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03/30/12 |
Moderate |
 "You can't blame Michael C. Hall for wanting to squeeze in a movie during his 'Dexter' hiatus.... the aimless comedy is full of offbeat characters, but has surprisingly little on its mind." |
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03/28/12 |
Good |
 "...a mildly amusing indie that's neither as funny nor as poignant as it wants to be.... It's a trifle, but at least it doesn't star Katherine Heigl." |
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03/02/12 |
Good |
 "...attacking with ninja stealth, jumping out of airplanes, and tracking down terrorists doesn't leave much time for acting lessons.... The plot is video-game simple..." |
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11/26/10 |
Very Good |
 "Burroughs' life off the page was as fascinating as the scatological doom poetry in his masterpiece 'Naked Lunch'.... a well-made but overly idolizing doc." |
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10/02/10 |
Poor |
 "Oh boy, where to begin? ...even if you've never sat through 'The Omen' or 'The Bad Seed' or 'Orphan' or 'Joshua,' you've seen this hackneyed, hell-spawn hooey before." |
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08/27/10 |
Very Good |
 "...when it comes to crunchy impalings and messy arterial geysers, director Neil Marshall's a maestro." |
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08/27/10 |
Good |
 "...a frenetic, family-friendly riff on the 'Friday' formula... If 'Lottery Ticket' had as much conviction as laughs, it could have hit the jackpot." |
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07/12/10 |
Fair |
 "...an entirely unnecessary new installment in the sci-fi splatter cycle... These aren't characters, they're cardboard clichés lining up for the body count.... an uninspired mess of mediocre action scenes strung together until the final reel." |
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01/29/10 |
Poor |
 "...excruciatingly awful... a shaggy road movie to nowhere.... Sound painful? You didn't have to sit through it, pal." |
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11/27/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a slick slice of martial-arts mayhem... awash in blood. It spurts and sprays in geysers.... let's be honest, killing is this film's business and business is good." |
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11/06/09 |
Good |
 "If good intentions mattered, writer-director Brant Sersen's small-town indie about an awkward Seth Meyers look-alike (Thomas Middleditch) falling for a cool, tattooed carny girl (Rachael Taylor) would get an A.... [but] the film never rises above mildly amusing." |
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09/18/09 |
Good |
 "...goes down easy enough at first. But even at a svelte 81 minutes, this meal drags on too long (you'll be crying 'Basta!' by the time it's raining pasta)." |
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08/07/09 |
Poor |
 "Don't go expecting an escapist night at the movies; go expecting to be cudgeled into numb, drooling." |
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01/16/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a churchy dramedy about a young African-American couple... Laughter through tears is director Bill Duke's M.O., and he hits the bull's-eye of that modest target." |
