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04/06/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...tedious... Screenwriter Chris Sparling worked in confined spaces to far better effect before with the minimalist thriller 'Buried.' He must have used his best ideas there." |
| 2. |
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03/23/12 |
Weak |
 "...a silly thriller... delivers two twists, the second even more preposterous than its predecessor and, in the process, negates both common sense and the previous hour and a half." |
| 3. |
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03/02/12 |
Weak |
 "If it's a Funny or Die movie, where's the 'die' button?... Fans of the duo's bizarro sketch show 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' might find their first feature enjoyably boundary-pushing..." |
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02/25/12 |
Poor |
 "Gone is your hard-earned money if you buy a ticket to this slack piece of work... a beat-the-clock movie in which director Heitor Dhalia forgot to set the alarm." |
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01/21/12 |
Moderate |
 "...either the best movie in the burgeoning 'Underworld' franchise or the worst, depending, I suppose, on how deeply you value the series' previous strained attempts at myth-making." |
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01/20/12 |
Fair |
 "...overly long... capably delivers a number of visually arresting battle scenes... teeters in tone from absurd to sentimental.... a war movie not quite worth engaging." |
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09/23/11 |
Weak |
 "...it's impossible to see why director John Singleton signed on for this particular job-for-hire unless he's trying to make a subversive case for Team Edward." |
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04/25/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Perry possesses a superb ear... though the unconverted might grumble that the movie's many riffs and rants feel recycled from previous offerings." |
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04/15/11 |
Very Good |
 "...though the movie can be a bit meandering at times, Wurzberg deserves credit for keeping the focus on her subjects' humanity without being self-conscious about doing so.... it's often a wonder to behold." |
| 10. |
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04/08/11 |
Good |
 "...mines the most obvious aspects of Hamilton's story in ways that sometimes feel rushed. But if you've seen the real-life Hamilton on the ESPYs or Nickelodeon's Teen Choice awards, you know she's as much a force of nature as the waves she rides." |
| 11. |
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09/24/10 |
Poor |
 "...crass... reduce[s] women to sad clichés and a uniform level of bad behavior that would appall the cast members of 'Jersey Shore.' " |
| 12. |
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09/17/10 |
Good |
 "...an eye-opener... Though it's a bit short on context and detail, the movie boasts a host of riveting interviews with the men caught behind enemy lines in the brutal winter battle at North Korea's Chosin Reservoir." |
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09/17/10 |
Weak |
 "...sometimes the wolves look like wolves and sometimes they look and move like humans; some bear an uncanny resemblance to 'Dora the Explorer'.... unexceptional..." |
| 14. |
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09/17/10 |
Good |
 "...a touching December-December romance, artfully directed by first-timer Nik Fackler." |
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08/20/10 |
Very Good |
 "...tells a slightly different story but uses the same blend of broad comedy, respectful moralizing and special effects that made the first film a success.... It's a fairy tale in the best tradition." |
| 16. |
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07/30/10 |
Weak |
 "...the latest family movie to be unnecessarily converted to 3-D... better than the original 'Cats & Dogs.' But so is a rabies shot.... wait for the DVD release." |
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07/23/10 |
Excellent |
 "Canet and Kusturica, the leads, give 'Farewell' a humanity that also speaks to the high stakes at hand. They're fantastic." |
| 18. |
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07/23/10 |
Very Good |
 "Allen coaxes fine performances from her cast young and old, stumbling only when relying too heavily on musical cues and in the film's awkward CGI flights of imaginative fancy." |
| 19. |
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06/04/10 |
Fair |
 "...kind of fun. For about five minutes. Then the movie settles into a predictable family-film groove about being yourself and fitting in and passing gas and... Wilson's amiable vocal work keeps the predictability from becoming too grating." |
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05/07/10 |
Weak |
 "...predictability is the least of the movie's problems. Static, poorly staged and buried in thickets of flowery language... plays like an adaptation of a dog-eared romance novel, the kind of film best left for cable viewing on a rainy, housebound day." |
