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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Like a good number of films, 'Is Anybody There?' is saved from being a routine offering by the presence of Sir Michael Caine."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"It's easy to think of Ron Howard's new effort Angels & Demons as more of an apology than a movie."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"With all the oversized personalities that surround him, Stiller gets upstaged."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"If you're going to make a film about an extremist, it makes sense to tell the story using extreme or at least unusual techniques."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Unlike the con artists the movie depicts, 'The Brothers Bloom' rewards rather than exploits viewers by defying their expectations."
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4/5 |
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(1971) |
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"Sadly, time has not made this story any less relevant or potent."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"There are still puke jokes in 'Adventureland' as there were in 'Superbad,' but it's nice to see that Mottola can help viewers get in touch with another body function, the beat of a heart."
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Writer-director Jody Hill attempts a difficult balancing act, so he can be forgiven for occasionally stumbling between laughter and squirms."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Scottish director Kevin Macdonald specializes in making historic or potentially dry material seem as urgent as an ambulance siren."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"'17 Again' demonstrates that Effron has rightfully earned some of the rampant adulation that has come his way."
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1.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"There are some things that even Matthew McConaughey's laid-back charm can't fix."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"If Wendy and Lucy isn't the most dynamic movie around, at least its tone and approach are sure-footed and appropriate."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"It's a strange irony that any movie aimed squarely at an allegedly adult audience usually features enough gags involving feces and urine to delight six-year-olds for hours."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"In 35 years, people probably will have forgotten 'Race to Witch Mountain' the way my generation has amnesia when it comes to its 1975 predecessor 'Escape to Witch Mountain.'"
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eFilmCritic.com |
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0/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Slower than a glacier at the South Pole. More powerful than the strongest insomnia cure. Able to empty theaters with a single frame. It's a turkey! It's a Hindenburg! It's Super Capers!"
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"It's too bad the new 3D glasses can't fix sloppy writing."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The chilliest part of watching Gomorrah is knowing that it's inspired by real events."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"'Duplicity' is a cleverly charming and sophisticated film about treacherous people."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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5/5 |
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(1975) |
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"It's Michael Moore's favorite documentary. See it anyway."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"People often do stupid things for love. That doesn't mean it's worth making a movie about these acts of folly."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"If you're going to make a movie about homicidal bankers, you don't get extra dividends for exaggerated body counts."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"S-U-C-K! What does this movie do? It sucks! O-M-F-G! It sucks!"
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Guevara is too fascinating an individual to be confined to a story that can fit on a bumper sticker."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"With only some scattershot scenes of physical humor, 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' does little to keep viewers safe from boredom."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"For all of its flaws, 'Defiance' presents a fresh and engaging view of World War II that's all the more startling because it's based on the actions of a real Belorussian family."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"If the crisis the couple endures seems real, the resolution needs a little more work to be convincing."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"'Must Read After My Death' feels less like a documentary and more like a loud scream for help."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"'I've Loved You So Long' feels convincing even when jolting developments occur."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Because of its omnibus format, the quality and the creepiness vary from segment-to-segment."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It's as exhilarating as a stiff cup of chai."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"t's easy to wish that Jim Carrey had declined the chance to appear in this film that celebrates saying "Yes" to life's possibilities."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The film's relentlessly somber tone becomes alienating. It's hard to care what the conclusion is if only more gloom awaits."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"No sincere recounting of the events of July 20, 1944 could be dull, but director Bryan Singer comes dangerously close to succeeding."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"While the story includes illicit romance, war crimes and how contemporary Europeans deal with the guilt of World War II, the movie isn't as engrossing as it should be because it's consistently clinical and glum."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The cast is so good that it's possible to forgive that the material they're performing isn't as thought provoking as it could have been."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It's a little odd that making a film for children has almost made Adam Sandler grow up."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"If you want to see a Christmas story that's genuinely heartwarming and entertaining without ever slipping into phony sentimentality, you'd better learn to read subtitles."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Herman has the unenviable task of presenting a challenging and delicate topic like the Holocaust honestly, while at the same time delivering his tale in a kid-friendly way."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"'Bolt' is consistently entertaining because its characters are so endearing."
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The film progresses in a manner that's more comatose than undead."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It that has all the strengths of the original. It also has all of the weaknesses"
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eFilmCritic.com |
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1.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The filmmakers chose to go too often to the well, I mean the toilet, for inspiration."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"'Quantum of Solace' has all the bone-breaking stunt work of its predecessor but lacks some of the brain and the heart that made 'Casino Royale' work so well."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"'Changeling' feels like a letdown despite several powerful moments because the adaptation could have used a little retooling before the cameras rolled."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"'W.' never quite reaches its presidential potential."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"With 'XXY,' Argentinean writer-director Lucía Puenzo takes what could have been a movie-of-the week subject and instead delivers a thoughtful and deeply moving tale."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The film rests easily on Kinnear's narrow but sturdy shoulders."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"British comic Ricky Gervais can play assholes the way Yo-Yo Ma can play the cello."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The new British film 'Boy A' poses a question that is easy to ask but nearly impossible to answer: Can we ever really escape from our own misdeeds?"
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Chow's child-like sense of wonder is no guarantee that he can make a suitable film for kids."
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