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"... an angry, bitter and abhorrent display of masochism masquerading around as a legitimate horror film."
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"This is a movie that steps far outside of the comfort zone and becomes an enthralling and fully-realized gothic fantasy."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"It is easily the most unlabored comedy of the recent past. But seriously, how many times has a story like this been told?"
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"opens on a note of human subtlety that goes beyond what we expect of a cartoon and grows into what may very well be the most touching human drama of the year."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The story is straightforward without being boring. The characters are fully realized."
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4/4 |
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(1998) |
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"If anything can be said of the movie that keeps it relevant in a time when ideas are of a different supply, it's that it is one of the few movies of years past that endures not because it has a lot to say, but because it inspires its viewers to say more."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Give me an aged archaeologist with a whip any day over a gun-toting secret agent sipping Martinis under the code-name of 007."
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4/4 |
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(2008) |
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"This is without a doubt the best -- and most important -- picture of the year."
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"...continues in the tradition to create vivid, imaginary and enthusiastic interpretations of the most memorable children's books of the past century."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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""Speed Racer" is a stylish, electrifying, intense and visually breathtaking catastrophe of a movie..."
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1/4 |
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(2006) |
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"...an ugly film, overwhelmed by transparent shock value, short-sighted storytelling and nihilistic undertones."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"... plays too innocent with its premise, seldom allows its characters to gain dimension, and all but ignores the looming instinct of the plot to abandon its innocence and begin discovering the dark little secrets of the writer's complex world."
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1.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"For all the visual wizardry at work on screen in Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf," it's a wonder I found myself leaving the theater feeling lifeless and unenthusiastic."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"... fearsome and passionate with its visual flair, but incredibly confused as to how it wants to address Elizabeth's life beyond what has already been realized."
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2/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Without directly confronting the behaviors and attitudes associated with its theory, the movie leaves us with uncertainty, vacillation, and worst of all, emptiness."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Complex, meditative & inspired in the way it allows tug-of-war fantasy ideals to be combined with elements of human drama and political intrigue."
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"The very soul of the film scoffs at the expectation of being conventional or formulaic."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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""At World's End" is a sweepingly ambitious movie that, alas, takes too long making its point, and far less effort in doing something meaty with the opportunities given to it."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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""Weeks" abandons any trace of hope it has in characters prevailing for the better. It is cynical, nihilistic and unflinching."
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4/4 |
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(2006) |
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"If one is to be left with something in the end, it is the realization that its creator is fully in love with not just the result of his art, but the very happening of it."
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2.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"The material knows it is a prequel, and acknowledges such with tactics that consist of taking viewers from beginning to end in the most straightforward way possible..."
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(1999) |
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" Please, even if it means offsetting a planned schedule, do not see this movie. It could be the biggest mistake of your life. I should know: I made it."
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0/4 |
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(2000) |
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"It’s amazing that so many viewers were still seated by the time the end credits began to roll."
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(2000) |
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"...the pace is better, the action is not flooding the screen every two seconds, and characters seem more like evolved concepts rather than background distractions."
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2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Sidelines the prospect of solid character exploration in favor of a plot so silly and clumsy that even children would find reason to roll their eyes at it."
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2/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Here we get the impression that the only thing on the minds of these filmmakers is how well they can polish up a turd before throwing it at unsuspecting audiences."
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2/4 |
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(2006) |
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"A movie in which all necessities are captured in two hours of ambitious celluloid, except for one critical anchoring piece: a heart."
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3.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"...an engaging and visually-stimulating adaptation of the first book of Lewis' immortal seven-part Narnia series."
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(2000) |
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Zany and unsystematic, and so encased by its own bizarre reality that at times you wonder whether you will need a few prescription drugs to get through it."
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1/4 |
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(2005) |
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"An obnoxious movie in which potential adventure is sideswiped in favor of watery characters and dialogue that feels like it was lifted from five or six reality shows."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"While the film nowhere near matches the success of the director's earlier ventures, it nonetheless rises to the occasion in delivering a bit of social satire."
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4/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Batman Begins comes rushing off the screen like a long-delayed form of enlightenment, finally realizing the full potential of its center."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"To be an audience-grabber at the heart is not always a pointless concept, and here the director and writers prove that the formula still has a few kicks to it."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"An ideal, convincing finale for this franchise."
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2/4 |
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(2005) |
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"All lecture and no humanity."
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0/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Such a vile and despicable heap of trash that I pity any lucid person who will actually pay decent money to sit through it."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Once you get past all the impenetrable dialogue exchanges and meandering plot twists, what you have is, at the core, a film with solid vision and heart."
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1/4 |
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(2005) |
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"The remake does absolutely nothing to modify or improve upon its predecessor, which makes it completely pointless."
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4/4 |
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(2005) |
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"At long last, here is a film that fully justifies why we still love going to the movie theater."
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1.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"A long, exhausting and pointless 111-minute exercise in red herrings, dead-end justifications and contrived horror situations."
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3.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"...innocent, charming, colorful and vibrant, and made all the more rich by a narrative plunge that engages audiences of several ages"
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2/4 |
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(2005) |
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"...painted in such broad strokes that potentially exciting context becomes little more than incessant hogwash."
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1/4 |
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(2005) |
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"One can practically imagine the blank stares and shaking heads of viewers left in disbelief here."
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"...creates fully-realized characters that are not just smart and dedicated, but also flawed and likable."
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"...a highly stylized and satisfying chronicle of flawed human life"
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4/4 |
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(2004) |
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"...the kind of picture that comes with challenges but is not afraid to meet them - or indeed, overcome them - head on."
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1/4 |
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(2005) |
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"The movie, at least, is spot on in one regard: it respects the long-running tradition of January cinema releases by being both lousy and miscalculated."
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"...basks in the afterglow of all its enlightening inclinations without any sense of shame or regret."
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