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Iron Man Not Ready for the Rust Heap
 Iron Man Not Ready 
 for the Rust Heap 
MOVIE REVIEW
May 7, 2010 6:16 AM CDT

Iron Man Not Ready for the Rust Heap

Robert Downey Jr. saves flashy sequel, say critics

(Newser) - Iron Man 2 is clunkier than its predecessor and its self-destructive hero has succumbed to boozy overconfidence, but Robert Downey Jr. saves the film, not to speak of the world, say critics.
  • This movie is "bigger, louder and dumber than its predecessor" but still plenty of fun, writes Bill
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New Nightmare on Elm Street Is a Snoozer
 New Nightmare on  
 Elm Street Is a Snoozer 
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 30, 2010 8:12 AM CDT

New Nightmare on Elm Street Is a Snoozer

Freddy Krueger's return is bland and pointless, say critics

(Newser) - Freddy Krueger may be haunting teen dreams once again in A Nightmare on Elm Street, but this "re-imagining" of the horror franchise is seriously short on imagination, say critics.
  • The remake of Wes Craven's 1984 horror flick "cops virtually every memorable image from the original, but loses the
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The Losers Just Can't Win
 The Losers 
 Just Can't Win 
movie review
Apr 23, 2010 1:20 PM CDT

The Losers Just Can't Win

Violent CIA action flick, another comic book adaptation, disappoints

(Newser) - The Losers has some bright spots, but overall the new comic book adaption is a muddled mess of CIA intrigue, uneven acting, wall-to-wall violence, and Zoe Saldana in her underwear. Some critical reactions:
  • "The film had promising roots in the comic book's band of irreverent brothers," Betsy Sharkey
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This Back-Up Plan 's More a D Than a B
 This Back-Up Plan's 
 More a D Than a B 
movie review
Apr 23, 2010 8:17 AM CDT

This Back-Up Plan's More a D Than a B

Critics prefer childbirth to Jennifer Lopez's latest rom-com

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez stars as a perennially single woman who meets Mr Right just after her artificial insemination is a success in The Back-Up Plan, a romantic comedy that spawned more contempt than kudos among critics.
  • Mary Pols at Time suffered through 41 weeks of pregnancy and 25 hours of labor,
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Death at a Funeral Can't Win 'Em All
 Death at a Funeral 
 Can't Win 'Em All 
Movie Review
Apr 16, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

Death at a Funeral Can't Win 'Em All

Some critics love offbeat comedy remake, some hate it

(Newser) - Critics are decidedly split on Death at a Funeral, Chris Rock’s remake of a British farce that’s a scant 3 years old. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • “Death at a Funeral is proof that a well-made screenplay is indestructible,” writes Ty Burr of the Boston
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Kick-Ass Lives Up to Its Name
 Kick-Ass Lives Up to Its Name 
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 16, 2010 7:01 AM CDT

Kick-Ass Lives Up to Its Name

'Brazenly funny bloodbath' wows critics

(Newser) - Teen superhero movie Kick-Ass is an over-the-top violent, funny, and subversive take on the genre that more than lives up to its name, say critics, many of whom make Tarantino comparisons.
  • Director Matthew Vaughn's movie "soars on its central idea of matching a superhero's exploits with the grinding reality
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Plodding After.Life Is DOA
 Plodding After.Life Is DOA 
Movie Review
Apr 9, 2010 11:29 AM CDT

Plodding After.Life Is DOA

Even naked Christina Ricci can't save ambiguous horror flick

(Newser) - Critics are absolutely burying After.Life, a dull horror flick about a woman who may be dead. And no, the stupid dot in the title is never explained. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • What seems like it ought to be a vaguely silly movie “takes itself so seriously
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The Square: Harshly Funny Film Noir

Middle-aged man meets femme fatale, disaster ensues

(Newser) - In this Aussie noir thriller, a married middle-aged man (David Roberts) and his younger lover (Claire van der Boom) seize the chance to escape with a bundle of cash. The finely wrought fallout involves an arsonist, a shark attack, and depravity and greed to spare. Most critics agree: it's sinfully...

Date Night : Perfect for Date Night
 Date Night: Perfect 
 for Date Night 
Movie review
Apr 9, 2010 7:24 AM CDT

Date Night: Perfect for Date Night

Steve Carrell and Tina Fey are delicious in silly marital action-comedy

(Newser) - In Date Night, married suburbanites Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire Foster (Tina Fey) go for dinner in Manhattan and, through a series of predictably absurd twists, end up dodging thugs and crashing cars. This comedy-action hybrid doesn't win points for originality, but is saved—for some critics, just barely—by...

