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05/15/12 |
Moderate |
 "...it's hard to see it as anything other than a mash-up of every other alien invasion plot from movie history, with some board game tactics thrown in for good measure..." |
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05/14/12 |
Weak |
 "...an uncomfortable mix of comic setpieces... the filmmakers have a lot more jokes in mind than an actual story, or even a concrete character to put in the center of it." |
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05/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "...may feel fluffy and breezy until you suddenly realize you're genuinely invested in these characters and their second lease on life." |
| 4. |
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04/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a tiny, incisive movie that worms its way inside you and devours, expertly building tension and dread as it navigates the audience through its central mystery." |
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04/26/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...for all the bright moments that break out of the muddle, and the zippy ending that almost rescues it, the film catches a bad case of the meanders and never quite recovers..." |
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04/25/12 |
Weak |
 "...a dull retread of most lone-man-on-a-mission action movies of the last 30 years... I found myself constantly reflecting on how this kind of day would play out in real life." |
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04/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...feels perfectly of a piece with everything else Aardman Animation has made -- daffy, self-assured, willing to try pretty much anything, and utterly unique." |
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04/19/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...people-pleasing... contains enough stunning footage of the chimps and their jungle habitat to remain engrossing, even while it's insulting your intelligence." |
| 9. |
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04/19/12 |
Moderate |
 "...quickly becomes exhausting in adhering to its many lessons... [but] the movie is often much funnier than it could have been..." |
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04/13/12 |
Moderate |
 "In his best scenes Guy Pearce makes 'Lockout' feel special and vibrant, but when he's gone, the movie can be a surprising slog for something so silly." |
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03/30/12 |
Excellent |
 "...it's a pleasure to see a movie that doesn't just have fun with a fairy tale, but is so wild and confident in its garishness that it creates something truly new." |
| 12. |
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03/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "Just about everything is improved this time around, from Sam Worthington's more forgiving haircut to Toby Kebbell and Rosamund Pike in snappy supporting roles to the effects and 3D..." |
| 13. |
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03/15/12 |
Weak |
 "...leaves you to ponder how many of these gags might have worked on their own, either part of a more grounded movie or the five-minute Internet sketch this probably should have been." |
| 14. |
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03/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "It's so, so much fun to watch with an audience -- any audience, anywhere -- and to revel in that experience of being perfectly manipulated by a director and writer who know every button to push." |
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03/09/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...feels like a pleasant throwback. With plot twists that are hard to swallow and a general aversion to any real conflict, it's a movie with a flow that's easy to slip into..." |
| 16. |
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03/05/12 |
Excellent |
 "Unpredictable and very silly but with real emotional stakes... makes up for a shaggy script with a wily, endearing energy that feels like anything but a tired retread." |
| 17. |
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03/02/12 |
Moderate |
 "With no narrative drive, characters to care about or stakes of any kind, it's so busy celebrating its own debauchery it never manages to make any of it look very fun or exciting." |
| 18. |
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03/01/12 |
Excellent |
 "Weitz allows for real life's quirks while telling a smoothly paced, engaging story that nicely blends its literary roots with a cinematic style." |
| 19. |
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02/24/12 |
Poor |
 "A logic-free, utterly joyless thriller that substitutes a wild goose chase for an actual plot... strands Seyfried in the thankless role as a maybe-crazy, maybe-correct woman hunting down the sister she believes is kidnapped..." |
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02/17/12 |
Poor |
 "...a film that claims to be daring and thrilling, but sputters out early and noisily into a ditch it can't dig out of." |
