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05/15/13 |
Very Good |
 "...doesn't feel like a 'Star Trek film' -- at least if one defines that term based on the '80s productions. It's much more action/adventure oriented." |
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05/09/13 |
Moderate |
 "...there's a soullessness to the proceedings that saps it of energy.... There are too many out-of-period tweaks..." |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...an unsettling piece that reminds us how even monsters aspire to living the American dream." |
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05/02/13 |
Very Good |
 "The level of acting is top-notch... Ben Kingsley... Robert Downey Jr... Gwyneth Paltrow... Don Cheadle... Guy Pearce... James Badge Dale... Rebecca Hall..." |
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04/26/13 |
Weak |
 "...tired and dated with too few laughs to justify the stultifying attempts at drama and the impossible-to-swallow plot contortions." |
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04/25/13 |
Very Good |
 "...isn't great cinema, but it's vastly entertaining in an overblown, in-your-face sort of way. It's funny as hell at times with a twisted sense of humor..." |
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04/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a stirring coming-of-age tale... when growing up, is the belief in love more important than its actuality? The film doesn't resolve the issue, but it explores it in detail." |
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04/18/13 |
Very Good |
0513998.jpg) "...imperfect but some of its imperfections result from being overly ambitious.... I found myself caring about what happens to the people at the end..." |
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04/14/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There are moments of pure poetry but the production as a whole seems overlong and repetitive... skews a little too far in the 'too much style, too little substance' direction..." |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a deeply flawed motion picture containing moments of brilliance that illustrate its strong thematic content.... by turns frustrating and fascinating." |
| 11. |
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04/11/13 |
Very Good |
 "Helgeland's conventional narrative evokes powerful emotions.... a worthwhile sports movie that's about more than winning and losing." |
| 12. |
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04/10/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Paddy Considine's style is low-key and generous toward his actors.... a very human story that offers a view of life through clear lenses..." |
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04/04/13 |
Moderate |
 "This isn't just a horror movie with gore -- it's a gore movie, period. Blood is its raison d'etre. It's not scary. It's not shocking. It just wallows in viscera. Ho-hum." |
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04/04/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...never boring or uninteresting, but I didn't really care about any of the three main characters.... it left me feeling as if the glass was half-empty." |
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03/29/13 |
Weak |
 "Perhaps the most shocking thing about 'The Host' is that it's worse in almost every way than any of the 'Twilight' episodes." |
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03/28/13 |
Very Good |
 "Strong acting, at least during the first two acts, strengthens the film's foundation and makes it easier to accept the somewhat jarring change of main character..." |
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03/27/13 |
Weak |
 "...illustrates how 3-D can be a bad thing even when its implementation is competent. The 3-D used here is very much of the 'in your face' variety." |
| 18. |
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03/21/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...serviceable, sporadically entertaining.... A lot of what shows up on screen during the course of its nearly two hour running time feels stale and artificial." |
| 19. |
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03/21/13 |
Very Good |
 "...hard-core, high stakes action with an element of the cataclysmic spectacle incorporated to raise its profile. It delivers what it promises..." |
| 20. |
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03/21/13 |
Very Good |
 "...subverts an entire genre.... This is a serious 'message movie.' In fact, it's so serious that at times it stumbles under the weight of its own self-importance." |
