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05/16/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a by-the-books criminal redemption saga... begins to buckle under the weight of its own self-seriousness and familiarity..." |
| 2. |
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05/15/12 |
Poor |
 "There's no logic to anything that takes place... the action is far too turgid... proves to be merely high-gloss dross that's dumber than a grade-school dropout." |
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05/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Even when the directors' graceful cinematography relies too heavily on overly studied and staged imagery, their material captures the raw turmoil of artists struggling..." |
| 4. |
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05/09/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Devoid of a traditional tethering narrative... Overlapping story threads, voices, and imagery result in an atmosphere of disquieting psychological confusion." |
| 5. |
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05/09/12 |
Fair |
 "...never pushes its Luddite agenda too obnoxiously. Unfortunately, its tale is so slight and simple that it also fails to say anything particularly poignant about life." |
| 6. |
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05/07/12 |
Weak |
 "By slamming tabloid-y degradation while dimly celebrating extreme responses to it, the film simply revels in kill-'em-all play fantasy free of any essential irony." |
| 7. |
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05/06/12 |
Poor |
 "...sinks the action into abject corniness, partaking in solitary tears down cheeks, hysterical confrontations between friends and over-the-top humiliations from enemies..." |
| 8. |
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05/02/12 |
Moderate |
 "...eschews in-depth insight in favor of easily digestible who's-going-to-win suspense... ultimately leaves the material feeling deflated once the winners emerge." |
| 9. |
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05/01/12 |
Poor |
 "...the action takes on the sheen of a parody or, at least, of a film that doesn't realize its clichés are being exaggerated to the point of absurdity.... seems to exist primarily so that Samuel L. Jackson can strut about with monster-of-the-midway menace..." |
| 10. |
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04/25/12 |
Poor |
 "It's not clear what 'Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale' values more - endless preaching about ancestral spirits or gruesome CG decapitations." |
| 11. |
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04/25/12 |
Good |
 "Racism, rebellion, and filmmaking ethics intertwine... places a premium on not only archival clips and photos, but also on past and present close-ups of Mississippi men and women." |
| 12. |
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04/22/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...it's the imposing Statham's badass grimace and combat acumen that primarily elevate 'Safe' above your average direct-to-video genre work..." |
| 13. |
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04/22/12 |
Moderate |
 "Speedman's stabs at subtlety are sabotaged by a script that spells things out too clearly and neatly. It's not the actor, but the material itself, that's ultimately lacking in nuance and heft." |
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04/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...generally routine... David Grubin's cinematography exhibits a loose, on-the-fly quality that captures a genuine feel for the energy of his diverse NYC locales." |
| 15. |
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04/18/12 |
Fair |
 "Lesbian desires, fears of mortality, and adolescent jealousies are all handled as bluntly as the unintentionally corny black-and-white flashbacks and gauzy dream sequences." |
| 16. |
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04/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...attempts to preserve Holocaust memories through frustratingly fractured means... Still, structural disarray can't negate the emotional impact..." |
| 17. |
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04/13/12 |
Poor |
 "...insufferable... a nails-on-a-chalkboard tale... any sense of reality has been jettisoned in favor of broad comedy-schmaltz.... A cornucopia of cornball bathos..." |
| 18. |
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04/09/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...nothing more than a sporadically efficient, energetic genre retread, but one that, courtesy of Pearce's devil-may-care bravado, still proves to be moderately satisfying B-movie cheese." |
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04/04/12 |
Good |
 "...a young boy's nonchalant attitude toward having a friend stick a loaded gun in his mouth as well as a man's numerous knife scars courtesy of his beloved wife definitely cut through the clichés..." |
| 20. |
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04/04/12 |
Moderate |
 "Funnier than its prior two predecessors, if gratingly awash in demographic-pandering late-'90s alt-rock hits... flounders with its earnest melodrama..." |
