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05/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "Lin and Chris Morgan, back for their fourth outing, certainly do show enthusiasm..." |
| 2. |
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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." |
| 3. |
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03/01/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the heroes' entry into the giants' realm is fairly stunning stuff, a collection of eerie scenes that brazenly cast King Kong's Skull Island into the Middle Ages." |
| 4. |
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01/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "Wirkola tears through this with such giddy abandon, it ends up being splattery fanboy fun. Preposterous, clearly, but fun.... Renner especially does nice work..." |
| 5. |
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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." |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...writer-directors James Mather and Stephen St. Leger have put some thought into all of this -- always a bonus in a no-brakes thriller, especially one of Besson's." |
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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." |
| 8. |
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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." |
| 9. |
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01/21/11 |
Very Good |
 "...pretty smart... from Kutcher's unexpected sensitive-guy restraint to the crackerjack supporting cast to a script that mixes raunch and charm with surprising effectiveness." |
| 10. |
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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." |
| 11. |
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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." |
| 12. |
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03/26/10 |
Very Good |
 "...the standout 3-D moments are the lyrical ones, when Hiccup guides Toothless up into the clouds, or skimming down over the sea.... the effect is particularly dazzling here." |
| 13. |
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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..." |
| 14. |
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02/22/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The Rock even cries! And while you won't be moved to mistiness along with him, his determination should leave you feeling the intended satisfaction." |
| 15. |
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01/11/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...slender... Tom O'Brien and his castmates seem to play loose with his script a bit more than they should in an effort to give the material a lived-in feeling..." |
| 16. |
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11/21/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...doesn't just coast on familiar Christmas and Easter lore, but instead puts Jack Frost at the center of its adventure." |
| 17. |
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09/28/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Some might say there isn't enough that's fresh here to recommend the movie in a big way, except that every generation of trick-or-treaters deserves its monster mash." |
| 18. |
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06/08/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Grown-ups can entertain themselves guessing what Baumbach might have contributed: the risqué stuff between Sacha Baron Cohen's King Julien and a feral she-bear?" |
| 19. |
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01/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A son's ambivalence about his father's wish that he carry on the family business isn't new... what's different about the way this theme plays out..." |
| 20. |
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11/11/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...just isn't all that funny, and the character eases from intolerably abrasive to tolerably dumb only when it is time to shoehorn in the usual nominal life lessons." |
