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06/18/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a film without one false moment." |
| 2. |
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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." |
| 3. |
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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..." |
| 4. |
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10/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a dazzling, magical personal journey." |
| 5. |
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06/04/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and hilarity." |
| 6. |
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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." |
| 7. |
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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." |
| 8. |
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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." |
| 9. |
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03/06/09 |
Excellent |
 "The film doesn't sugarcoat the graphic novel's violence and erotic content.It's got flaws. And it's pretty magnificent." |
| 10. |
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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..." |
| 11. |
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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." |
| 12. |
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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..." |
| 13. |
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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." |
| 14. |
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04/26/09 |
Very Good |
 "Based on their performances, García Bernal and Luna can clearly identify with the characters they portray, as well as the disorientation of sudden fame." |
| 15. |
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02/13/09 |
Very Good |
 "...its financial aspects can't help but have a sobering effect. Rather than turning the film into a bummer, they actually ground it in something..." |
| 16. |
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02/13/09 |
Very Good |
 "...an old story, well told. And it's a successful departure for this interesting (if not always dazzling), low-key auteur, James Gray..." |
| 17. |
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02/06/09 |
Very Good |
 "...movingly achieves its goals: illuminating the only Allied mission to rescue Jews during World War II... insisting that we get to know her as a person as well as an inspiration." |
| 18. |
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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." |
| 19. |
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04/28/09 |
Good |
 "...strays from its comedic tone before finding its way back... When it does sustain its wit, the film transcends the complacent monotony of many romantic comedies." |
| 20. |
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03/06/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the movie's tricky, bombastic presentation of these ideas wears on a viewer as surely as a sober, philosophical approach may have." |
