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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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"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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0/4 |
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(2009) |
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"... an angry, bitter and abhorrent display of masochism masquerading around as a legitimate horror film."
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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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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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3.5/4 |
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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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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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3/4 |
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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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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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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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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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2.5/4 |
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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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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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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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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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(2006) |
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"The very soul of the film scoffs at the expectation of being conventional or formulaic."
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2/4 |
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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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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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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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2/4 |
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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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2.5/4 |
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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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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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2/4 |
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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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(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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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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2/4 |
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(2005) |
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"All lecture and no humanity."
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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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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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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"An ideal, convincing finale for this franchise."
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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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1/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Nothing more than a long and exhausting excursion into the world of macho men as they defeat the enemy and then celebrate by boring the audience to tears."
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1.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Much like the title character himself, this is an endeavor that strives for greatness but is too burdened by its own ego to live out the full potential."
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1/4 |
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(2004) |
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"A brainless, clueless concept. And it's not even a fun one, either."
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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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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"This is not a great achievement by any means, but the director's consistent display of enthusiasm allows it to stay afloat long enough to get its point across."
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0.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"...a dead zone of monstrous proportions that warrants nothing but yawns and groans for all 89 minutes it takes up the screen."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Blade: Trinity may indeed be the last film of this series, but it's doubtful that anyone will be complaining that much after seeing it for themselves."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"...has the kind of energy so zealous that one can't help but notice the filmmakers simply using it as a mask to cover up obvious shortcomings."
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"If you're able to observe things without the intention of analyzing every detail until they make perfect sense, then this is quite an observant moviegoeing experience."
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