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3/4 |
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"What I loved about Speed Racer is that the Wachowski brothers didn't even try to make it look realistic. It blows past exaggeration into the area of the sublime."
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2/4 |
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"You get the strong impression that no one involved wanted to risk being labeled "depressing," so they inserted a lot of lame comic moments into a film that doesn't need them."
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3.5/4 |
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"The film nevertheless makes the crucial decision to set its story in the real world, to have its characters face real moral decisions with real consequences. And then, when Iron Man does show up for battle, this flick just soars."
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3/4 |
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"The comedy teams longtime "Saturday Night Live" vets Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - two of the funniest individuals on the planet, in my opinion - for a comedy that distinctly exploits their synergistic comic sensibilities."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Isn't it amazing that a "stoner comedy" could be so profound?"
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"I'm totally in the target audience for this film, having long been a fan of both actors as well as the genre itself. But the fact is that this thing just didn't work for me, and I'm completely frustrated by that."
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The movie is very wise, but also unbelievably funny, proving again that the line between comedy and tragedy is a thin one. Forgetting Sarah Marshall makes you laugh and squirm in recognition at the same time."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The 1980 Prom Night was by no means a masterpiece, yet it begs the question of the remake: If you're going to make a slasher movie and you take out all the actual slashing, what else is left?"
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Smart People has its finger on an idea that has become an adage: some folks are book-smart but life-dumb. I found the film fascinating."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It's just weird: the movie fixed the flaws in the book, but screwed up the stuff that was most effective on the page. Go figure."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It wouldn't be at all accurate to say that I disliked Leatherheads; I simply found myself kind of stunned that all the good stuff didn't somehow add up to more."
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2.5/4 |
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"Superhero Movie is the living definition of "hit or miss." Parts of it admittedly made me laugh out loud, but for every joke that scored, there were two that didn't."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"21 is not the deepest or most emotionally resonant of the casino films, and it doesn't completely get the psychology of gambling, but it's a lot of fun nonetheless."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Have you ever seen a movie that you knew was significantly flawed, yet you kind of liked it anyway? That's how I felt about Drillbit Taylor."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"You know all those referential spoofs we've been getting lately (Epic Movie, Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans, etc.)? Well, Doomsday is like one of those, except played completely straight."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"If Mel Gibson remade Apocalypto and cast it with the Geico cavemen, he might end up with something akin to 10,000 B.C.."
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1.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"August Rush kind of feels like a 2-hour coming attractions preview. Lots of fragmented stuff happens, without ever connecting the dots in between."
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3.5/4 |
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"The Bank Job is smart, and it's exciting, and it's fun at the same time."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"I don't think Semi-Pro is a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination. It just doesn't rank as one of Will Ferrell's best."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A movie that works beautifully when it's on point and feels sort of hollow when it's not."
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2/4 |
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(2007) |
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"For adults, there are some pleasures to be found here and there, but parents won't be blown away by it the way their daughters will."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Now I know how Bill Murray felt in Groundhog Day."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Inexplicably, I liked this film more than its predecessor. Wait - let me type that again, just to let the reality sink into my own mind: I actually liked Step Up 2."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The Spiderwick Chronicles is fast, funny, and clever, with memorable creatures to sweeten the deal."
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1.5/4 |
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"It feels like Jumper might have been longer at one point, then had everything but the action scenes removed. What plays on the screen is therefore an empty, hollow shell of a film that keeps you at arm's length."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"There's nothing in this story that you haven't seen before, and you'll know everything that's going to happen long before it does, yet it's all done with such charm and style that you won't care."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"My favorite stars spent three months in a tropical paradise and all I got was this lousy movie."
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2.5/4 |
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"I operate under the belief that horror movies should be scary or, at the very least, surprising. The Eye is neither of those, although it is diverting and not without some entertaining moments. I'm on this fence about this one."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Strange Wilderness is so wretched that it makes The Benchwarmers look like Bull Durham, Grandma's Boy look like The Graduate, and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo look like Midnight Cowboy."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"This is the kind of picture that isn't afraid to put its characters under a microscope, and it knows that studying their psychology is far more rewarding than studying their gun-slinging skills."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"While Untraceable is an amiable enough way to kill two hours, it never gels into the kind of movie that would make me run out and start endorsing it to others."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Cloverfield is a real 21st century kind of movie; it's a horror film for the You Tube generation. It's also bleak and scary."
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1.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"The Bucket List doesn't want to be about reality. Instead, it's about a fantasy version of illness and death, in which those things have no repercussions except to sanctify the dying."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The temptation exists to call the movie one missed opportunity, but honestly, I don't think anyone involved in this mess ever seriously tried to make something good."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I'd stop well short of calling it a cinematic treasure, but it's better than the first one, and that's worth at least a few gold doubloons in my book."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Marred ever-so-slightly by a bizarre ending, this is still a picture that challenges the audience, encourages them to explore the elements within it, and rewards them for being open to possibilities."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"The Orphanage gets it exactly right; it builds suspense by sending out a disquieting vibe, then letting it slowly permeate your psyche before paying it off. This is one of the best ghost story films I've ever seen."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"This one pokes some fun at the conventions of the musical biopic genre instead of just replicating famous scenes from other films, and that's a much more satisfying way to go because it actually has a perspective on the topic."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"You won't likely be blown away by the film, and it's not as hard-hitting as it probably ought to be. Still, it's a solid picture with enough good elements to sell it."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Nostalgia counts for something, I suppose, so while I wouldn't exactly recommend this thing, I at least found it kind of innocuous."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Will Smith raises his game and insists that those around him do the same. The result is a movie that's massively entertaining, and another jewel in its star's cinematic crown."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A positive and uplifting story about the kind of interpersonal loyalty that not even a terrorist organization can destroy."
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2/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I heard the dialogue, I saw the images, but I never got into the story. I was always aware that I was sitting in a theater watching a movie."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I don't ever recall seeing a movie that did to me what Atonement did. It started off strong, then completely stopped working for me around the halfway point. Then, at the last possible second, the film somehow managed to turn itself back around."
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4/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Definitely one of my favorite films of the last five years."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"The movie offers twist upon twist upon twist, with no actual plot."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Sharp, funny, and acerbic...Movies that are as truthful and observant as this one are rare."
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4/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I treasure movies such as this - movies that put you in a location, allow you to soak up the details, and constantly take you places you don't anticipate going. No Country For Old Men is a masterpiece."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Have you ever been in a really uncomfortable situation where people were fighting, and then you were glad to get away from it but also kind of fascinated by what you saw? Well, this movie is the equivalent of that."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Amy Adams does something akin to what Johnny Depp did in the first Pirates picture: take a potentially generic Disney movie and invest it with a sublimely inventive performance that takes the overall product to a whole other level."
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