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B |
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(2008) |
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"A timely story, some welcome complexity, and a compelling performance elevate this story of terrorism above the usual bang-bang."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"this movie makes a devastating case for the consequence of our current "rob Peter to pay Paul" budgetary shell game."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Cube gives a layered, subtle portrayal and it is a pleasure to watch Curtis bloom along with Jasmine."
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"The screenplay inflicts a little more injury on Faris than it intends to by committing the very sins it half-heartedly attempts to parody."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Sharp dialogue, knowing jabs at the music business, and a satisfying pay-off make this a late-summer pleasure that reminds us of what rocking out should be."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"an unpretentious little comedy about a crazy "sport" that makes the most of its low budget with an easy-going good humor in a goofy but sweet story."
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"Oh, George Lucas. Please stop diluting the franchise."
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"If they can put a man on the moon, why can't they tell a better story about sending some flies along for the ride?"
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Chicago Sun-Times |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"The talented young actresses and a quartet of appealing swain make this story's travels between laughter and tears a journey worth taking."
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"Another week, another Apatow movie, another story of lame, pot-smoking slackers up to all kinds of hijinks and discovering the true meaning of friendship. Sigh."
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"Kevin Costner the producer severely underestimates the ability of Kevin Costner the actor to win over the audience in this tepid satire of electoral politics."
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Beliefnet |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"It doesn't take itself too seriously but it takes the action scenes seriously and there are some great ones."
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Beliefnet |
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D |
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(2008) |
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"Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay founded the acclaimed "Funny or Die" website. On this movie, I vote "die.""
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"It can coast on the affection of its devoted fans, but won't make believers out of anyone."
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Beliefnet |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"These astro-chimps have the right stuff."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"The movie version of the musical has been released or rather unleashed, powerful enough to make the most hard-hearted indie rock absolutist clap along."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"It has chases and crashes and fight scenes, including a somersaulting truck, but when it is over it is the wrenching choices, the internal confrontations, that reverberate."
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Beliefnet |
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C- |
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(2008) |
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"Murphy's best moments here only remind us of "Coming to America," another fish-out-of-water story. These days, Murphy seems like a fish out of water as an actor on screen."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Part thrill ride, part video game, part virtual reality, it is a lively and satisfying update of a good old-fashioned Saturday afternoon serial adventure saga."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Wonderfully imagined and intricately constructed, it often reflects the sensibility of a steampunk cracked version of "Lord of the Rings.""
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"A promising idea about a superhero with an existential crisis wobbles through wildly misjudged moments and then has something of an existential crisis of its own."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Three cheers for Kit and for producer Julia Roberts for making this movie everything the devoted fans of the American Girls series hope for."
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Beliefnet |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"Like the humble little hero of this film, Pixar holds onto its dreams. If that makes the films more challenging, less easily accessible, good for them and good for us, too."
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Beliefnet |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Nasty, twisted, pulpy, and brutally violent."
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Beliefnet |
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C- |
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(2008) |
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"Non-stop naughty-body-part references with a level of humor more appropriate on a 4th grade bathroom wall than a Hollywood screenplay."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"It shrewdly tweaks the original, making Smart smarter and more capable and ramping up the action, and the result is a refreshingly entertaining summer popcorn movie."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"M. Night Shyamalan is one of the most talented film-makers working today. But he seems to be running out of ideas."
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Beliefnet |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"There are some terrific action sequences. I particularly liked it when the Hulk used a car broken in two as boxing gloves."
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Beliefnet |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Unpretentious sweetness, striking visuals, fresh settings, and strong voice characterizations by Black, Hoffman, Rogen, and Cross make this satisfying family entertainment."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Somewhere inside this Adam Sandler slacker silliness there is a fierce and provocative little satire trying to get out."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"It's like playing Barbies for grown-ups."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Ford is vitally and vibrantly present every moment on screen."
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The Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"A grand and visually stunning epic with thrilling battle scenes and powerful themes."
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"What should have stayed in Vegas is this movie."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"The Wachowskis have taken the iconic but decidedly low-tech 1960's Japanese cartoon character and put the pedal to the metal with dazzling effects and electrifying action."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Cheerfully offensive, cheekily raunchy, happily outrageous, and often just plain disgusting, the movie avoids the usual sophomore slump by ramping up the political jabs while keeping it all unpretentious and moving quickly."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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""Baby Mama" is not just smart, warm, funny, and romantic, it is an especially welcome dose of XX chromosome humor in an Apatow-flooded XY era."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"It shows that no one has more reason to stick it to The Man with rock music than people who are most defiantly not going gently into that good night."
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Chicago Sun-Times |
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D |
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(2008) |
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"The movie itself is an example of design by faith and emotion rather than intelligence, defined as rationality grounded in proof."
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Chicago Sun-Times |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"It does not take itself too seriously but it does take the action scenes seriously."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Segal writes some hilarious lines, and there is a deliriously random detour into vampire musical theater puppetry. But the film's happiest surprise is Russell Brand."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"The characters might be too smart for their own good, but the movie could use a few more IQ points."
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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""Street Kings" is a like a Cliff's Notes version of Training Day not that Training Day was any special challenge to the mental muscle. Corruption is bad, we get it."
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Beliefnet |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Like the 1925 ragtag professional football team it follows, this movie has more high spirits than ability to deliver."
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Beliefnet |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"An eye-filling and heart-warming story"
[movie review] |
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Chicago Sun-Times |
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"[Director Joseph] Cedar gives a surreal, dreamlike quality to many scenes, underscoring the soldiers' isolation."
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Denver Post |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"a profound exploration of identity, meaning and human struggles in all times and places."
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Chicago Sun-Times |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"An overlong over-conventional under-funny romantic comedy. To put it in its own terms, it might make it as a 100-yard-dash, but does not have the stamina for a marathon."
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Beliefnet |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Despite the sincerity of its aspirations, it's hampered by awkward construction...and Hollywood gloss that cannot come close to the real-life soldiers telling their stories."
[movie review] |
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Beliefnet |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"The two leads here are not nearly as desperate for Drillbit to come through as the script is, but it never happens."
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Beliefnet |
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