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Splat 2/5
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Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
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"If Zac Efron hadn't signed on, this sappy spiritual fantasy would certainly have skipped the cineplex altogether -- in favor of eternal rotation on cable."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/5
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The Extra Man (2010)
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"Kline has a ball, while Dano turns in a pitch-perfect performance. He never mocks his character's desires, or undersells his fears."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3.5/5
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Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
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"Despite its schticky title, the trick to Dinner for Schmucks isn't the schmucks, although director Jay Roach's funny comedy, adapted from a 1998 French film, makes sure every group of oddballs is represented."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 2.5/5
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Ramona and Beezus (2010)
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"It won't change anyone's world, but it'll keep kids happy -- and cool -- for a couple of hours."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 4/5
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Salt (2010)
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"This old-fashioned spy actioner... is fast-moving, exciting and contains more twists than a tunnel under Checkpoint Charlie."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 5/5
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Inception (2010)
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"The ambition on display is so huge, and the filmmaking so intelligent, you'll emerge feeling as if you've just watched an entire season of the greatest sci-fi series never made."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/5
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
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"That there are more misses than hits will matter only if you're above the legal age to drive."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 3/5
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Despicable Me (2010)
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"Right now, any excuse for air conditioning will do. So it's a happy bonus to find that Despicable Me is more than just a heat-busting baby-sitter."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Splat 2/5
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Predators (2010)
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"Predators tries to spice up the hunt-or-be-hunted thesis, but from the get-go, director Nimrod Antal's movie has nowhere to run."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 5/5
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The Kids Are All Right (2010)
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"Kids may sound like typically quirky arthouse fare. But this is a movie for everyone -- and, in one way or another, about everyone, too."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/5
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 3/5
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Earth (1999)
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat 2/5
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Sixty Six (2006)
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/5
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Splat 2.5/5
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Noise (2007)
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat 1/5
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Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat 1/5
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The Last Airbender (2010)
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"If you thought it was bad when writer-director M. Night Shyamalan was channeling Rod Serling, wait till you see him try to be George Lucas."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 3/5
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
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"If you adore Meyer's characters already, you'll be thrilled to spend more time with them. If you don't, well, you'd just end up sitting among a bunch of sighing teens (and their moms), wondering what the fuss is about."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Splat 1/5
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Dogtooth (Kynodontas) (2010)
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"The father is the only one who can leave the house to go to his factory job, and that seems like a paradise for viewers trapped watching this clinically shot claptrap."
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Splat 1/5
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Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (2010)
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"Many will be transported by its gorgeous construction and breathless emotion. Others will find it patently ridiculous."
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Splat 2/5
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South of the Border (2010)
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"Unabashedly one-sided."
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Fresh 3/5
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Restrepo (2010)
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"Places audiences into the same groggy but frazzled rhythm as its combatants."
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Splat 2/5
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Grown Ups (2010)
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"It looks like everyone had a good time making Grown Ups. Too bad you can't say the same thing about watching it."
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat 2.5/5
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Knight & Day (2010)
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"Patrick O'Neill's script is so convinced of its own cleverness, you'll be halfway through before you wonder if you're missing something. You're not."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/5
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Wah Do Dem ()
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"Though the mumblecore esthetic is familiar and the movie's ultimate impact slight, the filmmakers do find a fresh and modestly amusing twist by tossing their hipster out of his natural habitat."
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Splat 2/5
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Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie) (2010)
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"It's all a little insular and very conversational, but the setting is cozy and the performances all pleasantly low-key."
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Fresh 3/5
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Stonewall Uprising (2010)
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"Many witnesses offer emotional recollections of the ensuing riots, but equally powerful moments come courtesy of old footage, in which anti-gay "experts" expound with a confident ignorance that sounds chillingly familiar even today."
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Fresh 4/5
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8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)
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"No matter what your stand is on gay marriage, you're bound to come out with a broader definition of family values."
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Fresh 4/5
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I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) (2010)
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"Despite its flaws -- including an oddly unwieldy finish -- this is an epic project, crafted with intimate precision."
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Fresh 4/5
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8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)
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"Combining investigative reporting with personal experience, Reed Cowan's impassioned documentary is unlikely to leave many dry eyes among its audience."
