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| 1. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "More philosophy than film at times, it asks questions without expecting easy answers.... Some of the responses it collects are horrifying." |
| 2. |
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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "It promises little, and half-heartedly delivers." |
| 3. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "It's director Alice Winocour who really impresses. The sets are crammed with 19th-century atmosphere... a dark, and rather disturbing debut." |
| 4. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...completely understands the sisterly support and emotional bonds those deep friendships can engender.... casually charming..." |
| 5. |
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05/15/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Pine is very good as young Kirk... Karl Urban and Zachary Quinto create plausible, alternate versions of Bones and Spock... Saldana takes Uhura to a new level..." |
| 6. |
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05/10/13 |
Moderate |
 "...slightly absurd.... The real star of any Baz Luhrmann film must be Baz Luhrmann. And he wears out his welcome very early." |
| 7. |
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05/10/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Polley is a good filmmaker but in the end, this feels less like a film than a family album -- and one best appreciated, not by us, but by the Polleys still to come." |
| 8. |
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05/10/13 |
Poor |
 "One character's corporate office looks like an apartment; another's seems to be a broom closet. A major scene is patched together out of mismatched closeups..." |
| 9. |
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05/10/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...does have some truly great footage of the sisters.... But will you know Venus and Serena any better after watching this movie than you did before? Probably not." |
| 10. |
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05/10/13 |
Weak |
 "...just pounding music, and obvious dialogue and a few pretty travelogue shots of Chile.... on the seismic scale of entertainment, it registers a 1.5." |
| 11. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...captures that heady mix of a tumultuous era and a tempestuous age that led so many youngsters into mind-broadening revelations." |
| 12. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...even with its flaws and occasional flat-footed choices, this is still a rare movie for grownups." |
| 13. |
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05/03/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...watches rich, foolish, selfish people tearing themselves and each other apart. And watches them through the unblinking eyes of a child." |
| 14. |
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05/03/13 |
Moderate |
 "...the movie death count rises. The drama, though, stays flat.... there's not much style here, beyond the uniformly good acting, and even less of a point." |
| 15. |
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05/02/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...as slickly enjoyable as all the effects are, there's something empty about the film.... It has neither the emotionalism of the first film, nor the flashy villains of the second." |
| 16. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "...may be the best movie Michael Bay's ever made. And suggests that, if he just kept his toys put away a little longer, someday he might even make a better one." |
| 17. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "Nichols' next film will likely be even better -- and so will the one after that. Because this isn't just a movie. It's the firm confirmation of a career." |
| 18. |
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04/26/13 |
Weak |
 "...too dull, too crowded, too ugly." |
| 19. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...really rather funny.... the smart product of a comedy troupe called the Vacationeers. They've mostly done shorts before... a comedy about recognizable types..." |
| 20. |
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04/19/13 |
Weak |
0513998.jpg) "...takes the ideas in '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 'Silent Running,' 'WALL-E' and 'Moon'.... Then throws out the good ones." |
