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The Bourne Ultimatum |
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The capper to perhaps the best trilogy ever. |
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2.
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Once |
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Beautifully simple and romantic. |
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3.
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Talk to Me |
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Great film that deserves to be doing bigger business. |
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4.
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Knocked Up |
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Funny and insightful. |
B
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5.
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Hairspray |
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Lots of fun, lots of energy. Amanda Bynes and Michelle Pfeiffer steal the show. |
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6.
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Ratatouille |
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Another winner from Pixar... they seemingly can do this in their sleep. |
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7.
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Severance |
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A subversive and fun office horror comedy. |
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8.
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Rescue Dawn |
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Bale does the weight loss thing again with fine results. |
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9.
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Ocean's Thirteen |
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Beautiful looking and a fun ride. |
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10.
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Fay Grim |
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A return to form for Hartley. |
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11.
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Starter for Ten |
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Engaging coming of age comedy. |
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12.
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Crazy Love |
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Amazing story, very good doc. |
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13.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
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A fine recovery from the mess that was Dead Man's Chest |
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14.
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Away from Her |
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Great performances. |
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15.
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The TV Set |
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Not amazing, but generally funny. |
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16.
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Offside |
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Engaging Iranian soccer drama. |
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17.
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Chalk |
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Fun improv style comedy. |
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18.
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28 Weeks Later |
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Great style, but relied a bit too much on really stupid character actions to advance the plot. |
C
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19.
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The Year of the Dog |
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Another uncomfortable comedy from the mind of Mike White. |
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20.
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Paris, je t'aime |
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As always with these types of films some good, some bad. |
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21.
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Jindabyne |
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Felt a little long, but great performances bring it through. |
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22.
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Waitress |
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Pretty good, but uneven in quality and tone. |
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23.
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Disturbia |
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Functional thriller but nothing special. |
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24.
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Hot Fuzz |
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Not enough funny. |
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25.
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Sicko |
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It has a good point, but it's just sloppy. |
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26.
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Smokin' Aces |
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Some promise, but didn't fully deliver. |
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27.
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Ten Canoes |
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A noble effort, but it just dragged too much for my taste. |
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28.
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No Reservations |
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Very middle of the road. |
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29.
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Reign Over Me |
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Sandler can't quite pull it off. |
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30.
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Broken English |
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A great performance by Parker Posey, but the movie goes nowhere. (and not in a good way) |
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31.
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License to Wed |
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Charming stars make this blah rom-com watchable. (Barely) |
D
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32.
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Fracture |
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Two great actors. What were they doing in this dreck? |
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33.
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
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It's kind of inexplicable that this franchise is successful after two bad movies. |
F
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34.
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Blades of Glory |
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Just not funny. A chore to watch. |