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2/5 |
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(2006) |
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"While it may concern elves and Christmas, 'The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause' is more dreary than cheery."
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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"With the talent involved, "The Score" promises to be a worthy caper flick. Instead, it robs viewers of two hours and the cost of a ticket."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Because it never quite reaches its enormous potential, Secondhand Lions feels like a disappointment even though there's much to praise."
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1/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Because it fails on so many levels, one wonders why "See Spot Run" wasn't put to sleep during development."
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1/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Cain has co-written and directed a film that only the most bigoted of Mormom detractors could enjoy. Most viewers, if any are willing to part with their money or time, will simply laugh derisively."
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"From watching the new documentary 'The September Issue,' it's hard to tell if novelist and former Anna Wintour assistant Lauren Weisberger was unfair to the editor when she created the relentlessly cruel Miranda Priestly."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"British director Peter Chelsom and writer Marc Klein almost seem to take pride in having made a cookie-cutter movie, and to be fair, they've made a rather tasty confection."
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3/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Whedon figures, probably correctly, that fans of "Firefly" don’t need detailed introductions to the regular characters. The rest of us do.
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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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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Loaded with obvious product placement, the film should be called 'Sex and the City: The Catalog' instead of 'Sex and the City: The Movie.'"
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3.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Nonetheless, in a summer full of "poxy" flicks that aim for formula and fail at even that lowly goal, "Sexy Beast" is a ferocious alternative."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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6/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Rachel Weisz's treachery is admittedly fun to watch, but if you've seen any of LaBute's earlier films, you wonder if he just needs to start hanging out with nicer people once in a while."
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Erik Hollander's 'The Shark Is Still Working' answers pretty much everything you could ever want to know about the making of Steven Spielberg's 1975 breakthrough film 'Jaws' and a few things that aren't all that interesting."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Martin Scorsese and an ace crew of cinematographers have managed to catch the Stones on two nights in 2006 when the title of 'World's Greatest Rock Band' was rightfully theirs."
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2.5 |
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(2001) |
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"With its sterling literary pedigree, picturesque setting, proven creative team and dream cast, "The Shipping News" ultimately ends up less than the sum of its parts."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"The Oscar-winning ogre is back for another adventure, and thankfully the folks behind this one haven't forgotten what made the first Shrek such an entertaining flick."
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1/5 |
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(2008) |
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"'Shutter' is a movie that's a few years behind its time, maybe even a few decades."
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1.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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""Sidewalks of New York" writer-director Edward Burns has managed to find the five or six least engaging people in New York to waste 107 minutes on."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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3/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Sayles is at his best when he has something more substantial to say than 'Bush sucks.'"
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eFilmCritic.com |
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8/10 |
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(1999) |
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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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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"The actual movie has moments of inspired tackiness but not nearly enough to merit its one hour and 45-minute running time."
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(2000) |
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Sometimes as compelling as it is unoriginal.
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"At times the film's themes are tired, but Greenwald's eye for atmosphere and fine musical performances more than compensate."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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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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8/10 |
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(2003) |
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"French writer-director Cédric Klapisch's movies are fun to watch because he's got a gift for achieving a seemingly impossible balance. He can vividly capture the uniqueness of his locales (like Paris or Barcelona) but make his stories appealingly universa"
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The performers have been reduced to merely aping their animated counterparts."
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3.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Spirited Away is a wonderous tale for grade schoolers that never condescends or spoon feeds its themes. Miyazaki’s characters and situations are so engaging that he can condemn greed and environmental negligence without ever sermonizing."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"The new feature film has some of the charm of the small-screen original, but it lacks the sustained goofiness of the series."
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2/4 |
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(2001) |
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""Spy Game" might have worked better if it didn't try to straddle the line between war and peace like an inept double agent."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Like the speedy vehicles that can be seen throughout the film, "Spy Kids" moves at an agreeably quick pace, never letting up for such petty things as catching your breath."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Rodriguez crams in enough exotic creatures, fancy gadgets, humor and action to make the movie's contents practically leap out of the frame."
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6/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over is the clumsiest of the trilogy, but Robert Rodriguez still manages to insert just enough thrills and surprises to make the effort worthwhile."
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1.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Star Trek: Nemesis is flat and uneventful."
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4/5 |
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(2005) |
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"The good George Lucas usually wins out, even if the story focuses on the Dark Side of the Force."
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2.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"For every solid rib tickler, there are about three bits that make the film's brief running time seem a lot longer."
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The Kansas City Star |
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3.5/4 |
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(2000) |
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"It's a treat to see a movie that rewards its viewers for paying attention."
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Lawrence Journal-World |
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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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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"For the most part, though, there really isn't enough suspense or drama to make The Statement more than an occasionally chilling civics lesson."
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The Kansas City Star |
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4/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Ôtomo is a good enough storyteller to keep ‘Steamboy’ from overheating."
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"What sets the Farrelly brothers apart from their gross out peers is that their movies can involve the brain and touch the heart during breaks between embarrassing discharges."
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8/10 |
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(1999) |
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(2007) |
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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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(2003) |
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"Writer-Director Jeff Daniels comes up with about forty-five minutes of inspired silliness, but, eventually, Super Sucker winds up being a one-joke film, though, admittedly, that joke is often funnier than it should be."
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4/10 |
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(2002) |
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". Curiously, Super Troopers suffers because it doesn't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length."
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Lybarger Links |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"You'll have to take about 15 showers to get the taint of "Superbad" out of your system, but laughter is almost guaranteed."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"It's great to know that Superman can still fly, but it's more fun when we know what he's thinking and feeling as well."
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eFilmCritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(2007) |
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"It doesn't quite hang ten, but at least it doesn't hang itself."
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