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317 reviews, averaging 57.7% positive

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Battleship (2012)
Edward Adams
05/18/12 Poor "...at its heart is an immature, explosive misadventure whose payload offers a whole lot of boom, but unfortunately delivers no bang."
2. 05/16/12 Good (Not Great) "...may be a sloppy comedy with more than its share of comedic duds, but it prevails through sheer quantity of sight gags, creative insults, and slapstick gross-outs."
3. 05/10/12 Excellent "Batmanglij masterfully builds a mood of paranoia but pulls his punch in the final moments... Maybe that's to the good, otherwise we'd risk falling completely under its spell."
4. 05/10/12 Good (Not Great) "...a quirky, moody dark comedy... family friendly..."
5. 05/02/12 Outstanding "...unifies wildly diverse plot threads, acting styles, and action scenes better than anyone could have expected.... thrilling..."
6. 04/26/12 Good (Not Great) "...doesn't quite match the berserk ingenuity of the 'Wallace & Gromit' shorts, particularly in the lame finale, but still has enough high spirits to send your troubles down to Davy Jones' locker."
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Safe (2012)
Edward Adams
04/26/12 Weak "There's no tricks, no subterfuge and no heat, just Statham doing what he does best - issuing his unique style of on-the-go justice to whomever the villain du jour may be."
8.
Think Like a Man
Edward Adams
04/25/12 Excellent "...a unique blend of interesting funny story, great performances and genuinely heartfelt beats... a standout amongst today's romantic comedies."
9. 04/12/12 Excellent "Whedon and Goddard succeed almost too well by creating a film so funny and shocking as to make subsequent horror-getaway movies seem like an endangered species."
10. 04/05/12 Excellent "...it goes for the gut like few films since the heyday of John Woo... a jaw-dropping showreel of the Indonesian martial art of silat..."
11. 04/04/12 Weak "...lets get a few facts straight. Perseus married Andromeda, not Io, they had nine children where one was name Heleus not Helius and the Minotaur was actually slain by Theseus, not Perseus."
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Mirror Mirror
Edward Adams
03/30/12 Good (Not Great) "Both kids and adults are sure to enjoy this smart, contemporary fairy tale full of laughs, charm and spectacle."
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The Hunger Games
Curt Holman
03/22/12 Excellent "...shows a protagonist who doesn't just outplay, outwit, and outlast her adversaries, but competes with such honor, she makes a great role model."
14.
21 Jump Street
Edward Adams
03/21/12 Excellent "...outrageous... filled with snark, crass humor, and laugh out loud shock moments... doesn't miss a beat and will have you clamouring for more laughs."
15. 03/15/12 Excellent "...apart from some overly religious-sounding musical choices that underscore big scenes, it's a highly compelling piece of filmmaking.... it ultimately wants to inspire and comfort..."
16. 03/15/12 Good (Not Great) "...the Duplass brothers begin with the actors and trappings of a more conventional Hollywood comedy that evolves into a looser, less formulaic story."
17. 03/09/12 Outstanding "...provides plenty of action and powerhouse performances for Shakespeare newcomers, while viewers who better know the Bard can enjoy the novelty of a lesser-known play living up to an innovative cinematic treatment."
18. 03/08/12 Weak "Westfeldt proves too interested in tidy endings... If the independent comedies don't try to transcend rom-com clichés, what will?"
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John Carter
Curt Holman
03/08/12 Weak "...proves too silly and rushed to work as a respectable fantasy epic, but too heavy and convoluted to achieve pure escapism."
20.
Project X (2012)
Edward Adams
03/07/12 Good (Not Great) "Mindless and oddly rich in buddy bonding moments... worth seeing."

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