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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Calendar Girls benefits immeasurably from a talented, agreeable cast who manage to elicit far more chuckles than the thin setup would seemingly allow."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Calle 54 is an engaging sampler of Latin jazz and its permutations."
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2/5 |
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(2007) |
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"To Paraphrase Denis Leary: I'm stoned; I'm nobody. I'm stoned; I'm famous. I'm stoned; I'm dead."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"It might seem like a fantasy for the baker interviewed in the film to be making $60,000 a year and benefits, but Moore proves the idea is less fictitious than the ones that sank Lehman Brothers."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"John Sayles might be examining quirks in legal and political systems, but he's still capable of making seemingly arcane subject matter engrossing and occasionally moving."
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"'Casino Royale' finally restores 007 to his Cold War prowess."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"'Catch a Fire' is proof that revenge may be a dish that's best not served at all."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The mark of a good romantic comedy is whether it can make you care if the couple in the poster wind up being an item by the final reel. At the end of 'Catch and Release,' Cupid's intrigues and caprices are less involving than a typical State of the Union"
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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""Cats & Dogs" is reasonably entertaining kids' fare, but it might have been even more worthwhile if it had a little more human heart and reason behind it."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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2/4 |
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(2005) |
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"If they had packed a little more character development and logic, "The Cave" would have felt a little less empty."
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The Kansas City Star |
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(2000) |
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3/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Cellular does better when it phones in for laughs instead of thrills."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The film doesn't really explore technology, sex, or anything else that deeply."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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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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2/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Brimming with ethical dilemmas, "Changing Lanes" sometimes errs on the side of convenience, the same vice it vehemently condemns."
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The Kansas City Star |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The first two acts are the prescription for what's wrong in the third."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Imagine getting a fascinating, if unsettling history lesson while watching a Judd Apatow comedy like 'Knocked Up,' and that's how 'Charlie Wilson's War' unfolds."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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1/4 |
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(2004) |
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"The attempts at humor make a viewer long for the comedy and romance of Freddy vs. Jason."
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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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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Thanks to a radiant performance from Michelle Pfeiffer, 'Chéri' occasionally overcomes a storyline that never quite develops momentum."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3.5/4 |
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(2000) |
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"When Mel Gibson passes on to that big screen in the sky, don't be surprised if he's best remembered for playing a flirtatious rooster."
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Lybarger Links |
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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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1.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Writer-director David Twohy has apparently forgotten everything that made his previous movie such an unexpected thrill."
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The Kansas City Star |
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5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Moves with footwork that would make the real James J. Braddock proud."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A movie about the undead that never really makes it out of the grave."
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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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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"At any moment, the movie looks as if it could fall into sermonizing or prejudice. Veber's ability to dodge these pitfalls is as engaging as the gags he creates."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"While 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' would probably still be entertaining in a conventional 2D format, the story is a natural for 3D."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"It's hard to root for people who defy oppressive social systems when they can't seem to make sound decisions on their own."
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The Kansas City Star |
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1/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Wiper loses the audience for good when he has some of his supporting characters give long speeches that thrash the contest before showing additional fights."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Even an occasionally clever story about thieves needs a beating heart at its center to keep audiences from feeling cheated."
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The Kansas City Star |
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"The Constant Gardener" has strengths that aren't apparent until the final credits start rolling."
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The Kansas City Star |
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7/10 |
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(2000) |
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5/10 |
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(1998) |
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"While the movie deals with the issues of single parenthood in a believable manner, director John N. Smith's handling borders on pedestrian."
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Pitch.com |
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4/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Instead of whisking viewers to a previously unseen environment that can't yet be explored outside of a movie theater, The Core proves that the computer-generated images can be just as dull as the people who inhabit the film."
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Lybarger Links |
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2/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Mark Twain once defined a "classic" as "a book which people praise and don't read." This adaptation is doomed to "classic" status as well."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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3/5 |
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(2004) |
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Criminal can be praised and damned for its fidelity to the Argentinean masterpiece Nine Queens."
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Hollywood Bitchslap |
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1/4 |
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(2001) |
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"It's about as appetizing as month-old leftovers from the Outback Steakhouse."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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10/10 |
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(1999) |
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"What is pleasantly unexpected is how effortlessly Ang Lee’s low-key dramatics mesh with the kinetic sword battles."
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