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4/10 |
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(2008) |
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"A version of The Matrix that didn't bother to construct a thoughtful mythology for its universe, and a version of Shoot 'Em Up that plays it too straight."
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5/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The creakiness of the plot mechanics and the light condescension I detect don't have me looking forward to the third Narnia movie."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"It isn't enough for director and writer Fatih Akin to show that we're all only a few degrees from each other across countries; rather, he's also interested in the level of connectedness."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Arnaud Desplechin's headfirst dive into the complex relationships within a middle class French family is a messy, captivating, and very much living affair."
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9/10 |
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(2009) |
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"Anytime one of these [stop-motion animated films] turns up, and turns up well, we should show gratitude for the treasure."
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3/10 |
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(2008) |
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"It's one joke, already predictable, and it gets old fast."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Gets by with a solid traditional mounting and a healthy interest in the dynamics of a growing micro-community."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Like a horror romance Kieslowski might have made, as it explores both a tender, tentative relationship -- a connection in an otherwise dark world -- and relative morality."
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9/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The undercurrent of love fights with the overcurrent of resentment in Rachel Getting Married, a movie incredibly alive, honest, and messy."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"I'm happy anyway to see that Green can wield his considerable skill in a completely different form, with the result being such a fun movie."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"An intriguing mix of situational humor and existential dread, a balancing act of light and dark, memorably executed."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"If the movie has a skeleton which betrays its artifice and deliberateness, its actors give it real human flesh and blood."
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6/10 |
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(2008) |
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"[Wendy's] story works on an empathetic, functional level, and it thankfully resists extreme turns of any kind, though that lack of distinction also contributes to the generalization of both her character and this particular scenario."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Almost like viewing a nature documentary. I could imagine David Attenborough's voice: 'See here this woman whose way of positively viewing life can grate on those around her.'"
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Stiller's parody of Hollywood opportunism and insecurities is fairly lacerating, but perhaps could've been more so had not the whole thing been played so broadly."
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5/10 |
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(2008) |
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"So straight and formal there's no room to breathe."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Fincher mainly succeeds in making the movie charming, a ride as gentle and whimsical as its protagonist, a technical triumph backing, yes, a curious narrative."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"A showcase role for otherwise supporting actor Richard Jenkins, and he makes the most of it without ever being showy."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The movie floats about and feels very much like Allen just dropped these characters together and watched them play themselves out."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"A feat like the one Philippe Petit pulled off deserves to be documented."
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6/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Tricky territory, but surprisingly the whole thing comes off as disarming."
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5/10 |
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(2008) |
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"It tries for depth while holding your hand and glossing its surface; in the end, you get what you'd expect, which is a decent Holocaust-related drama, and not much more."
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6/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Frankly, if Clint Eastwood added some arias, this might've made a pretty good opera."
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9/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The absolute key to the movie's success is that it's mainly one actor playing one man in a way that we can join him inside his skin, and that's all the movie needs to be about, just pure pathos."
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5/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Che Guevara, it seems, shall ever be a symbol, and Che doesn't even seem interested in cracking that, thus leaving us no more enlightened than when we stepped in."
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9/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The time is right for Milk."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"An unapologetic modern fairy tale ... The construct is so appealing, it's almost instantly classic."
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9/10 |
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(2008) |
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"After it's through, a lot will have been said about friendship, injustice, and both faith in and letdown from the legal system, along with the intriguing thought that moral fortitude provides both its own punishments and rewards."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Very much a loyal sequel to its predecessor, essentially showing that if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Langella gives Nixon a chance at audience sympathy -- for everything you know and possibly hate about the man, you can see, through the performance, that third dimension."
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4/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Its elements are actually quite typical of a syndicated cartoon series, aimed mostly at the young'uns and contributing pretty much nothing to the Star Wars mythos."
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6/10 |
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(2008) |
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"For a film that's been lauded for its daring display of full-frontal male nudity, I got the nagging feeling that it actually played things pretty safe."
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7/10 |
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(2002) |
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"The joy in Blade II simply comes from watching Snipes as Blade doing his thing -- destroying vampires and whipping out martial arts on whomever gets too close."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Examines both the mystery of primitive human instincts and the nature and power of photography."
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9/10 |
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(2008) |
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"A comprehensive movie, an everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask film, engaging, paced well, informative, and professionally polished."
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4/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Cut from car to driver to announcer to audience and over and over again, ad nauseam. Such pretty racing scenes, so little to actually see."
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6/10 |
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(2008) |
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"While Hou's cinematic techniques are as sound as ever, this time it feels as if they're being used to peer into nothing of particular, specific significance."
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3/10 |
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(2008) |
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"More than anything, what bothers me about it is a sense of cheapness that ... centrally comes from a concept mainly built for shock value."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The wall-to-wall action, while quite entertaining, overshadows the refreshed Bond character just enough to make the movie look a little too much like it would rather be about Bourne."
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6/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Mostly simply tries for fun, and for a good part of it, it delivers. But with it's jumble of elements, it doesn't allow a central one to take hold and truly fly."
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8/10 |
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(1994) |
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"Leave it to Wong Kar Wai to take a straightforward martial arts tale and weave its characters into one of his movies about soul-searching, love, isolation, and longing."
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8/10 |
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(1994) |
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"[Wong's fans] should have no trouble navigating the amorphous, dreamy threads of either version of Ashes of Time."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Green is a director who takes his time with characters, allowing their different sides to self-illustrate in naturalistic settings as he simultaneously paints their worlds."
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8/10 |
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(2005) |
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"It's the details that make the whole thing work, from the performances ... to its deadly honest observations that Michelle's disabilities would create obstacles that would reach far beyond her loss of sight and hearing."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Better viewed as an illustration of the extreme dynamics of a friendship of personality contrasts than as a movie about illegal abortion or oppressive Communist regimes."
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6/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Straightforward wish fulfillment -- imagine what crimes against humanity we could punish if we had real, indestructible Rambos."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Brothers Joel and Ethan Coen could direct a movie like Burn After Reading in their sleep, and I don't mean that as a slight."
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7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"The Orphanage [is] durable and engrossing, traits that help overshadow its genre-bound features."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"Even if some of the gags about dumb people start becoming tiresome, it's linked to a sensation of discomfort that should make us legitimately worry about the direction we're headed in."
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7/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Pop moviemaking aimed towards an underserved demographic, but one respects its approach in assuming its audience is at least intelligent and emotionally mature."
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