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08/27/09 |
Very Good |
 "...engaging... follows Anna Wintour, who helped inspire 'The Devil Wears Prada's' withering editor, as she prepares the fashion bible's top-selling September issue." |
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08/27/09 |
Moderate |
 "...fades from memory moments after you leave the theater." |
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07/09/09 |
Poor |
 "Director Chris Columbus, light years from his 'Home Alone' heyday, seems asleep at the wheel.... I loathe you, 'Beth Cooper.' " |
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07/09/09 |
Very Good |
 "...compared with the everyman Borat, Brüno (who brings to mind an unhinged version of TV fashionista Steven Cojocaru) comes dangerously close to a Saturday Night Live caricature." |
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04/23/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Foxx is adequate in a tough part, but he's no match for Downey -- has he ever given a bad performance? -- who wisely underplays his role... He's the film's real soloist." |
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04/23/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Didn't have the time for the BBC's exquisite 'Planet Earth' miniseries? This is an effective, albeit inferior, Cliffs Notes version." |
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03/26/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The monsters are endlessly entertaining... But whenever the monsters exit, the fun follows suit." |
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03/26/09 |
Moderate |
 "...a lightweight, surface-scratching drama about a college dean coping with the aftermath of a racial incident on campus.... Sarah Jessica Parker tries valiantly but simply seems in over her brunette head." |
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03/26/09 |
Moderate |
 "The jumbled 'Knowing' raises intriguing notions about fate vs free will, but as-fun with numbers goes, you're better off sticking to Sudoku." |
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03/26/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's not every day that an actor gets to upstage not one but two Hankses. That's one of many impressive feats John Malkovich pulls off in the breezy, though familiar, 'The Great Buck Howard.' " |
