Q: 1. The film soars on the strength of its own eagerness to display goodwill toward all its characters.
2. An astutely written and acted study of human interaction.
3. Has universal appeal -- giving the leftist movement a good-natured punch in the ribs even as it waxes nostalgic about an idealism that soon became unfashionable.
4. A scruffy delight, a movie with the happiest sort of family values.
5. Through Moodysson's deft writing and simple, unadorned direction, the actors are allowed to turn their characters into an interesting group of real people who engage us fully in their small adventure.
6. The film's satiric skewering of '70s liberalism works because it feels emotionally authentic.
7. An intriguing piece of work.
8. A sad, funny, always good-natured film.
9. The movie knows how to have fun with this strange way of thinking and still make it seem human.
10. Moodysson manages to make much of it charming, eliciting warm and vulnerable performances from his homegrown cast.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: Managing to be both satirical and warm-hearted in its look at the inhabitants of a commune, Together successfully captures the spirit of a time.


Q: 1. It tries hard. Too hard.
2. Lucky Number Slevin is a pretty decent update and knockoff of North By Northwest before it finally goes south.
3. A witty little lark about a boy completing his Oedipal split--and falling in love in the process.
4. The more you let the niggling questions go, the better Lucky Number Slevin gets.
5. The fist half hour of this film is so promising that I'm almost willing to ignore the mess that follows. Almost.
6. Despite the title of the movie he lives in, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is only partly lucky.
7. worth a look for its refreshing qualities
8. Savor the surprises.
9. An entertaining thriller that falls short of being clever, but makes up for it with style and interesting characters.
10. A twisty and stylish but disposable thriller that leads nowhere with its inflated plot.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: Trying too hard to be clever in a Pulp Fiction kind of way, this film succums to a convoluted plot, overly stylized characters and dizzying set design.


Q: 1. Some protesters believe that if you see this film, you'll go to Hell. They got it backwards. I think if you go to Hell, you'll probably see this film while you're there.
2. Over the course of two and one-half hours, the film unfolds in a series of dull and unengaging episodes.
3. The movie version is so faithful to Dan Brown's hit book it should come with a dust jacket ...
4. If you want a taut adventure story, read the book. If you want a simiplistic tale with average performances and irritating alterations to the source material, watch the movie.
5. If you want an entertaining yarn about the Knights Templar, historical secrets, and cryptic codes hidden in famous documents and artifacts, go rent National Treasure.
6. Does what a good film adaptation should do: Illustrate the best parts of its source material and still manage to make a highly enjoyable film for the uninitiated.
7. Even as a visual aid, The Da Vinci Code is a deep-dyed disappointment. Paris by night never looked murkier.
8. It still had the necessary element of Encyclopedia Brown cerebellus-ex-machina, but it was visually interesting and didn't slow down the action with book-digging%u2026they made the film well, they just took the path of least resistance, and for that I can
9. It would have taken a more imaginative approach and vision not within the reach of Howard and Goldsman to make the material come alive as a movie.
10. Completing the trail of cryptic clues simply becomes an end in and of itself -- think Sudoku: The Movie -- with little in the way of whimsy, star chemistry or excitement to enliven the dour plod.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: What makes Dan Brown's novel a best seller is evidently not present in this dull and bloated movie adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.


Q: 1. Those vets certainly deserve to be heard, but virtually every scene of the film tells us something we already knew.
2. This thoughtful, sensitive film, perhaps the most emotionally wrenching of all the Iraq documentaries, could have been made after any war.
3. This documentary is enraging. So much lip service is paid to supporting the troops; so little support is actually given.
4. It's an edifying, upsetting film that offers a different perspective on the situation in the Middle East.
5. It's a haunting and welcome addition to the growing library of war documentaries; one that wisely lets its subjects speak for themselves.
6. The Ground Truth powerfully documents the human cost of the Iraq war.
7. This film, a raw howl of outrage and pain, is proudly one-sided, allowing a generation of wounded men and women to scream their betrayal.
8. Mostly a string of talking-head interviews, but those talking heads -- more than 16 men and women -- are compelling.
9. Ultimately the accumulated impact of the soldiers' stories is mitigated by a certain preachy tone the film takes on in its final act.
10. Thanks largely to the brutal honesty of its subjects, The Ground Truth transcends the protest genre and delivers a much broader cautionary tale.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A:
Consensus: The stories the soldiers have to tell are eye-opening and wrenching to hear; collectively it's a searing peek into the toll of war both during and after.