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Henry Poole is Here
Your faith and your patience won't fare well for sitting through the slow-moving, lackluster Henry Poole is Here.
Todd R. Ramlow
14 Aug 2008
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The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008
And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.
29 Apr 2008
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You Kill Me
An alcoholic hit man is sent to San Francisco by his “family” to achieve sobriety. You Kill Me is another “mobster in therapy” movie, but with a fresh perspective.
Shaun Huston
18 Oct 2007
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You Kill Me (2007)
While he's largely unsocialized, having spent so much time alone, murdering people, and, lately, drinking, Frank does evince a weird charm.
24 Jun 2007
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Vacancy (2007)
The movie is 80 minutes of mostly entertaining tension, punctuated by violence engineered by a creep using criminally outdated technology.
19 Apr 2007
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Idiocracy (2006)
A brilliantly conceived, but fitfully executed comedy about how bad things are likely to get if we keep going where we're going.
Mike Ward
01 Mar 2007
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
This film hovers somewhere between sappy romantic comedy and action movie, falling back on lazy gender-reversal jokes and super hero tropes.
Kelley Schei
31 Jan 2007
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Eddie Izzard brings a whole other dimension to My Super Ex-Girlfriend, being wily and subversive rather than flamboyant.
20 Jul 2006
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The Family Stone (2005)
In trying to balance the competing forces of farce and pathos, the film is at times funny and moving, though there are so many characters and subplots that some get lost in the shuffle.
Marisa Carroll
01 May 2006
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The Family Stone (2005)
The self-congratulating, liberal-leaning Stones are addled when good boy Everett (Dermot Mulroney) brings home the very bad fiancée.
Cynthia Fuchs
15 Dec 2005
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Legally Blonde: Platinum Collection (2001/2003)
The audio commentary featuring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Luketic demonstrates the leading lady to be much more thoughtful and subdued than her typical roles might suggest.
Brian James
14 Nov 2004
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Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
'Actually,' Frank Coraci begins his commentary for Around the World in 80 Days, 'I never wanted to do a director's commentary.'"
Cynthia Fuchs
31 Oct 2004
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Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
The absolutely scariest scene in Around the World in 80 Days features Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Cynthia Fuchs
16 Jun 2004
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
The first time around, Elle's chirpy charm seemed fresh and campy; now it's formula.
Cynthia Fuchs
02 Jul 2003
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Alex & Emma (2003)
It is Alex's fantasy into which the film and Emma's seeming interests devolve.
Cynthia Fuchs
18 Jun 2003
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Old School (2003)
Peddling the same jokes and ideas as countless other undistinguished 'Animal House' wannabes, 'Old School' is too dutiful for its own good.
Elbert Ventura
27 Feb 2003
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