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44%
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The Green Hornet (2011)
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"This boorishly irreverent superhero sendup is a fiasco, sustained only by its FX."
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Susan Granger
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88%
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Blue Valentine (2010)
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"It's the kind of emotionally challenging movie that actors relish but most audience members may find themselves anxiously looking for the EXIT sign, waiting for the excruciating two hours to go by."
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Susan Granger
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22%
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Country Strong (2011)
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"Corny and cliched"
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Susan Granger
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10%
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Season of the Witch (2011)
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"A cursed abomination...as a priest observes, 'We're going to need more holy water!'"
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Susan Granger
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72%
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I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
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"Smirking and awkwardly insincere, it revolves around the shocking scams of a bizarre sociopath."
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Susan Granger
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21%
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Gulliver's Travels (2010)
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"Jonathan Swift's scathing satire has been updated into a silly, slapstick, contemporary parody aimed at tiny tots."
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Susan Granger
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10%
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Little Fockers (2010)
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"Lewd, vulgar and tiresome...to quote from Twitter: 'I bet the Robert DeNiro of 'Taxi Driver' would shoot the Robert DeNiro of 'Little Fockers.' "
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Susan Granger
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71%
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Somewhere (2010)
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"'Somewhere' goes nowhere. It's an atmospheric, low-key, melancholy rumination on adult responsibility."
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Susan Granger
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67%
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The Company Men (2011)
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"Powerful, provocative and poignant, it shrewdly reflects the emotional savagery of the worldwide economic meltdown of the past three years."
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Susan Granger
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96%
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True Grit (2010)
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"The Coen brothers shoot straight with a slick, surreal remake of this classic Western."
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Susan Granger
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86%
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Rabbit Hole (2010)
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"Sensitive, superbly acted, subtly disturbing chronicle of suffering and despair for those seeking a vicarious kind of catharsis."
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Susan Granger
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32%
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How Do You Know (2010)
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"While the characters are interesting, their emotional connections are frayed and fragmented, leaving them floundering in this complicated dramedy."
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Susan Granger
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38%
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Casino Jack (2010)
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"Irreverent and satirical with cocksure brilliant Kevin Spacey adroitly handling the constantly shifting, darkly absurdist allegiances."
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Susan Granger
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80%
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Made in Dagenham (2010)
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"Exuberant and inspirational, it's stikingly good."
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Susan Granger
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87%
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Black Swan (2010)
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"Suspenseful and tantalzing, it's a dazzling, harrowing tale."
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Susan Granger
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51%
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Tron Legacy (2010)
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"Technically spectacular, visually and aurally - best viewed in IMAX 3-D."
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Susan Granger
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90%
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The Fighter (2010)
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"Saved by superb performances, it's really a depressing, drug-drenched melodrama disguised as a boxing movie."
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Susan Granger
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20%
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The Tourist (2010)
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"Spectacularly scenic but don't expect much more than a frothy diversion, courtesy of cinematographer John Seale."
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Susan Granger
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49%
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
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"As the first installment in 3-D, it's swashbuckling - if a bit shallow."
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Susan Granger
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32%
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All Good Things (2010)
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"Ambiguous, ineptly fictionalized psychological thriller that doesn't ring true, leaving the audience emotionally detached and disappointed."
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Susan Granger
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30%
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The Warrior's Way (2010)
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"An overwrought, highly-stylized, visually surreal, cliche-filled, wild and wacky kung-fu fantasy."
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Susan Granger
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0%
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Nutcracker in 3D (2010)
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"One of the most wretched, misguided extravaganzas ever mounted on the big screen...a stale schnitzel."
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Susan Granger
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97%
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Animal Kingdom (2010)
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"Densely-layered Australian coming-of-age thriller about the newest addition to a malevolent Melbourne crime clan."
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Susan Granger
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78%
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Red Hill (2010)
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"Morally simplistic yet suspenseful, visually evocative thriller."
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Susan Granger
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32%
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Wild Target (2010)
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"Saucy, scattershot, screwball farce."
