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5/10 |
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10,000 B.C. (2008) |
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"While admittedly formulaic and banal, it's also a guilty pleasure for those who enjoy watching stampeding herds of woolly mammoths." | |
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7/10 |
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21 (2008) |
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"Here's the deal: this is sheer escapist entertainment - and, as such, it's a good gamble." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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27 Dresses (2008) |
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"A fluffy, frivolous - if formulaic - indulgence for those of us who still enjoy the occasional, old-fashioned wedding fantasy." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Baby Mama (2008) |
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"It's wry and satirical but just not as hip as I was hoping. Perhaps I expected too much from two of SNL's funniest comediennes." | |
Susan Granger | |
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9/10 |
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The Band's Visit (2007) |
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"Fresh, funny and engaging, it's a shame that a technicality disqualified it from Oscar contention." | |
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7/10 |
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Bloodline (2008) |
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"Taking up where "The Da Vinci Code" left off, this enthralling documentary inflames the imagination and pushes the envelope of controversy." | |
Susan Granger | |
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6/10 |
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Brick Lane (2008) |
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"Poignant and subtle, it tackles cross-cultural conflict and racial intolerance." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
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"Tart, smart and fun." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) |
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"Imaginative and visually enchanting but, remember, as Aslan says, "Things never happen the same way twice."" | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Cloverfield (2008) |
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"Crudely naturalistic yet innocative and effective." | |
Susan Granger | |
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4/10 |
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College Road Trip (2008) |
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"Family-friendly doesn't have to mean dumbed-down." | |
Susan Granger | |
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10/10 |
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
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"It's an action-filled crime drama revolving around a dangerous, demented anarchist. Once again, the Joker's wild!" | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Days and Clouds (2008) |
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"Sensitive and subtle, it sympathetically details the devastation of economic insecurity and the regeneration of a marriage." | |
Susan Granger | |
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2/10 |
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Deception (2008) |
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"So when does enigmatic become incoherent? In the hands of an inept, inxperienced director." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Definitely, Maybe (2008) |
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"Soulful and sweet-natured, this enjoyably romantic whodunit proves that living "happily ever after" isn't quite so easy." | |
Susan Granger | |
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2/10 |
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Doomsday (2008) |
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"Neil Marshall shamelessly rips off elements from so many other action-packed, post-apocalyptic fantasies that you feel you've seen all this mayhem before - and you have!" | |
Susan Granger | |
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10/10 |
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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
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"Wacky and wondrous - it's bountiful fun for children of all ages." | |
Susan Granger | |
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4/10 |
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Drillbit Taylor (2008) |
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"The goofy "My Bodyguard" premise is appealing but the execution is flimsy, formulaic and disjointed - neither the characters nor their actions are plausible. The laughs are lame." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Elsa & Fred (2008) |
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"Brilliantly acted by two septugenarians who wallow in shameless sentimentality, it's exuberant and thoroughly entrancing." | |
Susan Granger | |
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6/10 |
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The Fall (2008) |
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"It's visually sumptuous and intriguing but its lack of tonal consistency makes it often incoherent and emotionally inaccessible." | |
Susan Granger | |
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4/10 |
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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) |
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"It's simply tedious, butt-kicking, cliche-ridden, chop-schlocky action." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
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"An outrageously raunchy romp, another audience-pleaser from Judd Apatow, who stretches farcial, vulgar silliness into outright hilarity." | |
Susan Granger | |
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6/10 |
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Get Smart (2008) |
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"While Steve Carell is a natural as secret agent Maxwell Smart, pairing him with 20 years younger Anne Hathaway is a major miscalculation. And the humor just misses by THAT much." | |
Susan Granger | |
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5/10 |
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Hancock (2008) |
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"Frenetic, forgettable and unfulfilling. Even Will Smith looks uncharacteristically uncomfortable." | |
Susan Granger | |
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3/10 |
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The Happening (2008) |
