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05/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...may be a sloppy comedy with more than its share of comedic duds, but it prevails through sheer quantity of sight gags, creative insults, and slapstick gross-outs." |
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05/10/12 |
Excellent |
 "Batmanglij masterfully builds a mood of paranoia but pulls his punch in the final moments... Maybe that's to the good, otherwise we'd risk falling completely under its spell." |
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05/02/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...unifies wildly diverse plot threads, acting styles, and action scenes better than anyone could have expected.... thrilling..." |
| 4. |
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04/26/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...doesn't quite match the berserk ingenuity of the 'Wallace & Gromit' shorts, particularly in the lame finale, but still has enough high spirits to send your troubles down to Davy Jones' locker." |
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04/12/12 |
Excellent |
 "Whedon and Goddard succeed almost too well by creating a film so funny and shocking as to make subsequent horror-getaway movies seem like an endangered species." |
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04/05/12 |
Excellent |
 "...it goes for the gut like few films since the heyday of John Woo... a jaw-dropping showreel of the Indonesian martial art of silat..." |
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03/22/12 |
Excellent |
 "...shows a protagonist who doesn't just outplay, outwit, and outlast her adversaries, but competes with such honor, she makes a great role model." |
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03/15/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the Duplass brothers begin with the actors and trappings of a more conventional Hollywood comedy that evolves into a looser, less formulaic story." |
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03/15/12 |
Excellent |
 "...apart from some overly religious-sounding musical choices that underscore big scenes, it's a highly compelling piece of filmmaking.... it ultimately wants to inspire and comfort..." |
| 10. |
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03/09/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...provides plenty of action and powerhouse performances for Shakespeare newcomers, while viewers who better know the Bard can enjoy the novelty of a lesser-known play living up to an innovative cinematic treatment." |
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03/08/12 |
Weak |
 "...proves too silly and rushed to work as a respectable fantasy epic, but too heavy and convoluted to achieve pure escapism." |
| 12. |
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03/08/12 |
Weak |
 "Westfeldt proves too interested in tidy endings... If the independent comedies don't try to transcend rom-com clichés, what will?" |
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03/01/12 |
Weak |
 "...works so well for about 15 or 30 minutes, then turns into a tedious grind... Heidecker and Wareheim's random, would-be shocking sense of humor turns out to be no substitute for a strong story." |
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03/01/12 |
Weak |
 "...admirably takes on prickly themes of guilt and parenthood, but despite Swinton and Ramsay's artistic strengths, there's ultimately something phony about the film." |
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02/29/12 |
Excellent |
 "For all of Dave's misdeeds, you can't simply dismiss him as a bad cop." |
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02/22/12 |
Weak |
 "...attempts to combine the light comedy, sexy actors, and explosive set pieces of both rom-coms and action movies... [but] presents weak jokes, thin clichés, and ugly set pieces." |
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02/22/12 |
Excellent |
 "...full of blooming gardens and babbling brooks, evokes the most idyllic of childhood summer days.... you'll leave feeling both stimulated and serene." |
| 18. |
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02/15/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 " 'Raju' [is a] devastating short drama that turns Western guilt on its head.... 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore' [is a ] blissful, whimsical look at reading and the silent film style of Buster Keaton..." |
| 19. |
PinaAtlanta Creative Loafing |
02/15/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's unquestionably a sincere and heartfelt homage, but audiences who don't know about Bausch may be disappointed that the film stints on biographical information." |
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01/27/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Neeson's haunted countenance and gruff delivery can nearly take all the guilt out of watching a guilty-pleasure movie." |
