Movie Reviews
- Film Review-Colombiana
- 'Colombiana' knows how silly, sexy it is
- CHRISTY LEMIRE
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A brawny B-action picture with a gorgeous, graceful woman wreaking havoc at its center: Yup, "Colombiana" is a Luc Besson movie.
The director of "La Femme Nikita" and "The Fifth Element" serves as co-writer and producer here, but this is very mu... Full story
- Review: 'Fright Night' a cheeky comic remake
- CHRISTY LEMIRE
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Yes, "Fright Night" is a remake of the 1985 horror comedy. No, there is no originality left in Hollywood.
But at least this new version stays true to its origins by having a bit of cheeky fun, and the way it contemporizes the story is really rat... Full story
- Review: Performances make 'Glee' movie tolerable
- CHRISTY LEMIRE
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"Glee: The 3D Concert Movie" makes you realize just how crucial Jane Lynch is to the Fox TV show's success.
She's nowhere to be found in this peppy concert film, shot over two days during the recent North American tour, and her trademark snark a... Full story
- Review: 'Apes' is big, ridiculous summer fun
- CHRISTY LEMIRE
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Silly humans. We're so arrogant. We see a cute, cuddly baby chimp, assign all kinds of familiar characteristics to it and raise it with the loving playfulness we'd give our own children, only to find that the creature's unpredictable and feroc... Full story
- 'Crazy Stupid Love' not so crazy or stupid
- CHRISTY LEMIRE
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For a movie that intends to be rooted in a recognizable and insightful reality, "Crazy Stupid Love" features an awful lot of moments that clang in a contrived, feel-good manner. Because you see, it's simultaneously trying to charm us. Sometim... Full story
- 'Winnie the Pooh' delights on every level
- CHRISTY LEMIRE,AP Movie Critic
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Winnie the Pooh tends to amble unhurriedly through his days, enjoying his life and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood at his own pace. But "Winnie the Pooh," the movie, couldn't have come along at a better time.
It is the ideal alternative t... Full story
- Review: Earnestness of 'Prom' grows on you
- By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic
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It's not just prom, it's Disney's "Prom." And so no one smokes, no one sneaks in peach schnapps in a flask and no one — that's right, no one — gets lucky in the back of a limo.
This is all about that magical night when everyone gets... Full story
- Review: 'Fast Five' revs up preposterous fun
- By DAVID GERMAIN,AP Movie Writer
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If the "Fast Five" filmmakers had thrown in giant, shape-shifting robots, talking apes and some vampires, the fifth installment in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise would hardly have been more outlandish.
That said, the movie will get you wher... Full story
- Review: 'The Conspirator' is stately to a fault
- By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic
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Robert Redford's latest film, "The Conspirator," explores a time in American history that most of us probably never knew about, or at least forgot: the 1865 trial of Mary Surratt, a boarding house owner whose son was suspected of helping John W... Full story
- Review: Same formula still makes a decent 'Scream'
- By DAVID GERMAIN,AP Movie Writer
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Ghostface's 11-year layoff hasn't made the "Scream" franchise feel any fresher. But with a decent beginning, a mushy midsection and a killer ending, the latest installment at least doesn't feel any staler.
"Scream 4" is pretty much the same-ol... Full story
