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Tag: 2 stars

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NINE

Good luck maestro…you’re gonna need it.

Posted on December 30, 2009January 13, 2012
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FAME

I wish I could remember their names.

Posted on September 28, 2009January 28, 2012
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FUNNY PEOPLE

Here’s the problem with titling your movie FUNNY PEOPLE – you’re almost daring people not to laugh at it.

Posted on August 3, 2009February 4, 2012
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ADVENTURELAND

Sometimes all it takes is right mix of guys and girls to make for one unforgettable summer – for better or for worse.

Posted on April 27, 2009August 31, 2012
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PRIDE AND GLORY

On paper, this all probably seemed like a really great idea.

Posted on November 22, 2008January 12, 2013
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HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE

It’s just a velvet rope, but to so many of us it might as well be a concrete wall. However does one get past it and make it “inside”?

Posted on October 13, 2008June 5, 2013
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CHOKE

Yet another example of just how tricky it can be to adapt a popular book into a well-executed film.

Posted on September 28, 2008August 31, 2012
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HANCOCK

I get the impression that this wasn’t the easiest property to adapt.

Posted on July 8, 2008September 1, 2012
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THE HAPPENING

I never thought I’d say this, but I actually miss Shyamalan’s twist endings.

Posted on June 21, 2008September 1, 2012
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FRED CLAUS

Is it my imagination or do most modern Christmas films deserve a spot on the “naughty” list?

Posted on November 11, 2007June 4, 2013
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LUST, CAUTION

Something tells me I’m gonna need to come back to this sometime.

Posted on October 5, 2007September 1, 2012

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