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contains no wit , only labored gags
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that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature
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remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout
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on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up
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that 's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment
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demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop .
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of saucy
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a depressed fifteen-year-old 's suicidal poetry
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are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films
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goes to absurd lengths
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for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore
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the part where nothing 's happening ,
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saw how bad this movie was
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lend some dignity to a dumb story
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the greatest musicians
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cold movie
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with his usual intelligence and subtlety
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redundant concept
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swimming is above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings , it succeeds .
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equals the original and in some ways even betters it
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if anything , see it for karen black , who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick .
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a smile on your face
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comes from the brave , uninhibited performances
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excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic
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enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits
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which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening
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in world cinema
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very good viewing alternative
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the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish ,
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the action is stilted
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on all cylinders
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will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted
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by far the worst movie of the year
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sit through ,
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more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film
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it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline
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heroes
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oblivious to the existence of this film
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sharply
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the entire point of a shaggy dog story , of course , is that it goes nowhere , and this is classic nowheresville in every sense .
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sometimes dry
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as they come , already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count
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covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature
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a $ 40 million version of a game
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gorgeous and deceptively minimalist
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cross swords with the best of them and
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as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist
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proves once again he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film .
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disappointments
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the horrors
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a muddle splashed with bloody beauty as vivid as any scorsese has ever given us .
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many pointless
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a beautifully
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contrived , well-worn situations
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a doa
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poor ben bratt could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions .
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to be as subtle and touching as the son 's room
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starts with a legend
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far less sophisticated and
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rich veins of funny stuff in this movie
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no apparent joy
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shot on ugly digital video
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... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920 's ... the film 's ending has a `` what was it all for ? ''
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though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie
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is pretty damned funny .
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we never feel anything for these characters
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's a lousy one at that
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the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing
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the storylines are woven together skilfully , the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking , and the overall experience is awesome .
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of the most highly-praised disappointments i
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sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy .
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seem fresh
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to the dustbin of history
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as a director , eastwood is off his game
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pays earnest homage to turntablists
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weak and
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skip this dreck ,
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contains very few laughs and even less surprises
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film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror
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are an absolute joy
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generates
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, like life , is n't much fun without the highs and lows
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based on a true and historically significant story
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well-rounded tribute
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, though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .
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so much like a young robert deniro
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khouri manages , with terrific flair , to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum .
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fashioning an engrossing entertainment out
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spiffy animated feature
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that 's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer
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alternating between facetious comic parody and pulp melodrama , this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life
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strung-together moments
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, generous and subversive artworks
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it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world
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funny yet
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overbearing and over-the-top
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it 's robert duvall !
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rich and sudden wisdom
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acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him
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