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12/03/09 |
Very Good |
 "Ten years in the making, Zachary Levy's film is a stark and arresting study of a simple man trying to do good with what he's got.... 'It's hard to be a champion all day.' " |
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11/12/09 |
Very Good |
 "Despite the rather preposterous length (two full hours; the first cut is reported to have been three!), 'Pirate Radio' is a ribald, rocking romp." |
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08/27/09 |
Very Good |
 "White and the Edge seem to have a genuine rapport, and both gape in fan-boy awe as Page unleashes that timeless 'Whole Lotta Love' riff before their eyes." |
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06/18/09 |
Very Good |
 "...if you're like most Americans, you eat hamburgers made from cows who likely spent their lives crowded in fetid factory farms, ankle-deep in mud and excrement." |
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06/11/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a tragic story marked by missed timing and star-crossed twists of fate. But it's also a moving reminder that small gestures can have profound meaning." |
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10/08/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...for a while Gervais' script is sharp, funny, and inventive. Too bad the last third of the movie devolves into formulaic rom-com..." |
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12/24/09 |
Moderate |
 "...fetishizes interior design and home furnishings... But a substantive plot larded with more laughs would have made my thoughts much less conflicted." |
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12/10/09 |
Weak |
 "...marred by stilted dialogue and clumsy plot contrivances -- which are as grating as its treacly (and too frequent) musical interludes." |
