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"A strange, hypnotic blend of a dozen influences."
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"[Stanwyck is] absolutely stunning, and even if the rest of the film wasn't any good (although it was), she really made it worth watching."
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(1933) |
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"Despite the film's lack of momentum toward the end, it's still perfectly watchable, and it's a good window on early Capra."
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(1948) |
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"An encyclopedia of genre conventions, played out to such a "decadent" extent."
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1.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"It's thin stuff, stretched out to nearly two hours by Shyamalan's faith in his own abilities, but not much else."
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4/5 |
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(1938) |
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"If you can keep from yelling at the screen, you are a better person than I."
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2.5/5 |
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(1998) |
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"Wouldn't have made it much past the creators' computers had Blair Witch not done so well."
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4/5 |
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(1928) |
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"A fascinating character study of a "great" man who deserves, but doesn't deserve, his bitter end."
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4/5 |
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(1924) |
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"I'll make the radical claim that losing around ten minutes would have made the film flawless. But it's almost made up for by that ending..."
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3/5 |
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(1998) |
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"There are moments of transcendant truth and beauty, surrounded by a film that isn't sure what it wants to do or where to go."
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3.5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"The Last Samurai's emotions are big and blocky."
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3.5/5 |
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(1995) |
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"Relentlessly inventive and blackly funny."
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4/5 |
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(1944) |
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3.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"It's not a Tarantino-esque self-aware pop-culture sideshow, but it knows its roots and is confident enough to sidestep the rules once in a while."
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3.5/5 |
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(1984) |
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"The widescreen, black and white cinematography is a joy to watch, and Besson is nothing if not an efficient and skilled director."
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3/5 |
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(2001) |
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"An agreeable trifle, a fairy-tale piece of fluff that is nevertheless fun and funny."
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3/5 |
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(1999) |
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"There were times when it carried me away."
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3.5/5 |
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(1994) |
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"Among the most breathtakingly wonderful acts of physical endurance and grace that I have ever seen."
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3/5 |
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(1943) |
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"Tourneur ... manages to produce RKO's usual heady layer of ominous atmosphere on a minimal budget, but the script's explanation of the attacks ends up letting him down."
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5/5 |
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(1915) |
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"One of the great masterpieces of the cinema."
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5/5 |
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(1948) |
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"One of Hollywood's, and cinema's, grandest and most emotionally satisfying tales of unrequited love and self-sacrifice."
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4/5 |
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(1983) |
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2.5/5 |
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(1905) |
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"But aside from the historical value ... there's not a lot here to keep one's attention"
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2.5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"I admired it more than I liked it, and there was a lot about it that I didn't even admire."
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3.5/5 |
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(1992) |
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4/5 |
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(2002) |
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"A lot of energetic, laugh-out-loud fun, with enough there to keep the adults in the room entertained."
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2.5/5 |
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(1999) |
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"Sayles cheats the viewer with an ending that might have looked enigmatic on another film, but looks like a cop-out on this one."
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4/5 |
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(1999) |
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"What looks like an ordinary revenge tale is livened and improved by Stamp's nuanced performance."
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3/5 |
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(1998) |
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"A mild and entertaining comedy."
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3.5/5 |
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(1944) |
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"There's something a little comical about Laird Cregar's performance as the Lodger."
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3.5/5 |
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(1940) |
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"Features beautiful cinematography by Gregg Toland, no-frills direction by [John] Ford, and a great cast."
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2/5 |
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(2005) |
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"With a movie like this, only laughter can distract you from the pedestrian plot, and I didn't laugh nearly enough."
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5/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Tolkien's world explodes onto the screen in vibrant, brooding, beautiful life."
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4.5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Truly awe-inspiring. If it takes a while to get going, and seems to overstay its welcome with an overlong ending, I forgive it."
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4/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Jackson ... is at his best when coordinating enormous numbers of people and impressive special effects into a cohesive and stunning whole."
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2.5/5 |
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(1999) |
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"I see [Figgis's] point, and I appreciate what he tried ... but it left me cold."
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5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"The best film of 2003."
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2.5/5 |
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(1955) |
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"William Holden again confirms my belief that he was terrible as a romantic lead."
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3.5/5 |
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(1970) |
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"Sure, it's a shamelessly manipulative film. But it works, because it creates believable, likeable people, and you cry when terrible things happen to people you like."
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3/5 |
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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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2.5/5 |
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(2000) |
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"Might have worked a little better on stage, and with a few different actors."
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4.5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"I can't think of a bad scene in the entire film."
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2/5 |
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(1997) |
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"The presentation was lackluster and stilted, and despite the fact that it had a good cast and what might have been an interesting premise, it never really moved me."
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3/5 |
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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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2.5/5 |
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(1998) |
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"Right up to the end, which was a lousy cheat ending, I was entranced by the story and the characters."
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3.5/5 |
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(1995) |
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"A really interesting idea."
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The Martinis are not filmmakers, and I wish they had paid more attention in their Production 101 classes."
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