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05/01/09 |
Very Good |
 "What saves this film is the superb acting and clever writing. The script, by director Derick Martini and his brother, Steven Martini, gives the actors room to inhabit their roles." |
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04/24/09 |
Very Good |
 "...part road trip, part music lesson, follows virtuoso musician Béla Fleck on a trip through Africa to reclaim the banjo's roots. It's an entertaining journey..." |
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04/24/09 |
Very Good |
"At no point did I feel bored or condescended to, and even though the ending may be overwrought, it had me gripping my chair." |
| 4. |
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04/17/09 |
Very Good |
 "...the overall project succeeds at offering three tantalizing films for the price of one movie ticket. That's value." |
| 5. |
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04/17/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Beautifully shot, painfully vital... makes the case for hope springing eternal, in the most unlikely places..." |
| 6. |
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04/03/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Steve McQueen is a well-known visual artist turned feature film director who makes you wish more moviemakers went to art school." |
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03/27/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a bit overwrought... but it is beautifully shot, features moving performances by the well-chosen cast and has the unity of vision that is the hallmark of an auteur." |
| 8. |
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03/20/09 |
Very Good |
"...succeeds at offering three tantalizing films for the price of one movie ticket." |
| 9. |
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02/27/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a film filled with beauty and pain that moves at the pace of molasses and snails..." |
| 10. |
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02/20/09 |
Very Good |
 "...the slapstick can get a bit tedious - smacking, slapping, pinching and bonking... but the willing actors and clever visuals keep the momentum going." |
| 11. |
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02/13/09 |
Poor |
 "...there's so little new stuff here... At only 40 minutes, there's not much time to really build up a narrative or give insights into the immense life on the ocean floor." |
| 12. |
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02/13/09 |
Poor |
 "...cartoonish, eye-popping, constantly nudging and winking. The film is as flimsy as a cheap top, destined to be discarded as soon as it leaves theaters." |
| 13. |
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02/06/09 |
Poor |
 "Uninspired and only faintly funny.... A few tired barbed jokes about 'Star Trek' fans are thrown, but nothing really sticks." |
| 14. |
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01/16/09 |
Poor |
 "...an odd pairing of cinematic cliches - the con man on a last-ish job and a family in desperate need of repair... ultimately fails to gel." |
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01/09/09 |
Moderate |
 "...isn't a complete disaster.... finds fertile ground to mock but spends too much time in the trenches of slapstick warfare to deliver any really stunning takedowns." |
