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Christy Lemire

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Critics' Group:: Los Angeles Film Critics Association

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1.5/4	67%	Cloud Atlas (2012)	" A bloated, pseudo-intellectual, self-indulgent slog through some notions that are really rather facile." — Associated Press Posted Oct 23, 2012
2/4	37%	Nobody Walks (2012)	" Artfully constructed but hollow at its core, "Nobody Walks" makes it impossible to stop watching while simultaneously making it impossible to care about what's happening." — Associated Press Posted Oct 16, 2012
2.5/4	94%	The Sessions (2012)	" It has some difficult and heartfelt performances as well as moments of uncomfortable honesty, but ultimately writer-director Ben Lewin's film feels too slight, too pat, and too wildly overhyped out of its festival showings." — Associated Press Posted Oct 16, 2012
2/4	84%	Smashed (2012)	" The bottom isn't low enough, the struggle isn't difficult enough, and the characters (especially the supporting ones) don't feel developed enough to provide necessary context for our heroine's journey." — Associated Press Posted Oct 9, 2012
4/4	96%	Argo (2012)	" While steeped in the trends and filmmaking style of the decade, "Argo" still feels immediate and relevant. Affleck's best film yet is also one of the best films of the year." — Associated Press Posted Oct 9, 2012
3/4	87%	Frankenweenie (2012)	" Revisiting the past - his own, and that of the masters who came before him - seems to have brought this filmmaker's boyish enthusiasm back to life, as well." — Associated Press Posted Oct 3, 2012
3.5/4	81%	Pitch Perfect (2012)	" It's ridiculous and predictable but also just a ton of fun, so you may as well give up and give in to your inner musical theater geek." — Associated Press Posted Sep 26, 2012
3.5/4	93%	Looper (2012)	" Johnson establishes the machinery of the time-travel concept, then steadily pushes it into the background in favor of exploring his characters and the difficult questions they face." — Associated Press Posted Sep 26, 2012
3/4	85%	The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)	" "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," may not do anything groundbreaking, but it tells a familiar story in small, thoughtful ways." — Associated Press Posted Sep 20, 2012
3/4	78%	Dredd (2012)	" A wickedly dark comic streak breaks up the vivid violence and relentless bleakness of "Dredd 3D."" — Associated Press Posted Sep 20, 2012
3/4	85%	End of Watch (2012)	" From the brutal daily violence to the dramatic final act, "End of Watch" itself remains thrilling and uncompromising." — Associated Press Posted Sep 19, 2012
3/4	87%	Arbitrage (2012)	" Gere is so charming, so irresistible when he's on top of the world - when he's got all those plates humming in unison - that he kind of makes you root for his character to get away with it all." — Associated Press Posted Sep 11, 2012
3.5/4	86%	The Master (2012)	" In his first film since the 2010 performance-art stunt of "I'm Still Here," Phoenix once again digs deep to mine his character's inner torment and comes up with a mix of haunting quirks and tics." — Associated Press Posted Sep 10, 2012
3/4	73%	Hello I Must Be Going (2012)	" Both funnier and deeper than you might expect at the outset." — Associated Press Posted Sep 6, 2012
2/4	22%	The Words (2012)	" "The Words" leaves nothing to the imagination, smothering all these storylines in narration that spells out the actions we're seeing or emotions we could infer for ourselves." — Associated Press Posted Sep 5, 2012
3/4	56%	For a Good Time, Call... (2012)	" Travis keeps things moving so briskly, you find yourself not minding how by-the-numbers the story is. And then within that by-the-numbers story, there end up being enough surprises and subversive twists that you find yourself unexpectedly charmed." — Associated Press Posted Aug 30, 2012
2.5/4	67%	Lawless (2012)	" Hillcoat's ultra-violent drama plays like a hot, sweaty, delusional fever dream and is similarly fitful. It can be visceral and operatic, beautiful and brutal but also slow and overlong." — Associated Press Posted Aug 29, 2012
	84%	Kill Bill, Volume 2 (2004)	" If Kill Bill - Vol. 1 was like a roundhouse kick to the head, Vol. 2 is practically a warm hug." — Associated Press Posted Aug 15, 2012
	88%	Fa Yeung Nin Wa (In the Mood for Love) (2001)	" The film is gorgeous, dripping with texture and sensuality and, well, mood." — Associated Press Posted Aug 14, 2012
