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2/5
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73%
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Big Miracle (2012) |
"
By-the-book dialogue and lame performances do the film no favours but, hey, worse things happen at sea."
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Time Out
Posted Feb 7, 2012
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3/5
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81%
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A Monster in Paris () |
"
'A Monster in Paris' borrows some of its tics from silent cinema, but it also reaches out to films such as 'Frankenstein', 'Phantom of the Opera', 'The Fly' and 'King Kong' for inspiration."
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Time Out
Posted Jan 24, 2012
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4/5
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Presumed Guilty (Presunto culpable) (2011) |
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Time Out
Posted Jan 5, 2012
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3/5
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70%
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African Cats (2011) |
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Time Out
Posted Dec 22, 2011
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1/5
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13%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) |
"
To be fair, this franchise was never intended to appeal to anyone over six. But you do wonder how the filmmakers still managed to contrive something so unfunny and trite."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 13, 2011
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4/5
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Chasing Legends (2010) |
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Time Out
Posted Dec 10, 2011
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2/5
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44%
|
Happy Feet Two (2011) |
"
If there's a saving grace, it's the visuals, especially the beautiful scenes of orange krill. But that's about all."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 29, 2011
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—
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72%
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Flushed Away (2006) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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3/5
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91%
|
Shotgun Stories (2007) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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—
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48%
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Open Season (2006) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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3/5
|
46%
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Lakeview Terrace (2008) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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3/5
|
100%
|
Rio Breaks (2010) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
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2/5
|
88%
|
When China Met Africa () |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
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—
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96%
|
Festival Express (2003) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
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1/5
|
53%
|
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
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3/5
|
92%
|
Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
What makes this festive fantasy engaging is the savvy way in which it debunks cold efficiency in favour of more wholesome values. It's just a pity Arthur himself is so bland."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 8, 2011
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3/5
|
37%
|
Monte Carlo (2011) |
"
Ridiculously contrived, superficial throughout and too sugary, 'Monte Carlo' is still too innocent and convivial to cast too many aspersions on."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 18, 2011
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3/5
|
83%
|
Dolphin Tale (2011) |
"
As much as it grates, it still manages to warm the cockles."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 11, 2011
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4/5
|
93%
|
You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo (2011) |
"
Worthy of 100 minutes of anyone's time."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 5, 2011
|
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3/5
|
100%
|
The Boy Mir: Ten Years in Afghanistan (2011) |
"
It's overlong and not incredibly enlightening, but it's compassionate enough to hold the attention."
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Time Out
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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3/5
|
33%
|
Meskada (2010) |
"
Small in scope but smart in the way it deals with how cosy communities react when something rotten surfaces in their world."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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|
2/5
|
48%
|
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) |
"
Holy mother of pearl, talk about superficial claptrap!"
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Time Out
Posted Aug 3, 2011
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|
1/5
|
14%
|
Zookeeper (2011) |
"
Funniest moments? The outtakes during the closing credits. I rest my case."
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Time Out
Posted Jul 27, 2011
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2/5
|
11%
|
Horrid Henry: The Movie () |
"
'Horrid Henry' is indelibly flawed and disorderly in tone but not devoid of rambunctious charm."
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Time Out
Posted Jul 27, 2011
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4/5
|
90%
|
One Life () |
"
A well structured montage of wall-to-wall splendor, 'One Life' is the culmination of years of patient filming that deserves to be seen in all its glory - on the big screen."
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Time Out
Posted Jul 19, 2011
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2/5
|
39%
|
Cars 2 (2011) |
"
Time, perhaps, for the franchise to be towed off to the scrapyard. Sorry, Pixar."
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Time Out
Posted Jul 19, 2011
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2/5
|
47%
|
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011) |
"
Most of the kids continue to irritate and, for a comedy aimed at youngsters, the laughs are woefully scarce."
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Time Out
Posted May 25, 2011
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|
4/5
|
100%
|
TT3D Closer To The Edge (2011) |
"
In the realm of the rousing sports doc, this truly excels."
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Time Out
Posted Apr 20, 2011
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3/5
|
71%
|
Rio (2011) |
"
'Rio' isn't totally devoid of merit - it could just do with a lot more zip and zing in its tail feathers."
