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83%
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Finding Neverland (2004)
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"It's simply magical to watch as boys jumping on the bed suddenly take flight in Barrie's mind"
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Sean McBride
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44%
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National Treasure (2004)
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"too preposterous to be believed yet too concerned with historicity to work as an adventure tale."
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Sean McBride
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27%
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Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason (2004)
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" the sequel gives us a heroine who acts like an idiot and then whines about the lack of men in her life."
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Sean McBride
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56%
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The Polar Express (2004)
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"has good intentions, but doesn't quite succeed because its animation style is a little too inadvertently creepy for a mainstream Christmas flick"
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Sean McBride
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97%
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The Incredibles (2004)
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"it's difficult to imagine anyone who won't be thoroughly entertained by this terrific family adventure."
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Sean McBride
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81%
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Ray (2004)
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"features an outstanding performance by Jamie Foxx in the title role, luscious production design and of course, all of that great Ray Charles music."
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Sean McBride
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62%
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I Heart Huckabees (2004)
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"I have no idea what writer/director David O. Russell was trying to accomplish with this messy but not-quite-a-disaster of a movie."
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Sean McBride
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48%
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Saw (2004)
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"Sick as the story is, it's the visuals that give Saw it's visceral punch."
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Sean McBride
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51%
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Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
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"It sounds like a rather overt Christian message, but the film is actually more of a cautionary melodrama with religious sermons sprinkled in between the various scenes"
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Sean McBride
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39%
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The Grudge (2004)
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"even though the plot is a bit disjointed and the characters are underdrawn, the truly terrifying ghosts are more than worth the price of admission."
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Sean McBride
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91%
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
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"The whole outlandish situation is treated with typical English stoicism, leading to some wonderfully funny moments."
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Sean McBride
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46%
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Shall We Dance (2004)
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" this is a thoroughly likable flick, one that will have even the most rhythmically challenged schlub leaving the theater with a bounce in his step and twinkle in his eye."
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Sean McBride
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10%
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Taxi (2004)
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"Queen Latifah has charisma to burn, but not even she can rescue this silly little movie with its absurd plot and one-note characters"
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Sean McBride
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81%
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Friday Night Lights (2004)
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"I'll stop short of calling it the greatest sports movie ever created, but it's certainly got to be up there in the top five."
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Sean McBride
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36%
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Shark Tale (2004)
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". . . more concerned with keeping the puns flowing than with actually telling a good story"
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Sean McBride
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86%
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Garden State (2004)
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"an auspicious film debut which features some quirky-yet-endearing performances, a killer soundtrack, and a screenplay far deeper than we should expect from a mere sitcom actor"
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Sean McBride
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31%
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The Forgotten (2004)
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"it works as long as you don't have time to think about what's really going on. Unfortunately, the last act slows down to unravel the mystery and the whole film falls apart."
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Sean McBride
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72%
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
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"The film is beautiful to look at and fascinating to talk about, but the story is a bit stuck too much in the 1930s to really engage a modern audience."
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Sean McBride
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54%
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Cellular (2004)
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"turns out to be an exciting thriller despite the fact that it's just a desperate woman talking on the phone to a random stranger"
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Sean McBride
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23%
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Wicker Park (2004)
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"a melancholy mess of a movie where attractive people act like idiots for a few hours, all the while performing as if they were in a murder mystery or a ghost story."
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Sean McBride
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18%
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Paparazzi (2004)
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"a routine action thriller at best, one that hopes the audience will be so swept up by rage and revenge that they forget that the hero has become a criminal."
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Sean McBride
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71%
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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
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" I don't know if I was laughing at [Napoleon] or with him, but I was certainly laughing during the movie."
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Sean McBride
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26%
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Anacondas - The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
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"I can appreciate a good B-movie as much as the next guy, but even by the very relaxed standards of B-moviedom, "Anacondas 2" is a rather sad affair."
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Sean McBride
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95%
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Hero (2004)
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"that rarest of cinematic feats: a genre martial arts flick that also happens to be one of the most striking visual films I've ever seen"
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Sean McBride
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11%
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Exorcist - The Beginning (2004)
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"the special effects work on the film is so mediocre that the audience actually laughed at one moment that was intended to be terrifying. Demonic butterflies? Please."
