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08/02/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "As usual, Zachary Gordon's reliably sardonic narration and Jeff Kinney's occasional onscreen animation lend the proceedings some context." |
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05/10/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Helmer Kirk Jones ('Nanny McPhee') does a solid job negotiating the material and managing the few tonal shifts when an occasional dark moment emerges..." |
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01/26/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's always a pleasure to watch actors as fine as Keaton, Kline, Wiest and Jenkins plying their craft, even as it disappoints to see them underserved..." |
| 4. |
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08/11/11 |
Good |
 "...it's virtually impossible not to be swept up in the surge... As one fan attests, ' 'Glee' is like medicine.' Adds another, 'It's like the playlist of my life.' " |
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06/30/11 |
Good |
 "...a frothy, innocuous smorgasbord of girlhood wish fulfillment... Gomez is the virtual embodiment of 7-to-12-year-old female fantasy." |
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06/02/11 |
Weak |
 "...overshoots its comedic potential.... comes off as an exaggerated slapstick romp rather than the breezy, affecting tale of an 8-year-old tomboy it might have been." |
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03/08/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Adults may roll their eyes at the prospect of yet another slick, premium-priced videogame posing as a 3D movie, but kids, boys especially, will respond..." |
| 8. |
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02/16/11 |
Good |
 "Agreeable, uplifting and earnest almost to a fault... benefits from sensitive, restrained thesping, most notably by Ed Harris, and leaves one feeling blandly inspired." |
| 9. |
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04/28/10 |
Very Good |
 "...refreshing in its methods, impressive in its scope and remarkable in its immediacy.... enthralling as a piece of entertainment and as an educational tool." |
| 10. |
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04/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "From their deadpan comedic styles to their brunet good looks, Fey and Carell are so well matched it seems almost inconceivable that this is their first onscreen pairing." |
| 11. |
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03/17/10 |
Good |
 "...an enjoyable ride -- albeit one infused with enough gross-out moments to make you feel relieved you've left middle school far behind." |
| 12. |
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01/21/10 |
Very Good |
 "...truly entertaining... A serendipitous combination of star (Dwayne Johnson), material and director (Michael Lembeck)... scores a goal for kids and adults alike." |
| 13. |
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01/09/10 |
Poor |
 "It's a sad day for Jackie Chan fans... Chan struggles gamely to charm, but the pic's cartoonish jokes and misfired gags are likely to elicit more eye rolls than laughs." |
| 14. |
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09/11/09 |
Poor |
 "...a frozen concoction of red herrings, incongruous plot points and thinly developed characters... some lines inadvertently yielded snickers and groans." |
| 15. |
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07/24/09 |
Fair |
 "...heavy on splashy pyrotechnics and predictably light on plot.... Nevertheless, the pic's technical aspects are beyond reproof..." |
| 16. |
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05/20/09 |
Fair |
 "...proves that adding another ring doesn't make for a better circus.... purely a vehicle for lavish visuals and cheap gags." |
| 17. |
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05/04/09 |
Weak |
 "...it feels tired from the start... no amount of glorious Greek scenery can make auds forget this is a tour they should have skipped." |
| 18. |
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04/08/09 |
Good |
 "...a goofily endearing romp that might even lasso a few new fans." |
| 19. |
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03/24/09 |
Poor |
 "A bizarrely misguided attempt to revive -- and spoof -- the classic B-movie... the kind of experience that makes you want your 93 minutes back... it crashes on takeoff." |
| 20. |
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02/10/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Gorgeous, informative and as gripping as a shark's jaws... The ocean remains an inexhaustibly mesmerizing subject... that rare movie that leaves viewers wanting more." |
