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The Oxford Murders (2008)

Elijah Wood and John Hurt should have been smart enough to avoid ‘The Oxford Murders’

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The Angels’ Share (2012)

A feel-good comedy that strains a little too much to be cute and cuddly

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Marrying the Mafia III (2006)

Third time is not the charm for this gangster comedy that sinks too low into a quagmire of ridiculousness

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Frequencies (2013)

Alternative reality tale + overlapping timelines + repeated scenes + show-off antics = scrambled mess

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The Colony (2013)

Even Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton can’t save ‘The Colony’ from disaster

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Photo of Jazz Lintot, Bianca Bree, Sean Brosnan, Simon Phillips, and Maya Grant in ‘U.F.O.’ (2012)

U.F.O. (2012)

‘U.F.O.’ touches down on the other side of entertaining

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The New Daughter (2009)

Another uninspired tale of a father who sticks around the creepy house far longer than anyone would

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Photo of Sa-rang Kim and In-seong Zo in "Love Impossible" (2003)

Love Impossible (2003)

Do opposites attract? Of course they do

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Melancholia (2011)

If you can't get through the first five minutes, then ‘Melancholia’ is not for you

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Photo of Christina Ricci and Liam Neeson in After.Life (2009)

After.Life (2009)

‘After.Life’ makes you wish it was just all over

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