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Rating Title | Year Quote Author
33%

No One Lives (2013)

"A novel twist, given away early. Otherwise, a generic bloodbath, decently acted but not frightening. "

Roger Moore

83%

What Maisie Knew (2013)

"Searing and sad, with Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan at their fiercely-unlikable best. "

Roger Moore

100%

The Painting (2013)

"Inventive, fanciful, and decidedly UN Disney."

Roger Moore

71%

Venus And Serena (2013)

"A lot of the sibling bond, a little of the sibling rivalry and just a hint of the controversy that makes these tennis players so fascinating. "

Roger Moore

78%

The Source Family (2013)

"The upside of cult living? Sort of."

Roger Moore

24%

Arthur Newman (2013)

"A wistful, well-acted run-away-to-find-yourself dramedy"

Roger Moore

69%

The Croods (2013)

"Nic Cage's best work since "Kick Ass.""

Roger Moore

31%

Emperor (2013)

"Entertaining, revealing about a little-known piece of history, but somewhat historically suspect."

Roger Moore

39%

The ABCs of Death (2013)

"Grim and gory, gross and goofy -- wildly uneven in tone and talent. "

Roger Moore

71%

Greedy Lying Bastards (2013)

"If "An Inconvenient Truth" had been made by Michael Moore, it'd look and sound like this."

Roger Moore

25%

Phantom (2013)

"Watchable, thanks to a stellar cast of character players. "

Roger Moore

95%

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation (2013)

"See the showcase of animated shorts, pick your favorite to root for Oscar night. I'm pulling for "Adam and Dog.""

Roger Moore

92%

The Gatekeepers (2013)

"An inventive, concise and damning look at the tit-for-tat nature of Israel's perpetual war with Palestinians, terrorists and otherwise. "

Roger Moore

29%

Take Me Home Tonight (2011)

"Ten years too late -- for the movie, the actors playing the roles in the movie. It's "Hot Tub Time Machine" without the time machine or the hot tub. Or the fun. "

Roger Moore

67%

The Company Men (2011)

"A bit heavy on the cliches, but this sermon will connect with anyone for whom "the new reality" of today's economy hits close to home"

Roger Moore

55%

Welcome to the Rileys (2010)

" Kristen Stewart ever runs out of "Snow White" sequels, this is what her post "Twilight" career should look like. "

Roger Moore

30%

Broken City (2013)

"Flawed, but gritty, ambitious -- a thriller that hides its secrets well. "

Roger Moore

65%

Mama (2013)

"Creepy and emotional, the best ghost story since "Insidious""

Roger Moore

59%

The Last Stand (2013)

"There are filmgoers nostalgic for this sort of fascist/gun fetishist drivel. Not me. Give me "Seven Psychopaths" any day."

Roger Moore

72%

Rio (2011)

"Comical, colorful, wonderfully cast and beautifully animated, "Rio" is the first Blue Sky movie that could be compared to the best of Pixar."

Roger Moore

49%

No Strings Attached (2011)

"Benefits the most from a sexy, emotionally available/vulnerable turn by Natalie Portman. But the Kutcher guy isn't bad either. "

Roger Moore

81%

Four Lions (2010)

"Home-grown jihadists as wankers. How very British. "

Roger Moore

49%

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

"The only "Narnia" Chronicle that's a worthy challenger to the far more popular Harry Potter pictures"

Roger Moore

20%

The Tourist (2010)

"A creaking "star vehicle" for two stars who should have known better, and maybe had a little chemistry. "

Roger Moore

66%

Tamara Drewe (2010)

"The overripe Arterton is put on glorious display, but... there's little joy and not much romp in this cluttered sex farce. "

Roger Moore

90%

The Fighter (2010)

"Acting for the silver screen doesn't get more raw, moving or accomplished than what you see in "The Fighter," that rare film in which every performer in it leaves the viewer in awe."

Roger Moore

74%

The Illusionist (2006)

"Dark, dazzling turns by Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel makes it achingly romantic. "

Roger Moore

51%

Tron Legacy (2010)

" It's a legacy of "TRON" that its sequel has to be as slow and dense, as humorless and emotionally sterile as its original."

Roger Moore

72%

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)

" Despite its title, it has nothing to do with cigarettes. But its star, as he once famously said on screen, is absolutely "smokin'.""

Roger Moore

40%

HappyThankYouMorePlease (2011)

"Let's hope "The New Zach Braff" learns from the original Zach Braff to strike while the iron is hot and not dither away his potential waiting for that perfect "next project" to come along."

Roger Moore

82%

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (L'instinct de mort) (2010)

"Rollicking, epic, and the more riveting, more entertaining half of this two-part epic."

Roger Moore

83%

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (L'ennemi public n1) (2010)

"The only recent gangster film this one falls short of is "Killer Instinct," the first half of the epic. "

Roger Moore

36%

LUV (2013)

"A clumsily violent attempt at grafting two reliable genres together into one somewhat edgy picture."

Roger Moore

87%

Black Swan (2010)

"An Oscar contender with class, and chills. "

Roger Moore

75%

The Way Back (2011)

"An old fashioned survival yarn, beautifully shot and well-told. "

Roger Moore

45%

Drive Angry (2011)

" A little respect, please, for His Satanic Majesty, Nicolas Cage. Nobody else could have made this work, or would have wanted to."

Roger Moore

44%

The Green Hornet (2011)

"I like Seth, you like Seth. We all like Seth. BADLY miscast, here. And so was the director. "

Roger Moore

73%

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

"Romantic and intellectually stimulating, and like "Inception," it may have you arguing with your date on the ride home."

Roger Moore

90%

My Dog Tulip (2010)

" A wonderful animated movie for anyone who's ever experienced dog ownership at its most glorious, and most embarrassing."

Roger Moore

80%

Made in Dagenham (2010)

" A cheeky and uplifting "inspired-by-a-true-story" that overcomes its predictability with sparkling performances, a dash of wit and a lot of heart"

Roger Moore

62%

Howl (2010)

"Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman attracted Hollywood talent, had an epic poem and a classic culture clash as their subject and still produced a corpse from it."

Roger Moore

94%

The King's Speech (2010)

"A feel-good movie with a hearty dose of history and a hint of edge, a most-deserving Oscar winner"

Roger Moore

90%

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

"You'd better watch out. You'd better not swear. Have a gun handy, loaded for bear. Santa Claus is coming...to Finland."

Roger Moore

88%

Rango (2011)

"Amusing in small doses, marketed to kids and not really FOR kids. An undeserving Oscar winner."

Roger Moore

72%

Paul (2011)

"Passable f-bomb riddled fanboy fare, a bit of a comedown from Frost and Pegg's British movies. "

Roger Moore

11%

Creature (2011)

"Parents should have it on their Netflix instant queue, ready to buttress their "If you go to acting school, you COULD end up taking your clothes off for some hack for a movie like this.""

Roger Moore

11%

There Be Dragons (2011)

"Unsatisfying, lacking the epic feel it was aiming for, and paid-for image-burnishing for the controversial founder of Opus Dei. "

Roger Moore

63%

Snowmen (2011)

"The kids are charming and the supporting cast lift this comedy from above its direct-to-video ambitions."

Roger Moore

58%

Scream 4 (2011)

"Fails at chills, stumbles as satire. Tired. Played out."

Roger Moore

73%

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)

"The real public service here is learning how these companies protect themselves in the contracts that Spurlock signs to get them to sponsor his movie -- chilling."

Roger Moore

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