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ong's promising debut is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant's experiences in new york city . ,1
"while this film is not in the least surprising , it is still ultimately very satisfying . think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind . ",1
"jacquot has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs , ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism . ",1
"the film's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength , but it's propelled by the acting . ",1
"benigni presents himself as the boy puppet pinocchio , complete with receding hairline , weathered countenance and american breckin meyer's ridiculously inappropriate valley boy voice . ",0
"even if the naipaul original remains the real masterpiece , the movie possesses its own languorous charm . ",1
deliciously slow . ,1
`hey arnold ! ' has some visual wit . . . but little imagination elsewhere . ,0
"while it would be easy to give crush the new title of two weddings and a funeral , it's a far more thoughtful film than any slice of hugh grant whimsy . ",1
"apparently , romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just doesn't figure in the present hollywood program . ",0
a stylish cast and some clever scripting solutions help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact . ,1
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out . ,0
gambling and throwing a basketball game for money isn't a new plot -- in fact toback himself used it in black and white . but toback's deranged immediacy makes it seem fresh again . ,1
rubbo runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes . ,1
tennessee williams by way of oprah's book club . ,0
"light , silly , photographed with colour and depth , and rather a good time . ",1
"such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise , you can't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production . ",0
"the irwins emerge unscathed , but the fictional footage is unconvincing and criminally badly acted . ",0
"thankfully , the film , which skirts that rapidly deteriorating line between fantasy and reality . . . takes a tongue-in-cheek attitude even as it pushes the croc hunter agenda . ",1
a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged . ,0
a film that suffers because of its many excesses . ,0
"thanks to haynes' absolute control of the film's mood , and buoyed by three terrific performances , far from heaven actually pulls off this stylistic juggling act . ",1
"hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian . ",1
"e . t . works because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet . ",1
parris' performance is credible and remarkably mature . ,1
an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore . ,1
"colorful and deceptively buoyant until it suddenly pulls the rug out from under you , burkinabe filmmaker dani kouyate's reworking of a folk story whose roots go back to 7th-century oral traditions is also a pointed political allegory . ",1
"it strikes hardest when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain . fifty years after the fact , the world's political situation seems little different , and [director phillip] noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill . ",1
merchant effectively translates naipaul's lively mix of characters from the page to screen . ,1
a gem of a movie . ,1
"jam-packed with literally bruising jokes . every five minutes or so , someone gets clocked . ",0
"a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad . ",0
gloriously straight from the vagina . ,1
"in the affable maid in manhattan , jennifer lopez's most aggressive and most sincere attempt to take movies by storm , the diva shrewdly surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players . ",1
"apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths . marisa tomei is good , but just a kiss is just a mess . ",0
a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world . ,1
"like leon , it's frustrating and still oddly likable . ",1
there is so much plodding sensitivity . ,0
"a smart , sassy and exceptionally charming romantic comedy . ",1
a flick about our infantilized culture that isn't entirely infantile . ,1
" "" what really happened ? "" is a question for philosophers , not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience . ",1
"shadyac shoots his film like an m . night shyamalan movie , and he frequently maintains the same snail's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension . ",0
"the format gets used best . . . to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders , whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups . ",1
sheridan . . . smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth . ,0
"meandering , sub-aquatic mess : it's so bad it's good , but only if you slide in on a freebie . ",0
"it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus , if the lines work , the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged . ",1
"trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans , only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain . ",0
"directed by kevin bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut . ",0
"methodical , measured , and gently tedious in its comedy , secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain . ",1
"soderbergh seems capable only of delivering artfully lighted , earnest inquiries that lack the kind of genuine depth that would make them redeemable . ",0
noyce's film is contemplative and mournfully reflective . ,1
sitting through the last reel ( spoiler alert ! ) is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house . ,0
"the importance of being earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett's familiar quotations",1
"between them , de niro and murphy make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season . ",1
what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best . ,0
"watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives . as your relatives swap one mundane story after another , you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart . ",0
"if you can read the subtitles ( the opera is sung in italian ) and you like 'masterpiece theatre' type costumes , you'll enjoy this movie . ",1
 . . . fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense . ,0
"manages to transcend the sex , drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer . ",1
"the director , mark pellington , does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister , menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head . ",1
"ultimately . . . the movie is too heady for children , and too preachy for adults . ",0
"waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway . ",0
"a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film's ability to make its subject interesting to those who aren't part of its supposed target audience . judging by those standards , 'scratch' is a pretty decent little documentary . ",1
a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations . it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here . ,0
"mr . deeds is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple , sweet and romantic comedy . ",1
"one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities , but it's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen , that finally get under your skin . ",1
"all ms . jovovich , as the sanctified heroine , has to do is look radiant , grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors , wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters . ",0
"despite the pyrotechnics , narc is strictly by the book . ",0
"if you saw it on tv , you'd probably turn it off , convinced that you had already seen that movie . ",0
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist . ,1
" "" simone "" is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality . ",1
bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers . ,0
"fine acting but there is no sense of connecting the dots , just dots . ",1
"solaris "" is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work . ",0
the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence . ,0
the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling . they just don't work in concert . ,1
a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion . ,0
"samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness , although , it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal",0
"if you're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x . ",1
"one of the most original american productions this year , you'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state . ",1
a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan . ,0
demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material . ,0
"this is a poster movie , a mediocre tribute to films like them ! ",0
"yeah , these flicks are just that damn good . isn't it great ? ",1
"even if the ride's a little bumpy , with a final lap that's all too suspiciously smooth , you gotta give director roger michell , best known for the superfluous notting hill , credit for trying . ",1
"it represents better-than-average movie-making that doesn't demand a dumb , distracted audience . ",1
equal parts bodice-ripper and plodding costume drama . ,0
"the actors are so terrific at conveying their young angst , we do indeed feel for them . ",1
"the direction , by george hickenlooper , has no snap to it , no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism . ",0
does what should seem impossible : it makes serial killer jeffrey dahmer boring . ,0
"it's jagger's bone-dry , mournfully brittle delivery that gives the film its bittersweet bite . ",1
"the characters are based on stock clichs , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . ",0
"before long , the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon . ",0
desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats . ,0
statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british . ,0
"a respectable venture on its own terms , lacking the broader vision that has seen certain trek films . . . cross over to a more mainstream audience . ",1
its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists . ,0
the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break . ,0
"watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper , with special effects tossed in . ",0
"kinnear doesn't aim for our sympathy , but rather delivers a performance of striking skill and depth . ",1
"the animated subplot keenly depicts the inner struggles of our adolescent heroes - insecure , uncontrolled , and intense . ",1
"baran is shockingly devoid of your typical majid majidi shoe-loving , crippled children . ",1
the biggest problem with this movie is that it's not nearly long enough . ,1
among the year's most intriguing explorations of alientation . ,1
was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz ? ,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 . ",1
exceptionally well acted by diane lane and richard gere . ,1
"wow , so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted ? ",1
"this is a harrowing movie about how parents know where all the buttons are , and how to push them . ",1
"stale first act , scrooge story , blatant product placement , some very good comedic songs , strong finish , dumb fart jokes . ",0
[westbrook] makes a wonderful subject for the camera . ,1
sharp edges and a deep vein of sadness run through its otherwise comic narrative . ,1
a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds . ,1
the entire cast is extraordinarily good . ,1
"the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive , the director just ends up exposing his own obsession . ",0
"unfortunately , carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg . ",0
