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A.O. Scott
The New York Times
You might be tempted to say, "Huh?" Or, if you're in the theater, to leave. But wait -- there's less. Full Review
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
Entertainment more suitable for the living room than the movie theater. Full Review
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
Comes across as a cheesy, fundamentally unsatisfying experience.
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Janice Page
Boston Globe
Falls flat on two fronts: It's neither deep and interesting enough to be a brainteaser nor sufficiently thrilling to count as a mindless diversion. Full Review
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
I must confess that I was outsmarted by the ending, but by that time my brain had been bludgeoned into a state just north of stupor. Full Review
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