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B- |
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(2008) |
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"If it feels routine and workmanlike, at least it goes about its work with a spring in its step and a smile on its face."
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D |
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(2001) |
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"It espouses simplistic solutions, phony platitudes, and dripping schmaltz in the place of genuine humanity, making a lie out of all the emotions it wants so badly to champion."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C+ |
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(2004) |
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"The problem mainly comes when Man on Fire's vindictive rush starts to fade, leaving time to think about what's onscreen."
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A- |
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(2001) |
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"[It] isn't so much a noir movie as a movie deeply in love with noir, a valentine to that seamy world of hard lives, deadly women, and luckless shmoes in trouble…"
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"Its billowy folds of cotton candy fluff make for a one-of-a-kind counterpoint to the stogy self-importance of similar works."
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"Event films need not cater to the lowest denominator, and 'action-packed' doesn't have to mean 'devoid of thought.'"
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"As January settles in to its usual mix of unspeakable turds and gravitas-laden Oscar contenders, a sucker punch like this is just what the doctor ordered."
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"This is a con movie where the con utterly fails... but everything else succeeds."
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"'Wait a minute, he's who? And they need to do what? That doesn't make any... Aw forget it, here comes some kung-fu!'"
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"It succeeds only in diminishing its predecessors' legacy, and turning a cinematic landmark into nothing more than business as usual. What a waste."
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"Too fluffy to hate, too friendly to condemn, and too sweetly bright not to smile just a little at its antics."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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A |
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(2001) |
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"Walking out of Memento, we can be glad that we don't share Leonard's amnesiac condition; it's the kind of film you don't want to forget."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Memoirs of a Geisha builds a beautiful garden, then runs an interstate through it to let more people in."
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C- |
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(2002) |
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"You'll probably see worse films than Men in Black II this year, but won't see many as disappointing.
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"Would you rather have a second-tier film from a first-rate director, or a first-tier film from a second-rate director?"
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"[Guest] may be a one-trick pony, but it's still a damn fine trick."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Its insight forms eerie parallels with the ongoing movement for which San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk gave his life."
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A- |
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(2004) |
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"[It] shines with the strength of true understanding, finding within its subject the riddles of life that every sports movie strives for, but only the best ever realize."
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A– |
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(2002) |
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"The effort is less surprising than the impressive and often spectacular way in which it succeeds.
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B |
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(2004) |
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"The spark itself can never be duplicated, but Miracle gets a lot closer than we might have hoped."
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D+ |
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(2000) |
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"Silly, turgid and devoid of even the hints of original thinking, Mission to Mars is a testament to shameless creative theft."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B |
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(2000) |
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"M:I–2's visual assets triumphantly lift its otherwise stock material to Grade-A levels."
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"While there's nothing wrong with M:I III... I found myself wondering if we really needed to bother getting off the couch for it."
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D+ |
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(2001) |
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"The filmmakers knew the type of movie they wanted to make, [but] their puckish spirit is no match for such messy and directionless material."
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"Like most serial killer stories, Monster isn't easy to watch. Thanks to Theron and the rock-steady work of those around her, it's equally difficult to forget."
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"The final film isn't wretchedly bad, but clearly needed a lot more polish before being presented to the public."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"It also contains a (very big) surprise: a female hero, the sort which hardly ever appears in movies like this."
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Mania.com |
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B+ |
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(2001) |
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"A few weak points appear… but the only reason they stand out is because we're so used to Pixar knocking the ball out of the park."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C+ |
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(2001) |
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"Like its seductive protagonists, it wants to show us everything it can... but never reveals what we really want to see."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"For all the flaws, its grit and honesty have genuine strength."
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B- |
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(2005) |
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"It succeeds because it knows how to make the most of its karmic good fortune."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B |
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(2001) |
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"The Mummy Returns has everything a sugar-addled twelve-year-old could possibly want. I'll leave it to you to decide if that's a good or a bad thing."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C- |
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(2008) |
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"I know that dragging old franchises out of mothballs is all the rage these days, but quality control still counts for something."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"[Its] greatest asset is the singular rejection of its director's characteristic optimism, presenting a tale that defies absolutes in favor of a messy, complex reality."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"The bounce in the film's step renders its otherwise timid approach agreeable."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B |
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(2001) |
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"A surprisingly decent bit of fun to close out summer's dog days."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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D |
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(2005) |
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"Dragging your boyfriend/husband to this movie will give him the leverage to demand multiple screenings of Jerry Bruckheimer films as penance. Ladies, you have been warned."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Slasher movies already know how to vary the same gag over and over, which means they can keep the 3-D plate spinning far longer than other, more 'respectable' genres could."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"As strong and emotionally truthful as any piece of A-list Oscar bait."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"Mystic River may only be 'pretty good,' but thanks to Eastwood, it's a reminder of how great 'pretty good' should be."
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