	56%	The Bourne Legacy (2012)	" Structurally, yes, it's loaded with all the lies, schemes and high-tech trickery that are staples of the espionage genre. But a deeper, more individualistic source of tension propels the film along." — Associated Press Posted Aug 9, 2012
	95%	Before Sunset (2004)	" It's a lovely, beguiling little film a rare treat during this overheated season of blockbusters. It's also an unusual example of a follow-up that doesn't seem forced, but expands effortlessly on the original." — Associated Press Posted Aug 8, 2012
3/4	74%	Hope Springs (2012)	" It will make you want to go home and have sex with your spouse afterward. Or at least share a longer hug or a more passionate kiss." — Associated Press Posted Aug 7, 2012
	31%	Total Recall (2012)	" Farrell is confident and competent regardless of the situation; there never seems to be any real threat of him coming out alive." — Associated Press Posted Aug 3, 2012
3/4	70%	Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)	" "Celeste and Jesse Forever" is by no means a parody of romantic comedy cliches, but rather an acknowledgement of them en route to an exploration of greater emotional truths." — Associated Press Posted Aug 1, 2012
3/4	77%	Killer Joe (2012)	" Like a deep-fried Twinkie at the State Fair of Texas, ''Killer Joe'' is gooey, flavorful and bad for you. Dig in." — Associated Press Posted Jul 27, 2012
3/4	79%	Ruby Sparks (2012)	" Maybe it'll give you something to think about as you Facebook stalk that cute girl you just met for coffee." — Associated Press Posted Jul 27, 2012
3.5/4	95%	The Queen of Versailles (2012)	" These are not horrible people, just ones who flung themselves enthusiastically toward the American dream as so many do." — Associated Press Posted Jul 18, 2012
	87%	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	" This is the problem when you're an exceptional, visionary filmmaker. When you give people something extraordinary, they expect it every time. Anything short of that feels like a letdown." — Associated Press Posted Jul 16, 2012
	78%	Take This Waltz (2012)	" Polley (who's been an actress herself) never judges these people she's created. Instead, she depicts the giddy, fleeting and illusory nature of new love, and lets us get caught up in it, too." — Associated Press Posted Jul 16, 2012
	29%	Red Lights (2012)	" Red Lights culminates with a twist ending that doesn't just change everything that came previously, it actually negates the entirety of the film." — Associated Press Posted Jul 16, 2012
	95%	The Imposter (2012)	" Director Bart Layton takes a story that was already fascinatingly weird to begin with and makes it even more compelling by structuring it as a shadowy film noir." — Associated Press Posted Jul 16, 2012
3/4	51%	Savages (2012)	" "Savages" is an enjoyably gratuitous romp, but with something to say." — Associated Press Posted Jul 2, 2012
3/4	80%	Magic Mike (2012)	" [Tatum is] just mesmerizing: confident, creative, acrobatic and, above all, seductive. `Cause that's the whole point." — Associated Press Posted Jun 26, 2012
3/4	73%	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	" Garfield plays Peter as more of a misunderstood outsider, a rebel with a chip on his shoulder, a guy who wasn't afraid to stand up to the class bully even before he underwent his transformation." — Associated Press Posted Jun 26, 2012
3/4	69%	Ted (2012)	" Much of the material works because the bear has someone to bounce off of; Wahlberg does his best work in situations like this, where he's playing it totally straight in a setting that's totally silly." — Associated Press Posted Jun 25, 2012
1.5/4	35%	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)	" What ideally might have been playful and knowing is instead uptight and dreary, with a visual scheme that's so fake and cartoony, it depletes the film of any sense of danger." — Associated Press Posted Jun 20, 2012
2.5/4	55%	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)	" Buoyed by individual moments, and by some of the inspired casting that's revealed at each stop along the way." — Associated Press Posted Jun 19, 2012
	78%	Brave (2012)	" Pixar is long overdue for a feature with a strong female character at its center. Now that she's arrived, it's clear that she deserves better." — Associated Press Posted Jun 18, 2012
