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11/17/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...concludes on a note of genuine emotional release, but overall, the narrative engages with few ideas or themes beyond the nuts and bolts of survival." |
| 2. |
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05/27/11 |
Excellent |
 "...one of the most intoxicatingly thrilling action films to arrive since Woo's Hong Kong heyday... Miike delivers remarkable stuntwork without lingering too long on the gore." |
| 3. |
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02/17/10 |
Very Good |
 "...makes audiences feel blessed to see such obscure, brilliant works as the cartoon 'Logorama'... also features such wrenching live-action films as 'Kavi'..." |
| 4. |
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02/09/11 |
Very Good |
 "A little film like Australia's 'The Lost Thing' can make all the hype, hoopla and wasted time surrounding the Academy Awards seem worthwhile.... achingly lovely..." |
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02/15/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 " 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore' is a blissful, whimsical look at reading and the silent film style of Buster Keaton..." |
| 6. |
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08/12/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Neither funny enough to be a great comedy nor exciting enough to be a great action movie... a breezy guy-oriented comedy." |
| 7. |
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02/10/10 |
Weak |
 "...lacks a narrative motor and a destination, and its two-fisted critique of masculine behavior eventually sputters to a halt." |
| 8. |
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09/30/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Despite Gordon-Levitt's soft-spoken magnetism, his performance doesn't provide a cure for a common movie." |
| 9. |
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07/21/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...builds on its rote, familiar early scenes of humble blue-collar life to movingly show how the American system can undermine dreams and family ties..." |
| 10. |
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06/28/12 |
Weak |
 "...feels thin... at least gives parents a chance to teach their kids to appreciate the endangered form of animation done by hand." |
| 11. |
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12/29/11 |
Excellent |
 "...emphasizes melancholy epiphanies over mind-blowing revelations... about the impossibility of truly comprehending the human mind." |
| 12. |
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02/14/13 |
Weak |
 "Forget quality -- at 97 minutes, it doesn't even deliver the expected quantity of big dumb action scenes.... Willis never makes much of an effort..." |
| 13. |
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09/02/11 |
Weak |
 "...could have explored the complications of modern sexuality with more insight. Instead the film spends most of its efforts on foreplay before getting down to business." |
| 14. |
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03/17/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...traces a rags-to-riches story comparable to crime classics such as Scarface'... offers an object lesson in cultural assimilation..." |
| 15. |
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12/05/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...throws cold water on anyone's nostalgia for a king, while exploring a sex scandal that personalizes the political in intriguing ways." |
| 16. |
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09/24/10 |
Weak |
 "...fairly closely follows 'Blood Simple's' plot, but its light-hearted treatment of its ensemble more closely resembles 'Raising Arizona' or 'The Ladykillers.' " |
| 17. |
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01/26/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "McTeer has the best role and consequently hijacks the story.... by the end, you wish they'd made a movie called 'Hubert Page' instead." |
| 18. |
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03/05/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Burton and scripter Linda Woolverton offer an imaginative riff on Carroll's settings and characters... [but] 'Alice in Wonderland' isn't as warm or humorous as you'd hope." |
| 19. |
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09/03/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...indicates a resurgence in Australia's independent film scene. Movie fans should keep this gang of tough guys under surveillance." |
| 20. |
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11/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Tolstoy fans will appreciate the attempt to compress so much of the sprawling novel into a 130-minute film.... [still,] the density of detail might bewilder some audiences." |