"about schmidt belongs to nicholson . gone are the flamboyant mannerisms that are the trademark of several of his performances . as schmidt , nicholson walks with a slow , deliberate gait , chooses his words carefully and subdues his natural exuberance . ",1
moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance . ,0
"one of the best , most understated performances of [jack nicholson's] career . ",1
it's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend . you don't want to call the cops . you want to call domino's . ,1
"will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss . but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted . ",0
a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her . ,0
"director alfonso cuaron gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films . ",1
a film of precious increments artfully camouflaged as everyday activities . ,1
the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear . ,0
"it's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo . ",0
[breheny's] lensing of the new zealand and cook island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people . ,1
"coppola's directorial debut is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that , despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development , still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema . ",1
"this road movie gives you emotional whiplash , and you'll be glad you went along for the ride . ",1
"this is one of the most visually stunning and thematically moving epics in recent memory , and in spite of numerous minor flaws , scorsese's best in more than a decade . ",1
"if jews were catholics , this would be catechism",0
"the message of such reflections--intentional or not--is that while no art grows from a vacuum , many artists exist in one . ",1
this is more a case of 'sacre bleu ! ' than 'magnifique' . ,0
"it's another video movie photographed like a film , with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism . ",0
worth catching for griffiths' warm and winning central performance . ,1
"when a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer , better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film , that's a bad sign . a very bad sign . ",0
what's next ? the porky's revenge : ultimate edition ? ,0
"by the time we learn that andrew's turnabout is fair play is every bit as awful as borchardt's coven , we can enjoy it anyway . ",1
despite modest aspirations its occasional charms are not to be dismissed . ,1
"it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good , but it is . ",1
barrels along at the start before becoming mired in sentimentality . ,0
"personal velocity has a no-frills docu-dogma plainness , yet miller lingers on invisible , nearly psychic nuances , leaping into digressions of memory and desire . she boxes these women's souls right open for us . ",1
"until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes , wendigo , larry fessenden's spooky new thriller , is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films . ",1
"the movie is so contrived , nonsensical and formulaic that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it . ",0
campanella's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution . ,1
"bourne , jason bourne . he can scale a building like a super hero , he can out-stealth any agent , he'll get the girl . he's super spy ! ",1
murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy . . . ,1
"a boring , formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk'n'slash . ",0
"it leers , offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject . ",0
deepa mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world . ,1
"there's something auspicious , and daring , too , about the artistic instinct that pushes a majority-oriented director like steven spielberg to follow a . i . with this challenging report so liable to unnerve the majority . ",1
"too often , the viewer isn't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance . ",0
"a warm but realistic meditation on friendship , family and affection . ",1
derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone . ,0
"feels like one of those contrived , only-in -hollywood productions where name actors deliver big performances created for the sole purpose of generating oscar talk . ",0
"sillier , cuter , and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ) , but still a very good time at the cinema . ",1
'de niro . . . is a veritable source of sincere passion that this hollywood contrivance orbits around . ',1
tsai may be ploughing the same furrow once too often . ,0
"klein , charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election , delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed . ",0
its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who hasn't been living under a rock ( since sept . 11 ) . ,0
"it's not that waiting for happiness is a bad film , because it isn't . it's just incredibly dull . ",0
"if the very concept makes you nervous . . . you'll have an idea of the film's creepy , scary effectiveness . ",1
"a road trip that will get you thinking , 'are we there yet ? '",0
a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness . ,1
resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project . ,0
" . . . by the time it's done with us , mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over . ",1
" . . . once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable . ",1
this is carion's debut feature but his script and direction hums with a confidence that many spend entire careers trying to reach . ,1
"is not so much a work of entertainment as it is a unique , well-crafted psychological study of grief . ",1
"everyone's insecure in lovely and amazing , a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships . ",1
"the script is a tired one , with few moments of joy rising above the stale material . ",0
"there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work , but rarely do they involve the title character herself . ",0
"every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy",1
"though avary has done his best to make something out of ellis' nothing novel , in the end , his rules is barely worth following . ",0
"`martin lawrence live' is so self-pitying , i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show . ",0
"a touching , small-scale story of family responsibility and care in the community . ",1
" "" on guard ! "" won't be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors , daniel auteuil , have a whale of a good time . ",1
top-notch action powers this romantic drama . ,1
stale and clichd to a fault . ,0
reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way . ,1
all the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure . ,0
isabelle huppert excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries . ,1
a modest masterpiece . ,1
"all in all , the count of monte cristo is okay , but it is surely no classic , like the novel upon which it is based . ",1
the skills of a calculus major at m . i . t . are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ? ,0
borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion . ,0
the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects . ,1
"with its hint of an awkward hitchcockian theme in tact , harmon's daunting narrative promotes a reasonable landscape of conflict and pathos to support the scattershot terrorizing tone",1
godawful boring slug of a movie . ,0
"my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year , it's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss . ",1
"an uplifting drama . . . what antwone fisher isn't , however , is original . ",0
"hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u . s . -- a major director is emerging in world cinema . ",1
"definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum . ",0
this may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen . ,1
"nair doesn't use [monsoon wedding] to lament the loss of culture . instead , she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions . ",1
a puzzling experience . ,0
a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism . ,1
"if there's nothing fresh about wannabes , which was written by mr . demeo , who produced and directed the film with charles a . addessi , much of the time the movie feels authentic . ",1
the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism . ,1
"a feature-length , r-rated , road-trip version of mama's family . ",0
"i'm not sure which is worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast , the flat dialogue by vincent r . nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen . ",0
" . . . one big laugh , three or four mild giggles , and a whole lot of not much else . ",0
"attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama . he seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither . ",0
the story really has no place to go since simone is not realshe can't provide any conflict . ,0
"the director knows how to apply textural gloss , but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom . ",0
knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up . but they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail . ,0
so-so entertainment . ,0
"for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either . ",0
it made me realize that we really haven't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since . . . well . . . since last week's reign of fire . ,0
the entire movie is in need of a scented bath . ,0
" "" the turntable is now outselling the electric guitar . . . "" ",1
barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull . ,0
painfully padded . ,0
it's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive . ,1
"the sort of film that makes me miss hitchcock , but also feel optimistic that there's hope for popular cinema yet . ",1
bad and baffling from the get-go . ,0
morvern rocks . ,1
writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon . ,0
"a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise , it isn't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films . ",0
it's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan . make chan's action sequences boring . ,0
"carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders , chan wades through putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , 'if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master . '",0
"with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages , this cinderella story doesn't have a single surprise up its sleeve . but it does somehow manage to get you under its spell . ",1
"sometimes , nothing satisfies like old-fashioned swashbuckling . and in this regard , on guard delivers . ",1
"good movie . good actress . but if you expect light romantic comedy , good gosh , will you be shocked . ",1
" "" looking for leonard "" just seems to kinda sit in neutral , hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something . ",0
a low-rent retread of the alien pictures . ,0
"with 'bowling for columbine , ' michael moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear . ",1
there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale . ,0
energetic and boldly provocative . ,1
"a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of 'home , ' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households . ",1
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film . ,0
captivates and shows how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head . ,1
"the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma , but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest , most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years . ",1
schneidermeister . . . makin' a fool of himself . . . losin' his fan base . . . ,0