2.5/4	41%	Rock of Ages (2012)	" If this era was a formative time in your life and you're feeling a yearning for kitschy nostalgia, "Rock of Ages" provides a sufficiently fun little escape." — Associated Press Posted Jun 12, 2012
3.5/4	83%	Your Sister's Sister (2012)	" Even when things get a little crazy and maybe even too soapy, "Your Sister's Sister" always feels like it's rooted in a tangible reality, a place of unpredictability and abiding humanity." — Associated Press Posted Jun 12, 2012
3/4	77%	The Color Wheel (2012)	" It's a defiant, uncompromising statement in every way." — Associated Press Posted Jun 6, 2012
1.5/4	29%	Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding (2012)	" Squanders the abilities of these usually fearless, formidable actresses with material that's entirely predictable and a high sap factor that belongs in a made-for-cable production." — Associated Press Posted Jun 6, 2012
3/4	91%	Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)	" You have to admire the fact that, rather than turning to the safety of snark, this little movie sticks to its big idea: All you gotta do is believe." — Associated Press Posted Jun 6, 2012
3/4	74%	Prometheus (2012)	" The paranoia becomes palpable, and a lot of its impact comes from how dramatic and dazzlingly seamless the special effects are." — Associated Press Posted Jun 4, 2012
	48%	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)	" Astonishingly beautiful and breathtaking in its brutal imagery, Snow White & the Huntsman is thrilling and frightening in equal measure, yet as bereft of satisfying substance as a poisoned apple." — Associated Press Posted May 30, 2012
3/4	75%	The Intouchables (2012)	" Cluzet has the daunting task of trying to strike a powerful contrast while acting only from the neck up, and he pulls it off with stoic, bemused grace." — Associated Press Posted May 23, 2012
1.5/4	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" When even the most charismatic actor on the planet can't fake excitement, you know you're in trouble." — Associated Press Posted May 22, 2012
3.5/4	94%	Moonrise Kingdom (2012)	" If you love Wes Anderson, you'll love this: The best of what he can do is vibrantly on display." — Associated Press Posted May 21, 2012
3.5/4	88%	Polisse (2012)	" Sure, you've seen this sort of material before -- comparisons to HBO's "The Wire" are frequent and obvious -- but when it's done right, as it is here, it's gripping." — Associated Press Posted May 16, 2012
2.5/4	34%	Battleship (2012)	" "Battleship" is big, dumb fun that knows it's big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature." — Associated Press Posted May 15, 2012
	22%	What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)	" A good-looking cast of popular actors can only do so much with material that's superficial and sitcommy." — Associated Press Posted May 14, 2012
	58%	The Dictator (2012)	" Clearly, Baron Cohen is a smart, gifted and versatile actor; it's time for him to stretch his abilities and dictate to himself a new kind of challenge." — Associated Press Posted May 11, 2012
3/4	67%	God Bless America (2012)	" "God Bless America" has a whole lotta "Taxi Driver" in it, and some "Network," and some "Heathers" (with Barr functioning as Christian Slater in the equation), and even some "Kick-Ass."" — Associated Press Posted May 10, 2012
1.5/4	29%	Girl In Progress (2012)	" This is being marketed as an ideal film for moms and daughters to see together on Mother's Day weekend. A long, awkward brunch sounds more fun -- and more truthful." — Associated Press Posted May 9, 2012
	38%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" The film itself takes awhile to get going as it establishes all those characters and back stories. Once there, it seems to have nowhere to go -- out of the shadows or into the light, it doesn't really matter either way." — Associated Press Posted May 8, 2012
2/4	78%	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)	" Mostly, "Marigold Hotel" is old-fashioned, safe and resistant to stray from its comfort zone -- like visiting a foreign country and only eating the foods you already know you like." — Associated Press Posted May 2, 2012
2/4	43%	Mother's Day (2012)	" Notable for a chilling lead performance from Rebecca De Mornay and not much else." — Associated Press Posted May 2, 2012
2/4	64%	The Five-Year Engagement (2012)	" Halfway through you want to yell at the screen for them to run off to Las Vegas and just get it over with already; then again, it becomes increasingly difficult to root for them to stay together when they seem to be headed down such divergent paths." — Associated Press Posted Apr 25, 2012
