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2/4 |
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"Considering that S.W.A.T. is about a highly trained, strategic police force, it's disappointing how quickly the movie dissolves into a formulaic cop movie."
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Not a bad movie, just an unambitious one."
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2/4 |
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(2002) |
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"There’s something fundamental missing from this story: something or someone to care about."
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2/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Predictably unconventional, indulgently metafictional, and hesitant about going for its alluded intentions."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The leads shine and the relationship really grew on me. There’s not much more to ask for in a movie like this."
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0.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Silverman is the newest "comedy" from director Dennis Dugan who has made such other "hits" as Big Daddy, Beverly Hills Ninja, and Happy Gilmore."
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1/4 |
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(2001) |
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"I must have been gone when the memo about things like this being funny was passed out, because, in all honesty, I never knew strokes were supposed to be funny."
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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The creators of Scary Movie 2 have forgotten one crucial fact about the horror genre--for every Scream 2 there are twenty Blair Witch 2s."
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"There are a few disappointing deviations that hinder the comic thrust of the movie, but still, I'm not ashamed to admit that, yes, I did have a few good belly laughs..."
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1.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"There's possibly nothing sadder in the world of cinema than a comedy trying this hard for laughs."
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Director Richard Linklater has assembled a funny, sweet, and subversively anarchistic, blatantly antiauthoritarian little confection that never once loses its charm."
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1/4 |
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(2002) |
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"It’s for the kids, to be sure, but I think they deserve something more than recycled, entirely-for-commercial-purposes entertainment in a poorly wrapped package."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"When all is said and done, the only reason this movie rises above a certain level is because at one point Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, and Edward Norton share the screen."
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2/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Here it is, the first (to the best of my knowledge) spin-off of the sequel of a movie that was a remake in the first place."
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3.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"The film ultimately works so well... because of its dedication to its central characters."
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"There's a deep, sad yearning that permeates through the fantastical optimism of Secondhand Lions that gives it the cold, harsh edge of reality."
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Contradicts everything we’ve come to expect from movies nowadays. Instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way, Secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way."
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2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Pretty much in line with the majority of Hollywood thrillers that work in spite of themselves."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Because the script so gleefully indulges in bringing its leads closer together all while making sure they stay just far enough away, we smile instead of groan."
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2.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Will have a short shelf life, and just as reality TV offers instant-gratification entertainment, The Contenders offers instant-gratification satire."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Joel and Ethan Coen show how good they are at collecting their esoteric ideas and putting them on display in a meaningful way."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Its central theme of the lure and danger of the criminal life and a villain so perfect at personifying that theme are the propelling force of the film."
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2.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Don’t expect me to say this too often, but I hope the Farrellys maintain their immaturity, if only because they do it so well."
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"I could complain that it’s more of the same, but if it’s not broke, I don’t expect them to fix it."
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2/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The simple build of comedy and meticulous build of tragedy are missing and so, in effect, is the movie’s heart."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Badass, unabashedly malicious fun."
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1.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"An immature, angry polemic against military brass, the government, and politicians that is so simplistic, the movie ends up being more brain-dead for it."
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3.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Has a diabolical sense of humor and a really big heart."
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"One couldn't ask for a better sequel than Shrek 2."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Marks a decided drop in the series."
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4/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Takes great pleasure in finding absurdity in the routine and picking apart the foibles of human nature, both of which are the cornerstone of that great comedy that is life."
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4/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Signals the transformation of a promising young filmmaker into a brilliant young filmmaker."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"There is so much gusto, such a willingness to go for broke and not look back [in the first act], that it seems too good to be true. As is often the case with such situations, it is."
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1/4 |
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(2007) |
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"One wonders why Slow Burn wasn't just dumped completely."
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0.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A downright miserable experience."
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"This is the stuff of direct-to-video trash, but what fun trash this is."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Ritchie knows exactly what he’s doing, and it’s a treat to be hit by all the surprises he has in store for us."
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The movie’s virtues are plentiful, but its shortcomings are far more influential."
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2/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Hollywood needs to realize that it’s not the '40s anymore; women don’t need a man to be happy."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A really sweet film about growing up weird."
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4/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Director Jeffrey Blitz has made a surprisingly suspenseful film that sharply observes the awkwardness of living as an intelligent adolescent in a society dedicated to the lowest common denominator."
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4/4 |
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(2003) |
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"It isn't a film; it's a nightmare."
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"You can tell the movie was made by people who enjoy the source material and have no fear of making it known."
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2.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Gets the characters where they need to go, but it doesn't develop their struggles to a satisfactory level."
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4/4 |
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(2007) |
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"If the first sequel was superhero movie as soap opera, this is it approaching opera."
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2/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Unfortunately forgettable and particularly typical."
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4/4 |
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(2002) |
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"I hate to gush in the first sentence of a review, but I absolutely love this film."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Briskly paced and has enough style to keep the formula and implausibilities, for the most part, out of mind."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"If you are sans children, you may feel a little awkward walking in, but once the movie starts, you’ll feel right at home."
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The charm of the first movie is still there, and the story feels like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids."
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