Year 2001 Movies
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Story
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Acting
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Imagery
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Music
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Overall
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Angel Eyes - Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel
Families lost and relationships found.
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Average
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B-
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Twelve O'Clock High - Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Dean Jagger
The 1949 WW II classic of the early days for USAAC Bomber Command in Europe.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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B
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Bedazzled - Elizabeth Hurley, Brendan Fraser
The quirky self-realization process that good & evils exists within all of us.
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Average
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OK
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Average
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Average
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C
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Proof of Life - Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan, David Morse, Pamela Reed
A suspense, action-adventure, thriller surrounding the rescue of an American engineer kidnapped in a Latin American country.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
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B+
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American History X - Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks
The genesis and consequences of intolerance in America -- the edge of reality.
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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B
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Along Came a Spider - Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter
A James Patterson psychological thriller.
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Good
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Average
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Good
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Average
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C+
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15 Minutes - Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Melina Kanakaredes
An intense murder-mystery drama in the guise of 15 minutes of fame.
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Average
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C+
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Planet of the Apes - Mark Wahlberg, Helen Bonham Carter, Tim Roth
A remake of the 1968 original. Great special effects & that's it.
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Average
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Poor
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Excellent
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Average
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C-
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A Knight's Tale - Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Rufus Sewell
Medieval good and evil set to modern rock & roll music -- very well done.
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Excellent
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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B
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Swordfish - John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry
The plot twists & turns like a roller coaster; action-packed . . . I mean really action-packed; and, Halle Berry -- oh yeah!!
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Average
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B
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Heartbreakers - Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gene Hackman, Ray Liotta
A mother & daughter team of con artists eventually overcome their greed.
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Average
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Average
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Good
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Average
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C
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America's Sweethearts - Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack
A movie within a movie within a movie -- some good humor & memorable lines.
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Average
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Good
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Good
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Good
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B-
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Dr. Doolittle 2 - Eddie Murphy
An entertaining continuation of Murphy's communication with animals . . . for the public good, of course.
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Average
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Average
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Good
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Average
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C
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The Gift - Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Michael Jeter
Premonitions, dreams and images from a psychic in a dysfunctional Southern town confront murder.
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
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Good
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B-
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The Score - Robert DeNiro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett
With staccato tempo & white-hot intensity, the veteran & the rookie seek the big score.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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B
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The Mexican - Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini
An odd love story centered upon an antique pistol and the people come in contact with it.
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Average
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Good
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Average
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Average
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C+
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The Tailor of Panama - Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis
John le Carre's spy novel on the silver screen. A reasonable interpretation. Jamie Lee = wow!
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Average
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B-
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Family Man - Nicholas Cage, Tia Leoni
What might have been brings a wealthy man to appreciate more than money.
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Average
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Good
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Good
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Average
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C
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The Wedding Planner - Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey
description.
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Average
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Average
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Average
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Average
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C
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Down to Earth - Chris Rock, Chaz Palmentari
The reverse version of the Warren Beatty movie, Heaven Can Wait.
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Average
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Average
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Good
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Good
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C+
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Battlefield Earth - John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker
L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi novel of independence day in the screen.
Pay It Forward - Helen Hunt, Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr
Goodwill and good deeds can change the world for the better a little at a time.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
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Excellent
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B+
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X-Men - Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halley Berry, Rebecca Stamos
Human mutants and the evolution of mankind -- intolerance or persecution in another form.
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Excellent
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B
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Unbreakable - Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn
Comic book, super-hero powers are slowly recognized and applied to discovery.
Bounce - Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tony Goldwin
Fate or God's Will works in wild and mysterious ways.
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Good
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Good
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Average
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Average
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B-
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O Brother, Where Art Thou - George Clooney, Charles Durning
This is supposed to be a comedic, hayseed, interpretation of the classic Ulysses.
Billy Elliot - Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis
The story of a young English boy who defies his widowed, poor & striking miner father to pursue his intangible dream to dance -- Go Billy!
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
|
Good
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B
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All the Pretty Horses - Matt Damon, Penelope Cruz
A bitter sweet love affair of misguided youth in Mexico.
Anti-Trust - Ryan Phillipe, Rachel Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Tim Robbins
A fictitious version of Microsoft gone to the extreme and gone terribly bad.
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Good
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Average
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Average
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Good
|
C+
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Traffic - Michael Douglas, Katherine Zeta Jones
Why is we must bombarded by the very lowest of humanity and the ugly underbelly of life? I do not need to be reminded there are bad things in this world.
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Poor
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Average
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Terrible
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Average
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D-
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Shrek - Mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
The animated version of the princess and the dragon fairy tale using modern techniques.
