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09/23/12 |
Good |
"...equals the original in enjoyable silliness, if not brutal nastiness... enjoyably ludicrous... Plenty of the dialogue falls into the so-bad-it's-good category..." |
| 2. |
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08/02/12 |
Moderate |
"...a defiantly anachronistic actioner... much of the action is routine... director Nick Love allows the audience to be too far ahead of the Flying Squad detectives..." |
| 3. |
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06/27/12 |
Good |
"...an amiably routine genre pic that combines sci-fi and horror elements... benefits from flashes of humor..." |
| 4. |
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04/22/12 |
Fair |
"...yet another depiction of the rave scene... an undistinguished effort.... A belated stab at adding a spiritual dimension to the tale seems half-hearted." |
| 5. |
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04/08/12 |
Weak |
"...an undistinguished kidnap-rescue tale.... the film's plot lacks credibility at many levels, and its mechanics are barely supported by character motivation." |
| 6. |
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11/20/11 |
Fair |
"...gives Cage little leeway to explore the loopier shades that were showcased so entertainingly in 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' and 'Kick-Ass.' " |
| 7. |
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11/06/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
"...reliably engaging... tracks three years in the life of cult musician Bobby Liebling, whose band Pentagram never capitalized on its early promise." |
| 8. |
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11/01/11 |
Excellent |
"...a riveting tale of a onetime vivacious personality who nevertheless died alone, friendless and seemingly missed by nobody." |
| 9. |
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10/16/11 |
Fair |
"...a frothy English country-house romp that throws in hefty portions of Mozart.... likely to turn off moviegoers resistant to opera while failing to satisfy its true devotees." |
| 10. |
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08/18/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
"A characteristically British, excessively drunken twist on the 'American Pie' formula of sexual misadventure.... at worst it should appeal to fans of warped British comedy." |
| 11. |
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06/20/11 |
Good |
"...an affectionate docu tribute to Sound It Out Records, the only independent music outlet in the north of England.... for fans of alternative music, it does the job nicely." |
| 12. |
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06/20/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
"A star-making turn from debutante Jessica Brown Findlay is the most notable aspect... relates a troubled teen's impact on the family of a middle-aged novelist..." |
| 13. |
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06/10/11 |
Fair |
"...devolves into the sort of sadistic game-playing that would be more at home in the 'Saw' movies with which director Darren Lynn Bousman established his reputation." |
| 14. |
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05/20/11 |
Excellent |
"Karl Markovics makes a very confident directorial debut with his small but perfectly formed slice of stylized social realism... Thomas Schubert commands our attention..." |
| 15. |
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03/12/11 |
Excellent |
"...enormously appealing.... sees a quintet of teen street hoodlums defend their tower-block home in the projects from an invasion of shaggy-haired aliens..." |
| 16. |
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01/21/11 |
Very Good |
"Brit thesp Paddy Considine makes a strong writing-helming feature debut... Character, dialogue, storyline and production values exude grit..." |
| 17. |
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11/02/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
"...world-beating West Indies cricket team that emerged in the mid-1970s reps the subject of the unashamedly celebratory docu.... this triumph-of-the-underdogs tale is enjoyable in the retelling, despite its repetitious hammering of the message." |
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10/26/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
"...an amiable, creaky comedy about 19th-century corpse retailers.... Where the script stumbles is in its absence of any especially funny setpieces or memorable lines." |