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01/11/13 |
Outstanding |
"...a pleasant surprise that gets better as the movie unfolds.... shatters any notion of romantic love, regarding it as an invention only a few centuries old." |
| 2. |
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03/01/13 |
Moderate |
"...recycles corny lines, too-familiar plot twists, and preposterous action scenes.... merely an exercise in style over substance..." |
| 3. |
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02/22/13 |
Outstanding |
"Israelis must be ready for talks with anyone who will talk.... this film is the most pro-Israeli film I have seen, because it is the most practical." |
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11/23/12 |
Very Good |
"The strength of this movie is that we have no idea where it will go. The problem is that we might not care where this film will go." |
| 5. |
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01/04/13 |
Very Good |
"What makes this film rise a bit above the pack is the recurring idea that everyone wants to leave their nests and fly high into the sky, but few are able." |
| 6. |
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02/08/13 |
Outstanding |
"...a documentary of such ambitious scope that you might need a remote control and a notebook to keep up with it.... one of the more dramatic documentaries I have seen..." |
| 7. |
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01/11/13 |
Very Good |
"Watching this movie, I feel the need to run to the mall or someplace, and find a Chinese baby to hug. Or, at least, I can hug my own daughters." |
| 8. |
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03/08/13 |
Outstanding |
"...an underdog story about the 'generation gap,' pitting youthful optimism against aging tyrrany, hope against repression.... García Bernal quietly carries this film..." |
| 9. |
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02/08/13 |
Very Good |
"...races with such high energy that the humor continues to satisfy, if only because the characters are so likeable.... The story gets increasingly preposterous as it unfolds..." |