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With 'Whatever Works,' Woody Allen Announces His Demise
Here's a movie that feels thrown together, as if Allen is attempting to purge as many films as he can before he shuffles off his mortal coil. His legacy is going in an emotionally threadbare direction.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
06-15-2009 |
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Two Girls, One 'Life Before Her Eyes'new
The most striking aspect of this film is its look: Beautiful shots of swimming pools, falling leaves, and dead birds intersperse the film's narrative scenes, taking some edge off the otherwise pensive pacing.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
05-01-2008 |
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A Decent Novel Becomes an Indecent Movie that Reaches for Artnew
Evan Rachel Wood as Diana finds herself trapped in a Columbine-style high school massacre, confronting her classmate-gunman in the girls' lavatory. The movie comprises memories and fantasies that flash through her mind's eye.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-17-2008 |
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Drift Woodnew
The latest film aspiring to skewer the cruelties of high-school life commits a fatal error: It forgets to side with the students.
