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02/05/09 |
Weak |
 "Reprising the Peter Sellers role as France's supreme imbecile Inspector Clouseau, Martin again does nothing more than a passable parody of a French accent." |
| 2. |
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04/24/09 |
Moderate |
 "...has a tired old premise as an underdog finds a wise but down-and-out mentor to take him to the big time and a nice new girlfriend to lend him emotional support. Yo, Rocky!" |
| 3. |
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04/30/09 |
Moderate |
 "Sadly, Wolverine's journey is one long run-the-gauntlet scenario, with people pounding on him from all sides until he emerges at the other end..." |
| 4. |
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06/18/09 |
Moderate |
 "...a lazy story, told lazily... Larry David's contrived performance is matched by the contrivances of Allen's story..." |
| 5. |
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07/02/09 |
Moderate |
 "...strictly a slapstick tale for the young ones, who will ooh and aah over all the adorable beasties, new and old." |
| 6. |
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07/09/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...the franchise's best so far, blending rich drama and easy camaraderie among the actors with the visual spectacle that until now has been the real star of the series." |
| 7. |
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10/22/09 |
Moderate |
 "Lovely aerial images, lush landscapes and rich sets and costumes are the film's lone strengths. In almost every other regard, 'Amelia' veers off course." |
| 8. |
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10/29/09 |
Weak |
 "...a comedy so weird, so off, so simply wrong that even freakish hero Napoleon Dynamite would have a hard time lending it his catch word, 'Sweet.' " |
| 9. |
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10/29/09 |
Moderate |
 "90 percent setup, some of it acutely observed and starkly evocative of the decade in which it's set, yet much of it as dull and forgettable as the big-hair '80s." |
| 10. |
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11/05/09 |
Poor |
 "...awful, preposterous... as empty as the heroines' heads in Diaz's 'Charlie's Angels' flicks.... wallows through superficial soul-searching and sermonizing..." |
| 11. |
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11/05/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Delivered with goofy gusto by Clooney and co-stars Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor and Kevin Spacey... undemanding, and ultimately lightweight humor." |
| 12. |
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11/05/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...one very big miracle -- and a glimpse of what American cinema still can be, whether or not Hollywood cares about making good films." |
| 13. |
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11/12/09 |
Very Good |
 "Roald Dahl's illustrated children's book gets loving treatment and a distinct handcrafted style that sets it apart..." |
| 14. |
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11/12/09 |
Moderate |
 "The experiences and credos of these maritime rockers are about as inspiring as the pranks and prattlings of a third-rate college radio station." |
| 15. |
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11/12/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a moderately engaging war-on-terror homefront drama that unfortunately strays about without finding its center." |
| 16. |
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11/19/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...impressive... What's lost in the abbreviation is the emotional element as John Woo chronicles an epic clash of warriors in the 3rd century." |
| 17. |
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11/19/09 |
Weak |
 "Little of this clutter will register with young kids, and adults are more likely to sigh than laugh over the movie's repeated skimming of human culture." |
| 18. |
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11/19/09 |
Weak |
 "The real rivalry between the werewolves and vampires is to see which species can behave with greater preposterousness and pretension.... boring, eternally so." |
| 19. |
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11/25/09 |
Weak |
 "We all know the answers before the movie starts. The fun is supposed to be in getting there, but 'Old Dogs' is no fun whatsoever, just a collection of stale kibble." |
| 20. |
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11/25/09 |
Very Good |
 "...snappy dialogue, lovable characters, bright-hued images and toe-tapping tunes by Randy Newman, all of it spiced up with just the right touch of voodoo peril." |
