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Tomato 4/5 |
Dark Passage (1947) |
" The plot has some admirable twists and turns and Agnes Moorehead, as the villainess, has three wonderfully showy scenes." |
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Splat 1/5 |
Days of Thunder (1990) |
"The film's whole narrative structure begins to disintegrate on the second viewing, if it hasn't already done so on the first." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Dead of Night (1945) |
" The anthology film's clever structure allows even the weakest of the sketches to be effective, because there is less of a need to balance the impact of each story." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Death Takes A Holiday (1934) |
"A lofty but transfixing allegory, the film remains captivating because its central plot device is so different from most movies, then or now." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
"the documentary is quite enjoyable" |
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The Defender (1994) |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Defense of the Realm (1986) |
"There are marvelous performances by several British character actors, especially Denholm Elliott and Ian Bannen, and feelings of nerve-racking paranoia are evoked as a reporter, played by Gabriel Byrne, uncovers unexpected motives while investigating a Ca" |
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Splat 1/5 |
The Dentist (1996) |
"There are lots of gory in-the-mouth close-ups, showing teeth being destroyed, needles being jammed into the gums and other graphic indignities" |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Dersu Uzala (1975) |
"a gorgeous looking and highly affecting adventure" |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Detour (1945) |
"an effective emotional rollercoaster that explores the dark side of human nature, and its concise, pessimistic view of the American Dream is still admired today." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) |
" It is an engaging, old-fashioned movie, using the right blend of thoughtful artistry and matinee thrills, with a touch of eroticism to spice things up." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) |
"The engaging dramatic biography celebrates Bruce Lee's spirit using a rough outline of his career as a narrative guide." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Dreamscape (1983) |
"A perfect piece of escapist entertainment" |
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Splat 2/5 |
Drop Squad (1995) |
" a jumble of promising ideas that failed to gel" |
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Splat 2/5 |
"he narrative on the 76 minute film is essentially three 20-odd minute television-style segments, each with a different setting and art direction. The link that holds them together is strong enough that the film is effective on a basic, children's entertai" |
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Tomato 4/5 |
The Duellists (1978) |
"the film improves with multiple screenings, as a viewer becomes less concerned about the outcome of each engagement, and more interested in the passion that is driving it." |
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