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Review of Lottery Ticket (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 19 Aug 2010

A film so devoid of direction, so offensive in its storytelling and so wholly ignorant to its own philosophy, you would swear it was made by…

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Review of Get Low (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 05 Aug 2010

It is a genuine, often hilarious period piece with Aaron Schneider firmly in control of an impressive lineup of actors and a smoothly inviting script…

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Review of The Other Guys (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 05 Aug 2010

The collaborations between Adam McKay and Will Ferrell which find a way to throw in a little bit of everything and be so consistently funny…

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Review of Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 29 Jul 2010

Despite a promising cast and writers clearly recognizing where the original needed extensive improvement, they can't entirely get away from…

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Review of Despicable Me (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 07 Jul 2010

Inoffensive and safe without being particularly funny or exciting, Despicable Me would likely earn that description even if some villain went…

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Review of The Kids Are All Right (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 07 Jul 2010

An all-American tale with award-level performances that is at its best when going for laughs rather than dramatic depths, where it comes disturbingly…

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Review of Knight and Day (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 22 Jun 2010

For its first hour it is a fast-moving fun lark of an action-comedy only to drop much of its good will in the second half to become a generic…

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Review of Toy Story 3 (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 17 Jun 2010

A true circle of life that may end as the credits roll here but, as all good souls do, finds a way to begin again in a film that is every bit…

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Review of The Karate Kid (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 10 Jun 2010

Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi earned their iconic status with a poignant friendship for the ages…

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Review of Get Him to the Greek (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 03 Jun 2010

One of the better cinematic portraits of a rock star in recent years but, unquestionably, the funniest film released so far in 2010…

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Review of Sex and the City 2 (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 26 May 2010

A miscalculation of feminine power so extreme that our country's threat level should immediately be raised…

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Review of Robin Hood (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 12 May 2010

The short story by Dorothy M. Johnson should have so reminded them that 'when the legend becomes fact, print the legend.' Not the other way around…

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Review of Iron Man 2 (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 05 May 2010

Why get an actor like Rourke at the peak of his recent comeback and then lock him up to repair drones and type on a keyboard for the second…

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Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 28 Apr 2010

After the incompetence exuded by Samuel Bayer here, I feel confident in saying it is time to put his feature film career to sleep for good…

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Review of Kick-Ass (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 14 Apr 2010

The promising setup and rousing climax of Matthew Vaughn's film contradict each other and we walk away partly exhilarated but more with the…

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Review of Clash of the Titans (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 31 Mar 2010

Like watching Karl Pilkington's recollection of the Greek mythology he learned while seeing 1981's Clash…

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Review of Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 25 Mar 2010

While I do agree with those who have already started to call Hot Tub Time Machine this year's Hangover, in no way do I interpret that as a compliment…

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Review of Easier with Practice (2009)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 11 Mar 2010

Davy's experience never plays out precisely as you would expect and I, for one, guessed wrong just about every time right up to the poignant,…

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Review of Cop Out (2010)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 25 Feb 2010

If this is the film that gets Kevin Smith the money to make his Fletch film, then we can chalk it up as a necessary evil…

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Review of Stranger in the House (1967)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 25 Feb 2010

If this is the film that gets Kevin Smith the money to make his Fletch film, then we can chalk it up as a necessary evil…

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