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03/30/12 |
Moderate |
 "The film's point of view - and, the screenwriters' point - meanders.... its muddled, overambitious story leaves us unsatisfied - you might even say hollow." |
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03/16/12 |
Poor |
 "...neither obliviously dreadful enough to be 'so bad it's good,' nor intentionally tongue-in-cheek enough to be funny." |
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03/02/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "See it in the right sick frame of mind, and 'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie' can be shockingly and terribly hilarious. Or not." |
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10/24/11 |
Moderate |
 "This story of how corporate interests collude against the common good is surely worthy. But you might ask if the facts of the case might have made a better documentary, not a drama." |
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10/03/11 |
Poor |
 "...micro-budgeted 'The Killing Fields' disappoints on almost every level, failing to win our hearts or our minds. But it does win some giggles." |
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09/10/11 |
Poor |
 "All this would be gator-jerky-chomping, tongue-in-cheek fun, if the writers had any clue where their cheeks were located.... Our monster is about as convincing as a 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' man in a rubber suit." |
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08/26/11 |
Moderate |
 "...it's really a rom-com, and thus depends on sparks flying between the two lovers.... But the touches of magical realism begin to feel gimmicky. By the final frame, this romance never feels real enough." |
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06/17/11 |
Very Good |
 "...one of the genre's smartest entries in years. As in 'The Road,' our hope hinges on the survival of this makeshift family." |
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06/10/11 |
Moderate |
 "Writer-directors Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton should be applauded for their restraint. But their subtle touch is nearly obliterated by an M. Night Shyamalan-a-ding-dong twist at the end that would elicit groans at a student-film screening." |
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04/22/11 |
Moderate |
 "The moment Spurlock decided to make 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,' he checked any artistic integrity at the door and began his tumble from any moral high ground." |
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04/01/11 |
Weak |
 "...runs fully off the rails when the filmmakers go logical and some of the strange gets explained away as a double shot of demonic possession and astral projection." |
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03/04/11 |
Moderate |
 "...will probably please those who ate up the hugely profitable TV series... But the uninitiated probably can't advance beyond plot gobbledygook such as 'Enact Task 03 with Priority on Unit 00 launch!' " |
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12/17/10 |
Very Good |
 "...an effective if textbook amalgam of archival footage and talking heads. The interviewees are an impressive A-list of some 30 historians, politicians, family members, and friends... No surprise, the portrait here is largely reverential..." |
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12/10/10 |
Very Good |
 "...blending various grades of footage -- archival, fresh, and staged interviews -- the filmmakers inject 'Do It Again' with a likable and genuine guerilla rawness.... delivers a surprising payoff, pleasing not only Kinks fans, but all rock fans." |
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10/02/10 |
Weak |
 "Introduce the supernatural, and anything goes. Here, everything does. And that's a problem no one can solve. At least it wasn't called 'Case 666.' " |
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10/01/10 |
Moderate |
 "Three minutes into the film, we feel the sharpness of Stone's ax to grind. It's dull to be told what to think." |
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09/11/10 |
Poor |
 "So nonchalant is 'Resident Evil: Afterlife,' that its overarching premise isn't explained." |
| 18. |
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12/25/09 |
Moderate |
 "...does tread with clunky boots upon well-worn horror movie territory.... Yet buried under a mound of haunted house cliches is a creepier, more sophisticated movie about the sexual power of teenage girls, and their fathers' inability to comprehend, clambering to get out." |
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12/11/09 |
Weak |
 "When is a comedy not a comedy? When it's not all that funny.... While a few chuckles bubble to the surface, the film is half-baked. This reviewer's advice: Send it back." |
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08/21/09 |
Moderate |
 "You'd think the 3-D effects would bring the action closer... it turns the athletes into GI Joe and Boba Fett action figures zipping around a dollhouse set." |
