AltWeeklies Wire
All Yoursnew
After sitting through this witless, irritating remake of a domestic comedy, don't be surprised if you find yourself shouting out for tougher reform schools, lock-down orphanages and mandatory sterilization.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
11-29-2005 |
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Familiar Ringnew
Pulse rips its ghostly story line from better Japanese horror films.
Dallas Observer |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-28-2005 |
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Weighting...new
For those who dug Rob McKittrick's recent comedy Waiting..., Just Friends offers up some good news: Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris are together again as a dysfunctional couple.
Dallas Observer |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-28-2005 |
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Common Coldnew
Director Harold Ramis says his film is about far more than two men swindling a mobster out of $2 million on Christmas Eve: It's about the fact that no one can be trusted anymore.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-28-2005 |
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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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We Believenew
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix don't act in Walk the Line; they channel.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Damn You, Oprah!new
Emmanuel's Gift delves into inspirational, compelling subjects, but the execution is manipulative and dreadful.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-23-2005 |
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Lack of Big Laughs and True Grit Put Film on Thin Icenew
The slick adaptation of Scott Phillips' well-received noir novel feels more like a vehicle for 61-year-old director and his screenwriters to work out their macho midlife crises.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-23-2005 |
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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
Holiday on Icenew
Instead of an action comedy that’s as slick as ice, Harold Ramis’ sardonic new comedy is more like an uncongealed river of slush.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Harold Ramis, The Ice Harvest
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
Cheaper by the Grossnew
This supersized family comedy makes The Brady Bunch look like an example of prudent family planning and sophisticated humor.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Raja Gosnell, Yours, Mine & Ours
So Long, It's Been Good to Know Younew
A tepid romantic comedy with a side order of vitriol.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Just Friends, Roger Kumble
The Secret Lives of Screenwritersnew
Playwright and screenwriter Craig Lucas debuts as a director of his own material with this nasty little story about interpersonal deceptions and Hollywood ethics.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Craig Lucas, The Dying Gaul
