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| 1. |
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02/14/13 |
Poor |
 "It doesn't even feel like it was ever intended to be a 'Die Hard' movie..." |
| 2. |
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11/03/11 |
Good |
 "...may lack some of the surprisingly insightful subtext of 'White Castle,' but it never lacks for pure entertainment value." |
| 3. |
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06/21/12 |
Poor |
 "...an incoherent mess.... the logistics the filmmakers try to pass off as possible are insults to common sense, even within this manufactured alternate universe." |
| 4. |
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01/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "...suffers from an overbearing desire to impress.... There's a measure of effortless grace in what Jessica Brown Findlay and Felicity Jones do onscreen..." |
| 5. |
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07/28/11 |
Very Good |
 "Much like another modern British horror-comedy classic, 'Shaun of the Dead'... irreverently funny without ever being spoofy." |
| 6. |
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10/06/11 |
Very Good |
 "Sam Shepard perfectly blends the mischievousness of the character with the sadness of age and exile. His Cassidy is magnetic and intimidating..." |
| 7. |
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09/08/11 |
Weak |
 "...while the picture looks fantastic, it never manages to be very funny or very scary. Or even mildly creepy. It's hugely disappointing, given the talent involved." |
| 8. |
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12/06/12 |
Moderate |
 "The dominance of the madcap side of the film's split personality lays an airy veneer over Dolly and Joseph's woes, making them seem inconsequential..." |
| 9. |
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08/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a queasy thriller of discomfort... a wickedly compelling thriller, a skin-crawling, stranger-than-fiction examination of the darkest power of authority." |
| 10. |
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12/11/12 |
Excellent |
 "...thoroughly original... a disjointed, haunted reverie, of alternate realities colliding, soundtracked by mumbled asides and an uneasy murmur of background noise." |
| 11. |
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07/28/11 |
Weak |
 "...descends quickly from its fun exposition to a collection of meaningless explosions and predictable action sequences." |
| 12. |
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06/07/12 |
Good |
 "...largely succeeds as yet another installment in Todd Solondz's career-long examination of the lust for love and security among the deeply damaged." |
| 13. |
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10/06/11 |
Fair |
 "...a mess of conflicting, confusing emotions.... The title may promise a film about a dirty girl, but it's the story about the shy guy that's more compelling." |
| 14. |
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08/25/11 |
Fair |
 "...too little is left to the imagination to do what it does best: fill in the gaps with visions far more frightening than anything a filmmaker could put onscreen." |
| 15. |
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04/04/13 |
Very Good |
 "...polished.... Effective scares, respectful nods to its inspiration and a few new twists.... This is one remake that succeeds on its own blood-soaked terms." |
| 16. |
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09/13/12 |
Good |
 "...intimate... can sometimes feel aimless... [but] the immersive, quiet desperation of Leo's performance more than compensates, as does the directors' keen eye for detail." |
| 17. |
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11/15/12 |
Good |
 "...the headlong hormonal rush toward what boys perceive as the benefits of adulthood is what the brothers McManus capture here with candor and occasional hilarity." |
| 18. |
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08/31/11 |
Fair |
 "...an exciting exercise in experimentation takes a turn into the mundane... In a film that treats Gainsbourg with as much reverence as this one does, it's just a letdown." |
| 19. |
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01/19/12 |
Excellent |
 "Carano's got an all-star cast of talented actors around her to carry the dramatic load... To see what she's capable of here is to witness the birth of the next great action hero." |
| 20. |
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11/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "This group is its own band of brothers and sisters, a unit focused on getting to the top of Lobuche, relying on one another in much the same way they might in battle." |
