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05/24/13 |
Excellent |
 "Mr. Gibney has a gift for transforming the impenetrable into the palatable... a warm affection for the subject is not a requirement for appreciating the virtues of the film." |
| 2. |
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05/24/13 |
Good |
 "...fluidly photographed, poetic.... [but] these are not people who have spent the last nine years together. They're people catching up after nine years." |
| 3. |
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05/24/13 |
Good |
 "A screwball comedy that could have been screwier.... but it's a very likable comedy.... The vinegary narration by Fiona Shaw adds to an appetizing mix." |
| 4. |
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05/24/13 |
Weak |
 "The only thing that breathes life into the movie is Mr. Jeong, who is outrageous, politically incorrect and, therefore, incredibly, tastelessly funny." |
| 5. |
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05/24/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...there are very few laugh-out-loud moments.... But there is genuine emotion to the film, and sympathetic people, unresolved resentments and interpersonal drama..." |
| 6. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...glorious.... marks the rare instance in which an actress has the perfect role at the perfect time. Ms. Gerwig's work here is fragile, delicate, subject to bruising..." |
| 7. |
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05/17/13 |
Excellent |
 "Soko is terrific, but Mr. Lindon delivers the performance of the film, his internalized consternation amounting to an eloquent dispatch from the war between the sexes." |
| 8. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...as both violent drama and character study, the film does everything it should. Shannon executes the actor's version of multitasking..." |
| 9. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "You may wonder if the tale is going to go in a certain direction, but even when it ultimately does, you're still surprised.... stay for the credits and read them..." |
| 10. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...mixes mischief with respect, and spot-on casting.... while the action is often electric, it's the relationships that matter. That, and a lippy regard for a cultural legacy." |
| 11. |
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05/10/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a shameless and titillating exercise in horror.... Overkill is the governing ethos: No one gets a flesh-eating virus, but there's no shortage of cosmic calamities either." |
| 12. |
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05/03/13 |
Weak |
 "...an attractively photographed but misfired attempt at a blithely witty comedy of questionable manners... Taglioni's character is quite often downright unpleasant..." |
| 13. |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There are reasons that Rushdie wrote a 533-page novel... Rather than distill all that into potent cinema, Mehta has given us something as pale as it is panoramic." |
| 14. |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's the stuff of an outsized life, and Hatley gets a lot of it right. There are major omissions, though..." |
| 15. |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...slyly perverse.... the movie eventually grows darker than perhaps it needs to be.... Still, Ozon is an artful provocateur and observer of human nature." |
| 16. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "There's a great deal of coincidence, and no small amount of appeal to one's inner adolescent... the raggedy nature contributes to its charm, which is considerable." |
| 17. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "...manages to illuminate something very real about theater, the way each craft contributes to the whole and the sense of community that can develop, even in a day." |
| 18. |
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04/23/13 |
Very Good |
 "The sum of the film is greater than its parts, and while it does make demands of its audience, the cumulative emotional impact is startling." |
| 19. |
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04/19/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...delightful.... Loach's lifelong lefty-wing sentiments retain their heady bouquet: Charity and redemption are its underlying themes, even if its major intoxicant is humor." |
| 20. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...all the film's perceived messages are different.... there's enough real evidence that Kubrick was a genius, and that's pretty entertaining all by itself." |
