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09/11/09 |
Excellent |
 "...proof that apocalyptic catastrophe is great for moviemakers, inspiring wonderfully original visions of ruin and expanding the artistic possibilities of cinematic technology." |
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06/19/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...an inventive, enchanting stop-motion animated fable... an artful film that expresses deep thoughts, lightly." |
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01/18/13 |
Moderate |
 "...teaches nothing new. But if you want to hear Jennifer Aniston and Elton John complain about the bad guys, you're in luck." |
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07/17/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...enchantingly original and romantic... like a mood ring cued to the ups, downs, and confusions of modern love.... not just bitter or sweet but everything in between." |
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10/23/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a very funny, tolerant satire... the whole cast is museum quality, and the 'music' performances are pitch-perfect in their dissonance." |
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09/07/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a pleasing directorial debut... suggests that real adulthood is measured not by what one does in life but by how present one is as a human being in the world today." |
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03/06/09 |
Moderate |
 "...has none of the crisp passion or suspense of the 1957 Sidney Lumet version; it's bloated, heavy-handed, and lugubrious." |
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03/27/09 |
Moderate |
 "John Cena is certainly no Bruce Wills.... you will probably find yourself praying for this duel's knock-out punch to arrive long before it actually does." |
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10/29/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...the darker it gets, the more enthralling it becomes.... a salute to do-it-yourself existential bravery, and an ingeniously crafted one..." |
| 10. |
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04/17/09 |
Fair |
 "...a slack do-over fantasy in which Zac Efron, as a basketball star, looks baffled as to why he hasn't been asked to sing and dance." |
| 11. |
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09/28/12 |
Moderate |
 "...to a distressing (and dramatically thin) degree, the movie shares its heroines' la-di-da attitude. Rarely has 'girl power' been made to look so clueless." |
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08/10/12 |
Excellent |
 "It's a pleasure to meet up again with Marion, the distractable, acerbic, New York-based French photographer played once more by Julie Delpy..." |
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02/25/11 |
Very Good |
 " 'Carnet de Voyage' is gorgeous, infinitely inventive... an artful riot of drawing styles.... In a generally unexciting live-action field, 'Na Wewe' gets my vote..." |
| 14. |
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11/13/09 |
Very Good |
 "God forgive me, but I enjoyed the nerve-racking silliness of this newest, loudest exercise in destruction." |
| 15. |
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08/31/12 |
Poor |
 "Dinesh D'Souza's documentary is no mere screed: '2016: Obama's America' is a nonsensically unsubstantiated act of character assassination." |
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03/16/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...part homage and part wink at the past.... a riot of risks that pay off... Oh, have you heard? Depp makes a delightful cameo appearance!" |
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09/16/11 |
Good |
 "Tykwer noodles around with form, composition, and sexuality... a playfully pieced-together, beautifully shot, and secretly ridiculous drama..." |
| 18. |
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08/12/11 |
Excellent |
 "...weirdly funny and fast-paced, not to mention determinedly mean, filthy, and jackass irresponsible.... There's nothing nice about it.... It blew me sideways." |
| 19. |
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08/03/12 |
Very Good |
 "...deftly pleasing, though the human drama is just facile enough to make it seem, in the end, a little too much like connect the dots played with people." |
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03/23/12 |
Moderate |
 "Abel Ferrara's thin idea for a movie -- life goes on, even when it's about to stop -- would have been a lot better had he given his characters more to do." |
