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3/4
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90%
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Winnie the Pooh (2011) |
"
While his movie doesn't stand a chance at the box office, Pooh succeeds by embracing much of what modern films ... have largely forgotten: old-fashioned movie pleasures."
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USA Today
Posted Jul 14, 2011
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1.5/4
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14%
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Zookeeper (2011) |
"
It's hard to think of a human finding much to laugh about in this wounded beast."
—
USA Today
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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3/4
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70%
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Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
It's over-the-top stuff, to be sure. But Bosses never crosses that line into the macabre. Don't call in sick to this shift."
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USA Today
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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2/4
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34%
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The Hangover Part II (2011) |
"
For all the talent Hangover II reassembles, our boys just can't muster the hair of the dog that bit them the first time around."
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USA Today
Posted May 26, 2011
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3/4
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81%
|
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) |
"
It may not tread new narrative ground, but Panda echoes some worthy tales that parents heard a long time ago at a theater far, far away."
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USA Today
Posted May 26, 2011
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3/4
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75%
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Everything Must Go (2011) |
"
If he isn't careful, Will Ferrell is going to become a bona fide actor."
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USA Today
Posted May 12, 2011
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1.5/4
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54%
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Hesher (2011) |
"
It's unflinching stuff, and might have worked if there were a reason for any of it. Levitt, Portman and Wilson work hard to infuse the film with some likeability."
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USA Today
Posted May 12, 2011
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|
2.5/4
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71%
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Hanna (2011) |
"
Too concerned with looking adult than being mature, and that's a death sentence for an action wannabe."
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USA Today
Posted Apr 7, 2011
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2.5/4
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47%
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011) |
"
None of it amounts to belly-aching laughs, but Rodrick clicks in much the way A Christmas Story became a cult hit, by viewing the world through the eyes of an ordinary kid."
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USA Today
Posted Mar 24, 2011
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2/4
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23%
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Sucker Punch (2011) |
"
You've never seen a movie like Sucker Punch. And depending on your entertainment preferences, you may not want to."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 24, 2011
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2.5/4
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72%
|
Paul (2011) |
"
It's not out of this world, but Paul is just spacey enough to convince us the truth is out there. And buzzed."
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USA Today
Posted Mar 17, 2011
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|
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35%
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Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
"
Battle takes its fight so seriously that it's hard to get behind the mission."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 10, 2011
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32%
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I Am Number Four (2011) |
"
A cookie-cutter action film that hopes to stand on the shoulders of Twilight and Spider-Man but plays like Spider-lite."
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USA Today
Posted Feb 17, 2011
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2/4
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64%
|
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) |
"
That Never doesn't work as a biopic isn't a surprise. Bieber's too young to paint a picture with much context."
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USA Today
Posted Feb 10, 2011
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|
1.5/4
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38%
|
The Eagle (2011) |
"
Despite some breathtaking scenery and documentary-like realism, The Eagle ultimately falls to some surprising contrivances that seem written by focus groups."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 10, 2011
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|
2.5/4
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19%
|
Just Go with It (2011) |
"
When Adam Sandler isn't making bathroom jokes or talking like a 2-year-old with a sinus infection, the guy can be disarming."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 10, 2011
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|
2/4
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20%
|
The Rite (2011) |
"
There's nothing wrong with The Rite that spinning heads and a little pea soup wouldn't cure."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 27, 2011
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|
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53%
|
The Mechanic (2011) |
"
The first legitimate action film of 2011."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 27, 2011
|
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3/4
|
67%
|
The Company Men (2011) |
"
It's simple stuff, but the movie's heart is in the right place."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 20, 2011
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|
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24%
|
The Dilemma (2011) |
"
Dilemma rests on the same structural foundation as episodes of Three's Company, when Mr. Roper thought he heard shenanigans through the kitchen door. A simple conversation would clear things up."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 13, 2011
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2/4
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10%
|
Season of the Witch (2011) |
"
A mishmash of horror and history genres that's not as bad as its trailers but ultimately is dragged down by, of all things, its star."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 7, 2011
|
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2/4
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36%
|
Burlesque (2010) |
"
Tucci is great and underused, and Cher acquits herself nicely in her first film role in seven years. But writer/director Steve Antin has his stars sashaying between dance numbers with little narrative thread."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 24, 2010
|
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2/4
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52%
|
The Next Three Days (2010) |
"
It swings between being a whodunit and a guns-blazing romp. By film's end, you may not be sure what it is, either."
—
USA Today
Posted Nov 18, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
79%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) |
"
Menacing and meditative, Hallows is arguably the best installment of the planned eight-film franchise, though audiences who haven't kept up with previous chapters will be hopelessly lost."
—
USA Today
Posted Nov 18, 2010
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|
3/4
|
86%
|
Unstoppable (2010) |
"
Unstoppable gathers steam with a plot that's predictable but plausible and a few old-school-filmmaking flourishes that churn the picture forward."
—
USA Today
Posted Nov 11, 2010
|
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2/4
|
55%
|
Morning Glory (2010) |
"
This just in: Morning Glory can't decide whether to skewer the morning news or wallow in its pap."
