Movie Reviews
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We feel the same way about The Expendables 2 as we did about the first The Expendables film. It’s an okay way to spend 102 minutes but, if there was just a little less bloodshed and a bit more character development, we’d like i...
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We had super high hopes for this 3-D stop motion animated flick. The trailer for ParaNorman made good use of the Donovan tune “Season of the Witch,” a groovy number that fits with the film’s storyline. That song should have bee...
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In the opening scene of Red Hook Summer, Spike Lee’s latest “joint,” 13-year-old Flik Royale (Jules Brown) travels from Atlanta to Red Hook, Brooklyn to live with his preacher grandfather, Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse (Clarke Pet...
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Despite some good acting and some undeniably great action, The Bourne Legacy sputters slightly at its start and never really gets on track.
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While "Hope Springs" features two veteran acts at their best, it has so many awkward moments, it’s hard to imagine anyone – no matter the age – wouldn’t be at least a little uncomfortable with some of the scenes.
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A good comedy doesn’t have to have a complex plot. The Campaign, the new comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, could have used some streamlining. While the two actors have good chemistry as political rivals, the s...
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The plot takes so much time to get rolling, when Peter finally emerges as the crime-fighting superhero, it’s too little, too late.
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While the film has its deliberately funny moments, it isn’t nearly as much as fun as it could be, especially considering the number of cheesy tunes that it includes.
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Bernie was a pleasant surprise and one of the bright spots in the first half of the year--well worth seeking out.
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British director Rupert Sanders’ film is visually stunning as it uses computer-generated graphics to depict the wicked ways of an evil queen, but it’s got little else going for it.