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04/02/09 |
Weak |
 "The New Orleans location shooting lends a little atmosphere, but not as much as in 'Dejá Vu'..." |
| 2. |
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03/25/09 |
Weak |
"...belongs on a basic-cable weekend... the main image that sticks with you is Cena's Nike firmly depressing the gas pedal on whatever vehicle he's commandeered now..." |
| 3. |
Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
04/01/09 |
Weak |
"...a wan PG-13 vehicle." |
| 4. |
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01/06/10 |
Weak |
 "...has the vibe of one of those generic prize-winning novels about New England families falling apart in the dead of winter -- tastefully 'understated'... we learn that decorum, nice bottles of wine, and home-cooked dinners can't hide the cracks beneath." |
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08/05/09 |
Poor |
 "...cheap, shoddy, crass, and depressing fun for the whole family -- by which I mean eight-year-old boys. The jokes are pitched firmly at their frame of reference..." |
| 6. |
Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
08/07/09 |
Poor |
"Dad (Kevin Nealon) worries about son Tom's (Carter Jenkins) declining grades and bad attitude; Tom is intentionally doing badly to shed his nerdy mathlete skin." |
| 7. |
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08/06/09 |
Poor |
"Dirty socks, mucus and kicks to the crotch abound." |
| 8. |
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09/15/10 |
Weak |
 "...a shameless mélange of plot elements from already plenty generic Disney knockoffs.... hey, they stole the bobsled from 'Cool Runnings!' Is nothing sacred?" |
| 9. |
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09/16/10 |
Weak |
"The cut-rate 3-D doesn't help. The only quasi-original particulars: gyrating lions who coo generic R&B and comic relief in the form of a golfing bird..." |
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02/25/09 |
Weak |
 "...subscribes to a pretty tiresome CIA/Cuba scenario (reprisal for failing to assassinate Castro or something)." |
| 11. |
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03/05/09 |
Weak |
"Even the most insatiable JFK-conspiracy-theory freak won't get much juice out of William Sten Olsson's 'An American Affair.' " |
| 12. |
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06/03/09 |
Moderate |
 "...two hours of miserable people moping around horrendous apartment towers of the finest Soviet vintage, chain-smoking and drinking their way through despair.... sporadically amusing and largely uneventful." |
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02/10/10 |
Moderate |
 "...combines footage from the '80s with interviews and archival footage of Ernst Aebi's artist days, his first trip to the desert, and his return... There's some mildly interesting ethnographic footage here, and Aebi is an engagingly blustery presence." |
| 14. |
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04/29/09 |
Poor |
 "...the alien dialogue ('Inventions that are against our teachings are not approved.' 'Then maybe our teachings are wrong!') makes a good case for wiping the suckers out." |
| 15. |
Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
04/30/09 |
Poor |
"The creatures of Terra resemble nothing so much as myopic earthworms, the backs of their heads ripped off from The Fifth Element's alien opera singer." |
| 16. |
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04/30/09 |
Poor |
" 'Terra,' to be fair, looks fairly clean, and the 3-D is totally passable but watching it will be no fun for either kids or adults." |
| 17. |
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08/26/09 |
Weak |
 "...chooses to beat up its clueless center so that we'll like him more, and then surround him with familiar stereotypes to make him look more authentic." |
| 18. |
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09/10/09 |
Weak |
"In his debut as screenwriter and director, Siegel grinds down on, rather than grounds, his protag." |
| 19. |
Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
09/17/09 |
Weak |
"Like reality TV, everyone is exactly who they appear to be..." |
| 20. |
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09/08/10 |
Good |
 "...takes an unflinching look at a small-town guy who thinks of himself as an inspirational speaker, but whose overwhelming rage and weirdness (used as an aggressive weapon) are deeply frightening." |
