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06/11/10 |
Poor |
 "Bad movie.... with its poorly rendered CGI eagles and vultures 'swooping' down like a flock of benign desktop icons on automaton-like actors, it is simply foul." |
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04/20/12 |
Poor |
 "...feels less like a self-help guide than it does an extended infomercial... exploring what's between the covers isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds." |
| 3. |
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01/13/12 |
Poor |
 "...an unholy mess." |
| 4. |
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12/16/11 |
Poor |
 "...will entertain youngsters... grownups will find themselves wishing these chipmunks had gone into deep winter hibernation instead of making another movie." |
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11/11/11 |
Poor |
 "...an unfathomably bizarre story. And it revolves around a performance by Al Pacino in one of the strangest 'actor playing himself' roles in Hollywood history." |
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09/16/11 |
Poor |
 "...a going-through-the-motions domestic comedy that makes, say, 'Cheaper By The Dozen' look like a heart-warming, cutting-edge laugh riot." |
| 7. |
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07/08/11 |
Poor |
 "...a predictable pile of doo-doo." |
| 8. |
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07/01/11 |
Poor |
 "...bereft of tension and so sanitized for young female viewers that little room is left for temptation or humour or good old-fashioned summer shenanigans." |
| 9. |
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06/10/11 |
Poor |
 "...will have adult viewers drifting and noticing disturbing things like, hey, Aunt Opal doesn't remind the kids to put on their seatbelts before tearing up the neighbourhood..." |
| 10. |
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07/30/10 |
Poor |
 "...a silly family comedy in which canines and felines from rival spy agencies work together to bring down Ms. Galore (Bette Midler)... suffers from gadget overload." |
| 11. |
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02/26/10 |
Poor |
 "...while it doesn't shy away from including a host of messy problems, the answers may seem too pat for those not already on board with its philosophy." |
| 12. |
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01/15/10 |
Poor |
 "What does an action-movie superstar do when he's past his physical peak but still has box-office mojo - aside from running for governor of California?" |
| 13. |
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08/14/09 |
Poor |
 "...suffers the same problem as so many other comedies made by TV folks: It gets stuck in one place (the used car lot) and is primarily a series of sketches..." |
| 14. |
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07/27/12 |
Weak |
 "...watching their acting - like everything in the film that is not dancing - is a lot like having too much beach sand between your toes: not painful, just uncomfortable." |
| 15. |
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07/15/11 |
Weak |
 "...the flipping back and forth between two centuries - not to mention the weak modern story also moves around in time - never allows us to engage fully with the characters." |
| 16. |
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06/15/12 |
Moderate |
 "...uneven but enjoyable... proof that Gerwig's easy offbeat charm, obvious smarts and physical comedy gifts can carry a film." |
| 17. |
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06/08/12 |
Moderate |
 "...the clever lines and themes of friendship and finding home are almost completely overwhelmed here by the breathless pace and sensory overload..." |
| 18. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...watching is more about keeping track than caring about what happens.... the comedy is mostly contrived slapstick." |
| 19. |
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04/20/12 |
Moderate |
 "...hooks viewers by weaving in the actual filmmaking process..." |
| 20. |
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03/02/12 |
Moderate |
 "...puffed up with lots of extraneous stuff - Super fun for the kids but for grown-ups? Just fluff." |
