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Drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band . | 0 |
Because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before . | 0 |
Does point the way for adventurous Indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets . | 0 |
Seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as Happiness was ... Hence , Storytelling is far more appealing . | 0 |
Give credit to everyone from Robinson down to the key grip that this bold move works . | 0 |
Especially give credit to Affleck . | 0 |
An intelligently made -LRB- and beautifully edited -RRB- picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the Hollywood pipeline without a hitch . | 0 |
A terrific date movie , whatever your orientation . | 0 |
Not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered , but the film works well enough to make it worth watching . | 0 |
The pain , loneliness and insecurity of the screenwriting process are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother , Donald , and directed by Spike Jonze . | 0 |
A gem of a movie . | 0 |
Witty , vibrant , and intelligent . | 0 |
It 's all stitched together with energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage . | 0 |
Miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary . | 0 |
The film is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller . | 0 |
Eight Legged Freaks is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects , and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer . | 0 |
This is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology , either liberal or conservative . | 0 |
Mr. Scorsese 's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated . | 0 |
A thriller whose style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story , you can not separate them . | 0 |
It 's a hoot watching The Rock chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrow out of his back , and leap unscathed through raging fire ! | 0 |
Returning director Rob Minkoff ... and screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin ... have done a fine job of updating White 's dry wit to a new age . | 0 |
Unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly , your first instinct is to duck . | 0 |
A strong script , powerful direction and splendid production design allows us to be transported into the life of Wladyslaw Szpilman , who is not only a pianist , but a good human being . | 0 |
If the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals , it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material . | 0 |
Polanski has found the perfect material with which to address his own World War II experience in his signature style . | 0 |
It is life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor , funny and sad . | 0 |
An off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that is amiss in the world . | 0 |
A colorful , joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters . | 0 |
Frei assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him . | 0 |
Nicely combines the enigmatic features of ` Memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` Requiem for a Dream . ' | 0 |
A well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release . | 0 |
The best part about `` Gangs '' was Daniel Day-Lewis . | 0 |
A treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you 're a struggling nobody . | 0 |
One of those rare films that seems as though it was written for no one , but somehow manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen , just for them . | 0 |
A gripping documentary that reveals how deep the antagonism lies in war-torn Jerusalem . | 0 |
Director Chris Wedge and screenwriters Michael Berg , Michael J. Wilson and Peter Ackerman create some episodes that rival vintage Looney Tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time . | 0 |
The film 's appeal has a lot to do with the casting of Juliette Binoche as Sand , who brings to the role her pale , dark beauty and characteristic warmth . | 0 |
I was amused and entertained by the unfolding of Bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise . | 0 |
Somehow Ms. Griffiths and Mr. Pryce bring off this wild Welsh whimsy . | 0 |
More mature than Fatal Attraction , more complete than Indecent Proposal and more relevant than 9 1\/2 Weeks , Unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema . | 0 |
For all the dolorous trim , Secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop Freudianism . | 0 |
A fanciful drama about Napoleon 's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility . | 0 |
Eric Schweig and Graham Greene both exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters . | 0 |
Lovely and Amazing is Holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is . | 0 |
When all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , I trust , will you . | 0 |
Campbell Scott finds the ideal outlet for his flick-knife diction in the role of Roger Swanson . | 0 |
-LRB- Fiji diver Rusi Vulakoro and the married couple Howard and Michelle Hall -RRB- show us the world they love and make us love it , too . | 0 |
Russian Ark is a new treasure of the Hermitage . | 0 |
The animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst . | 0 |
It 's definitely a step in the right direction . | 0 |
As the princess , Sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat . | 0 |
Ben Kingsley is truly funny , playing a kind of Ghandi gone bad . | 0 |
Ourside the theatre Roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 0 |
In an era where big stars and high production values are standard procedure , Narc strikes a defiantly retro chord , and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve . | 0 |
The film 's gamble to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences pays off , as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter . | 0 |
Talk To Her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be , but it 's still quite worth seeing . | 0 |
Beating the Austin Powers films at their own game , this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness . | 0 |
This is a dark , gritty , sometimes funny little gem . | 0 |
For all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters , the heart of the film rests in the relationship between Sullivan and his son . | 0 |
What makes Salton Sea surprisingly engrossing is that Caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that 's often handled in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion . | 0 |
With Spy Kids 2 : The Island of Lost Dreams , the Spy Kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a James Bond series for kids . | 0 |
An invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker 's extraordinary access to Massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent . | 0 |
The performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life . | 0 |
A little melodramatic , but with enough hope to keep you engaged . | 0 |
Lan Yu seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece . | 1 |
It is , however , a completely honest , open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it . | 0 |
Everyone should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting . | 0 |
This often-hilarious farce manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal . | 0 |
Expands the limits of what a film can be , taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street . | 0 |
Shanghai Ghetto may not be as dramatic as Roman Polanski 's The Pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high . | 0 |
The underworld urban angst is derivative of Martin Scorsese 's Taxi Driver and Goodfellas , but this film speaks for itself . | 0 |
Despite modest aspirations its occasional charms are not to be dismissed . | 0 |
Constantly touching , surprisingly funny , semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act . | 0 |
The journey is worth your time , especially if you have Ellen Pompeo sitting next to you for the ride . | 0 |
For every cheesy scene , though , there is a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian -LRB- Orlando Jones -RRB- who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized . | 0 |
What sets Ms. Birot 's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents . | 0 |
All three women deliver remarkable performances . | 0 |
Claire is a terrific role for someone like Judd , who really ought to be playing villains . | 0 |
Compassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative Christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children . | 0 |
The soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission . | 0 |
Rodriguez does a splendid job of racial profiling Hollywood style -- casting excellent Latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue . | 0 |
Beneath the film 's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination , backed by sheer nerve . | 0 |
Bielinsky is a filmmaker of impressive talent . | 0 |
So beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that Washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses . | 0 |
A visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects . | 0 |
A gentle and engrossing character study . | 0 |
It 's enough to watch Huppert scheming , with her small , intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain , and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that Chabrol spins . | 0 |
An engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop of a corporate music industry that only seems to care about the bottom line . | 0 |
A mischievous visual style and oodles of charm make ` Cherish ' a very good -LRB- but not great -RRB- movie . | 0 |
Just as the recent Argentine film Son of the Bride reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart , Time of Favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain . | 0 |
-LRB- A -RRB- strong piece of work . | 0 |
A stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world 's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us clearly see the world of our making . | 0 |
The Importance of Being Earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from Bartlett 's Familiar Quotations | 0 |
Daring and beautifully made . | 0 |
Imagine O. Henry 's The Gift of the Magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of NYC 's drug scene . | 1 |
The film does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in Laramie following the murder of Matthew Shepard . | 0 |
Both lead performances are Oscar-size . | 0 |
Quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie , and Moore wonderfully underplays the long-suffering heroine with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between Jane Wyman and June Cleaver . | 0 |
Ferrara 's best film in years . | 0 |
A remarkably insightful look at the backstage angst of the stand-up comic . | 0 |
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