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| 21. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "...may be the best movie Michael Bay's ever made. And suggests that, if he just kept his toys put away a little longer, someday he might even make a better one." |
| 22. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "Nichols' next film will likely be even better -- and so will the one after that. Because this isn't just a movie. It's the firm confirmation of a career." |
| 23. |
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04/26/13 |
Weak |
 "...too dull, too crowded, too ugly." |
| 24. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...really rather funny.... the smart product of a comedy troupe called the Vacationeers. They've mostly done shorts before... a comedy about recognizable types..." |
| 25. |
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04/19/13 |
Weak |
0513998.jpg) "...takes the ideas in '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 'Silent Running,' 'WALL-E' and 'Moon'.... Then throws out the good ones." |
| 26. |
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04/19/13 |
Weak |
 "What this movie doesn't have is any sort of compelling storyline to tie it together, or a protagonist who's charismatic enough to keep us watching..." |
| 27. |
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04/19/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a bit like one of Woody Allen's darker, serious films, right down to the self-loathing protagonist, and namedropping of Kierkegaard and Tolstoy... very French..." |
| 28. |
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04/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...there should always be a place for someone who, with nothing more than a deck of cards, can somehow make you believe, for just a moment, in magic." |
| 29. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...new but very old-fashioned.... a bit obvious, lunkily plotted and with starkly drawn characters.... But that's alright, because there's more than enough here..." |
| 30. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...like the spirit it celebrates, this movie is a neat little jolt of pleasure -- and guaranteed to leave you feeling just a mite warmer." |
| 31. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a fascinating piece of art.... It serves up real emotion, and striking grace. It has moments of simple beauty, and thorny questions." |
| 32. |
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04/12/13 |
Moderate |
 "...the movie itself isn't very bright. Although the Bateman episode is far too believable, the others demand a huge naïvete of their characters.... overbearing, and obvious." |
| 33. |
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04/05/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...full of issues, and 'relevance,' but not enough action, or drama." |
| 34. |
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04/05/13 |
Moderate |
 "...takes us out, gets us drunk, picks our pocket, steals our car and leaves us barefoot in the middle of a country road." |
| 35. |
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04/05/13 |
Moderate |
 "...isn't an awful film. But, like its title, it feels a little generic, a collection of recycled Sundance ideas and reheated soap-opera climaxes." |
| 36. |
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04/05/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a movie whose only aim is to scare the cheese and crackers out of you. Which director Fede Alvarez does pretty consistently.... It's a fun spookshow..." |
| 37. |
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04/05/13 |
Moderate |
 "...for many audiences, this is just a slightly odd movie that soon becomes incomprehensible, leaving them with nothing but a headache." |
| 38. |
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03/29/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a testament to the power of cinema, and the depths of fandom. It makes you think about the hundreds of thousands of details that go into any one film." |
| 39. |
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03/29/13 |
Moderate |
 "Theret -- who is supposed to be playing the muse to two great artists -- never seems much more than young and pretty, and Rottiers only young and uncertain." |
| 40. |
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03/29/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...its ambitions -- even its unrealized ones -- are a great part of its power. Perhaps the film is too big for its own good..." |
