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03/30/12 |
Moderate |
 "...our hero must have used that chip on his shoulder for whittling or such, because the character just doesn't feel as motivated here." |
| 2. |
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07/15/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A.A. Milne's world always seems to retain its charm.... sweetly, agreeably traditional." |
| 3. |
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10/26/12 |
Moderate |
 "Barratier crafts an atmosphere of nostalgic sentiment as gauzy as Spielberg or 'Stand by Me' with his look back at '40s France." |
| 4. |
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01/23/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a sequel seemingly eager to assert that monster mashes are about B-movie chills not 'Twilight' melodrama. Eager to a fault, ultimately." |
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12/05/09 |
Poor |
 "...seems like a setup for 'Hostel' parody, but when the 'Van Helsing' riffs start about 10 minutes into the movie, it's clear that we're headed for awfully musty territory." |
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12/06/10 |
Moderate |
 "While the movie seems designed to be a breakout for Korean actor Jang Dong Gun, it's filmmaker Sngmoo Lee whose work actually makes an impression." |
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10/14/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the basic story is identical to Carpenter's 1982 film, and when there are fraught, climactic opportunities for the movie to make a gutsy departure, it passes..." |
| 8. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "...consistently, drily amusing... There's so much going on, often so subtly, you may want to sail with this crew more than once." |
| 9. |
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04/16/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There's plenty to root for in the true story of a group of baseball-loving kids from a dusty Mexican industrial town who made an impossible run..." |
| 10. |
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01/28/11 |
Moderate |
 "...an intermittently arresting, mostly standard action entry that deals death noisily more than cleverly -- a lot like the original." |
| 11. |
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04/19/13 |
Moderate |
 "There's a hypnotic quality to a chunk of the film that's undeniable.... But there comes a point where inaccessibility breaks even the most potent genre spell." |
| 12. |
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01/18/13 |
Moderate |
 "...less 'let's see what sticks' than 'who cares what sticks'... Schwarzenegger's wrinkles actually serve him well..." |
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10/01/10 |
Very Good |
 "The goal: to protect these frequently disintegrating paintings and graphics from intolerant party bureaucrats in Moscow, some 1,700 miles away." |
| 14. |
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03/22/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The filmmakers work overtime to knead a satisfying resolution from their themes about the importance of growth and living life unafraid. But they cop out..." |
| 15. |
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04/26/13 |
Poor |
 "...awkward, thoroughly flat.... Justin Zackham just keeps the unfortunate 'ick' elicitors coming, seemingly convinced this passes for riotously grown-up wit." |
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08/03/12 |
Poor |
 "...makes the mistake of thinking that anyone is here for the honey-babe-sweetie rom-com stuff. There's an awful lot of relationship filler between the outrageous bits." |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "Loach divides his time between familiar hardscrabble territory and a breezier narrative landscape... charming enough to satisfy even the trenchant-commentary crowd." |
| 18. |
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05/28/10 |
Poor |
 "Part of what's always been intriguing about the series is the discussion it inspires... But if Romero is in fact after anything topical here, it's unclear." |
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09/03/10 |
Weak |
 "Oh, the many pesky issues that can tear apart a rock band.... There's also an awful lot of material that amateurishly drags as the band tours on, with a parade of moonlighting rock notables reminding us why they're not movie stars..." |
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08/21/11 |
Weak |
 "The kindergarten crowd may get a kick out of scatological silliness like a robot dog dropping metallic 'butt bombs' to thwart pursuers, but that's the height of imagination..." |
