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07/24/09 |
Moderate |
 "...the film's real power lies in the question of how far our fellow man will go for depraved thrills. But such a provocative idea needs shaping, and this effort is rushed, unedited and unfocused." |
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08/28/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...marvelous... pares down the focus to electric guitars and the players who worship them... captures all three in performance with a gloriously gritty final scene." |
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09/25/09 |
Poor |
 "...a labored, bloated comedy that fails to live up to its one and only expectation: to service the bored with a few cheap laughs." |
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10/02/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...has a way of haunting you. Don't be upset when it happens in that vulnerable time vacuum between 1 and 4 a.m." |
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12/23/09 |
Weak |
 "These once charming and witty rodents have earned the right to make their goofy music in a new age, so why does this incarnation sound like a lot of white noise?" |
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04/22/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud's gloriously photographed -- if somewhat aimless -- film is mostly confident in its power to dazzle rather than to preach." |
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04/30/10 |
Weak |
 "...one has to suspect that Roger Kumble is avenging the poor critical reaction to previous stink bombs such as 'College Road Trip' and 'Cruel Intentions 2.' " |
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06/18/10 |
Very Good |
 "...misfires occur so frequently that they firmly place the movie in a cult camp rather than in any true genre.... to its credit, I found myself howling out loud..." |
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09/03/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...lucid and unsentimental... we become submerged in government lies, righteous condescension and vile media manipulation." |
