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05/24/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...despite the excess cheese atop the story, the setting in the birthplace of pizza gives the film a satisfying finish." |
| 2. |
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05/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "...uncomfortably funny... the conversations sparkle with both intended and unintended wit... Frances' blithe denial of reality is a charming affirmation of life." |
| 3. |
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05/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "...should enchant a young audience... there's a subplot with some psychological substance.... In the roll call of visually distinctive 'toons, the film looms large." |
| 4. |
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05/24/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a mountain of mindless entertainment topped with a cars-versus-cargo-plane finale.... this ad for the miraculous power of seat belts runs two hours and 10 minutes." |
| 5. |
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05/23/13 |
Weak |
 "...the characters are cardboard cutouts, placed into predicaments that aren't remotely real. Or funny." |
| 6. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "Ozon has some fun with this material... for all its pleasures, one only wishes this absorbing but melodramatic film could have found the perfect ending." |
| 7. |
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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "...writer and director Ramin Bahrani chickens out. His melodramatic script reduces a global conflict to a Grain Belt 'Glengarry Glen Ross.' " |
| 8. |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...produces goosebumps.... Because the sociopath at the center of this family portrait never asks for forgiveness, the film is truly chilling." |
| 9. |
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05/16/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...raises timeless questions about the nature of good and evil, but not at the expense of entertainment value or character development." |
| 10. |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "Old dogs who don't believe in new tricks can howl about sacrilege, but for those attuned to it, this is the cat's meow." |
| 11. |
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05/10/13 |
Weak |
 "Instead of examining the very issues that it raises about race and class in America, it stoops to sub-Sandler slapstick... a whale of wasted talent..." |
| 12. |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "The human cost of terrorism and America's response to it are taxes that we all pay. This film is a boldfaced line in an overdue audit." |
| 13. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...lovely.... For those who just want to float away on waves of beauty, this movie is a boating party." |
| 14. |
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05/03/13 |
Moderate |
 "...judged solely in comparison to its corporate cousins, this is a defective model. It's lightweight but slow, padded with cheap jokes to disguise how hollow it is." |
| 15. |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a high-concept comedy that peddles some slapstick laughs and life lessons but little insight." |
| 16. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...at its heart, this is a compassionate character study.... a fairy tale with its feet firmly on the ground." |
| 17. |
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04/26/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Redford is an adequate director, and he keeps things moving at a moderate pace, passing up exits to more spectacular vistas or hotter issues." |
| 18. |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "McConaughey brings to the film a heartfelt and beautifully realized angst. And Witherspoon is excellent... a gritty tale of love and regret." |
| 19. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "In telling a true story about hapless thugs who are the embodiment of Michael Bay fans, the director has made the most fiendishly enjoyable movie of his career." |
| 20. |
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04/26/13 |
Weak |
 "...doesn't have a single moment of recognizable humanity.... On the plus side, it's short, and Robin Williams as a racist priest is blessedly limited..." |
