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5/10 |
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(2006) |
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"[A] wishy-washiness and its general tonal flatness betray a clock-punching mentality the cast and crew seem to have adopted for its production."
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6/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Lack of commitment to a single overall tone is just one example of Daredevil's rather frantic attempt to touch numerous bases without getting too deep into anything."
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7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"In the Anderson oeuvre, it feels minor: although it hits its goals, it doesn't necessarily aim big this time."
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10/10 |
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(2008) |
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"[Gotham City] stands in for any of today's civilized nations and becomes ripe for thematic exploration. And Nolan wastes no chance to utilize this world for a tale about how fragile our morality is."
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7/10 |
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(2002) |
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"Benefits from having an undercurrent of sadness, which makes it feel quite similar to the ghost stories in Kwaidan."
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7/10 |
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(2005) |
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"A surprisingly faithful adaptation ... it has an identifiable human component that makes its sense of isolation seem disturbingly real."
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9/10 |
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(2006) |
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"The film has the pleasantly unexpected result of showcasing [Chappelle] at his most humane and relatable."
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7/10 |
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(2004) |
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"Less reflective of today's version of mindless horde-driven consumerism and perhaps simply more reflective of today's version of horror movie-making."
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4/10 |
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(2004) |
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"This is the movie equivalent of trying to get someone to stop smoking by saying, 'Don't smoke, or you'll die instantly within 24 hours!'"
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6/10 |
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(2004) |
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"Creates a strange vibe, as if to say a gay man's only truly worthy relationship could come from a woman."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"Unblinking and critical about female-rooted and female-specific concerns."
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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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9/10 |
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(2006) |
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"A harsh critique of the modern medical system, and though it takes place specifically in Romania, its events could be easily transferred elsewhere."
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9/10 |
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(2007) |
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"A well-controlled buildup of expectations, suspense, and character contrast."
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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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9/10 |
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(2006) |
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"A particularly Irish brand of cops-and-thieves angst, interesting because it's considerably colder than the Hong Kong variety."
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5/10 |
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(2005) |
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"For those who have seen their fair share of films, this stuff is old hat."
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9/10 |
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(2006) |
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"On the surface, the film is competent ... but where The Descent triumphs are in the little details."
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8/10 |
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(2002) |
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"Aishwarya Rai's natural beauty anchors the film's three best musical numbers, which balance out the slower and heavier melodramatic parts. All in all, a classy production."
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8/10 |
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(2007) |
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"This documentary stares truth in the face in more ways than one."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"The intersection of career and personal life is explored in The Devil Wears Prada, a slick yet refreshingly mature take on the boss-from-hell premise."
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6/10 |
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(2006) |
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"The film has a tendency to repeat itself, even within its short running time of 82 minutes, but is still able to express a sincere sorrow."
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7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"Give director Len Wiseman credit for making the ridiculous (some might say 'imaginative') retain some semblance of gravity."
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7/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Like a dark, grimy version of Casablanca."
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9/10 |
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(2007) |
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"Diving Bell, though uncompromising in its own way, comes across as aggressively watchable."
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6/10 |
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(2003) |
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"All the culture we see displayed in the movie retains an observational distance and takes on an 'Aww, isn't that cute?' characteristic."
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7/10 |
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(2004) |
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"It almost feels like a dare: laugh at this, even though we all know this is totally dumb."
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10/10 |
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(2003) |
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"A simple tale, told so well while being so revealing. There are many reasons why it shouldn't work, but because it does, it feels magical."
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6/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Even if there's nothing else to process, at least there's always something to see."
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6/10 |
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(2001) |
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"Generic thriller."
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10/10 |
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(2001) |
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"No other movie I've seen has been able to capture that late '80's feel with such accuracy; as a result, Donnie Darko affects me like few other movies can."
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10/10 |
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(2004) |
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"No other movie I've seen has been able to capture that late '80's feel with such accuracy; as a result, Donnie Darko affects me like few other movies can."
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6/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Isn't half bad because you sense the filmmakers approached a limited concept with the right amount of fun and dedication in mind."
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6/10 |
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(2004) |
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"Another entry in the fallout-from-grief genre, but it subscribes too readily to the theory that tragedy automatically equals importance."
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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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10/10 |
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(2003) |
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"[Revels] in its own convoluted plot, manically wielding sexual politics like a foam bat, up-playing its retro art direction, and shamelessly getting high off of its own silly, witty dialogue. It's great."
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7/10 |
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(2005) |
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"The subject matter itself is the fallback support, which is good enough for its purposes, though it could've benefited from a more steered momentum."
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7/10 |
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(2009) |
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"Raimi going back to his roots, showing that he hasn't forgotten how to exercise his wickedly mischievous side to put on a hell of a show."
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9/10 |
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(2006) |
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"In terms of enjoying it on the basis of pure showmanship, it's perhaps the most effective musical transition to the big screen since this current movie musical mini-revival began."
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5/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Everything you'd expect it to be: a well-acted British period piece with lavish attention to period detail, about discontented characters in a royal family. And that's about it."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"The movie is childhood recalled as those rare occasions when the memories have cause to stick out."
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1/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Bo and Luke Duke were better off when they were replaced by two other unknown cousins for a season than they are being played by Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville."
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5/10 |
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(2009) |
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"It might be saying something that I preferred to see [Giamatti and Wilkinson] in action than the two actual leads of the film."
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