4 stars out of 4 -- "DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Robert Zemeckis is an exhilarating visual experience and proves for the third time he's one of the few directors who knows what he's doing with 3-D."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "Serving up a great treat for the holidays, the director has brought this Charles Dickens classic to such vivid life that in some ways you feel like you are experiencing it for the first time."Box Office "[S]hiny seasonal entertainment....It sticks close to some of the sturdy virtues of the source material."New York Times "As a surface display of cutting-edge technical wizardry, the endeavor succeeds."Movieline "Marvelous and touching....And the miracle is that it goes right back to the gilded Victorian spirit of those black-and-white films of yore." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly Included in Chicago Sun-Times's "The Ten Best Animated Films Of 2009" -- "[Zemeckis] creates a fantastical vision of the familiar Dickens tale."Chicago Sun-Times10.84469
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4 stars out of 4 -- "DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Robert Zemeckis is an exhilarating visual experience and proves for the third time he's one of the few directors who knows what he's doing with 3-D."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "Serving up a great treat for the holidays, the director has brought this Charles Dickens classic to such vivid life that in some ways you feel like you are experiencing it for the first time."Box Office "[S]hiny seasonal entertainment....It sticks close to some of the sturdy virtues of the source material."New York Times "As a surface display of cutting-edge technical wizardry, the endeavor succeeds."Movieline "Marvelous and touching....And the miracle is that it goes right back to the gilded Victorian spirit of those black-and-white films of yore." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly Included in Chicago Sun-Times's "The Ten Best Animated Films Of 2009" -- "[Zemeckis] creates a fantastical vision of the familiar Dickens tale."Chicago Sun-Times8.832037
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3 stars out of 5 -- "There is a realistically detailed atmosphere throughout the film....The actors successfully personalize the struggle against an unscrupulous authority, building an emotional impact into AMERICAN VIOLET."Box Office 3 stars out of 4 -- "AMERCIAN VIOLET stars Nicole Beharie, a recent Juilliard graduate in her second role, as Dee Roberts. It is a stunning performance..."Chicago Sun-Times "[With] excellent, nuanced performances by Beharie, Woodard, Nelson and Patton..."Washington Post "Directed by Tim Disney from a screenplay written by its producer, Bill Haney, the film is beautifully acted by Ms. Beharie..."New York Times "Mr. Disney has great success directing a fine cast that includes Will Patton, who gives his most affecting performance of his career..."Wall Street Journal17.41603
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"[T]here are moments when the film invokes the ghosts of Jimmy Stewart's Jefferson Smith and George Bailey."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "One of those films that can't help but put a smile on your face....Saved by a warm performance from Latifah."Ultimate DVD10.89086
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"The dialogue has a perky synthetic sheen....Meyers brings out the best in her actors..." -- Grade: B-Entertainment Weekly "Ms. Winslet is always a welcome screen presence....Ms. Meyers always has something to give."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] Jack Black's uncommonly restrained turn as Kate's new beau, the TENACIOUS D star toning down his usual hysterics to charming, winning and surprisingly touching effect."Total Film "[W]ith a likeable cast and credible romantic unions, it still has the power to move us..."Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here is some real charm along the way..."Empire10.88225
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"[A] skillful, streamlined romp chronicling the haphazard journey to the Cannes seaside of the ungainly Mr. Bean....[With] an imaginatively choreographed flow of comic episodes..."Sight and Sound "Atkinson's goofball grotesquerie never lets up -- right through to the inspired finale." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "[Mr. Atkinson's] googly eyes, gangly physique and elastic countenance are just fine for delivering the goods."New York Times9.36972
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"NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS is this year's warm and fuzzy Christmas movie....The film offers some funny and heartwarming moments..."us USA Today "[A]n efficient home-for-Christmas ensemble comedy....The most engaging moments of NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS are the festive party sequences..."New York Times "The performers breathe real life into the characters....The dialogue, the specifics, and especially the acting take charge, and the movie becomes funny, sad, corny, romantic, heartfelt, all when it needs to be."Chicago Sun-Times "[A] broad, warm, aspirational 'tis-the-season concoction about a raucous family -- mom, dad, three grown kids, assorted significant others -- reunited at Christmas."Entertainment Weekly "NOTHING LIKE THE HOLDAYS mixes family melodrama with the good cheer of the season, all with a distinct Latin flavor....The atmosphere is easygoing and the actors seem relaxed..."Hollywood Reporter7.99659
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"[T]here are sufficient pratfalls and Miley/Hannah quick-changes to satisfy the fans, while Cyrus retains that natural, unforced likability that made her a star in the first place."Hollywood Reporter "Propelled by the younger Cyrus' charisma and undeniable talent....[A] goofily endearing romp that might even lasso a few new fans..."Variety The key to star Miley Cyrus appeal is that shes equal parts pop star and spunky down-home girl.USA Today [T]he film allows Cyrus to deliver a solid ingenue performance, shimmering where she needs to shimmer, sassing where she needs to sass and, most important, continuing to offer audiences the image of a lovely but still recognizable real girl onto whom they can project their own dreams.Los Angeles Times "If you are a big fan of country music, you will enjoy it for the Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus and of course, Miley Cyrus performances."Premiere "Miley Cyrus mixes it up here with something that sounds like real country....The singer-actress has screen presence to spare and a nice, rich voice."Washington Post7.823196
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"In its harrowing third act, Ray invests his terrifying tale of upward mobility gone horribly awry with the sinister shadows and ominous atmosphere of German Expressionist horror films."A.V. Club6.478398
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"...A disarming holiday comedy....The sweet-natured outsider fantasy neither skimps on nor overplays its sentimentality..."Variety "...ELF returns to the hip but warm-hearted spirit of SWINGERS....[With] sophisticated glee and a sense of innocent fun..."Los Angeles Times "...Mr. Favreau's direction has a relaxed, swinging rhythm..." New York Times "...The disarming comedic tone -- silly and novel in its lack of cynicism -- is driven by the fearless, cheerful unself-consciousness of Will Ferrell..." Entertainment Weekly "...There's a devil of comedy in Ferrell, and he lets it out to play..." Rolling Stone "...Ferrell and Favreau have engendered enough goodwill to allow for a finale that glows like winter coals. A gleeful, cracked fairytale..."Total Film "Will Ferrell's man-child in tights is a surprisingly affecting figure." Sight and Sound "This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece."Chicago Sun-Times6.440309
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"...Mr. Mangold handles the revelations and reversals of Michael Cooney's script with nerve-racking aplomb. There are horror-film conventions -- eerie sounds, slow camera movements, half-open doors and carefully arranged shadows -- that retain their effectiveness..."New York Times "...John Cusack is convincing....With moments of mind-bending creepiness..."USA Today "...Delighting in his own considerable cleverness and cineast's knowledge of movie history, Mangold shuffles the elements like a three-card-monte pro..." Entertainment Weekly "...A snappily executed little thriller..." Variety "...With a third act that causes us to rethink everything that has gone before. Ingenious, how simple and yet how devious the solution is..." Chicago Sun-Times "...Sleek and clever....IDENTITY is fine escapist fare with a saving sense of humor..." Los Angeles Times "...Stylish....A clever twist on the old strangers-stranded-in-scary motel plot..." Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "Mangold's noir thriller plays like Agatha Christie meets Alfred Hitchcock....A thriller that satisfies the grey matter, IDENTITY deserves to be seen."Ultimate DVD6.372585
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