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2.5/4
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61%
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Shopgirl (2005) |
"
Like his silver-maned paramour, the film ultimately lets Mirabelle down and leaves the viewer dissatisfied."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 20, 2005
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|
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45%
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) |
"
It ain't great Woody by a long shot, and his battling with Hunt grows tiresome. But it's better than his last outing, Small Time Crooks, and its stilted stoogery."
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USA Today
Posted Aug 23, 2001
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|
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44%
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Rat Race (2001) |
"
Race, which delights in bashing all manner of transportation, hits its silly stride early and never shifts into a higher gear."
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USA Today
Posted Aug 17, 2001
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14%
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American Outlaws (2001) |
"
A weak whinny of a horse opera tailor-made for those who can't quite locate Young Guns or The Long Riders in their video store."
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USA Today
Posted Aug 17, 2001
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2/4
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52%
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American Pie 2 (2001) |
"
This second slice just isn't as deliciously naughty as the original piece."
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USA Today
Posted Aug 9, 2001
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|
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47%
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The Princess Diaries (2001) |
"
The Princess Diaries isn't always perfect. But it fills an empty spot in the hearts of girls of all ages who have been pining all summer for a movie like this."
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USA Today
Posted Aug 2, 2001
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2.5/4
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17%
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Turbulence (1997) |
"
Fasten your seat belts, folks. It's going to be a cliche-cluttered ride."
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USA Today
Posted Aug 1, 2001
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3/4
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45%
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Planet of the Apes (2001) |
"
There's one reason to see Tim Burton's flawed, somewhat declawed but often amusing do-over of Planet of the Apes. The apes."
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USA Today
Posted Jul 27, 2001
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|
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46%
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Greenfingers (2001) |
"
How can you not smile when Owen's hard case is caught in the act of sweet-talking his fragile sprouts?"
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USA Today
Posted Jul 27, 2001
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|
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31%
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"
Ex-Disney exec and production company honcho Joe Roth, who hasn't directed in 11 years, is somewhat out of practice and out of touch."
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USA Today
Posted Jul 19, 2001
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68%
|
Legally Blonde (2001) |
"
A near-laugh riot thanks to an irresistible leading lady whose comic instincts are as impeccable as her manicure."
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USA Today
Posted Jul 12, 2001
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3/4
|
63%
|
Crazy/ Beautiful (2001) |
"
While its punch may no longer be spiked, crazy/beautiful retains much of its impact thanks to a strong cast."
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USA Today
Posted Jun 28, 2001
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|
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52%
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The Fast and the Furious (2001) |
"
Cohen ... at least knows how to keep matters moving and the action sequences exciting."
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USA Today
Posted Jun 22, 2001
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|
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19%
|
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (2001) |
"
If only the story that surrounds this watchable heroine were as well-stacked."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 14, 2001
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|
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43%
|
Evolution (2001) |
"
A fitfully funny sci-fi comedy."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 7, 2001
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|
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49%
|
Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001) |
"
Sadly misplaces its own heart."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 7, 2001
|
|
2.5/4
|
30%
|
The Animal (2001) |
"
This may be giving Schneider too much credit, but the lad has found a way to temporarily halt the de-evolution of the silly comedy."
—
USA Today
Posted Jun 1, 2001
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|
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33%
|
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"
Angel Eyes can be downright silly, like when a moony Lopez pieces together the dandelion puffball that Caviezel gave her days ago. Just like the movie, it irretrievably falls apart."
—
USA Today
Posted May 18, 2001
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|
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89%
|
Shrek (2001) |
"
An exuberant Eddie Murphy gives the comic performance of his career."
—
USA Today
Posted May 18, 2001
|
|
|
58%
|
A Knight's Tale (2001) |
"
May please aficionados of oldies stations and Xtreme sports but few others."
—
USA Today
Posted May 11, 2001
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|
|
47%
|
The Mummy Returns (2001) |
"
Overcomes the curse of sequelitis while raising the bar for a marvel-jammed summer at the movies."
