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05/08/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...grates but also frequently charms.... The magic is in the purely Luhrmann-esque moments, those which exist outside of the narrative..." |
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01/31/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the film's persistent charm encourages us to look past a few festering surface wounds and see the human heart beating inside, which is really what love is all about." |
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08/30/12 |
Very Good |
 "...illustrates the problem of class mobility with a dark, troubling premise that holds a harsh light up to our own assumptions and expectations..." |
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06/15/12 |
Moderate |
 "...flirts with actual commentary on the plight of women and responsibility... ultimately the film offers nothing more than a caricature of a well-worn conceit..." |
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12/07/11 |
Poor |
 "...predictably insufferable... designed to be ingested and then happily discharged without a second thought by gullible moviegoers who just don't know any better..." |
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10/02/11 |
Poor |
 "I'd rather spend my time masturbating with sandpaper than contemplating the origins of the bad taste lingering in my mouth." |
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04/19/11 |
Moderate |
 "...slick, scary, and occasionally poignant, deftly rising above the swarm of imitators." |
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03/10/11 |
Moderate |
 "Hardwicke can't overcome the banality of source material even more vacuous and inconsequential than what she had to work with in the first 'Twilight' film..." |
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03/03/11 |
Poor |
 "...the nonsensical events and situations in 'Beastly' function as pretty distractions as the film glosses frantically and desperately over the surface..." |
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02/16/11 |
Weak |
 "...a slick conglomeration of other popular successes which should totally work in theory, but just as Frankenstein discovered about his monster... it has no soul at all." |
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09/09/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...capitalizes on our culture's fascination with documenting the banal, successfully proving that voyeurism is alive and well -- and that it can also be a lot of fun." |
