The Yards
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58 out of 100

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  • Starring: Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg
  • Summary: A drama set in the vast New York City subway yards. After serving time in prison for taking the fall for a group of his friends, Leo Handler (Wahlberg) just wants to get his life back on track. So, Leo returns to the one place he thinks will be safe -- home. But in the yards, where his uncle (Caan) now pulls the strings, safe is not how they do business. (Miramax Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    88
    Classic in feel and loaded with sumptuous performances.
  2. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    80
    Don't be misled by claims that you've seen this one already. You haven't, and you should.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    60
    There's so much that's right in it that its blunders are all the more frustrating.
  4. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    30
    So muted it disappears from your view even before it recedes from your memory.

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