AltWeeklies Wire
Trading Down: Mythology Inflected Romp Has Nothing on Harryhausen
Aside from some non-PG-rated emphasis on an abusive home life and a lot of underwhelming CGI, The Lightening Thief is a well-paced kids' action picture that flirts with Greek mythology to create its otherworldly spectacle.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-08-2010 |
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'Beth Cooper' is Out of Touchnew
After a promising start, I Love You, Beth Cooper quickly becomes a tedious, cliched high school comedy.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-16-2009 |
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Broadway Boundnew
For once, keeping a movie musical tied to the stage serves the audience best.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
11-25-2005 |
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Tags: Chris Columbus, Rent
La Boneheaded
Serial adapter Chris Columbus gives Rent-heads exactly what they want, and everyone else the last thing they could possibly want in this out-of-touch, irrelevant relic.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-24-2005 |
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Jonathan Larson's Legacy Lives Onnew
Rent builds to a touching funeral and a superb reprise of two of the best songs, but rather than go out on a strong note, the film retains the musical's melodramatic final portion, including a ridiculous death scene that, on a movie screen, feels like having a billboard yell at you for five minutes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Chris Columbus, Rent
Rent: We're Gonna Live Forevernew
Despite the grating, workmanlike direction of Chris Columbus, this boisterous film is a vivacious, wiseacre musical and an inarguable morality lesson: Love is all you need.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Chris Columbus, Rent
