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01/16/09 |
Weak |
 "...mediocre, unmemorable... James gamely pratfalls and stumbles through all 90 minutes, but his clumsy somersaults and silly Segway maneuvers elicit few giggles." |
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02/12/10 |
Weak |
 "...largely relies on stale gender stereotypes and tired comedy routines... runs around the same old romantic-comedy bases, never daring to truly change the game." |
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04/02/10 |
Weak |
 "...forces us to swallow what increasingly feels like a heaping spoonful of preachy medicine. And side effects may indeed include drowsiness." |
| 4. |
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04/03/10 |
Moderate |
 "...pretty to look at, and its soap opera-style plotlines are just engaging enough to hold our interest.... features an ending not just from left field, but from outer space." |
| 5. |
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04/30/10 |
Poor |
 "Freddy Krueger used to be such a fun guy.... he had such a sense of humor about the whole thing. Unfortunately..." |
| 6. |
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04/30/10 |
Poor |
 "The problem, or problems, stem from the lazy, unfunny script; the weak computer-generated animals; and the squandering of so much talent." |
| 7. |
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06/25/10 |
Moderate |
 "...makes the emotionally persuasive albeit somewhat one-sided case that charter schools are the best available Band-Aid... it's impossible not to be thoroughly moved..." |
| 8. |
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08/19/10 |
Poor |
 "Twi-hards will immediately get all the in-jokes... But they still probably won't laugh much." |
| 9. |
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08/27/10 |
Moderate |
 "...unfolds like a story that has been told before... gives off the vibe of a Scorsese picture, a 'Goodfellas en Francais.' " |
| 10. |
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11/12/10 |
Poor |
 "...the most excruciating sit in recent cinematic memory. And no, the fact that it's intentionally excruciating doesn't make it less excruciating." |
| 11. |
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01/07/11 |
Weak |
 "...a disjointed drama filled with one-dimensional characters and melodrama so Lifetime movie-esque that it careens into unintentional comedy." |
| 12. |
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01/21/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an often entertaining look at two people giving their relationship the ol' hooking-up-like-they're-in-college try." |
| 13. |
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04/29/11 |
Moderate |
 "On the emotional spectrum, this one ultimately falls smack in the mild middle, somewhere between bang-bang and whimper-whimper." |
| 14. |
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05/06/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...mostly makes us forget about Gibson's madman persona and simply draws us into the story... in spite of the man's reputation, he still manages to shatter our hearts." |
| 15. |
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05/13/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a subtle, absorbing film... As solid as Kevin Kline's performance is, though, this is really Sandrine Bonnaire's movie." |
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05/27/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an 88-minute valentine to cinema, a reminder of why we continue returning to the multiplex, and an abiding faith in the power of film to transport us to faraway places." |
| 17. |
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08/12/11 |
Moderate |
 "At its best, it's joyful, uplifting and even, occasionally, moving.... at its worst, it's a propaganda piece designed to win our undying loyalty..." |
| 18. |
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08/03/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a far better film than the Verhoeven version... Farrell displays an ever-evolving combination of bewilderment, terror and uber-confidence..." |
| 19. |
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09/07/12 |
Weak |
 "...well-acted but narratively limp... intentionally blurs the line between reality and fiction, never creating real or fantasy worlds that are remotely believable." |
| 20. |
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09/28/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the empathy-generating performances by the charismatic young actors -- particularly Miller and Whitman -- compensate for any missteps." |
