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05/23/13 |
Poor |
 "The comedy in this is where, exactly?... an ugly, angry picture. Phillips seems to have gone out of his way to take a blowtorch to the goodwill he earned..." |
| 2. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...looks as fantastic as 'Life of Pi' and the sometimes tense confrontations have a similar dramatic arc. But how much is fiction and how much is deliberate confusion?" |
| 3. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "Though well-acted all around, what lifts this from a typical mob movie is its main character's mysterious double life, which we see unfold with very little overlap..." |
| 4. |
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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "...oddly unbalanced.... Somewhere in here, buried not too deep, is a better movie.... this one keeps us at a distance, gazing at characters who never quite come to life." |
| 5. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "At once sly comedy and tense thriller.... It's layer upon layer, and it's a pleasure, particularly Scott Thomas' gimlet-eyed Jeanne..." |
| 6. |
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05/16/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...ridiculously exciting. Which is to say it's so exciting it's ridiculous. But in a good way.... it's an epic viewing experience." |
| 7. |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "...artily excessive.... Cassavetes layers on the atmospherics to a degree that's borderline ludicrous.... [but] for a lurid good time, this movie is damn hard to beat." |
| 8. |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "Where this 'Gatsby' fails, it at least does so with imagination and verve; where it succeeds, it finds poetry." |
| 9. |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...at its most moving when showing us, in close-up, the still-haunted faces of the cave dwellers.... It's less effective telling the story in re-enactments..." |
| 10. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "Handsomely crafted and smartly performed, the film works on its own terms. But in expanding the story's canvas, it dilutes rather than translates the power of the book." |
| 11. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...cooks on slow simmer.... Griffiths & Co. build suspense with a delicate touch that intelligently defies expectations." |
| 12. |
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05/03/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...irresistible.... it's a pleasure to spend time with Jay.... Maybe we don't really want to know his secrets; isn't it more fun, after all, to believe in magic?" |
| 13. |
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05/03/13 |
Moderate |
 "A chilly movie with a quirky visual scheme that underscores disconnection and remoteness... the film is self-consciousness passing for style..." |
| 14. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "All in all, it's not quite as much fun as 'The Avengers,' but it's as good as it needs to be, and maybe even a little better." |
| 15. |
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04/26/13 |
Weak |
 "Almost none of this is appealing, other than Seyfried's very pretty wedding dress and an excellent, throwaway face Keaton makes when Bebe talks about catering..." |
| 16. |
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04/26/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a documentary that's filled with beautiful images but nonetheless feels unfocused." |
| 17. |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Seimetz proves an astonishingly intuitive filmmaker.... she's drawn remarkable performances from Kentucker Audley and Kate Lyn Sheil..." |
| 18. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "Elegiac, witty and deeply reflective.... Ruiz's approach is stark yet unforced, often graceful and adventurous to the end -- an exit by a natural visionary." |
| 19. |
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04/26/13 |
Moderate |
 "...you can see its good intentions.... But there's a leaden feel to the story, rather than a sparkle; it plods along until it's over..." |
| 20. |
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04/26/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...ferociously funny for much of its length... [but] it's a sick joke: skillfully made, genuinely funny and appalling for making light of true horror." |
