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01/09/09 |
Good |
"...a visually polished slice of hokum borrows well from 'The Exorcist,' 'The Ring,' 'The Mephisto Waltz,' 'The X-Files' and even 'Poltergeist.' " |
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01/30/09 |
Very Good |
"First-time directors Thomas and Charles Guard give the action a glossy polish and a properly measured pace. They also maintain the right narrative balance." |
| 3. |
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02/20/09 |
Poor |
"...does its subject few favors.... has a cobbled-together feeling. The Force is not strong with this one." |
| 4. |
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03/13/09 |
Poor |
"...contains one of the most graphically brutal and terrifying rapes ever put on screen. After it, the action settles into more conventional 21st-century cinematic violence..." |
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04/24/09 |
Poor |
"...a handsomely made French musical that never really soars.... The melodies are forgettable, and the pedestrian lyrics must lose something in translation." |