’21 and Over’ is lowbrow comedy… for better or worse
If you judge a lowbrow comedy like ’21 and Over’ strictly by how many laughs and how much box office it generates among its target audience, this is going to be a very successful movie.
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‘The Sweeney’ brings an old Brit TV copper show to the big screen
Starting in 1975, British fans of ‘realistic’ police drama on television would tune in to ITV to watch The Sweeney. Now that television series has been updated and brought to the big screen by writer/director Nick Love.
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Dwayne Johnson delivers his most vulnerable performance in ‘Snitch’
This flick is like a Certs breath mint: It’s two, two, two films in one!
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Danielle Panabaker saves rape-revenge flick, ‘Girls Against Boys’
Rape-revenge films seem to receive some support from feminists, but I think even they would be hard-pressed to be in favor of this one.
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‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ shows the franchise may be terminally ill
John McClane and the ‘Die Hard’ franchise deserve better than his soulless sequel.
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‘Sound City’ is a very sound investment of your moviegoing time
Anyone who has even a tiny bit of love for music needs to see this film.
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Blockbuster vs. Mockbuster: A Tale of Two Hansel & Gretels
Dueling tales of the ill-fated siblings who have an unhappy encounter with a witch. But which film does it better: The Hollywood heavyweight or the Low-Budget straight-to-DVD?
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‘Safe Haven’ plays it safe… but that’s not necessarily a bad thing
If you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day date movie, it doesn’t get much better than this.
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‘Side Effects’ will leave you feeling just fine
If this proves to be Steven Soderbergh’s last film, he went out on a high note.
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‘Identity Thief’ will steal your money
Melissa McCarthy deserves a better star vehicle than this unfunny comedy.
