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2.5/5 |
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"The good news about A Christmas Carol, then, is that Dickens' story -- the pure power of it, the grace and gentleness, the sensibility and sentiment of it -- cannot be drowned or destroyed no matter how many technicians and dollars are thrown at it."
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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""The Box" looks like a fairly nifty package of premise and paranoia until Kelly unpacks it, and a lot of both the fun and fear go out of the film as you feel it stumble towards the finish line and realize it's stuffed with recycled goods."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"There's an intriguing idea here... but The Fourth Kind is so clumsy and clunky and stiff it's like watching someone attempt an intricate card trick while wearing oven mitts."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"It's fascinating, often in ways the people behind it might not have intended. It's shiny and slick and scary and cynical, and it's an epic portrait of all the contradictions in American celebrity culture and one of American culture's biggest celebrities."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Bad Seed-style horror movie is gory and ludicrous."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Sixth film in revenge series is just as bloody as the rest."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"But there's a thin sheen of flop sweat on The Vampires Assistant, as if it's thinking its hoped-for sequels... it's like being on a first date and having the other party reach across the table ... and ask you if you want chicken or fish for the guests at"
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Any critic who complained about the lack of story in "Where the Wild Things Are" should be forced to watch the escapades and high jinks of "Astro Boy" on a loop until they realize that activity is not to be confused with actual storytelling."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Violent, crude, pointless sequel just isn't kids' stuff."
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A little more guts - not necessarily more gory -- could have turned The Stepfather into a real re-imagining, not just a re-heating; what we get is just another trip down memory lane that runs out of gas."
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The sizzle of the marketing is impressive; the steak of the actual movie, served bloody and rare and juicy, is even more so."
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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""Where the Wild Things Are" is a great film because, for all of its wonder and magic and delight, it also knows about confusion and reality and sadness."
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Law Abiding Citizen goes well beyond the realm of, to use a piece of legal terminology, reasonable doubt and hits the hammer until it arrives at the neighborhood of sheer ridiculousness with its tires smoking."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"More scares than gore, but still too much for young kids."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Ferrell's reboot of '70s show is rife with gross-out laughs."
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Couples Retreat has an eye, and ear, for the way relationships fall apart terribly slowly and then all at once. What it lacks is a truly concentrated comedy punch, preferring instead to land a series of scattered jabs from the 16 arms of its eight leads."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Underdog comedy is no Napoleon Dynamite."
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Funny but, yes, also thought-provoking and moving, 'A Serious Man' may be among the Coens' finest works and stands as one of the funniest, freshest and smartest movies of 2009."
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"I don't know if Up in the Air is a film for the ages, but at the nervy start of the new century, it certainly feels like the perfect film for our age."
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"While (The Invention of Lying) isn't perfect, it is certainly bold and bizarre enough to make it worth seeing as a swift, smart standout in a movie marketplace where so many comedies are gutless, brainless husks."
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"As completely conventional as it is entirely winning .. and it's kind of kick-ass, too."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Zombieland could have been a very slack unscary horror film or a very gory unfunny comedy, but instead it snaps, bites and snarls its way across the screen with perverse pleasures and real brains under its bloody smile."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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""Harassing security guards, cheap stunts, unfunny comedy moments ... all a bit too familiar, and all a bit too distracting -- and that's a pity, because when Capitalism: A Love Story is on, it's on fire.""
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"" ... a brisk, bloody mix of gory horror and high school comedy, Mean Girls of Darkness or Army of Heathers, to put it in pitch-speak.""
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Dark, disturbing comedy is for adults only."
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"...a strange, strong, tragically funny comedy about all the lies we tell ourselves and others to make it through the wicked world and the working week."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"More brutal action than in earlier X-Men films."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Gamer scratches at the shameless energy of the Crank films occasionally, but it mostly goes, as if on rails, to the inevitable conclusion."
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Some will find Judge's politics liberal; some will suggest they're conservative; I would simply say that they're American, in the best possible sense of the word, and Frank Capra might have found a lot to admire in "Extract," even with the d--- jokes."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Ultra-gory sequel/remake is brutally violent, badly made."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Horror franchise's leap to 3D is gorier than ever."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Sports documentary is full of sights -- and salesmanship."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Post Grad is all about what happens after you get your diploma, but the movie itself doesn't even earn an E for effort, let alone make the grade."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The Goods is uneven, mis-shapen, lumpy, bumpy and scattershot; it's also funny, or funny in bits, or very funny in very weird bits that almost, kind of, make up for how uneven, mis-shapen, lumpy, bumpy and scattershot it is."
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Part of me wanted to shove "Bandslam" aside for being aside as a teen-exploitation piece of junk about a ragtag bunch of misfits ... but, interestingly enough, it's just as cynical as I am (if not more so)."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A great example of how fresh science fiction can be when it's not just handed over to the special effects team and then the marketing division. "District 9" is far from perfect, but every frame in it drips with ambition, energy and vision."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Too violent for kids, too childish for grown-ups."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Paradise-set thriller is stylish, slick, and very violent."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Glossy and graceful, Julie & Julia is less about a full belly than it is about a full life, less about assembling dishes and more assembling one's self"
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Grisly horror film is smothered in blood and gore."
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Common Sense Media |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"""Funny People," may not be Apatow's funniest movie; however, and more interestingly, it is his best film, deep and rich and unexpectedly honest while still being remarkably funny.""
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"If you like things that are predictable, I can predict you'll love "The Ugly Truth," a new romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. I sincerely doubt anyone else will respond to its labored scenes and smutty, tittering, unfunny jokes."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"(500) Days of Summer knocks several romantic movie clichés on their ear, but never loses sight of heart or hope, and it never fails to make the ups and downs between Tom and Summer matter."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince isn't great family entertainment -- it's great entertainment, period, a blockbuster with true heart and real humanity alongside the high-stakes struggles and brilliant effects."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Flip-flopping between flailing farce and dull drama is just one of the reasons that I Love You, Beth Cooper's graduation day comedy flunks."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"... it feels funny enough -- and that may be the unkindest thing of all you could say about a comedy"
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"There are chases and escapes, morals and messages, comedy and character... but when the fur stops flying, it still feels more frozen than fresh."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Public Enemies isn't quite a summer blockbuster -- but it's got more brains and guts than almost anything else playing out there, and stands as a fascinating movie to think about over the 4th of July."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"My Sister's Keeper doesn't pull any punches, and it doesn't tell any lies, and it earns every feeling and thought and memory it brings to the audience."
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0/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The best thing about "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is that it's perhaps the funniest movie of the year ... "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is not as bad as "Transformers"; somehow, in the face of long odds, it is actually worse."
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