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01/08/09 |
Poor |
 "...like a tossed wedding bouquet that never comes down, fluffy enough to float into the ether. The disappointment that would cause is nothing compared to the movie." |
| 2. |
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01/15/09 |
Very Good |
 "...constantly entertaining, a lurid biography with an infectious beat. It actually helps the film that some moviegoers may be unfamiliar with Wallace's music and career..." |
| 3. |
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01/22/09 |
Moderate |
 " 'Someone's got to get us out of here and it won't be the writer,' a character exclaims, the most trenchant line in David Lindsay-Abaire's screenplay." |
| 4. |
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01/29/09 |
Moderate |
 "You might think Sarah Palin was called in for a script polish. Is this a message movie? You betcha. Is it a good one? Not so much, don't ya know?" |
| 5. |
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02/05/09 |
Poor |
 "...the strategy of Paul McGuigan's movie: baffle 'em with bull droppings and dazzle 'em with, well, nothing." |
| 6. |
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02/05/09 |
Poor |
 "...needs a self-help book of its own." |
| 7. |
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02/05/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...deliciously frightening.... nothing is ordinary in Selick's macabre worlds." |
| 8. |
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02/12/09 |
Fair |
 "The acting is... well, let's just say there aren't any budding Kevin Bacons in this 'Friday the 13th.' " |
| 9. |
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02/12/09 |
Good |
 "Little girls love playing grownup... another treat for girls with an eye on the future: their very own version of 'Sex and the City.' " |
| 10. |
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02/12/09 |
Excellent |
 "...a solid addition to the list of oversized museum pieces... visually impressive and elemental enough to make field trippers happy." |
| 11. |
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02/12/09 |
Moderate |
 "It's the long, talky stretches between the bruises -- explaining a worldwide money laundering scheme -- that make Tom Tykwer's movie such a slog." |
| 12. |
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02/28/09 |
Moderate |
 "...quirky romantic dramedy..." |
| 13. |
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03/05/09 |
Good |
 "The good news is that 'Fanboys' isn't a bad movie. The worse news is that we may never know how good it could've been." |
| 14. |
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03/05/09 |
Very Good |
 "...the anti-superhero flick, as off-the-hook serious as the equally deconstructing 'Mystery Men' was silly." |
| 15. |
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03/12/09 |
Very Good |
 "Modern horror is an endurance test for sickos: How much gore can you stand, and how loudly will you laugh at it?" |
| 16. |
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03/19/09 |
Excellent |
 "...funny because it's true, exaggerated by Hamburg with the same wacky brio he previously lent to in-laws (the 'Focker' flicks) and honeymoons ('Along Came Polly')." |
| 17. |
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03/19/09 |
Fair |
 "Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson co-star as the corporate creeps being served or set up, in tandem or individually, in a movie that just keeps shuffling those shells." |
| 18. |
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03/26/09 |
Very Good |
 "...brilliant in all technical regards, with a Golden Gate Bridge destruction and Death Star-style finale guaranteed to make 3-D viewers duck. However, the screenplay doesn't live up to the spectacle." |
| 19. |
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03/26/09 |
Excellent |
 "...there's a ragtag beauty and honesty to it that occasionally surpasses 'Little Miss Sunshine' for quirky effectiveness. Best of all there's Adams and Blunt..." |
| 20. |
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04/02/09 |
Moderate |
 "...such broadly drawn characters and twists can be easily found on basic cable sitcoms before bedtime." |
