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Sex is one of those films that aims to confuse . | 1 |
Compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen , RunTelDat is something of a triumph . | 0 |
-LRB- Moore 's -RRB- better at fingering problems than finding solutions . | 1 |
But though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more . | 0 |
The powerful success of Read My Lips with such provocative material shows why , after only three films , director\/co-writer Jacques Audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of French filmmakers . | 0 |
In his debut as a director , Washington has a sure hand . | 0 |
His work with actors is particularly impressive . | 0 |
A generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith . | 0 |
Delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for . | 0 |
Vincent Gallo is right at home in this French shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role . | 0 |
Fierce , glaring and unforgettable . | 0 |
Cletis is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer . | 0 |
Campanella gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful . | 0 |
Effective in all its aspects , Margarita Happy Hour represents an auspicious feature debut for Chaiken . | 0 |
The delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a Scrooge or two . | 0 |
Standing by Yourself is haunting ... -LRB- It 's -RRB- what punk rock music used to be , and what the video medium could use more of : spirit , perception , conviction . | 0 |
Enjoyably fast-moving , hard-hitting documentary . | 0 |
Rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results . | 0 |
The film 's constant mood of melancholy and its unhurried narrative are masterfully controlled . | 0 |
But ... in trying to capture the novel 's deeper intimate resonances , the film has -- ironically - distanced us from the characters . | 1 |
This is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force . | 0 |
-LRB- Cho 's face is -RRB- an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots . | 0 |
It 's about as convincing as any other Arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic . | 1 |
An extremely funny , ultimately heartbreaking look at life in contemporary China . | 0 |
Davis is funny , charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as Amy . | 0 |
Bloody Sunday has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made . | 0 |
It 's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough . | 0 |
A lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family . | 0 |
In the new release of Cinema Paradiso , the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet , and when the tears come during that final , beautiful scene , they finally feel absolutely earned . | 0 |
Faithful without being forceful , sad without being shrill , `` A Walk to Remember '' succeeds through sincerity . | 0 |
The film is full of charm . | 0 |
The movie is well crafted , and well executed . | 0 |
One of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre . | 0 |
... Pray does n't have a passion for the material . | 1 |
He nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race . | 0 |
The one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded . | 0 |
It 's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother\/daughter pair . | 0 |
Fathers and sons , and the uneasy bonds between them , rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film . | 0 |
Last Orders nurtures the multi-layers of its characters , allowing us to remember that life 's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced . | 0 |
It 's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective . | 0 |
A slight but sweet film . | 0 |
Writer\/director Walter Hill is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable . | 0 |
It is a happy , heady jumble of thought and storytelling , an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film . | 0 |
Even at its worst , it 's not half-bad . | 0 |
Almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like `` The Addams Family '' to everyone looking in ... `` My Big Fat Greek Wedding '' comes from the heart ... | 0 |
Once folks started hanging out at the barbershop , they never wanted to leave . | 0 |
George Lucas returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension . | 0 |
Can be viewed as pure composition and form -- film as music | 0 |
An extraordinary dramatic experience . | 0 |
Every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices , but the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible . | 0 |
That , in itself , is extraordinary . | 0 |
It 's a treat watching Shaw , a British stage icon , melting under the heat of Phocion 's attentions . | 0 |
All in all , an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press , especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate they 're forced to follow . | 0 |
Narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films . | 0 |
It zips along with B-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special . | 0 |
Me Without You has a bracing truth that 's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood . | 0 |
It 's a strange film , one that was hard for me to warm up to . | 1 |
The result puts a human face on Derrida , and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally could n't care less . | 0 |
The Scorpion King is more fun than Conan the Barbarian . | 0 |
Unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery . | 0 |
Jacquot has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs , ideally capturing the opera 's drama and lyricism . | 0 |
This is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies . | 0 |
I liked it because it was so endlessly , grotesquely , inventive . | 0 |
Audiard successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling . | 0 |
Credit director Ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it feel realistic . | 0 |
This is DiCaprio 's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year . | 0 |
Even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end ... you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time . | 0 |
While dutifully pulling on heartstrings , directors Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix . | 0 |
Ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints . | 0 |
Manages to be wholesome and subversive at the same time . | 0 |
When it 's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama , `` Real Women Have Curves '' is a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams . | 0 |
The film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- Muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters -- but it 's smooth and professional . | 1 |
This starts off with a 1950 's Doris Day feel and it gets very ugly , very fast . | 1 |
The first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year ! | 0 |
Discursive but oddly riveting documentary . | 0 |
On its own , Big Trouble could be considered a funny little film . | 0 |
An undeniably gorgeous , terminally smitten document of a troubadour , his acolytes , and the triumph of his band . | 0 |
This cinema verite speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy may have been inspired by Blair Witch , but it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative . | 0 |
A beautifully observed character piece . | 0 |
A coming-of-age movie that Hollywood would n't have the guts to make . | 0 |
It is quite a vision . | 0 |
There are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies . | 0 |
A bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation . | 0 |
A strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two | 0 |
Salma goes native and she 's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a Mexican icon . | 0 |
Filled with Alexandre Desplat 's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience . | 0 |
As chilling and fascinating as Philippe Mora 's modern Hitler-study , Snide and Prejudice . | 0 |
An hour and a half of joyful solo performance . | 0 |
Strange and beautiful film . | 0 |
No worse a film than Breaking Out , and Breaking Out was utterly charming . | 0 |
Parker can not sustain the buoyant energy level of the film 's city beginnings into its country conclusion ' | 1 |
... Despite lagging near the finish line , the movie runs a good race , one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches . ' | 0 |
... a guiltless film for nice evening out . | 0 |
Deflated ending aside , there 's much to recommend the film . | 0 |
It 's a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... Grant and Bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun . | 0 |
Performances all around are tops , with the two leads delivering Oscar-caliber performances . | 0 |
Everything about The Quiet American is good , except its timing . | 0 |
At once a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking process of imparting knowledge . | 0 |
It 's an interesting effort -LRB- particularly for JFK conspiracy nuts -RRB- , and Barry 's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile . | 0 |
They 're just a couple of cops in Copmovieland , these two , but in Narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood . | 0 |
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