An Uneven &#39;Twelve&#39;
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The pilot light of &quot;Ocean&#39;s Twelve&quot; is so low a whisper could blow it out, leaving nothing on-screen except a series of outtakes bereft of coherence, much less drama.
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The movie is more of an intellectual exercise than an emotionally resonant experience.
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It&#39;s sad when it looks like the actors and crew are having way more fun on the set than the audience is having, and that&#39;s what it seems like with &quot;Ocean&#39;s Twelve.
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Battling fires and rescuing people, though fascinating to behold, doesn&#39;t necessarily make for compelling drama. The challenge is telling a story that&#39;s true to the episodic nature of firefighting, yet not
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The Chronicle of Riddick franchise is very mixed in terms of success and quality.
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Though the album has its moments, it's not entirely enticing.
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Hollywood had one of its best summers in recent history, but the studios are not quite popping the Champagne.
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Devotees of novelist William Makespeace Thackeray generally don&#39;t like the film of Vanity Fair that opened on Sept. 1, despite its gorgeous cinematography, costuming, and sets.
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Alas, we&#39;re not quite over the rainbow, either. Not with &quot;Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.&quot;. More&#39;s the pity, because this groundbreaking sci-fi romp wants so desperately to fly high -- as high as writer-director Kerry Conran&#39;s imagination.
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âDo Me,â an eclectic literary anthology dedicated to sex in all its glorious, offers an entertaining if uneven read.
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The company is far from resting on its laurels.
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There isnât as much exposÃ© as you might expect in âShadow Company,â but thereâs considerably more thoughtfulness.
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The film is interesting, but does not probe deep.
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It&#39;s unlikely that anyone would have made a movie such as Ladder 49 before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Rather than piling on special effects, this down-to-earth
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No, his position in the starting lineup isn&#39;t solidified after one preseason game, and there&#39;s a big question mark surrounding his future.
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse accomplishes the odd feat of having several things going on at once yet never being terribly exciting. That&#39;s not to say that the flick is a complete bust.
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Steven Soderbergh&#39;s so-breezy-it-could-blow-away caper &quot;Ocean&#39;s Twelve&quot; is not so much a movie as a riff on a movie, a game played by beautiful people in exotic locations who all seem to be having a fabulous time.