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"Jennifer Lawrence brings a great deal of credibility...and plays well with Elisabeth Shue as her mother..."Sight and Sound22.33972
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"Jennifer Lawrence brings a great deal of credibility...and plays well with Elisabeth Shue as her mother..."Sight and Sound22.33972
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4.5 stars out of 5 -- "As action, as allegory, as cinema, THE HUNGER GAMES is the best American science-fiction film since THE MATRIX..."Box Office "At the center of things most of the time, Lawrence remains compelling all the way. As in WINTER'S BONE, she's onscreen alone, or nearly so, a great deal, and she holds one's attention unselfconsciously..."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE HUNGER GAMES is an effective entertainment, and Jennifer Lawrence is strong and convincing in the central role.Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 4 -- "GAMES shines brightest in its choice for 16-year-old heroine Katniss Everdeen, played with a beautiful steeliness by Jennifer Lawrence....The action is brisk, the acting is solid, and barring an unlikely failure at the box office, a franchise is born."USA Today "An actress who specializes in combining formidable strength of will with convincing vulnerability, Lawrence is the key factor in making HUNGER GAMES an involving popular entertainment with strong narrative drive..."Los Angeles Times "Theres action here...and a great deal of vitality that feels true both to the spirit of Collins book and to the idea of movie entertainment..."Movieline "[Ross] does his strongest work in the early scenes, which set up the stakes with chilling efficiency."A.V. Club 3 stars out of 4 -- "HUNGER GAMES radiates a hot, jumpy energy that's irresistible. It has epic spectacle, yearning romance, suspense that won't quit an a shining star in Jennifer Lawrence..."Rolling Stone "This HUNGER GAMES is a muscular, honorable, unflinching translation of Collins' vision." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he grit, gravity and empathy on display fuse into something fresh....THE HUNGER GAMES finds new ways to play."Total Film "[A] triumph of restraint....Lawrence brings an intense conviction to the role..."Sight and Sound21.58545
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"[F]ull and thrillingly free....[Russell] has thrown drama, farce and comedy together with piercingly astute perceptions of mental illness, and topped the whole thing off with lyrical romance."Wall Street Journal "Dramatic, emotional, even heartbreaking, as well as wickedly funny, it has the gift of going its own way, a complete success from a singular talent."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[W]ith these actors, this velocity and the oblique economy of the dialogue, we realize we don't often see it done this well. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK is so good, it could almost be a terrific old classic."Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Cooper and Lawrence do generate terrific chemistry."Total Film "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK is an unfussy, rambling crowd-pleaser that recalls elements of the filmmaker's past work....[De Niro] is downright wonderful..."Movieline "Russell's smart, snappy script is delivered by a top-notch cast, including two thoroughly likeable and well-matched leads in the from of HANGOVER star Bradley Cooper...and Jennifer Lawrence..."Sight and Sound "Russell brings these high-strung characters together in a harmony of comic dysfunction that few other filmmakers could achieve without the film falling into chaos." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "De Niro delivers his warmest, most astute performance in years, and both Cooper and Lawrence successfully shed their movie-star glamour to play a couple of self-sabotaging misfits in search of a decent coping strategy."Washington Post "The movie is lit with a love that catches the viewer by surprise. We're ready for the comedy of craziness, but the depth of compassion is the movie's silver lining." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK is eager to sting instead of soothe. It's one of the year's best movies because Russell makes you laugh till it hurts."Rolling Stone21.46087
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"[F]ull and thrillingly free....[Russell] has thrown drama, farce and comedy together with piercingly astute perceptions of mental illness, and topped the whole thing off with lyrical romance."Wall Street Journal "Dramatic, emotional, even heartbreaking, as well as wickedly funny, it has the gift of going its own way, a complete success from a singular talent."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[W]ith these actors, this velocity and the oblique economy of the dialogue, we realize we don't often see it done this well. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK is so good, it could almost be a terrific old classic."Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Cooper and Lawrence do generate terrific chemistry."Total Film "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK is an unfussy, rambling crowd-pleaser that recalls elements of the filmmaker's past work....[De Niro] is downright wonderful..."Movieline "Russell's smart, snappy script is delivered by a top-notch cast, including two thoroughly likeable and well-matched leads in the from of HANGOVER star Bradley Cooper...and Jennifer Lawrence..."Sight and Sound "Russell brings these high-strung characters together in a harmony of comic dysfunction that few other filmmakers could achieve without the film falling into chaos." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "De Niro delivers his warmest, most astute performance in years, and both Cooper and Lawrence successfully shed their movie-star glamour to play a couple of self-sabotaging misfits in search of a decent coping strategy."Washington Post "The movie is lit with a love that catches the viewer by surprise. We're ready for the comedy of craziness, but the depth of compassion is the movie's silver lining." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK is eager to sting instead of soothe. It's one of the year's best movies because Russell makes you laugh till it hurts."Rolling Stone21.46087
