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03/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...high-powered.... every step seems logical and feasible.... any small miscues get blown off the screen by a production that is pure explosive fun." |
| 2. |
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08/17/12 |
Moderate |
 "...two good performances suffer because the director shifts through various film styles, going from a stagnant sitcom setting to a fast-moving high-concept sequence." |
| 3. |
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05/26/12 |
Poor |
 "If you have any hopes of enjoying the film, leave your brain at the concession stand.... it's a huge meltdown." |
| 4. |
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04/28/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...so good you should see it even if it means climbing over 16 men on a dead man's chest. Yo-ho-go!" |
| 5. |
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02/24/12 |
Moderate |
 "SEALs are amazing when they stick to what they do best. Acting isn't one of those skills.... this reality movie is less of a theatrical release and more of a recruiting film." |
| 6. |
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11/11/11 |
Poor |
 "...a one-note story that never resonates either on a personal or heroic level. There might have been some leeway if the casting, direction and costuming weren't so ludicrous." |
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11/04/11 |
Moderate |
 "...the film version of regifting. No matter how good the product, there's no big reason to get excited because you've seen it before." |
| 8. |
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09/03/11 |
Moderate |
 "Duvall makes the film work. The actor could read a telephone book and it would sound like the words of a wise man." |
| 9. |
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07/15/11 |
Very Good |
 "...powerful as a simple touching family story and as a complicated examination of what many are facing in these hard economic times." |
| 10. |
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06/17/11 |
Very Good |
 "...resonates with such depth that the angst isn't a dark costume slipped over the actors but a deep feeling consumed and then sweated out through every pore." |
| 11. |
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03/25/11 |
Very Good |
 "...best appreciated as a visual roller coaster. Don't think. Just hold on and enjoy the wild ride." |
| 12. |
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02/11/11 |
Moderate |
 "The 3-D isn't bad. But it doesn't enhance the movie enough to justify the additional cost." |
| 13. |
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12/17/10 |
Weak |
 "Kids will be attracted to it like ants to a picnic. Their parents will be as entertained as having to deal with ants at a picnic." |
| 14. |
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11/26/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...screenwriters Joe and Tony Gayton had three good ideas for movies... Too bad they tried to put all three in one film." |
| 15. |
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11/12/10 |
Excellent |
 "Scott expands the simple story through an examination of the two men forced into heroic duty." |
| 16. |
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09/13/10 |
Moderate |
 "...another example of a film that doesn't gain enough from the technology to justify the extra cost of admission." |
| 17. |
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08/20/10 |
Very Good |
 "...isn't the mega ball of outrageous comedy, but it's still a winner because of the way director Erik White blends comic lunacy with sweet sentimentality." |
| 18. |
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07/30/10 |
Poor |
 "First-time film director Brad Peyton needed a better script. He doesn't have the skills to make the movie visually interesting enough to overcome the unimaginative story line." |
| 19. |
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07/09/10 |
Very Good |
 "...directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud keep things moving with crisp animation, a quick tempo and a continuous barrage of jokes... the 3-D is worth the extra cost." |
| 20. |
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06/18/10 |
Poor |
 "The convoluted script could be why Brolin looks like he's sleepwalking through the movie. His stiff acting is only made worse by the makeup he wears to portray the scarred hero." |
