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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The action figures formerly known as "Real American Heroes" deserve something better than this artificial, live-action cartoon."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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4.5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"A simple vengeance picture inflated to serious epic status by its rich set design and stunning period detail."
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Filmcritic.com |
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A- |
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(2004) |
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"I drew traces of Cameron Crowe out of Braff’s gem, from his observant screenplay and witty dialogue to his expert use of gorgeous pop music."
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Eclipse Magazine |
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1.5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"hardly enough material for a three-panel comic, and definitely not enough for a feature-length film"
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Filmcritic.com |
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1.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The most insensitive comedy ever about alcoholism or the softest drama ever about child molestation."
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Filmcritic.com |
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(2001) |
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"The gimmicks knock the already-thin narrative structure slightly off track and the whole thing loses steam halfway through."
[movie review] |
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Citysearch |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Carell delivers the laughs"
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Filmcritic.com |
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C |
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(1947) |
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"Plays as a surprisingly pedestrian romance offset by one sweet performance from Tierney and one salty dog turn from Harrison."
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Eclipse Magazine |
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2.5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Ghost Ship goes for the gore, but skimps on the scares."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"McConaughey is mildly coasting. He has danced these steps before."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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(2001) |
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"A well-told murder mystery."
[movie review] |
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Citysearch |
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1.5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"There’s no rhythm to (the) putrid dialogue, no flow to (the) preposterous scenes."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"Relies too heavily on a story usually reserved for the letters section of an adult magazine."
[movie review] |
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Eclipse Magazine |
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C |
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(2003) |
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"The quietly tense dilemma crawls along, moving as rapidly as a portrait nailed to a wall."
[movie review] |
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Eclipse Magazine |
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2/5 |
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(2006) |
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"a tepid, artificial, and cliché-ridden carbon copy of Coach Carter, Friday Night Lights, and Remember the Titans."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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1.5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Pompous and unwieldy, the film gives new meaning to the term "excessive" and would test the patience of even the fondest history buff."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2/5 |
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(2004) |
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"a series of ludicrous scientific explanations offset by cheap jolts to our nervous system."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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1.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"peddles safe humor that's mashed up and spoon-fed to an audience craving toothless comedy"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"taut and dangerous"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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C |
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(2003) |
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"Hoffman’s deliberate pace may have parents chasing their tails in a struggle to stay awake, but children should appreciate the effort."
[movie review] |
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Eclipse Magazine |
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"Delivers a realistic but familiar opera of forbidden courtships and wasted dreams."
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Eclipse Magazine |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Educates more than it entertains, even though there's plenty of colorful subjects (Chris) Rock could have gently lampooned."
[movie review] |
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Charlotte Weekly |
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A |
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(2005) |
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"Some will apply their own politics to it, but they're missing the point. This is an incendiary attack on complacency."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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2/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Takes its half-truths, conspiracies and betrayals way more seriously than we do."
[movie review] |
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Charlotte Weekly |
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D |
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(2003) |
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"(Nolte) was knocking at death’s door but paused long enough ... for a police department mug shot. Who knew his next picture could be worse?"
[movie review] |
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Eclipse Magazine |
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1.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"the scenery's about the only thing worth appreciating in this mediocre Year."
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Filmcritic.com |
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Bahrani's his experimental (and, some might argue, pretentious) dramas can wander off course in search of honest emotion, often to the detriment of his story."
[movie review] |
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"a raucous comedy that adheres to the one-joke-pony structure ... except the talent Brennan attracts is stronger, and the jokes his screenwriters attempt are more obscure."
[movie review] |
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Charlotte Weekly |
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D+ |
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(2003) |
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"Clues to the screenwriter's approach surface when Miranda mutters, 'Logic is overrated.' I couldn't have said it better myself."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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1.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Do you miss Archie Bunker? Then Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino is the movie for you... Graceless and insensitive."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The phrase "inspired by" may buy a filmmaker creative leeway, but it's at the cost of credibility with an audience."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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1.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Raid may move, but it isn’t particularly moving."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"It's evident early on that this is a scam, though the extent of the movie's con is surprising."
[movie review] |
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Wanna know why sports movies are criticized for being too cliché? Because sports, as a whole, are too cliché."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2.5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Can’t quite shred the formula that’s dragging the plot down."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Two stars for Planet Terror, three stars for Death Proof and four stars for the fake trailers means an average grade of three stars overall."
[movie review] |
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/5 |
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(2004) |
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"It ain’t Buffy, but it will have to do."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2/5 |
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(2006) |
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"sinks to unseen and inexcusable depths of cheese"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"The film does pop off some huge belly laughs before the formula gets the better of it."
[movie review] |
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Charlotte Weekly |
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"Sets the bar of taste low, then proceeds to limbo underneath it."
[movie review] |
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Eclipse Magazine |
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