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04/25/13 |
Excellent |
 "Both Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland are excellent.... As for McConaughey, he's superb here -- every moment right, investing Mud with confidence and concern..." |
| 2. |
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04/11/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the work of a slightly looser, lighter Ken Loach than seen in recent films... there's still grit between the gags and realism behind the ruses." |
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04/11/13 |
Moderate |
 "...never quite takes off, either as a thriller armored up with serious political discussions to give it ballast and gravitas, or as a drama..." |
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03/28/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "For every likable moment in Ken Scott's direction and in the screenplay he co-wrote with Martin Petit, there's a groaner or a bland montage or an easy bit of sentiment." |
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03/21/13 |
Excellent |
 "...isn't the kind of film where a lot happens, but that's its small-scale magic: You still wind up caring about the characters nothing much is happening to." |
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03/13/13 |
Excellent |
 "...a breakneck, truly thrilling thriller, one that builds excitement through both brains and brutality, both shock and suspense.... swift and straight as a marksman's arrow..." |
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02/21/13 |
Weak |
 "A lower-budget, higher-fiber riff on Liam Neeson's 'Taken'... it's too bad that Ruba Nadda's film's action and thrills aren't taken far enough to make a real impression." |
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02/06/13 |
Excellent |
 "...the performances are all excellent, especially from Rooney Mara and Jude Law.... Mara gets to give a real performance here, and it's one that drives the film." |
| 9. |
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01/30/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...light and slight enough... you can enjoy watching the three lead actors playing sunset-years tough guys out for one last spree before the bill has to be paid." |
| 10. |
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01/16/13 |
Excellent |
 "...a sincere shocker... as smart as it is scary, as well-acted as it is well-constructed, as capable of coherent story logic as it is capable of egregious jump-scare moments." |
| 11. |
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01/09/13 |
Poor |
 "...appallingly unamusing... indifferently made.... storytelling incompetence and throw-it-at-the-wall-to-see-what-sticks desperation merely adds to the catastrophe." |
| 12. |
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12/17/12 |
Weak |
 "...both majestic and manipulative, spectacular and appalling.... a confounding misfire: so much artistic vision, combined with moral and emotional shortsightedness." |
| 13. |
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12/03/12 |
Poor |
 "Incoherent, loud and saddled with a lead character far less smart and interesting than the woman whose writings and life we're supposedly watching..." |
| 14. |
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12/03/12 |
Weak |
 "...slight, lightweight and small-scale... it's stunning to look at some of the names in this cast and how little they actually do." |
| 15. |
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11/19/12 |
Poor |
 "...a surface-level photocopy with all of the problems of the first film and none of the accidental, seen-in-the-rearview power." |
| 16. |
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11/08/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...mixes compassion, chaos and comedy to startle us into seeing and celebrating how improbably lovely and sad our improbable lives on this unlikely planet are." |
| 17. |
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11/01/12 |
Moderate |
 "...more interesting than it is out-and-out bad, but interesting alone doesn't cut it... The supporting cast is good... I can't tell about Penn." |
| 18. |
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10/30/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...while it might seem speedy and stuffed to bursting, all of the story and craft and cleverness never overwhelm the sincere and rewarding heart..." |
| 19. |
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10/23/12 |
Weak |
 "...all of the shooting and depravity and beatings and murders feel a little hollow.... the product itself is a bright, brittle package of nothing." |
| 20. |
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10/10/12 |
Moderate |
 "...may be a montage-heavy rip-off of fight films since the beginning of time, but it's at least smart enough... combines moments for the heart with blows to the head..." |