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Susan Granger
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94%
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The King's Speech (2010)
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"Colin Firth is extraordinary and Geoffrey Rush is electrifying in this engrossing, fact-based historical drama - one of the 10 Best of 2010."
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Susan Granger
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36%
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Burlesque (2010)
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"Shimmying, shaking and preposterous, it emerges as another splashy, sleazy showbiz tale, signifying very little."
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Susan Granger
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48%
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Love and Other Drugs (2010)
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"Not quite focused, it's positioned as a raunchy date movie that delivers only a tiny peek into the ethics, excesses, bribery and corruption within the medical establishment."
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Susan Granger
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52%
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The Next Three Days (2010)
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"Ambiguous, heavy-handed morality tale with a pretentious plot that's implausible."
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Susan Granger
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98%
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Inside Job (2010)
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"Impressively incisive and infuriating - one of the best documentaries of the year."
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Susan Granger
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90%
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Tangled (2010)
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"No damsel in distress, this savvy, strong, spunky new Disney 3-D princess is adventurous - and awesome!"
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Susan Granger
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79%
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
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"While intriguing and action-packed, it's far more perilous, intense and realistic than previous installments."
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Susan Granger
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86%
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Unstoppable (2010)
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"An action-packed, 99-minute thrill ride that's filled with sparking metal."
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Susan Granger
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55%
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Morning Glory (2010)
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"A mildly amusing screwball comedy, evoking a surprising amount of laughter."
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Susan Granger
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79%
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Fair Game (2010)
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"It's too little, too late - sanctimonious when it could have been a far more effective expose of political malfeasance and corruption."
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Susan Granger
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73%
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Megamind (2010)
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"Divertingly splashy and mildly amusing but not very memorable."
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Susan Granger
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39%
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Due Date (2010)
|
"Rowdy, raunchy road trip that probably delivers the laughs you expect until 'Hangover 2' debuts next year."
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Susan Granger
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93%
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127 Hours (2010)
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"Intense, nerve-wracking and terrifying, building to an emotional climax. It's agony - sheer agony - and viscerally compelling."
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Susan Granger
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54%
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010)
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"Dull, disappointing, vengeance-filled conclusion to Stieg Larsson's intriguing Swedish crime trilogy."
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Susan Granger
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51%
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Stone (2010)
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"Superbly crafted, smartly acted, suspense-filled noir thriller about compromised ethics."
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Susan Granger
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68%
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Conviction (2010)
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"Shamelessly manipulative, as the humorless, heavy-handed script only superficially skims the dramatic surface of this true story of devotion and sacrific."
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Susan Granger
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62%
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Salt (2010)
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"Tense, timely and enigmatic, it features Hollywood's most alluring female fighting machine."
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Susan Granger
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70%
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Ramona and Beezus (2010)
|
"Gingerly gentle and generic, it plays like a sweet sitcom, better suited to the small screen than the large."
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Susan Granger
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41%
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
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"This loud, disjointed concept is one of the summer's major disappointments."
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Susan Granger
|
|
86%
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Inception (2010)
|
"Mind-bending and time-twisting, it's the most exciting thrill-ride of the summer."
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Susan Granger
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69%
|
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden) (2010)
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"Smoldering and suspenseful, it whets the appetite for the final installment of the 'Millenium' trilogy, set for release in October."
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Susan Granger
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63%
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Predators (2010)
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"After the opening scene, there's not a shred of originality in this frantic sci-fi sequel."
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Susan Granger
|
|
81%
|
Despicable Me (2010)
|
"A film is only as good as its villain - which is why this succeeds so well - and be sure to stay for the amusing end credits."
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Susan Granger
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6%
|
The Last Airbender (2010)
|
"There are long expository speeches, which the young, inexperienced actors recite by rote, and the entire concept is filled with incoherent inconsistency."
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Susan Granger
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49%
|
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
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"The volatile love triangle is amped-up and edgier. Expect a lot more bite!"
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Susan Granger
|
72%
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