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(2005) |
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"The beauty of this movie is the way that it shows that grace, dignity, elegance, and pride in mastering a skill are important and thrilling and transformational.
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C |
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(2008) |
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"What force on earth is strong enough to unite an upper middle class suburban housewife, a poor African American single mother and a young, spaced out rock n' roll fan living in a trailer? Why, the opportunity to steal from the government, of course."
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Some charming performances and saucy humor cannot save this movie from its surprising insensitivity."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"The rare sequel that improves on the original, "Madagascar 2" keeps the silliness and steps up the heart."
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"This happy mash-up of romance, drama, low comedy and high drama works because it is all tied together by Perry's open-hearted conviction."
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2/5 |
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(1998) |
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3/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Undeniably pleasing, if not particularly memorable."
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3/5 |
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(2001) |
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"“The Majestic” shares a double layer of meaning because it is as much about the movies and the role they play in our lives as it is about the characters and the story."
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4/5 |
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(1941) |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"Yes, it's dumb and yes, it's a 15-minute skit stretched out to 80 minutes, but I have to admit it -- it is very funny."
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5/5 |
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(1941) |
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"One of the most interesting aspects of this classic movie is the way that Sam Spade thinks though the moral dilemmas."
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C+ |
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(2003) |
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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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D |
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(2005) |
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"As generic as its title, this drearily predictable and tushie-obsessed buddy cop movie wastes more talent in less time than straight-to-video releases."
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D |
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(2003) |
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"This is a dumb guy with nothing to lose explosion movie, which is forgiveable, but it is a pretentious, manipulative, and incompetent dumb explosion movie, which is not."
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5/5 |
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(1966) |
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"This is an outstanding (and brilliantly filmed) study of a man who is faced with a harrowingly difficult moral choice."
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2/5 |
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(1998) |
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"It's frequently almost cute, almost funny, almost touching. Give it one cheer.
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C |
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(2006) |
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"I think I recall a few of the jokes from the Ford administration. Which makes sense because as irreverent and subversive as it wants to be, it is just bland."
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D |
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(2004) |
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"An over-big, over-loud, over-heated, over-long, over-everything mess of a story about this year's most popular movie topic, revenge."
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3/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Outstanding performances from the entire cast, especially Tony Shaloub as Califonia’s leading criminal defense lawyer."
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"This sleek and supple thriller features powerhouse performances but never quite persuades us that it has anything to add to the cold war classic."
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"Shooting on digital video gives the film a spareness and immediacy that works well with its subject. The portrayals are all so natural and deeply felt that there are moments when it feels like we are watching something that is happening right now."
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4/5 |
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(1999) |
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"Bodices may not be ripped, but they are certainly loosened in this very liberal adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel."
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"footage of heart-stopping beauty and a story of poignance, inspiration, and resilience."
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D |
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(2003) |
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"The material here is so slight that it is not enough to sustain an entire movie, and the absence of any comic energy whatsoever in Richard Benjamin's direction makes it seem endless even at a less than 90-minute running time."
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B |
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(2006) |
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"A sort of John Hughes movie, "The Breakfast Club Part 2: A Semester at Versailles.""
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3/5 |
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(2002) |
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5/5 |
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(1964) |
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4/5 |
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(1985) |
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"This is not a typical 'disease of the week' movie about someone triumphing over adversity. It is a far more complex and moving story about two people who love and care for and about each other."
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"Weir has succeeded in making a film that is true to O'Brien's books, utterly respectful of the history but all about the story.
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1/5 |
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(2002) |
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"A terrible disappointment for fans of Dana Carvey -- also for fans of comedy and fans of movies."
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"Ridley Scott has assembled the ingredients in this movie like a perfectly iced martini that is stirred, not shaken. The result is dry but refreshing -- and with a kick."
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D |
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(2006) |
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"There's a happily ever after ending complete with cute new boyfriends. But on the way there, the movie has a surprising number of inapprpriate and ugly choices considering the target audience and the PG rating.
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4/5 |
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(1999) |
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"Despite electrifying visuals, the most intriguing scene in the movie is Neo's quiet conversation with a woman who is taking some cookies out of the oven."
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"And the answer is -- Yes! This is the movie the fans of the original "Matrix" were hoping it would be."
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"Please someone, get me the blue pill. I want to forget that this ambitious and noteworthy series is ending so weakly."
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4/5 |
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(2001) |
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"This movie is just for fun, and it fits the bill."
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B |
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(2003) |
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3/5 |
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(1999) |
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B |
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(2004) |
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"After-school-special level dialogue hangs heavily in the air after it is spoken. But the cast is utterly genuine, transcending the limits of the screenplay.
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"There is much that is fresh and sharp in this movie. But it has an uncertain hold on its plot and ends up pulling some of its punches."
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C |
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(2003) |
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"Did I miss a meeting or wasn't one of the great things about Jackie Chan that he didn't need any special effects?"
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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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C |
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(2004) |
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"The audience laughed more because they wanted to find it funny than because they actually did."
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"Any movie that has a chorus of frogs singing Big Band music and a healthy respect for failure is worth seeing."
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"Comic or tragic, a story should be involving. With dreary, self-involved, characters who move around the plots like sleepwalkers, neither one of these stories is.
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"The outlines of the story may seem soapy, but the details of the place, time, and culture used to tell the story elevate it to a meaningful and moving saga of identity, longing, and resiliance, as exquisitely presented as a silk kimono."
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3/5 |
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(2002) |
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"The sequel has flickers of the original spirit, but it is like a fifth generation photocopy, a blurry reproduction rather than a re-imagined original.
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3/5 |
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(2000) |
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"Has the feel of an after-school special."
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