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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." |
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02/22/12 |
Poor |
 "...a dead tangle of clichés and nonsense." |
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08/16/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...feels more florid and earnest -- a little too eager to make friends -- than Sayles' other films, but it also feels more passionate and provocative than 99% of everything else..." |
| 4. |
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07/19/11 |
Very Good |
 "...has the grace and power of life as we know it.... the score -- credited to a group called Fall on Your Sword -- pulses under everything with sinister beauty." |
| 5. |
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09/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "...clean, lean and mean.... The technical values of the film are superlative. The cinematography by Yorick Le Saux... Cliff Martinez's score... Douglas Crise's editing..." |
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05/15/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...doesn't merely rip off Lucas, Cameron, Bay and Emmerich, but has the audacity, in many cases, to improve upon their work.... explosively fun." |
| 7. |
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06/01/11 |
Excellent |
 "Bello gives her best performance since 'A History of Violence'... Sheen also delivers an excellent performance... a rare chance to see real actors doing real work." |
| 8. |
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08/02/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...warm and beautiful and terrible and scary, full of heart and blood and truly unique.... one of the best American movies of the year." |
| 9. |
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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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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." |
| 11. |
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09/27/12 |
Weak |
 "...hardly an auspicious debut for Famke Janssen as a director, but, at the same time, there's enough there to suggest that a next attempt would be worthy of investigation..." |
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06/14/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...an unexpected Zen journey in chaps and plaid, and the rare documentary as intellectually and philosophically rewarding as it is emotionally moving." |
| 13. |
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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." |
| 14. |
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03/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "...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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10/02/12 |
Weak |
 "Sarah Palin jokes aren't funny anymore... every time the film brushes against something smart and sharp it skitters away like it's brushed a hot stove." |
| 16. |
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07/20/11 |
Excellent |
 "...light and bright and brisk, but never glib.... more than just pretty solid. It's great in spots, good in others, and hits exactly the right tone..." |
| 17. |
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07/31/12 |
Very Good |
 "Lee Toland Krieger has a nice sense of how to shape a scene... we never feel out of the loop or unengaged by Celeste and Jesse's natures and characters..." |
| 18. |
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09/09/12 |
Excellent |
 "It's got an all-star cast and a tremendous amount of action... so full of passion and heart and empathy that it feels completely unlike any other modern film in its range..." |
| 19. |
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07/26/11 |
Poor |
 "The workmanship and effort are evident in every straining moment, but the end result is so completely phony as to be without value." |
| 20. |
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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." |
