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If Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | 1 |
There are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming -LRB- without a thick shmear of the goo , at least -RRB- , but `` Elling '' manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases . | 0 |
Reign of Fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond Road Warrior , it owes enormous debts to Aliens and every previous dragon drama -- but that barely makes it any less entertaining . | 0 |
An earnest , roughshod document , it serves as a workable primer for the region 's recent history , and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool . | 0 |
The Bard as black comedy -- Willie would have loved it . | 0 |
Another trumpet blast that there may be a New Mexican Cinema a-bornin ' . ' | 0 |
... the film 's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . ' | 1 |
Tadpole may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother . | 0 |
This is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humour and pathos . | 0 |
As underwater ghost stories go , Below casts its spooky net out into the Atlantic Ocean and spits it back , grizzled and charred , somewhere northwest of the Bermuda Triangle . | 1 |
Trapped wo n't score points for political correctness , but it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness . | 0 |
A rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense , intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies , plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics . | 0 |
It 's incredible the number of stories the Holocaust has generated . | 0 |
Just when you think that every possible angle has been exhausted by documentarians , another new film emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective . | 0 |
As they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies , Signs is a tribute to Shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project . | 0 |
There 's no conversion effort , much of the writing is genuinely witty and both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a Hollywood career , if they want one . | 0 |
Like a skillful fisher , the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely . | 0 |
A film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story . | 0 |
Kids five and up will be delighted with the fast , funny , and even touching story . | 0 |
Parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults . | 0 |
An unsettling , memorable cinematic experience that does its predecessors proud . | 0 |
Much of All About Lily Chou-Chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep . | 0 |
Ferrara 's strongest and most touching movie of recent years . | 0 |
Spielberg 's first real masterpiece , it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still , 20 years later . | 0 |
The screenwriters dig themselves in deeper every time they toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` Dungeons and Dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry ... | 1 |
What I saw , I enjoyed . | 0 |
The level of acting elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with Washington the actor . | 0 |
A deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph . | 0 |
Daringly perceptive , taut , piercing and feisty , Biggie and Tupac is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation . | 0 |
Delivers more than its fair share of saucy hilarity . | 0 |
A fairly enjoyable mixture of Longest Yard ... and the 1999 Guy Ritchie caper Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels . | 0 |
Happily , some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude . | 0 |
For proof of that on the cinematic front , look no further than this 20th anniversary edition of the film that Spielberg calls , retrospectively , his most personal work yet . | 0 |
Hugely entertaining from start to finish , featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves , it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected Hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels . | 0 |
It 's not like having a real film of Nijinsky , but at least it 's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered . | 0 |
It 's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits . | 0 |
If only it had the story to match . | 1 |
It 's quite diverting nonsense . | 1 |
An old-fashioned scary movie , one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts . | 0 |
For all the wit and hoopla , Festival In Cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships . | 0 |
What makes How I Killed My Father compelling , besides its terrific performances , is Fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching . | 0 |
See it for his performance if nothing else . | 0 |
... the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see . | 0 |
It 's a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism . | 0 |
Its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
It 's weird , wonderful , and not necessarily for kids . | 0 |
An elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication . | 0 |
Blessed with two fine , nuanced lead performances . | 0 |
As a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy , Kissing Jessica Steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious . | 0 |
Yet it 's not quite the genre-busting film it 's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe . | 1 |
You do n't need to know your Ice-T 's from your Cool-J 's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of California . | 1 |
Turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 0 |
From a deceptively simple premise , this deeply moving French drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times . | 0 |
Simply and eloquently articulates the tangled feelings of particular New Yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy . | 0 |
Provides a very moving and revelatory footnote to the Holocaust . | 0 |
Terrific performances , great to look at , and funny . | 0 |
A little uneven to be the cat 's meow , but it 's good enough to be the purr . | 0 |
It 's a compelling and horrifying story , and The Laramie Project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in America . | 0 |
I like it . | 0 |
There is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane . | 0 |
That rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama , conflict , tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film . | 0 |
That rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults . | 0 |
It 's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue , only to be revealed by the dispassionate Gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen . | 0 |
A sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy , while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that , while past , really is n't . | 0 |
The film does a solid job of slowly , steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence . | 0 |
Fred Schepisi 's tale of four Englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point . | 0 |
Overall , Cletis Tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone . | 0 |
Easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year . | 0 |
The script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar . | 0 |
An engaging , formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement . | 0 |
Insomnia is one of the year 's best films and Pacino gives one of his most daring , and complicated , performances . | 0 |
Like Vardalos and Corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by Joel Zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake . | 0 |
I do n't know if Frailty will turn Bill Paxton into an A-list director , but he can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he 's made at least one damn fine horror movie . | 0 |
Despite its flaws ... Belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn . | 0 |
The evocative imagery and gentle , lapping rhythms of this film are infectious -- it gets under our skin and draws us in long before the plot kicks into gear . | 0 |
Like the best of Godard 's movies ... it is visually ravishing , penetrating , impenetrable . | 0 |
Horns and Halos benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth . | 0 |
-LRB- Has -RRB- an immediacy and an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it 's all true . | 0 |
It treats Ana 's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film . | 0 |
Captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure , allowing us to find the small , human moments , and leaving off with a grand whimper . | 0 |
A refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale . | 0 |
How good this film might be , depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not . | 0 |
Great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex . | 0 |
Features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film . | 0 |
To honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to American workers , a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides will be needed . | 1 |
One of the best movies of the year . | 0 |
The usual movie rah-rah , pleasantly and predictably delivered in low-key style by director Michael Apted and writer Tom Stoppard . | 0 |
A superlative B movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing . | 0 |
Those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up . | 0 |
Like Mike is n't going to make box office money that makes Michael Jordan jealous , but it has some cute moments , funny scenes , and hits the target audience -LRB- young Bow Wow fans -RRB- - with nothing but net . | 0 |
-LRB- Dong -RRB- makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that Family Fundamentals gets you riled up . | 0 |
The trick when watching Godard is to catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images , and ponder the historical , philosophical , and ethical issues that intersect with them . | 0 |
At its best , which occurs often , Michael Moore 's Bowling for Columbine rekindles the muckraking , soul-searching spirit of the ` Are we a sick society ? ' | 0 |
A modestly surprising movie . | 0 |
A headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox Jews on the West Bank , Joseph Cedar 's Time Of Favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation , it does so without compromising that complexity . | 0 |
There 's a spontaneity to The Chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout . | 0 |
The first Tunisian film I have ever seen , and it 's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment I 'm likely to see all year . | 0 |
Like any good romance , Son of the Bride , proves it 's never too late to learn . | 0 |
-LRB- Kline 's -RRB- utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and as a flawed human being who ca n't quite live up to it . | 0 |
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