two hours of junk . ,0
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more . ,0
"an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless , the grey zone does have a center , though a morbid one . ",1
tiresomely derivative and hammily acted . ,0
"a guilty pleasure at best , and not worth seeing unless you want to laugh at it . ",0
"a swashbuckling tale of love , betrayal , revenge and above all , faith . ",1
"if you're like me , a sucker for a good old fashion romance and someone who shamelessly loves to eat , then mostly martha offers all the perfect ingredients to more than satisfy your appetite . ",1
really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length . ,0
anyone who gets chills from movies with giant plot holes will find plenty to shake and shiver about in 'the ring . ',0
that old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar . ,1
"the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults . ",0
"we have poignancy jostling against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except , maybe , that it looks neat . ",0
generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters . ,1
"the movie , despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places , is wry and engrossing . ",1
don't expect any surprises in this checklist of teamwork cliches . . . ,1
a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame . ,0
"like the rugrats movies , the wild thornberrys movie doesn't offer much more than the series , but its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures is particularly welcome . ",1
the best way to describe it is as a cross between paul thomas anderson's magnolia and david lynch's mulholland dr . ,1
"ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power , even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic , dysfunctional and destructive . ",0
"an enjoyable , if occasionally flawed , experiment . ",1
"almost nothing else -- raunchy and graphic as it may be in presentation -- is one-sided , outwardly sexist or mean-spirited . and in a sense , that's a liability . ",0
whether quitting will prove absorbing to american audiences is debatable . ,0
"though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch . ",0
"whether you're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you'll still feel something . ",1
"just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people . but it is set in a world that is very , very far from the one most of us inhabit . ",0
parents beware ; this is downright movie penance . ,0
"walter hill's pulpy , stylized boxing melodrama undisputed nearly overcomes its questionable in-the-ring match-up with solid fight choreography and gritty prison authenticity . ",0
audiences will find no mention of political prisoners or persecutions that might paint the castro regime in less than saintly tones . ,0
brian tufano's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky's excellent music turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special . ,1
"weirdly , broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn't unveil it until the end , after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car . ",0
"with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player , this latest skewering . . . may put off insiders and outsiders alike . ",0
"any film that doesn't even in passing mention political prisoners , poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss . ",0
"if this disposable tissue has one wild card , it's john turturro , who's simply fab as a spanish butler with a foot fetish . ",0
"appropriately cynical social commentary aside , #9 never quite ignites . ",0
"the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler , which opens today in manhattan , is that its protagonist , after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes , remains a complete blank . ",0
"gee , a second assassin shot kennedy ? moot point . ",0
nettelbeck . . . has a pleasing way with a metaphor . ,1
"with three excellent principal singers , a youthful and good-looking diva and tenor and richly handsome locations , it's enough to make you wish jacquot had left well enough alone and just filmed the opera without all these distortions of perspective . ",1
"the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack . ",0
"tadpole is a sophisticated , funny and good-natured treat , slight but a pleasure . ",1
as steamy as last week's pork dumplings . ,0
there's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us . ,1
"the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy , jovial team . ",0
the film tries to touch on spousal abuse but veers off course and becomes just another revenge film . ,0
"a grim , flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level . ",0
a brutally honest documentary about a much anticipated family reunion that goes wrong thanks to culture shock and a refusal to empathize with others . ,1
"a restrained ribisi convinces as an italian , though if ever a movie needed one of the actor's whiny jags to pump it up , this has to be among the rare ones . ",0
"pretty much sucks , but has a funny moment or two . ",0
a candid and often fascinating documentary about a pentecostal church in dallas that assembles an elaborate haunted house each year to scare teenagers into attending services . ,1
"this is such a high-energy movie where the drumming and the marching are so excellent , who cares if the story's a little weak . ",1
"for the most part , it's a work of incendiary genius , steering clear of knee-jerk reactions and quick solutions . ",1
"while the film shuns the glamour or glitz that an american movie might demand , scherfig tosses us a romantic scenario that is just as simplistic as a hollywood production . ",0
flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind . ,0
rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them . ,0
a movie for 11-year-old boys with sports dreams of their own and the preteen girls who worship lil' bow wow . ,1
originality is sorely lacking . ,0
"one of recent memory's most thoughtful films about art , ethics , and the cost of moral compromise . ",1
"there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately , it runs for 170 . ",0
"jolting into charleston rhythms , the story has the sizzle of old news that has finally found the right vent ( accurate ? who cares ? ) . ",1
i am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here . ,1
those who aren't put off by the film's austerity will find it more than capable of rewarding them . ,1
"strange , funny , twisted , brilliant and macabre . ",1
"none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life , unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter . ",0
"some writer dude , i think his name was , uh , michael zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something , but , dude , the only thing that i ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck . ",0
"perhaps not since nelson eddy crooned his indian love call to jeanette macdonald has there been a movie so unabashedly canadian , not afraid to risk american scorn or disinterest . ",1
includes too much obvious padding . ,0
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . ,1
"'men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib , but recycles the same premise . ",0
"though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude . ",1
"there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility , not an event that is believable , not a confrontation that is not staged , not a moment that is not false . ",0
detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor . ,0
"a sensual performance from abbass buoys the flimsy story , but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at . ",0
"for all its technical virtuosity , the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking . ",0
"most impressive , though , is the film's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters' emotional wounds . ",1
"a mediocre exercise in target demographics , unaware that it's the butt of its own joke . ",0
"amid the clich and foreshadowing , cage manages a degree of casual realism . . . that is routinely dynamited by blethyn . ",0
equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451 . ,0
"delivers the same old same old , tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas . ",0
a gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema,1
"[the digital effects] reminded me of terry gilliam's rudimentary old monty python cartoons , in which he would cut out figures from drawings and photographs and paste them together . ",1
"steers , in his feature film debut , has created a brilliant motion picture . ",1
"it's this memory-as-identity obviation that gives secret life its intermittent unease , reaffirming that long-held illusions are indeed reality , and that erasing them recasts the self . ",1
certainly the performances are worthwhile . ,1
jackson and co have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema . ,1
"vividly demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop . ",1
"the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality . it doesn't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events . ",0
i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin' down . ,0
the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying . ,0
a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort . ,0
evokes a little of the fear that parents have for the possible futures of their children--and the sometimes bad choices mothers and fathers make in the interests of doing them good . ,1
a well-crafted letdown . ,0
"as a movie , it never seems fresh and vital . it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people . it labours as storytelling . ",0
"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government/ marine/legal mystery , and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff , nearly subliminally , as the old-hat province of male intrigue . ",0
"one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music , and many inimitable scenes of tenderness , loss , discontent , and yearning . ",1
"it's got the brawn , but not the brains . ",0
the pleasure of read my lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string . we're drawn in by the dark luster . ,1
"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience . ",1
there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television . ,0
"with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof , which they isn't , it is more likely to induce sleep than fright . ",0
"yes , i have given this movie a rating of zero . but fans of the show should not consider this a diss . consider it 'perfection . '",0
"shunji iwai's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot , but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan . ",0
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group . . . and never fails to entertain . ,1
"an old-fashioned scary movie , one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts . ",1
"it's not a bad premise , just a bad movie . ",0
"like the series , the movie is funny , smart , visually inventive , and most of all , alive . ",1
"i'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled , but , for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway , the hours represents two of those well spent . ",1
"when it's all wet , blue crush is highly enjoyable . when it's on dry land , though , this surfer-girl melodrama starts gasping like a beached grouper . ",0
"the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection . ",1
"circuit queens won't learn a thing , they'll be too busy cursing the film's strategically placed white sheets . ",0
"whether kiss is a future cult classic or destined to be completely forgotten is open to question , but the risk-takers in the crowd should check it out and form their own opinion . ",1
