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02/01/13 |
Very Good |
 "...as these films demonstrate, you don't need 100 minutes, heavy-duty CGI and big stars to grab the eyes and pack a punch." |
| 2. |
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03/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...voters at the French version of the Academy Awards gave it nine awards... best picture, best director, best actor (Rahim) and best supporting actor (Arestrup) honours." |
| 3. |
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06/22/12 |
Weak |
 "...the set-pieces get ever more (and numbingly) violent, longer, gimmick-laden and noisy, the story preposterous, cartoonish, impenetrable..." |
| 4. |
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07/10/09 |
Moderate |
 "Some of the rude 'n' crude set-pieces are brilliant, but they can't disguise the fact that they derive more from TV's 'Candid Camera' than from the writing of Voltaire or Swift..." |
| 5. |
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02/19/10 |
Very Good |
 "...dares to be taken seriously and dares you to be moved... resonates as a journey into the mythic, a meditation on heroism, hubris, resourcefulness and redemption..." |
| 6. |
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06/12/09 |
Moderate |
 "...a gentle movie, a marshmallow drama of decidedly measured pace, predictable plot and watercolour tones..." |
| 7. |
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08/07/09 |
Very Good |
 "...woos and wins as a thriller. The menace is palpable, and the stakes never feel less than a matter of life or death." |
| 8. |
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02/15/13 |
Poor |
 "...rather than being an iteration of the found-footage/supernatural idiom, this movie finally feels more like an end. A dead end." |
| 9. |
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03/16/12 |
Moderate |
 "It felt like a movie that was only just preparing to hit its stride and deliver the laughs we'd come for." |
| 10. |
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02/11/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Equal parts biopic, concert film and pep rally... Right now he's the sound and face of Now, but tomorrow? Tomorrow never knows." |
| 11. |
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07/17/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language film... There's no redemption here. Indeed, if anything is redemptive about 'Katyn,' it's the fact of the film itself." |
| 12. |
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09/23/11 |
Moderate |
 "Action-film fans will find plenty to like... But the rest of us? Not so much." |
| 13. |
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02/26/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a celebration of sorts of the resilience, determination and stoicism of China's people.... an impressive feature debut from the thirtysomething Lixin Fan..." |
| 14. |
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04/08/11 |
Very Good |
 "It's Cory (brilliantly and hilariously played, in simpering, space-cadet mode, by real-life Littlerockian Cory Zachariah) who gives the film much of its tension..." |
| 15. |
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06/29/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Moviegoers looking for a raunchy romp are going to be disappointed. It's more anatomy of a work-place than hedonistic hoedown..." |
| 16. |
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06/26/09 |
Moderate |
 "Less an exercise in catharsis than an obstacle course of premise-heavy, flashback-drenched plot points, it's an emotional flat-liner..." |
| 17. |
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07/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...he is that rare rock 'n' roll senior who, without disavowing the glories of his past, has never let them become comfortable nostalgia blanket or straitjacket." |
| 18. |
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01/20/12 |
Weak |
 "...a lousy film." |
| 19. |
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02/19/10 |
Very Good |
 "...entertaining and informative.... has plenty of wince-inducing, sometimes blackly humored archival moments." |
| 20. |
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10/26/12 |
Outstanding |
 "There are a lot of smarts here.... may be the single most important Bond since the mania began.... there's a compelling woundedness and soulfulness to Daniel Craig." |
