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05/01/13 |
Very Good |
"...ruminative... it's always a pleasure to encounter genre ambition contained in such a sinewy-shot, emotionally resonant, and gorgeously photographed package." |
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04/03/13 |
Moderate |
"...starts out reasonably well... [but] the narrative loses steam when it bogs down in repetition and predictability." |
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08/21/12 |
Very Good |
"...sumptuous.... Ron Fricke wants these images to stand for the film as a whole: a brightly hued bauble, fit for rapturous contemplation." |
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08/12/12 |
Outstanding |
"Diamond-hard and dazzlingly brilliant, 'Cosmopolis' plays like a deeply perverse, darkly comic successor to 'Videodrome'.... Giamatti and Pattinson keep it grounded." |
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07/25/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
"...provides a surfeit of details that expose corporate chicanery... this variety of faux-populism seems better suited to the soapbox than the silver screen." |
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07/17/12 |
Very Good |
"Whatever the film's ultimate truth value, it remains a compelling glimpse into the pitfalls of bankruptcy both economic and moral." |
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12/27/11 |
Poor |
"...a dimwitted 3D sci-fi travesty... what possible incentive could there be for submitting to 'The Darkest Hour's' utter pointlessness?" |
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10/10/11 |
Very Good |
"Lucky McKee directs with assured simplicity... In the end, a radically realigned family unit emerges from the carnage, one that puts the blood back into blood relations." |