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"This new version may appeal to the target audience of young kids, but for adults, it's a bit of a slog to get through."
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"DVD is the perfect place for a movie like Rails & Ties. Somehow it's easier to block out the often forced nature of the plot and just enjoy the rich performances and the humane themes."
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"You know those scenes in Shrek 2 in which Puss in Boots stops and makes cutesy, goo-goo kitty eyes at people? Well, this movie is like that look."
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"The script is heavy-handed and dull, and Sydney Pollack's direction is leaden."
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"One of the most obnoxious and unfunny comedies I have ever seen. Dig out the rat poison."
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"Ratatouille represents another step forward for Pixar - not just on a technical level, but on an artistic one as well. Every location and character is vividly conceived and realized."
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"The film leaves us with an impression that Ray Charles was one of the artists who mattered most in the history of recorded music."
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"The Reaping is a bad movie, but it also achieves a level of preposterousness that is somewhat entertaining for all the wrong reasons."
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"Although it's always kind of a bummer when a film lets me down with a lame ending, I have to admit that everything preceding the ending was fun."
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"A smart, observant, and very entertaining film."
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"This film puts the series back on track, reigning in the operatic gore of Hannibal and returning to the intense psychology of Silence of the Lambs."
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"Red Eye is a lean, efficient thriller...with an ingenious premise and a snappy pace."
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"Despite the presence of two big stars, Reign Over Me has the feel of an indie film. It introduces characters and a concept, then assumes you will be able to read between the lines thematically."
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"Rendition is an important film. Art, by definition, is supposed to provoke, to spur emotions, to enlighten. On those counts, this movie scores a bull's-eye."
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(2005) |
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"Rent may not be the same transformative experience on film as it was on the stage, but Jonathan Larson's creation is strong enough to withstand a shift in mediums with plenty of its appeal still intact."
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(2000) |
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"Aronofsky rewrites the language of film to create a dizzying journey into the abyss. The best film of 2000."
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(2004) |
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"Marginally better than the original, but viewers who are not acquainted with the video game will probably feel unimpressed."
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"The Return doesn't have enough scares to be a good thriller, and it doesn't have the depth to work on an arty level. This isn't a bad movie; it's just painfully thin."
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"Revolutionary Road is a very well-made film indeed, and if it stings a little, that is only a testament to how strong a work it is."
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"The DVD shows one of our most innovative and technically skilled comedians at his very best."
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(2008) |
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"The thing that shocked me most was how the movie felt like some cheap-o straight-to-DVD thriller. The production values - from cinematography to editing to musical score - are little more than adequate."
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"The Ring is a mind-bending blast of eerie atmospherics and trippy visuals."
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(2005) |
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"A tiny bit of the freakiness of the original is lost...but the pros outweigh the cons."
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(2002) |
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"Road to Perdition grabbed my attention simply by being a solid story told with style and intelligence."
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"I sat in my seat for 90 minutes enthralled by the look of the film and laughing continually at the endlessly clever jokes. Robots is wonderful family entertainment."
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(2008) |
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"I had a really good time watching The Rocker. I laughed, I tapped my foot to the music, and I reveled in the extraordinary Rainn Wilson."
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(2008) |
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"Some movies go off on tangents. This movie is nothing but tangents."
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"Sylvester Stallone has, of course, made a movie about himself. Maybe part of the reason why the film works is because it's clearly so personal."
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(2002) |
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"What sounds on the surface like another generic sex comedy is actually a bitingly funny character study."
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(2008) |
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"Has a very high high laugh-per-minute ratio."
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(2002) |
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"The emphasis on the human element makes this a real feel-good movie."
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(1998) |
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"This is an intelligent, absorbing movie that really pulled me in."
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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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"Rumor Has It is a completely charming movie with terrific performances."
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(2008) |
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"The picture manages to juggle both the silly and the sentimental without falling flat."
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(2003) |
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"Aided by a strong cast and a smart script, The Rock makes The Rundown one of this year’s premiere action movies."
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(2006) |
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"If Running Scared is supposed to be a satire, it's not funny enough to work. If it's meant to be taken seriously, then it's the most unintentionally funny movie of the past ten years."
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(1998) |
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"Rush Hour...proves that old formulas can be made fresh with a few good ideas."
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(2001) |
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"There really isn't a whole lot to say about Rush Hour 2 because it's pretty much on par with the original."
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(2007) |
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"Rush Hour 3 is the movie equivalent of a paint-by-numbers picture. No matter how much color you slap on top of it, you can always see the numbers guiding you underneath."
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