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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...superbly written, directed and acted... commands attention every step of the way.... plays like a low-key adagio in the hands of a masterful pianist..." |
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02/11/13 |
Very Good |
 "...wacky... a well-written off-the-wall script that makes audiences laugh out loud.... All is shot in a style of garish chaos that befits the tale and edited for non-stop action." |
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11/15/12 |
Fair |
 "...a disconcerting showcase for Charlie Sheen's comic talents... off-the-wall... has likeable moments of sheer absurd humor.... the film lacks style, wit and originality..." |
| 4. |
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11/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "...there is surprisingly little emotional resonance with the well-drawn and acted characters, making it a tiring two and a half hour trek..." |
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10/05/12 |
Excellent |
 "A sparkling heist film tricked up with imaginative action scenes and 10 fully developed characters... a stylish and entertaining caper in spicy Asian sauce." |
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09/10/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...one of the most emotionally realistic disaster movies in recent memory.... it manages to blend the horrific with the real world as seen through the eyes of children..." |
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09/09/12 |
Very Good |
 "...remarkably successful.... even viewers who have never read a word of Hannah Arendt's books will be stirred by her intellectual and emotional courage..." |
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09/09/12 |
Very Good |
 "Dan Algrant's lyrical recreation of a father-son relationship seen over time has a sense of urgent originality that works even apart from its great Tim Buckley score." |
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09/08/12 |
Very Good |
 "...charming.... an actors' film about performers where Hoffman can flex his muscles and experience. He brings humor and a light touch to the clever British dialogue..." |
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09/03/12 |
Good |
 "...offbeat... an intense and, for the first hour, sickeningly violent film that unexpectedly segues into a moving psychological study." |
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09/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "...accomplished.... each scene is shot straightforwardly, allowing the characters, sets and costumes to come to the fore. The result is more realistic than beautiful..." |
| 12. |
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08/31/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a real discovery.... The three excellent main actresses are subtly directed, yet leave an indelible impression of the different paths women's lives can take." |
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08/31/12 |
Very Good |
 "Victorian age steam energy meets kick-ass martial arts in a wacky, hyper, head-on collision... an exuberant attempt to weld steampunk to kungfu." |
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08/29/12 |
Good |
 "...colorful; convincingly rooted in Pakistan, its generally gripping drama painfully confronts the great cultural divide in people's thinking created by the tragedy of 9/11." |
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06/17/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...many scenes fail discouragingly to live up to the director Wu Ershan's lyrical ambitions... [but] performances run surprisingly deep..." |
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05/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "...bleakly comic... a tongue-in-cheek Parisian-set romp in which the warm humanism of eclectic director Patrice Leconte shines through." |
| 17. |
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05/26/12 |
Fair |
 "...it's cash and sex that dominate this icy, stylized tale.... When moralizing drama finally prevails, ennui resurfaces, leaving disappointment in its wake." |
| 18. |
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05/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Magnificent in its simplicity and its relentless honesty... a deliberately torturous watch.... executed with such clarity that there is never a false step..." |
| 19. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...struggles to find its tone amid stock characters and leisurely plotting, with nods to Fellini and Italian neorealism that leave the taste of a big, reheated pizza." |
| 20. |
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03/26/12 |
Good |
 "Pang Ho-cheung offers another painfully on-target analysis of modern love in all its truth and lies, with only a wee bit of wheel-spinning towards the end..." |
