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2/4
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Kicking & Screaming
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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As the coffee-fueled Phil lurches further and further over the edge of soccer coach impropriety, you can sense Ferrell struggling to break through the lame script
Posted May 12, 2005
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3/4
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Hitch
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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James comes crashing nervously into the movie like a fat guy who went through the wrong door and ended up on the fashion show catwalk. He's perfect.
Posted May 06, 2005
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1/4
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Constantine
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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It just so happens that I always had a theory on how to visit hell, too: Sit in a chair and watch a Keanu Reeves movie.
Posted May 06, 2005
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2/4
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Be Cool
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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There's some fun to be had here, but measured against Get Shorty, the movie doesn't fare so well.
Posted May 06, 2005
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3/4
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The Upside of Anger
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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though it's easy to poke fun at Costner, here is a movie that, for the first time in a long time, allows him to display his goofy affability.
Posted May 06, 2005
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3/4
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Guess Who
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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the movie is little more than an interracial riff on Meet the Parents, but it's consistently funny, and it's enough of a riff to make it feel fresh.
Posted May 06, 2005
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4/4
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Kung Fu Hustle
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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an overload of giddy action and physical comedy
Posted May 06, 2005
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3/5
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Full Metal Jacket
(1987)
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Austin O'Connor
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Posted May 06, 2005
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5/5
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The Princess Bride
(1987)
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Austin O'Connor
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Posted May 06, 2005
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2/5
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
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Austin O'Connor
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Posted May 06, 2005
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1.5/4
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XXX: State of the Union
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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As for female characters, in the xXx franchise, there are only two types of women: the ones with big breasts, and the ones with even bigger breasts.
Posted May 06, 2005
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4/5
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Prizzi's Honor
(1985)
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Austin O'Connor
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Posted May 06, 2005
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3.5/4
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Kingdom of Heaven
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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The Crusades may seem like a strange source for such an entertaining summer blockbuster, but it's refreshing to see Scott going for something a bit more meaningful.
Posted May 06, 2005
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3/4
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The Interpreter
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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No doubt there have been more intriguing tales played out in its halls than the passable whodunit the movie provides, but this one does have its moments
Posted Apr 21, 2005
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3/4
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Fever Pitch
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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at its best when it offers brief, boisterous glimpses into the strange relationship between fan and team
Posted Apr 07, 2005
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4/4
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Sin City
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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Strange, surreal, dazzling
Posted Mar 31, 2005
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2/4
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White Noise
(2005)
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Austin O'Connor
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For [Keaton], a forgettable flick like this one is like a rehab stint in A ball for a big league pitcher
Posted Jan 07, 2005
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3.5/4
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The Aviator
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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[A]n empathetic, supremely entertaining portrait of a tortured man; DiCaprio's is one of the best screen performances in many a moon.
Posted Dec 21, 2004
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2.5/4
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The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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[C]inematic flotsam that drifts quickly out of mind.
Posted Dec 21, 2004
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2/4
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Meet the Fockers
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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Stiller - by starring in Meet the Fockers, one of the year's final releases - pulls into a buzzer-beating tie with Jude Law as the most-overexposed actor of the movie year.
Posted Dec 21, 2004
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3/5
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Blue Thunder
(1983)
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Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Nov 17, 2004
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4/4
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Finding Neverland
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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There's a simple word to describe Finding Neverland, but it's one that too few movies can qualify for these caustic days: lovely.
Posted Nov 17, 2004
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2/4
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Shark Tale
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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Not even the eye candy animation is all that great. The film has a flat look that matches it comedic tone.
Posted Sep 30, 2004
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3/4
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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[A]mazing to look at but not as much fun as it should be to watch.
Posted Sep 16, 2004
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5/5
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Wall Street
(1987)
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Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Sep 16, 2004
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3/5
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Short Cuts
(1993)
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Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Sep 16, 2004
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3/5
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Back to the Future Part II
(1989)
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Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Sep 16, 2004
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2.5/4
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Mr. 3000
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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Bernie Mac is effortlessly funny and constantly likable, even when he's acting like a jerk, and that's what saves Mr. 3000 from the scrap heap of broken baseball movie dreams.
Posted Sep 16, 2004
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2/4
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Cellular
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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It isn't terrible, even if there are too many moments that rely on the central characters being either extremely stupid or unforgivably forgetful.
Posted Sep 10, 2004
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1.5/4
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Without a Paddle
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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wholly undignified.
Posted Aug 26, 2004
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2.5/4
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Collateral
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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[Mann] has unimpeachable visual flair ... spinning through camera angles to aptly demonstrate the disconnected, disjointed feel of L.A.
Posted Aug 06, 2004
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1/5
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Class Action
(1991)
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Austin O'Connor
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Posted Jul 23, 2004
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2/5
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St. Elmo's Fire
(1985)
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Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Jul 23, 2004
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.5/4
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Catwoman
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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You gotta be kidding me.
Posted Jul 23, 2004
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3.5/4
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The Bourne Supremacy
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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[F]antastic, a whiz-bang follow-up that far surpasses the original as it breathlessly zigs and zags all over the globe.
Posted Jul 22, 2004
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3/4
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I, Robot
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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[E]nough breathtaking visuals to make you forgive the movie its plot holes and its tendency to lapse into product placement parody.
Posted Jul 16, 2004
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1.5/4
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A Cinderella Story
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Jul 16, 2004
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2.5/4
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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it seems like Ferrell can take just about any idea, however threadbare, and make it funny.
Posted Jul 08, 2004
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1/4
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Sleepover
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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Unless you're an extremely undiscriminating 14-year-old girl, sleeping through Sleepover is the only way to escape unscathed.
Posted Jul 08, 2004
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4/4
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Before Sunset
(2004)
|
Austin O'Connor
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Emotionally, it's a high-wire act as dazzling as any of the CGI effects that pack all those big budget blockbusters.
Posted Jun 30, 2004
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3/4
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De-Lovely
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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Director Irwin Winkler and screenwriter Jay Cocks know that Porter's songs are his story, and so they take care to weave his tunes seamlessly into their movie's structure.
Posted Jun 30, 2004
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4/4
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Spider-Man 2
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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Might just be the most perfect summer popcorn flick since Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Posted Jun 29, 2004
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3/4
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The Notebook
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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The movie believes that Alzheimer's can take away everything but love. I don't know if that's true, but I don't see any harm in believing it is.
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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3/4
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Fahrenheit 9/11
(2004)
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Austin O'Connor
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What's startling about the controversy that surrounds the movie's release is how little of its information and how few of its allegations against Bush are new.
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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4/5
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Casino
(1995)
|
Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Jun 21, 2004
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1/5
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The Devil's Own
(1997)
|
Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Jun 21, 2004
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2.5/4
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Napoleon Dynamite
(2004)
|
Austin O'Connor
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A few minutes in, we know all the punchlines.
Posted Jun 21, 2004
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5/5
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Miller's Crossing
(1990)
|
Austin O'Connor
|
Posted Jun 21, 2004
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3/4
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Around the World in 80 Days
(2004)
|
Austin O'Connor
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...a pleasing mix of martial arts and madcap comedy, with a string of big-name cameos thrown in for good measure.
Posted Jun 21, 2004
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3/4
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(2004)
|
Austin O'Connor
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There haven't been so many shots of guys getting hit where-it-counts since the heyday of America's Funniest Home Videos.
Posted Jun 21, 2004
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