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Review of The Queen of Versailles (2012)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 02 Aug 2012

This movie could so easily have been a big, broadside send-up of the the foolishness of tasteless, nouveau-riche materialism--and there IS…

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Review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 07 Jul 2012

A messy and sometimes excessive movie, but also a very powerful and affecting one…

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Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 06 Jul 2012

Not particularly sweet or charming or clever, but rather a fairly stilted, posturing attempt to be all three (or at least the first two)…

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Review of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 22 Jun 2012

The first point to be made here is that I certainly wouldn't choose Betsy Sharkey or A. O…

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Review of Damsels in Distress (2012)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 14 Apr 2012

I usually like dry, tongue-in-cheek humor. But speaking inane, humorless absurdities with a straight face doesn't make them funny…

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Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 25 Dec 2011

Fincher is an excellent filmmaker, and the movie clearly captures the excitement and dark, sinister tone of Larsson's novel, at least on one…

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Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 25 Dec 2011

Fincher is an excellent filmmaker, and the movie clearly captures the excitement and dark, sinister tone of Larsson's novel, at least on one…

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Review of The Hedgehog (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 21 Aug 2011

I'm not sure that the meaning of the movie is particularly profound (despite the references to Tolstoy, French class differences, and the like)…

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Review of Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 30 Jul 2011

Short review: Should have been fun…

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Review of Crime After Crime (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 21 Jul 2011

Although not the most cinematically adept or professional documentary of the year (and a bit too blatantly manipulative), the story of Debbie…

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Review of Project Nim (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 15 Jul 2011

Although a bit overly manipulative and melodramatic, this is nevertheless a fascinating and heart-wrenching story, particularly for those of…

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Review of The Last Mountain (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 17 Jun 2011

A vitally important (and, to my surprise, a reasonably well-done) movie…

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Review of Midnight in Paris (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 28 May 2011

A generally enjoyable, clever movie with an interesting premise, Certainly the best Woody Allen movie in at least 15 years (which isn't saying…

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Review of Bridesmaids (2011)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 21 May 2011

The fact that the general public loved this movie is awfully depressing, but not at all surprising…

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Review of Somewhere (2010)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 05 Feb 2011

Was surprised that I liked this movie so much…

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Review of Rabbit Hole (2010)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 22 Jan 2011

That Mitchell could have taken a very affecting (and effective) , Pulitzer-prize winning play and made it into such a bland, unaffecting, loosely…

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Review of Rabbit Hole (2010)

By Metamotivcritic (17) on 22 Jan 2011

That Mitchell could have taken a very affecting (and effective) , Pulitzer-prize winning play and made it into such a bland, unaffecting, loosely…

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Metamotivcritic - Film Reviews

Metamotivcritic has written 17 movie reviews between 22 Jan 2011 and 02 Aug 2012.

This film critic has awarded movies a score of 59% on average.

Metamotivcritic has awarded high ratings to The Queen of Versailles (2012), Project Nim (2011), Crime After Crime (2011), The Last Mountain (2011) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Read some of the reviews on this page to find out why Metamotivcritic liked these movies so much.

Metamotivcritic has given low scores to Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Bridesmaids (2011), Rabbit Hole (2010), Rabbit Hole (2010) and Damsels in Distress (2012). Read a few of the reviews on this page to find out what Metamotivcritic didn't like about these films.