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01/29/09 |
Weak |
 "I'm not sure who should be more appalled by it: female executives or people from Minnesota, especially the ones who don't polka or wear Viking helmets..." |
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02/06/09 |
Weak |
 "...aims to be the 'Crash' of rejection, weaving together nine interconnected tales of relationship woe... However, its viewpoint is severely restricted..." |
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03/13/09 |
Good |
 "...has lapses of logic and a few scenes that don't run as smoothly as they should, but it is filled with fine performances, including some nice supporting work by Steve Zahn..." |
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04/03/09 |
Very Good |
 "...less interesting as a romance than as a meditation on the commonality of uncertainty. Whenever it taps into the bittersweetness of those moments, it soars." |
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05/01/09 |
Excellent |
 "It's profound really... Oh wait, here she comes again. Still naked. And Lone Man is still not going for it, because he doesn't do sex while he's working." |
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05/08/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a real family film, relatively light on the violence and funny without being overly crude; it even has some touching moments." |
| 7. |
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05/22/09 |
Fair |
 "...what's lacking is the sense of emotional balance and urgency that the original, though just a B movie, was blessed with..." |
| 8. |
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05/22/09 |
Good |
 "Biel is more than just a pretty face.... The film itself is less of a revelation, a revisiting of familiar types and scenarios that are nicely executed but not exactly relevant..." |
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06/12/09 |
Outstanding |
 "As important as any of Michael Moore's polemics... as the movie demonstrates, we can vote at the market or even with the gardens we plant." |
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06/19/09 |
Poor |
 "...there's something very sad about the film's vulgarity. It's desperate. The movie is one long snigger. Cera is the only aspect of it that doesn't feel graceless and defeated." |
| 11. |
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06/26/09 |
Poor |
 "The movie is like the play date from hell, the kind where a crew of children reduce your home to rubble and conduct endless bouts of loud war on the living-room floor..." |
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06/26/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a slight affair... Emotionally speaking, the pacing is languorous; almost all of the film's impact is delivered in its last minutes, when you've almost given up on it." |
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07/03/09 |
Weak |
 "...the best character is a shameless rip-off of one of the most tried and true characters in recent cinematic history.... the limited creativity is not surprising." |
| 14. |
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07/10/09 |
Excellent |
 "...ultimately, its provocation is emotional, not physical.... it challenges us as much as it challenges its own characters. 'Humpday' makes you squirm and think..." |
| 15. |
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07/31/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...slick and smart and, in its real-life urgency, puts Hollywood capers like 'Mission: Impossible' to shame." |
| 16. |
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08/07/09 |
Excellent |
 "...a charming crowd pleaser, but it's also surprisingly bold. Ephron has varied her usual moviemaking recipe, proof that Julia Child still inspires." |
| 17. |
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08/28/09 |
Very Good |
 "Grace Coddington is the creative sponge who soaks up beauty on behalf of Vogue, while Anna Wintour is the hand squeezing it. Mean Anna!... lively storytelling..." |
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09/04/09 |
Very Good |
 "Director Mike Judge's gifts parallel those of his leading man. His plotting is full of funny, unpredictable moments but lacks the grating hysteria of the comic genre." |
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09/04/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a tender portrayal of struggle -- a struggle that will be recognizable to many residents of America, citizens and otherwise." |
| 20. |
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09/11/09 |
Moderate |
 "...visually alluring but hollow... while reminiscent of 'Coraline's' playful weirdness and 'Wall-E's' plotline, the film lack the power of either." |
