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09/09/09 |
Excellent |
 "...lively, smart, handsome... it was born as a 10-minute short (which won an Oscar) and, frankly, could keep growing in size and scope before wearing out its welcome." |
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06/24/11 |
Good |
 "Through past and present interviews with artists both well-known and still-obscure, a compelling story emerges of a feminist art movement..." |
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07/31/09 |
Fair |
 "...rarely engrosses as it poses the old 'meaning of life' query, then dances around the subject." |
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07/24/09 |
Excellent |
 "...the film does a lovely job of balancing emotional clarity, formal trickery, pop sweetness, and heartfelt narrative." |
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11/06/09 |
Very Good |
 "...significantly cleverer than its moniker, even though it picks for its satire one of the most inviting targets on record: the world of contemporary art." |
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05/22/09 |
Good |
 "Nikita Mikhalkov plays the jury foreman, allowing himself a bit of business that eventually erases itself... Alas, too much of this splashy film is just like that." |
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11/19/10 |
Excellent |
 "...it is undeniably Franco's film, and he imbues it with palpable verve, purpose and naturalness. It's a terrific performance..." |
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06/03/11 |
Very Good |
 "...culminates in an all-out festival of mayhem as the group lays an elaborate trap for its target and his hundreds of bodyguards." |
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08/24/12 |
Very Good |
 "Slight but winning... It's a predictable sort of humor, but it's played with intelligence, wit, charm and, blissfully, very little pretense." |
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02/19/10 |
Good |
 "...best live-action nominees are 'Kavi,' 'Miracle Fish,' and 'The New Tenants'... Two of the animated nominees stand out: 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' and 'Logorama'..." |
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02/18/11 |
Very Good |
 "...has some gems well worth seeing, with a couple of underwhelming, why-did-that-get-nominated entries thrown in.... go for the animation..." |
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11/13/09 |
Moderate |
 "...part of the appeal is the way director Roland Emmerich, no stranger to the genre ('Independence Day,' 'The Day After Tomorrow'), faithfully fulfills expectations." |
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02/10/12 |
Very Good |
 "Two live-action nominees stand out: 'Time Freak' and 'Tuba Atlantic'... The animation nominees are led by the bizarre, wordless 'A Morning Stroll'..." |
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02/01/13 |
Good |
 "The animated category includes a special 'Simpsons' cartoon in which baby Maggie spends a day at the Ayn Rand Daycare Center." |
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03/16/12 |
Good |
 "...uneven... can't decide if it's a satire, a joke, a thriller or a heartstring-tugger, and in dithering in its tone and its aims it ultimately turns out to be none of the above." |
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12/07/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Messina, Ross and Grant craft some gripping moments... [but] ultimately the whole thing feels more like an acting workshop than a full-fledged human story." |
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10/14/11 |
Good |
 "Tykwer imbues his work with style, urgency and the conviction that audiences are smart enough to understand what he's getting at.... a fascinating mess." |
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08/12/11 |
Good |
 "...isn't a frame longer than necessary... the scenes with Ansari and Eisenberg pop -- particularly during their laugh-out-loud amateur robbery." |
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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "...has a few good story turns up its sleeve, but prepare yourself for heavy melodrama in the third act. Guy Pearce alone makes up for the predictable ending." |
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03/26/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...less -- less dialogue, less movement, less explication -- is so much more in the hands of a filmmaker who can make grand poetry of the human condition." |
