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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "...basically 'Transformers' without the good robots or the civilian characters, and with even less dialogue. The script is as generic as they come..." |
| 2. |
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05/17/12 |
Weak |
 "...things get really, really silly, as director David Weaver and co-writer Elan Mastai twist the movie in several different directions before settling for a professional but generic pulp thriller." |
| 3. |
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05/17/12 |
Weak |
 "It probably sounded great in the pitch room, but as an actual experience it's on the redundant side." |
| 4. |
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05/17/12 |
Weak |
 "You'd rather a first-time director be ambitious than timid, but Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black ('Milk') tries to do way too much in his directorial debut." |
| 5. |
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05/17/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Amusing, sweet and surprisingly touching... an insightful comic gem that appeals to the secret pervert in all of us." |
| 6. |
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05/17/12 |
Weak |
 "...would rather resort to immature humour for kicks. Many of these gags are so forcibly contrived, the movie seems to be going through labour to deliver them." |
| 7. |
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05/17/12 |
Excellent |
 "...makes efficient use of limited footage and fills in the gaps with interviews with those who knew the man intimately.... Despite its epic running time, the film never lags." |
| 8. |
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05/17/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There's a lot of plot to get through, and the writers concoct an endless stream of jokes - some of which work while others fall flat." |
| 9. |
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05/10/12 |
Excellent |
 "...gives the notorious Canuck criminal a film worthy of his legacy.... period crime movies rarely play so well." |
| 10. |
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05/10/12 |
Weak |
 "...episodic, overstuffed... movies aren't TV shows, and Burton can't keep this many characters in the air without dropping a few. (He's still terrible at pacing, too.)" |
| 11. |
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05/10/12 |
Excellent |
 "...an elusive shell game; every time we think we've glimpsed the truth, it pivots away from us. And once you adjust to that ambiguity, things become a lot more interesting." |
| 12. |
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05/03/12 |
Excellent |
 "...quite simply, an epic win.... tremendous fun, sprinting through its gargantuan adventure on a mixture of adrenaline, glee and wise-assery." |
| 13. |
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05/03/12 |
Excellent |
 "A streak of black comedy nicely distinguishes the story from those dour Stieg Larsson adaptations.... feels both surprising and logical..." |
| 14. |
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05/03/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Some will admire its style. Others will think it's hopelessly pretentious.... I was riveted, even if the story does give out in the end." |
| 15. |
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05/03/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an example of a first-rate cast saving a middling movie.... cloying, predictable and obviously manufactured..." |
| 16. |
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04/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "I admit it: I believe in Jason Segel. How could I not? He is precisely the person he appears to be: earnest, silly, big-hearted and generous..." |
| 17. |
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04/26/12 |
Excellent |
 "...as energetic and fearlessly goofy as anything bearing the stamp of Aardman Animation." |
| 18. |
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04/26/12 |
Poor |
 "...terrible... sets up a bunch of empty scenes where people are trapped with each other and pass the time by arguing and reconciling.... ridiculously out of touch..." |
| 19. |
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04/26/12 |
Excellent |
 "...we're never allowed to forget the risks Ai's taking by poking fun at a system that has no sense of humour." |
| 20. |
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04/26/12 |
Weak |
 "...the largest production in Taiwanese filmmaking history... it's a shame that kind of cash paid for 15,000 extras instead of a compelling screenplay." |
