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Taking Lives
(2004)
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Rachel Deahl
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With its French Canadian setting and strong (rather, strong-looking) cast, Taking Lives is elevated above its genre cliches.
Posted Apr 16, 2004
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Starsky & Hutch
(2004)
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Rachel Deahl
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...Director Todd Phillips (Road Trip, Old School) proves once again that he has a hand for feel-good comedies.
Posted Apr 16, 2004
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The Perfect Score
(2004)
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Rachel Deahl
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The Perfect Score is amenable, enjoyable and as quickly forgotten as all those tricks you learned in your SAT prep class.
Posted Apr 16, 2004
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Paycheck
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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Coming up short on just about everything - from the casting and dialog to the action sequences - Woo rides the high of a strong story into the ground.
Posted Jan 08, 2004
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Cold Mountain
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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...It does achieve, if only intermittently, the aching feelings of love and loss, for both country and countrymen, that Frazier depicted so unforgettably in his novel.
Posted Jan 08, 2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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The Return of the King delivers the same awe-inspiring visuals as Jackson's two previous films without ever coming off like it's simply 'more of the same.'
Posted Dec 23, 2003
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Stuck on You
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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...Winds up trying to tug at your heart strings more than strike your funny bone
Posted Dec 18, 2003
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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...Although the story's high on gore and low on almost everything else, Leatherface still inspires a hell of a lot more fear than Freddy or Jason.
Posted Nov 05, 2003
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The School of Rock
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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...With School of Rock director Richard Linklater delivers a warm-hearted and irresistible valentine to the music he loves.
Posted Nov 05, 2003
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Under the Tuscan Sun
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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...Some unexpectedly good subplots and beautiful scenery make this fluff particularly palatable.
Posted Oct 01, 2003
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Matchstick Men
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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Matchstick Men ultimately plays its audience for the fool. And while the sting is well orchestrated and enjoyable, the effect is fleeting.
Posted Oct 01, 2003
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Open Range
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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Thankfully the director who made Dances With Wolves shines through here, mostly overshadowing that guy who gave us Waterworld and The Postman.
Posted Aug 20, 2003
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2 Fast 2 Furious
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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A crude, sloppy, four-wheeled extravaganza; the best thing about this sequel is that it's not quite as bad as its ridiculous title indicates.
Posted Jun 06, 2003
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Finding Nemo
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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Posted May 29, 2003
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The Matrix Reloaded
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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A thrilling and brilliantly flawed film, Reloaded is ultimately a deceptive meditation on the most unlikely of subjects: the impossibility of sequeling an already perfect film.
Posted May 15, 2003
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Daddy Day Care
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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...doesn't offer much beyond cute faces and forgettable poop jokes.
Posted May 14, 2003
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X2
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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An infectiously good time, X2 will no doubt make you forget about the doldrums of human existence and leave you wondering what kind of mutant you'd most like to be.
Posted May 01, 2003
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The Real Cancun
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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At best [The Real Cancun] is 90 minutes spent with a group of mind-numbingly uninteresting exhibitionists who would have served themselves, and America, better with a half-hour on The Jerry Springer Show.
Posted Apr 24, 2003
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Malibu's Most Wanted
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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As the star and chief writer of Malibu's Most Wanted, Kennedy is writ large here, delivering the same hit-and-miss antics that regularly crop up on his 온라인카지노추천 show.
Posted Apr 17, 2003
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Anger Management
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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Coming off of roles in which they both brilliantly played against type, Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler...return to form with this standard comedy.
Posted Apr 11, 2003
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The Hunted
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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...a refreshing action movie that relies more heavily on solid filmmaking than poorly executed, computer-generated effects.
Posted Mar 17, 2003
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Cradle 2 the Grave
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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With too little Li and too much DMX, Cradle would have been better served if these players had been allowed to stick to what they do best, with Li fighting and DMX singing.
Posted Mar 07, 2003
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Bringing Down the House
(2003)
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Rachel Deahl
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In this ill-conceived comedy of errors...racial stereotypes and bottom-of-the-barrel humor abound.
Posted Mar 07, 2003
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About Schmidt
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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Payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle America and middle age with this unlikely odyssey, featuring a pathetic, endearing hero who is all too human.
Posted Jan 02, 2003
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Maid in Manhattan
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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Writhing under dialogue like 'You're from two different worlds' and 'Tonight the maid is a lie and this, this is who you are,' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability.
Posted Dec 13, 2002
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Red Dragon
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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As Norton and Hopkins exchange barbs and witticisms, the desire to see the Dr. Lechter of yore chatting it up with a pensive, redheaded, Jody Foster never quite dissipates.
Posted Nov 08, 2002
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Road to Perdition
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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...Mendes manages once again to use his overt direction to create a quietly powerful film.
Posted Nov 08, 2002
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Ghost Ship
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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Aside from its jarring opening sequence -- imagine The Love Boat crossed with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre -- Ghost Ship is a fairly rote ghoulish tale.
Posted Oct 29, 2002
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Sweet Home Alabama
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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A romantic comedy, sans much of the comedy, this clunky Reese Witherspoon vehicle glows with the powerful allure of its shiny, irresistible young star but little else.
Posted Oct 24, 2002
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Punch-Drunk Love
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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An unnerving and exhilarating romantic comedy that is neither romantic nor comic ... Punch Drunk Love is more revelatory than it is enjoyable.
Posted Oct 24, 2002
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Minority Report
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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Making good on the best aspects of A.I., namely that stark and singular look of a future dominated but not quite overwhelmed by technology, Spielberg creates a stunning world where the past and present collide.
Posted Oct 24, 2002
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Spider-Man
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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Sam Raimi is brilliant behind the camera and Spider-Man is a faithful and fun adaptation.
Posted Oct 24, 2002
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Stealing Harvard
(2002)
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Rachel Deahl
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Posted Oct 23, 2002
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