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05/17/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Quaid oozes surface charm, but the damage Henry is doing -- to his family, friends, and even his farm -- makes him hard to like, hard to care about." |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...beautifully shot.... a movie-making triumph about a man who triumphs over the elements, over academe and over his own doubts and dread." |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...directed with grit, gristle and punchy energy... never less than fascinating, even if things get a little ham-fisted here and there." |
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05/15/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...the action is exhilarating, the visual effects spectacular -- and spectacularly realized." |
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05/10/13 |
Moderate |
 "...audaciously miscalculated... at the crux of things, it's impossible to care... this Gatsby truly is Mr. Nobody from Nowhere." |
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05/10/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Robinson eases into his first lead role with aplomb, and there's lots of talent in the ensemble cast -- even if Chism's unsurprising script doesn't always work to their favor." |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The action plays like a video game because, well, it may as well be.... Its saving grace: It still knows how to be funny." |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Despite the charismatic efforts of the British actor Ahmed, the film gets bogged down in proselytizing and plot." |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "More a deification than a documentary... presents its subject as a firebrand intellectual, a political prisoner, a man of eloquence and insight." |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...finds Matthew McConaughey at the top of his game.... steeped in a sense of place, and the people inhabiting it. Southern. Superstitious. Suspenseful. Sublime." |
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04/26/13 |
Moderate |
 "No one is bad in the film, but no one is remotely believable, either.... The relationships are mapped out without regard to plausibility or common sense..." |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a lark, but it's a serious-minded lark, addressing issues of class and culture, the haves and have-nots." |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Ed Koch was certainly combative, and confident, and full of love for the city he governed with such gusto.... a New York story for the whole world to appreciate." |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "Directed in steady fashion by Redford... manages to keep its multiple strands of plot -- and the people caught in them -- from collapsing in a jumble of confusion." |
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04/19/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
0513998.jpg) "...a polished-to-a-sheen sci-fi puzzler.... Duncan Jones, the writer and director of the nifty 2009 sci-fi indie 'Moon,' should contact an intellectual property lawyer." |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a great and triumphant story, and writer and director Brian Helgeland brings it to life in burnished, old-fashioned Hollywood style." |
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04/12/13 |
Moderate |
 "...this impressionistic meditation on love, adultery, and the staggering gorgeousness of model-turned-actress Olga Kurylenko, feels like a very long perfume ad." |
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04/12/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A 'Crash' for the Internet age.... Alex Henry Rubin, working with a script by Andrew Stern, is good with the details, and he gets strong performances from his cast..." |
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04/12/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a roaring drama that combines the gritty intimacy of a B-movie noir and the outsized ambition of a multigenerational Hollywood saga... it hits you hard." |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...in the wisdom of this artfully rendered film, Umi and Shun -- and the viewer -- come to learn that the past and the future should go hand in hand..." |
