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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"...intrigues with its small observations of what makes people tick."
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B+ |
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(2001) |
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"like a suburban, humanistic "Kids" without the sensationalism"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"...a movie about identity and marriage that raises many questions and supplies many answers without actually giving any."
[movie review] |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"a must for Cotillard's soul shredding performance alone, but Dahan's experiment in mixing an artistic approach with a more conventional biopic style is frustrating."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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"Olivier Dahan's ("Crimson Rivers 2") awkwardly pretentious direction is overcome by the fabulous performances of his three stars"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"over reliance on images too freshly familiar and frequent from September of 2001 disconnect the viewer from its more everyday heroism"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"...a work of refined sensuality."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"...the trilogy's most outrageous comeuppance"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2004) |
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"[Hanks] conjures up Dorr as a Poe-obsessed Mark Twain as possessed by Frasier Crane."
[movie review] |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"Costars Reeves and Bullock, back together again for the first time since 1994's "Speed," have more chemistry than ever, but they're stuck with a script with such a blatant disregard for time/space logic that the film rankles no matter how serious its char"
[movie review] |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Director Neil Labute may be a hired hand on "Lakeview Terrace," but the film fits his oeuvre of men behaving badly"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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D- |
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(2009) |
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"Will Ferrell has officially used up my cache of good will..."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2001) |
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"This well constructed film will keep you guessing until the end"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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D- |
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(2001) |
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"Sitting through "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" had me wishing I'd brought a
PlayStation to the theater because the entertainment sure wasn't on the
screen."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2002) |
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"an 83 minute document of a project which started in a muddle, seesawed back and forth between controlling interests multiple times, then found its sweet spot"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"...a lyrical look at the life of an artist. It's a well-honed technical achievement as well, a movie that's photographed, recorded and edited into an organic poem.
"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"...strictly by the numbers, but, as with Beauty Shop, the Oscar-nominated Queen Latifah has the talent to give sub-par material a likability factor."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"In comparison [to Craven's original], Ililadis's remake is like the difference between Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects" - times ten."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"...may be seen as this year's "Hotel Rwanda," but...its viewpoint from inside the palace walls makes it more intimate, and therefore oddly, less devastating, drama."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2002) |
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"entertaining enough, but nothing new"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2004) |
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"an exquisite, dreamy romance that drifts among different time periods, locations and maybe even life and death itself"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"Breillat's most accessible film, but she does not compromise...Asia Argento eats the screen alive...It's an oversized performance, just on the verge of lunacy."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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9/10 |
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(2001) |
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"Thank goodness for the Shooting Gallery -- while Hollywood continues to churn out very little of interest, they rescue great little films like Last Resort from obscurity."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2003) |
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"Zwick knows the importance of conveying military strategy to the audience"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"This is Fessenden's most impressive production to date with its swooping camerawork, majestic landscape and mounting sense of doom....The Thing meets An Inconvenient Truth."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2001) |
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"Kosashvili's deftly written script prods his audience to think about his characters' motivations (and his own for casting his own mother!)"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2003) |
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"Cholodenko's second film is slicker but less satisfying than her first, but features another Oscar calibre performance from Frances McDormand, who has simply never been better than she is here"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"Director F. Gary Gray seems to have picked up on some "Seven"-like aspects of the script to arrive at the film's visual look, but the effect it produces is more like "Saw V" crossed with every clichéd film about...a workaholic coming to appreciate his fam"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"Writer/directors Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger (Boyfriends) have crafted a circular triptych which changes audience perceptions of people, places and things depending on whose point of view we see them from."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"Director Peter Howitt never attains a fluid beat with this dishonest romantic comedy, instead delivering an episodic, bumpy ride"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"With Daniel Craig channeling Steve McQueen as if he had a sense of humor...Vaughn's film is slightly cheeky even though the action is dense and often gruesome."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"director Xavier Beauvois uses the investigation of one crime...to string together a character piece that is as much about the character of a Parisian homicide squad within a police department as it is a study of some of the individuals who comprise it."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"It would have been interesting to see what the Coen Brothers would have made of this project. Still, "Leatherheads" has its moments and is certainly an amiable little comedy."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2001) |
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"Reese Witherspoon shines as the perky, pampered blonde"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"new screenwriter Kate Kondell ... and new director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld ("Kissing Jessica Stein") play up "Blonde's" winning aspects and fashion a more consistent confection"
[movie review] |
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(1999) |
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Click here to see the review!
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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B+ |
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(2001) |
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""The Legend of Rita"
works on many levels - as a character study, a political and historical document
and a contrast of East and West."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"...an intriguing head game from a talented director who needs to solidify his ideas with a bit more substance before he can become truly great. The cast clicks and collides in all its configurations"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2004) |
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"isn't quite the transporting experience I had hoped for, but it gives every indication that the possibility lies ahead"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A |
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(2008) |
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"The film plays like a lullaby by the Brothers Grimm."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C- |
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(2004) |
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"Eventually, Weber's theme is recognizable, but never cogent...animal lovers looking for a canine paean will find small nuggets to savor"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2001) |
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"its flaws and release behind a similar, higher profile work place
it in the minor leagues"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"...while Depp seems the obvious choice for this ribald role, this is the first performance he's let get away from him."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2001) |
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"a particularly powerful film in today's climate, when Americans are more open to questioning why their country isn't necessarily loved as much as they believe it should be"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"has its small pleasures, but mostly it just flaps around like a dying fish"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2003) |
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"Winslet is forced to react to script manipulations like a greyhound chasing a rabbit...Kevin Spacey once again chooses a role in which he can aspire to beatification."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"Angelina is appealing doing the girly girl thing.
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[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2002) |
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"Certainly the hippest of Disney's animation, "Lilo & Stitch" has more in common with "Edward Scissorhands" than "Snow White.""
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"This screed against big Government and technology in favor of Bohemianism, music, film and painting by way of searching for one's own reality may be pretentious..., but it is also a cinematic puzzle that will divert film geeks."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2007) |
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"...its obvious, liberal message stamp[s] it little more than a Public Service Announcement. I'm Robert Redford and I approve this message."
[movie review] |
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