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04/12/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "P. David Ebersole's film has an inescapable 'Behind the Music' feel, but Schemel's engaging presence (and her souvenir videotapes) make it quite watchable." |
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04/10/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an astute, contemporary romantic comedy... often hits its amusing marks, but with a weighty running time of two hours, it often feels more like a lecture than an intended romp." |
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03/05/12 |
Good |
 "Co-directors Lord and Miller keep the comic pace humming along agreeably... it's during the requisite action sequences that the film loses momentum, but even the de rigueur car chases and explosions are given a welcome comic tweak..." |
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02/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "...the most satisfyingly Seussian big screen effort to date.... entertains while delivering its pro-environmental, anti-greed message wrapped in a bright package of primary colors that truly pop." |
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02/23/12 |
Moderate |
 "...the merging of dramatic re-creations and on-camera 'performances' proves less seamlessly executed than the masterfully coordinated land, sea and air missions." |
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02/09/12 |
Moderate |
 "...soft-hearted... never finds a satisfying path around its oft-traveled 'family members facing off at a vacation home' terrain, instead taking a too predictable route to resolution." |
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02/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee... a delightfully stylized caper involving a mute little girl, her pet cat and a cat burglar... casts a beguiling spell without requiring 3D glasses..." |
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02/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an enjoyable, lively account of an Alaskan animal rescue story that touched the world.... Barrymore and Krasinski are terrific..." |
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01/31/12 |
Good |
 "...a gritty serving of pulp fiction masterfully perpetrated by Samuel L. Jackson.... director David Weaver keeps a sturdy grip on character..." |
| 10. |
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01/23/12 |
Fair |
 "There's never the feeling that wronged cop Sam Worthington is in any real danger... isn't a complete letdown, thanks mainly to a colorful cast that has its energetic way with the B-movie dialogue..." |
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01/06/12 |
Poor |
 "...never gets off the ground... trots out the same predictable twisting heads and psycho-babble without a whiff of originality or discernible visual flair." |
| 12. |
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12/14/11 |
Poor |
 "...every bit as frantic, frenetic, groan-inducing and all around grating as its two predecessors." |
| 13. |
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12/06/11 |
Poor |
 "...as appealing and effervescent as a flute of flat champagne. A remarkably maudlin affair that possesses scant evidence of Marshall's trademark brisk efficiency... feels stuck at least 30 years in the past." |
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11/09/11 |
Fair |
 "Gail Gilchriest's script is content to just skim the surface... director Peter Odiorne relies heavily on a tween sitcom style that feels as out of place here as Whitney's big city fashion sense." |
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11/09/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...sparkling, inventive... bring[s] a delightful blast of fresh air to the conventional Christmas genre.... endlessly amusing..." |
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09/11/11 |
Moderate |
 "Sarah Jessica Parker gets the job done... a briskly workable, if thoroughly conventional, domestic comedy.... amusing, but formulaic..." |
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09/08/11 |
Weak |
 "There are some dedicated performances, but this unfocused drama adds nothing new to the girls' boarding school film curriculum." |
| 18. |
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07/28/11 |
Poor |
 "...numbingly generic... strictly for those who stand closer to three apples tall.... remarkably mirthless." |
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07/18/11 |
Good |
 "...unexpectedly fresh... ultimately proves guilty of adhering too closely to those very same tired rom-com conventions at which it satirically pokes fun... its fresh-faced, attractive leads inject it with a winning vitality." |
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05/23/11 |
Good |
 "What happens in Bangkok isn't as much fun as when it happened in Vegas, but it's still worth the trip.... seems content to trot out variations on the earlier bits..." |
