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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Pretty junky stuff, but it is notable for one oddball thing: the end credits attribute someone as 'Personal Chef of Nicolas Cage' and someone else as 'Assistant to Personal Chef of Nicolas Cage'. Yikes."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Whether the fault lies with a script crying out for further drafts before shooting, or a cheap studio shutting off its director's creativity in order to save a buck, the dubious result remains the same. Babylon A.D. is a mess."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Zippy, lightweight, raucously silly, and embracing of its well-earned R rating, College doesn't pretend to be deep or anything more than it is: a you-are-there portrayal of three high schoolers let loose on a hard-partying university campus."
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0/4 |
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(2008) |
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"As depressing and empty a cinematic experience as any other picture this year or last (or maybe the whole decade). To label it as simply unfunny or vacuous or ugly or boring would be a compliment."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"By only partially broaching the film's underlying themes concerning terrorism, religion, and international relations, Traitor becomes little more than a disposable thriller in need of a sharper focus."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A more slapdash affair than its predecessor, but writer-director Todd Stephens has retained enough sunshine, sweetness, and bravely go-for-broke showmanship to keep things moving at an amiable pace."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Alternately hilarious, subtly sinister, and finally poignant, Baghead is not quite like any other film in memory."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A trippy, unsettling experience with a clear eye for mesmerizing visuals. Genre fans grown weary by today's mainstream spate owe it to themselves to seek out this grim, creatively sumptuous, unapologetically chilling indie effort."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A feel-good family sports drama more likely to make the viewer feel sick from sugar overload."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Like a modern-day Lucille Ball, Anna Faris is a pure and utter natural, brilliant at getting a laugh and just as adept at finding the pathos in the unexpected. This is the brightest comedy so far this year."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Low-rent, boring, brazenly mindless garbage."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"This is an uproariously crowd-pleasing satire, one that embraces its R-rated subversiveness without ever feeling dirty or mean-spirited."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Makes up for a lack of gut-busting moments simply by being genial and smartly written. The Rocker is a minor, feel-good entertainment. It's not rocket science, but its heart is in the right place."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"That the film is ultimately not about whether the guy gets the girl, but about whether the guy will be able to make peace with his past and go on to live the life he deserves, is pretty remarkable in itself."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Mirrors isn't a total wash of a horror film, but it is not unreasonable to expect more from a filmmaker who has delivered stronger, more confident works in the past."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A comparatively minor success on Woody Allen's directorial resume, but its reflective depiction of post-collegiate confusion and yearning rings true."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"George Lucas' desire to suck a few more dollars out of the consumers' pockets has led to a roaring creative misstep."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"An immersive experience, perhaps the most impressive and least flawed use of the 3-D format, to date."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A smug comedy so blatantly pleased with itself that the finished product isn't nearly as much fun to watch as it probably was to make."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Not to be confused with the more famous grindhouse biker flicks of a bygone era, Hell Ride misses out on that critical sense of freedom on the open road."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A curiously languid, emotionally detached experience."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Begins as a been-there-done-that stoner romp before turning into an outlandishly silly and graphically violent action-thriller. The tone may be schizophrenic, but the sheer, unabashed showmanship of the whole thing warrants praising."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A solid if not wholly necessary sequel, but Carmen, Tibby, Lena and Bridget are so pleasant to spend a couple hours with that it hardly matters."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"There is no excuse for an action feature to not hold a single thrilling moment. That's not just bad luck, that's bad filmmaking."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Tonally and thematically all over the place. It's a political satire that is too soft and yet too cynical. It's a familial drama that wishes to tug at the heartstrings, but is done in by cloying prefabrication."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"As a genre effort, it's strictly forgettable, but as an emotional addendum into the ongoing lives of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, it is satisfying and bittersweet."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"If American Teen isn't a particularly deep documentary, it is an entertaining one."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"With a few tweaks, the picture could have actually been about 12-year-old step-brothers, and been better for it."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"There is a fine line between something that is so bad it's good, and something that's genuinely good, and Mamma Mia! straddles it throughout."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A sexual metaphor about penises and a scene where a character is eaten by a creature and escapes death by exiting its anus is so inappropriate that the MPAA must have been asleep when they rated this G."
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4/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Nihilistic, imaginative and emotionally gratifying, The Dark Knight is in many ways a groundbreaking triumph, and perhaps the best superhero film to date."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It's not every day Eddie Murphy releases something that doesn't make you want to rip your eyes out. In its own way, it is a fun movie."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Briskly paced but soulless where it counts, the film acts as empty spectacle that, when it all comes down to it, isn't particularly spectacular."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"If the premise isn't exactly air-tight and the pacing is uneven, the visual panache and central character work helps to make up for some of its deficiencies."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Paved with such good intentions that it's a shame to have to criticize it. Alas, said good intentions cannot stop the picture from being a decidedly dull and eventless experience."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The story itself isn't a complex one, but the characters are, and the journey they endeavor upon from the month of June to the dog days of August is one that is emotionally satisfying, easily relatable and well worth taking."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Hancock is a giant mess of a movie. It's not just misguided, it's insulting."
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A resoundingly affecting and emotionally cathartic family drama. Lingers and stirs in the memory long after the end credits have rolled."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Alive with stylistic innovation and impressively clean storytelling. The experience is close to exhilarating."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"An original, mature and borderline-artsy family film that makes a name for itself. Like the rest of Pixar's titles, it is destined to endure for years to come."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A pleasing antidote to audiences tired of the summer movie blockbuster season, Kabluey is an affecting, noble-hearted charmer."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Plays like nothing more than a marathon viewing of an entire seventh season that should have never been made."
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2/4 |
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(1999) |
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"While far from a complete misfire, Forces of Nature remains simply too by-the-numbers to be particularly gratifying or worthwhile."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A fairly pedestrian, slap-dash piece of work but the tone is so light and goofy that it's difficult to imagine anyone getting offended by its onslaught of bathroom humor, penis gags, midget jokes, elephant sex, and Hindu-flavored satire."
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A spy comedy that isn't clever enough to get many chuckles and isn't over-the-top enough to work as prime lampoonery. It's dull, forgettable and uninspired."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Were the first 45 minutes of The Happening not as rattlingly effective as they are, one could chalk the film up as mediocre. There is such untapped potential, though, that the dishonest places Shyamalan chooses to take his audience are maddening."
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"What is so disappointing about the film is how much of a lesser experience it is than Ang Lee's Hulk."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A desperate, miserable experience."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A snappy, amusingly witty family comedy. Kids will undoubtedly love the film, while adults won't feel talked down to."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"An immensely creepy thriller, one that plays fair with the audience, treats its characters with unusual intelligence for the genre, and is all the more effective because the minimalist plot is kept spare and straightforward."
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