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05/18/12 |
Poor |
 "...the movie equivalent of gazing at a lava lamp for nearly two hours.... The use of controlled substances may be required to fully appreciate this trippy sci-fi meditation..." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...lurches from political satire to unintended black comedy to mom-and-son melodrama. But the performances and the movie's sheer crazy audacity make it watchable." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...while recollections of the participants in the rescue are often riveting, the subject of Jonathan Gruber and Ari Daniel Pinchot's film remains elusively out of grasp." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...draws on a treasure trove of archival footage, audio recordings and interviews with people who knew him, and drives home his lifelong struggle with depression, as well as the sheer emotional burden of becoming a hero to millions." |
| 5. |
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05/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...fitfully amusing... a lot less hilarious than 'Borat,' and not quite as funny as 'Bruno.' " |
| 6. |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "What stayed with me most was not the undernourished story line but the film's cool visuals..." |
| 7. |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...better-than-average tween comedy.... Eva Mendes and Cierra Ramirez rise to the occasion when they're finally forced to confront each other at the climax." |
| 8. |
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05/11/12 |
Poor |
 "...isn't quite as abysmal or offensive as the notorious and thematically similar 'Hounddog'... it isn't exactly subtle or convincing, either..." |
| 9. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "Rebecca Hall is wasted as Sandvig's sister and the film's voice of reason, who works as a waffle-shop waitress... Amanda Seyfried is corralled for a cameo appearance." |
| 10. |
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05/04/12 |
Moderate |
 "An excellent cast works overtime in this aggressively quirky Canadian comedy.... Even for a surreal black comedy, the film requires massive suspension of disbelief." |
| 11. |
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05/04/12 |
Poor |
 "...a perfect storm of inanity... Who knew dying could be such a laugh riot? Certainly not any of us who have actually watched a loved one in the awful final stages of cancer." |
| 12. |
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05/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "This is Kathleen Turner's show. And when a series of crises forces Eileen to re-examine her values and beliefs, Turner rises magnificently to the occasion." |
| 13. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...remarkable... De Felitta interviewed Booker Wright about his experiences encountering racism while working as a waiter in a whites-only restaurant." |
| 14. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "It might not have as many gut-busting laughs as 'Bridesmaids,' but there are still plenty..." |
| 15. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Imagine a murder case in which the defendant is so beloved in the community that the prosecutor asks for (and gets) a change of venue." |
| 16. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "...holds your attention for a while, but fails to build much suspense as it races toward a predictable climax." |
| 17. |
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04/20/12 |
Weak |
 "...when credits render the names of Streep and the crew as chunks of ice break into shards, it is a pretty good indication of just how hokey things will get." |
| 18. |
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04/20/12 |
Weak |
 "There was no need to edit it in overly slick ways that often make the story line seem contrived, accompanied by gag-laden narration that frequently made me want to gag." |
| 19. |
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04/20/12 |
Moderate |
 "...doesn't amount to much more than a fairly painless way for the AARP set to spend an hour and a half watching a movie with stars their own age." |
| 20. |
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04/13/12 |
Weak |
 "...sloppily sentimental and utterly pointless... what, exactly, is 'The Three Stooges' about? Beats me." |
