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75Murphy has a kind of divine ineptitude that moves beyond Marilyn's helplessness into Lucy's dizzy lovability. She is like a magnet for whoops! moments.
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75Add marvelously imaginative directing -- finally Yakin fulfills the promise he showed in "Fresh" almost a decade ago -- and you have a colorful, creative, deliciously frolicsome romp.
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50A perky comedy aimed at young women that gets the job done with crisp efficiency.
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50In Uptown Girls Murphy is like a puppy in traffic; you're confident she'll reach the curb but only because the cars are swerving, not because her moves are so deft.
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50It would help if the plot were more than just an outline with a few convenient turns.
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When Uptown Girls isn't trying to play up its wacky high jinks -- and those tend to be so weak they can't possibly float the film -- it stoops to the kind of psychological character development films this shallow should really avoid like the plague.
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50Unfortunately, the emotionally resonant moments between Murphy and Fanning are few and far between; the rest of the film relies on goofy physical comedy -- Murphy takes more pratfalls that any young woman should have to.
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50Light, occasionally charming and reasonably well-crafted.
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Like most Meg Ryan comedies, Uptown Girls has a heroine who's adorable only because it says so in the script.
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42See "Freaky Friday" for convincing cross-generational female bonding. Despite it's elegant style and uptown milieu, this film is a cheap imitation.
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40Uptown Girls refuses to make Fanning likable, which speaks to a certain misplaced integrity, and tends to throw a wrench in the film's halfhearted attempts at formula.
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40Seems far too familiar for comfort. "About a Boy," anyone?
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40Uptown Girls is more downer than upper.
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40Fatally true to the hypocritical values of its niche market. While pretending to teach a lesson in compassion, it wallows in the perks of privilege.
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40By the climax, the adult has finally become a responsible though still charming citizen; the child has become age appropriate and, yes, even cuter. Tsunami swell of music. Roll the credits. Minus the charm, that pretty much sums up Uptown Girls.
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40Cutesy and unconvincing parable.
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38Frankly, you may prefer the company of cinematic serial killers (Freddy vs. Jason) after you meet the pair at the center of this story.
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38Uptown Girls gives the impression that everyone behind the camera just threw up their hands in helpless resignation.
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38This is not only unsuitable for children, it's a colossal waste of time at any age.
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38The feel-bad movie of the summer.
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38It's supposed to be funny watching these two characters and wondering who'll be the first to start acting her age, but it's really just pitiful, watching two talented actresses...given so little to work with.
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30One almost pities the unnervingly twitchy Murphy, whose shiny makeup is dreadful, and who doesn't stand a chance alongside the focused intensity of Fanning, who commands the screen with the precision of a 30-year veteran.
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30There's nothing wrong with Uptown Girls that not seeing it won't fix.
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25Dismal.
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25Unlike in ''Freaky Friday,'' no magic spells are involved. Nor is there any of ''Freaky'''s marvelous charm in this ungainly Manhattan fairy tale, directed by indulgent sentimentalist Boaz Yakin.
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20Slap a restriction order on yourself and don't come within ten paces of this hideous concoction.
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20None of it is handled with any emotional believability or grace. Well-worn phrases and plot developments are repeated here as though the world had never heard of "Cinderella."
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20Less "Freaky Friday" than just plain freaky.
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20It's all too, too cute and too, too forced for words -- not to mention too, too dark.
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12A creepy, depressing and leering "comedy" that's a virtual collection of "What were they thinking?" moments.
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