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| 1. |
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05/18/12 |
Good |
 "...the overall mood is of warm reassurance, and some of it is even pretty funny.... the sight of a bunch of guys with babies strapped to their chests is always funny." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "...has a plot as unambitious as a macaroni dinner... indulges in shameless button-pushing, with greatest-generation homages and shout-outs to injured veterans..." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...full of obnoxious characters in scenes that seem overwritten and under-rehearsed... But it is also sly, daring, genuinely original and at times perversely brilliant." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "There are certainly laughs to be harvested... but the central conceit here, that an electrical gadget is a miraculous substitute for intimacy, is as ludicrous as the notion that cybersex is better than the real thing." |
| 5. |
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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "Ms. Connelly gives a brave, full-tilt performance that is true to the character but can't hold the movie together... its tone zigzags among farce, pathos and satire." |
| 6. |
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05/18/12 |
Excellent |
 "...feels less dramatized than witnessed... it illuminates French society with a toughness and fidelity that few other recent movies have dared." |
| 7. |
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05/18/12 |
Poor |
 "...an hour and a half of pretentious mind games... For someone ostensibly embodying an inspiring animus, Jimmy makes pronouncements laced with aggression and, for lack of a better term, negative energy." |
| 8. |
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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "Fluffy, repetitive and not nearly funny enough... Mr. Spurlock's film already feels a few years late to the discussion of an easily mockable subject, but it is a dud as a diversion." |
| 9. |
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05/18/12 |
Fair |
 "Mr. Jackson pushes the lugubrious plot uphill with sporting deliberation... this hardworking actor seems to know that the film around him should be a light-footed caper instead of a grim noir..." |
| 10. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...lays bare the passion behind the pixels, revealing the sweat, tears and sleep deprivation that go into trying to make the latest gaming sensation." |
| 11. |
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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "...its vibe is pure '70s... unless you're among those who still drop acid as a midnight-movie apéritif, your enjoyment of this retro oddity remains far from guaranteed." |
| 12. |
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05/18/12 |
Good |
 "Are Molly's demons in her house or in her head? Generating suspense without blowing the special-effects budget, Mr. Sanchez paints an intimate portrait of a tormented personality." |
| 13. |
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05/18/12 |
Fair |
 "...serves up its material with an excess of treacly music and an overabundance of glowing reminiscences... would have been better served by subtlety than by excess." |
| 14. |
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05/18/12 |
Good |
 "...simple, bluntly effective... Quill lives only 12 years... you appreciate just how full their lives can be." |
| 15. |
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05/16/12 |
Fair |
 "There is nothing especially outrageous here... gestures halfheartedly toward topicality and, with equal lack of conviction, toward pure, anarchic silliness." |
| 16. |
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05/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "...somber, gripping... the movie's acute aural awareness of the animal kingdom within the city underscores its vision of Moscow as a jungle teeming with predatory wildlife." |
| 17. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "Mr. Goldthwait's screenplay is essentially a comedy act fleshed out with a story he doesn't try to make convincing.... the film will make you laugh -- up to a point." |
| 18. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...low-key, misleadingly desultory... as you navigate through the leaps forward and back, time and memory blur, becoming almost as indistinguishable for you as they seem to be to Julio." |
| 19. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...tends toward the vaporous and not just because of its volcano; but whenever its children are on screen, lighted up with joy or dimmed by hard adult truths, the film burns bright." |
| 20. |
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05/11/12 |
Good |
 "...the look, the rhythm and the scruffy, on-the-fly ambience of the film make it feel unusually fresh and lively. It may be the same old song, but it's also a catchy remix." |