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Intense, immersive and in control, WINTER'S BONE has an art house soul inside a B picture body, and that proves to be a potent combination indeed."Los Angeles Times "In Ms. Lawrence's watchful, precise and quietly heroic performance, Ree is like a modern-day Antigone, making ethical demands that are at once entirely coherent and potentially fatal."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "With this powerful, impeccably told story, co-writer/director Debra Granik has established herself as a supremely talented filmmaker."USA Today "[S]pectacular or its humanity, austere beauty and heart-stopping urgency..."Wall Street Journal 4 stars out of 4 -- "Unmistakably filmed on location, this film focuses on a society that has been left behind....Lawrence embodies a fierce, still center..."Chicago Sun-Times "WINTER'S BONE is one of the unshowiest and most true-blooded epics of Americana you're ever likely to see....Lawrence is the movie's blooming discovery..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "Granik has no taste for noir archness, opting for a chilly, shot-on-decaying locations naturalism that feels as lived-in as Lawrence's performance." -- Grade: AA.V. Club 4 stars out of 5 -- "With a face as impassively beautiful as the landscape she trudges through, Ree Dolly is a heroine you won't forget."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[Granik] brings an astonishing authority to WINTER'S BONE, which the more you watch it seems a masterpiece of storytelling, lean and uncluttered, subtle and urgent."Uncut18.71147
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Intense, immersive and in control, WINTER'S BONE has an art house soul inside a B picture body, and that proves to be a potent combination indeed."Los Angeles Times "In Ms. Lawrence's watchful, precise and quietly heroic performance, Ree is like a modern-day Antigone, making ethical demands that are at once entirely coherent and potentially fatal."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "With this powerful, impeccably told story, co-writer/director Debra Granik has established herself as a supremely talented filmmaker."USA Today "[S]pectacular or its humanity, austere beauty and heart-stopping urgency..."Wall Street Journal 4 stars out of 4 -- "Unmistakably filmed on location, this film focuses on a society that has been left behind....Lawrence embodies a fierce, still center..."Chicago Sun-Times "WINTER'S BONE is one of the unshowiest and most true-blooded epics of Americana you're ever likely to see....Lawrence is the movie's blooming discovery..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "Granik has no taste for noir archness, opting for a chilly, shot-on-decaying locations naturalism that feels as lived-in as Lawrence's performance." -- Grade: AA.V. Club 4 stars out of 5 -- "With a face as impassively beautiful as the landscape she trudges through, Ree Dolly is a heroine you won't forget."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[Granik] brings an astonishing authority to WINTER'S BONE, which the more you watch it seems a masterpiece of storytelling, lean and uncluttered, subtle and urgent."Uncut18.71147
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Intense, immersive and in control, WINTER'S BONE has an art house soul inside a B picture body, and that proves to be a potent combination indeed."Los Angeles Times "In Ms. Lawrence's watchful, precise and quietly heroic performance, Ree is like a modern-day Antigone, making ethical demands that are at once entirely coherent and potentially fatal."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "With this powerful, impeccably told story, co-writer/director Debra Granik has established herself as a supremely talented filmmaker."USA Today "[S]pectacular or its humanity, austere beauty and heart-stopping urgency..."Wall Street Journal 4 stars out of 4 -- "Unmistakably filmed on location, this film focuses on a society that has been left behind....Lawrence embodies a fierce, still center..."Chicago Sun-Times "WINTER'S BONE is one of the unshowiest and most true-blooded epics of Americana you're ever likely to see....Lawrence is the movie's blooming discovery..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "Granik has no taste for noir archness, opting for a chilly, shot-on-decaying locations naturalism that feels as lived-in as Lawrence's performance." -- Grade: AA.V. Club 4 stars out of 5 -- "With a face as impassively beautiful as the landscape she trudges through, Ree Dolly is a heroine you won't forget."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[Granik] brings an astonishing authority to WINTER'S BONE, which the more you watch it seems a masterpiece of storytelling, lean and uncluttered, subtle and urgent."Uncut18.71147
