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"Stiff biopic of the legendary flier skims the surface of her achievements but never quite takes off."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Spike Jonze's beautifully audacious and sadly flawed film brings Maurice Sendak's much-beloved, nine-sentence children's story to vivid, CGI-enhanced life. If only he had kept it a short story."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"On the surface, "Couples Retreat" appears to be a quickly stitched together comedy that places a bunch of likable actors in a tropical setting for some cheap laughs. And that's exactly what it is."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The undead live on in this broad, crowd-pleasing - and gleefully gory - comedy about the inevitable "zombie apocalypse"."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"This high-concept comedy, about the first person to develop the ability to lie, is wildly uneven but features a few laughs, cameos galore, and an indictment of organized religion that would make Bill Maher proud."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Like the titular avatars in this graphic novel adaptation, "Surrogates" is a rote whodunit masquerading as a techno-thriller."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Playful adaptation from Steven Soderbergh features Matt Damon, 30 pounds heavier, whose beautifully nuanced take on wide-eyed naiveté saves this otherwise pointless goof."
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(2009) |
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"Delightfully witty, feature-length adaptation of the popular children's book doesn't have the emotional heft to take its place among the great animated classics, but when it rains it soars."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"An adequate thriller - complete with scares, red herrings and a nonsensical twist-ending %u2013 which exploits its Antarctic surroundings for all their worth."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Wondrously-imaginative, lightly-plotted fable about the stitch-work creations who outlive humanity in a post-apocalyptic wasteland."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Mike Judge returns to form with this amusing, if oddly misogynistic, workplace comedy set in a flavor extract factory."
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Inventive, intriguing sci-fi indie with mainstream polish is pure allegory - and isn't afraid of the questions it raises or the objections it may incur."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A Hawaiian honeymoon turns sinister in this effective but absurd thriller from writer-director David Twohy."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"This isn't the type of comedy we've come to expect from Judd Apatow. And that's fine. But while this labor-of-love is at times bittersweet and raucously funny, it's also an over-long, meandering mess."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The sixth Harry Potter film is the most mature and fully-realized yet - which is great news for fans, but may hold little interest for the uninitiated."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Though it provides no insight into its subject, Michael Mann's John Dillinger biopic is still an engrossing period piece, thanks largely to the director's sure hand and signature style."
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(2009) |
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"Even for a Michael Bay movie, this robot-on-robot sequel is a pointless, messy assault on the senses. The special effects, of course, are flawless. The rest is scrap metal."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"In this return to Manhattan - and to his old tricks - Woody Allen finds a perfect representative in Larry David."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"As forgettable as a night of hard drinking, this frat-level comedy is good for a few laughs but never quite gels."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Along with the addition of Amy Adams as a spunky Amelia Earhart, moving the action to the Smithsonian (and ignoring any concerns about believability) brings this goofy sequel to life like a wax sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"This ambitious redefinition of a franchise is also loud, clumsy and, in the end, doesn't make much sense."
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The team behind "The Da Vinci Code" returns to the ecclesiastic trough with this Vatican-based hooey that plays more like a Roman travelogue."
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"J.J. Abrams boldly takes the "Trek" franchise where it hasn't gone in a long time: to box office gold."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Reliably action-packed first attempt at an X-Men origin story, succeeds largely based on having Hugh Jackman back behind the claws and facial hair."
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(2009) |
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"As innocuous as its title, this modest indie about underground street fighting boasts a gritty tongue-in-cheek attitude but (sorry) packs little punch."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Modest sci-fi entry out of Mexico %u2013 about the ultimate offshore labor force - shows impressive vision but lacks the story to keep it going."
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(2009) |
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"Solid political thriller follows all the precedents of a typical journalist-led whodunit. But with strong performances and a tight script, it still works."
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(2009) |
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"Following in the skid marks of its predecessors, this fourth installment of auto erotica reunites the original cast for one more go around the track."
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(2009) |
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"This mildly moving documentary - about the best Canadian metal band you've never heard of - is nearly undermined by its own similarity to countless music mockumentaries past."
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(2009) |
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"That director Zack Snyder's vehemently faithful adaptation of Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel is as entertaining as it is counts as a monumental achievement. But that doesn't make it a great movie."
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(2009) |
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"Taut conspiracy thriller is elevated above the ordinary thanks to Tom Tykwer's sharp direction and a typically rock solid performance by Clive Owen."
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(2009) |
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"Strained, lighter-than-air romantic comedy about a corporate executive who falls for the smalltown, snowbound locals she's sent to layoff. Like its heroine, it never warms up."
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(2009) |
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"Bad even for a movie about vampires and werewolves, this "Underworld" prequel should, at the very least, be the final nail in this franchise's (ahem) coffin."
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(2009) |
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"In the first surprise of this short year, this little movie about a big rapper is a worthy testament to the man who would be B.I.G, and the first truly good Hip Hop biopic."
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(2008) |
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"Talk about an impossible mission: Tom Cruise plays a German WWII Colonel with plans to assassinate Hitler in this distractingly anachronistic fact-based tale from Bryan Singer."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Relentlessly sentimental tearjerker succeeds solely on the charm of its stars on two and four legs."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Frank Miller's stiff adaptation of the Will Eisner comic book character feels more like a pet project, full of gee-whiz visuals but lacking a certain, well, spirit."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Affected, overwrought misstep from director Sam Mendes tracks the brutal disintegration of a 50s-era suburban couple in high style and higher melodrama."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Unusual animated fable - about a courageous mouse that saves a kingdom - suffers from an over-abundance of story but has its heart in the right place."
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Darren Aronofsky's most personal film in years is a small character study, featuring a ferocious, career-capping performance by Mickey Rourke."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"David Fincher's wildly overlong adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story misses a key point from its source material: the story should be a short one."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Low-budget Spanish thriller about a guy that stumbles hours into the past and winds up trying to correct his last few mistakes can't survive its contrived plot contortions, non-characters, or "well, duh" obviousness."
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(2008) |
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"A young boy in post-war Germany has a torrid affair with an older woman, only to find out years later that she's a Nazi war criminal, in director Stephen Daldry's overwrought adaptation of the Bernhard Schlink novel."
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(2010) |
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"If you see one vampire movie this season, it shouldn't be the one you're probably thinking of. It should be this quietly beautiful, fiendishly gripping Swedish import which is likely to stay with you longer than your average teen romance novel."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Surprisingly gripping little movie about a drifter in a small Oregon town looking for her lost pooch, features Michelle Williams in a raw nerve of a performance."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Baz Luhrmann's epic story of love and adventure isn't quite the classic it hopes to be, but it paints a vivid portrait of the titular continent on the brink of World War II."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The latest Bond entry is Bourne again - it delivers the action goods, but is it a Bond movie?"
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3/4 |
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" Hayao Miyazaki's eco-friendly animated fable about animal gods and those damn humans bent on destroying the environment is made bearable by some trademark anime limb-severing violence."
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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(2004) |
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