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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." |
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08/26/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Steve James has given us one of the truly great documentaries of 2011, and given us a film that, in many ways, is just as good as 'Hoop Dreams.' " |
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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..." |
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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." |
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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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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." |
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07/19/11 |
Outstanding |
 "David Robert Mitchell gets how teen life is made of rumors and lies and secrets and hopes -- out of myths.... as brief and beautiful as the right kind of summer night." |
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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." |
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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..." |
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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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02/06/13 |
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." |
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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." |
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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..." |
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09/08/12 |
Excellent |
 "...demonstrates, hilariously, the big difference between watching violence and living it, and how everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." |
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08/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...not just smart and sexy -- which, to be honest, is rare enough in filmmaking these days -- but it's also got a great deal of humanity and humor." |
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08/13/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a fable of love and life, told with real insight, warm humor and excellent filmmaking.... glows with real health and vitality and true emotion." |
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07/23/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a great, smart romance about love and love stories, with comedy and insights... plays light and fun for a long time, but it's also setting you up for some hard hits..." |
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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 |
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." |
