2012 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

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2012 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

2012

1h 34m

Comedy

Drama

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22 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Where feature films conform to the three-act structure of drama, movie short subjects are more like short stories.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 9, 2012

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Peter McDonald's "Pentecost'' is the standout here...

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 9, 2012

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David Fear

Time Out

All but the most ardent 'toon fans are advised to skip the Animated program, which this year traffics in nothing but Pixarish whimsy .

Rated: 3/5

Feb 7, 2012

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Annlee Ellingson

Paste Magazine

2012's slate of Oscar-nominated live-action shorts are a diverse lot that uniformly focuses limited screen time on character. There's not a disingenuous moment in the bunch.

Feb 26, 2012

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Gerald Peary

Boston Phoenix

The Oscar nominees for Live Action Shorts come down to five conventional narratives.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 7, 2012

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

The keeper of the bunch was the delightfully daffy "God of Love," in which a lovesick lounge singer (Luke Matheny, who wrote and directed) finds himself in possession of magical darts that make the victim fall in love for six hours.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 4, 2011

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Jim T

Diverse and interesting. A new experience for me. Difficult to choose.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/14

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Nima S

Movie from Afghanistan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/13

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David L

One decent movie...the rest just sucked

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/13

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Harry D

None of them were really good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/13

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JP F

The first three were really good!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/13

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Jon A

Always enjoy watching these. I missed last years though. This years batch has one pretty weak entry, (the 4th one about the kids in Afghanistan). But all the others are worth watching. My favorite was the last one, Asad.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/13

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Critics Consensus: Journey 2 Isn’t Quite Worth the Trip

Director: Luke Matheny
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 34m