"a confluence of kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design . ",1
not sweet enough to liven up its predictable story and will leave even fans of hip-hop sorely disappointed . ,0
"if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting , then this should keep you reasonably entertained . ",0
"both lead performances are oscar-size . 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 . ",1
a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of . ,0
"perfectly enjoyable , instantly forgettable , nothing to write home about . ",0
"as it stands , there's some fine sex onscreen , and some tense arguing , but not a whole lot more . ",0
characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better . ,0
"from its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale , martin is a masterfully conducted work . ",1
"an often-deadly boring , strange reading of a classic whose witty dialogue is treated with a baffling casual approach",0
"by the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk , . . . actually pretty good . of course , by more objective measurements it's still quite bad . ",0
the bottom line is the piece works brilliantly . ,1
"it sounds sick and twisted , but the miracle of shainberg's film is that it truly is romance",1
a brilliant gag at the expense of those who paid for it and those who pay to see it . ,1
"the humor is forced and heavy-handed , and occasionally simply unpleasant . ",0
you don't know whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace . or both . ,1
wise and deadpan humorous . ,1
its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered . ,0
"it's [ricci's] best work yet , this girl-woman who sincerely believes she can thwart the world's misery with blind good will . ",1
interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen,0
"a mostly intelligent , engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser . ",1
"the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way . ",1
it never rises to its clever what-if concept . ,0
"fast-paced and wonderfully edited , the film is extremely thorough . ",1
a painfully funny ode to bad behavior . ,1
"all in all , road to perdition is more in love with strangeness than excellence . ",0
"everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique , which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones . ",0
the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen . ,0
mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty . mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness . ,0
"unfortunately , contrived plotting , stereotyped characters and woo's over-the-top instincts as a director undermine the moral dilemma at the movie's heart . ",0
nicholson's understated performance is wonderful . as warren he stumbles in search of all the emotions and life experiences he's neglected over the years . ,1
neither revelatory nor truly edgy--merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored . ,0
"it's a talking head documentary , but a great one . ",1
"seldahl's barbara is a precise and moving portrait of someone whose world is turned upside down , first by passion and then by illness . ",1
"i've seen some bad singer-turned actors , but lil bow wow takes the cake . ",0
"makes the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem , and not strictly in the knowledge imparted . ",1
soderbergh skims the fat from the 1972 film . what's left is a rich stew of longing . ,1
"a very pretty after-school special . it's an effort to watch this movie , but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it . ",1
imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring . ,0
"an exciting and involving rock music doc , a smart and satisfying look inside that tumultuous world . ",1
a flawed film but an admirable one that tries to immerse us in a world of artistic abandon and political madness and very nearly succeeds . ,1
with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters . . . margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake . ,0
"sadly , 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne . '",0
"shallow , noisy and pretentious . ",0
you can thank me for this . i saw juwanna mann so you don't have to . ,0
"with recent tensions rekindled by the kathleen soliah trial and the upcoming trial of sla members emily and william harris , not to mention sept . 11 , its difficult these days to appreciate fire's bright side . ",0
"it's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing . ",1
"lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life , because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun . ",0
"hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make , nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build , to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world . ",0
"all movie long , city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast . ",0
"the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch , so stilted and unconvincing are the performances . ",0
"one of those movies where you walk out of the theater not feeling cheated exactly , but feeling pandered to , which , in the end , might be all the more infuriating . ",0
"though the plot is predictable , the movie never feels formulaic , because the attention is on the nuances of the emotional development of the delicate characters . ",1
one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie . ,1
"using a stock plot , about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater . ",1
"bread , my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it . it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate . i admit it , i hate to like it . ",0
the amazing film work is so convincing that by movies' end you'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others . ,1
there's plenty to impress about e . t . ,1
"an unusually dry-eyed , even analytical approach to material that is generally played for maximum moisture . ",1
an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more . ,0
is it a total success ? no . is it something any true film addict will want to check out ? you bet . ,1
"full frontal had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters . by that measure , it is a failure . ",0
"i don't mind having my heartstrings pulled , but don't treat me like a fool . ",0
cq's reflection of artists and the love of cinema-and-self suggests nothing less than a new voice that deserves to be considered as a possible successor to the best european directors . ,1
"satin rouge is not a new , or inventive , journey , but it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity . ",1
williams absolutely nails sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness . ,1
"trapped won't score points for political correctness , but it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness . ",1
there's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him . ,1
an affectionately goofy satire that's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary . . . ,1
"predictable and cloying , though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle . ",0
"to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers , it will probably be a talky bore . ",0
"[moore's] better at fingering problems than finding solutions . but though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more . ",1
an often unfunny romp . ,0
plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story . ,0
"there's a neat twist , subtly rendered , that could have wrapped things up at 80 minutes , but kang tacks on three or four more endings . ",0
equilibrium is what george orwell might have imagined had today's mood-altering drug therapy been envisioned by chemists in 1949 . ,1
a must-see for fans of thoughtful war films and those interested in the sights and sounds of battle . ,1
the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure . ,1
oliveira seems to pursue silent film representation with every mournful composition . ,1
"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 ? ' journalism of the 1960s . ",1
the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie . and diesel isn't the actor to save it . ,0
"forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention , giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining . ",0
"must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry . others may find it migraine-inducing , despite moore's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding . ",0
"it tries too hard , and overreaches the logic of its own world . ",0
"by no means a great movie , but it is a refreshingly forthright one . ",1
"unsurprisingly , the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes . ",0
the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment . ,0
"a cross between blow and boyz n the hood , this movie strives to be more , but doesn't quite get there . good performances keep it from being a total rehash . ",0
is office work really as alienating as 'bartleby' so effectively makes it ? ,1
"somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates . ",0
better than the tepid star trek : insurrection ; falls short of first contact because the villain couldn't pick the lint off borg queen alice krige's cape ; and finishes half a parsec ( a nose ) ahead of generations . ,1
"despite its promising cast of characters , big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that 'zany' doesn't necessarily mean 'funny . '",0
a keep-'em-guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters . ,1
"an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice unfolds . ",1
the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name . ,0
"well made but uninvolving , bloodwork isn't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery . ",0
fans of nijinsky will savor every minute of cox's work . ,1
"irwin is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs . there are far worse messages to teach a young audience , which will probably be perfectly happy with the sloppy slapstick comedy . ",1
the episodic film makes valid points about the depersonalization of modern life . but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored . ,0
"it's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : "" got aids yet ? "" ",0
"you don't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that's the mark of a documentary that works . ",1
"as pure over-the-top trash , any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile . ",0
a film about a young man finding god that is accessible and touching to the marrow . ,1
"the fourth "" pokemon "" is a diverting--if predictable--adventure suitable for a matinee , with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance . ",1
culkin turns his character into what is basically an anti-harry potter -- right down to the gryffindor scarf . ,0
"sensitively examines general issues of race and justice among the poor , and specifically raises serious questions about the death penalty and asks what good the execution of a mentally challenged woman could possibly do . ",1
you don't have to be an especially tough grader to give a charitable b-minus to the emperor's club . ,1
"driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm . . . the film is funny , insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs . ",1
" . . . the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex , outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs . ",0
allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker . ,1
"watching haneke's film is , aptly enough , a challenge and a punishment . but watching huppert , a great actress tearing into a landmark role , is riveting . ",1
"as [the characters] get more depressed , the story gets more tiresome , especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound . ",0
