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06/25/10 |
Weak |
 "...unless you like to see men struggling with their bodily functions, the gross-out humor falls flat... we get five men who never grew up... No character truly develops." |
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07/01/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "He hasn't mastered the craft yet, but M. Night Shyamalan may be on to something with this action-movie thing.... for a kids' movie, 'Airbender' delivers on multiple levels." |
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09/10/10 |
Moderate |
 "For a movie with a star wrestler at the center of it, 'Legendary' doesn't pack much of a punch." |
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09/15/10 |
Moderate |
 "Our heroes are so subdued and our villains so invisible that it's hard to muster much sympathy for this future world." |
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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." |
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09/24/10 |
Very Good |
 "...this is 3-D the way it's supposed to be done, painstakingly detailed and bright enough... surprisingly deft and entertains at both the adult and juvenile levels." |
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09/24/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Hoffman is in familiar waters here, and the actor fuels the film with subtleties, from the slow burn of a love story to a lazy, piano-infused score." |
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09/24/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Douglas gives the film what it needs most: a defiant face to the corruption. Greed may be good, but Douglas is better." |
| 9. |
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09/24/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...masterful... among the year's best films." |
| 10. |
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10/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Chloe Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee are terrific actors... makes adult vampire tales 'Twilight' and 'True Blood' look like child's play." |
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11/10/10 |
Moderate |
 "...can't decide whether to skewer the morning news or wallow in its pap.... spreads its plot awfully thin and wastes the best performance in years by Harrison Ford." |
| 12. |
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11/12/10 |
Very Good |
 "...doesn't quite live up to its name, but it clicks along briskly enough to keep you on board for an hour and a half." |
| 13. |
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11/19/10 |
Moderate |
 "...less than the sum of its parts.... swings between being a whodunit and a guns-blazing romp. By film's end, you may not be sure what it is, either." |
| 14. |
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11/19/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Menacing and meditative... arguably the best installment... though audiences who haven't kept up with previous chapters will be hopelessly lost." |
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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." |
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01/07/11 |
Moderate |
 "...a mishmash of horror and history genres... When the film leaves its anchors and gets to demon hunting, it crackles. It's not enough." |
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01/14/11 |
Weak |
 "The premise isn't bad... 'Dilemma,' though, loses steam as it jumbles scenes of physical comedy with those of real mental anguish." |
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01/21/11 |
Very Good |
 "...the movie's heart is in the right place. And there's something cathartic if not wholly effectual in the message: Even for the Italian sports car set, things are tough." |
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01/28/11 |
Moderate |
 "...the movie is so slowed by talk, unnecessary characters and some odd symbolism that the battle for souls seems to be lacking a little heart." |
| 20. |
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01/28/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The men are tough, the women are beautiful, and folks like to walk in slow motion from exploding vehicles.... credit it for making the action and violence unflinching..." |