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Good
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Excellent
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Excellent+
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Excellent
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B+
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The Contender - Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, et al
American politics at its worst . . . and the triumph of right over wrong.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
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Good
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B
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Finding Forrester - Rob Brown, Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham
The power of words to enable change . . . the relationship between an older & younger writer.
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Excellent
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
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B
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Pearl Harbor - Ben Affleck, Josh Hoshnett
One pilot participates in the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor and Doolittle's Tokyo Raid all wrapped around a love story buried in the imagery of war.
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
|
B
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Space Cowboys - Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner
The over-the-hill gang of astronauts takes on one last mission to save the world.
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
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B-
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What Women Want - Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, et al
Electrocution enables him to listen to the thoughts of women -- what a novel idea.
Miss Congeniality - Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Caine, et al
An FBI agent goes undercover at the Miss United States pagent to thraught a terrorist attack.
Driven - Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue
The CART version of Days of Thunder. Some neat special effects.
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OK
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Average
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Good
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Average
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C
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The 6th Day - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall
This movie was supposed to be a condemnation of human cloning and the potential for abuse.
Dr. T & the Women - Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, et al
This is basically insanity from start to finish.
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Poor
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Average
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Average
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Average
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C-
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Arlington Road - Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack
The conspiracists conspiracy. Or, the mother of all conspiracies. Incredible twists & turns.
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
|
Good
|
B-
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Bless the Child - Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits
A servant of Satan seeks the chosen child to convert or extinguish.
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Average
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Good
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Good
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Good
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B-
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The Legend of Bagger Vance - Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Jack Lemmon
What happens when an accomplished golfer loses his swing? Divine intervention as we all hope.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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B
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Remember the Titans - Denzel Washington, Will Patton
The small flicker of hope in the abysmal state race relations in the early 70's as seen in a Virginia high school football team and their driven coach.
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Excellent
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Good
|
Excellent
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Excellent
|
B+
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Wonder Boys - Michael Douglas, Robert Downey, Jr., Tobey MacGuire, Francis McDorrman
The creative art of writing mixed among the trial & tribulations of a one-time successful novelist/professor.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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B+
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Enemy at the Gates - Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Feinnes, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins
The historic duel between Vassilly Zaitsev and Walter Konig in the Battle of Stalingrad, and a love story.
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
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B
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Net Worth - Daniel Baldwin, Todd Field, Craig Shaeffer, Michael Weiss
What if you took a bet to see who could accumulated the most net worth in 30 days? Acutally, this movie is about friendship.
End of Days - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney
It is Arnold against the Devil in the face of Armageddon.
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Average
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B-
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Nurse Betty - Morgan Freeman, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear
An odd combination of Raising Arizona and Crazy in Alabama -- soad opera to the extreme.
Meet the Parents - Robert de Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo
Everyone's worst nightmares for a man meetings his girlfriend's protective father.
Rules of Engagement - Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones
The scenario taken from the pages of current events as a military commander faces the conflict of combat decisions and their aftermath.
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Good
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Good
|
Good
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Average
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B-
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Hollow Man - Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin
A modernized invisible man scenario.
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Average
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Average
|
Excellent
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Average
|
C+
|
Thirteen Days - Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp
The closest the world came to global thermonuclear war -- the Cuban Missile Crisis.
BEST: Hannibal - Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julianna Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta
Damn! This is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the open.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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A-
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Reindeer Games - Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise
More twists and turns than a bowl of spaghetti define this bungled casino robbery plot.
Autumn in New York - Richard Gere, Wynona Ryder
The reformation of the consummate womanizer who is afraid of commitment.
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Average
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Good
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Good
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Average
|
C
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A Girl Thing - Kate Capshaw, Elle McPherson, Rebecca DeMornay, et al
A Showtime series of vignettes featuring women in different situations.
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Excellent
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Good
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Excellent
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Average
|
B
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The Cell - Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn
An interesting premise -- the ultimate in psychological thriller -- but the story and editing were too choppy.
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Average
|
Good
|
Excellent
|
Average
|
C+
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Vertical Limit - Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Bill Paxton
Life and death in the world of rock/mountain climbing, and if that is not enough, then comes K-2. The special effects are worth the price of admission.
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Good
|
Good
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Excellent
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Good
|
B-
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The Perfect Storm - George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Incredible special effects bring the true story of the famous 1991 Atlantic storm to life for the rest of us.
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Good
|
Excellent
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Excellent
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Good
|
B
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Dances with Wolves - Kevin Costner, Graham Greene, Mary McDowell
The glorious story of the Great Plains when it was still wild -- the standard of measure.
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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A+
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Cap's favorite
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31.December.2001