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I.Q. (1994)

Reviewed on May 19, 2011

Unsatisfying at its very core since the entire relationship between the two main characters was fabricated from beginning to end. Ryan’s adorable.

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Strange choices by the main character prevent us from really sympathizing with her and her story. Despite that, relatively good performances by mostly unknowns. It’s amazing that this movie didn’t help any of their careers. The “dum-dum” theme goes from pleasant to annoying quite quickly.

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Funny People (2009)

Reviewed on May 16, 2011

Quite a surprise. The story has heart, and the dialogue is quite funny. Great cast. Sandler and Rogen and Mann and Bana are all wonderful. All the comedian cameos are appropriate, and amazingly, they’re not a distraction.

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Brüno (2009)

Reviewed on May 16, 2011

Similar comedy as Borat, maybe a little funnier. A bit too much cock, though. I feel kinda bad for some of his “victims”. I mean, Ron Paul might run for president.

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Thor (2011)

Reviewed on May 7, 2011

Story’s surprisingly good, well-executed by Branagh. He’s not a guy I’d expect to make a comic book movie. I feel like we could have used a bit more story and one more good action sequence on Earth. Overall, the action and effects are really good, especially on his home planet.…

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Blue Valentine (2010)

Reviewed on Apr 25, 2011

Gosling and Williams deliver nervous, uncomfortable performances. And it’s not just the characters that are destabilizing. Disjointed flashbacks of intensely emotional scenes, awkward editing, an ethereally chaotic score, ad libbing add to the mix. It’s obvious that this is what Cianfrance was going for, but that doesn’t mean it’s a…

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Married to the Mob (1988)

Reviewed on Apr 25, 2011

Pfeiffer was a fox. Modine is surprisingly horrible. Surprisingly good cast, but pretty silly. One of the worst climactic gunfights ever. Couldn’t they find actors who knew how to hold a gun? What’s with playing useless footage that was cut from the film under the closing credits?

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Domestic Disturbance (2001)

Reviewed on Apr 23, 2011

Not bad, a lot like The Stepfather. If Vaughn had knocked out a few more dramatic performances and not put on weight, I think he could have gone on to become a great leading man. Very expressive eyes.

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