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07/08/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...leaves you feeling wistful for at least three reasons: because of what happens in the story, because the movie's over, and because there aren't more of them this good." |
| 2. |
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07/14/10 |
Good |
 "The problem is that the emotional stakes are consistently too low... It's a shame that 'Inception's' visual sophistication so far outstrips its emotional savvy." |
| 3. |
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07/23/10 |
Very Good |
 "Angelina Jolie rules.... with this woman, all the invincible-spy clichés feel fresh and fun again." |
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08/13/10 |
Moderate |
 "...bland, cautious..." |
| 5. |
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08/13/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a package of cinematic Pop Rocks, a neon-hued, defiantly non-nutritive confection that nonetheless makes you laugh at its sheer bold novelty." |
| 6. |
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08/19/10 |
Moderate |
 "...inside this slick, conventional romantic comedy there's a tender, scruffy little movie struggling to get out.... it can't escape the constraints of its own formula..." |
| 7. |
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08/20/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...shaggily endearing... sprawling, undisciplined, raucous, occasionally crass -- and so full of life you forgive it everything." |
| 8. |
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09/01/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a great pleasure to watch, an astringent antidote to the loud, frantic action movies that have been clogging our veins all summer." |
| 9. |
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09/02/10 |
Moderate |
 "...a pleasant, floppy romantic comedy that's hard to hate... but also hard to love." |
| 10. |
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09/09/10 |
Poor |
 "After viewing this film I have no doubt that Phoenix is, whatever else he may be, a lost, fucked-up, and suffering man... a work of rank exploitation." |
| 11. |
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09/10/10 |
Weak |
 "...a vanishingly slight drama... somehow skirts utter loathsomeness by dint of its elegant camerawork and a few finely tuned performances." |
| 12. |
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09/17/10 |
Very Good |
 "...of all the twists in 'Catfish' the most surprising of all is what an honest and thoughtful film it turns out, against all odds, to be." |
| 13. |
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09/17/10 |
Weak |
 "We don't want Affleck the mastermind, we want Affleck the meathead." |
| 14. |
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09/23/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...provides entertainment and catharsis in lavish dollops." |
| 15. |
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09/24/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a minimalist oddity... devoted to the recitation, comprehension, and appreciation of a single poem... a little dogged, a little inert, a little -- how shall I say? -- high-fiber." |
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09/30/10 |
Excellent |
 "I'm not sure whether the movie amounts to anything more than a very well-done character study with a gloss of zeitgeisty relevance. It might, though." |
| 17. |
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10/01/10 |
Good |
 "...incomplete... You leave convinced that radical change is necessary but uncomfortable with the closing voice-over that assures you how simple it will be..." |
| 18. |
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10/07/10 |
Weak |
 "...a by-the-numbers sports-hero picture with an inexpressive hero (horses look great in motion, but they can't carry a close-up) and a preordained outcome." |
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10/07/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The story of Lennon's early years is dramatic and painful enough to survive an imperfect retelling... at times errs on the side of hagiography..." |
| 20. |
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10/14/10 |
Weak |
 "...tries too hard and not hard enough... never manages to convince us that anyone involved -- characters, actors, filmmakers or audience -- is having any fun." |
