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01/24/13 |
Good |
 "Hackford has fashioned the 50-year-old franchise into a neat-fitting outfit for Jason Statham. Crisp and efficient, with the occasional clunky moments..." |
| 2. |
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12/21/12 |
Fair |
 "It's the kids, frankly, where the film mostly breaks down... their quirks and means of acting out are so unrelatable, petulant or simply annoying." |
| 3. |
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05/31/12 |
Moderate |
 "Handsome but hollow... Conjuring a touch of magic is one thing, but sustaining great helpings of it is something else entirely." |
| 4. |
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04/22/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a conventional shoot-'em-up... a fast-paced but extremely familiar vehicle for Jason Statham, who can only carry the material so far on his brawny shoulders." |
| 5. |
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04/10/12 |
Moderate |
 "...breezy if predictable... Ultimately, the film dilutes its strengths -- perhaps because nobody bothered to think like an editor." |
| 6. |
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02/22/12 |
Moderate |
 "Despite some amusing moments, everyone simply works too hard at providing rambunctious zaniness..." |
| 7. |
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12/08/11 |
Very Good |
 "...parts of this second 'Sherlock Holmes' are considerably more rewarding... the film sizzles in its quieter moments between Holmes and Moriarty..." |
| 8. |
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10/12/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...genial if slow-moving, almost sleepy... what amounts to the Babe Ruth home run record of bird watching." |
| 9. |
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07/07/11 |
Poor |
 "...punishingly flat, with even the slapstick so sparsely delivered as to replicate a long slog through the zoo, surrounded by fidgety kids, on a suffocating summer's day." |
| 10. |
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04/26/11 |
Moderate |
 "...several decades worth of high-school movie cliches in one tidy package... musters a few nice moments, perhaps, but nothing remotely approaching perfection..." |
| 11. |
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03/09/11 |
Weak |
 "For those who get lumps in their throats each time a Marine shouts 'HOO-rah'... a murkily shot, poorly explained alien invasion." |
| 12. |
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03/01/11 |
Moderate |
 "...a pleasant-enough all-in-one-night comedy, featuring a protagonist facing the classic 'Graduate'-like existential dilemma of post-college paralysis." |
| 13. |
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02/07/11 |
Moderate |
 "...never fully takes flight as an adventure yarn, but given its worthwhile moments and limited ambitions, those involved survive the mission with their honor intact." |
| 14. |
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01/25/11 |
Fair |
 "...so light on plot that the narrative lurches, with sporadic effectiveness, from one fatal encounter to the next.... middling, and occasionally muddled, on almost every level." |
| 15. |
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11/18/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Intermittently amusing and surely interesting... falls victim to the classic faux pas of overstaying its welcome... Scorsese could have gotten his point across in a third less time... even ballsy Manhattan artist types can benefit from an editor's touch." |
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10/03/10 |
Fair |
 "...hardly breaks any new ground... director Greg Berlanti overstays his welcome, padding out the movie's length in a manner that demands some patience..." |
| 17. |
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08/16/10 |
Moderate |
 "Graced with ample style if not much substance... a respectable but watered-down heist movie... The dialogue and character beats consistently fall flat..." |
| 18. |
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06/10/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...loud, chaotic and fairly relentless action, best enjoyed... by simply admiring the explosions and silliness without dwelling too much on the skeletal plot." |
| 19. |
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05/31/10 |
Good |
 "...the gags fly by in rapid-fire fashion, and enough of them connect -- thanks in part to the amusing mix of Hill's hang-dog demeanor with Brand's lanky, relentless hedonism." |
| 20. |
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05/24/10 |
Fair |
 "...the interval between movies should perhaps be longer -- say, until they determine how to put four fashion-conscious women on Venus, or at least Mars." |
