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05/07/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Both buoyed and brought down by its focus on the two brothers... has a tough time balancing the heartfelt with the saccharine and too often feels slight." |
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04/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "...the film makes it easy enough to ignore the one-sidedness of its approach and simply go with the flow." |
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04/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "...features precious little footage of men beating the shit out of each other inside the ring. Refreshingly, it's more interested in what goes on before and after." |
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03/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "...one of the least convincing period milieus in recent memory... ultimately belongs firmly in the well-intentioned-misfire category, a film of modest ambition and a short grasp." |
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03/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a supporting cast that's ill-equipped to do much heavy lifting, a script that's more formulaic than it initially appears -- ultimately offset by a central performance as understated as it is powerful." |
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02/17/12 |
Poor |
 "Were it only poorly written, this film might be salvageable.... the project seems to have been ill-conceived from the very start.... it doesn't even offer much in the way of camp value..." |
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02/12/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the often action-minded Besson never actually crafts much drama out of Suu Kyi's story.... if the film never quite blossoms in the way one might hope, it's largely because its subject has never been allowed to either." |
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11/28/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a study in detachment and unspoken dissatisfaction, traits that imbue the proceedings with a barely-contained sexual energy lurking beneath a thin veneer of calm." |
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09/05/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a distinctly immersive experience. It would be wrong to say that filmmaker Andrei Ujica pities Ceausescu, but he's certainly aware of how bizarre the man's day-to-day life was." |
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08/21/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...paints a vulgar picture of two apparently interwoven professions: prostitutes and shrinks.... Despite its flaws, the film is surprisingly atmospheric at times.... we're left wanting more." |