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Intense, immersive and in control, WINTER'S BONE has an art house soul inside a B picture body, and that proves to be a potent combination indeed."Los Angeles Times "In Ms. Lawrence's watchful, precise and quietly heroic performance, Ree is like a modern-day Antigone, making ethical demands that are at once entirely coherent and potentially fatal."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "With this powerful, impeccably told story, co-writer/director Debra Granik has established herself as a supremely talented filmmaker."USA Today "[S]pectacular or its humanity, austere beauty and heart-stopping urgency..."Wall Street Journal 4 stars out of 4 -- "Unmistakably filmed on location, this film focuses on a society that has been left behind....Lawrence embodies a fierce, still center..."Chicago Sun-Times "WINTER'S BONE is one of the unshowiest and most true-blooded epics of Americana you're ever likely to see....Lawrence is the movie's blooming discovery..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "Granik has no taste for noir archness, opting for a chilly, shot-on-decaying locations naturalism that feels as lived-in as Lawrence's performance." -- Grade: AA.V. Club 4 stars out of 5 -- "With a face as impassively beautiful as the landscape she trudges through, Ree Dolly is a heroine you won't forget."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[Granik] brings an astonishing authority to WINTER'S BONE, which the more you watch it seems a masterpiece of storytelling, lean and uncluttered, subtle and urgent."Uncut18.71147
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"The likable Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones play Jacob and Anna....Tears, separation and texting ensue in this low-key slice of American indie-film realism."New York Times "LIKE CRAZY tells the truth simply: Love is thrilling." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[F]eaturing fearless acting by Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, it brings both intimacy and delicacy to the push and pull of love, longing and regret."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] crazily inventive and totally irresistible tale of first love that makes the familiar seem bittersweet and heart-stoppingly new."Rolling Stone "LIKE CRAZY is nothing if not a movie with its heart in the right place....[With] small, evocative moments."Film Comment "No other recent film has so deftly captured the act of falling in love or so artfully interwoven the more practical efforts of maintaining that connection."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "The exhilaration of first love and the pain of its denouement burst forth with aching tenderness in LIKE CRAZY..."Washington Post18.405
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"The likable Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones play Jacob and Anna....Tears, separation and texting ensue in this low-key slice of American indie-film realism."New York Times "LIKE CRAZY tells the truth simply: Love is thrilling." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[F]eaturing fearless acting by Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, it brings both intimacy and delicacy to the push and pull of love, longing and regret."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] crazily inventive and totally irresistible tale of first love that makes the familiar seem bittersweet and heart-stoppingly new."Rolling Stone "LIKE CRAZY is nothing if not a movie with its heart in the right place....[With] small, evocative moments."Film Comment "No other recent film has so deftly captured the act of falling in love or so artfully interwoven the more practical efforts of maintaining that connection."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "The exhilaration of first love and the pain of its denouement burst forth with aching tenderness in LIKE CRAZY..."Washington Post "[I]t's John Guleserian's cinematography that enables audiences to invest in Anna and Jacob's relationship."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]rom the first flush of romance to the embittered arguments that follow, LIKE CRAZY's naturalism wins out."Total Film18.405
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"The likable Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones play Jacob and Anna....Tears, separation and texting ensue in this low-key slice of American indie-film realism."New York Times "LIKE CRAZY tells the truth simply: Love is thrilling." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[F]eaturing fearless acting by Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, it brings both intimacy and delicacy to the push and pull of love, longing and regret."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] crazily inventive and totally irresistible tale of first love that makes the familiar seem bittersweet and heart-stoppingly new."Rolling Stone "LIKE CRAZY is nothing if not a movie with its heart in the right place....[With] small, evocative moments."Film Comment "No other recent film has so deftly captured the act of falling in love or so artfully interwoven the more practical efforts of maintaining that connection."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "The exhilaration of first love and the pain of its denouement burst forth with aching tenderness in LIKE CRAZY..."Washington Post "[I]t's John Guleserian's cinematography that enables audiences to invest in Anna and Jacob's relationship."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]rom the first flush of romance to the embittered arguments that follow, LIKE CRAZY's naturalism wins out."Total Film18.405
