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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "The spare, tightly wound narrative ultimately turns on the hard-eyed, relentless efficacy of the plot, as well as the certainty of Reyes' performance." |
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04/12/13 |
Moderate |
 "...mildly provocative.... The fault lies principally with screenwriter Jang Min-suk's bloated script - an unnecessary overindulgence..." |
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03/22/13 |
Moderate |
 "Character development isn't one of the strong points of the meandering script, which is more convoluted than clever in concept. Principal performances are all solid..." |
| 4. |
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03/08/13 |
Moderate |
 "Both the originality and quality of the shorts are variable, with the majority coming off as mere genre exercises rather than fully conceived films." |
| 5. |
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02/22/13 |
Fair |
 "...rather tame... noticeably devalues the effectiveness of the alien-abduction subgenre with overly deliberate pacing, miscued suspense and fairly predictable plotting." |
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02/09/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Curiously quaint in concept and fairly conventional in execution... like a throwback to the 70s... crackles with tense character conflict." |
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01/27/13 |
Moderate |
 "The scares are as hit-or-miss as the filmmaking.... there's no obvious improvement over last year's 'V/H/S'..." |
| 8. |
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01/26/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a passably entertaining account of the career of one of the twentieth century's great innovators... doesn't break any stylistic ground, hewing closely to public perception..." |
| 9. |
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01/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "Fredrik Bond makes a promising feature debut with this fanciful crime-drama romance that gratifyingly eschews strict genre classification... consistently engaging." |
| 10. |
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01/20/13 |
Weak |
 "...slight, overly contrived.... With barely any backstory to support them, the characters consistently appear to lack the motivations necessary for their actions." |
| 11. |
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11/15/12 |
Good |
 "...an intense two-hander.... Although the film may not always be as aesthetically involving as better-budgeted productions, the performances are really the point..." |
| 12. |
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11/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...charming... Julia Garner is a revelation, playing the divinely inspired teenager with rare conviction and authenticity. Supporting roles are solid..." |
| 13. |
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10/25/12 |
Very Good |
 "Fortunately the more sugar-coated sentiments are mostly dialed back in favor of genuine character development and rousing, digitally realistic 3D action." |
| 14. |
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10/17/12 |
Weak |
 "...adds very little new information while playing out the inevitably unpleasant outcomes that await the characters... Kathryn Newton and Matt Shively are likable enough..." |
| 15. |
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08/13/12 |
Good |
 "Stallone grasps the action-oriented DNA of the films' badass cast of reprobate mercenaries with an intuition derived from dozens of genre roles." |
| 16. |
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08/02/12 |
Moderate |
 "...engaging enough, although not entirely satisfying from either a genre or narrative standpoint, lacking both substance and a degree of imagination." |
| 17. |
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08/01/12 |
Good |
 "...holds few surprises but delivers plenty of warmth.... demonstrates both a highly customary view of romance and a well-established approach to filmmaking." |
| 18. |
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07/25/12 |
Fair |
 "By now 3D dance performances are routine for the genre and with the exception of a few notable aerial tricks, 'Revolution' doesn't offer many stylistic innovations..." |
| 19. |
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07/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a fairly prosaic sports-meets-social issue doc that's long on goodwill, but short on dramatic development." |
| 20. |
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07/03/12 |
Good |
 "...more of an adulatory artist profile than a bona fide concert doc, features a mix of interviews, reality-TV style behind-the-scenes footage and 3D concert scenes." |
