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1.5/4
|
21%
|
Chernobyl Diaries (2012) |
"
Avoid a boredom meltdown and give this formulaic scarefest a wide berth."
—
USA Today
Posted May 25, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
68%
|
Men in Black III (2012) |
"
This spirited three-quel comes close to the exuberance of the first Men in Black and is a distinct improvement over its limp 2002 follow-up."
—
USA Today
Posted May 24, 2012
|
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3/4
|
77%
|
The Intouchables (2012) |
"
An exuberantly charming French buddy comedy that proves an audience will suspend disbelief and follow an unlikely story as long as it's superbly crafted."
—
USA Today
Posted May 24, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
"
The director's best film since 1998's Rushmore, it has none of the self-conscious smugness of The Life Aquatic or the empty eccentricity of The Royal Tenenbaums."
—
USA Today
Posted May 24, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
25%
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Mansome (2012) |
"
Mansome's crowning achievement is its title."
—
USA Today
Posted May 17, 2012
|
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1/4
|
23%
|
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) |
"
What audiences should expect is a tone-deaf, superficial, charmless ensemble rom-com, focused on five attractive, but uninteresting, couples."
—
USA Today
Posted May 17, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
Hysteria (2012) |
"
Despite its titillating subject matter, Hysteria is only mildly stimulating. The final third of the story meanders during a tedious trial and clumsy speechifying."
—
USA Today
Posted May 17, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
34%
|
Battleship (2012) |
"
Mostly, Battleship is a noisy, overlong and numbing military-vs.-aliens saga with laughably bad dialogue."
—
USA Today
Posted May 17, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
58%
|
The Dictator (2012) |
"
While tastelessness is rampant and the humor uneven, The Dictator also has its moments of slyly clever satire."
—
USA Today
Posted May 15, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
28%
|
Girl In Progress (2012) |
"
Girl in Progress seems like a work in progress."
—
USA Today
Posted May 11, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
40%
|
Dark Shadows (2012) |
"
Burton's offbeat montages are amusing, but the story's slow start and overblown conclusion make Dark Shadows half a good movie."
—
USA Today
Posted May 10, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) |
"
A refreshing, mature fairy tale with a top-notch ensemble cast."
—
USA Today
Posted May 4, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
Sound of My Voice (2012) |
"
[The] idea is intriguing enough. But this clever, low-budget film kicks the concept up a few notches to mesmerizing."
—
USA Today
Posted May 4, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
Audiences have been eagerly anticipating this first all-hero extravaganza for years. The wait was worth it."
—
USA Today
Posted May 3, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
86%
|
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) |
"
Sure-footed, witty and zany fun."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 26, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
55%
|
Safe (2012) |
"
Yakin's slick direction, marked by quick cuts, unstinting energy and a lack of sentimentality, makes the action scenes satisfying. But he's a better director than writer."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 26, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
21%
|
The Raven (2012) |
"
A serial killer/Gothic drama/love story hybrid, it has some nicely mounted atmospheric scenes and strong acting from John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 26, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
62%
|
The Five-Year Engagement (2012) |
"
There are funny scenarios and sweet moments, but not nearly enough in this screenplay co-written by Segel and director Nicholas Stoller."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 26, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
21%
|
Darling Companion (2012) |
"
Joseph's cynicism and wit are communicated with the spot-on casting of Kline, and Keaton ably conveys Beth's suppressed loneliness as well as her big heart."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
74%
|
Chimpanzee (2012) |
"
It's unfortunate that the filmmakers juxtapose those striking visuals with a warlike anthropomorphizing element."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
53%
|
Think Like a Man (2012) |
"
Even though Think Like a Man espouses something akin to the philosophy in Beyoncé's Single Ladies(Put a Ring on It), it makes manipulation more fun than it ought to be."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
Though there are plot holes in the elaborately concocted scenarios, The Cabin in the Woods gets points for the twists and turns that come along with its sly wickedness."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
83%
|
Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope (2012) |
"
Rambling and scattershot, the film seems to be made expressly for the fans, not for a wider audience."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
47%
|
The Three Stooges (2012) |
"
Pop culture references intermingle with the loopy trio's iconic foolishness, and the result is a movie with some big laughs, plenty of heart and terrible coifs."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
American Reunion (2012) |
"