Clash of the Titans: Not Worth 3D Prices
 Clash of the Titans: 
 Not Worth 3D Prices 
movie review
Apr 2, 2010 6:50 AM CDT

Clash of the Titans: Not Worth 3D Prices

3D can't save this soulless creature feature

(Newser) - In Clash Sam Worthington plays a half mortal hopelessly in love and stuck between two worlds. Sound familiar? This remake aims for Avatar, but falls short. Though it has expensive effects (3D!) and stars (Ralph Fiennes!), it even falls short of the cheerfully cheesy original.
  • This movie manages
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Miley 'Ghastly' in Last Song
 Miley 'Ghastly' in Last Song 
MOVIE REVIEW
Mar 31, 2010 11:29 AM CDT

Miley 'Ghastly' in Last Song

Critics not fond of Nicholas Sparks exercise in teen love, death

(Newser) - The Last Song has two strikes against it in most critics' opinions: It's Nicholas Sparks' adaptation of his book...and it stars Miley Cyrus. On the plus side, baby turtles? Some takes:
  • It's not that bad, Roger Moore writes in the Orlando Sentinel . "Not a great film," of
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How to Train Your Dragon Soars
 How to Train 
 Your Dragon Soars 
Movie Review
Mar 26, 2010 11:34 AM CDT

How to Train Your Dragon Soars

Critics love Dreamworks' latest animate tale

(Newser) - Dreamwork’s latest animated romp, How to Train Your Dragon, is earning nearly unanimous critical praise—it’s currently at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes . Here’s what they’re saying:
  • The story’s pretty conventional, but writer-directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois (Lilo & Stitch) “make funny, touching, sublime
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Critics Can't Wait to Give Back Repo Men
 Critics Can't Wait to 
 Give Back Repo Men 
Movie Review
Mar 19, 2010 2:56 PM CDT

Critics Can't Wait to Give Back Repo Men

Gory sci-fi thriller predictable, stupid

(Newser) - Repo Men, a sci-fi thriller about men who repossess organs, is probably supposed to be biting commentary on divisive issues like health care, but critics are united in shouting it down:
  • “Let the 2010 Razzies race begin!” declares Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter . “Blood soaked, derivative
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Wimpy Kid Makes Friends, Some Enemies
 Wimpy Kid Makes 
 Friends, Some Enemies 
Movie Review
Mar 19, 2010 2:25 PM CDT

Wimpy Kid Makes Friends, Some Enemies

Critics split on 'sweet,' 'stale' kids' movie

(Newser) - Diary of a Wimpy Kid is like your average middle schooler—loved by some, hated by others. Reviews, in short, are mixed. Here’s what critics are saying:
  • “It is so hard to do a movie like this well,” but Diary of a Wimpy Kid pulls it off,
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Ben Stiller Gets Serious in Decent Greenberg
 Ben Stiller Gets Serious 
 in Decent Greenberg 
movie review
Mar 19, 2010 1:28 PM CDT

Ben Stiller Gets Serious in Decent Greenberg

Squid and the Whale director does nice job with tough material

(Newser) - Ben Stiller takes a serious turn playing an angsty 40-something in Greenberg, the latest from The Squid and the Whale's Noah Baumbach, and the film gets mostly solid reviews:
  • J. Hoberman, Village Voice : "The style is observational, the drama is understated, and, when the time comes, it knocks you
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Don't Sprint to See The Runaways
 Don't Sprint 
 to See The Runaways 
MOVIE REVIEW
Mar 19, 2010 10:25 AM CDT

Don't Sprint to See The Runaways

Dakota Fanning-Kristen Stewart vehicle divides critics

(Newser) - Critics praise the performances in The Runaways, about Joan Jett's seminal '70s band, but whether the flick succeeds is up for debate. Some takes:
  • "Say what you will about the Runaways," Peter Travers writes in Rolling Stone , but "they never played it safe. The movie does."
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No Rewards for This Bounty Hunter
 No Rewards for 
This Bounty Hunter  
MOVIE REVIEW
Mar 19, 2010 5:25 AM CDT

No Rewards for This Bounty Hunter

Aniston, Butler lack chemistry in action romance

(Newser) - Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston star as a bounty hunter and his wanted ex-wife in action romance Bounty Hunter. Critic's reactions range from "passable" to "somebody needs to hunt down the people who made this movie."
  • An OK concept gets lost in "lame jokes and predictable
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She's Out of My League Is Minor-League Fun
 She's Out of My League 
 Is Minor-League Fun 
Movie Review
Mar 12, 2010 3:09 PM CST

She's Out of My League Is Minor-League Fun

It's no 10, but some enjoyed this implausible rom-com

(Newser) - You could do better than She’s Out of My League, the latest romantic comedy about a hot girl dating a dweeb. But some critics give it a passing grade. Here’s what they’re saying.
  • “If you're hungry to see a romantic comedy that makes Knocked Up look
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Our Family Wedding Not a Marriage Worth Saving

Not even America Ferrera can save this film

(Newser) - Our Family Wedding, a Rick Famuyiwa film about the wedding of a Mexican-American girl (America Ferrera) to her African American boyfriend (Lance Gross) is little more than a culture-clash cliché that Claudia Puig finds about as "funny as census data." Most critics agree:
  • It's a "perfectly good
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Bourne Team Hunts WMD, Gets Political in Green Zone

WMD thriller may be most box-office friendly Iraq movie yet

(Newser) - Matt Damon reunites with director Paul Greengrass in Green Zone, and critics say the thriller, set in the early days of the Iraq war, packs all the punch of the Bourne films, though some felt its politics were a little heavy-handed.
  • Green Zone "is somewhere between a blockbuster and
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