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7.5/10 |
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Brideshead Revisited (2008) |
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"Whishaw's Sebastian is a creature not completely of this earth. Watching the matriarchal and religious pressures weigh on his thin shoulders is almost too much to bear." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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5/10 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) |
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"Ben Barnes looks lost, with a thick Mediterranean accent reminiscent of Mandy Patinkin's avenging Spaniard from The Princess Bride: 'My name is Inigo Montoya--you killed my father--prepare to die!'" | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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8/10 |
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
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"The Joker should be charged with the film's biggest crime: stealing the show." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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7/10 |
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Get Smart (2008) |
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"Per the latest intelligence report: For a grown-up summer comedy, Get Smart goes to the head of the class." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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7.5/10 |
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Hancock (2008) |
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"Hancock is an irreverent hero for our times--perhaps reflecting our own national zeitgeist, with America's previously untainted superpower image suddenly a matter of debate rather than fact." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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6/10 |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
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"On this latest Boy Meets Ghoul: Hellboy II's look is red hot. But it lingers too long on the fire, its promising sizzle ultimately losing flavor." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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5.5/10 |
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The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
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"Comic book performances trample Norton's attempt at 3D, e.g., Tim Blake Nelson's over-the-top scientist, acting as if he's performing children's theater to a packed matinee of pre-schoolers." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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5/10 |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
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"The 'fedora-ble' Indy is back. Sort of. With his wry half-smile, still performing many of his own stunts, it's nice to see an old friend doing so well. But the thrill is gone." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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8/10 |
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Iron Man (2008) |
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"Latest Theory of Flight: This film is politically smart, action-packed, sexy and fun. High-flying suit notwithstanding, this newest entry in the superhero arena has just raised the bar." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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8/10 |
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Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
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"From a studio that's decimated iconic fairy tale characters with its poison pop-culture pen, i.e., Shrek, comes an age-old fable, poetic, pop-free and timeless...yet still an utter hoot." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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3.5/10 |
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Mamma Mia! (2008) |
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"Sophie invites the three beaus to her wedding, hoping she'll be able to pick her father out of the group. Such a shame that Sophie hasn't heard about DNA testing." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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2.5/10 |
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) |
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"A solitary highlight--when Emperor and Witch call their dead armies to life, his clay soldiers vs her skeleton troops. It's "The Kilning Fields" taking on a Skeleton Crew." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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4/10 |
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Pineapple Express (2008) |
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"As for Gary Cole's menacing bossman, he's a hemp-ty suit, a walking life lesson that, um, 'People who live in grass houses should not throw stoners.'" | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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3.5/10 |
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The Rocker (2008) |
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"Tuneless execution, with flat writing and inharmonious direction as noticeable as Mötley Crüe's eyeliner. Or Whitesnake's snakeskin pants." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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4/10 |
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Sex and the City: The Movie (2008) |
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"Writer/director Michael Patrick King's first attempt to slip into full-length features from television wears heavily, resulting in as poor a fit as Carrie sporting coveralls and clogs." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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4/10 |
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Speed Racer (2008) |
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"Belying its own title, it's a mind-boggling bog of slow-witted repetition. After 5 minutes of zippy eye candy, what'll we do for the next 2 hours? You might want to bring along something to read." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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Step Brothers (2008) |
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"Some are touting this as the grown-up version of Superbad. Wrong. That earlier film was excellent. "Super bad," as applied to Step Brothers, is a super understatement." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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3.5/10 |
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Then She Found Me (2008) |
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"Looking an anorexic 15 years older than her character, she grabs onto her role with a grim, two-fisted attack. While the supporting cast in this dramedy swims toward comedy, Hunt drowns in tragedy." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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8/10 |
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Tropic Thunder (2008) |
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"Tearing through this wild rumble in the jungle are so many wacky performances, it's challenging to keep them all straight. Even harder--trying to control the laughter so you don't miss the next line." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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5.75/10 |
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) |
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"When these lightweight lovers ramble through their individual midsummer night's dreams, knowing only what they don't want--well, we just can't care all that much." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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9/10 |
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WALL-E (2008) |
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"A spectacular testament to the life force that beats within us all, WALL·E puts the "extra" back in terrestrial." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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3/10 |
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Wanted (2008) |
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"It could have been worse--in the original graphic novel, the authors created a villain fashioned solely out of fecal products. Even sans Mr. Stool Head, this project stinks to high heaven." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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6/10 |
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) |
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"There's a terrible crime going on against Mulder/Scully. They're being forced to talk to death, beaten about the bush, blued in the face. Crimes like this can break your heart." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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2.5/10 |
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) |
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"Cutting to celeb cameos as often as locks of hair fall to the floor of a Supercuts doesn't create comedy -- no more than sticking a person's head in a salon sink means it can wash/cut/style itself." | |
Kimberly Gadette | |
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