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 B+ |
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(2007) |
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"A film that nearly screams its desire to please in every frame; in its very design, it demands your attention, has you tapping your toes before the opening montage is through, and frames its soft messages of tolerance so broadly that only Hitler could be"
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Modern Fabulousity |
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 D+ |
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(2005) |
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"You can almost hear the filmmakers exhale with nervous relief, having made it through a film about incest without actually having an opinion on the subject."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 A- |
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(2002) |
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"A penitent meditation on guilt, revenge, sacrifice, and redemption."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 C |
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(2005) |
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"At times the film seems to have nothing more on its mind than the predictable rhythms of soap opera."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 B+ |
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(2004) |
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"Spectacle, in dazzling display, in what's on the menu. The special effects are -- and this statement is not made lightly -- some of the best ever committed to celluloid."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 C+ |
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(2006) |
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"The move to celluloid has defanged the piece, leaving a shaggy, smartassed and sentimental dramedy in its place."
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Modern Fabulousity |
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 A |
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(2004) |
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"The finest cinematic study of relationships to come along in quite some time."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 A+ |
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(2004) |
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"Yimou's explosive imagination threatens to burst the seams of the movie screen...sublime, luscious filmmaking."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 B- |
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(2003) |
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"A poignant presentation of the unanswerable question...can America, and Americans, live up to the ideals (and ideologies) it sets for itself?"
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Mixed Reviews |
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 C+ |
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(2005) |
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"The straightforward narrative constantly seems at odds with Miyazaki's dreamy landscapes and fanciful flourishes."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 B+ |
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(2005) |
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"Meditative and fierce, quiet and pounding, HUSTLE AND FLOW runs the board in a way that few films even attempt."
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Mixed Reviews |
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