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01/29/10 |
Poor |
 "...forgettable... wastes the time and talents of its veteran supporting players, including Anjelica Huston, Don Johnson, and Peggy Lipton. The result is a predictable mess." |
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03/26/10 |
Weak |
 "...a stylish but silly erotic thriller... The characters in 'Chloe' are mostly well acted even though they're incompletely written." |
| 3. |
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08/28/09 |
Weak |
 "...creatively, Joe's story would need to grow up significantly just to be an average episode of 'The Golden Girls.' " |
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05/08/09 |
Weak |
 "...mines its plot from the Stone Age (or is it Stoned Age?) of caper comedies... Boom can't decide whether he's creating a comedy, a drama, or a really long 50 Cent video without 50 Cent." |
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10/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "The real head-scratcher is why anyone thought 'Boom' should take itself so seriously. James isn't anything special when he plays it straight." |
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07/23/10 |
Moderate |
 "...a narrative that rings familiar but will be hard for purists to place or warm to... This new Ramona prefers mischief without real edge." |
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05/21/10 |
Moderate |
 "Where once this DreamWorks franchise was about goosing convention, it now seems all about pandering to the lowest expectations." |
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04/16/10 |
Moderate |
 "It's cute and clever to a point... but then the cleverness runs on like the one-note punch line of an interminable 'Saturday Night Live' sketch, sponsored by Audi." |
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02/12/10 |
Moderate |
 "...a self-conscious, too light and literal display that feels more like a film school project..." |
| 10. |
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02/05/10 |
Moderate |
 "Many scenes are also enhanced by Channing Tatum's copper-toned abs and pecs, which practically deserve their own casting credits." |
| 11. |
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07/01/09 |
Moderate |
 "It's mostly flat, despite being presented in 3-D, and the writing is so unimaginative that at one point a character yells out 'yabba dabba doo!' " |
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04/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a visually dazzling movie.... It's heavy stuff. And it should be. But more storytelling and less preaching would have served those messages better." |
| 13. |
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12/23/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...endeavors to educate by covering a lot of ground in its 90-plus minutes, which is certainly commendable, it's just not that satisfying." |
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05/27/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a sequel that isn't shy about trading some of its ancestor's light and fluffy parts for a whole that's considerably darker and heavier." |
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04/08/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a G-rated nature documentary so cuddly and soft it's practically a sleeping bag.... They eat, they bathe, they play. Our hearts melt." |
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04/30/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...filmmakers Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher tell their tale with an eerie, offbeat artistic sensibility that turns the clan into a sort of Addams Family on food stamps." |
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02/26/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...has enough suspense and intrigue to pull viewers along willingly. It doesn't try too hard, which is refreshing.... as a history lesson, the film is a decent primer." |
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05/01/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...simple and straightforward.... the ballerinas are even more breathtaking when a camera catches them alone in the shadows, dancing only for themselves." |
| 19. |
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10/19/12 |
Very Good |
 "Knowlton has landed on four stories that deserve to be told, and she's told them in a straightforward way that gets the job done, with obvious dedication and love." |
| 20. |
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09/21/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a compelling narrative that rivals anything Hollywood could script.... All that's missing here is a big, brassy soundtrack and a 'Rocky'-esque happy ending." |
