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From Paris With Love  |  Feb 5, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language, and brief sexuality.

- Consensus: Thought not without its charms -- chief among them John Travolta's endearingly over-the-top performance -- From Paris with Love is too muddled and disjointed to satisfy.

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Luke  1 1/2 out of 5 (1 1/2 out of 5) - READ IT!
"A big dumb action movie that's just too dumb to be fun."

Frozen  |  Feb 5, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated R for some disturbing images and language.

- Consensus: If this looks like the type of movie you're into, you'll dig it.

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Luke  2 1/2 out of 5 (2 1/2 out of 5) - READ IT!
"I dare you to not think of Frozen next time you're on a ski lift."

Dear John  |  Feb 5, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated PG-13 rated pg-13 for some sensuality and violence.

- Consensus: Built from many of the same ingredients as other Nicholas Sparks tearjerkers, Dear John suffers from its cliched framework, as well as Lasse Hallstrom's curiously detached directing.

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Luke  1 out of 5 (1 out of 5) - READ IT!
"Or as I like to call it, “How 9/11 got between me and my boyfriend”"

Skateland (Sundance 2010)  |  Jan 26, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexuality, language, substance abuse and smoking – involving teens.

- Consensus: After giving it some thought, Skateland is a perfect throwback to the classic John Hughes films of the '80s.

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Luke  4 out of 5 (4 out of 5) - READ IT!
"A genuine character-driven film told in a suitable and perfect manner - a fantastic achievement in indie filmmaking."

Hesher (Sundance 2010)  |  Jan 22, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated NR this film is not yet rated

- Consensus: The type of movie you hope to see at Sundance.

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Luke  4 out of 5 (4 out of 5) - READ IT!
"Who says hilarious dark comedies filled with crude comments and dialogue can't have strong morals and a whole lot of heart?"

happythankyoumoreplease (Sundance 2010)  |  Jan 22, 2010  |  View Trailer

Happy Thank You More Please

- Rated NR this film is not yet rated

- Consensus: Winner of Sundance's Audience Award, it's unlikely that happythankyoumoreplease will win standard audiences over.

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Luke  2 out of 5 (2 out of 5) - READ IT!
"A poorly executed good idea, happythankyoumoreplease completely misses it's chance to shine."

Get Low (Sundance 2010)  |  Jan 22, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and brief violent content.

- Consensus: A feel-good film - far better than most other "feel-good" movies - about the true essence of storytelling.

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Luke  3 1/2 out of 5 (3 1/2 out of 5) - READ IT!
"Duvall and Murray set out to tell you a powerful story in a cinematic format that's hard to come by these days."

Enter The Void (Sundance 2010)  |  Jan 22, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated NR this film is not yet rated

- Consensus: Spectacular filmmaking wasted on a vulgar, over-endulgent pointless story.

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Luke  0 out of 5 (0 out of 5) - READ IT!
"A film not worth the time it takes to read this review."

7 Days (Sundance 2010)  |  Jan 22, 2010  |  View Trailer

7 Days

- Rated NR this film is not yet rated

- Consensus: A brutally violent torture film with a message - but you have to bear with the beatings to get to the moral.

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Luke  3 1/2 out of 5 (3 1/2 out of 5) - READ IT!
"Leaving nothing to the imagination, 7 Days is graphically violent tale of revenge that offers a rewarding moral in the end."

Extraordinary Measures  |  Jan 22, 2010  |  View Trailer

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- Rated PG for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment.

- Consensus: Despite a timely topic and a pair of heavyweight leads, Extraordinary Measures never feels like much more than a made-for-TV tearjerker.

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Luke  1 1/2 out of 5 (1 1/2 out of 5) - READ IT!
"A made-for-TV movie on the big screen."

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