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09/09/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an intense, animated apocalyptic adventure.... may be slight on story, but the fluid animation is astonishing." |
| 2. |
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11/11/10 |
Very Good |
 "Franco brilliantly embodies the arrogant but likable Ralston... Boyle energizes a potentially static story with fast pacing and adrenaline-driven music." |
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04/16/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Efron (seen shirtless and shooting hoops) proves he's a star beyond the 'High School Musical' series." |
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08/11/11 |
Very Good |
 "...zany, irreverent... Nick desperately enlists his uptight BFF Chet, and they fumble their way through a hysterical heist.... The dudes' rapid-fire banter fills every scene..." |
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08/06/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "While the film tries too hard to be clever (do the characters really need to talk about other movies?), the thriller satisfies..." |
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10/01/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...bleak comedy about growing up Jewish is a dryly amusing, and ultimately disturbing, take on a father's search for meaning in his uncertain world." |
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12/10/09 |
Very Good |
 "Firth is devastating... the movie suffers a bit when the first-time director goes too heavy on the art direction... Still, the acting soars." |
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07/30/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...winsome and romantic... the pair's cautious sexual exploration comes off as real, resulting in truly captivating chemistry." |
| 9. |
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04/08/10 |
Poor |
 "Given the pretentious direction, drab dialogue and flat acting, the only thing noteworthy about this supernatural dud is that Ricci plays most of it stark naked." |
| 10. |
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03/04/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Spunky Wasikowska engages beautifully with Depp, who brings empathy to what could have been a cartoon character.... a visual feast." |
| 11. |
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04/02/09 |
Moderate |
 "The big problem? It's not funnier than -- nor different enough from -- the movies it recalls so vividly." |
| 12. |
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09/16/10 |
Moderate |
 "Riding the wave of 3-D popularity without adding anything new... this is bland, kids-only fare." |
| 13. |
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10/22/09 |
Moderate |
 "...tries to do so much... it doesn't help that the three stars have to recite lines that would shame a Hallmark card." |
| 14. |
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10/08/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Brown eyed beauty Mulligan could earn an Oscar nomination for her first-rate work in this stylish, satisfying smartgirl-coming-of-age drama." |
| 15. |
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05/14/09 |
Very Good |
 "An excellent Hanks anchors the film from the first scene -- in which he displays a slim torso while swimming laps -- to the twisty, tense conclusion." |
| 16. |
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04/07/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a laugh-out-loud romp -- and Russell Brand's best screen role to date." |
| 17. |
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10/22/09 |
Very Good |
 "When young Toby is accidentally killed, his genius father brings him back to life as a human-looking robot in this clever, funny -- and at times touching -- family adventure." |
| 18. |
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06/04/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...emotional but uneven..." |
| 19. |
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06/23/11 |
Very Good |
 "Timberlake clearly relishes acting against type as a tweedy people-pleaser who famously can't carry a tune.... give Diaz extra credit for mining her bad self..." |
| 20. |
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06/02/11 |
Very Good |
 "Plummer delights as the late-blooming parent embracing a gay lifestyle, while Melanie Laurent charms... the father-son dynamic makes this a touching drama." |
