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09/09/12 |
Fair |
 "...non-daring.... feels like a movie stuck in another era, stolid and rote, more of an outline for a dramatic treatment than the real thing." |
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08/06/12 |
Moderate |
 "...tepid... David W. Ross and Maurice Compte make their characters a bit more than symbols for a cause. But there's a noticeable lack of chemistry between them..." |
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07/15/12 |
Good |
 "...an interesting case of one of cinema's most distinctive filmmakers functioning in a commercial vein, and not shorting fans of his signature style and obsessions." |
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06/14/12 |
Fair |
 "...the rush of watching images made in such rare locales as Andorra and Sao Tome quickly wears thin as the montage whips through considerably meaty topics like an impatient Web surfer." |
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06/06/12 |
Fair |
 "...the paranoid premise leads to less-than-resounding suspense. Undone by tone-deaf repetitiveness and a particularly slack midsection..." |
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04/03/12 |
Fair |
 "...messy... feels like a quickie knockoff between major projects, offering the writer-director's handsome son Mandela and other younger Van Peebles loads of screentime." |
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04/03/12 |
Moderate |
 "...travels to 10 nations to capture nocturnal extremes, from border patrols to sex clubs, aerospace factories to raves.... too abstract by half." |
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03/21/12 |
Good |
 "A peculiar variation on the paranoid thriller and a virtual one-man show for Stephen Dorff... the actor fully commits to the arduous demands of the part." |
| 9. |
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02/23/12 |
Fair |
 "A mechanically efficient yet soulless dramatization of the U.S. Navy SEALs in action... ultimately misses its target: The hearts and minds of American audiences." |
| 10. |
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02/02/12 |
Excellent |
 "...uplifting.... Smartly engineered to engage sports fans and non-fans.... Plentiful talking-heads filming is standard, but the interviews are spirited." |
| 11. |
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01/30/12 |
Moderate |
 "...proceeds down a routine path as a crime drama, despite the best efforts of Samuel L. Jackson as an ex-con doing his damnedest to go straight." |
| 12. |
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01/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "Ra'anan Alexandrowicz poses his questions from a legal angle, and finds these judges and attorneys stumped by a system they've professionally defended." |
| 13. |
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01/28/12 |
Fair |
 "...routine and borderline risible... writer-director Nicholas McCarthy runs out of interesting ideas at a distressingly early point..." |
| 14. |
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01/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "...highly instructional... the film breaks down its massive subject into manageable, clear, but not simplified parts.... Personal stories dovetail with expert analysis..." |
| 15. |
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01/25/12 |
Moderate |
 "...even Carlyle can't manage to make the burnout that is Lachlan more than a barely likable (and mostly annoying) case of self-destruction in action." |
| 16. |
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01/25/12 |
Excellent |
 "...exemplifies Stacy Peralta's knack for serving up stylish images and documenting wildly entertaining characters who could simply not be invented..." |
| 17. |
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01/24/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Heartfelt and formulaic in equal measure... Fairly involving while onscreen... director/co-writer Sheldon Candis' debut quickly diminishes after the lights go up." |
| 18. |
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01/23/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a slick, simplistic overview of college life.... nothing in this careful entertainment is given over to improvisation or impulse." |
| 19. |
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01/23/12 |
Fair |
 "...a limp effort.... Once the scenario and characters are in place, the pic shows little interest in pushing matters to more provocative, thoughtful or unexpected levels." |
| 20. |
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01/22/12 |
Excellent |
 "...deeply sad and touching... Paul Dano delivers a beautifully wrought performance... So Yong Kim keeps the pacing slow and steady..." |
