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| 21. |
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03/08/13 |
Poor |
 "...an oppressive, bloated bore... lumbers along, spending way too much time admiring its own creations... your eyes start to hurt and the film starts to feel endless." |
| 22. |
|
03/01/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Gripping and suspenseful even though the ending is already known... an exploration of the power of the media to manipulate hearts and minds." |
| 23. |
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02/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...has a happy ending... but the movie leaves you feeling angry and frustrated anyway. And justice for all? Hardly." |
| 24. |
|
02/15/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the movie's hopeful nature gets to you. It's a slight but uplifting charmer that serves as a feel-good bookend to the sadder first film." |
| 25. |
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02/15/13 |
Poor |
 "...returns to its R-rated roots, primarily so Willis can spout his famed 'Yippee-ki-yay' line in its vulgar entirety. Is anyone supposed to still be excited by this?" |
| 26. |
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02/08/13 |
Poor |
 "...no matter how hard McCarthy tries, the film remains an unsalvageable wreck.... This movie apparently forgets it was supposed to be a comedy." |
| 27. |
|
02/08/13 |
Very Good |
 "The movie plays you like a chump, but in the most entertaining manner possible; it's a weightless but hugely enjoyable shell game." |
| 28. |
|
02/01/13 |
Poor |
 "...excruciating and melodramatic... a series of supposedly wacky episodes building up to a violent finale that seems to have been spliced in from another film." |
| 29. |
|
02/01/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...there's more to this than banter and car chases, even though the film has plenty of both. Hill's direction remains as clean and unfussy as ever..." |
| 30. |
|
01/25/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...despite its grueling nature, 'Amour' feels strangely optimistic.... Of her life, Anne says, 'It's beautiful.' So is this movie." |
| 31. |
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01/04/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...harrowing.... There's little patriotic, rah-rah cheer or backslapping.... This is a study of people saddled with supremely difficult jobs, doing them as well as they can." |
| 32. |
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12/25/12 |
Very Good |
 "...the most brutal film Quentin Tarantino has ever made.... But the movie is also exciting and ironic and, at times, explosively funny..." |
| 33. |
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12/21/12 |
Moderate |
 "...has a compelling story hook and a realistic, street-savvy vibe. What the movie sorely needs is a more intriguing detective..." |
| 34. |
|
12/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...one of the most beautiful fantasy films ever made.... it's a new way to watch movies and a new take on a universe that seemed to have exhausted its narrative possibilities." |
| 35. |
|
12/07/12 |
Poor |
 "...spends too much time off the set of 'Psycho,' where the real story was, and focuses instead on incidental matters that feel like outtakes." |
| 36. |
|
12/07/12 |
Poor |
 "...there's no sense of fun... The film is smooth and glossy and unruffled by anything resembling reality.... instantly forgettable..." |
| 37. |
|
11/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "People who demand logic and narrative from their movies are better off staying away and perhaps hiding under their beds, just to be safe." |
| 38. |
|
11/16/12 |
Poor |
 "...the entire picture is enveloped by an aura of clammy dullness, made worse by Sorrentino's unimaginative direction." |
| 39. |
|
11/09/12 |
Very Good |
 "...vital, expansive... a work of journalism, not propaganda: Jarecki has done his research and leaves it to you to decide what to make of it." |
| 40. |
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11/09/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...good enough to stand alone as a terrific thriller, regardless of the series' history." |
