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01/23/09 |
Moderate |
 "...takes a great idea and then refuses to do much with that idea -- including, I'm afraid, explaining it clearly to the audience... structureless..." |
| 2. |
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01/30/09 |
Good |
 "You get to spend 90 minutes watching a world-class leading man cut a totally justified swath of violence through an army of central-casting scumbags." |
| 3. |
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02/06/09 |
Poor |
 "...an insult to women everywhere -- the film is slick stupid propaganda for the myth of The One True Love that wastes the talents of fine actresses." |
| 4. |
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02/13/09 |
Fair |
 "...cherry-picks elements from the first three films in the series and remixes them in the blandest way possible." |
| 5. |
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03/13/09 |
Moderate |
 "The Rock charms... but the effects are cheap, the dialogue is about as challenging as a 'Hannah Montana' episode, and the pace manages to be both brisk and numbing." |
| 6. |
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03/20/09 |
Moderate |
 "The cast has chemistry but the final film just isn't very funny -- it's a string of weak ersatz Kevin Smith horny geek gags and cameos, flatly shot." |
| 7. |
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03/20/09 |
Very Good |
 "Gilroy's technique can feel like complication for complication's sake, but stick with the story and the dramatic rewards are real, or at least the punch line's pretty clever." |
| 8. |
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04/03/09 |
Moderate |
 "...serviceable... this will personally go down as the flick that really made me realize how much I hate CGI stunts.... The tension's gone. I feel a loss." |
| 9. |
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04/03/09 |
Fair |
 "One gets the sinking feeling as 'Alien Trespass' drags on that director R.W. Goodwin thought he could build a whole movie out of a few formal gags about bad editing." |
| 10. |
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04/10/09 |
Very Good |
 "I'm not sure how many lovable schlubs Rogen agreed to play in Judd Apatow comedies to get this dark little piece made, but I'm delighted he took the risk." |
| 11. |
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04/24/09 |
Poor |
 "It can leave you feeling kind of empty and sad! It's pretty, icky and boring all at once, and feels like nothing so much as an unusually depressing Ban du Soleil commercial." |
| 12. |
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05/01/09 |
Moderate |
 "How's this for faint praise? Despite being foolish in most respects, 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' keeps you on its wacky rom-com narrative train all the way to the end." |
| 13. |
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05/08/09 |
Good |
 "...a modestly pitched coming-of-age comedy-drama about a troubled family in Long Island... more shaggy character study than rewarding narrative..." |
| 14. |
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05/22/09 |
Excellent |
 "Rian Johnson's confident direction takes what could have been self-consciously precious and makes it hugely entertaining and a little moving." |
| 15. |
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05/22/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...gets off to a clunky start before becoming an inoffensively diverting, middlebrow, all-star, kitchen-sink comedy... Your 12-and-unders will dig it..." |
| 16. |
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05/29/09 |
Excellent |
 "Raimi as a filmmaker is clearly having more fun than he's had in years. So will his fans." |
| 17. |
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06/05/09 |
Very Good |
 "...keenly understands that what was once scary is now ridiculous.... I don't want to oversell it, but I laughed a lot harder than I thought I would." |
| 18. |
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06/19/09 |
Fair |
 "The movie's lazy, formulaic story -- written by male Hollywood exec Peter Chiarelli under a female pseudonym -- quickly becomes an excruciating waste of talent..." |
| 19. |
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06/19/09 |
Moderate |
 "...the movie just doesn't build to much of anything. It's so locked into its sad monotone that it doesn't develop its inarticulate relationships..." |
| 20. |
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06/26/09 |
Poor |
 "...noisy, stupid and pointless... a frenetic, offensive mess that leaves you more numb than entertained." |
