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01/16/09 |
Weak |
 "...this film tried my patience almost beyond endurance.... buy a cute-dog calendar; it'll prove a lot more endearing, certainly a lot less cloying." |
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01/16/09 |
Moderate |
 "...things just get ridiculous.... You might chuckle occasionally as the film drones on to a close, but mostly you'll be wondering when it will all end." |
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02/06/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a movie in which everyone should see themselves for at least a few minutes (and wish they were that young, that beautiful and that well-off)." |
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04/10/09 |
Moderate |
 "...harmless, even chirpy at times. The character's fans, those preteen girls who hang on every word and note out of Miley Cyrus' mouth, will be plenty satisfied..." |
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04/17/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Nothing is as it seems... a crackerjack political thriller in which no individual, profession or institution gets away clean." |
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04/17/09 |
Weak |
 "If you've seen 'Freaky Friday,' 'Vice Versa' or even 'It's a Wonderful Life,' you've already seen '17 Again.' Except you've seen it done better." |
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04/24/09 |
Outstanding |
 "This first release from the new Disneynature line is both a throwback to and an update of the wildlife films Disney began producing in the 1950s..." |
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04/24/09 |
Very Good |
 "...director Joe Wright shrinks from not a single challenge. His characters are edgy, flawed and seemingly more prone to mistakes than victories." |
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04/24/09 |
Poor |
 "...rather than being perceptive or even informed, it's alternately dull and disingenuous, coming across more as a smug 'I told you so' than anything else." |
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05/22/09 |
Very Good |
 "The sense of wonder the movie engenders is palpable... anything that makes museums look cool (which this movie does, in spades) deserves a vote of thanks..." |
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07/24/09 |
Poor |
 "An ugly variation on a tired theme. In this latest twist on the battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy, everyone's a loser." |
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08/28/09 |
Very Good |
 "Maybe it's all too wonderful to be true, but that's OK. If 'Taking Woodstock' is a fantasy, then it's a most benevolent one, and more power to it." |
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09/04/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "For a documentary about a music festival, 'Soul Power' doesn't include nearly enough music. That's a shame, because what's here is wonderful..." |
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09/25/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...in their adamant refusal to wrap people and events in tidy little boxes, the Dardennes have produced a work of great understanding and hard-earned humanity." |
