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 C |
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(2004) |
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"Even in Hollywood, the more things change (technology, end of the Cold War, corporate influence), the more things stay the same (greed, avarice, powerlust)."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 C |
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(2003) |
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"The mirthless atmosphere and laid-back narrative strip Crowe and his aquatic drama of any fun it could have had."
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Mixed Reviews |
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 B |
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(2005) |
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"A surprising return to form for the venerated director, recalling (if not matching) his best work from the 80's."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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 D+ |
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(2003) |
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"A by-the-book action picture that has no revolutionary aspects at all -- overlong, overthought and overdone."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 C |
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(2002) |
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"Are monsters born, or made?"
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 C |
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(2005) |
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"Instead of revealing the inner sanctum of Japan's traditionalist heart, Geisha wades clumsily through a series of beautiful sets, hackneyed plots and stunning costumes."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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 D+ |
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(2002) |
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"Lacks the sophistication it needs to be truly effective, hopelessly lost in its unfunny gags and weak plotting."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 B+ |
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(2007) |
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"In some scenes, Clayton is the kick in the pants the whodunit genre desperately needs"
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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 B+ |
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(2008) |
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"In Van Sant's hands, it's both a story for the ages, and a story for our age."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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 C+ |
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(2006) |
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"A perky style reminiscent of second-rate Jane Austen....a parable of female empowerment and class strife swathed in bustles and British witticisms."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 C |
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(2003) |
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"A mixed-genre mutt that cribs liberally from John Ford to fashion a tale of families battling the elements, the frontier, and each other."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 D+ |
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(2003) |
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"almost despicably lazy storytelling... Director / screenwriter Patty Jenkins has tried to humanize a despicable person, and she is completely ineffective at doing that."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 B+ |
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(2004) |
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"Roger Michell may be the most underrated director working today."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 A- |
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(2004) |
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"Eloquently and remarkably captures the budding ethical, emotional, and political sensibilities of a legendary man of history."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 A |
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(2001) |
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"If one is able to give oneself over to the heady mix of improbable fantasy that Luhrman paints with his broad brush, MOULIN ROUGE can be something akin to ecstasy."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 A |
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(2005) |
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"A raw and unadorned look at child abuse and its idiosyncratic repercussions."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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 B+ |
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(2003) |
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"If Euripides had ever known Catholic guilt, he might have written something quite similar to Mystic River."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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