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03/28/09 |
Weak |
 "Whether it's shellshock, righteous fury, or a token domestic scene, Cena plays it all the same way: flat as his abs." |
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03/02/13 |
Weak |
 "Among the ingredients missing: the infectiously random silliness of a Zach Galifianakis, the smug hunkiness of a Bradley Cooper, and any sort of Vegas-y gloss." |
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01/12/13 |
Poor |
 "...blithely looks to ride the found-footage wave regardless of whether it's crested.... This is just one more 'Scary Movie' installment by another title." |
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09/24/11 |
Weak |
 "Also undergoing some Hollywood beta testing is Swedish star Michael Nyqvist (the 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' trilogy), semi-effectively cast here as a Serbian nasty..." |
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04/22/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Under the direction of BBC wildlife documentary alums Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill, it looks majestic throughout, even if its Big Stories are sometimes forced..." |
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11/19/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "SometThe film's greatest strength is the infectious charm it captures in its interviews with Gruber, who in her late 90s is as sharp as we'd all like to be now..." |
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09/17/10 |
Weak |
 "...none of the conflicts or predicaments is particularly compelling, and the unevenness of the visuals doesn't help." |
| 8. |
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11/23/11 |
Very Good |
 "The journey can drag a little at points... [still,] the film's indefatigable holiday spirit is infectious, and intimate as can be." |
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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "If only there were more genuine rah-rah fun involved, instead of just endless, thudding, seen-it-all-before mayhem." |
| 10. |
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02/19/11 |
Poor |
 "...big, dopey... Lawrence pulls his prosthetic bazoombas, tablecloth dresses, and bad wig out of mothballs for another case as FBI agent-in-drag Malcolm Turner." |
| 11. |
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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "You wonder: What would a mumblecore version of 'Deliverance' play like, anyway? This foray into genre work is unexpectedly sturdy in some ways, shaky in others." |
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07/16/10 |
Moderate |
 "The early going might bog down completely if not for comedic lifts from Julie White as Daryl's nagging, nosy mother, and especially Andrea Martin as Zoe's mom..." |
| 13. |
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09/10/11 |
Poor |
 "Never thought we'd say this about a movie, but 'Bucky Larson' probably doesn't wring as much out of recurring bodily-fluid gags as it could." |
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02/01/13 |
Moderate |
 "...it's a surprise that Stallone is as funny as he is.... His unexpected, withering irascibility saves that ridicule-courting title from all the obvious jokes." |
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10/15/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...stirs up a thoroughly relatable swirl of youthful tentativeness, raging hormones, and the thrill and angst that come with new independence..." |
| 16. |
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07/30/10 |
Very Good |
 "The movie's quietly provocative insight is that wisdom and experience may not make the least bit of difference where passion and yearning are concerned." |
| 17. |
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10/03/11 |
Moderate |
 "...brought to you by Affirm Films, Sony Pictures' religious-demographic division, meaning that a certain amount of the preaching is literal. It's a blunt approach..." |
| 18. |
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08/03/12 |
Moderate |
 "What happened to that swell anecdotal relatability? Consider it another sign that it's probably time for Zachary Gordon to bid 'Wimpy Kid' adieu." |
| 19. |
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03/25/11 |
Very Good |
 "Cootie jokes or a stinky, reanimated foot in the face -- it's all good fun for the kids." |
| 20. |
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09/21/12 |
Moderate |
 "We get mesmerizingly grisly 3-D looks at bullets shredding facial flesh, among other impossibly drawn-out images... If only the villainy or the tone here were half as crazy." |
