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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...boasts a destroyer's wallop of visual effects, but not enough brains to fill a dinghy." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Any movie with Chris Rock in it is automatically a better movie, especially when he ad-libs his own dialogue, as he appears to be doing here." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a one-of-a-kind comedy... layered with stranger-than-fiction comic touches... delightfully offbeat, wickedly good and well worth investigating." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a clever, refreshingly real twist on the teenage sex farce... The film's sitcom-worthy characters exist alongside observational touches that make the situation feel authentic." |
| 5. |
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05/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Morgan Spurlock doesn't uncover many earthshaking insights, though fans of chest-shaving and eyebrow-threading will find many scenes to enjoy." |
| 6. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "Marling lacks the commanding magnetism that made John Hawkes such a credible cult leader in the similarly themed, far superior 'Martha Marcy May Marlene.' " |
| 7. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...melodramatic cheese... but the battle scenes are everything you'd expect from the man who staged the colossal opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics." |
| 8. |
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05/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "...unfailingly audacious... It hits uncomfortably close to home, but where there's no pain there's no comedy. 'The Dictator' packs plenty of both." |
| 9. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "...opens promisingly, downshifts after 30 minutes, and sputters into a meandering, momentum-free mess." |
| 10. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "It's about one family and lots of families, whose problems and personalities would not be big-screen material unless they were played by movie stars." |
| 11. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...on firm footing when it presents the dancers as glorious whirlwinds... It's even better delving into their offstage lives." |
| 12. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...accessible, visually striking and lucidly reasoned... captures humanizing clashes that illustrate the challenges of finding a balance that serves all parties." |
| 13. |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...morally dubious... [but] Goldthwait's ranting dialogue is stingingly funny and Murray and Barr are so agreeable you may find yourself rooting for 'the bad guys.' " |
| 14. |
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05/11/12 |
Weak |
 "...wonderfully handsome filmmaking, but writer/director Simon Wincer's script pulls up lame.... Few images are more stirring than that of a horse in motion, but this half-empty 'Cup' has nothing else to offer." |
| 15. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...crackling good entertainment... stylish, intelligent and, one hopes, influential on the next generation of superhero movies; it should leave a lasting legacy." |
| 16. |
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05/04/12 |
Poor |
 "It's all intended to be darkly metaphorical. In actuality, it's a mediocre film unfolding without plan, purpose or enthusiasm." |
| 17. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a romantic tug-of-war with several surprising detours on its way to an exultant finale linking 1955-style dissidents with the hipsters of today." |
| 18. |
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05/04/12 |
Poor |
 "The whole banal mess feels as if it was lifted from the platitudinous blog in which Judi Dench's character records her musings." |
| 19. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...rich in naturalistic, tossed-off details... Fellag makes the man an unforgettable mentor, and the flawless ensemble makes 'Monsieur Lazhar' a superior film." |
| 20. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a dead man's chest of laughs... lives pretty well from gag to gag, nearly achieving its Monty Python meets 'Treasure Island' potential. There are genius moments here." |
