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Death to Smoochy (2002)

Reviewed on Mar 25, 2009

A tongue-in-cheek, goofball, theatrical comedy like The Producers. Good zingers and nice performances all around.

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Reviewed on Mar 23, 2009

Interesting concept, which originated in the 1951 original. But it’s a bit sloppy how they tacked on the strained relationship between stepmom and stepson. Reeves, who is perfect playing blank-faced alien types. Jaden Smith needs to be pulverized.

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Valkyrie (2008)

Reviewed on Mar 11, 2009

A good little history lesson. And good to see Cruise take on a role like this. Pretty polished, to be expected from Singer.

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The Sweetest Sound (2001)

Reviewed on Mar 10, 2009

Mildly interesting for a genealogist. Berliner is a good collector of footage, but the voiceover is not poignant enough to be this slow and boring, and all the computer effects are downright annoying.

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Taken (2008)

Reviewed on Feb 25, 2009

Pretty solid direction, pretty ruthless performance. Never could have pictured Neeson as an action star, but he pulls it off.

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The Quiet American (2002)

Reviewed on Feb 23, 2009

Beautifully shot and scored, but the slow-moving story lacks any serious drama. Caine is cool as usual, and Fraser is surprisingly tolerable.

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Bobby (2006)

Reviewed on Feb 23, 2009

Awkwardly draws its drama from the RFK assassination without having much drama of its own.

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The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

Reviewed on Feb 20, 2009

Tamer fare from the Farrelly brothers, which is a good thing. Great ending. Stiller’s looking a bit old, but he’s still got it. Monaghan’s cute.

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Deck the Halls (2006)

Reviewed on Feb 20, 2009

So stupid. I’m beginning to think Broderick has no talent, and that he really just lucked out with the scripts of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Election.

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