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3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The film has] the tone and rhythm of the original comic books. Vaughn creates a story that seems like it could come out of the funny pages, offering small, engaging subplots..."Box Office "This prequel draws new energy from supersmart casting, plus the shrewd notion of setting the beginnings of the X-Men saga in the early 1960s."Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 4 -- "This X-MEN is indeed first class....Exciting, bold and thoroughly enjoyable..."USA Today "[T]his new X-MEN indulges in period nostalgia as it gazes into the future, using the backdrop of the cold war to explore how the past informs the present."New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "FIRST CLASS belongs to one actor, and that's Fassbender, whose Erik/Magneto emerges as one of the most nuanced, conflicted, genuinely antiheroic protagonists in recent comic-book-movie memory."Washington Post "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is anchored by two superb actors, McAvoy and Fassbender..."Movieline "[D]irected by KICK-ASS' Matthew Vaughn with characteristic knockabout energy....Rejoice in the triumph of McAvoy and Fassbender." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Vaughn delivers a fireworks display of action, smarts and fun, plus a touch of class from actors who can really act."Rolling Stone "[A] massive and very well cast origins extravaganza....Audacious, confident and fueled by youthful energy..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]ast, fresh and fun....It's intelligent and emotionally resonant, explosive and eye-dazzling."Total Film "[T]he film is period-apt in its clean lines and dovetailing of subplots..."Sight and Sound0.1532307
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3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The film has] the tone and rhythm of the original comic books. Vaughn creates a story that seems like it could come out of the funny pages, offering small, engaging subplots..."Box Office "This prequel draws new energy from supersmart casting, plus the shrewd notion of setting the beginnings of the X-Men saga in the early 1960s."Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 4 -- "This X-MEN is indeed first class....Exciting, bold and thoroughly enjoyable..."USA Today "[T]his new X-MEN indulges in period nostalgia as it gazes into the future, using the backdrop of the cold war to explore how the past informs the present."New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "FIRST CLASS belongs to one actor, and that's Fassbender, whose Erik/Magneto emerges as one of the most nuanced, conflicted, genuinely antiheroic protagonists in recent comic-book-movie memory."Washington Post "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is anchored by two superb actors, McAvoy and Fassbender..."Movieline "[D]irected by KICK-ASS' Matthew Vaughn with characteristic knockabout energy....Rejoice in the triumph of McAvoy and Fassbender." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Vaughn delivers a fireworks display of action, smarts and fun, plus a touch of class from actors who can really act."Rolling Stone "[A] massive and very well cast origins extravaganza....Audacious, confident and fueled by youthful energy..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]ast, fresh and fun....It's intelligent and emotionally resonant, explosive and eye-dazzling."Total Film "[T]he film is period-apt in its clean lines and dovetailing of subplots..."Sight and Sound0.1532307
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3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The film has] the tone and rhythm of the original comic books. Vaughn creates a story that seems like it could come out of the funny pages, offering small, engaging subplots..."Box Office "This prequel draws new energy from supersmart casting, plus the shrewd notion of setting the beginnings of the X-Men saga in the early 1960s."Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 4 -- "This X-MEN is indeed first class....Exciting, bold and thoroughly enjoyable..."USA Today "[T]his new X-MEN indulges in period nostalgia as it gazes into the future, using the backdrop of the cold war to explore how the past informs the present."New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "FIRST CLASS belongs to one actor, and that's Fassbender, whose Erik/Magneto emerges as one of the most nuanced, conflicted, genuinely antiheroic protagonists in recent comic-book-movie memory."Washington Post "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is anchored by two superb actors, McAvoy and Fassbender..."Movieline "[D]irected by KICK-ASS' Matthew Vaughn with characteristic knockabout energy....Rejoice in the triumph of McAvoy and Fassbender." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Vaughn delivers a fireworks display of action, smarts and fun, plus a touch of class from actors who can really act."Rolling Stone "[A] massive and very well cast origins extravaganza....Audacious, confident and fueled by youthful energy..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]ast, fresh and fun....It's intelligent and emotionally resonant, explosive and eye-dazzling."Total Film "[T]he film is period-apt in its clean lines and dovetailing of subplots..."Sight and Sound0.1532307
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Entertainment Weekly (11/9/01, p.111) - "...Finds Lawrence in skillful form with a solid, laid-back collection of memorable songs...Traditional fare for tough times..." - Rating: B16.70678
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"...[Lawrence] proves to be a wizard on the stand-up stage and goes a long way toward undoing his image as a crass, potty-mouthed provocateur..." Chicago Sun-Times16.03736
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"...A surprisingly provocative immorality play that mixes big laughs and creepy lessons in equal measure..." USA Today "...[Lawrence] is an interesting filmmaker with some insights into male behavior that aren't often seen in the movies..." Chicago Sun-Times13.66478
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