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11/30/09 |
Weak |
 "...a hybrid of unmatching parts -- shuffling between thriller, police procedural, family melodrama, and mystical fantasy... its momentousness turns into silliness." |
| 2. |
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07/13/09 |
Moderate |
 "In short doses, 'Brüno' was a triumph. At feature length, 'Brüno' threatens to wear out his one-note welcome." |
| 3. |
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11/30/09 |
Good |
 "...can be a bit on the nose (and the message songs Eastwood adds are overkill). Yet the lapses fade in the face of such a soul-stirring story..." |
| 4. |
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09/23/09 |
Good |
 "...both scathing and scattershot, smart and simplistic, moving and manipulative, sympathetic and self-aggrandizing, very funny and annoyingly facile." |
| 5. |
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09/07/09 |
Good |
 "R.J. Cutler may not ask hard questions, but he keeps his eyes open and lets his unfolding story tell itself." |
| 6. |
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08/10/09 |
Good |
 "...sweet, anecdotal... a gentle reminder that it was once possible to overcome the cynicism of the times and believe that 'the flow' leads in a benign direction." |
| 7. |
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06/08/09 |
Good |
 "...likable but paper-thin... an urban fairy tale with a happy ending that's anything but hard-won." |
| 8. |
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11/30/09 |
Very Good |
 "The movie has a hushed, sensual intensity and formal elegance that leaves no doubt Ford knows what he's doing behind the camera." |
| 9. |
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11/30/09 |
Excellent |
 "James McAvoy, Helen Mirren, and Christopher Plummer offer a grand display of acting fireworks... the film slides gracefully between comedy and pathos..." |
| 10. |
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11/30/09 |
Excellent |
 "Bridges is phenomenal.... 'Crazy Heart' gets to you like a good country song -- not because it tells you something new, but because it tells it well." |
| 11. |
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05/18/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Hilarious, satirical and melancholy... may not go as deep as 'Y Tu Mamá También,' but it has a similar vivacity.... one of the year's most memorable offerings." |
