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07/16/10 |
Moderate |
 "Vampires meander about in this ill-fated attempt at comedy... The master vampire Theo is not very scary or funny... this is not a movie you can sink your teeth into." |
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07/01/10 |
Poor |
 "...a mind-bending mess." |
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06/25/10 |
Very Good |
 "...unconventional methods included shooting in chronological order, improvising much of the dialogue, filming long uninterrupted takes..." |
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06/23/10 |
Very Good |
 "Tom Cruise doesn't go out on larks nearly often enough... No doubt this role took a lot of work, but Cruise makes it look effortless." |
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06/18/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a film without one false moment." |
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06/18/10 |
Poor |
 "The convoluted script could be why Brolin looks like he's sleepwalking through the movie. His stiff acting is only made worse by the makeup he wears to portray the scarred hero." |
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06/04/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and hilarity." |
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05/28/10 |
Very Good |
 "...transports us back to an innocent era of the action-adventure flick - a time when stars such as Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Errol Flynn swashed and buckled..." |
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04/09/10 |
Excellent |
 "By the time Carrell and Fey are writhing on a stripper pole in the back room of a seedy private strip club, the movie has entered its own realm of inspired delirium." |
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03/12/10 |
Fair |
 "...sadly, the film adds up to something less than its many constantly moving parts.... arresting but often heavy-handed, dumbed-down..." |
| 11. |
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01/29/10 |
Excellent |
 "Like Arnold's debut feature, 'Red Road,' 'Fish Tank' is gritty, realistic and riveting. Watching her movies is more like eavesdropping than entertainment." |
| 12. |
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11/25/09 |
Moderate |
 "Imagine 'The Darjeeling Limited' with talking fox heads on the actors' bodies... occasionally amusing, mostly listless, quintessentially Andersonian..." |
| 13. |
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11/13/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a cinematic rarity: It touches hearts and minds, attacks monstrous subjects with the utmost bravery, and yet somehow leaves us thoroughly entertained." |
| 14. |
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10/29/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Director Kenny Ortega handles his precious cinematic gold as he should, with delicate care, skillfully combining high points and rough patches into a greater whole..." |
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10/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a dazzling, magical personal journey." |
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10/02/09 |
Very Good |
 "...plugs into an intriguing, real-life milieu: The roller derby leagues that sprang up in Austin in the early 2000s, and inspired a derby renaissance across the country." |
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08/14/09 |
Excellent |
 "I only wish they played together more during their bull session. Their acoustic jam on 'The Weight' left me wanting more." |
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06/24/09 |
Moderate |
 "...so unvarying in its frenzied hysteria that it makes director Michael Bay's other efforts, like 'Bad Boys' and 'Armageddon,' look like 'My Dinner With Andre.' " |
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06/12/09 |
Weak |
 "...the latest Eddie Murphy disaster. He undermines his own efforts in a silly film that's supposed to pass as comedy." |
| 20. |
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05/01/09 |
Good |
 "...there is a special scene after the closing credit.... director Gavin Hood has created at least two different special scenes to be randomly added to the end of the movie." |
