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4/4 |
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(2004) |
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"See it and start engaging in the national debate. The aftermath of an event as tragic and important as Sept. 11 deserves nothing less than our most intense scrutiny."
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2/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Failure to Launch shoots itself in the foot by refusing to take its premise seriously. The very thing that seems most interesting is the same thing that the film goes out of its way to avoid dealing with."
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2.5/4 |
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(1998) |
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"Fallen aims to be a classy thriller, but it never gets under your skin the way it should."
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3/4 |
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(2000) |
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"For all its obviousness, there is a sweetness in this movie that really got to me."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"One of the things I like about The Family Stone is that the characters seem real. They may have some quirks, but they're realistic quirks, not those devised by an overly clever screenwriter."
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"We know what comic book movies are capable of being. They can have greatness in them. Fantastic Four has nothing more than okay-ness."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Rise of the Silver Surfer isn't a huge improvement, and it doesn't even try to reinvent the wheel, but its minor upgrades here and there make a cumulative difference."
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4/4 |
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(2002) |
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"By filtering the subject matter through the form of old movies - which buried such ideas under subtle insinuation - Todd Haynes has produced an enlightening and vastly entertaining masterpiece."
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Fast & Furious represents a drastic drop in quality for the series. The reason is simple: it abandons the central premise of the franchise, which seems a betrayal of the very thing that made the other entries so enjoyable."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"A guilty pleasure"
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1.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Log on to my imaginary website: www.this-movie-sucks.com."
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"An entertaining and admirably ambitious movie that promises a feast of martial arts combat, which it delivers along with a poignant message of peace."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"The film knows what it’s like to be a devoted fan and how frustrating it can be to love a devoted fan. The screenplay does a good job of looking at the issue from both sides."
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9/10 |
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(1999) |
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"This movie is almost hypnotically weird, and I liked it for that very reason. Not everyone will."
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2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Fans of the series won't be terribly disappointed, but if there's an FD4, I hope they have the sense to scale things back just a little bit. Comparing FD3 to the original proves that a modicum of restraint is most effective."
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3.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Not just for genre audiences... deserves to be appreciated by anyone looking for smart, classy entertainment."
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4/4 |
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(2003) |
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"There’s real heart in this movie without needing lots of superficial whiz-bang stuff."
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Finding Neverland was a real discovery for me. How many of us knew what a personal, emotional, and heartfelt tale this was?"
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2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Firewall feels like other movies we've seen starring the same actor...It feels like Harrison Ford is phoning in his performance this time."
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2.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"If you must see one of the two Presidential daughter movies – this is the one to see. But like Chasing
Liberty, it never delivers on the potential of the premise.
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4/4 |
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(2006) |
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"This is anything but a big-budget exercise in flag waving. Instead, it is a deeply provocative deconstruction of the very idea of heroism."
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"This is a genuinely nice movie that wears its old-fashioned values proudly, and I had a good time watching it. Flicka is for the teenage girl in all of us."
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2.5 |
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(2004) |
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"Everything that’s good [in the film] has a downside, and everything that doesn’t work has something that keeps it from failing completely."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"When the movie was over, I stepped out into the daylight and felt a weird sensation. It was a form of relief. The suspense had gotten to me more deeply than I expected."
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(1997) |
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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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5/10 |
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(1999) |
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"For Your Consideration may be a little too insider-ish for viewers unfamiliar with the very real workings of awards hype. However, if you follow such things, there are plenty of knowing laughs to be found."
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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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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Because the film starts off so believably, its eventual transition into “Outer Limits” territory seems dishonest."
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Beautiful and profoundly moving...This is a film I want to see several more times."
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Although there is some undeniable entertainment value here, the plot of Four Brothers ultimately proves to be pretty standard."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Four Christmases boasts one of the most impressive casts ever assembled to make a movie that is, at best, only mildly amusing."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"If, for example, Alvin and the Chipmunks is a children's movie, then The Fox and the Child is a children's movie for children who'd prefer to hang out at the local arthouse cinema than at the multiplex."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I'm glad I saw it, and there were some very admirable elements to the film. Yet I have to acknowledge that it could have capitalized on the good stuff a little more than it did."
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4/4 |
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(2002) |
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"This is one of the creepiest and most disturbing movies I've ever seen."
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"This is not a bad remake at all. Updating this story to the current day only shows how relevant the concept was to begin with."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"While the movie is often undeniably amusing, it's rarely funny."
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.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Freddy Got Fingered is a special kind of awful: the kind that is potentially career-ending."
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1/4 |
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(2003) |
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"In the battle between Freddy and Jason, it’s the audience who loses."
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"It is admirable how the movie delves into the psychology of a pathological need to win. A fantastic film."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Slasher movies are not my cup of tea. At the same time, honesty requires me to acknowledge that Friday the 13th is a really well-made and effective example of something that I don't like."
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1.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"This movie is a joke, and I know it as both critic and fan."
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4/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Even if the historical value is only of minor interest to you, Frost/Nixon remains a great human tragedy about two men who meet on a televised battleground, knowing that it's do-or-die time."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Fun with Dick and Jane produces a handful of big laughs - big enough to make it worth a recommendation."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"After several years of "torture porn" horror flicks, Funny Games sets the counter back to zero, reminding us that torture isn't fun, isn't stimulating, and isn't something we should be getting off on."
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4/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Hilarious while also being poignant and wise, Funny People is, hands down, my favorite movie of the summer."
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