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10/02/09 |
Very Good |
 "I had a scary-fun-house blast... Ruben Fleischer mixes fright and slapstick with bloody glee. And the surprise star cameo is a wowser. Enough said." |
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12/07/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a hell of a ride... Chastain is a marvel.... Bigelow is a virtuoso at building suspense without compromising truth.... nerve-shattering." |
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01/08/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a small miracle.... Director Miguel Arteta ('Chuck & Buck'), working from a tight script by Gustin Nash, tinges the mirth with malice. Sweet." |
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06/08/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a tough, tender, deeply satisfying romantic comedy... A trio of superb performances guide a plot that pivots on secrets and lies before they fester." |
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04/15/11 |
Poor |
 "Nothing works. Nothing.... the script just lies there, throwing in dirty words and a Minotaur's hard-on in place of bawdy wit or a scrap of originality." |
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12/09/11 |
Very Good |
 "Patton Oswalt deserves cheers as Matt, a former classmate who pops Mavis' delusions with soul-crushing honesty. His dark duet with Theron is funny, touching and vital." |
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06/10/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a fireworks display of action, smarts and fun, plus a touch of class from actors who can really act.... who cares about plot holes and a few tacky effects?" |
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05/01/09 |
Moderate |
 "Anyone looking for dangerous thrills is out of luck unless they risk federal prosecution by illegally downloading the movie on the Web." |
| 9. |
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10/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "...director Rich Moore brings a video junkie's passion to the movie game, and it's hilariously infectious.... Plus, you'll get all the jokes that go over the kids' heads." |
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03/30/12 |
Poor |
 "Crap 3D and crappier FX - a middling Minotaur, Cyclops triplets, four-armed Makhai warriors, and a flying Pegasus whose wings look ready to fall off - will do that to you." |
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06/11/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Every once in a rare while a movie gets inside your head and heart, rubbing your emotions raw. The remarkable 'Winter's Bone' is just such a movie." |
| 12. |
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07/15/11 |
Very Good |
 "...radiates charm with a gentleness that seems damn near revolutionary." |
| 13. |
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03/18/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Paul Giamatti gives a master class in acting... hilarious and heartfelt with a tough core that repels all things sappy.... just about perfect." |
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03/25/11 |
Very Good |
 "The close, cramped intimacy of this film is so real it stings.... The performances are uniformly terrific, finding the specific details that create a universal truth." |
| 15. |
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10/02/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Screenwriter Shauna Cross dulls the edges of her novel... Barrymore shows real directing chops. But in 'Whip It' she's painting inside the box." |
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10/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...defiantly untamed... raw and exuberant... barrels out at you like a nine-year-old boy filled to bursting with joys, fears and furies he can't articulate." |
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04/02/10 |
Very Good |
 "Clips of the fils that Morrison made of himself in the desert are are alone worth the price of admission.... New fans and old will find the experience hypnotic." |
| 18. |
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06/12/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...feels like something out of time and, worse, out of step." |
| 19. |
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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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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "...abetted by an astute script from Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright... finds something sadly timeless in a child torn apart in a custody battle that no one wins..." |
