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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an easygoing black comedy about an unlikely murderer and the woman he murdered... as composite sketches go, it's a good one." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Fair |
 "The picture's heart belongs to Gyllenhaal's ultra-modern feminist... she's like a time traveler from a century ahead. You don't believe in her in the context of the film's setting." |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "...feels like a place-holder, a meandering first draft of an adaptation of the supernatural soap opera.... extremely familiar and oddly impersonal..." |
| 4. |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...wages war with itself, crude nonsense up against crude nonsense that's really funny.... It's maddeningly uneven, though a step up from the wearying 'Bruno.' " |
| 5. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "Swift, amoral and nicely unpredictable.... The violence is jarringly graphic, though more sparing incident to incident than many an American counterpart." |
| 6. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Dire but wisely humane to its core... The film poses an ethical question with no easy answer." |
| 7. |
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05/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "...saved by the casting bell... arranges for a tiptop collection of British character women and men to bring out the best in a pleasantly predictable story." |
| 8. |
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05/03/12 |
Very Good |
 "...more solid and satisfying than terrific... essentially an extended action sequence interrupted by an extended soul-search in the middle." |
| 9. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "The notion of Poe chasing after his unwanted protege before he kills again is a good start. But there's no real kick or shiver to the events, nor to the ultimate revelation." |
| 10. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...sharp and funny... an authentic, dimensional human element animates the jokes and the characters with whom we spend a couple of highly satisfying hours." |
| 11. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "Maniacally inventive and tightly packed, if not overpacked... Uneven but rollicking, 'The Pirates!' has a personality to call its own." |
| 12. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "It's all a bit neat. But whatever the film's limitations, it's certainly engaging to watch." |
| 13. |
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04/20/12 |
Moderate |
 "The leads' chemistry is more theoretical than actual. Still, the sunsets and sunrises and sunbeams through the windowpanes fall easily on the eyes." |
| 14. |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a funny thing happens. We begin to care about how some of these folks work it out... the actors' charms are considerable." |
| 15. |
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04/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "The musical and documentary vibes are very, very good... Marley's family, bandmates and friends take the time to reflect, rather than spit out a lot of boilerplate." |
| 16. |
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04/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...writer-director-star Patrick Wang's remarkable first feature proceeds at its own calm but effective pace and leads to a very full emotional finale." |
| 17. |
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04/13/12 |
Poor |
 "The aftereffects of watching 'Lockout' include an inability to focus or to complete a simple declarative sentence without an ill-timed cutaway in the middle." |
| 18. |
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04/13/12 |
Moderate |
 "Both sincerely affectionate and a tad eerie... The sentimentality often feels at odds with the protracted, unevenly executed set pieces relying on wrench-conks and hot irons to the chest." |
| 19. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a good film instead of a great one, but Lee Hirsch's blood-boiling documentary will very likely end up doing more than its share of good in this world." |
| 20. |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...according to screenwriters Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, the script came together in three days, in the spirit of 'Let's try that too.' " |
