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Quick movie reviews

April 30, 2008

'Public Enemies' review

'Public Enemies' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Too bad John Dillinger never stole any quality scripts

'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' review

'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' review

Critic's Rating:
1

Is a fresh plot really too much to ask for?

'I Hate Valentine's Day' review

'I Hate Valentine's Day' review

Critic's Rating:
1 1/2

Nia Vardalos’ latest attempt to tarnish anyone’s ‘Big Fat’ fond memories

'The Girl from Monaco' review

'The Girl from Monaco' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

An attorney falls for a seductive TV weathergirl. The outcome: cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.

'Julia' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Tilda Swinton like you've never seen her before—a full on hot mess

'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' review

'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' review

Critic's Rating:
1

A 150-minute simulation of life in a garbage disposal

'My Sister's Keeper' review

'My Sister's Keeper' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Only subtle compared to 'Transformers'

'Whatever Works' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Woody Allen makes a May-December romantic comedy, and it's not as creepy as you'd think

'Cheri' review

'Cheri' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

An older woman/younger man romance less compelling than Demi and Ashton's Twitter feeds

'Jerichow' review

'Jerichow' review

Critic's Rating:
3

German spin on film noir is thoughtful, not thrilling

'The Stoning of Soraya M.' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

A graphic story from Iran's past echoes headlines of today

'Big Man Japan' review

'Big Man Japan' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Japanese monster movie satire doesn't quite hit the big time

'Year One' review

'Year One' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Unfortunately, consistent laughs weren't discovered until year two

'The Proposal' review

'The Proposal' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are well matched in slight romantic comedy

'Moon' review

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Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Any chance this starts a trend of smart sci-fi?

'Tetro' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

A work of art about the inherent, perilous competition between artists and family members

'Food, Inc.' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

Can you stomach the truth about where your food comes from?

'Seraphine' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

A true-to-life portrait of a maid by day, genius artist by night

'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Denzel Washington and John Travolta go mano-a-mano with winning results

'Away We Go' review

'Away We Go' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Good performances can’t get a too-jokey pregnancy movie over the hump

'The Hangover' review

'The Hangover' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Enough entertainment for a good trailer, and nothing more

'Land of the Lost' review

'Land of the Lost' review

Critic's Rating:
2

TV update is still boring, senseless and something no one should be proud of

'Up' review

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Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Yet another Pixar film that's approximately 3 billion times better than almost all other animated movies

'Drag Me to Hell' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Sam Raimi's return to horror is anything but a drag

'Terminator Salvation' review

'Terminator Salvation' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Evenly divided between bad and badass

'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian' review

'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian' review

Critic's Rating:
2

As it turns out, 93 main characters is too many

'Angels & Demons' review

'Angels & Demons' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Tom Hanks' Robert Langdon returns with much better hair, slightly better movie

'Star Trek' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

J.J. Abrams' reboot succeeds as a first rate thrill ride

'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' review

'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

The summer movie season begins, sans cool and fun

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