"the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting . ",0
"it's not original , and , robbed of the element of surprise , it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks . ",0
"one of the best silly horror movies of recent memory , with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers . ",1
"like coming into a long-running , well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six . ",0
"crackerjack entertainment -- nonstop romance , music , suspense and action . ",1
lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned . ,0
"this insightful , oscar-nominated documentary , in which children on both sides of the ever-escalating conflict have their say away from watchful parental eyes , gives peace yet another chance . ",1
"she's all-powerful , a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness . ",1
an unflinching look at the world's dispossessed . ,1
i haven't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered . ,0
highly watchable stuff . ,1
thurman and lewis are hilarious throughout . ,1
highly engaging . ,1
"a simple , but gritty and well-acted ensemble drama that encompasses a potent metaphor for a country still dealing with its fascist past . ",1
"the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch , she is merely a charmless witch . ",0
as lively an account as seinfeld is deadpan . ,1
ordinary melodrama that is heavy on religious symbols but wafer-thin on dramatic substance,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 . ",1
"succumbs to the same kind of maudlin , sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies . ",0
michel piccoli's moving performance is this films reason for being . ,1
"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy's idea of a good time . ",0
"[clooney's] debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh . ",1
it's a beautifully accomplished lyrical meditation on a bunch of despondent and vulnerable characters living in the renown chelsea hotel . . . ,1
"this rush to profits has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you hadn't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point . ",1
allen shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today . ,1
there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected ( and gentle ) way . ,1
 . . . watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life . and if the hours wins 'best picture' i just might . ,0
"more vaudeville show than well-constructed narrative , but on those terms it's inoffensive and actually rather sweet . ",1
unflinchingly bleak and desperate,1
manages to be wholesome and subversive at the same time . ,1
" . . . a cute and sometimes side-splittingly funny blend of legally blonde and drop dead gorgeous , starring piper perabo in what could be her breakthrough role . ",1
"payne has created a beautiful canvas , and nicholson proves once again that he's the best brush in the business . ",1
a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a direct-to-video' release . ,1
"the lower your expectations , the more you'll enjoy it . ",0
"made me feel uneasy , even queasy , because [solondz's] cool compassion is on the border of bemused contempt . ",0
"the rock is destined to be the 21st century's new "" conan "" and that he's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal . ",1
"hatosy . . . portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue . ",1
"the film's real appeal won't be to clooney fans or adventure buffs , but to moviegoers who enjoy thinking about compelling questions with no easy answers . ",1
"as saccharine movies go , this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses . ",0
it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movieif only it were that grand a failure ! it's just that it's so not-at-all-good . and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch . ,0
there's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies . ,0
"like mike isn'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 ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net . ",1
" "" my god , i'm behaving like an idiot ! "" yes , you are , ben kingsley . ",0
"should have gone straight to video . it looks like an action movie , but it's so poorly made , on all levels , that it doesn't even qualify as a spoof of such . ",0
"hilarious , touching and wonderfully dyspeptic . ",1
"poignant and moving , a walk to remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter . ",1
the invincible werner herzog is alive and well and living in la,1
"it's a hoot and a half , and a great way for the american people to see what a candidate is like when he's not giving the same 15-cent stump speech . ",1
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933 . ,1
this thing is virtually unwatchable . ,0
"brown's saga , like many before his , makes for snappy prose but a stumblebum of a movie . ",0
an ambitious and moving but bleak film . ,1
toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick . ,0
"how on earth , or anywhere else , did director ron underwood manage to blow $100 million on this ? ",0
"a thoroughly engaging , surprisingly touching british comedy . ",1
"the plot has a number of holes , and at times it's simply baffling . ",0
"no matter how you slice it , mark wahlberg and thandie newton are not hepburn and grant , two cinematic icons with chemistry galore . ",0
more precious than perspicacious,0
"a beautiful , timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy , betrayal , forgiveness and murder . ",1
it's depressing to see how far herzog has fallen . ,0
"imagine the cleanflicks version of 'love story , ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes . ",0
"a "" home alone "" film that is staged like "" rosemary's baby , "" but is not as well-conceived as either of those films . ",0
"the series' message about making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives remains prominent , as do the girls' amusing personalities . ",1
"belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category , and this is why i have given it a one-star rating . ",0
"while glover , the irrepressible eccentric of river's edge , dead man and back to the future , is perfect casting for the role , he represents bartleby's main overall flaw . ",0
the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go . ,0
this ill-fitting tuxedo is strictly off-the-rack . ,0
"a markedly inactive film , city is conversational bordering on confessional . ",0
"though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors . ",1
"this little film is so slovenly done , so primitive in technique , that it can't really be called animation . ",0
"a slick , well-oiled machine , exquisitely polished and upholstered . ",1
"stinks from start to finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom . ",0
"this hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins' inclination to play hannibal lecter again , even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book . ",0
"it's hard to believe that a relationship like holly and marina's could survive the hothouse emotions of teendom , and its longevity gets more inexplicable as the characterizations turn more crassly reductive . ",0
"moonlight mile gives itself the freedom to feel contradictory things . it is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and yet permits laughter . ",1
"all in all , a great party . ",1
part of the film's cheeky charm comes from its vintage schmaltz . ,1
"not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral--and , hence , more chillingly effective . ",1
less-than-compelling documentary of a yiddish theater clan . ,0
the pleasures that it does afford may be enough to keep many moviegoers occupied amidst some of the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies . ,1
"an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing , but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message . ",0
by the final whistle you're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just doesn't have big screen magic . ,0
"for all its plot twists , and some of them verge on the bizarre as the film winds down , blood work is a strong , character-oriented piece . ",1
"too damn weird to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets . ",1
what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent . ,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 . ",1
"what makes the movie work  to an admittedly limited extent  is the commitment of two genuinely engaging performers . weaver and lapaglia are both excellent , in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk . ",1
"a must for fans of british cinema , if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride . ",1
nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one . ,1
"based on a david leavitt story , the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness , too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness . ",0
"a memorable experience that , like many of his works , presents weighty issues colorfully wrapped up in his own idiosyncratic strain of kitschy goodwill . ",1
lurid and less than lucid work . ,0
the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you'll find in this dreary mess . ,0
"though uniformly well acted , especially by young ballesta and galan ( a first-time actor ) , writer/director achero manas's film is schematic and obvious . ",0
"despite auteuil's performance , it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug . ",0
this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired . ,0
"lejos del paraso es al mismo tiempo una fiesta para los ojos y odos y un movilizador cuadro de personajes enfrentados a sus propios deseos , miedos y prejuicios . ",1
"it doesn't do the original any particular dishonor , but neither does it exude any charm or personality . ",0
"after a while , hoffman's quirks and mannerisms , particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial . ",0
"elmo touts his drug as being 51 times stronger than coke . if you're looking for a tale of brits behaving badly , watch snatch again . it's 51 times better than this . ",0
comes . . . uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief . ,0
"if cinema had been around to capture the chaos of france in the 1790's , one imagines the result would look like something like this . ",1
one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off,0
"it's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller . ",1
"it's traditional moviemaking all the way , but it's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit . ",1
ryan gosling . . . is at 22 a powerful young actor . ,1
eh . ,0
"the cast is phenomenal , especially the women . ",1
at its best early on as it plays the culture clashes between the brothers . ,1
" i admire the closing scenes of the film , which seem to ask whether our civilization offers a cure for vincent's complaint . ",1
a wordy wisp of a comedy . ,0
predictable storyline and by-the-book scripting is all but washed away by sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell . ,1
"macdowell . . . gives give a solid , anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done . ",1
"while serving sara does have a long way to go before it reaches the level of crudity in the latest austin powers extravaganza , there's nothing here to match that movie's intermittent moments of inspiration . ",0
allen's funniest and most likeable movie in years . ,1
"one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution . ",0
a muddle splashed with bloody beauty as vivid as any scorsese has ever given us . ,1
it's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins . ,0
"by presenting an impossible romance in an impossible world , pumpkin dares us to say why either is impossible -- which forces us to confront what's possible and what we might do to make it so . ",1
