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09/04/09 |
Weak |
 "...situations that stretch all credibility; and jokes that are never more than sort of funny." |
| 2. |
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09/04/09 |
Very Good |
 "...modest, poignant.... sometimes feels obvious and schematic.... but the fine performances here make up for a lot." |
| 3. |
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09/04/09 |
Poor |
 "We are apparently meant to think that Mary's gaucheries, her twitchy oddness, are a professional hazard. In fact they seem like a pathology.... inane." |
| 4. |
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08/28/09 |
Fair |
 "...gentle, ambling Ang Lee comedy that's a few tokes short of groovy.... hardly a bad trip; just a very inconsequential one." |
| 5. |
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08/28/09 |
Weak |
 "The press notes boast that Mr. Cutler was given 'unprecedented access' and the right of final cut; these advantages don't seem to have done much for this listless film." |
| 6. |
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08/21/09 |
Weak |
 "...nothing about the emotionally unmoored 'Inglourious Basterds' adds up. Whether it's parody, farce or a fever dream is anyone's guess." |
| 7. |
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08/21/09 |
Good |
 "Maybe the subject matter -- a George Hamilton biopic -- all but guarantees low expectations and ensures an excess of enthusiasm for a job even moderately well-done." |
| 8. |
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08/21/09 |
Weak |
 "...a scattershot, repetitive documentary about the creative minds behind some of the most arresting ad campaigns of the past 40 years." |
| 9. |
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08/21/09 |
Fair |
 "We are meant to think the characters are all delightfully and amusingly eccentric. Actually, they're just creepy." |
| 10. |
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08/14/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There's a wonderfully sly, farcical verve to these early moments, but it dissipates when the script, with its strains of 'E.T.' and 'The Fly,' moves into high sci-fi gear." |
| 11. |
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08/14/09 |
Poor |
 "...moves at such an agonizingly stately pace that by the end, side effects be damned, Henry's time-traveling gene starts to look mighty appealing." |
| 12. |
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08/14/09 |
Excellent |
 "If the plot is small as a minnow, its themes -- the relationship between parent and child, between the young and the elderly, between friends, between man and nature -- are large and fully realized." |
| 13. |
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07/24/09 |
Fair |
 "...starts off at such a frantic pace and at so high a pitch that it really doesn't have anywhere to go. And it's filled with characters whose presence grows wearying." |
| 14. |
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07/24/09 |
Poor |
 "...none of this would matter, or wouldn't matter as much, if the movie had even a moment of freshness or wit, one honest laugh. It doesn't -- and that's the ugly truth." |
| 15. |
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07/24/09 |
Weak |
 "Its crackly sarcasm and smart talk turn out to be simply coating for a soft, icky, center." |
| 16. |
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04/10/09 |
Weak |
 "...the mall as a metaphor for materialistic wasteland and for society's dark underbelly has become a wearisome notion; the cliché get another airing..." |
| 17. |
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04/10/09 |
Weak |
 "Country star Taylor Swift makes a cameo appearance. So does Tyra Banks, who gets into a tussle with Hannah over a pair of designer shoes. Those stilettos are the only sharp thing in the movie." |
| 18. |
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04/10/09 |
Excellent |
 "...a loopy, endearing documentary... Even if your taste runs more toward Mozart or Mel Tormé than Metallica, you'll be pulling for Anvil every step of the way." |
