Rajeev Masand
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Rajeev Masand's Film Reviews
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This is comfort food for those who like their movies all warm and fuzzy.
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Guardians of the Galaxy feels fresh and zany, and impossibly hard to resist. As superhero movies go, this one’s unique and original. Don’t miss it.
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This could be hazardous to your health; doesn’t matter if you’re a movie critic or a movie buff, so go in prepared.
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The movie is wildly entertaining, hilarious and cleverly written…you’ll have a blast.
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At best it’s a guilty pleasure, with a convincing performance from Johansson who convincingly goes from victim to warrior with the ease of a pro.
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Packed with not-too-bad 3D effects – arrows whizzing out of the screen, dangerous creatures lunging at you – and unapologetically embracing its B-movie ambitions, Hercules is watchable and occasionally good fun too. Just don’t go in with Gladiator-level expectations.
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I didn’t hate it. If that’s enough encouragement, sure, go watch it. But you were going to anyway, right?
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Begin Again is like a light frothy soufflĂ© – enjoyable while it lasts but not memorable enough to seek out for repeats.
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Go in with modest expectations and perhaps you won’t be disappointed.
The climax plays on interminably, and the film suffers on account of way too many songs. But there are little pleasures to be had – the consistently witty dialogue, Amit’s too-cool-to-be-true mom who speaks almost exclusively in abbreviations and emoticons, and his childhood pal who takes great pleasure in his sufferings.
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Despite the 3D, none of this is particularly eerie; the film fails to deliver even a few good ol’ fashioned cheap thrills. And the acting by everyone involved is so abysmal it’s hard to muster up much sympathy. A twist in the end never feels well-earned, raising even more questions about plausibility. This ‘Pizza’ is stale.