"if hill isn't quite his generation's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) , it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it's all bluster and clich . ",0
"the best revenge may just be living well because this film , unlike other dumas adaptations , is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence . ",1
good ol' urban legend stuff . ,1
bow's best moments are when he's getting busy on the basketball court because that's when he really scores . ,1
"apesar de seus graves problemas , o filme consegue entreter . ",1
"the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world . ",1
"the direction has a fluid , no-nonsense authority , and the performances by harris , phifer and cam'ron seal the deal . ",1
this is the best american movie about troubled teens since 1998's whatever . ,1
there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours . ,0
"in addition to scoring high for originality of plot -- putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way -- lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded . ",1
"a breezy romantic comedy that has the punch of a good sitcom , while offering exceptionally well-detailed characters . ",1
falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that aren't funny . ,0
gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we're supposed to shriek or laugh . ,0
"shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever , a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives . ",0
an ebullient tunisian film about the startling transformation of a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing . ,1
catch it . . . if you can ! ,1
none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise . . . ,0
throws in enough clever and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh . ,1
"so clichd that , at one point , they literally upset an apple cart . ",0
"a poignant and compelling story about relationships , food of love takes us on a bumpy but satisfying journey of the heart . ",1
"in spite of good housekeeping's unsavory characters and wwf mentality , this white trash war of the roses is a surprisingly engaging film . ",1
[at least] moore is a real charmer . ,0
playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity . . . bisset is both convincing and radiant . ,1
"the result is good gossip , entertainingly delivered , yet with a distinctly musty odour , its expiry date long gone . ",0
"alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous . it's a masterpeice . ",1
weird . rewarding . ,1
this real-life hollywood fairy-tale is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces . ,1
the sweetest thing leaves a bitter taste . ,0
"if this movie belonged to a sorority , it would be called beta alpha delta . ",0
"despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments , super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development . ",0
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party . ,0
steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic . ,1
the moral shrapnel and mental shellshock will linger long after this film has ended . ,1
a joyous occasion,1
most of the action setups are incoherent . ,0
 . . . the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see . ,1
"este  apenas mais um ( longo ) episdio do programa da mtv . a nica diferena  que , desta vez , a paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas . ",0
it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman . ,0
an ingenious and often harrowing look at damaged people and how families can offer either despair or consolation . ,1
"despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot , empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining . ",1
"so faithful to the doldrums of the not-quite-urban , not-quite-suburban milieu as to have viewers recoiling from the reality check . ",0
"the way home is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all , a condition only the old are privy to , and . . . often misconstrued as weakness . ",1
new best friend shouldn't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video . ,0
"dissing a bond movie is quite like calling a dog stupid , but when it has the temerity to run over two hours , you feel like winding up with a kick . ",0
"sandra nettelbeck beautifully orchestrates the transformation of the chilly , neurotic , and self-absorbed martha as her heart begins to open . ",1
"'it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination , i mean , alabama . '",0
"the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny , and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving . ",0
"this is a movie that starts out like heathers , then becomes bring it on , then becomes unwatchable . ",0
"a thriller whose style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story , you cannot separate them . ",1
"return to never land is reliable , standard disney animated fare , with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages . ",1
"a shambles of a movie--visually unattractive , unbearably loud and utterly silly . . . its hilarity is completely unintentional . ",0
"the performances are so leaden , michael rymer's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud . ",0
"takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe , and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny . ",0
"violent , vulgar and forgettably entertaining . ",0
too silly to take seriously . ,0
a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency . ,0
"muddled , melodramatic paranormal romance is an all-time low for kevin costner . ",0
 . . . a rather bland affair . ,0
 . . . little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen . ,0
"a beautiful , entertaining two hours . you get the idea , though , that kapur intended the film to be more than that . ",1
the lousy john q all but spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role . ,0
"blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star , but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation . ",0
the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live . ',0
" if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you , then the film is a pleasant enough dish . ",0
 . . . fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film . ,1
"seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable , the director's experiment is a successful one . ",0
time out is existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term . ,1
"grant carries the day with impeccable comic timing , raffish charm and piercing intellect . ",1
"makes one thing abundantly clear . american musical comedy as we know it wouldn't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun's-sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway . ",1
"the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity , with the ironic exception of scooter . ",0
a thriller without a lot of thrills . ,0
truly terrible . ,0
"confessions may not be a straightforward bio , nor does it offer much in the way of barris' motivations , but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture . ",1
"a sad , superior human comedy played out on the back roads of life . ",1
with exquisite craftsmanship . . . olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society . ,1
"i'm not suggesting that you actually see it , unless you're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s . ",0
"while van wilder may not be the worst national lampoon film , it's far from being this generation's animal house . ",0
nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here . ,0
manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite . ,0
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously . ,0
chouraqui brings documentary-like credibility to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of 'ethnic cleansing . ',1
"[shyamalan] continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision . ",1
stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time . ,0
"ramsay succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory . ",1
a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply . ,0
"the premise is in extremely bad taste , and the film's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them . ",0
the movie is as padded as allen's jelly belly . ,0
"nothing's at stake , just a twisty double-cross you can smell a mile away--still , the derivative nine queens is lots of fun . ",1
"y tu mam tambin es un buen filme gracias a lo poco convencional de su narrativa , y es quiz el proyecto ms arriesgado en la carrera de alfonso cuarn",1
we get some truly unique character studies and a cross-section of americana that hollywood couldn't possibly fictionalize and be believed . ,1
an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited ) 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 . ,1
anemic chronicle of money grubbing new yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups . ,0
"anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity . ",0
"an entertaining , colorful , action-filled crime story with an intimate heart . ",1
"the director mostly plays it straight , turning leys' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder . ",0
this may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar . ,0
"producer john penotti surveyed high school students . . . and came back with the astonishing revelation that "" they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them . "" ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway",0
"mr . deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor . ",0
"an enthralling aesthetic experience , one that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing , baroque beauty . ",1
"the movie is well done , but slow . ",1
"lookin' for sin , american-style ? try hell house , which documents the cautionary christian spook-a-rama of the same name . ",1
"on a cutting room floor somewhere lies . . . footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire . ",0
the fast runner' transports the viewer into an unusual space,1
"evokes the style and flash of the double-cross that made mamet's "" house of games "" and last fall's "" heist "" so much fun . ",1
it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes . . . finally seem so impersonal or even shallow . ,0
michael moore's latest documentary about america's thirst for violence is his best film yet . . . ,1
"unlike the speedy wham-bam effect of most hollywood offerings , character development -- and more importantly , character empathy -- is at the heart of italian for beginners . ",1
turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a 'very sneaky' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1
"first-time writer-director dylan kidd also has a good ear for dialogue , and the characters sound like real people . ",0
the story . . . is moldy and obvious . ,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 . ",1
bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be . ,0
"bill morrison's decasia is uncompromising , difficult and unbearably beautiful . ",1
"but tongue-in-cheek preposterousness has always been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps "" being earnest "" overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference . . . ",1
"on this tricky topic , tadpole is very much a step in the right direction , with its blend of frankness , civility and compassion . ",1
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil . ,0
all too familiar . . . basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when 'angels with dirty faces' appeared in 1938 . ,0
"it moves quickly , adroitly , and without fuss ; it doesn't give you time to reflect on the inanity -- and the cold war datedness -- of its premise . ",1
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies . ,0
