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"Look closely and you will see that Taken is not a harmless piece of action fluff. It is a fraud, and a mean-spirited one at that."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"It's not the most exciting movie I've ever seen, but it is a solid thriller with good performances and a workman-like construction from Tony Scott."
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby finds Will Ferrell in top form and in the right big-screen vehicle, delivering one of the funniest movies of the year."
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(2004) |
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"Team America: World Police is controversial, vulgar, and politically incorrect. Bless Parker and Stone for making it.
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(2006) |
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"I wasn't always sure what I was watching, or who thought it up, but it was always amusing and never boring."
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Spielberg applies his so-called 'magic touch' to the picture and produces something genuinely charming and sweet."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Terminator fans can rejoice in the fact that they got this show fundamentally right."
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3.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"In terms of summer movie action, Terminator 3 kicks The Matrix Reloaded’s ***."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"No amount of explosions or shootouts can match the genuine, bite-your-nails suspense of a single life perpetually in danger from deadly cyborgs who will never stop coming until their objective is complete."
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2/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Too many production values get in the way here. Shock-horror movies shouldn’t have sizable budgets and familiar faces in the cast."
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Thank You For Smoking looks for laughs in a topic that is (literally) deadly serious. It finds them, and at the same time it also finds meaning."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Watching the computer-animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars, I felt a most unusual mixture of delight and regret."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"I'll give it credit for being at least moderately entertaining, with a handful of effective moments of adventure and suspense. At the same time, it's really quite a shame that the film wimped out on driving the message home."
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4/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Its rich characters, spectacular visuals, and unbridled sense of awe and wonder make this the kind of movie families will want to watch together every holiday season.
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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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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"By the end of 13 Ghosts, I was half-nauseous and I had a headache. If that's your idea of a recommendation, be my guest."
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4/4 |
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(1999) |
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"I was engrossed in the movie from start to finish because it's the kind of picture where you never know what's going to happen next."
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6/10 |
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(1999) |
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Burton and his crew have once again challenged the medium and come with something appealingly unique."
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4/4 |
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(1997) |
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"Titanic is not a perfect film, but it is a great film nonetheless."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"It's good for kids and existing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans. The movie will please those who it was meant to please."
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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Too Much Sleep seems more like a home movie made by your brother-in-law and his frat brothers than a real film."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"It’s acceptable to use CGI to enhance the action, but this movie takes it over the line. When everything is artificial, it’s impossible to create excitement or suspense."
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4/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Few may have paid attention during its theatrical run, but DVD should offer a whole new life to a smart, engaging film that genuinely has something worthwhile to say."
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4/4 |
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(2000) |
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"It examines our national drug problem on many different levels, leaving the audience with an accurate picture of what we're up against."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"An entertaining, morally satisfying movie."
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3/4 |
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(1995) |
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"Trainspotting is one of the most effective anti-drug movies I've seen in a long time. Its depiction of heroin addiction is so raw and gritty that you walk away with the realization that heroin is a drug not to be messed with."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Hell may have frozen over. Not only has Michael Bay directed a movie that works, he has directed one of the most satisfying films of the summer. This is the cinematic equivalent of washing down a mouthful of sugary candy with a bottle of Mountain Dew."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The bottom line for me is that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen simply wasn't as much fun as the original. In their zeal to give us more of what they think we want, Bay and crew have sucked all the joy out of their own franchise."
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The non-stop mayhem becomes tedious after a while."
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2/4 |
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(2005) |
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"I don’t mind exaggerated action sequences (in fact, I kind of like them) but Transporter 2 doesn’t surround them with anything else."
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"There are individual scenes that pack a real punch, but they are usually followed by something pretty heavy-handed or over-the-top."
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Most Disney flicks work on an adult level; I don't feel like I need a kid to lug into the theatre with me. This time, I felt like I needed a kid."
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"If you read Entertainment Weekly from cover to cover, devour the bonus features on your DVDs, and watch the E! network religiously, then Tropic Thunder is a comedy custom made for you."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"A prime example of Hollywood “epic” making at its most misguided."
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(1998) |
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"When it was over, I wanted to stand up and cheer."
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The film is very faithful to Natalie Babbitt's novel, which is surprisingly dark...it doesn't shy away from complicated issues."
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The Tuxedo is good goofy fun. Do not attempt to apply logic or reason to it."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It's a well-made but thematically flawed film based on a book that was ingenious in conceit but generically written. The strengths of one are the flaws of the other, and vice versa."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Watching New Moon is like being trapped in a room for two hours with a moody teenage girl who won't stop whining about how her boyfriend dumped her."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"No edge, no sense of danger...Twisted is perhaps the tamest psychosexual thriller ever made."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"I was put off by the way the movie anthropomorphizes the tigers."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"I Can Do Bad All By Myself may not be a model of tonal restraint, but it's well acted, it's funny, the music is phenomenal, and the religion is sincere."
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