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C |
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(2004) |
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"A nice enough picture, but it's also slow and meandering. Watching it is like seeing a decent Family Channel movie, except in this case you have to pay for it."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"Almost unrelievedly grim and increasingly tedious as it goes along, with a third act that stumbles badly and a coda that's speciously uplifting."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D+ |
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(2002) |
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"An almost brutally manipulative piece...can't stand up against the
tidal wave of treacle that swells up and swallows everyone in the
final reels."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"A sly dissection of the inanities of the contemporary music business and a rather sad story of the difficulties of artistic collaboration."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2003) |
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"Comes across as contrived and artificial, missing the sense of dreamy enchantment for which it's clearly striving."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D |
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(2000) |
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"An unfocused, disconnected series of arbitrary episodes that never develop any dramatic unity or emotional punch."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2009) |
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"An indie romantic comedy even worse than most of the bigger-budgeted but almost invariably rotten Hollywood examples of the genre."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"A cerebral comedy that's too anxious to demonstrate how clever and erudite it is to bother creating...a narrative that's more than an affected faux-philosophical puzzle."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2007) |
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"This sleazy, silly thriller is so bad it doesn't even seem to realize it's unadulterated kitsch."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2009) |
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"Nowhere near as vulgar as most contemporary teen comedies...On the other hand, it's a crushing bore. At least Nia Vardalos' terrible I Hate Valentine's Day had the right verb in its title."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"It spends a full 104 minutes on an idea so artificial that it could have been handled in a sitcom in 22--and a mediocre sitcom at that."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D |
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(2007) |
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"A match made not in heaven, but in the sort of studio script conference that turns every idea into mass-market mush."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"If you're old enough to remember the goofy double bills that American International used to churn out in the fifties, you'll have some idea of the quality of this movie. Whether you'll consider that an attractive proposition is another matter."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"A brilliant, witty and profound tragicomedy that reflects on recent Czech history with a highly imaginative, darkly humorous and strongly sensual tone."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2002) |
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"A harmless, though instantly forgettable and utterly brainless, diversion...a popcorn movie that isn't terribly good, but is better than it might have been."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D |
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(2007) |
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"A tired reworking of The Seven Year Itch in which scripter Rock supplies star Rock with unfunny lines and dumb situations that director Rock stages without any style."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
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(2004) |
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"Oddly old-fashioned and dull...emphasizes mood over content, yet doesn't even manage to make the atmosphere compelling."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"A thriller, but a gorgeously lyrical one, an entrancing exercise in hyper-realism...like a cinematic dream, hazy and suggestive, atmospheric and moody, almost operatic."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
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(2007) |
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"A showy, if not terribly coherent, film that ultimately tells us less about its inspiration than about the filmmaker's penchant for technical flamboyance."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2000) |
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"I guess you had to be there."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Has the precision and reticence of a good novella or short story...[and] an outstanding lead performance from Kristin Scott Thomas."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2004) |
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"A visually impressive effort that mixes the pizzazz of an action-oriented popcorn movie with a more humane sensibility than is usually the case."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"A solid informational piece on a fiscal reality than can really be called a national emergency."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2002) |
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"The animation in 'Ice Age' is definitely cool, but in terms of story and
characterization it's rather mushy, a prehistoric retread of 'Monsters,
Inc.'"
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"Will probably keep the franchise humming along profitably, despite its persistent mediocrity."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"Like its predecessor, it's a moderately engaging family movie, but in the Pixar Age that's not quite enough."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"Smart rather than smart-alecky, it captures the gleefully cynical tone of its models while adding a strain of grim humor that never degenerates into campy spoof."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"Absurdly intricate and intricately absurd...like a slickly-produced puzzle whose pieces fit together just fine, but when completed depicts a scene not worth looking at."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2006) |
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"So puerile and gross that though the movie wants to say something about the dumbing down of America, it winds up not so much commentary as part of the problem."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"A weirdly inconsistent movie enjoyable only in fits and starts; but the fits are pretty spectacular."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2002) |
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"Instead of 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' a viewer might be inclined to term the result 'The Royal Pains'...you can admire its attempts at wit without finding the actual outcome terribly funny."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D- |
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(2007) |
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"Pure B-movie hokum...a cheesy, goofy combination of family melodrama and gangster cliche that strains not only credulity but patience."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"It's a joy to see Kirk Douglas on screen again. That's not quite enough to make this...recommendable, but it's a reason you might want to take a look at it despite the flaws."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"Hardly profound, but it's evocative, engrossing and fun--as mesmerizing as any of the tricks the title character performs for his astonished audiences, and equally enjoyable."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"Has a patchwork quality that can be infuriating, but it's never bland or uninteresting, and works more often than not...clearly the work of a filmmaker of promise."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"There's a cinematic tradition that movies taking their titles from pop songs turn out to be bombs. 'Imagine Me & You' upholds it."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"An innocuous father-daughter movie--sweet and inoffensive--and...a distinct improvement on Murphy's recent efforts. But...it's just okay, not the enchanting treat it's meant to be."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"A colorful, vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse, lushly photographed and beautifully recorded."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D |
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(2002) |
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"Less an adaptation than a bastardization...To anyone who loves this play, the result will be painful to watch."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D- |
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(2001) |
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"A cheesy sci-fi flick...not significantly better than direct-to-video
fare."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2003) |
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"Might not entirely transcend its roots, but it's entrancing enough that you're not likely to notice them overmuch, or be irritated when you do...a very sweet, hopeful tale."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Nothing more than a modern film noir incongruously set in a medieval city, but...made enjoyable by its unusual locale, tart tough-guy dialogue and a strong cast."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2000) |
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"The In Crowd isn't a movie--it's a J. Crew catalogue. Junk mail, junk movie."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
|
(2004) |
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"A comedy at once pungent and charming...both amusingly cheeky and disarmingly serious--and an almost unalloyed treat."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Though slightly better than most smiles-and-tears chick flicks...it will work better as a DVD double-feature with 'Beaches' six months down the road."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
|
(2000) |
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"Has considerable charm, wit and style, and does the
unexpected often enough to keep you consistently amused."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Unquestionably sincere, but it doesn't do the subject justice in either the African or the western sense of the phrase."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2003) |
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"Winds up seeming little more than a grisly exercise in well-calibrated acting and what one hopes are well-executed special effects."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2001) |
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"Apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"Doesn't exhibit the imagination of some of Tony Palmer's films on musicians, [but] Grabsky is certainly to be congratulated on his dedication, sensitivity and good taste."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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