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(2010) |
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"Why tackle a subject as legendary as Tolstoy if you're just going to turn him into a doddering coot?"
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"I suppose I should be impressed that 17 Again turned out to be bad in a way I did not anticipate: it is awkward and creepy."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"The scenes of destruction composed by Emmerich's team--earthquakes, tsunamis, rains of earth and fire--have an enveloping majesty; they transcend mere expensive photorealism and cross over into art."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"An affectionate, almost reverent homage to the science fiction of the 1950s: Not a lampoon so much as a faithful recreation."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"What distinguishes it from the slasher flock, however, isn't its kills, but its smarts: the extent to which it taps into the high school psyche and recontextualizes its usual sex-alcohol-and-drugs temptations."
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"May be a marginal improvement on its predecessor and source material, but at a brain-stabbing 140 minutes, it still reaches levels of tedium that are hard to conceptualize."
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(2009) |
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"Herzog is having every bit as much fun as Cage here, toying with renegade cop movie cliches and working in a pulpy mode he hasn't touched for a while."
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"Some of Kelly's ambition is folly, but when he fails, he fails big. This is one of my favorite films of the year."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"The Brothers Bloom doesn't live up to Johnson's debut, true, but few films could. This is hardly a sophomore slump. A movie this engaging, this rigorous, this alive is nothing to complain about."
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"Coco Before Chanel's approach is classic arthouse: handsome, measured, respectful, and soul-crushingly bland"
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Deeply frightening, telling a story that could bore into your kids' nightmares if you're not careful."
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D |
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(2009) |
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"Aside from a few almost accidental Vaughn- and Bateman-isms, there is not an amusing moment in the entire 107-minute film -- and no insight, or heart, or even genuine sweetness, either."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"As a movie made with kids -- and mass consumption -- in mind, Earth labors under some frustrating limitations. But as a palatable, engaging reel of incredible nature photography, it has few equals."
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(2009) |
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"A droll and witty delight."
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C |
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(2009) |
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"Any suggestions for the title of fifth film? How about Fast & Furious: I'm Gonna Kick Your Ass? Or, no, I know: Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"What I want is to commission a remake of The Fourth Kind, this time by someone who is more concerned with storytelling than with showing off."
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(2009) |
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"The weakest of the three films Apatow has directed -- though certainly not of the dozens he has produced -- but its shortcomings feel like growing pains rather than diminishing returns."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"The definition of cinematic empty calories. It's like stuffing your face with cotton candy in lieu of dinner."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Though Kim's western pastiche may be insubstantial, it's anything but a drag. It's masterfully directed, legitimately funny, and legitimately fun, thoroughly enjoyable even at an excessive 129 minutes."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"That Half-Blood Prince stays true to Rowling's downbeat, morose vision is a testament to the integrity of this franchise and the fortitude of its fans. The movie is quiet, graceful and restrained."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Far more intriguing than your average PG-13 genre entry."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"It milks its edgy high concept for plenty of laughs, but it also does more. Shelton has made a touching, quietly disturbing comedy about the way our minds can take us prisoner."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Will be remembered as the movie that turned Paul Rudd from a dependable supporting player into a comic force to be reckoned with."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"For a movie about the power of books and stories, it's a bit ironic that Inkheart is itself so poorly thought through."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"It's better than Juno, I think: more layered, more interesting."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Though Me & Orson Welles is nice and smart and unobjectionable, it's the least exciting, least vibrant movie Linklater has ever made."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"As often happens, the best parts are the smallest -- throwaway moments shine (I particularly enjoyed the self-doubting self-destruct mechanism on the alien ship) while the big set pieces are quickly forgotten."
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"Like a lot of great scifi, it tells a small, self-contained story while hinting at something far larger and more troubling... It's one of the best movies of the year."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"The reason most movies don't include aliens, zombies, weird mysticism and a lot of swordfighting is that each of those elements... takes time to explore and nurture into something compelling."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"The most committed, downright unpleasant child-from-hell movie imaginable. It makes The Good Son play like Pollyanna."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"For a movie about aliens and Vikings, Outlander turns out to be awfully rough going."
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(2009) |
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"Paranormal Activity will please horror fans and is an even better date movie; it's funny, too."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Uses the gangster movie form to say something profound and unexpected about the way we respond to evil."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Push is supremely elegant, even beautiful; you can get lost in the visuals even as the narrative implodes. If ever there were a triumph of style over substance, this is it."
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D |
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(2009) |
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"The sort of earnest, haphazardly constructed kidflick that offers nothing for the over-12 set and not much for little ones who've seen a few real movies in their young lives."
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A |
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(2009) |
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"John Hillcoat's faithful, near-perfect adaptation beautifully captures McCarthy's synthesis of all-encompassing darkness and enduring hope."
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(2009) |
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"The characters are aggressive and mostly smart, the villain is fearsome and hateful, and the premise ('An airport shuttle ride descends into darkness') is brilliantly simple."
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"90 minutes of truly inspired comic mayhem."
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C |
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(2009) |
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"If the film is smarter and more ambitious than I expected, it is also less involving: a meandering, digressive plea for a social conscience that never finds a rhythm or a pulse."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Here is the highest compliment Abrams and company could have hoped for: They leave Star Trek better than they found it."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Foremost an intelligent, adult genre film -- the thriller antidote to Fast & Furious. It traffics in brainy old-school suspense, courtesy of a twisty plot that holds up under scrutiny."
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"I much prefer the flamboyant badness of the '94 flick to the attractive, even-keeled mediocrity of this one. Jean-Claude Van Damme's stock just rose considerably."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"If the movie gets a bit hokey on the surface, its haunting undercurrents never let up."
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C |
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(2009) |
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"Big, handsome, loud and dumb -- and it dishonors everything that preceded it."
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F |
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(2009) |
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"Critics blithely refer to movies as 'painful' all the time, but this is the real deal."
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A |
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(2009) |
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"So rich, so fully realized that it inspires the same sort of awe as one of Henry Selick's stop-motion-animated wonders."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"Exactly what you'd expect from the combination of its release date, genre, and MPAA rating"
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Squanders 70 strong minutes with a pointless gotcha that I don't think anyone will much appreciate."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"A wonderful film, bursting with creativity and remarkable, in the way Pixar efforts usually are, for being a 'family film' that doesn't pander and treats its story like serious business."
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(2009) |
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"This is Reitman's third film, and I've liked them all about the same: recommended with reservations."
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