A strained, relentless quest for gross-out humor and outlandish sexual escapades."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 6, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
75%
|
Damsels in Distress (2012) |
"
These are hardly damsels, but the distress will be felt by audiences watching the collection of non sequiturs, twee remarks and tangential vignettes that is Damsels in Distress."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 5, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
Titanic (in 3D) (2012) |
"
Sure, it's corny, but there's something endearing about the tale of young love and its earnest lack of irony."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 4, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Bully (2012) |
"
An insightful and moving documentary."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 29, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
50%
|
Mirror Mirror (2012) |
"
Singh brings cheeky humor, an eccentric sensibility and an enchanting look to his re-imagined tale."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 29, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
25%
|
Wrath of the Titans (2012) |
"
While the special effects are sharper than in Clash of the Titans, the dialogue is equally uninspired."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 29, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
21 Jump Street (2012) |
"
It's that rare comedy that's funny throughout, with a hilarious story that hinges on the unlikely pairing of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
46%
|
Casa de mi padre (2012) |
"
This very funny spoof of telenovelas and classic Mexican westerns is decidedly offbeat and absurdly daffy."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
52%
|
John Carter (2012) |
"
The villains are overwrought and the design of Mars is surprisingly bland."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
64%
|
Friends With Kids (2012) |
"
It offers the rare combination of romance, humor, an inventive conceit and social relevance, without adhering slavishly to rom-com conventions."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
0%
|
A Thousand Words (2012) |
"
The concept is unoriginal, the scenarios aren't funny, and its message is banal. Plus, Murphy alternately hams it up and phones it in."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
26%
|
Project X (2012) |
"
[It] would be every parent's worst nightmare if it weren't so inane."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
56%
|
The Lorax (2012) |
"
It remains faithful to the spirit of Seuss. The pro-conservation, anti-consumerist message of the book is heartily intact. And, like the Seuss story, the film never resorts to sermonizing."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
55%
|
Being Flynn (2012) |
"
Weitz...began adapting Flynn's book for the screen eight years ago. It's too bad that he didn't figure out in the ensuing years that it was not worth his efforts."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
59%
|
Wanderlust (2012) |
"
Though Wanderlust has a silly-funny premise and moments of inspired lunacy, it wanders aimlessly and runs some weak gags into the ground."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
25%
|
Act of Valor (2012) |
"
Employing Navy troops as stars is a clever idea for an action thriller. But the soldiers' awkward line readings are glaring enough to distract from the potency of the story."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
94%
|
The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) |
"
With its lush colors, imaginative view of ordinary objects and meticulously crafted miniature civilization, it transports viewers to an enchanting alternate storybook reality."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 16, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
25%
|
This Means War (2012) |
"
McG can't seem to decide whether he's making a spy action flick with romance interspersed or a rom-com peppered with action."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 16, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Undefeated (2012) |
"
Undefeated chronicles a championship season but covers turf that extends miles beyond the football field."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 16, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Rampart (2012) |
"
It's a testament to the direction of Oren Moverman and the script he co-wrote with James Ellroy that we care what happens to such a despicable character."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
42%
|
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) |
"
Don't expect anything resembling believability, but enjoy the blend of strikingly colorful visuals and banter between odd couple Johnson and Caine, which combine for a mild escapist treat."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
29%
|
The Vow (2012) |
"
The Vow promises tried-and-true rom-com formula and delivers, treading in sappy, cliché-ridden turf."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
54%
|
Safe House (2012) |
"
Safe House is a bracing action thriller made all the more watchable because of its two lead performances."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
74%
|
Big Miracle (2012) |
"
Given the abundance of one-dimensional human portrayals, it becomes apparent that a documentary on the subject might have been more powerful."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
|
12%
|
W.E. (2012) |
"
The disparate strands of the two stories never make much sense the way they're braided together."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
79%
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