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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "Is it a dark comedy or is it a scathing social satire?... Linklater does his best to make this true crime story a hybrid of both and, as a result, it succeeds as neither." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "...sets itself up as a crime thriller yet fails to deliver more than a twinge of surprise as it meanders toward a flaccid endgame swindle." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "Connelly's impressive turn as the title character isn't enough to forgive the often-satirical path 'Virginia' takes, most often skewering the stars and stripes and God Bless America." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "It wants to show us the man behind the famous dreads, beatific smile and durable songs of love, hope and longing. In this task it succeeds admirably." |
| 5. |
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05/18/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a literate, knowing and sweet-hearted reverie about adolescence.... beautifully rendered by a filmmaker very much in touch with his inner rebel kid." |
| 6. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...the loudest, dumbest alien-invasion movie based on a board game since, well, ever.... has much in common with Michael Bay's battling car-robot toys series." |
| 7. |
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05/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "None of these couples are sure about what to expect, allowing the script by Shauna Cross and Heather Hatch to deliver a few surprises along with the laughter and tears." |
| 8. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "Jacobsen conveys teen angst with realism and humour, laced with the occasional adolescent sting that will be familiar to anybody... refreshing and empowering." |
| 9. |
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05/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...gets close to a 12th-round knockout when Aladeen delivers an impassioned speech about why democracy and fascism actually have a lot in common..." |
| 10. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "Nathan Morlando's carefully crafted, sympathetic examination of Canada's most notorious bank robber, made a likeable felon by Scott Speedman..." |
| 11. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "Marling's penetrating performance leaves you wondering until the very end -- and beyond -- about her character's origins and motives." |
| 12. |
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05/11/12 |
Poor |
 "It's as if they've given up trying to put on a good show, instead being content to create kooky characters and to move them across the screen like chess pieces on a board." |
| 13. |
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05/04/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Ol Parker's script is larded with pithy one-liners, not all of them original. Some of the gags are so old, they practically have whiskers." |
| 14. |
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05/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "...begins as a caper flick -- we even get an opening how-to in the art of art theft -- before transforming into a chase thriller, with both sections equally engrossing." |
| 15. |
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05/04/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...too talky by half with dialogue that often sounds more like stilted speechmaking.... 'Detachment' gets an A for enthusiasm but a C for execution." |
| 16. |
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05/03/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...guaranteed to pass muster with the Comic-Con cognoscenti, without forsaking regular popcorn munchers who just hope to see the planet get saved..." |
| 17. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "Kasdan's script, penned with wife Meg (who also co-wrote 'Grand Canyon'), isn't as much at fault as the initial gaffe: the ridiculous premise in this shaggy dog story." |
| 18. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "Yakin hasn't bothered to write or direct a single scene that brings real risk or emotion to the situation... The movie takes no chances..." |
| 19. |
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04/27/12 |
Poor |
 "It's all very silly, prompting much unintended audience laughter when it isn't just plain boring. Who would have guessed that gruesome deaths could be so dull?" |
| 20. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "Neither good enough to impress as a meta mashup of horror and comedy, nor bad enough to hoot and throw popcorn at, it slides into a gray area of unfocused ideas and unrealized potential." |