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Fresh 3/5
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The Killer Inside Me (2010)
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"Affleck is playing someone split down the middle, but we're stuck seeing only one side of him."
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat 2/5
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Jonah Hex (2010)
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"If all you want is a bullets-and-bombs B-movie, you'll get your money's worth: Somehow, Hayward makes 82 minutes feel like hours."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 4/5
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Cyrus (2010)
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"We all have routines, but the characters in Cyrus have complicated systems for dealing with things, and watching them smash into each other is endearing and often hilarious."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 5/5
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Toy Story 3 (2010)
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"By the time its poetic ending arrives, encapsulating the transformative, continuing power of play, we recognize that none of us move from one stage of life, or beyond, without help from our friends."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 3.5/5
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The Karate Kid (2010)
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"Smith can handle what the film throws at him, and he and Chan nail the life-lesson parts. Yet like the way Han kills a fly with a swatter instead of catching it with chopsticks, the film replaces finesse with hit-you-over-the-head might."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/5
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The A-Team (2010)
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"Both in name and spirit, The A-Team drags the Eighties into the 21st century, and you might be surprised to find -- if only briefly -- that you've missed them just a little."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Splat 1/5
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Killers (2010)
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"Robert Luketic's bland action comedy focuses on the uninteresting relationship between its two bland main characters, and that's the deadliest thing in sight."
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat
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Splice (2010)
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"It wants to tour the scarred human psyche, yet the cobbled-together screenplay is silly when it should be spooky, cold when it should boil over and dumb when it should be smart."
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat 1.5/5
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Marmaduke (2010)
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"Its only redeeming values are an insane dog-surfing competition that feels like a weird dream you may have once had, and a mangy street mongrel whose slobbery lips give perhaps the finest Sam Elliott performance ever. The rest is pure kibble."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 4/5
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Get Him to the Greek (2010)
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"Aside from the useless gross-out scenes, Stoller and a perfectly tuned Brand get every detail right, including the seductive egomania of celebrities and the predatory fawning of their handlers."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Splat 1/5
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
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"A lot of action flicks are examples of mediocrity, but a truly terrible action movie, one that shows how not to do things at every turn, is a rare thing. Perhaps this was the true destiny of Prince of Persia."
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Joe Neumaier
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Splat 2/5
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Sex and the City 2 (2010)
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"Though the sequel is a welcome return of the four women we know and love, it's tough not to acknowledge that if we were all friends in real life, at this point we'd probably stop taking their calls."
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Amy DiLuna
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Fresh 3/5
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Casino Jack And The United States Of Money (2010)
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"That the film is overlong ultimately testifies to its importance, though after a while, the outrageous details start to run together like surreal satire. Except, of course, that it's all true. "
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Splat 1/5
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MacGruber (2010)
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"To call MacGruber a total bomb is a bit much, but this comedy-action flick sure feels like it was put together with gum, shoelaces and a couple of sticky Twizzlers."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 3/5
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Solitary Man (2010)
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"Solitary Man is a movie about watching a guy spin his wheels while figuring things out. Douglas has that down pat, selling us the best smarm money can buy, and his scenes with DeVito, Parker and Sarandon are perfect dances of evasion and acceptance."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 4/4
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Daddy Longlegs (2010)
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"At its best, this beautiful, off-the-cuff comedy-drama recalls John Cassavetes' shaggiest, most honest work."
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Joe Neumaier
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Fresh 4/5
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Shrek Forever After (Shrek 4) (2010)
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"Happily, it's a move that revives our aging ogre, and renews his flagging franchise."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/4
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Letters to Juliet (2010)
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"Redgrave brings a lovely gravity to the lightweight proceedings, while Seyfried again proves an unusually levelheaded presence."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Fresh 3/5
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Just Wright (2010)
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"Latifah has talent and personality to spare, so it would be great to see her taking on more romantic roles. But to sell herself short in the process? Clearly, even she knows that's just wrong."
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Splat 3/5
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Robin Hood (2010)
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"The problem with Russell Crowe's new take on the legend is that it has one muddy boot in history and the other in fantasy. The middling result is far from a bull's-eye."
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Joe Neumaier
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