbing or hanging, plus grainy, underexposed cinematography and stilted acting." |
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10/30/09 |
Very Good |
"...a taut drama... we see how justice can be subverted by interests as banal as international bureaucracy, despite the best intentions of a few brave individuals." |
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11/02/09 |
Moderate |
"...you never hear a negative word. It could be because it's a production of the White Nights Foundation of America, which raises money for an annual festival in Russia that Gergiev founded and runs. Or maybe he is perfect." |
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07/30/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
"With action aplenty, talking animals and enough gags to make any sane grown-up groan... a harmless but fun hot-weather diversion for the family." |