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Tag: 2.5 stars

Reviews

The Woman in Black

February 19, 2012March 25, 2012JimComment(0)

Yo, Harry Potter! Is Womanin related to Sirius?

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Red Tails

February 7, 2012July 13, 2012JimComment(0)

African-American story eschews Tyler Perry and gets a thumbs-up. Coincidence?

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Haywire

February 2, 2012March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

You can put a tiara on a box turtle, but it’s still a box turtle.

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Kaboom

January 25, 2012June 4, 2013JimComment(0)

Personally, I’d avoid titling my film after the sound effect of a bomb exploding.

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War Horse

January 12, 2012March 18, 2013JimComment(1)

Why the long face?

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Shame

January 3, 2012April 13, 2012JimComment(0)

Just because you wish to make a film for adults doesn’t mean you have to make an adult film.

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We Bought a Zoo

December 29, 2011June 4, 2012JimComment(1)

And a matching cliché enclosure to go with it.

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Kung Fu Panda 2

December 14, 2011January 21, 2012JimComment(0)

The panda is B(l)ack, and so is the pandering.

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The Hangover Part II

December 9, 2011October 2, 2013JimComments(2)

Do you know how hard it is to make the exact same film again?

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Mr. Popper’s Penguins

December 6, 2011January 10, 2012JimComment(0)

They’re kinda like a mobile STD.

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