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10/23/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...plays it awfully safe. Under Mira Nair's direction, 'Amelia' is respectable and respectful, with a solid performance by two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank." |
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10/29/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...largely humorless.... Good thing, then, that the production design and cinematography so splendidly catches the impressionistic feel of the time and place." |
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11/24/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Saving the film from disaster are Aguilera and the musical numbers.... As an actress, Aguilera more than holds her own and is very, very watchable." |
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04/29/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a talkfest, but one ameliorated by the gorgeous visuals.... This one practically screams 'foreign film'... and that's a good thing." |
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10/23/09 |
Weak |
 "Evidently these characters would have more to do in sequels which, let us pray, we never have to sit through." |
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09/10/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a blood-curdling look at the world's nuclear arsenal that suggests atomic Armageddon remains every bit as likely as it was during the height of the Cold War." |
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12/04/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "In rewriting the original Italian screenplay, Kirk Jones has wisely injected droll moments, giving the proceedings a more lived-in, less artificial atmosphere." |
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09/17/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...hugely insightful drama but not particularly endearing... It may be a good thing when a film cuts so close to the bone it makes you wince, but it's still pretty uncomfortable." |
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09/25/09 |
Moderate |
 "...it never earns better than a C. And that's a shame, because the first 20 minutes of Kevin Tancharoen's remake suggest it could have been as good as the original." |
| 10. |
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07/03/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a memorable study in humanity rather than the sentimental bath it might have been.... a quietly compelling look at the extremes of the human condition." |
| 11. |
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09/03/09 |
Excellent |
 "The queen's English gets a deliriously profane workout... a savage political satire that makes a convincing argument that the idiots are in charge." |
| 12. |
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08/21/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Tarantino frequently seems to be testing how much he can get away with. The answer: a lot." |
| 13. |
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12/25/09 |
Moderate |
 "...a romantic comedy not about shiny young things but about 50-somethings.... But something at the heart of Meyers' screenplay struck me as forced and phony..." |
| 14. |
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06/26/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...for many, just the premise of 'Sister's Keeper' will seem horribly manipulative. They cannot be blamed for approaching with caution." |
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12/25/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There's so much spectacular female beauty on display in the lecherous fantasies of Rob Marshall's 'Nine' that it takes a while to realize there's not much else going on..." |
| 16. |
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10/30/09 |
Very Good |
 "It's kinda inspiring. It's also very funny." |
| 17. |
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06/11/10 |
Very Good |
 "...the film's strength lies less in its big revelation than in its portrait of a man in total denial, blissfully unaware of his wife's misery, and of a woman who turned her back..." |
| 18. |
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01/30/09 |
Fair |
 "...a crude but fairly effective thriller. Film spends a half-hour on character and the next 60 minutes on breathless movement." |
| 19. |
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08/27/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a slickly efficient cops-and-robbers yarn, largely uncomplicated yet offering a few moments of insight and dramatic weight." |
| 20. |
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05/20/09 |
Moderate |
 "...a case of diminishing returns. 'Salvation' so keeps its characters at arm's length that after a while it really doesn't matter what happens to them." |
