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05/23/13 |
Excellent |
 "There's a sense here of lives largely squandered that feels more genuine than anything in Alexander Payne's last several films.... the movie got to me." |
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05/22/13 |
Poor |
 "Little more than a series of gory executions, the film never even attempts to provide a reason for emotional investment in anybody onscreen.... moronic..." |
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05/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...while I admire its stubborn refusal to exonerate or condemn its anti-hero, in the end it lacks the sharp concision of the folk tunes that it so commendably showcases." |
| 4. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a magnificent achievement, so dense with the weight of shared history that it's a wonder it doesn't collapse into a singularity." |
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05/16/13 |
Excellent |
 "Ozon sticks close to his protagonist but mostly denies us access to her thoughts.... Vacth gives a remarkably assured and subtle performance..." |
| 6. |
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05/16/13 |
Fair |
 "...a clunky hybrid -- half feel-good weepie, half preposterous thriller -- that functions primarily as an elaborate travel brochure..." |
| 7. |
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05/16/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "As a primer, the film does the job, albeit less thoroughly and with more needless digressions than would even a lengthy magazine article on the subject." |
| 8. |
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05/09/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a feeble satire... like a feature-length version of that video clip in which Christoph Waltz just repeats the words 'dill pickle' again and again..." |
| 9. |
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05/09/13 |
Good |
 "What comes across most strongly is the genuine, overpowering love these two women have for each other, even when they're in direct competition." |
| 10. |
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05/02/13 |
Good |
 "...never less than fascinating, but it appears to be so intensely personal as to be all but indecipherable to viewers not personally acquainted with the filmmaker..." |
| 11. |
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05/02/13 |
Excellent |
 "...absorbing.... runs a trim 93 minutes and wastes very little energy, confidently escalating the tension notch by notch." |
| 12. |
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04/25/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a ripping yarn, with fairly conventional story beats built upon a sturdy, familiar coming-of-age template.... a unique flavor." |
| 13. |
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04/25/13 |
Good |
 "...few movies have been as unflinching about the ugly, heartbreaking ways human beings can mutually exploit one another for fun and/or profit." |
| 14. |
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04/04/13 |
Very Good |
 "...beneath the surface outrageousness lies a surprisingly, satisfyingly dark little fable about the essentially cannibalistic nature of artistic inspiration." |
| 15. |
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04/04/13 |
Poor |
 "...dismal.... an hour and a half of depositions from the court case would surely be more far more interesting and less torturous than the movie itself." |
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03/28/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Mark Ping Bing Lee does a superb job of creating an Impressionist look, especially when shooting exteriors, but the film's loveliness is skin-deep." |
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03/28/13 |
Very Good |
 "Action films that don't treat casualties like faceless videogame avatars are rare; for all its clumsiness, this one occasionally draws blood." |
| 18. |
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03/21/13 |
Good |
 "Incidents simply follow one another rather than develop.... All the same, it's refreshing to see a new generation reinterpret the classics. James Cagney would be proud." |
| 19. |
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03/21/13 |
Moderate |
 "...this low-octane tale idles away two hours.... Apart from the novelty of seeing Mortensen act in Spanish, there's virtually nothing of interest..." |
| 20. |
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03/14/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Even as an investigative procedural, this is pretty dry stuff... too often a beautifully lit, impressively mounted textbook chapter..." |
