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By Santiagomakiina (32) on 07 May 2012

Let me break it out to you by guaranteeing that if you watch this movie you will be at a minimum entertained…

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By Cwp62492 (4) on 06 May 2012

Reading The Raven, after having seen the movie…

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By Megwhiteley (173) on 02 May 2012

The Raven, ok, the movie is not perfect but is interesting, funny, the cast do a great job in their characters, the story is interesting, with…

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By Deamonhunter (9) on 02 May 2012

Although it has weak parts it keeps the excitement till the end. The plot is well written and has all the necessary parts…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 01 May 2012

The film, devising events that led up to his mysterious death in 1849, is also the most gruesomely literal-minded of period detective stories…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 May 2012

It is, in a word or two, everything that Poe's tales and poems were not: interminable and picayune…

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By Ckhound (12) on 30 Apr 2012

To start out, this movie is a different kind of movie from one that the majority of the American audience would probably find to be amusing…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for Time (1,811) on 29 Apr 2012

Until The Raven almost literally loses itself during a chase in the city sewers, it nicely balances its literary gamesmanship with a R-rated…

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By Mark Olsen (451) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 29 Apr 2012

Likely to disappoint both literary aficionados and action-thriller fans, the film neither captures the creepy atmospheres of Poe's influential…

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 29 Apr 2012

It's a pathetic missed opportunity - and one occasion of actually going broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public…

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By Covino (2) on 29 Apr 2012

I can't in good conscience countenance any flick that so blatantly rips off a Poe-inspired novel's essential plot and premise…

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By Beth513 (2) on 29 Apr 2012

While The Raven was not a great movie, it held my interest, & the critics are being particulary harsh, in my opinion…

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By Zomboscloset (3) on 29 Apr 2012

After the promising opening moments of James McTiegue's The Raven are spent with anxious constables rushing to find slashed bodies in a locked…

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By Danielonfilm (27) on 28 Apr 2012

The most I can say for it is that it has enough tension to hold interest, but it never thrills or fascinates…

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By Knicksfan7 (141) on 28 Apr 2012

Well I certainly thought this film had its potential but it just seemed to fall flat…

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By Darian (13) on 28 Apr 2012

Visually competent., The Raven aspires towards high art but in terms of being an effective mystery, it sometimes moves too fast for a modern…

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By 1Dtwchloe (3) on 28 Apr 2012

I loved this movie. It was gripping and suspenseful, a great thriller. The costumes were great and the acting marvelous…

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By Turtledean (4) on 27 Apr 2012

A very good thriller, inventive and good acting and effects, Poe invented the mystery story and this film is a mystery, he popularized the…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 26 Apr 2012

In the skilled hands of Cusack - who recites quite a bit of Poe's poetry - and director John McTeigue (V for Vendetta''), it's good pulpy fun…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Apr 2012

RRegrettably falls prey to its grand and grisly ambitions - it's neither grand nor grisly enough to seriously satisfy Poe-ish cravings for…

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