—
USA Today
Posted Nov 9, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Let Me In (2010) |
"
Despite being about vampires, Let Me In can feel chillingly real."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 30, 2010
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|
|
89%
|
Waiting for Superman (2010) |
"
As divisive as the issue has become, it's hard to deny the power of Guggenheim's lingering shots on these children, waiting on a superhero who isn't going to come."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 23, 2010
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|
|
55%
|
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) |
"
Douglas gives Money Never Sleeps what it needs most: a defiant face to the corruption. Greed may be good, but Douglas is better."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 23, 2010
|
|
1.5/4
|
16%
|
Alpha and Omega (2010) |
"
Alpha and Omega is one of those rarities in the modern era of Hollywood animation: bad."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 17, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
71%
|
Never Let Me Go (2010) |
"
While the movie doesn't stoop to synopsizing its source material, we need some explanation why these kids aren't in a car and on the lam."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 14, 2010
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|
2/4
|
17%
|
Legendary (2010) |
"
For a movie with a star wrestler at the center of it, Legendary doesn't pack much of a punch."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 9, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
6%
|
The Last Airbender (2010) |
"
He hasn't mastered the craft yet, but M. Night Shyamalan may be on to something with this action-movie thing."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 30, 2010
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|
|
9%
|
Grown Ups (2010) |
"
The actors seem genuinely fond of one another, and the message -- don't pass up life's simple pleasures -- suits its PG-13 rating. And the '80s soundtrack is spot-on. But it isn't enough to salvage this film."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 24, 2010
|
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2/4
|
36%
|
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) |
"
Instead of skewering self-important stars and vapid journalists, Friends gets muddled in slapstick and crude humor."
—
USA Today
Posted Oct 3, 2008
|
|
1.5/4
|
22%
|
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) |
"
There's little to distinguish this oddly mean-spirited comedy."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 8, 2008
|
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3/4
|
51%
|
30 Days of Night (2007) |
"
30 Days of Night manages to do for the vampire genre what 28 Days Later did for the zombie flick: give age-old monsters a modern-day makeover."
—
USA Today
Posted Oct 19, 2007
|
|
—
|
67%
|
The 11th Hour (2007) |
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 22, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
You Kill Me (2007) |
"
Surely there aren't many emotionally fragile mobster stories left in the Hollywood arsenal. But at least Kill is a pretty good shot with the laughs."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 1, 2007
|
|
—
|
17%
|
Maximum Overdrive (1986) |
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 1, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
20%
|
The Invasion (2007) |
"
Next time the aliens come invading, they may want to pass the brains, hold the lecture."
—
USA Today
Posted Aug 17, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
90%
|
Rescue Dawn (2007) |
"
As prison-break movies go, Rescue ranks among the best."
—
USA Today
Posted Jul 5, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
1408 (2007) |
"
A faithful and creepy adaptation of [King's] 2002 short story."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 22, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
53%
|
Eagle vs. Shark (2007) |
"
Eagle vs. Shark is the kind of movie Hollywood should make but rarely does."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 14, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
50%
|
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"
The fish-out-of-water jokes often fall flat."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 14, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
37%
|
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) |
"
Once you accept that Fantastic Four is not trying to be anything deeper than popcorn fare, the ride can be fun -- with an ending more satisfying than Spider-Man 3."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 14, 2007
|
|
1/4
|
44%
|
Hostel: Part II (2007) |
"
Any semblance of suspense quickly gives way to buzz saws, drill bits and sickles. And the movie ends so abruptly, one has to think the filmmakers ran out of either money or prosthetic body parts."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 8, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
Vacancy (2007) |
"
It's welcome to see another movie that relies more on apprehension and suspense than torture chambers. Vacancy might not get Mr. Hitchcock smiling from above. But he won't be spinning in his grave, either."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 20, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
55%
|
Déjà Vu (2006) |
"
Déjà Vu cannot escape the weight of its murky science, action-film formula and preposterous ending."
—
USA Today
Posted Nov 21, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
The Guardian (2006) |
"
Kutcher may soon be ready to anchor a Hollywood sea voyage. But for now, he's still a touch out of his depth."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 29, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
41%
|
Beerfest (2006) |
"
Beerfest plays like a party that's gone on too long, when the buzz has worn off and the hangover starts to set in."
—
USA Today
Posted Aug 25, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
19%
|
Step Up (2006) |
"
For a movie about dancing, Step Up is pretty clumsy on its feet."
—
USA Today
Posted Aug 12, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
Monster House (2006) |
"
The movie treats children with respect. Monster's pre-teens are sarcastic, think they're smarter than their parents and are going crazy over the opposite sex."
—
USA Today
Posted Jul 21, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
39%
|
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) |
"
Girlfriend skewers both superhero films and romantic comedies. And it does so with surprising deftness; Girlfriend is not only the funniest film of summer; it may be the best superhero film since Spider-Man."
—
USA Today
Posted Jul 20, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
63%
|
Clerks II (2006) |
"
Kevin Smith has grown up, even if his films haven't. That might explain why Clerks II can't quite decide how old it wants to act."
—
USA Today
Posted Jul 20, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
12%
|
Little Man (2006) |
"
Give the Wayans brothers some credit. For a movie that could have fallen flat on its infantile face, Man scores some points for thinking big."
—
USA Today
Posted Jul 13, 2006
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