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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
"...a typically whimsical documentary from the prolific humorist Morgan Spurlock.... amusing if slight..." |
| 2. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
"Uneven and a little too predictable but also consistently smart, sharp and sweet... Segel and Blunt are tremendously likable performers with a genuine, easy rapport." |
| 3. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
"Dafoe gives one of the most quietly powerful performances of his career in 'The Hunter,' an offbeat, beautiful, dark and sometimes shocking thriller." |
| 4. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
"...a much milder and more grounded comedy than the recent 'Bridesmaids,' with a smart if somewhat contrived script co-written by director Kat Coiro and Krysten Ritter, who also stars." |
| 5. |
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04/13/12 |
Weak |
"What's that? Oh, yes, there are indeed actors in this movie... It's all exceedingly wry and excessively sarcastic -- and much more exhausting than entertaining." |
| 6. |
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03/02/12 |
Very Good |
"...the filmmakers have taken the John Hughes blueprint, soaked it with 'Battle: Los Angeles' kerosene and lit a match. It's stupid and horrible, and then, weirdly, almost great." |
| 7. |
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02/10/12 |
Very Good |
"...the cast is first-rate, with Washington dominating every scene he's in and the supporting veterans turning in fine work, even when they're mouthing international-thriller cliches." |
| 8. |
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03/25/11 |
Very Good |
"...peppered with uplifting messages about family, friendship and trust, the physical comedy will have the typical 10-year-old cackling with glee and the performances are nicely executed." |
| 9. |
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03/25/11 |
Weak |
"...proves a movie can be loud, action-packed and filled with beautiful young women -- and still bore you to tears." |
| 10. |
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03/11/11 |
Very Good |
"From that grating title to the sometimes overly precious hipster-indie soundtrack to the easy jokes about L.A. and 'red states'... a movie that almost dares you to dislike it." |
| 11. |
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03/04/11 |
Moderate |
"...a sweet, silly and chaste movie that seemed intended for girls who aren't yet ready for the glistening shirtlessness that is the 'Twilight' series." |
| 12. |
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01/14/11 |
Moderate |
"...raises some interesting points and has a few good laughs, but it's wildly inconsistent and uneven, and has a serious identity crisis." |
| 13. |
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10/08/10 |
Very Good |
"Galifianakis gives the biggest performance in the movie but he knows when to pull in the reins, when to let us know where he's at... It's honest, first-rate work." |
| 14. |
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09/03/10 |
Outstanding |
"This is one bloody good B-movie, with Robert De Niro, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal and Don Johnson, among others, all taking a supporting back seat to Trejo..." |
| 15. |
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08/20/10 |
Weak |
"The opening narration, the bland score, the stock characters, the scenes that feel utterly staged... it's all there, and you've seen it all before." |
| 16. |
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08/13/10 |
Moderate |
"Why get all these likable veteran actors together if you're just going to go through the motions?" |
| 17. |
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08/13/10 |
Very Good |
"...starring an attractive young cast of slacker-wisecrackers who battle ennui as they sink into overstuffed furniture, commenting on each other's lives. Then all hell breaks loose." |
| 18. |
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08/06/10 |
Very Good |
"...just when we feel we're getting lost we get another self-referential joke that hits the mark." |
| 19. |
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02/05/10 |
Very Good |
"...a taut thriller... the premise is stretched a bit thin, but 'Frozen' delivers as an entertaining, suspense-filled, sometimes wonderfully grotesque little scarefest." |
| 20. |
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01/29/10 |
Weak |
"I go into every screening experience with an open mind. Of course expectations are higher for certain films, but there's always hope. With 'When in Rome,' hope died at about the three-minute mark." |