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I Don't Know How Is SATC With Kids

Sarah Jessica Parker stars in romantic comedy

(Newser) - Don’t expect any surprises in I Don’t Know How She Does It, a Sarah Jessica Parker-led flick about a working mom that's not faring all that well with the critics:
  • It’s back to Carrie Bradshaw, writes Elizabeth Weitzman in the New York Daily News . “From
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Contagion Sickeningly Good

Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet star in Steven Soderbergh film

(Newser) - Critics applaud Steven Soderbergh’s latest effort, Contagion, a deeply disturbing imagining of a global pandemic that features an all-star cast (Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne):
  • It’s “easily the scariest of the disaster films” since 9/11, writes Lou Lumenick in the
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The Debt Comes Up Short

Helen Mirren stars in John Madden thriller

(Newser) - The Debt, starring Helen Mirren, tells the story of a trio of Mossad agents whose adventure in Cold War-era Berlin has consequences far into the future. It could have been a thought-provoking thriller, but it doesn’t quite live up to its promise:
  • What begins as a “finely observed
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Our Idiot Brother Is Likeable Enough

Paul Rudd stars in Jesse Peretz comedy

(Newser) - Our Idiot Brother is the story of a sweet-natured fool who depends on his three sisters to get his life back on track. It’s good for a smile, if not big laughs:
  • In the New York Times , AO Scott calls it a “thin, unconvincing movie made likable by
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One Day One Big Letdown

Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess star in Lone Scherfig's film

(Newser) - One Day, which tells the story of two almost-lovers over 20 years, should have worked. But despite great actors and bestselling source material, it definitely doesn’t:
  • The film “seemed so promising given its pedigree,” which includes Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, and director Lone Scherfig, writes Betsy Sharkey
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Crazy, Stupid, Love Actually Quite Smart

Steve Carell, Julianne Moore star in winning romantic comedy

(Newser) - Critics largely enjoyed Crazy, Stupid, Love—and some have fallen head over heels for the romantic comedy with an all-star cast.
  • In the Los Angeles Times , Betsy Sharkey gushes that the film “may well restore your faith in the very possibility of love, to say nothing of romantic comedies.
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Cowboys & Aliens a Bore

Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford can't quite save it

(Newser) - You’d think a movie called Cowboys and Aliens could at least hold your attention--but though the acting is good, there’s not much else to keep things interesting.
  • The film is “chockfull of elements from classic oaters—a posse, a dusty round-up, saloon stand-offs—as well as monster
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Friends With Benefits a Sexy, Standard Rom-Com

You know where it's going, but you probably don't care

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis may not break any new ground in Friends With Benefits, but critics are largely giving the sex-filled rom-com the thumbs up:
  • "The jokes don't all work and the topical references can be irritably hipper-than-thou," writes Andrea Gronvall of the Chicago Reader . "
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Critics Salute Captain America

Chris Evans stars in Joe Johnston's film

(Newser) - Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans, isn't exactly deserving of 50 stars, but as far as superhero flicks go, it's an enjoyable, if somewhat enhanced, period piece. Just don’t expect Dark Knight-quality stuff.
  • "Captain America, like its unapologetically corny hero, is propelled by unpretentious
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Sharp Cast Lifts Horrible Bosses

Jasons Bateman, Sudeikis star in Seth Gordon's comedy

(Newser) - Horrible Bosses is shockingly crude and a bit “uneven,” but it’s also amusing, critics say—because we can all identify with such workplace horrors. (Except maybe Jennifer Aniston as a crude, harassing dentist.)
  • The film is “frequently very funny,” writes AO Scott in the
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Bad Teacher Definitely Not Good

Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake star in Jake Kasdan film

(Newser) - Bad Teacher has one bad script, critics say—so bad that a good cast can’t make it work. If you’re feeling nasty, though, you may find a few laughs.
  • In short, it’s “blandly, boringly bad,” writes Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post . “This fitfully
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Cars 2 May Drive You Nuts

Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson star in Pixar film

(Newser) - Just because it’s Pixar doesn’t mean it’s good, as Cars 2 proves. Its worst offender: sidekick-turned-lead Mater, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy.
  • “Maybe the company was tired of turning out one masterpiece after another and decided to coast for a while,” suggests AO Scott
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No Shine From Green Lantern

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively star in Martin Campbell's film

(Newser) - Green Lantern is chock-full of special effects, but they’re not enough to rescue this superhero flick. Critics complain:
  • “Green Lantern is bad,” writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times . It’s "impeded by lame jokes; evocations of better movies; an ugly-bruise palette of black, green,
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Super 8 Almost Super

JJ Abrams directs Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning in sci-fi flick

(Newser) - Super 8 is a fun summer blockbuster about kids, monsters, and filmmaking—but don’t expect a classic.
  • Director JJ Abrams is “clever and sincere,” notes AO Scott in the New York Times , “but still, at least on the big screen, more student than master. Like his
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X-Men Finally Bounces Back

James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender star in Matthew Vaughn's film

(Newser) - Critics are largely impressed with the latest installment in the X-Men series: X-Men: First Class is certainly an improvement over the last few. A sampling of reviews:
  • “After a close call with franchise death, the X-Men film series has bounced back to life with its fifth installment, rescued with
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New Hangover Mind-Bogglingly Bad

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis star in Todd Phillips' film

(Newser) - If the first Hangover was a wild party, the second is, well, the hangover. Critics are savaging the latest effort from Todd Phillips:
  • Writing in Salon , Andrew O’Hehir smacks the film’s “mind-boggling awfulness.” It’s a “clumsy, homophobic, cliché-ridden, and terminally unfunny sequel” that
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No Gold in Pirates 4

Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz star in Rob Marshall's film

(Newser) - The latest Pirates of the Caribbean is more of the same, and it’s getting stale—but Captain Jack Sparrow remains somewhat compelling, critics say.
  • It’s “exactly like what you'd expect: overlong (two hours and 20 minutes), overstuffed (with at least four separate beats that could count
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Bridesmaids 'Effing Hilarious'

Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph star in Paul Feig's Film

(Newser) - Critics are swooning over Bridesmaids, which stars co-writer Kristen Wiig as an inept maid of honor in a delightfully crude film that’s earned 91% at Rotten Tomatoes .
  • “Hallelujah and praise the Lord for Paul Feig's Bridesmaids,” writes Dana Stevens in Slate . “At long last, we
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Thor Leaves Critics (Mostly) Thunderstruck

Reviews solid for likeable new superhero flick

(Newser) - Critics are mostly quite pleased with Thor, the new Marvel superhero flick about a Norse god fallen to Earth, directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film currently sports an 81% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, though its positive reviews seem to be more three-star than four-star. Here's a taste of... More »

Shockingly, Gibson Not One of Beaver's Many Problems

Jodie Foster directs film about depressed man and his puppet

(Newser) - Jodie Foster directs The Beaver, the story of a seriously depressed man who starts speaking by way of a beaver hand-puppet. The film’s not great, but Mel Gibson is at the top of his game:
  • "There are all kinds of problems with The Beaver. Ironically, Mel Gibson isn'
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