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C+ |
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(2002) |
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"As an exercise in logistics and adversity, K-19 is compelling, but as a story about human decisions and moral issues, it's full of holes and cliches."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D |
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(2001) |
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"The most shameless psychological quackery to come out of Hollywood since Mumford."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D- |
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(2003) |
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"With Kangaroo Jack, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director David McNally have done for the PG rating what they did for PG-13 with Coyote Ugly."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(1984) |
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"Formulaic, manipulative, hokey — and thoroughly rousing… the film's sincerity and poignance have a way of steamrolling over gaps in plausibility and logic."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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C |
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(2001) |
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"Likeable as they are, Kate and Leo are hampered by the heavy-handed storytelling going on around them."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A- |
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(1948) |
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"Like the similarly sweaty, claustrophobic 12 Angry Men, Key Largo is a rare adaptation of a stage play in which the physical constraints of the stagebound source material are a strength rather than a weakness."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B |
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(1944) |
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"Peck's star-making turn… earned him a Best Actor nod and established his screen persona as a ruggedly decent, dignified underdog."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A+ |
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(1927) |
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"The first silent film I ever saw that made me actually stand up and cheer… As a first introduction to silent film, I would pick The Kid Brother over the best of Chaplin or Keaton every time."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A |
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(1989) |
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"One of Miyazaki's most personable protagonists, a delightful cast of supporting characters, and a rambling, episodic story full of charming incident and irresistible imagery."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A- |
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(1950) |
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"Brilliantly sustains its outrageous black humor [with] a constant ironic contrast between the outward gentility… of its aristocratic milieu and the moral decadence… beneath it all."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D- |
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(2004) |
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"Having omitted virtually everything of interest from Arthurian legend and fact, Fuqua and Franzoni substitute a plot apparently borrowed from Fuqua's Tears of the Sun."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B |
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(1933) |
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"One of those mad movies, like Moulin Rouge! or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, that fully justifies and deserves all the best and worst that can be said for or against them."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"One of those mad movies, like Moulin Rouge! or Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, that fully justifies and deserves all the best and worst that can be said for or against them."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A |
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(1927) |
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"In a genre that deserves the best artists can offer but is plagued by mediocrity, DeMille's flawed but powerful film remains one of Hollywood's most remarkable achievements."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B- |
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(1937) |
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"Dated [but] still of interest… production values and special effects are impressive for the period… makes good use of authentic African locations and performers."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(1950) |
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"Doesn't quite fulfill its promise, in part because the title destination is too obviously a MacGuffin in which the film ultimately doesn't even feign mild interest."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Could largely be synopsized as the failure of moderate Christians to restrain fanatical Christians from oppressing innocent Muslims, provoking justifiable Muslim retaliation."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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F |
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(2004) |
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"Sheer dishonesty."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"The kind of silly feel-good popcorn movie that film critics generally enjoy ripping apart, and mainstream audiences generally just enjoy."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B |
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(1953) |
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"Conventional but fairly solid adaptation of the King Arthur legend… benefits from its colorful pageantry and strongly Christian milieu, including a royal Catholic wedding and a transcendent moment of revelation involving the Holy Grail."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Both a surprisingly good kung fu movie and a solid family flick… The story is sweeter and shows more heart than you might think."
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