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01/21/08 |
Moderate |
 "Anyone who saw 'Little Miss Sunshine' will feel a lot of the same buttons being pushed... From the title to the blandly generic Western setting to the sight of Alan Arkin..." |
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01/21/08 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Kelly Macdonald alone provides the film with a raison d'etre, but another one is the way the picture is composed visually." |
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01/24/08 |
Poor |
 "A forbidding and morbid piece of psycho-sadomasochism... chilly enough to cause global cooling all by itself." |
| 4. |
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01/24/08 |
Excellent |
 "Sympathetic, genial and exceedingly wholesome... once seen, will permanently and favorably influence the way viewers regard the characters' real-life counterparts." |
| 5. |
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01/28/08 |
Weak |
 "Half lurid and half just murky, 'Donkey Punch' pushes the nasty-doings-aboard-a-private-yacht format..." |
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01/31/08 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...straightforward heart-tugging melodrama that, while safe and conventional, is likable in numerous ways." |
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02/12/08 |
Fair |
 "...a poor cousin to 'Y tu mama tambien'... the principal characters never engage much interest; they're almost always carping at one another about something, and electricity is lacking among the actors." |
| 8. |
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05/19/08 |
Excellent |
 "The extent of the man's thoughtfulness, self-awareness and hidden fears will surprise many, most of all non-fans who thought they had him pegged." |
| 9. |
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05/20/08 |
Excellent |
 "An involving, ultimately touching romantic drama... a welcome change of pace for director James Gray from his run of crime mellers." |
| 10. |
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08/30/08 |
Good |
 "...leaves a few key questions frustratingly unanswered, but the raw materials here are sufficiently bracing... Tennessee Williams looks like 'Sesame Street' compared to this." |
| 11. |
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09/03/08 |
Good |
 "Earnestly presented and well acted... shares with many other such agenda-driven dramas a complete lack of narrative surprise, merely connecting the dots..." |
| 12. |
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09/04/08 |
Outstanding |
 "Jan Troell has the talent to allow the viewer to see the souls of his characters and the salient details of the world they inhabit.... an artisanal creation par excellence..." |
| 13. |
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09/09/08 |
Very Good |
 "An extraordinary impersonation of the American theatrical boy wonder by the young English actor Christian McKay is the indisputable highlight..." |
| 14. |
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09/11/08 |
Weak |
 "A potentially intriguing idea on paper... proves half formulaic and half simply unimaginative onscreen." |
| 15. |
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09/12/08 |
Excellent |
 "A fine cast makes sure Noel Coward's champagne remains bubbly... an effervescent entertainment that marks a welcome return for director Stephan Elliott..." |
| 16. |
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09/16/08 |
Very Good |
 "...an absorbing, shades-of-gray look at home-front intrigue in Nazi-occupied Denmark... Performances are low-key but resolute and brimming with nerves..." |
| 17. |
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01/09/09 |
Fair |
 "...will go down easily enough with viewers who know and want what they're getting into, but is a time-killer for anyone else." |
| 18. |
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01/12/09 |
Excellent |
 "Good silly fun... a dead-on spoof of cheapo '50s sci-fi programmers done with plenty of self-deprecating humor." |
| 19. |
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01/12/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A lively collection of war stories from a host of screenwriters with experience in the trenches... ultimately feels like the cumulative lament of eunuchs disgruntled over not being kings." |
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01/18/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...convoluted, sometimes cloying but ultimately winning..." |
