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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...spare, smartly written and shot through with moments of twig-snapping tension." |
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05/10/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...any tennis fan interested in a straight-up account of what makes these fiercely talented players tick will find much to enjoy..." |
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05/03/13 |
Moderate |
 "Mark L. Mann seems to be searching for the meaning in aimlessness, and in lowered expectations. But too often the narrative left me feeling the titular 'um.' " |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...not for everyone.... Algrant chose well with Badgley, who transcends the rather made-for-TV vibe with a decent rendition of Buckley's haunting falsetto." |
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04/26/13 |
Moderate |
 "Alas, the film's relevance -- and ultimately sane upshot -- is buried beneath a meandering and oft mplausible plot." |
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04/19/13 |
Moderate |
 "Christian Charles gets some comic mileage from the inimitable Walsh and Rae, but it's ultimately hard to care too much about a caddish protagonist like Norman..." |
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04/12/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A trove of home videos, vintage commercial and propaganda footage and black-and-white animation dress up this energetic if somewhat unfocused look..." |
| 8. |
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04/05/13 |
Moderate |
 "Temple and Angarano, entertaining enough, never quite sell the idea that this goodhearted couple would be so easily transformed by greed." |
| 9. |
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03/29/13 |
Weak |
 "...stylish, unoriginal... Director Eran Creevy ('Shifty') just delivers one straight-faced gunfight after another, signifying nothing." |
| 10. |
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03/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...it's so much fun... most viewers will be completely new to this eye-opening story of how some feisty Aussies made their musical mark in Vietnam." |
| 11. |
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03/15/13 |
Weak |
 "I'll say one thing: Its ending is actually a bit of a surprise. Just when you think it couldn't get any stupider, pow! I'll be damned..." |
| 12. |
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03/15/13 |
Very Good |
 "As a trio of activist family friends, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt and Annette Bening function as a sort of 'ban the bomb' Greek chorus, looking after Ginger..." |
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03/08/13 |
Weak |
 "...squanders the inherent excitement in this Cinderella story, plodding from one performance to the next with unnecessary asides for veteran Journey members..." |
| 14. |
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03/01/13 |
Very Good |
 "...for my money, this movie belongs alongside 'Secretary,' 'Ginger Snaps' and 'Thirteen' in the family of deliciously dark female coming-of-age stories." |
| 15. |
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02/22/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a Hitchcock-mumblecore hybrid.... The conclusion sees a melodramatic reveal straight out of the Hollywood playbook..." |
| 16. |
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02/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...fun... Karpovsky manages to be palpably neurotic without trying too hard." |
| 17. |
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02/22/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...delivers some genuinely creepy moments... it all ends up feeling like a lost, minor episode of 'The X-Files:' A little scary, a little silly, catnip for those who want to believe." |
| 18. |
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02/14/13 |
Moderate |
 "In Sparks country, every day is Valentine's Day, and every emotion can be summed up with one of those chalky candy hearts.... 'COME ON.' " |
| 19. |
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02/08/13 |
Poor |
 "...a witless homage to the 'Saw' franchise and its ilk.... If you've never seen or heard of reality television, this film may indeed blow your mind with its on-the-nose moralizing..." |
| 20. |
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02/01/13 |
Weak |
 "...starts out promisingly, but squanders its girl-power capital... lays the groundwork for a subversive female buddy flick, yet fails to make either woman particularly likable." |
