Movie Reviews: The Hobbit, Playing for Keeps, Hyde Park and Killing Them Softly
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- By Brian Feldt
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- December 15, 2012
Editor's Note: All reviews and information aggregated from Moviefone.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Run Time: 166min.
- Starring: Martin Freeman , Ian McKellen , Richard Armitage , Andy Serkis , Aidan Turner
- Director(s): Peter Jackson
"Charming, spectacular, technically audacious… in short, everything you expect from a Peter Jackson movie. A feeling of familiarity does take hold in places, but this is an epically entertaining first course." From Matthew Leyland of Total Film. Full Review.
"As epic, grandiose, and emotionally appealing as the previous pictures, The Hobbit doesn't stray far from the mold, but it's a thrilling ride that's one of the most enjoyable, exciting and engaging tentpoles of the year." From Rodrigo Perez of The Playlist. Full Review.
"I'm holding the filmmaker responsible for getting us all back again - to feelings of excitement and delight. Vital as they are, Gollum and Bilbo can only do so much to keep us enchanted. Is Jackson able to sustain the magic in two more installments? I peer into Tolkien's Misty Mountains and embrace the journey. From Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly. Full Review.
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Playing the Field
- Run Time: 106min.
- Starring: Gerard Butler , Jessica Biel , Judy Greer ,Dennis Quaid , Uma Thurman
- Director(s): Gabriele Muccino
"Jessica Biel all but steals the show as Stacie." From Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times. Full Review.
"As a movie, it's not much. But it's the best showcase for his charm that Butler has ever had." From Mick LaSalle of San Francisco Chronicle. Full Review
"At some point you hope the actor (Butler) will find a movie that will give him the right material to make hearts truly beat faster. Until then, it appears we'll have to settle for films with more flaws than his characters. From Betsy Sharkey of Los Angeles Times. Full Review.
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Hyde Park on Hudson
- Run Time:94min.
- Starring: Bill Murray , Laura Linney , Olivia Williams ,Samuel West , Olivia Colman
- Director(s):Roger Michell
"In beauty, tone, technical achievement and cinematic artistry on every level, Hyde Park on Hudson is a movie unto itself - funny, believable, historic and hugely entertaining." From Rex Reed of New York Observer. Full Review.
"This isn't a serious historical film. It plays different instruments than Spielberg's "Lincoln." Murray, who has a wider range than we sometimes realize, finds the human core of this FDR and presents it tenderly." From Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times. Full Review.
"This hugely entertaining movie is about the wisdom and - with trenchant wit and sympathy - the human flaws in one of America's most idealized heads of state." From Ella Taylor of NPR. Full Review.
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Killing Them Softly
- Run Time:97min.
- Starring: Brad Pitt , Richard Jenkins , Ray Liotta ,James Gandolfini , Sam Shepard
- Director(s):Andrew Dominik
"The film is terribly smart in every respect, with ne'er-a-false note performances and superb craft work from top to bottom." From Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter. Full Review.
"This is an unrepentantly cynical take on the hope-and-change promised to the US in 2008; this year's election race makes it look even bleaker, an icily confident black comedy of continued disillusion." From Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian. Full Review.
"Killing them Softly is a lurid and nasty little nihilistic hitman noir, with an ingenuity that sneaks up on you." From Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly. Full Review.
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Alexander Babich
10:39 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Why is it that every review here rates each movie as great. The New York Times for example panned "Hyde Park on the Hudson". Where is that review?