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"The film is barely competent, revealing its TV-movie roots in uncertain directorial guidance, technical flubs, [and] a patchwork script."
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(2008) |
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"From a technical standpoint, Smart People is incredibly lacking"
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(1962) |
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"Its politics are abhorrent to me, but my god, it's such a slick, well-crafted thriller ... that I can't hate it"
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(1945) |
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"A middle-of-the-pack entry in the series."
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(2007) |
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"This film's a minor cinematic crime entirely unworthy of my rhymes."
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(1934) |
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"Its somewhat unlikely [Best Picture] nomination is neither an embarrassment to the Oscars ... nor a strong credit to the judgment of the Academy."
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(1980) |
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"The "scary little kid" subgenre has never been scarier or more nihilistic."
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(1928) |
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"A fair-to-middlin' example of that transitional hybrid, the part-talkie."
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(2008) |
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"One of the most exciting and frightening sci-fi/horror films of the last decade."
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(1968) |
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"[Streisand gives] a natural, unforced performance, easily one of the three or four best Best Actresses in Oscar history."
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(2007) |
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"A shockingly assured directorial vision."
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(2007) |
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"Deus ex machina ... is the only driving force."
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(2007) |
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"Concept: excellent. Setup: intriguing. Execution: well... too many interesting ideas bungled."
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(2007) |
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"Much of the dialogue sparkles with wit and humanity."
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(2007) |
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"Defined by grand cinematic gestures that go nowhere."
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(2007) |
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"Enchanting for most of its running time."
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(1931) |
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"Aside from Cooper's performance, the best thing about the film is its grasp on what it was like to be a kid."
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(1925) |
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"The film is remarkable for several reasons, foremost among them the awe-inspiring spectacle of greed in action that is the land rush."
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(2007) |
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"The film doesn't know or care who Anwar El-Ibrahimi is outside of how his plight affects the white folks connected with him."
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(2007) |
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"The dull, obvious ending doesn't quite erase the successes of the first half, but it's a close one."
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(2007) |
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"Literate and convincing."
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(2007) |
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"An embodiment of what the digital revolution was supposed to provide but so often doesn't."
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(2007) |
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"A little like a study of the American Civil War that discusses the Confederacy without mentioning the Union."
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(1932) |
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"Defined by radical and often unprompted changes in characters' behavior."
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(1929) |
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"What started out as a very good film ends up fair-to-middling because the actors aren't up to delivering dialogue that in turn doesn't measure up."
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(2007) |
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"An ugly, nasty, self-deluding piece of sadistic trash."
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(1968) |
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"There's literally not another film in the world like it."
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(2007) |
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"Even the funny bits are ruined by overemphasis."
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(1930) |
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"A historical relic flawed by miscasting but almost redeemed by an unjustly misunderstood ending."
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(1987) |
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"One of the best sci-fi/action films ever made."
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(1931) |
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"[Hayes] flogs her big moments until they're dead."
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(1948) |
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"A grand, sprawling tale of the civilizing of the west."
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(2007) |
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"Despite its structural flaws, it often delivers the goods."
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(1913) |
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"A timeless melodrama."
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(1933) |
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"Literally has everything that makes [the pre-Code era] so magical."
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(1935) |
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"There's so much going on that it's easy to be distracted into feeling like you've seen something."
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(1933) |
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"Of all the crackpot political films to come out of Hollywood ... this is surely the crackpottest, and must really be seen to be believed."
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(2007) |
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"The best thing about the film is a sweet, slightly damaged performance by Drew Barrymore."
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(2007) |
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"A smart, efficient little thriller that wears its heredity proudly."
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(1947) |
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"Attenborough's Pinky is ... one of the scariest noir villains of all time."
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(1943) |
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"[Garland and Rooney] seem like old pros at making the plot machinations seem at least a little fresh."
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(2007) |
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"This topic deserved better than America's Most Wanted."
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(1952) |
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"One of the best B-movies I've ever seen, and deserves to be better known."
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(2007) |
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"It's the execution that matters, and for the most part ... the formula is executed well."
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(1984) |
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"The filmmakers had studied other teen comedies, but not closely enough to pick up any real feeling for their subjects."
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(1939) |
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"There's nothing in this material that calls for [Busby] Berkeley's particular talents."
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(1927) |
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"It's immediately apparent why [Clara Bow] was so beloved."
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(2007) |
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"Every complaint that's ever been made about comic books or comic book adaptations is accurate when applied to 300."
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(1936) |
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"A mess of shifting tones and casting mistakes."
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(1969) |
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"It doesn't escape the overproduction trap, not by a long shot."
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