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05/18/12 |
Excellent |
 "...an unexpectedly sincere salute to the awesome responsibilities of today's U.S. Navy as well as to the heroic work of veterans who came before." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Fair |
 "...a failed insurrection... Baron Cohen's demonstrations of political 'outrageousness' feel all too canned, planned, and defanged." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...whenever Rupert Everett appears as a rich fellow who distinctly does not fancy ladies, it's a hysterical history lesson of the hilarious variety." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "As sociology, it's skin-deep, but if you're a parent or preparing to be one, you might see yourself in a few of these folks and have a good time doing so." |
| 5. |
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05/18/12 |
Excellent |
 "...oddly titled but resonant... The best thing about the movie is that it keeps drawing conclusions in opposite directions." |
| 6. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...can be rambling and glib, yet it's no mere crime drama. It captures a middle-class French society that looks more humane than ours, but is just as messed up." |
| 7. |
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05/11/12 |
Excellent |
 "Depp's performance is more than just funny -- it's ghoulishly endearing. He caresses each line with great care, as if it were a piece of candy he's unwrapping..." |
| 8. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a burlesque that turns into a harangue that turns into a rampage.... like 'Falling Down' remade by MAD magazine." |
| 9. |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a strange drama... The story, while structured as a tragedy, masquerades in wisps of farce... It shows no curiosity about the hatred, so the characters seem less than whole." |
| 10. |
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05/11/12 |
Poor |
 "There's a particularly bum message about the lives of blue-collar women in the subplot involving Mama's affair with the husband of a woman whose house she cleans." |
| 11. |
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05/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...droll and satisfying... Writer-director Gérald Hustache-Mathieu sustains a fresh voice influenced by the Coen brothers and the infernal snow of 'Fargo.' " |
| 12. |
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05/11/12 |
Fair |
 "...has a humorless intensity... writer-director Dennis Lee scratches the skin of family bonds until it bleeds. This time, he uses whimsy as a salve." |
| 13. |
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05/04/12 |
Good |
 "...there's something comfortable -- and comforting -- about all this.... the movie is as reliable as a tea bag..... it achieves what it sets out to do..." |
| 14. |
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05/04/12 |
Poor |
 "Terminal colon cancer has never looked more fetching than in the critically ill romantic-disease comedy.... inane..." |
| 15. |
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05/04/12 |
Excellent |
 "Each of the six young subjects vying for the Youth America Grand Prix (and the priceless award of a full scholarship to a top ballet school) is a wonder of self-imposed discipline in service to art." |
| 16. |
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05/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "...has a winning cutthroat perversity.... for a while the movie is devious fun, but once a rival scoundrel cuts in, the tale grows increasingly over-the-top." |
| 17. |
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05/04/12 |
Moderate |
 "Everything about Cusack's Edgar is tirelessly revved up and spelled out, and that's true of the film, too." |
| 18. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...an acute drama of young romance and passionate sex, as well as what you learn when you lose both.... love is more complicated than a 15-year-old girl can know." |
| 19. |
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05/01/12 |
Excellent |
 "The four who've already fronted their own Marvel films look all the sharper as supporting studs jockeying for primacy." |
| 20. |
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04/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...doesn't follow through on everything it sets up, yet it has a hushed and revealing psycho-intensity. It also has an oh-wow 'Twilight Zone' ending..." |
