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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a satire in which pathos competes with light comedy and neither quite flourishes.... the vibe stalls each time real violence or animosity rears up..." |
| 2. |
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04/28/12 |
Good |
 "A blow-by-blow account of an art-world scandal with far-reaching implications... offers an engaging narrative and high-profile subject... clear-eyed..." |
| 3. |
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04/27/12 |
Weak |
 "...seems content to steal a famous figure's name and leave any stabs at authenticity to the set and costume designers." |
| 4. |
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04/26/12 |
Excellent |
 "Crisp black-and-white photography underlines the doc's the-past-remains-with-us themes... even viewers well versed in Civil Rights lore may marvel at the fresh perspectives it finds." |
| 5. |
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04/24/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Pointless but consistently amusing... works best when it tacitly admits its investigation of contemporary male grooming is a just-for-laughs affair." |
| 6. |
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04/23/12 |
Moderate |
 "...likeable but underwhelming... doesn't fully exploit its premise's charms.... The inevitability of the couple's relationship is never thrown into question..." |
| 7. |
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04/18/12 |
Good |
 "A warm-hearted look at what happens when a storybook romance hits a speed bump... while still wrapped in Hollywood's ribbons, it feels a bit more like something viewers might see in their own lives..." |
| 8. |
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04/04/12 |
Good |
 "...good-natured... Eugene Levy steals scenes as Jim's now-widowed dad, whose re-entry into the dating world puts a nice spin on the original's father-son sex talks." |
| 9. |
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03/28/12 |
Very Good |
 "A portrait of defiant optimism as a last-chance means of survival... offers not only a Mandela-like tale of political heroism but a much-needed perspective on climate change." |
| 10. |
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03/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "Aardman Animations' distinctively charming brand of Claymation returns... a delightful romp whose varied pleasures should please kids all along the age spectrum." |
| 11. |
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03/23/12 |
Good |
 "Seidelman smoothes over the screenplay's rough edges, assisted by a cast that, while sometimes lacking finesse, has a modest charm perfectly suited to the material." |
| 12. |
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03/22/12 |
Fair |
 "Director Valerie Weiss never musters anything approaching comic momentum; when she does attempt a gross-out gag, her staging telegraphs it so far in advance we're moving on before anyone gets dirty." |
| 13. |
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03/21/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...makes the game out to be not only a big-deal trend but a key to the American spirit. Informative and lively if low on cinematic value..." |
| 14. |
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03/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a goofy little thriller that jettisons logic anytime it interferes with squeezing in more paranoia. Neither the script's conspiracies nor Nicolas Cage's performance is weird enough to trump the film's generic feel..." |
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02/24/12 |
Poor |
 "A thriller so fixated on red herrings that viewers may stop caring if anyone's really in danger... Such a pile-up of ambiguity, in the end, looks less like tricksterism than incompetent storytelling." |
| 16. |
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02/22/12 |
Good |
 "...weakness for anything-goes caricature is balanced by well rounded performances.... If the ensuing plot beats are easy to chart in advance, they're sold by a good-natured cast..." |
| 17. |
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02/17/12 |
Moderate |
 "A water-treading sequel offering just enough kooky color to keep less-discerning funnybook fans occupied... nudges its obscure hero's mythology forward a bit without seeming to care much how it gets there." |
| 18. |
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02/10/12 |
Moderate |
 "...spends less time on the promising interplay between Reynolds and Washington than on generic spycraft action its makers aren't quite up to." |
| 19. |
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02/10/12 |
Poor |
 "...as wondrous and exotic as a Hallmark Channel special... the action here consists exclusively of barely reheated sequences from better films..." |
| 20. |
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02/03/12 |
Moderate |
 "...mixes psychological games with old-fashioned haunting and don't-go-into-the-basement suspense, and the payoff, though arguably out of tune with the movie's first half, holds a surprise or two." |
