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12/24/09 |
Fair |
 "Luis Berdejo doesn't seem to know the difference between 'slow' and 'suspenseful,' erring on the side of the former far too frequently. Horror isn't exactly the best medium for Kevin Costner, who's too laid-back to sustain an air of terror..." |
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12/17/09 |
Fair |
 "An unsatisfactory ending setting up for a sequel that will never happen is the most significant sour note... there's little here worth paying full price for or getting too upset about -- unless you've read the press kit that compares this schlock to Hitchcock." |
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11/26/09 |
Very Good |
 "Stanley 'Stanless Steel' Pleskun is equally fascinating to watch, whether you laugh at him or cry with him... and there's a good chance you'll do both." |
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11/12/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...while waiting for other name actors to commit, writer-director Barra Grant ('Life of the Party') decided to change her lead character to an Englishman and cast Richard E. Grant (no relation) instead. It's a fantastic choice that more than saves the movie..." |
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11/05/09 |
Fair |
 "Some years ago, it might have seemed radical in its casual presentation; nowadays, are we really supposed to believe that one gay couple adopting a child would cause mass protests on the streets of New York? Or that Bruce Vilanch might be straight?" |
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10/16/09 |
Poor |
 "...every once in a while, along comes something so aggressively in-your-face awful that you start vehemently giving the screen the finger five minutes into it, and don't stop till the end credits have mercifully brought the thing to a halt." |
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04/30/09 |
Poor |
 "...it isn't really a documentary about the porn industry but rather a documentary about the making of a coffee-table book containing posed photos of porn stars, fans and moguls.... the book is better than the movie." |
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04/02/09 |
Poor |
 "...an overwrought piece of (apparently) unintentional camp... its hilarious ineptitude makes it border on becoming a cult classic for the ages... and we're not talking religious cult." |
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03/12/09 |
Poor |
 "...plays like a disastrous Sci-Fi Channel castoff, thanks in no small part to Daniel Myrick's odd decision to include incessant voice-over narration... the former soldiers somehow manage to be unconvincing... as soldiers." |
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Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
01/15/09 |
Weak |
 "Somewhere beneath its mediocre comedic trappings, there's a decent action movie trying to fight its way free..." |
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01/15/09 |
Weak |
"...the movie briefly sputters to life when the passive policeman-in-training actually has to fight, and becomes a badass for a second or two." |
