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07/24/09 |
Outstanding |
 "The ending is tidy and way too cute, but '(500) Days' is otherwise a different kind of love story: an honest one that takes a piece out of you." |
| 2. |
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10/29/10 |
Outstanding |
 "90 minutes of raw power and a double tour de force for Franco and Boyle." |
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04/17/09 |
Poor |
 "...a lame-ass rip-off of Tom Hanks' 'Big'.... If you can't figure out what happens, you've never seen a movie. And if you haven't, please, God, don't start with this one." |
| 4. |
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08/03/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a bawdy comic bash... Delpy is boundlessly appealing. And Rock is acerbic fun, notably in the imaginary debates he stages with Obama." |
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06/14/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Why should you see a documentary about backup singers?... You watch. You hear the gospel spoken in the voices of these women. And you marvel." |
| 6. |
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11/13/09 |
Poor |
 "...works the dubious miracle of almost matching 'Transformers 2' for sheer, cynical, mind-numbing, time-wasting, money-draining, soul-sucking stupidity." |
| 7. |
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03/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "A priceless cameo from Depp, in the role he created and about which my lips are sealed, confirms it.... '21 Jump Street' has a playful spark all its own. It's a blast." |
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08/05/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The movie is just an excuse for laughs that come fast, fat and raunchy... Ruben Fleischer isn't much on details. It's all about the zigzagging rush of the ride." |
| 9. |
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04/12/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's a shameful chapter in sports history, and '42' honors Robinson's resistance.... [but] it rankles that the film settles for the o fficial story." |
| 10. |
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01/22/10 |
Poor |
 "...had the makings of the next 'Sexy Beast'... [but] there's a difference between exposing misogyny and crassly exploiting it." |
| 11. |
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09/30/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...better than OK, it's some kind of miracle... A movie handled with this kind of care is a rare gift. Refusing to hide from pain or bow to it, it makes its own rules." |
| 12. |
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09/11/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "If looks were all, '9' would have earned a better rating from me.... I only wish this richly imaginative movie had stayed truer to the dark heart of its visuals." |
| 13. |
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06/24/11 |
Very Good |
 "...the film seems like one of those docudramas that beg to be rewarded solely for their good intentions. But Chris Weitz cuts deep... This movie will get under your skin." |
| 14. |
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11/25/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...an erotic mind-bender... Leave it to Cronenberg to make the cerebral sizzle." |
| 15. |
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02/15/13 |
Poor |
 "...total crap.... it's impossible to know where you are at any given time or why you should give a damn.... Willis' one-liners are cringe-inducing..." |
| 16. |
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11/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "Grace notes abound... a small, shining gem of a movie that works its way into your heart with the insinuating potency of music." |
| 17. |
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05/04/12 |
Poor |
 "Kate Hudson, whose career has been sputtering on life support for years, plays a terminal patient.... The movie dies way quicker than she does." |
| 18. |
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04/30/10 |
Weak |
 "Haley, a child actor who launched an Oscar-nominated comeback as a pedophile in 2006's 'Little Children,' rips into the role with relish. It's too bad the script turns him into a deadpan joke machine." |
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03/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...knockout punch of a thriller surpasses its trappings to speak in a universal language about the ways power corrupts the human condition.... a new crime classic." |
| 20. |
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01/06/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...the remarkable writer-director Asghar Farhadi takes us into the emotional heart of modern Iran.... a landmark film. No way will you be able to get it out of your head." |
