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05/18/12 |
Poor |
 "...all noise and crashing metal, sinking to the shallows of Bay's 'Armageddon' and then digging to the brain-extinction level of the 'Transformers' trilogy." |
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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "...an all-star dud... hustles its five main expectant couples to the starting gate, saddles them with clichés, and whips the fire out of them." |
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05/17/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "In his country, Aladeen claims, the top one-percent controls all the wealth and a dictator can declare war with impunity, even on the wrong country." |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Props to Depp and a game-for-anything cast... But the pleasures are frustratingly hit-and-miss. In the end, it all collapses into a spectacularly gorgeous heap." |
| 5. |
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05/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...unmissable... Powered by Simon's brilliance... a cultural lightning bolt that soars on its music and an unshakable belief in the transcendence of art." |
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05/04/12 |
Poor |
 "Kate Hudson, whose career has been sputtering on life support for years, plays a terminal patient in this droolingly stupid weepie.... The movie dies way quicker than she does." |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...has it all.... the most exultantly good-humored, head-on, rousing series of traps and escapes since Spielberg was a pup.... all your senses will be blown." |
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04/27/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...this is a cast that never makes a false move... it's a shame that in the end John Madden can't keep the tear-jerking from drowning this delicate cinematic flower." |
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04/27/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Segel and Blunt are a dream pair of bruised romantics... builds a rooting interest in its characters that slaps a goofy smile on your face and keeps it there." |
| 10. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "Statham and the scrappy Chan play it hard. The restraint becomes them. Statham is still playing it safe in 'Safe,' but vulnerability is showing through the cracks." |
| 11. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "Cusack captures that desperation vividly enough to make you wish this was the real Poe story, which 'The Raven' onscreen leaves buried alive." |
| 12. |
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04/20/12 |
Poor |
 "...pretty damn insufferable... doesn't have a genuine emotion in it or a plausible reason to endure it. It's strictly for the sisters of the cult of Sparks and the men who love them." |
| 13. |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...it's damn good to see them, even when writer-directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg can't quite stop the movie from spinning out of control." |
| 14. |
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04/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a deliciously devious scare dance that keeps changing the steps until you lose your shit and fall helplessly into its demonic traps.... It's fiendishly funny." |
| 15. |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Writer/director Mary Harron keeps the film brisling with suspense and erotic tension, erring only by intellectualizing the action when we need to feel the heat." |
| 16. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...one of the gentlest true-crime stories ever to find its way to celluloid.... no use trying to describe it. It's a one-of-a-kind inspiration. You will never feel closer to a convicted killer." |
| 17. |
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04/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a mixed bag.... For the Farrellys, 'The Three Stooges' is a labor of love. For non-believers, it's merely a labor." |
| 18. |
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03/30/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...radiates a hot, jumpy energy that's irresistible. It has epic spectacle, yearning romance, suspense that won't quit and a shining star in Jennifer Lawrence..." |
| 19. |
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03/30/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...an exhilarating gift of a comedy.... This is the world as Whit Stillman sees it, and to luxuriate for two hours in that retro bubble of sparkling wit is a pleasure not to be missed." |
| 20. |
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03/30/12 |
Outstanding |
 "The best social documents on film do more than show you what's wrong in the world -- they make it personal. 'Bully' does that with a passion." |