the fourth in a series that i'll bet most parents had thought --hoped ! -- was a fad that had long since vanished . ,0
"the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances , but the result is disappointing . ",0
an uneven but intriguing drama that is part homage and part remake of the italian masterpiece . ,1
brings awareness to an issue often overlooked -- women's depression . ,1
" coarse , cliched and clunky , this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock . ",0
a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment . ,1
contrasting the original ringu with the current americanized adaptation is akin to comparing the evil dead with evil dead ii,1
"when perry fists a bull at the moore farm , it's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart . ",0
"the script's judgment and sense of weight is way , way off . ",0
"if only it were , well , funnier . ",0
"this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes , but feels twice as long . ",0
faultlessly professional but finally slight . ,0
never comes together as a coherent whole . ,0
"fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation . . . well before the end , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care . ",0
bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time . ,1
"far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat , but more than that , it's a work of enthralling drama . ",1
[a] painfully flat gross-out comedy . . . ,0
"one thing's for sureif george romero had directed this movie , it wouldn't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head . ",0
its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks . ,0
"the man from elysian fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves . ",0
"with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea , this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool . ",0
"there's no question that epps scores once or twice , but it's telling that his funniest moment comes when he falls about ten feet onto his head . ",0
it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us . ,0
"its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation , which is way too stagy . ",0
"you can watch , giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you've completely lowered your entertainment standards . ",1
"diaz , applegate , blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert , if not amused . ",0
"mr . wollter and ms . seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear . ",0
"apart from dazzling cinematography , we've seen just about everything in blue crush in one form or the other . ",0
"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun . ",1
"[f]rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative , the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels . ",1
"ultimately , in the history of the academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about "" chicago "" in 2002 . zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a",0
cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most . ,1
just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence . . . lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm . ,0
promises is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination . ,1
"it's rare to find a film that dazzles the eye , challenges the brain , and satisfies our lust for fast-paced action , but minority report delivers all that and a whole lot more . ",1
"even if you don't understand what on earth is going on , this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion , if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why . ",1
"a smart , arch and rather cold-blooded comedy . ",1
"it's fun , but a psychological mess , with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet . ",0
"shainberg weaves a carefully balanced scenario that is controlled by neither character , is weirdly sympathetic to both and manages to be tender and darkly comic . ",1
"for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses , many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid , whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout . ",0
"the strength of the film comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting . ",1
"a movie that will thrill you , touch you and make you laugh as well . ",1
a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution . ,1
"the film's best trick is the way that it treats conspiracy as a kind of political blair witch , a monstrous murk that haunts us precisely because it can never be seen . ",1
"the film is faithful to what one presumes are the book's twin premises -- that we become who we are on the backs of our parents , but we have no idea who they were at our age ; and that time is a fleeting and precious commodity no matter how old you are . ",1
"time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable . ",0
"the people in dogtown and z-boys are so funny , aggressive and alive , you have to watch them because you can't wait to see what they do next . ",1
"while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time , he might be alone in that . ",0
"a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right . ",0
"as the sulking , moody male hustler in the title role , [franco] has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but none of his sweetness and vulnerability . ",0
the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll . ,0
"feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime . . . and , perhaps more than he realizes , just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work . ",0
"dark and disturbing , yet compelling to watch . ",1
"washington overcomes the script's flaws and envelops the audience in his character's anguish , anger and frustration . ",1
"its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity , steven soderbergh's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience . ",0
"trivial where it should be profound , and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere . ",0
"meticulously mounted , exasperatingly well-behaved film , which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant . ",0
"this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud , if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks . ",0
"the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions , but the spell they cast isn't the least bit mesmerizing . ",0
"from both a great and a terrible story , mr . nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience . ",1
"while the performances are often engaging , this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary . ",0
"ub equally spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of 'black culture' and the dorkier aspects of 'white culture , ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are . ",1
the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient . ,0
" "" punch-drunk love "" is a little like a chocolate milk moustache . . . ",1
"film can't quite maintain its initial momentum , but remains sporadically funny throughout . ",1
seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work . ,1
one of the very best movies ever made about the life of moviemaking . ,1
the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull . ,0
"there's enough science to make it count as educational , and enough beauty to make it unforgettable . ",1
"although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events , the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters . ",1
"armed with a game supporting cast , from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy , like mike shoots and scores , doing its namesake proud . ",1
a glorious mess . ,1
"a breathtaking adventure for all ages , spirit tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images . ",1
the writing is clever and the cast is appealing . ,1
griffin & co . manage to be spectacularly outrageous . ,1
 . . . too dull to enjoy . ,0
"some of it is clever , but it is never melodic/",0
"bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher , when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made . ",0
"the main characters are simply named the husband , the wife and the kidnapper , emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort . ",0
"for those in search of something different , wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale . ",1
"what "" empire "" lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart . ",1
the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life . ,0
what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety . ,0
"instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games , we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized . ",0
"a sensitive , modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination of the huge economic changes sweeping modern china . ",1
insufferably naive . ,0
quietly engaging . ,1
"an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse , three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama . ",1
"the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday . ",1
"it's not particularly well made , but since i found myself howling more than cringing , i'd say the film works . ",1
"the idea is more interesting than the screenplay , which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run . ",0
"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms . ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting . ",1
piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling . ,1
the movie exists for its soccer action and its fine acting . ,1
"yes , spirited away is a triumph of imagination , but it's also a failure of storytelling . ",0
"as self-aware movies go , who is cletis tout ? is clever enough , though thin writing proves its undoing . ",0
"no aspirations to social import inform the movie version . this is a shameless sham , calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars . ",0
writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls . ,1
"a highly watchable , giggly little story with a sweet edge to it . ",1
working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli . . . ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up . ,1
more dutiful than enchanting . . . terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat . ,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 . ",1
"unlike his directorial efforts , la femme nikita and the professional , the transporter lacks besson's perspective as a storyteller . ",0
"whereas oliver stone's conspiracy thriller jfk was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy , interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity . ",1
"the members manage to pronounce kok exactly as you think they might , thus giving the cast ample opportunity to use that term as often as possible . it's very beavis and butthead , yet always seems to elicit a chuckle . ",1
binoche and magimel are perfect in these roles . ,1
"i've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama . ",0
"highly recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting . ",1
"while puerile men dominate the story , the women shine . ",1
the fact that the 'best part' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films doesn't bode well for the rest of it . ,0
the romance between the leads isn't as compelling or as believable as it should be . ,0
"it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins , who seem barely in the same movie . their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle . ",0
"will only satisfy those who can't tell the difference between the good , the bad and the ugly . ",0
 . . . the movie is just a plain old monster . ,0
"steve oedekerk is , alas , no woody allen . ",0
"aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai , but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane . ",0