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Sean McBride
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72%
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Open Water (2004)
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"Kudos to writer/director Chris Kentis... He really doesn't utilize much shark footage, but he certainly knows how to space it out for maximum effect."
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Sean McBride
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21%
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AVP - Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
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"...much of the film is a rather pedestrian affair, but when the aliens and predators do finally show up and start fighting each other, it's pretty kick butt stuff."
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Sean McBride
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74%
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
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"as far as stoner comedies go, this is a surprisingly well-done affair"
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Sean McBride
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26%
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The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement (2004)
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"There's no spark of life in the story; nothing that will charm kids and their parents."
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Sean McBride
|
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86%
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Collateral (2004)
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"...a taut thrill ride that succeeds thanks to solid performances by Foxx and Cruise, and those ever-present Michael Mann visual touches."
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Sean McBride
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43%
|
The Village (2004)
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"Shyamalan is on the top of his game for the most part, it's just the inane ending that drops the film down into mediocrity. "
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Sean McBride
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81%
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The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
|
"Fans of the original film will certainly be pleased with this sequel."
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Sean McBride
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9%
|
Catwoman (2004)
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"Not even the sight of Halle Berry brandishing a whip while wearing a barely-there black leather catsuit is enough to excuse this campy exercise in bad filmmaking."
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Sean McBride
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11%
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A Cinderella Story (2004)
|
"There are no original twists, no fun takes on the archetypal characters, no interesting visual style to make the movie pop."
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Sean McBride
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58%
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I, Robot (2004)
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"'Lots of exciting action sequences, a charismatic hero, a few chuckles here and there and some top-drawer special effects work. The only thing it lacks is Isaac Asimov."
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Sean McBride
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15%
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Sleepover (2004)
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"Not only a bad flick,but a flick with a bad message."
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Sean McBride
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66%
|
Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004)
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"the movie succeeds because there are so many goofy little moments that rise up out of nowhere and catch you off guard."
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Sean McBride
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93%
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Spider-Man 2 (2004)
|
"It's a rare treat to watch a sequel that's better than the original. "
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Sean McBride
|
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78%
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Two Brothers (2004)
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"Two Brothers features some amazing wildlife cinematography and those great, almost human performances by the thirty or so tigers that were used to make the film."
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Sean McBride
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15%
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White Chicks (2004)
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"White Chicks isn't a bad film because the guys don't look convincing as women; it's a bad film because it's just not all that funny."
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Sean McBride
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83%
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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
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"If Moore had narrowed his focus and spent time on his numerous assertions, this could have been a great film. As it stands now, Fahrenheit 9/11 is an unfocused mess."
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Sean McBride
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70%
|
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (2004)
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"Dodgeball works mainly because it's full of colorful characters who are a real hoot to watch as they stumble their way through the movie."
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Sean McBride
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60%
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The Terminal (2004)
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"It may not be Saving Private Ryan II, but it's still the best adult film playing right now."
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Sean McBride
|
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15%
|
Garfield - The Movie (2004)
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"Garfield stinks like a dead cat."
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Sean McBride
|
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27%
|
The Stepford Wives (2004)
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"...a muddled movie that half-heartedly tries to land somewhere in between horror and comedy."
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Sean McBride
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90%
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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"This latest film is a lot darker in tone, and thanks to the new director Alfonso Cuaron, it's also a great deal scarier."
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Sean McBride
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22%
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Van Helsing (2004)
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"A movie that looks and feels just like a video game thanks to its relentless action, bombastic soundtrack and never-ending menagerie of monsters for our hero to fight."
|
Sean McBride
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31%
|
Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
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"it's all very silly and highly unbelievable, but the five main leads are all having a good time."
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Sean McBride
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54%
|
Troy (2004)
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"...the marriage of drama and action is tenuous at times, but all in all, this is a pretty impressive grown up summer blockbuster."
|
Sean McBride
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23%
|
Raising Helen (2004)
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"...a mediocre movie, content with a contrived screenplay, indifferent direction and lazy performances by most of the cast."
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Sean McBride
|
73%
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