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Review of The Art of Getting By (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

Wiesen follows the indie teen drama formula and copies from his cleverer classmates with his derivative debut, The Art of Getting By…

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Review of Gracie (2007)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

The reason these formulaic films work is they give sports fans what we want: a hard-working underdog we can root for and a sense that the sports…

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Review of Red Riding Hood (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

The clunky dialogue, overstuffed story and cartoonish special effects riddle the lycanthropic fantasy thriller like a hail of silver bullets…

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Review of Man on a Ledge (2012)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

Man on a Ledge effectively keeps viewers on the edge of their seats for much of its run time before eventually slipping into conventional cinematic…

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Review of Buck (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

The most satisfying 90 minutes of cinema I've experienced in a long time…

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Review of Hop (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

Director Tim Hill and the assortment pack of writers on the live action/animation hodgepodge Hop fully embrace the far-fetched ridiculousness…

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Review of Gracie! (2009)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

The reason these formulaic films work is they give sports fans what we want: a hard-working underdog we can root for and a sense that the sports…

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Review of Last Chance Harvey (2008)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

The pleasure of seeing Thompson and Hoffman gamely steal scenes from one another gives the film a chance to entertain…

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Review of Soul Surfer (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

From the production values to the savvy delivery of its Christian message, Soul Surfer is a champ…

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Review of Imagine That (2009)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

A disappointment is that the film eventually veers into predictable territory...but along the way, Murphy and the sparkling Shahidi develop…

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Review of Half-Life (2008)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

Phang chocks the movie so full of family melodrama, social commentary and abused-child escapist fantasy that it sometimes simmers but can't…

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Review of Faster! (2010)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

With its leaden, heavy-handed plotting, Faster drags until it runs out of gas…

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Review of Ratatouille (2007)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

The studio's latest effort offers beautiful and strikingly realistic animation, but the flawed concept should have been scrapped…

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Review of Faster (2010)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

With its leaden, heavy-handed plotting, Faster drags until it runs out of gas…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 07 Aug 2018

While the sequel should have fans squealing, New Moon probably won't convert too many holdouts…

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Review of Le Week-End (2013)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 06 Aug 2018

The sublime talents of British thespians Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan allow the comedic drama Le Week-End to travel beyond cheap cliches…

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Review of A Royal Affair (2012)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 06 Aug 2018

It may be a steamy and sumptuous bodice-ripper, but A Royal Affair aspires to much more and succeeds in becoming a thoughtful and universal…

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Review of Shame (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 06 Aug 2018

It is a graphic, visceral depiction of sexual addiction, which too often is treated like a punch line…

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Review of Project Nim (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 06 Aug 2018

As Nim is heralded, befriended, sold, rescued, refuted, forgotten and more, his epic cautionary tale thoughtfully examines the inherent dangers…

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Review of Baggage Claim (2013)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 06 Aug 2018

Talbert sneaks in a few funny one-liners and genuinely touching scenes, but he mostly seems content to keep Montana scurrying through a meaningless…

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