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05/22/12 |
Moderate |
 "...the beginning, middle and end were not really planned together, and it shows in the final product. That said, it's actually impressive that the film is as entertaining as it is." |
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05/17/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...if fate conspires, you could be a parent. If you happen to be one, Krik Jones has made a halfway decent comedy for you. Get a sitter for your kids and enjoy." |
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05/15/12 |
Moderate |
 "...it's hard to see it as anything other than a mash-up of every other alien invasion plot from movie history, with some board game tactics thrown in for good measure..." |
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05/14/12 |
Weak |
 "...an uncomfortable mix of comic setpieces... the filmmakers have a lot more jokes in mind than an actual story, or even a concrete character to put in the center of it." |
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05/10/12 |
Poor |
 "Tim Burton used to be a phenomenal filmmaker. In the early years of his career he was making movies that looked like nothing else on the planet..." |
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05/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "...may feel fluffy and breezy until you suddenly realize you're genuinely invested in these characters and their second lease on life." |
| 7. |
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04/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a tiny, incisive movie that worms its way inside you and devours, expertly building tension and dread as it navigates the audience through its central mystery." |
| 8. |
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04/27/12 |
Poor |
 "...a hard movie to watch.... there's nothing to the execution and the result is a loud, over-done piece of noise and nonsense." |
| 9. |
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04/26/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...for all the bright moments that break out of the muddle, and the zippy ending that almost rescues it, the film catches a bad case of the meanders and never quite recovers..." |
| 10. |
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04/25/12 |
Weak |
 "...a dull retread of most lone-man-on-a-mission action movies of the last 30 years... I found myself constantly reflecting on how this kind of day would play out in real life." |
| 11. |
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04/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...feels perfectly of a piece with everything else Aardman Animation has made -- daffy, self-assured, willing to try pretty much anything, and utterly unique." |
| 12. |
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04/23/12 |
Poor |
 "...proves that you can have the greatest group of performers in the world, but it's meaningless if they aren't working from an even halfway decent script." |
| 13. |
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04/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "What Joss Whedon and Marvel have created here is not just extraordinary, but one of the most entertaining and satisfying comic book movies yet." |
| 14. |
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04/20/12 |
Poor |
 "If Nicholas Sparks' career has been dedicated to creating the most bland, generic, pointless romance of all time, then he's successfully done it with this latest title." |
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04/19/12 |
Moderate |
 "...quickly becomes exhausting in adhering to its many lessons... [but] the movie is often much funnier than it could have been..." |
| 16. |
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04/19/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...people-pleasing... contains enough stunning footage of the chimps and their jungle habitat to remain engrossing, even while it's insulting your intelligence." |
| 17. |
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04/14/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "As a friendly bit of nostalgia and an impressive recreation, the film is worth seeing. As a flat-out comedy, it's mediocre." |
| 18. |
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04/13/12 |
Moderate |
 "In his best scenes Guy Pearce makes 'Lockout' feel special and vibrant, but when he's gone, the movie can be a surprising slog for something so silly." |
| 19. |
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04/10/12 |
Weak |
 "...a film that not only feels like a tourism video, but a dull tourism video. Morgan Spurlock is an incredibly talented documentarian and filmmaker, but this never really works." |
| 20. |
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04/05/12 |
Poor |
 "Lazy, stupid, recycled, immature, predictable, unfunny... a pathetic attempt by a dead franchise to scrape the bottom of an already filthy barrel..." |
