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4/4 |
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"My first impression of the ending was that it was too sentimental, yet upon another viewing, I had a completely different reaction--utter appreciation of a work of beauty."
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1/4 |
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"As the heroine wanders around her old, rundown childhood home, the movie itself wanders, trying to find its purpose, meaning, and even, it seems, a worthwhile starting point."
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3.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Contains a generous amount of humor, but it all stems from the film’s characters and the truth of its scenario and execution."
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3.5/4 |
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"Humorous and, at the same time, incredibly sad because we see a bit -- or maybe even a lot -- of [Schmidt] in ourselves."
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1/4 |
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"A monumental miscalculation of a musical."
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1.5/4 |
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"It’s definitely not made for kids or their parents, for that matter, and I think even fans of Sandler’s comic taste may find it uninteresting."
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3/4 |
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"Part of me wants to acknowledge that Kaufman’s script is inherently lazy, but then I think... it’s more or less the work of a genius."
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1.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"All polish trying to cover up an unsanded surface."
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2/4 |
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"Fairly typical and overly gadget-oriented spy business."
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1.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"I don’t care. Why should I care?"
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1/4 |
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"Makes you wonder where [Alexander] found the time, what with all the moments of self-doubt and blubbering—oh, the endless blubbering."
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2.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"There’s great material here, but the end result plays like a highlight reel--an intriguing introduction to a man’s life for people not fully acquainted with it."
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0/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Not so much a movie as much as it is a series of blurs and shapes moving quickly across a screen."
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1/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Which of these characters is even recognizable enough in the sphere of human existence that we might be able to think, yes, I get him/her[?]"
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"There’s an extended scene (the film’s penultimate one) in the family’s apartment with a level of verisimilitude that I doubt I’ll ever forget."
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0/4 |
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(2005) |
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"If someone recommends you see Alone in the Dark, assume that person hates you or at least dislikes you."
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2/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Gives Morgan Freeman a chance to once and for all prove that he could walk through a garbage heap and convince you it smells nice."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Cassavetes' script buries a lot of character and thematic ambitions in the facts of the case."
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1/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Soul-numbing."
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"If ... you have completed a third grade social studies class, this biopic will only tell you what you already know then tell you a third time but not before telling you a second time."
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3.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"A joyous and visually inspired work filled with as much imagination as the title character’s world allows--which just so happens to be a lot."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A finely weaved tapestry of absolute corruption and its effects on the key players and those unlucky souls caught in the crossfire."
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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"At its best, American Outlaws is absurd; at its worst, it’s tedious and laughable."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The gags are rude and crude, but they never bail out in fear of offending, and frankly, it’s funny."
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"We may be saying goodbye to these likable dopes, but we also can't help but think that they deserve a better send off."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Even with its flaws, it will be hard to find a film with as many complex characters inhabiting its world as this."
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A living, breathing, affectionate look at all the possibilities and pitfalls of growing up."
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1.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The first film focused on the relationship between Vitti and Sobel and pulled its humor primarily from it. This one is all over the place."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Welcome to the world of Andrew Lloyd Webber, where an entire libretto is derived from variations on five songs."
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2/4 |
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(2003) |
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"The comedy shifts focus from the character mismatch to Sandler alone, and the movie itself transforms into a typical Sandler comedy, complete with random jokes and mushy, false sentimentality."
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2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Less inspired by recruitment videos than it is by Rocky."
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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The climax actually pits Milo against Winston in a typing contest. If that sounds thrilling, this may be the movie you’ve been waiting for."
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Is Antwone Fisher’s story inspirational? Yes. Does he need to repeatedly tell us just how inspirational it is? No, but he does anyway. That’s what keeps the film from standing tall."
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1/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I like "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" as it's meant to be taken: in small, under-15-minute spurts."
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2/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A movie with imaginative elements but little imagination."
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2/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I love the tone writer/director Andrew Dominik establishes in the film; it's the dragging-it-out-to-160-minutes part that gets me down."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"There's a sense that almost anything could happen."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Sure, characters spout inspirational lines left and right, but its warm, cozy, and sometimes renegade vibe is utterly contagious."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"I'm sure it works on the page, but on screen, it gets clunky, especially in the epilogue, which hardly packs the intended emotional punch as a result."
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1.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Saying August Rush is contrived is like saying that, in terms of continents, Asia is pretty big."
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"There’s a lot of good material here, but there’s also a lot of redundancy and unsuccessful crudeness accompanying it."
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4/4 |
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(2004) |
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"In the hands of Martin Scorsese, the story of Howard Hughes becomes a great American tragedy."
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