—
USA Today
Posted May 4, 2001
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|
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11%
|
Freddy Got Fingered (2001) |
"
Nothing onscreen is abused quite so savagely as the audience itself."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 20, 2001
|
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3/4
|
81%
|
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) |
"
Where the highly likable actress [Zellweger] proves most valuable is in making us adore this insecure, clumsy, contradictory creature."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 13, 2001
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|
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53%
|
Josie and the Pussycats (2001) |
"
The concept is so hypocritical, it's like Britney Spears calling Christina Aguilera underdressed and overexposed."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 13, 2001
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|
|
32%
|
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"
Like a paperback plucked from a counter at an airport, Spider is an impulse buy of a film, a time killer that will neither tax your brain nor challenge your memory."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 6, 2001
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|
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43%
|
Someone Like You (2001) |
"
A little lifeless."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 30, 2001
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|
|
9%
|
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"
But it is so. In fact, it's so-so. As in mediocre."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 23, 2001
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|
|
53%
|
Heartbreakers (2001) |
"
Director David Mirkin, whose Romy and Michele's High School Reunion was similarly afflicted, never gets the timing right and allows the story to drag with little internal logic."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 23, 2001
|
|
2/4
|
96%
|
The Dish (2001) |
"
Dramatically moving and good-naturedly humorous, it transmits a sharp picture of humanity that inspires both awe and laughter."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2001
|
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2/4
|
19%
|
Blow Dry (2001) |
"
The script by Simon Beaufoy of The Full Monty fame is far more soapy than bubbly as it concentrates on extended family entanglements and allows its comic potential to be bleached out by a ponderous mawkish streak."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 9, 2001
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|
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70%
|
Series 7: The Contenders (2001) |
"
As entertainment, such dark material can only stretch so far, and Series 7 comes awfully close to being as numbing as the genre it mocks. But its power can't be denied."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 2, 2001
|
|
3/4
|
23%
|
See Spot Run (2001) |
"
Feebly mixes gangster spoof, buddy flick, Home Alone horseplay, animal adventure and wan romance, reeks worse than lead David Arquette after he slips in doggie doo."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 2, 2001
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|
|
20%
|
Monkeybone (2001) |
"
Its fondness for fart and genitalia jokes ... proves its downfall."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 23, 2001
|
|
1.5/4
|
16%
|
Sweet November (2001) |
"
It nearly qualifies as a guilty pleasure. But blame Keanu Reeves for ruining its chances for so- bad- it's- good status."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 16, 2001
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|
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18%
|
Saving Silverman (Evil Woman) (2001) |
"
Not just stupid, but brain dead."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 9, 2001
|
|
|
73%
|
Snatch (2001) |
"
Snatch will likely grab those who like their movies fast, furious and fun."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 19, 2001
|
|
2/4
|
53%
|
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"
This skin-deep MTV Films production is more about promoting soundtrack sales than social causes."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 12, 2001
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
"
Who knew Disney could shake its Groove thing this well?"
—
USA Today
Posted Dec 15, 2000
|
|
|
27%
|
Hollow Man (2000) |
"
Ultimately the title is most revealing. It's hollow, man."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
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2/4
|
13%
|
That Darn Cat (1997) |
"
The script trips all over itself to be hip and flip before it takes a desperate dip into utter conventionality: dull car chases, explosions, inept slapstick."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3.5/4
|
41%
|
Batman Forever (1995) |
"
Bigger, battier and better."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Soul Food (1997) |
"
An attractive cast and lingering shots of artery-busting delights that amount to pigout pornography."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
Gattaca (1997) |
"
If smart sci-fi is your vial of tea, Gattaca won't disappoint."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
2/4
|
9%
|
I Dreamed of Africa (2000) |
"
While Basinger admirably invests her role with deep passion and looks splendid in her Kenya khakis, the true story she stars in is disappointingly tame and dramatically inert."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
49%
|
The Kid (2000) |
"
Never really sparks much insight beyond the implied simplistic homily: 'You're never too old to change.'"
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
64%
|
Bring It On (2000) |
"
Imperfect it may be, but as Courtney and Whitney might say, it puts the cheer in cheerleader."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Phenomenon (1996) |
"
Works best if you can switch off your brain. Those who can will reach weepy nirvana. Those who can't will find this sticky-sweet wallow a bit, well, dumb."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Stir of Echoes (1999) |
"
Koepp keeps Stir of Echoes stirring for a good hour or so but is unable to sustain the mood throughout."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
2/4
|
52%
|
Fairy Tale - A True Story (1997) |
"
Flits, falters and falls flat."
—
USA Today
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
78%
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