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By:
Robert Sims
September 18, 2008 10:21pm EST
You won’t be able to hear Elvis Presley’s “Hounddog” again without flashing back to the stomach-churning image of a preteen Dakota Fanning being raped in this Southern-fried morality tale.
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By:
Kit Bowen
March 28, 2008 5:29am EST
Even though you can predict what happens, 21 is still fairly compelling for a movie about counting cards at a blackjack table.
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By:
Robert Sims
August 03, 2007 5:36am EST
Holy Moses! More absurd than enlightening, this gleefully rude but unfortunately hit-and-miss religious satire on the Ten Commandments stands no chance of becoming a Sunday school staple.
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By:
Fred Topel
April 17, 2007 12:23pm EST
For a high-concept thriller with an oh-so-clever name, Disturbia actually packs a real story into this teen fright fest.
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By:
Kit Bowen
March 09, 2007 5:58am EST
Wild Hogs is basically City Slickers meets Easy Rider--just a whole lot sillier without any sociological angst.
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By:
Brian Marder
January 26, 2007 10:12am EST
There’s no reinvention of the wheel in this made-for-video-game movie, but Smokin' Aces is filthily good fun for (primarily) guys--and, no, it’s not Quentin Tarantino lite. The only thing that's "lite" is the story.
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By:
Fred Topel
December 22, 2006 4:43am EST
You know how it begins and you know how it ends, but We Are Marshall will still make a sports fan cheer. Its still the same old triumph against the odds, but it's a solid version of that.
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By:
Betsy Bozdech
May 05, 2006 5:49am EST
Edward Norton and Evan Rachel Wood turn in strong lead performances, but their talent alone isn't enough to set David Jacobson's sun-bleached, modern-day Western on fire.
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By:
Kit Bowen
March 03, 2006 7:25am EST
One downtrodden detective looking for redemption. One star witness set to testify against corrupt cops who are gunning for him. 16 Blocks to the courthouse. You get the picture.
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By:
Kit Bowen
October 21, 2005 2:02pm EST
As yet another underdog/family flick that tugs mercilessly at our heart strings, Dreamer just doesn’t offer anything new and exciting in this well-worn genre.