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05/15/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...doesn't merely rip off George Lucas, James Cameron, Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich, but has the audacity, in many cases, to improve upon their work.... explosively fun." |
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05/08/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a film that looks at the truths and tales of so many different things with such honesty and directness is a welcome change, even if it's less than a total success." |
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05/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "...pulls off having both luster and gravitas, with a brisk 84-minute running time never outstaying its welcome but still giving us time to know even smaller characters..." |
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04/26/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a busy, buzzy bit of fun, loaded with sight gags and wordplay and silly surrealism in lovely 3-D." |
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04/23/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...it simmers along, never so hot as to burn and never too cool as to bore, but you can't help but think that the scenes and story could have used just a little more flavor..." |
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04/23/12 |
Excellent |
 "...both striking and contradictory -- stuffed full of ideas and twists and turns, it also plays a little thin and fragile, more like a haiku than a novel." |
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04/18/12 |
Poor |
 "...it's about rigorously, robotically following a predetermined 'tried and true' phony and false formula that got watered down to nothingness a couple films back." |
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04/05/12 |
Very Good |
 "...clearly a labor of love... there's a lot here that would be good for kids to see, with more than a spoonful of sugar to help the not-actually-that-bad medicine go down." |
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04/05/12 |
Excellent |
 "...brisk, broad and bright... the zippy laughs and romance in Stillman's work have the speedy, hokey, agreeable air of an afternoon at the theater or the art house." |
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03/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "...is it horrible to suggest that 'Bully' is better intentioned than it is made?... it is hard to not respect anything that asks us to respect the stories of the dead, and asks us how we might help the living." |
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03/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The movie's pitch and plot are adequate enough... Your mileage enjoying 'Brake' may vary, but even if you spot the final destination coming, it's a pleasant enough joyride." |
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03/06/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...three sub-stories, adapted from Paul Torday's novel by screenwriter Simon Beaufoy ('127 Hours,' 'Slumdog Millionaire'), come together to make a whole that's a little less than the sum of its parts." |
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03/01/12 |
Weak |
 "Co-directors Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda earn some points for evoking the Seuss aesthetic remarkably well... But it's all padding..." |
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02/25/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a stunning debut that finds gripping tragedy and bleak humor in a story of crime and punishment... pulls us into a world of crime that's unlike any we've seen before." |
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02/22/12 |
Poor |
 "...a dead tangle of clichés and nonsense." |
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02/14/12 |
Excellent |
 "You do not have to be a fan of sports to appreciate great sportswriting. And the biggest compliment I can give the Oscar-nominated documentary 'Undefeated' is that it feels like great sportswriting.... the story is a familiar one, but it is superbly told..." |
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02/09/12 |
Excellent |
 "...it is not a Holocaust story, but it is a story of the Holocaust -- a brief moment within that maelstrom of death, and a moment superbly made.... immensely moving." |
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01/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "Stephanie Sigman's performance is, literally, the film.... she tackles challenges a more experienced actress would stumble on..." |
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01/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "Swift, stunning and its own reward for the risks Steven Soderbergh and Gina Carano took." |
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12/20/11 |
Excellent |
 "...somehow moves above and beyond the mere bones and sinew of the essential plotline to be fully fleshed as something new and different." |
