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03/22/12 |
Moderate |
 "What would you do with your last night on the planet? Make love? A phone call? Turn up the music and dance in your living room until your legs gave out?" |
| 2. |
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11/23/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...has plenty to say about sex, but it lacks much fire for it.... well-acted and tightly written. But given its subject matter, 'Method' could use a dollop of heat." |
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06/22/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a stylish slasher of a movie, a monster flick that does its vampires right, if not their real-life counterparts." |
| 4. |
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09/17/10 |
Weak |
 "...one of those rarities in the modern era of Hollywood animation: bad.... earnest enough to preach but not clever enough to keep adults entertained." |
| 5. |
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09/14/12 |
Very Good |
 "...overcomes some pulpy plot twists and a little anti-corporate sermonizing to become a brisk tale of a financial wizard whose sins have returned to collect a debt." |
| 6. |
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11/23/11 |
Very Good |
 "...holds firm to the idea that holiday spirit is only as strong as family spirit. There's nary a disingenuous bone in 'Arthur'..." |
| 7. |
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03/11/11 |
Moderate |
 "...buckles from cardboard protagonists and a script that echoes a Marine recruitment video.... takes its fight so seriously that it's hard to get behind the mission." |
| 8. |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...just earnest enough to blend its religious theme with a beer-chugging hero for a surprisingly contemporary look... give it credit for acknowledging another side exists." |
| 9. |
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02/01/13 |
Poor |
 "...marks a new low for Sly. Gratuitously violent and brimming with slurs against Asians, this may be his first mean-spirited movie. It's certainly his worst." |
| 10. |
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11/24/10 |
Moderate |
 "Musicals may enjoy greater leeway than other genres, but this tale of a cow-town girl who dreams of making it big pushes even Hollywood believability." |
| 11. |
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10/05/12 |
Weak |
 "...more enamored of its premise than interested in making it work.... a film informed and inspired by brainless TV.... the film doesn't try that hard." |
| 12. |
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08/19/11 |
Weak |
 "Sneer, slice, repeat. Conan the Barbarian lives by a pretty simple ethos: He lives, he loves, he slays. What he doesn't do, alas, is act." |
| 13. |
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10/05/12 |
Moderate |
 "...captures Chopra's cheerful energy and fondness for designer glasses... fails to examine whether living in a five-star world disengages you from the real one." |
| 14. |
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08/03/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It all makes for goofy fun, and physical comedy that will have parents rolling their eyes. But that's always been Wimpy's point: What's the rush into adulthood?" |
| 15. |
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03/25/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "None of it amounts to belly-aching laughs, but it clicks... views the world through the eyes of an ordinary kid. Dances are a big deal. Baths are a pain." |
| 16. |
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05/13/11 |
Very Good |
 "Ferrell displays surprising range when he ratchets down the volume. And he can't help it in this picture, where there are no villains, heroes or seismic changes in worldview." |
| 17. |
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08/12/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 " 'The Godfather II' it isn't, but for teens with money to burn, there are worse options to curdle blood.... for mindless horror, this isn't a terminal destination." |
| 18. |
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08/31/12 |
Moderate |
 "Despite some earnest laughs and a sincere heart, 'Call' can't seem to rise above its TV sitcom styling." |
| 19. |
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08/19/11 |
Very Good |
 "Actresses are fashion-model pretty.... A stake to the heart still does the trick... But 'Fright' is way too quick on its feet to be slowed by clichés." |
| 20. |
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03/28/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a vast improvement over its toy-inspired predecessor.... it's still primarily fodder for kids... a more sure-footed shoot-'em-up..." |
