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C |
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(2000) |
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"Hanks and Zemeckis begin with an intriguing premise...and, by the film's end, smother that premise under a tidal wave of sentimentality and schmaltz."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"A frothy, quicksilver entertainment desperate to be liked."
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Mixed Reviews |
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A+ |
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(2002) |
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"Dazzling and sugar-sweet, a blast of shallow magnificence that only sex, scandal, and a chorus line of dangerous damsels can deliver."
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Mixed Reviews |
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A- |
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(2000) |
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"Excellent visuals, a tenderly told tale, laughs aplenty, and a positive social message to boot."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"Whatever else may or may not work, Children of Men at least has this: a great idea. It is too bad, then, that the movie surrounding the idea is not equally great."
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C- |
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(2004) |
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"A thriller nearly devoid of thrills...Despite having great actors and a beautiful visual sensibility, The Clearing offers no foundation to wrap them around."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B |
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(2004) |
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"On one level it's a science fiction story about cloning...but on another level, it's a complex discussion of authoritarianism in a global economy."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"The short films in this collection are dreamily affecting curiosities, stilted and just enough off-kilter to keep the viewer attentive."
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Mixed Reviews |
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"First and foremost, about the ravages of wartime...but framed to an intimate scale, tracing the devastating consequences such violence takes upon individuals."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B |
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(2004) |
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"From its classy, crisp opening moments, Collateral bombards the viewer with bold imagery and sounds...we are in Mann country."
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Mixed Reviews |
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D |
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(2003) |
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"Has everything about Altman that people who detest his films hate."
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Mixed Reviews |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"So cliché-ridden and obvious that any sparks the performers may have are quickly smothered in dullness."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"Reveals the humanity of the opponents on both sides...and government's attempt to deny that humanity at all costs."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"The performances without exception are top-notch, and in truth, better than the film probably deserves."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B- |
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(2005) |
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"Without anything unique to add to the dramatic landscape, Gleeson's film is a fleeting glimpse at a world we already know...it is a film in search of a reason to exist."
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Mixed Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2004) |
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"Produced by Soderbergh, Criminal bears an uncanny resemblance to the master's films."
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Mixed Reviews |
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A |
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(1999) |
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"Our new century isn't very old yet, but the remaining 98 years will be hard pressed to find a more rapturous movie than Ang Lee's sumptuous new triumph."
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Mixed Reviews |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"The most important word in the title of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is "curious.""
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Modern Fabulousity |
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