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05/17/12 |
Poor |
 "...gets a D for an overly literal device that finds teenaged Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez) re-enacting coming-of-age tropes.... a step backward for the genre." |
| 2. |
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05/10/12 |
Outstanding |
 "While many of the kids could have ended up the subjects of a film like 'Bully,' this isn't that story. These kids are proud of their tights." |
| 3. |
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05/03/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...old-fashioned... Filled with Indian (and British) clichés, it is nonetheless a pleasant diversion that doesn't involve special effects or 3D glasses." |
| 4. |
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04/12/12 |
Poor |
 "...this cartoonish movie centers on the journey of a disillusioned Christian who discovers that he's... still a Christian. Heavens!" |
| 5. |
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04/05/12 |
Very Good |
 "I can't recall being this hungry exiting a theater." |
| 6. |
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03/15/12 |
Weak |
 "...from auteur Brian Robbins ('Norbit')... Murphy plays a philandering husband with a kid and a job as a fast-talking, prevaricating literary agent." |
| 7. |
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03/01/12 |
Weak |
 "Tyler Perry is no Douglas Sirk." |
| 8. |
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03/01/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...standard sitcom stuff, and if homeopathic remedies by way of coprophilia aren't your idea of comedy, you'd best steer clear of this shit." |
| 9. |
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02/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "...talented writer/director Michael R. Roskam's debut feature - Belgium's foreign-language Oscar nominee..." |
| 10. |
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02/16/12 |
Poor |
 "...quickly devolves into 'Spy vs. Spy' territory, only with incompetently staged and edited action and little of that ol' Mad magazine zing." |
| 11. |
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01/19/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...gets the job done from a run-and-gun standpoint.... Yes, standard stuff, but Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse have the chops for this brand of sake." |
| 12. |
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01/19/12 |
Poor |
 "Outrageously manipulative... writer Eric Roth has adapted Jonathan Safran Foer's much-loved novel into the extremely exploitative and incredibly bad tale of a grieving nine-year-old..." |
| 13. |
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01/12/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...there are tasty touches to be had (if you're up for some ham and cheese)..." |
| 14. |
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12/22/11 |
Very Good |
 "I'll be seeing it again on a four-story-high screen. You should too." |
| 15. |
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12/22/11 |
Moderate |
 "...earnest and manipulative... Minus the corn, it's almost good." |
| 16. |
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12/15/11 |
Moderate |
 "The sequel lacks some of the fun of the first, despite the fact that -- or maybe because -- it adds more explosive action.... elementary, and so is the film's appeal." |
| 17. |
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12/15/11 |
Very Good |
 "...drugs, guns, and racial tension in New York City. It ain't PC, but with Hill's timing and Landry Bender's Kardashian act, it's a stoner's delight." |
| 18. |
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11/17/11 |
Poor |
 "Unpleasant even by Sandler's usual standards, it's easily the star's worst film." |
| 19. |
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11/11/11 |
Moderate |
 "...not particularly memorable..." |
| 20. |
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10/06/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...treacly inspirational drama..." |
