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  • Parker suffers from a disappointing script and a tapered ending that not even Oscar-winning director Taylor Hackford can fix.

    Parker

    Parker suffers from a disappointing script and a tapered ending that not even Oscar-winning director Taylor Hackford can fix.

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  • Die Hard 5 is not just poorly titled, it's abominable. Even Bruce Willis' smirking charm can't save this series. Perhaps it's time to retire eh, McClane?

    A Good Day To Die Hard

    Die Hard 5 is not just poorly titled, it's abominable. Even Bruce Willis' smirking charm can't save this series. Perhaps it's time to retire eh, McClane?

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  • Broken City suffers from multiple fractures that not even its award-winning star cast can mend.

    Broken City

    Broken City suffers from multiple fractures that not even its award-winning star cast can mend.

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  • Lincoln is not just a masterpiece or a very important and powerful film for the sake of calling it so. By its very making, director Steven Spielberg has written the greatest obituary for one of the greatest leaders of the modern world.

    Lincoln

    Lincoln is not just a masterpiece or a very important and powerful film for the sake of calling it so. By its very making, director Steven Spielberg has written the greatest obituary for one of the greatest leaders of the modern world.

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  • Deadfall is a non-stop crime-thriller that gets off to a good start, then breaks away at the seams and ends with a weak conclusion.

    Deadfall

    Deadfall is a non-stop crime-thriller that gets off to a good start, then breaks away at the seams and ends with a weak conclusion.

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  • Funny, mysterious and scary at the same time, Resolution is an indie film with an astoundingly fresh take in contemporary horror.

    Resolution

    Funny, mysterious and scary at the same time, Resolution is an indie film with an astoundingly fresh take in contemporary horror.

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  • There is a lot of testosterone-fuelled action in Gangster Squad but it all feels like a shoddy caricature of some classic gangster flicks of yesteryears.

    Gangster Squad

    There is a lot of testosterone-fuelled action in Gangster Squad but it all feels like a shoddy caricature of some classic gangster flicks of yesteryears.

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  • For an espionage thriller, Zero Dark Thirty is engaging and fast paced, with nail biting suspense and some fine acting chops. The ending, however, suffers from too many open-ended questions.

    Zero Dark Thirty

    For an espionage thriller, Zero Dark Thirty is engaging and fast paced, with nail biting suspense and some fine acting chops. The ending, however, suffers from too many open-ended questions.

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  • THE LAST STAND is definitely not Arnie’s best action movie, but it does a decent enough job heralding the return of an action icon.

    The Last Stand

    THE LAST STAND is definitely not Arnie’s best action movie, but it does a decent enough job heralding the return of an action icon.

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  • The Tall Man benefits from a noble message on social and civic altercations but loses its impact due to the lack of a meatier plot build-up.

    The Tall Man

    The Tall Man benefits from a noble message on social and civic altercations but loses its impact due to the lack of a meatier plot build-up.

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