3.5/4	75%	Sound of My Voice (2012)	" "Sound of My Voice" may seem like an extended episode of "The Twilight Zone," but within its clever structure it digs into the notions of identity, loyalty and the need to belong." — Associated Press Posted Apr 24, 2012
	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" The dialogue sparkles as brightly as the special effects; these people may be wearing ridiculous costumes but they're well fleshed-out underneath. And so in every regard, this movie truly fulfills its hype." — Associated Press Posted Apr 23, 2012
2.5/4	20%	The Lucky One (2012)	" You can roll your eyes, or you can give in." — Associated Press Posted Apr 18, 2012
2.5/4	53%	Think Like a Man (2012)	" You have to give "Think Like a Man" credit for not only trying to serve as an alternative to Tyler Perry-style date-night fare, but for even going so far as to make fun of those movies for their soapy conventions." — Associated Press Posted Apr 17, 2012
2/4	51%	The Three Stooges (2012)	" A little nyuk-nyuk-nyuk goes a long way in "The Three Stooges," Peter and Bobby Farrelly's feature-length homage to the classic slapstick comedy trio." — Associated Press Posted Apr 12, 2012
3.5/4	92%	The Cabin in the Woods (2012)	" As Goddard and Whedon jump back and forth, the pieces snap into place; then just when you think you've got it all figured out, they throw something else at you." — Associated Press Posted Apr 10, 2012
1.5/4	44%	American Reunion (2012)	" "American Reunion" relies on clichés about nostalgia, forced tension over strained friendships and melodrama about the rekindling of first loves." — Associated Press Posted Apr 4, 2012
3/4	88%	Titanic (2012)	" If any film should be redone in 3-D, it's "Titanic." And if any filmmaker should be the one doing the redoing, it's James Cameron." — Associated Press Posted Apr 4, 2012
	96%	Sideways (2004)	— Associated Press Posted Apr 3, 2012
2/4	83%	Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope (2012)	" You won't appreciate the film fully unless you're already a member of the choir to which it's preaching." — Associated Press Posted Apr 3, 2012
2/4	50%	Mirror Mirror (2012)	" The dialogue and the action are, for the most part, rather dull and weirdly devoid of energy." — Associated Press Posted Mar 29, 2012
	82%	Goon (2012)	" For a movie about ragged, trash-talking thugs beating the crap out of each other on the ice, Goon is surprisingly sweet." — Associated Press Posted Mar 28, 2012
2.5/4	87%	Bully (2012)	" "Bully" is essential to see, whether you're a parent or a kid, whether you've been on the giving or receiving end of such increasingly pervasive cruelty." — Associated Press Posted Mar 27, 2012
1/4	48%	The FP (2012)	" Rather than crafting a movie that's so bad it's good, writer-director brothers Jason and Brandon Trost have come up with something that's just plain bad -- and boring, and repetitive." — Associated Press Posted Mar 22, 2012
3/4	85%	The Hunger Games (2012)	" "The Hunger Games" runs nearly two and a half hours in length but is the rare film that never drags and doesn't overstay its welcome. It could keep running as long as Katniss does, and we'd want to be right there every heart-pounding step of the way." — Associated Press Posted Mar 20, 2012
2/4	44%	Casa de mi padre (2012)	" Cute, but not much more. But maybe it's better if you've had a couple margaritas with friends beforehand." — Associated Press Posted Mar 14, 2012
3/4	78%	Jeff Who Lives at Home (2012)	" All of these comic actors find different sorts of laughs -- sadder, truer ones -- by toning down some of their usual tendencies. They're no less effective this way, but the shift does provide an unexpected tone." — Associated Press Posted Mar 14, 2012
1.5/4	51%	John Carter (2012)	" Yes, there is life on Mars in "John Carter," and it's deadly dull." — Associated Press Posted Mar 7, 2012
2.5/4	41%	Silent House (2012)	" Olsen continues to reveal a startling comfort and maturity in front of the camera for someone so young and relatively inexperienced. But the film's dexterous cinematographer, Igor Martinovic, is just as much of a star behind the lens." — Associated Press Posted Mar 7, 2012
2/4	67%	Friends With Kids (2012)	" Westfeldt takes a topic full of complex emotional shadings and turns it into something that is, for the most part, reductive, cliched and even sitcommy." — Associated Press Posted Mar 6, 2012
