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JamesBerardinelli rated Ice Age: Continental Drift
and wrote a review Ice Age: Continental Drift
”...there's no particular reason to recommend it. As family offerings go, it's perfectly mediocre.... Those who enjoyed one or more of the previous installments…“ (more)Jan 10th, 2013 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Looper
and wrote a review Jan 9th, 2013 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Dredd
and wrote a review Jan 8th, 2013 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Trouble With the Curve
and wrote a review Trouble With the Curve
”There's not a single moment in Trouble with the Curve that doesn't follow the expected trajectory... This is a stale, safe movie that could have gotten…“ (more)Jan 4th, 2013 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Promised Land
and wrote a review Promised Land
”There are times when a film can survive a misstep even if it occurs at the end. That's not the case with Promised Land, where the misstep is so damaging…“ (more)Jan 3rd, 2013 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Django Unchained
and wrote a review Django Unchained
”...Django Unchained includes some of the best laugh aloud scenes of any 2012 motion picture... Django Unchained may be Tarantino's most uplifting movie…“ (more)Dec 25th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Les Miserables
and wrote a review Les Miserables
”Fans of the stage version will not be disappointed.... engaging production that is guaranteed to enthrall audiences... “ (more)Dec 25th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated This Is 40
and wrote a review This Is 40
”This is 40 is essentially a window into the life of an upper middle-class American family over the course of a two-week period... It has a straight-from-the-heart…“ (more)Dec 21st, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated The Guilt Trip
and wrote a review The Guilt Trip
”...essentially a mismatched buddy road comedy... There's not much to the story... The movie is humorous in the way that films of this sort typically are...…“ (more)Dec 20th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
and wrote a review The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
” It's grand cinema and fills in the gap of exploring Bilbo's previously unfilmed 'great adventure.' ... Jackson successfully navigates the return to Middle…“ (more)Dec 13th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Lawless
and wrote a review Dec 12th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Men in Black 3
and wrote a review Men in Black 3
”This sequel is so lifeless and pointless that it moves beyond "unnecessary" into the realm of "unwanted" and "insulting."... The action is sloppy and limited.…“ (more)Dec 12th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Playing for Keeps
and wrote a review Playing for Keeps
”Playing for Keeps is a sloppy, poorly focused comedy that wants to be about the relationship between a father and his 9-year old son but ends up being…“ (more)Dec 7th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Snow White and the Huntsman
and wrote a review Snow White and the Huntsman
”As far as live-action reimaginings of fairy tales are concerned, this is one of the more inventive ones... As far as live-action reimaginings of fairy…“ (more)Dec 6th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Safety Not Guaranteed
and wrote a review Safety Not Guaranteed
”...this is an indie romantic comedy with a kernel of mystery at its core. "Charming" and "sweet" are two words that can be applied to this movie... The…“ (more)Dec 6th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Wreck-It Ralph
and wrote a review Wreck-It Ralph
”...provides a strong layer of appeal to older viewers...The settings are colorful and the pace brisk... Wreck-It Ralph is probably the most effective animated…“ (more)Dec 3rd, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Skyfall
and wrote a review Nov 30th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Rise of the Guardians
and wrote a review Rise of the Guardians
”This movie, which is targeted at older children (rather than pre-schoolers), explores the unconventional premise of establishing certain well-known mythical…“ (more)Nov 30th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
and wrote a review The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
”It's deflating, a desperate attempt to make the finale of Stephenie Meyer's vampire saga more cinematic while remaining reasonably faithful to the book...I'm…“ (more)Nov 30th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Killing Them Softly
and wrote a review Killing Them Softly
”...a tale that is compulsively watchable with long passages of dialogue, instances of scathing black humor, and sequences that are ripe with tension...…“ (more)Nov 30th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Flight
and wrote a review Nov 30th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Lincoln
and wrote a review Nov 30th, 2012 Details -
JamesBerardinelli rated Red Dawn
and wrote a review Nov 21st, 2012 Details