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Time Out
Posted Apr 6, 2011
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1/5
|
5%
|
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) |
"
Quite how this flaccid, one-joke crime-comedy franchise even got off the ground is a mystery."
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Time Out
Posted Feb 16, 2011
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2/5
|
53%
|
The Mechanic (2011) |
"
With its unrelenting violence and obligatory bonking sessions, this is one for avid 'Stath' fans only."
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Time Out
Posted Jan 25, 2011
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|
2/5
|
21%
|
Gulliver's Travels (2010) |
"
Mostly it veers between the very mildly chucklesome and plain not funny."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 21, 2010
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|
5/5
|
100%
|
Enemies of the People (2010) |
"
This is patient, persistent, probing and fearless journalism of the highest order and it shocks to the core."
—
Time Out
Posted Dec 9, 2010
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|
3/5
|
63%
|
Secretariat (2010) |
"
This horsey, 1970s-set Disney film doesn't boast the most imaginative script and is too long and businesslike for youngsters -- yet it still produces a lump in the throat."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 1, 2010
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|
3/5
|
63%
|
Jackass 3-D (2010) |
"
It's fabulously funny in small doses, but these unrelenting pranks and farcical set-ups become too monotonous to endure for a full 94 minutes."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 3, 2010
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3/5
|
60%
|
Frozen (2010) |
"
Adam Green's taut, toe-curling survival thriller is better than it should be: the concept and the characters' behaviour are mostly plausible, the script is dark and funny, the acting is adequate, and the wildlife scenes are convincing."
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Time Out
Posted Sep 22, 2010
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1/5
|
14%
|
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) |
"
The script suggests it was developed on the hoof; the CGI is low grade stuff; and the human performances are loathsome."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 5, 2010
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2/5
|
8%
|
Furry Vengeance (2010) |
"
Did they have to pad it out with so many repeated pratfalls and inconsequential guff? It should play well enough with the under tens, mind."
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Time Out
Posted May 6, 2010
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3/5
|
58%
|
Hachiko: A Dog's Story (Hachiko: A Dog's Tale) (2009) |
"
Sensitively directed and rarely over-sentimental, this touching parable will likely ravish the emotions of dog lovers."
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Time Out
Posted Mar 15, 2010
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3/5
|
79%
|
It Might Get Loud (2009) |
"
The film might have benefited from a trim and a more linear approach, but mostly it fulfils its role as an illuminating homage to both the protagonists involved and, above all, the guitar as popular music's most timeless icon."
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Time Out
Posted Jan 8, 2010
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1/5
|
21%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) |
"
What we're offered is a succession of lifeless scenes punctuated by pratfalls that only a handful of kids in the audience found funny. Next."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 18, 2009
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3/5
|
22%
|
Planet 51 (2009) |
"
There's enough of a storyline here to keep younger space cadets moderately settled."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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|
2/5
|
10%
|
Dead Man Running (2009) |
"
This budget-conscious, simplistically plotted and often cringingly performed crime caper is not quite as inauspicious a producing debut as one might have expected."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 30, 2009
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2/5
|
59%
|
The Vanishing of the Bees (2011) |
"
There's little form to the structure, the editing is amateurish and the narration is puerile. It's a worthwhile subject - but the film is too poor to justify a release."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 9, 2009
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3/5
|
84%
|
Ip Man (2010) |
"
Yip's film benefits from crisp cinematography and an engaging 'Seven Samurai'-style storyline, but it's Sammo Hung's superbly choreographed kick-ass fight scenes that dazzle."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 4, 2009
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5/5
|
100%
|
Toy Story (1995) |
"
So ingenious in concept, design and execution that you could watch it on a postage stamp-sized screen and still be engulfed by its charm."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 4, 2009
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4/5
|
93%
|
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008) |
"
This one's a corker: the cinematography is exquisite; it's admirably devoid of any overt anthropomorphism; the narration, while a little too mythical in context, is informative."
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Time Out
Posted Sep 25, 2009
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3/5
|
50%
|
Jetsam (2007) |
"
Apparently made for 3,000, Welsford's well-mounted debut delivers ambiguity in spades - perhaps too many spades."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 29, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Bandslam (2009) |
"
'Bandslam' is far from exceptional, but is saved by decent character development, a cluster of engaging performances and several amusing deadpan moments."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 14, 2009
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