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7/10 |
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"If Kidd does enjoy presenting character studies as vehicles for lightweight self-improvement messages, at least he uses messages I can agree with."
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3/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Recycled material through and through, and what it offers in the affability of its star is countered with a mean streak of humiliation passed off as humor."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"Movies don't elicit sighs from me often, but for The Painted Veil I sigh."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"Del Toro's obvious strength here is his forceful vision of a night-time fantasy and his ability to bring that vision to pulsating life."
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8/10 |
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(2002) |
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"During the thrilling moments every ounce of suspense earned the right to be there."
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7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"Sit back and enjoy the detail-rich visuals while appreciating the unfettered imagination at work in constructing them."
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7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"It's like having the sampler plate at a restaurant: it never feels quite like a real meal, yet can be delicious just the same."
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8/10 |
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(2004) |
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"I expected to leave my viewing of the film feeling battered and bruised, but instead I felt very peaceful. Seeing the strength required for forgiveness uplifted me."
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3/10 |
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(2001) |
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"Pearl Harbor is what you get when you cross Independence Day with Titanic, with the result possessing the good qualities of neither. The movie gave me a stomachache, literally."
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10/10 |
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(2007) |
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"A focused tone [puts] you right into the head of its storyteller, where everything about the art augments the initmacy of the teller's thoughts and emotions."
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4/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Hogan doesn't know when to start and stop playing down to his audience of children, and so he turns the immature goofiness on and off without warning."
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9/10 |
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(2003) |
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"At the core, a gimmick movie, but if all gimmick movies were as well-executed as this, I'd have little reason to complain about them -- ever."
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7/10 |
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(2002) |
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"Szpilman's experience on the screen is harrowing, yes, but rarely do we feel like we are inside the man's head ... Otherwise, The Pianist is fine work."
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7/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Most of the writing is effectively funny, and Clarkson's performance gives the story's dramatic undercurrent some much needed weight."
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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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3/10 |
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(2006) |
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"Martin, as we all know, has fine comic gifts, but he's doing a conscientious impersonation here."
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7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"Anytime something suspenseful might be occurring, there's always a joke defusing it somewhere. And every time that happens, it's welcome."
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7/10 |
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(2006) |
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"What's most surprising about this sequel ... is how much more serious it feels."
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8/10 |
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(2003) |
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"[Tackled] in a way that shows they were interested in putting together a solid piece of entertainment, not just a string of action sequences connected by a bad plot."
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5/10 |
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(2001) |
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"Doesn't have the solidity of theme of the 1968 movie. Also ... Burton's version seems to force an ending that is neither thoughtful nor effective."
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8/10 |
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(2007) |
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"Its spirit is one of pure entertainment, and its commentary on old grindhouse movies is lovingly satirical."
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4/10 |
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(2006) |
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"The way people are disposed of here feels horror-movie gratuitous... Feel that Final Destination glee as a falling man is impaled and then crushed by a flaming elevator."
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7/10 |
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(2002) |
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"Can satisfy one's desire to experience a decent love story."
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7/10 |
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(2002) |
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"The movie plays up the cartoon's more obvious strength of snazziness while neglecting its less conspicuous writing strength."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"An appreciation of artists, albeit a sadder one... perhaps [Altman]'s saying here that the end doesn't have to be bitter -- it can be bittersweet."
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10/10 |
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(2006) |
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"A mean and nasty film about men consumed by the goal of triumphing against their competition in the most merciless way."
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6/10 |
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(2007) |
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"If anything stands out in this relatively routine take on an old sports standby, it's Terrence Howard."
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9/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Adds up to an entertainment that is surprisingly transporting."
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9/10 |
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(2004) |
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"You can choose to be fascinated (like I was), or just give up all together. Either way, you gotta admit, these guys have guts."
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7/10 |
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(2005) |
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"The kind of screwy indulgence only Brooks could spotlight, and it did occur to me, as I watched it, how much absurd voices like his are missed in today's movies."
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5/10 |
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(2005) |
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"A cozy, middlebrow production putting an acting spotlight on Paltrow, surrounded by an unchallenged Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal as a liberating love-interest spirit."
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5/10 |
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(2009) |
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"Bullock is totally at home in this territory, and she remains fun to watch, but I do wish she would get stronger, possibly more original comedic material."
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8/10 |
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(2006) |
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"An Australian western without genre traditions in mind -- instead, their movie explores the complexities of moral relativity."
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6/10 |
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(2006) |
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"The editing is wildly haphazard, the story continuity is a mess, and some of the photography is just terrible, but I'll be darned if the movie isn't fun."
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8/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Pulse's craft as a dread-fest is superb."
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10/10 |
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(2002) |
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"As a singular character study, it's perfect. It's also the year's sweetest movie."
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6/10 |
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(2004) |
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"The Punisher's world is a world of pain. That's about the only insight one can take away from this ... [otherwise, it's] not much more than a straightforward revenge movie."
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7/10 |
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(2006) |
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"One of those one-man-show movies, practically a vanity project, but Smith continues to employ his charisma and natural ability to earn empathy well."
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