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Hoodwinked
Fun animated spoof
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"Liked: The fun story, excellent dialogues and fantastic voiceovers.Disliked: For some reason, CGI animation looked a bit outdated to me. Verdict: Hoodwinked is a fun spoof of an old story, full of laughs, catchy tunes and great voice talents. "
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For Your Consideration
An amusing satire
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"Liked: A number of individual performances, especially Harry Shearer's "always smile for the camera" portrayal of a serial loser.Disliked: Nothing, really. Verdict: For Your Consideration is amusing, well-played and contains just the right amount of satire to steer clear of silliness. "
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3:10 to Yuma
Excellent western
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"Liked: Great performances by Christian Bale and Russell Crowe.Disliked: Although the "good heart" of Crowe's character was amply set up in the run up to the finale, I still found his actions stretching what's believable. Verdict: 3:10 to Yuma is a gripping and very well executed western. "
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Kung Fu Panda
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"I found Kung Fu Panda tremendously entertaining, besides the fact that my 8-year-old child simply lo-o-oved it. The story of a lovable misfit, who suddenly finds himself thrown into the middle of events for which he is clearly ill-suited, but from which he emerges triumphant and with a sense of finding his place in the world, is as old as anything, and this animated take on it tells the story at a close-to-prefect pitch. The art of animation has long achieved an ability to portray emotions rather vividly, but I was actually amazed at how meaningful the facial expressions and the body language appeared. Our hero, Po, was at turns embarrassed, dejected, confused, scared, mischievous, jubilant, tender... All with brilliant expressiveness. The other characters were not far behind. Coupled with the excellent voice-overs by an all-star cast (Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan, to name a few), the animated characters truly came to life in the movie. As far as Jack Black ... "
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Evan Almighty
Silly and not funny
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"Liked: Ok, I like Steve Carell's understated physical delivery.Disliked: Practically everything else. Verdict: It is not funny, it is not heartwarming, and I am struggling to find a point. God spends time and effort to force one poor schmuck to build an Ark, so that the residents of his town can survive a flood, which God in advance knew would happen? That's the best plan that God came up with? And that somehow illustrates the notion that changing the world takes one act of random kindness at a time? The plot of Evan Almighty is beyond ridiculous, and nothing makes up for it. "
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Lucky Number Slevin
A great revenge story, vividly ...
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"Liked: The acting, by every headliner; the cuts-and-flashbacks storytelling technique and other visual tricks.Disliked: Nothing really; gratuitous killing on-screen always rubs me the wrong way, but this movie is actually less graphic in this aspect than any number of mob-related flicks. Verdict: Lucky Number Slevin is well staged and well acted; any fan of the mob/assassin genre should be well pleased. "
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Hollywoodland
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"Liked: Diane Lane and some other bits of actingDisliked: Adrien Brody is a very good actor, but he projects too much of a frat boy as opposed to a jaded divorced war veteran semi-absent father that he is supposed to be. Verdict: Hollywoodland is an interesting trip to the mid-20th-century Hollywood, well painted and at times well acted. It fails to leave a strong impression, though. "
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Déjà Vu
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"Liked: Denzel Washington; the story and the concept.Disliked: Some scientific incongruities - avoiding nerdgassing is very hard when watching a sci-fi movie of this type. Verdict: Thwarting a mass murderer is one subject that I can get behind every time. Deja Vu is a gripping thriller, ably carried by one of the greatest actors of our time. "
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A Scanner Darkly
Artsy and disturbing
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"Liked: The groundbreaking animationDisliked: The subject and the plot - not my cup of tea. Verdict: A scanner darkly is great for fans of Philip K. Dick; less so for the rest of us. "
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The Pursuit of Happyness
The best of Will Smith's roles
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"Liked: The uplifting story; the acting.Disliked: For a true story, the plot seemed implausible at times. Verdict: The best of Will Smith's acting efforts is worth seeing by itself. Regardless of how much of disbelief you have to suspend, The Pursuit or Happyness is a testament to perseverity and determination, which is always welcome, for my money. "
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Stardust
A delightful fantasy
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"As an admitted fan of fantasy, I was very much looking forward to finally seeing Stardust. It did not disappoint. Engaging plot, a universe populated by well-developed characters, a healthy sprinkling of magic - it all comes together to serve as a wonderful stage to explore The Big Idea. Which happens to be not about an affirmation of some philosophical credo or a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, - make no mistake, the good does prevail, - but a simple lovely truth.A young man sets out to capture a fallen star, so that he can win the hand in marriage of the fairest girl in his village. Little does he know that the star - who turns out to be a beautiful, if slightly neurotic, young woman - is greatly prised by two less-then-good forces: A clan of old witches who seek to recover their youth and the remaining members of a family of fratricidal princes who seek to assert each of their claims to the vacant throne. Many perilous adventures ensue, the boy transforms hims ... "
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A Good Year
A great romcom
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"I admit that I am biased when it comes to travel flicks. Show me a knockout beauty with the backdrop of gorgeous vistas, and I start salivating. Sprinkle in some cultural subtext, fortified by the prominent role of local food and wine, and I am so ready to live vicariously through the on-screen characters, that the actual plot becomes rather unimportant. Make the locale one of my favorite places on Earth, and I will invariably give you a thumbs up. The events in A Good Year occur in Provence (Favorite place? Check! Vistas? Check!). The female lead is the ravishing Marion Cotillard (now, a newly-minted Oscar winner for her role in La Vie en Rose). The setting is nothing less than a vineyard estate. Everything is properly aligned for my enjoyment. And the movie is enjoyable, despite certain lack of believability around Russell Crowe as a romantic lead. He is, on the other hand, just flawless as a ruthless and haughty trader Max Skinner. Several members of the cast produce no less del ... "
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