Dann Gire
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Smarts, hearts duel in tepid 'Smart People'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - It turns out in Noam Murro's domestic dramedy "Smart People" that super-intelligent families might be just as emotionally screwed up and dysfunctional as the rest of us....
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'Leatherheads' throws for a lossApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - In the likable "Leatherheads," director/star George Clooney almost scores a touchdown with his sports-flavored tribute to the vintage 1930s screwball comedies popularize...
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Silly story sinks 'Nim's Island'Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The positive, self-esteem-building message of the family adventure film "Nim's Island" is simply stated as "Be the hero of your own story." Notice that it doesn't say g...
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Schwimmer's not stuck in second gearApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Four years have passed since David Schwimmer shot his last episode of the long-running TV sitcom "Friends." Now, he's become a movie director with his first feature, the...
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Schwimmer saves weak 'Run' with late heroicsMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Given its pedestrian dialogue, exhausted, formulaic plot and lame sight gags of men falling down, "Run Fat Boy Run" should be miles and miles away from a sweet and endea...
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Cornish gains attention in contrived 'Stop-loss'Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The most intriguing aspect of "Stop-Loss" has nothing to do with the U.S. government's controversial policy of returning weary troops to the Iraq war as many times as it...
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Dry script puts bite on teen horror filmMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - "Teeth" is the most freakish, over-the-top female empowerment movie I've ever witnessed. It begins on a reserved PG-rated level, then slowly ramps up to PG-13 before sho...
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'Drillbit Taylor' not so sharpMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The slyest joke in Owen Wilson's new comedy "Drillbit Taylor" belongs strictly to movie trivia geeks. When three high school freshmen interview potential bodyguards to p...
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It may be a full 'Moon,' but it falls short of a star filmMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I didn't want to merely like "Under the Same Moon," I wanted to love it. But its banal, artificial dialogue, cliché crutches and syrupy, made-for-TV pacing prompted me t...
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'Horton' is violent and long, I confess; but beats out the other cinema messMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A Dr. Seuss story is a Dr. Seuss story, no matter how small. And it inspires an engaging movie for the entire family, regardless of how much padding it takes to justify ...