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| 21. |
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03/29/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Cianfrance, like P.T. Anderson, makes the camera roam and soar... a film of a master craftsman, a director who can imbue the ordinary with poetry." |
| 22. |
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03/29/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Without showing any war images, this is a quietly profound statement about the folly of WWI and France's place in it." |
| 23. |
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03/29/13 |
Weak |
 "...the theories proposed in the doc aren't eye-opening. They're laughable.... to be enlightening (or entertaining) the analysis has to persuade..." |
| 24. |
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03/28/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...sticks to business: ninjas, machine guns and international super-commandos with stripper names.... ridiculous but not senseless.... Willis is at his relaxed best..." |
| 25. |
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03/22/13 |
Poor |
 "The film's message is that you have to get out there and try bold new things, which is a strange point to make when you're rehashing 'The Flintstones' and 'Ice Age.' " |
| 26. |
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03/22/13 |
Moderate |
 "...broad, contrived... geniality and mild laughs aren't enough to sustain interest in this predictable effort, especially given the dragged-out running time." |
| 27. |
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03/22/13 |
Weak |
 "...offers no insights on anything.... the slow pace, which apparently is meant to imbue the thin story with brooding significance, instead seems merely punitive." |
| 28. |
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03/22/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a second-rate 'Air Force One' mashed up with a third-rate 'Die Hard'... this unapologetic B-movie at least keeps the action rolling, and the time goes by quickly." |
| 29. |
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03/15/13 |
Weak |
 "...the bland love story never keeps up with the effects. The movie is like an exquisitely made china cabinet built to house paper plates and a spork." |
| 30. |
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03/15/13 |
Weak |
 "A great writer deserves a more penetrating and inquisitive documentary: Reverence is not the path to understanding." |
| 31. |
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03/08/13 |
Weak |
 "Fake documentaries annoy me -- why not put in the effort and deliver the real thing? -- and this one is not only aimless and stiff, it also rings false." |
| 32. |
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03/08/13 |
Poor |
 "There was a time when the climate-change alarmist movement was like a guy with a megaphone at your ear, but now it's more like a squirrel at your shoelaces." |
| 33. |
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03/08/13 |
Poor |
 "New York is tough, guys, but not so tough that criminals tote AK-47s around in broad daylight.... while a mob thriller can be as nasty as it likes, what it can't be is silly." |
| 34. |
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03/01/13 |
Moderate |
 "Amid much crashing of cars, busting of heads and general rudeness, the movie blithely repeats most of the clichés of the American badass-cop flick..." |
| 35. |
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03/01/13 |
Poor |
 "...aimed at those with an IQ of 21 and under... just because your comedy is dumb doesn't mean it's funny." |
| 36. |
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03/01/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...reasonably engaging... the action rumbles along without too much egregious stupidity, except when the dialogue tries to be clever..." |
| 37. |
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02/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...an excellent way to introduce your kids to the more mind-boggling wonderments of reality, and perhaps kindle an interest in science in general." |
| 38. |
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02/15/13 |
Weak |
 "Dramatically, Saavedra is a lackluster, almost colorless hero... the character isn't substantial enough to build a movie around..." |
| 39. |
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02/14/13 |
Moderate |
 "You will have guessed that the film is based on a tweener novel, hence the virgin-slut dynamic, the dress-up games, the worries about not fitting in at school..." |
| 40. |
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02/08/13 |
Weak |
 "...as refreshing as a step into a puddle of slush... mistakes its own lugubriousness for seriousness of message... less happens than in the average 22-minute sitcom." |
