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09/18/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Writer-director Andrew Haigh's sensitive, unfailingly aware feature isn't a fearless repudiation of the 'meet cute' archetype, but rather a bold, specific revision: 'meet right.' " |
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09/18/11 |
Moderate |
 "...focuses far too much on the club's downfall and not nearly enough on what attracted its denizens there in the first place, managing only to preach to the choir, forgetting to also take it to church." |
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07/26/11 |
Moderate |
 "...the first half's guiltless sexuality -- despite some nice, wish-fulfilling character sketches -- seems unintentionally and queasily 'validated' by the events that follow... the tragedy of AIDS is exploited for the sake of dramatic irony." |
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06/22/11 |
Weak |
 "...dimly plays out like a waking daymare Alexander Payne thought up... resorts to depressingly cheap mistaken-identity shenanigans and raunchy 'he-milk' gags." |
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05/20/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...may not quite manage to canonize the diner, at least not to flyover country, but it sure makes it sound like a good meal and a great time." |
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11/08/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a lightly acerbic look at Soviet communism's waning years... both affectionate and skeptical." |
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09/06/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a routine deflation of the life and times of Glenn Gould.... For anyone who would insist the life experiences inform the performer's art, 'Genius Within' doesn't offer much to support Gould's mystique." |
