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"If 2012 is an apotheosis of all disaster movies, that means it's also an apotheosis of all disaster-movie clichés."
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(2009) |
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"A fine tribute to an American pioneer, but I feel sure that Earhart's story merits, and would reward, a more searching and thoughtful exploration."
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(2008) |
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"[Gondry] seems almost to relish his house-of-cards approach, so much so that the uncharmed critic might reasonably feel it a waste of breath to blow it down. I would agree."
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(2008) |
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"A gooey, insubstantial confection, often sweet, occasionally cloying, sometimes sticky- -- in many respects about on a par with the likes of Beauty Shop."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"There's nothing wrong with G-Force that John Lasseter couldn't fix."
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C |
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(2007) |
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"Ella's so blindly devoted to the Prince, and so convinced that he's the one to save the day, that she seems just another swooning groupie rather than a worthy heroine."
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(2008) |
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"First and foremost, Hellboy II is a riot of creature and set design as well as big action set pieces. Yet Del Toro never reduces the characters to mere action figures."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"After running through some pretty contrived paces for much of its running time, The Lucky Ones has some surprises in the last act that ultimately make it more satisfying than it might have been."
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"Sam's predicament touches on issues from the deconstruction of human nature and the commodification of human life to existential loneliness, alienation and the dehumanizing effects of corporate ruthlessness."
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(2009) |
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"A subtext of self-criticism runs through Vardalos's material. Over and over characters tell her, "You're not funny. Stop trying." Is it a sort of apology to the audience?"
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C |
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(2009) |
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"The Lincoln Memorial statue is something of a travesty."
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(2008) |
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"Three years ago, before Casino Royale, Quantum would have been a pretty good Bond flick. Two pair isn't a bad hand. It's just anticlimactic after a royal flush."
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(2008) |
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"After making his feature debut with the rather inspiration-challenged big-screen Hitchhiker's Guide, director Garth Jennings wisely shifts to a more intimate and personal canvas."
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(2008) |
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"The Frank Miller Universe at its most reductionist, self-parodying and content-free … There is nothing at stake … only a pointless, shapeless exercise in wildly veering moods and styles."
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(2009) |
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"Although well-crafted but improbable action set pieces cast Neeson as an essentially indomitable force, the film's emotional force rests on the comparatively persuasive setup."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Uncritical celebration of that overwrought, obsessive passion that is the hallmark of immaturity, that subordinates all sense of one's own identity and readily leaps to suicidal impulses and fantasies."
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(1968) |
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"Doesn't just depict a quantum leap forward in human consciousness — it practically requires such a leap, on an individual scale, from the viewer."
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(2007) |
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"Follows closely in the original's footsteps, except for all the business about honor, recovered self-worth and justice… There's no spiritual duel, no earned respect and debt of honor… just a broken man and a capricious one."
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(1957) |
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"Although not as nerve-wracking as High Noon, 3:10 to Yuma is even more claustrophobic… and the two-character drama is more intriguing than High Noon's protagonist standing alone."
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(2008) |
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"Embodies the humanistic perspective… that simply to relate the story of a significant human event, to tell the truth without gloss or commentary, has value in itself."
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(2000) |
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"A watchable action vehicle with some thoughtful futuristic touches and an attempt to grapple with larger issues."
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(1963) |
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"Fellini's flights into the surreal are his self-examination and confession. Alas, unlike Bergman, his confession is without moral rigor; he wants to be indulged, not absolved."
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(2002) |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"Acker does himself no favors with rote anti-dogmatism and vapid characterizations. Despite that, though, his little creations remain oddly compelling."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"What makes this world so compelling is that Spielberg shows us, as few others could have, how ordinary people like ourselves feel living in it."
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(2002) |
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"'It's narcissistic -- solipsistic… pathetic.' It's very important that Charlie say this, just as Woody Allen must constantly condemn himself in his movies, on the theory that whatever you do on purpose, or at least knowingly, is art."
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A+ |
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(1938) |
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"The archetypal Hollywood swashbuckler… everything big-screen derring-do should be: rousing, lighthearted, witty, romantic, colorful, moralistic, and richly satisfying… [Flynn is] the quintessential Robin Hood, jaunty, dashing, and fearless."
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"Welcome to our second annual Spring Frankie Muniz Morally Problematic Spy Kids Rip-Off Movie, featuring hilarious hijinks offending each year against a different one of the Ten Commandments."
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D |
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(2004) |
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"When the high point of your movie involves a Queen Elizabeth lookalike getting down to a Euro-pop version of Edwin Starr's 'War,' something has gone disastrously wrong."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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D+ |
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(2003) |
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"Another misfire from the once-reliable Reiner, Alex and Emma is occasionally amusing but never makes you care."
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(2001) |
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"Charms with its breezy, stylized storytelling [and] the wide eyes and breathless expression of Audrey Tautou… liabilities include a slightly dragged-out resolution and a rather amoral view of sexuality."
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"The pursuit of happiness. That’s what Schwartzberg has captured… a visually stunning celebration of the diversity of our aspirations."
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(1999) |
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"There is beauty to which this movie is stone cold blind: beauty it tramples on as ignorantly as Buddy Kane or Col. Fitts."
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B+ |
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(1951) |
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"Unlike the magical Singin' in the Rain, Gene Kelly's An American in Paris doesn't transcend the musical form; but it's still one of the great exemplars of the genre."
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B+ |
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(1997) |
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"As with Schindler’s List, Spielberg allows his subjects to be remote and somewhat unknowable human beings, creating an air of documentary-like authenticity."
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A+ |
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(1969) |
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"The notion of art as a 'religious experience' is sometimes bandied about too freely. Tarkovsky is one of a handful of filmmakers for whom this ideal was no cheap metaphor."
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(2009) |
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"Langdon may wind up saving the Church, but does Angels & Demons offer any hint of a church worth saving? If not, why should we care?"
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(1938) |
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"Rocky Sullivan is riveting. His movements are quick and vital, his speech like machine-gun fire, his demeanor sharp and confident. He is all attitude and style."
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(2001) |
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"There was one thing about The Animal that did surprise me: the extent to which it systematically rips off Wolf."
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"Notwithstanding the excessive cuteness of the anthropomorphizing title… an entertaining, original documentary about life in the harsh conditions of southwest Africa's Namib Desert… makes fine family viewing."
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(2006) |
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"Gibson is still seeking life amid death, but the balance is off."
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(1995) |
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"In an age when we rely on computerized directions and GPS devices to drive to the next town, it seems an almost mythic scenario."
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(1997) |
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"Disturbing but thought-provoking depiction of genuine faith coexisting with sin and carnality… like the troubling fiction of Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and Flannery O'Connor, a vindication of belief without being a vindication of every believer."
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(1992) |
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"Free of the sentiment and stereotyping of the Hollywood version… not to mention its softening and homogenization of the story’s spirituality for mainstream audiences."
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(2007) |
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"The heavy-handed ideology and flawed narration don't commend Arctic Tale as a movie I would care to watch repeatedly, but I'm glad I saw it once, for the spectacular photography."
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(1998) |
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"Yes, in this film the honors-science students are obliged to sit back and watch as the shop class saves the world."
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(2004) |
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"Hackneyed is one thing; embarrassing is another… but if you're enough of a fan to see it for the action and only for the action, it's worth your while.
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(2007) |
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"Best name for a western of any film in history."
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(2007) |
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