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06/29/11 |
Very Good |
 "...genuinely impressive technical feats and the adequately engaging story... this time it's possible to understand what's happening..." |
| 2. |
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06/17/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Most of 'Beautiful Boy' is unrelentingly bleak and depressing, but there are smatterings of understatement and grace.... almost entirely thanks to the skill and passion brought to grueling scenes between Sheen and Bello..." |
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06/17/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Everything is very simple, especially the uncomplicated performance by a buff Reynolds, who cracks jokes, looks sexy and plays it heroic to the breaking point." |
| 4. |
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05/27/11 |
Very Good |
 "...an intricate, often riveting mystery that unfolds backward and forward in time. The truths revealed by the surprise ending are truly devastating..." |
| 5. |
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05/27/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...you know exactly what kind of trashy entertainment you're in for. The wall-to-wall butchery and buckets of gore are delivered with overkill intended to overjoy the fanboy contingent." |
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05/06/11 |
Very Good |
 "...both tranquil and gripping. The methodical pace and furiously existential attitude of character and action induce an austere sense of realist tension, especially as the rhythm quickens toward a resolution made all the more unsettling for its quiet ambiguity." |
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04/29/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...captures the serious sense of excitement and danger, but the movie falls short on providing much ethical context or perception of why these guys do what they do." |
| 8. |
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04/22/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...stark, melancholy and beautifully realized... as enthralling an anthropological study as it is a glimpse of exuberant reality for a genuine circus family that has barely changed since the 19th century." |
| 9. |
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04/01/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...style and script contrivances are often inelegant. But the sentiments are real without succumbing to exaggerated sentimentality..." |
| 10. |
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03/25/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...perky, if undistinguished, emulation of a mid-period Woody Allen relationship comedy... might have had greater impact if the movie weren't so concerned with tidy resolutions." |
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03/18/11 |
Very Good |
 "...if you're a fan, then you'll probably be thrilled... Zeus-like Flatley delivers lightning bolts of pizazz from his own showbiz heaven." |
| 12. |
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03/04/11 |
Very Good |
 "Director Peter Byck presents a wealth of viewpoints, having great fun with graphics and statistics in a lively style that is fervent, if not entirely original." |
| 13. |
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03/04/11 |
Weak |
 "...a bland string of pokes at fashion and 1988 period style.... pretty technically uninspired in pacing and direction." |
| 14. |
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02/11/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a deadly serious buddy movie... Tatum and Bell are good actors... their journey gets bogged down in forced dialogue, upended alliances and a chemistry that turns more inert as the mystery of the Eagle's fate becomes more obvious." |
| 15. |
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02/11/11 |
Weak |
 "...earnest and awkward... has a style and structure that's more akin to 'Beavis and Butt-Head' or 'The Young Ones' than edgy indie cinema." |
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02/04/11 |
Very Good |
 "Though overly fawning and about 20 minutes too long, 'Lemmy' is a testament to rock 'n' roll endurance akin to Keith Richards' recent autobiography." |
| 17. |
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01/28/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...distinguished by a string of stylishly choreographed martial-arts combat scenes, though barely serviceable in its storytelling." |
| 18. |
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12/10/10 |
Very Good |
 "If you see only one fiendishly bizarre Finnish film about an evil Santa Claus and his naked band of marauding elves this holiday season, make it 'Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.' " |
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11/24/10 |
Very Good |
 "...captures some of the best elements of Disney standards while nimbly integrating the clever pop-culture winks and dazzling technical style that are hallmarks of modern computer-animated features." |
| 20. |
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11/05/10 |
Moderate |
 "Although impressive in execution, with exotic atmospheres captured in richly ominous design, the sluggish pace, listless acting and inert dialogue undermine any sense of momentum." |