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"A creepy cautionary eco-thriller than neither cautions nor thrills. Instead of being full of dread, it's just dreadful." | |
Susan Granger | |
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3/10 |
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
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"Not a high point in stoner comedies, the snickering filmmakers miss their chance to take on racial profiling in the war on terror. Bongs away!" | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
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"A dark fantasy/horror tale, it's chaotic yet spectacular." | |
Susan Granger | |
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5/10 |
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In Bruges (2008) |
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"Offbeat and off-putting, unless you're really heavily into "guilt and sins and hell and all that."" | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
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"While not as good as Iron Man, it's a fast-paced, action-packed popcorn picture." | |
Susan Granger | |
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10/10 |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
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"Indy's back in an awesome, thrill-filled roller-coaster ride that you don't ever want to stop. It's far-fetched, fast-paced fun." | |
Susan Granger | |
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9/10 |
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Iron Man (2008) |
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"It's Robert Downey Jr., having triumphed over his substance abuse battle, who puts the pedal to the metal and scores the freshest new franchise going." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) |
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"Don't settle for 2-D - choose a theater with 3-D - and then hang on for an awesome, astonishing, eye-popping ride into another world!" | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Kabluey (2008) |
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"Light-hearted, utterly charming, low-budget screwball comedy about loneliness and alienation - with timely, touching, thought-provoking relevance." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) |
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"A brand-new chick flick for the pre-teen set, it's sweetly wholesome and unabashedly sentimental." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
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"Gravity-defying, action-packed family comedy - it's chop-socky fun." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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The Last Mistress (2008) |
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"Steamy, sumptuous and sensual, filled with post-feminist sexual politics. Think of a 19th century "Fatal Attraction" in French." | |
Susan Granger | |
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6/10 |
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Leatherheads (2008) |
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"Admirably stylized but, as sports comedies go, it fumbles." | |
Susan Granger | |
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2/10 |
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The Love Guru (2008) |
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"This feeble spoof of self-help spiritualism is atrocious and inanely tedious." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Made of Honor (2008) |
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"It's a delightful, audience-pleasing, fun-filled fairytale of laughter and love." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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Mamma Mia! (2008) |
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"Uplifting, finger-snapping, energetic fun - meaning "Money, Money, Money" at the box-office." | |
Susan Granger | |
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3/10 |
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Meet Dave (2008) |
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"Tedious time-waster that apologizes to its family-friendly audience with, 'Sorry, Earth, sometimes No. 2 happens!'" | |
Susan Granger | |
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1/10 |
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Meet the Spartans (2008) |
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"Witlessly crude and vulgar - it's my first Worst Movies of 2008 contender." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) |
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"It's wonderfulness on a rampage." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Mongol (2008) |
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"This - the first of a trilogy - is a coming-of-age story about the nomadic lad who eventually became the great warrior, Genghis Khan." | |
Susan Granger | |
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6/10 |
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Nim's Island (2008) |
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"Over-written and awkwardly directed, it's nevertheless family-friendly, complete with flying lizards and a flatulent sea lion." | |
Susan Granger | |
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4/10 |
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) |
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"Clumsy and clunky, totally lacking in passion and cohesion, this dull mediocrity is an insult to Philippa Gregory's historical concept of the two rival sisters." | |
Susan Granger | |
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3/10 |
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Over Her Dead Body (2008) |
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"Silly, campy and tepid - no hearts 'n' flowers here." | |
Susan Granger | |
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7/10 |
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Penelope (2008) |
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"A plucky, whimsical romance as the ugly-duckling fantasy morphs into a satiric take on celebrity culture." | |
Susan Granger | |
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8/10 |
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A Previous Engagement (2008) |
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"It's the rarest of all things: an intelligent, sophisticated romance with real meat on its bones." | |
Susan Granger | |
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2/10 |
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Prom Night (2008) |
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"It's tepid fare with a vacuous cast, particularly when compared with the previous version featuring Jamie Lee Curtis as the scream queen." | |
Susan Granger | |
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