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C |
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(2005) |
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"the filmmakers have a shaky grasp on differentiating their classrooms ..fail to delve into any...controversial aspects and build no suspense for the final competition"
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D+ |
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(2008) |
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"There is nothing remotely funny or interesting about Mad Money, the type of flick that coasts on such hoary cliches as people rolling around in cash and throwing it up in the air at every opportunity."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2005) |
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"a cute computer animation that helps erase the bad taste of Dreamworks' last entry, Shark Tale, while not exactly whetting the appetite for their next"
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2001) |
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"Bobby and Ricky's squabbling routine is funny stuff. Too bad Favreau's "Made" never gives
them a reason for being together."
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"...gets almost everything wrong, from resisting "Best Friend's" resistance to a too neat 'happily ever after' wrap to ickily lewd comedy over the romantic variety."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A |
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(1962) |
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"This 1962 film is a marvel, a piece before its time that is incredibly funny while delivering a gut punch of a morality drama."
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"What is most horrific about Mullan's look at the Magdalene asylums is that the Church had so strong a grip...that parents would be complicit in the barbaric treatment of their own children"
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"An absurdist comedy about the 'luck' that robs a Buenos Aires cab driver, Alejandro, of everything but his love of disco dancing."
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Reeling Reviews |
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8/10 |
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(1999) |
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"While Magnolia is an intriguing film, it's character threads result in as many hits as misses."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Writer/director Sebastián Silva uses a documentary shooting style that works to create an intimate, slightly unsettling portrait of a domestic on the edge."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2002) |
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""Maid in Manhattan" is a charmer, a PC "Pretty Woman" that ditches the odious prostitution theme for class commentary"
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2001) |
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"Director Frank Darabont ... tries to recapture the sentimental, patriotic films of Frank Capra proving once and for all that you can't go home again."
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Reeling Reviews |
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D+ |
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(2003) |
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"Canadian writer/director Emile Gaudreault goes the "Big Fat
Wedding" route with this shrill, artificial tale of gay romance amidst ethnic family comedy"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"Stage director Phyllida Lloyd should kneel and kiss the feet of her cast who persist in entertaining us despite every roadblock she throws in their way."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"...felt like making a discovery..."
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"It is the unique pleasures to be found in The Man of My Life that are what linger."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"...isn't as biting as "Wag the Dog" was, nor as prescient, but it throwsan issue into the ring as it entertains its audience."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"a simple tale, albeit one of rich detail, of fate and
friendship"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A |
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(2008) |
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"This is a documentary that speaks for itself, so mind-blowing is Petit's feat that words do not do it justice."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2005) |
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"Don't let the unwieldy title throw you - The Man Who Copied is unusual, deft and (mostly) delightful"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"a survivor story set against a historical
background writ from the movie screen"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2001) |
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"The producing/directing/writing team of Joel and Ethan Coen ("Fargo")
deliver another of their wonderfully wry homages to American filmmaking"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2009) |
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""Knocked Up's" Seth Rogan stood a chance because he had personality. Zahn just hands us a winsome baby animal picture."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"strong enough to interest those who appreciated Dogville, but only just...had more inherent drama in the news reports of John Reilly's cast defection in protest to von Trier's mule killing"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"natural and perceptive work from a cast comprised of amateurs and professionals"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(1999) |
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"While Mansfield Park doesn't boast the high calibre Hollywood star wattage and gloss of Sense and Sensibility, it offers a more thought-provoking viewpoint."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"an admirable documentary with many beautiful images, but...the filmmakers' urge to anthropomorphize their subject...makes the penguins' incredible struggle a bit of a drag"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"socks a one two punch with the breakthrough performance of lead actress Sandino Moreno...and its harrowing and tense midsection"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"...like a girlified version of a Ken Russell period piece...Coppola mixes historical fact with Coppola's own perspective on what this young woman had to contend with."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2006) |
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"two cliches and a bit of nostalgia all crashing against each other"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2000) |
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"This family drama adapted from his play by Canadian writer/actor Daniel MacIvor ("The Five Senses") plays like a Chekovian take on "Aberdeen""
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"...any pet owner is bound to get choked up by the end."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"The film is a lot like a three-ring circus - sometimes the side show is better than the main event."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"A rousing adventure which explores themes of leadership and duty vs. ego set against colorful subplots regarding the superstitions of seamen and natural history discoveries"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2005) |
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"...plays a little classier, a little more hip than it otherwise might have due to Pierce Brosnan's rascally embracement of poking holes in his own image..."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"If Woody has paid homage to Bergman and Fellini in the past, this is his homage to Hitchcock...features a craftily written killer ending"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2003) |
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"[Cage is] the reason to see "Matchstick Men," a good film kept from greatness by a script...that tips its hand too early."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2003) |
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"The Wachowskis have served up passable entertainment... but they fail to deliver on their own mythology."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"Taylor's Hitler is ironically too avant-garde an interpretation"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"...it couldn't be clearer that the average American has been seduced by consumer creditors who are more than willing to bleed them dry."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"Hickenlooper's portrait of Bingenheimer takes a rock footnote and finally gives him center stage"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"At times funny, sinister, quirky and bittersweet, July's film is also obvious, contrived and too precious by far."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2002) |
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""Me Without You" is a probing examination of a female friendship set against a few dynamic decades."
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Reeling Reviews |
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(2000) |
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Click here to see the review!
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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B |
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(2001) |
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"Where Andrucha Waddington's film excels is in its ability to immerse us in the culture and environment of a remote land."
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2004) |
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"Estes' amazing ensemble cast may turn out to be the 2004 version of Coppola's "The Outsiders," which featured such 'unknowns' as Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon and Diane Lane.
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[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2004) |
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"This deliciously twisted teen comedy crosses the cliques and makeovers of Clueless with the politics of Heathers.
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[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2003) |
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"The Medallion is a "Golden Child" ripoff...but it is marginally better than "The Tuxedo" due to less reliance on special effects, a much more charismatic leading lady and an amusing sidekick in Evans (once director Gordon Chan finds his timing)"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2000) |
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"While it doesn't quite live up to its potential, it's still a heck of a lot funnier than what usually passes for comedy in these days."
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"The craft of 3-D has come a long way, but with "Meet the Robinsons" it continues its tradition as a gimmick employed on second rate features."
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