2/4	27%	Project X (2012)	" "Project X" grows repetitive and starts running out of steam, and you begin to wonder what could possibly occur over the remaining 30 minutes or so." — Associated Press Posted Mar 1, 2012
2/4	53%	Being Flynn (2012)	" Ultimately, being either Flynn doesn't seem terribly appealing." — Associated Press Posted Feb 29, 2012
3.5/4	99%	This Is Not a Film (2012)	" An inspiring must-see for anyone who feels the urgent need to create something beautiful and meaningful, no matter the cost." — Associated Press Posted Feb 28, 2012
2.5/4	59%	Wanderlust (2012)	" Some jokes get hammered into the ground repeatedly; others go on well past the point of cringe-inducing awkwardness, which is the point. But some do reach the levels of brilliant, unfettered lunacy to which they aspire." — Associated Press Posted Feb 22, 2012
3.5/4	87%	Bullhead (2012)	" Eventually it reveals itself to be a character drama about the way the past shapes us and our inability to escape it, no matter how convincingly we believe we've transformed ourselves." — Associated Press Posted Feb 16, 2012
3.5/4	96%	Undefeated (2012)	" Bring tissues. You've been warned. And you don't even have to be a sports fan to be moved." — Associated Press Posted Feb 15, 2012
2.5/4	26%	This Means War (2012)	" Having great-looking stars who have the added bonus of actually being able to act makes the noisy romp "This Means War" more tolerable than it ought to be." — Associated Press Posted Feb 14, 2012
2.5/5	30%	The Vow (2012)	" "The Vow" serves as a series of precise if obvious moments and emotional cues we must endure en route to the inevitable reconciliation, complete with an intrusively heart-tugging score and too much explanatory voiceover from Tatum." — Associated Press Posted Feb 9, 2012
1.5/4	53%	Safe House (2012)	" Ultimately, "Safe House" reveals itself to be more interested in bombastic, bloody thrills than provocative, analytical thought." — Associated Press Posted Feb 9, 2012
3/4	79%	The Innkeepers (2012)	" The trappings may look familiar, but "The Innkeepers" is a new twist on the good, old-fashioned ghost story: It's the bored-slacker horror movie." — Associated Press Posted Feb 2, 2012
3/4	85%	Chronicle (2012)	" This is an auspicious beginning for a couple of exciting, young filmmaking voices." — Associated Press Posted Feb 2, 2012
2.5/4	74%	Big Miracle (2012)	" Like a whale itself, "Big Miracle" is large and unwieldy -- but it also has its moments of splendor." — Associated Press Posted Feb 1, 2012
3.5/4	76%	Kill List (2012)	" You may look back at the end and wonder, how did we get here? Pay attention: There are small clues along the way." — Associated Press Posted Jan 31, 2012
1.5/4	32%	Man on a Ledge (2012)	" "Man on a Ledge" is so cliched and reheated, it almost feels like a parody of a generic action picture -- only no one seems to be in on the joke." — Associated Press Posted Jan 25, 2012
2/4	56%	Albert Nobbs (2012)	" "Albert Nobbs" is clearly Close's show - for better and for worse." — Associated Press Posted Jan 23, 2012
3/4	80%	Haywire (2012)	" "Haywire" feels like minor Soderbergh: zippy, hugely entertaining and well-crafted as always, but not one of his more important films in the broad scheme of things." — Associated Press Posted Jan 18, 2012
3/4	87%	Miss Bala (2012)	" Gerardo Naranjo may have made the least-glamorous movie ever about a pageant queen with "Miss Bala."" — Associated Press Posted Jan 18, 2012
2.5/4	51%	Contraband (2012)	" A solid genre picture that knows exactly what it is, has no delusions of grandeur and carries out its task in entertaining and occasionally even suspenseful fashion." — Associated Press Posted Jan 11, 2012
1.5/4	34%	Joyful Noise (2012)	" If some incarnation of "Glee" were to be developed for the Christian Broadcasting Network, it would probably look a lot like "Joyful Noise."" — Associated Press Posted Jan 11, 2012
3.5/4	99%	A Separation (2011)	" Movies with this kind of moral complexity are rare, so not only is it worth seeking out, it's one you need to see with friends because it invites -- or rather demands -- debate afterward." — Associated Press Posted Jan 3, 2012
	94%	Hugo (2011)	" Being a hardcore cinephile (like Scorsese) might add a layer of enjoyment, but it certainly isn't a prerequisite for walking in the door. A sense of wonder, however, is." — Associated Press Posted Jan 3, 2012

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