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First, a note: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning
Thief is no Harry Potter.
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02/18/2010 |
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Sitting through the final act of Dear John, the fifth film based on the
work of author Nicholas Sparks, I kept remembering that one line from
the opening credits: Directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
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02/11/2010 |
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For a spy movie paying homage to a classic James Bond title, there's
surprisingly little intrigue to be found in From Paris with Love.
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02/11/2010 |
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There's something very familiar about Edge of Darkness, a
well-made but routine thriller starring Mel Gibson.
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02/04/2010 |
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The Roman poet, Ovid, famously said, "Nothing is more powerful than habit."
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02/04/2010 |
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My
advice for anyone who also wondered if Tooth Fairy might be good: Don't. Tooth Fairy is absolutely terrible, a miserable film that's
mean spirited three-fourths of the time and artificially cute and sentimental the other fourth.
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01/28/2010 |
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Packed with cardboard characters, a boggling number of
elements lifted from superior films, and a plot more confusing than a football bat, Legion should
shamefully retreat into cinema's January drudge.
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01/28/2010 |
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I'm not sure exactly what director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) was trying to accomplish with
his adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel, "The Lovely Bones," a painfully depressing film about a
14-year-old girl who is murdered and watches her family, from heaven, as they cope with her
murder.
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01/21/2010 |
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Despite striking visuals, an effective sun-parched color scheme and two brilliant lead
actors, The Book of Eli's lackluster screenplay makes it a forgettable chapter in cinema's post-apocalyptic
tome.
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01/21/2010 |
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It's obvious martial arts master Jackie Chan, now 55, can't do
all the ridiculous, downright crazy things he used to do all the time. So while the stunts and action are somewhat tame (by Chan's standards) in
The Spy Next Door, he still knows comedy and he's still having a good time.
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01/21/2010 |
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What is perhaps the most confusing note about Leap Year, a new
romantic comedy starring Amy Adams, is that Universal Studios decided to release it this January
(23 months after the last Feb. 29 and 25 months before the next). It's like releasing Independence
Day in January or a Halloween film in March.
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01/14/2010 |
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Daybreakers, boldly released during a time when audiences can
cleverly say that vampires suck, is a refreshing blend of science fiction and horror, embracing
its R rating with style, mood and unabashed fun.
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01/14/2010 |
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Jason Reitman appears to be interested in offbeat characters,
and his interest continues to manifest itself in excellent films.
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12/30/2009 |
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I never thought I would see a film in which Meryl Streep, who
has been nominated for 15 Oscars, was caught between 'Saturday Night Live' favorites Alec Baldwin
and Steve Martin.
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12/30/2009 |
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This latest interpretation of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective novels plays on the understated aspects of those stories,
highlighting the more visceral facets of Sherlock Holmes' investigations, the seemingly neurotic quirks that
balance his genius, and his brotherly relationship with friend and colleague Dr. Watson.
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12/30/2009 |
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Your Mountain Times
film critics would like to offer something heavy on the unconventional - Christmas movies that
don't necessarily fit in, but have somehow found their way onto Santa's list, be they naughty,
nice or an odd combination of the two.
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12/23/2009 |
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It's been 12 years since James Cameron proved he was more than
just the master of action, as the writer/director famous for Aliens and the first two Terminator films
won dozens of awards, and millions of hearts, with Titanic.
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12/23/2009 |
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What's wonderful about this film is that there's nothing particularly ground-breaking
here - it's meant to be captured in the same simple style that brought Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bernard and
Bianca to life. It doesn't only capture the beauty of the animation, but the adventurous, fun spirit
audiences expect from Disney films.
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12/17/2009 |
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Put simply, A Serious
Man is vintage Coen brothers, and an excellent film at that.
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12/14/2009 |
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Part of me's always glad to see a protagonist named
Frank.
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12/10/2009 |
