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09/10/09 |
Very Good |
 "The animation is so breathtaking in its originality, so weird and wondrous in its detail, you wish there were more meat to the screenplay." |
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07/16/09 |
Very Good |
 "It's a tale you've heard a million times before. But it's told in such a relatable, inventive way, it almost feels like the first time." |
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11/04/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Boyle makes the story vital and vibrant in his signature kinetic style.... Franco gives a tour-de-force performance." |
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04/14/09 |
Moderate |
 "...facile and feel-good, not engaging or insightful.... Efron still seems too pretty and lightweight to be a persuasive leading man capable of carrying a film." |
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11/12/09 |
Weak |
 "...just another doomsday film, with new digital effects and stock scenes patched together from 'Jaws,' 'The Poseidon Adventure' and 'Armageddon.' " |
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02/28/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...at its best when it's riding an all-night, boozy high, when it captures a sensation of idiotic invincibility. When it tries to be about something, it feels a bit strained." |
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03/15/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are surprisingly amusing together... more enjoyable than most of Hollywood's unimaginative remakes and updates." |
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08/11/11 |
Moderate |
 "Even actors as delightfully odd and fearless as McBride and Swardson, who have their moments, can't make this thing explode off the screen." |
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04/11/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...hits every button you expect very ably. It riles.... It uplifts.... Yet like a sleepy, low-scoring ballgame, it's not the jolt of energy and entertainment we wish it could be." |
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01/14/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Profane, irreverent bluster by five very loud men might carry a choice scene, but it cannot carry an entire movie.... densely packed but ultimately slight..." |
| 11. |
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09/29/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...consistently, uproariously funny, written with humanity and insight and directed with just the right tone every time." |
| 12. |
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06/17/10 |
Moderate |
 "...depicts the campaign to pass this measure -- and the influential Mormon church as a massive driving force behind it -- in a surprisingly dry, straightforward way." |
| 13. |
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06/23/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an inconsequential and unoriginal look at East L.A. gang life, though the casting of some colorful former gang members adds depth and authenticity that the script lacks." |
| 14. |
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11/22/11 |
Very Good |
 "Keira Knightley is a frightening force of nature... Viggo Mortensen dials down his smoldering masculinity here for a performance that's dryly humorous..." |
| 15. |
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02/13/13 |
Poor |
 "It's supposed to be a parody of itself, right?... ridiculously over-the-top, repetitively numbing... even the obligatory 'yippee-ki-yay' line feels phoned in." |
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09/01/11 |
Moderate |
 "...like a 'Meatballs'-era summer romp, the kind we're generally either too cynical for now or we've simply outgrown. It's a party of a movie, for better or worse..." |
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04/29/10 |
Moderate |
 "...the novelty has long since worn off, and cheap, generic scares are all that are left.... there's not much in the way of genuine suspense." |
| 18. |
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08/06/09 |
Moderate |
 "...has its moments of suspense, [but] it's never truly frightening.... After toying with us, Twohy's reliance on standard shootings and stabbings is really rather boring." |
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02/25/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...epic, riveting... unfolds with relentless intensity, wicked humor and a fanciful spirit that puts it in a class apart from the usual dour prison drama." |
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01/05/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...devastating.... not only is it worth seeking out, it's one you need to see with friends because it invites -- or rather demands -- debate afterward." |