"awesome creatures , breathtaking scenery , and epic battle scenes add up to another 'spectacular spectacle . '",1
neatly constructed thriller . ,1
"does a good job of establishing a time and place , and of telling a fascinating character's story . ",1
"taken purely as an exercise in style , this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore . but as a movie , it's a humorless , disjointed mess . ",0
" "" collateral damage "" goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment  until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief",0
"naipaul fans may be disappointed . those who are not acquainted with the author's work , on the other hand , may fall fast asleep . ",0
perhaps no picture ever made has more literally showed that the road to hell is paved with good intentions . ,1
more good than great but freeman and judd make it work . ,1
"if you haven't seen the film lately , you may be surprised at the variety of tones in spielberg's work . much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments . . . ",1
"wallace gets a bit heavy handed with his message at times , and has a visual flair that waxes poetic far too much for our taste . ",0
jolie's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips . ,0
"the film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of america's indigenous people , but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart , one which it fails to get . ",0
"the film brilliantly shines on all the characters , as the direction is intelligently accomplished . ",1
"if there's one big point to promises , it's that nothing can change while physical and psychological barriers keep the sides from speaking even one word to each other . ",1
"it's hard to imagine any recent film , independent or otherwise , that makes as much of a mess as this one . ",0
"an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy . ",0
"on the bright side , it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl . ",0
"partway through watching this saccharine , easter-egg-colored concoction , you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show . ",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 . ",1
an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character . ,1
"brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy , which makes its message resonate . ",1
"blade ii merges bits and pieces from fighting games , wire fu , horror movies , mystery , james bond , wrestling , sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew . ",1
"it's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date , but when it comes out on video , it's well worth a rental . ",0
credibility sinks into a mire of sentiment . ,0
"neither the funniest film that eddie murphy nor robert de niro has ever made , showtime is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while . before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon , anyway . ",1
a moving and weighty depiction of one family's attempts to heal after the death of a child . ,1
the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day . ,0
it's hard to know whether or not to recommend this film because for every thing it does right there's at least one and occasionally two things it gets ever so wrong . ,0
"a tender and touching drama , based on the true story of a troubled african-american's quest to come to terms with his origins , reveals the yearning we all have in our hearts for acceptance within the family circle . ",1
offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux . ,1
"this quiet , introspective and entertaining independent is worth seeking . ",1
"this is a dark , gritty , sometimes funny little gem . ",1
"well-intentioned though it may be , its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic , preprogrammed feel of an after-school special . ",0
"the movie does its best to work us over , with second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies , and the lush scenery of the cotswolds . ",1
"quite simply , a joy to watch and--especially--to listen to . ",1
a hallmark film in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look . ,1
"the adventure doesn't contain half the excitement of balto , or quarter the fun of toy story 2 . ",0
the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines . ,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 . ",1
your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make . ,0
"an elegant work , food of love is as consistently engaging as it is revealing . ",1
those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one . ,0
richard gere and diane lane put in fine performances as does french actor oliver martinez . ,1
the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder . ,0
"not a bad premise , but the execution is lackluster at best . ",0
"it lacks the compassion , good-natured humor and the level of insight that made [eyre's] first film something of a sleeper success . ",0
"what's most offensive isn't the waste of a good cast , but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism . ",0
"i like it . there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane . ",1
a delightful coming-of-age story . ,1
"it's immensely ambitious , different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do . ",1
i am highly amused by the idea that we have come to a point in society where it has been deemed important enough to make a film in which someone has to be hired to portray richard dawson . ,1
"an endlessly fascinating , landmark movie that is as bold as anything the cinema has seen in years . ",1
diggs and lathan are among the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film . ,1
"[lee] treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects . and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring , wide-smiling reception . ",0
"nicks , seemingly uncertain what's going to make people laugh , runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy . ",0
"sadly , though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction . ",0
"what lee does so marvelously compelling is present brown as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america . . . sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight",1
"as literary desecrations go , this makes for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment . you'll forget about it by monday , though , and if they're old enough to have developed some taste , so will your kids . ",1
"madonna has made herself over so often now , there's apparently nothing left to work with , sort of like michael jackson's nose . ",0
a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it's potentially just as rewarding . ,1
 is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri . i had to look away - this was god awful . ,0
un thriller manqu qui tombe sur les nerfs presque ds la premire image . ,0
"the result , however well-intentioned , is ironically just the sort of disposable , kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood . ",0
"sheridan is painfully bad , a fourth-rate jim carrey who doesn't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb . ",0
sparse but oddly compelling . ,1
"it takes you somewhere you're not likely to have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned . ",0
"it's a decent glimpse into a time period , and an outcast , that is no longer accessible , but it doesn't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor . ",0
has all the right elements but completely fails to gel together . ,0
what bubbles up out of john c . walsh's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch . ,1
woo's fights have a distinct flair . his warriors collide in balletic explosion that implies an underlying order throughout the chaos . ,1
a clever script and skilled actors bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics . ,1
"sometimes charming , sometimes infuriating , this argentinean 'dramedy' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors . ",1
" . . . for all its social and political potential , state property doesn't end up being very inspiring or insightful . ",0
i'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film . ,0
the drama is played out with such aching beauty and truth that it brings tears to your eyes . ,1
"pc stability notwithstanding , the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat , fairy-tale conclusion . ",0
"a thunderous ride at first , quiet cadences of pure finesse are few and far between ; their shortage dilutes the potency of otherwise respectable action . still , this flick is fun , and host to some truly excellent sequences . ",1
"even if you have no interest in the gang-infested , east-vs . -west coast rap wars , this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate . ",1
"it will not appeal to the impatient , but those who like long books and movies will admire the way it accumulates power and depth . ",1
"typical anim , with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) , a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names . ",0
"for the first time in several years , mr . allen has surpassed himself with the magic he's spun with the hollywood empress of ms . leoni's ellie . ",1
a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie . ,0
"the first mistake , i suspect , is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student--where's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ? ",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 . ",1
"full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references , kung pow ! is the kind of movie that's critic-proof , simply because it aims so low . ",0
an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions . ,0
"andy garcia enjoys one of his richest roles in years and mick jagger gives his best movie performance since , well , performance . ",1
" . . . unspeakably , unbearably dull , featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted . ",0
has a shambling charm . . . a cheerfully inconsequential diversion . ,1
mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything . that's because relatively nothing happens . ,0
"there ought to be a directing license , so that ed burns can have his revoked . ",0
"below may not mark mr . twohy's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished . ",1
"to better understand why this didn't connect with me would require another viewing , and i won't be sitting through this one again . . . that in itself is commentary enough . ",0
"the action switches between past and present , but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide . ",0
"the film is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy . ",1
one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced . ,0
it's tough to be startled when you're almost dozing . ,0
collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans . ,1
it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun . ,0
"nothing here seems as funny as it did in analyze this , not even joe viterelli as de niro's right-hand goombah . ",0
the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding are in perfect balance . ,1
a grimly competent and stolid and earnest military courtroom drama . ,1
"you can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing , 'this is going to be something really good . ' and it is . ",1
imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno . ,0
"when your subject is illusion versus reality , shouldn't the reality seem at least passably real ? ",0
a hysterical yet humorless disquisition on the thin line between sucking face and literally sucking face . ,0
 . . . hokey art house pretension . ,0
"overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love . ",1
"a bright , inventive , thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy . ",1
"what one is left with , even after the most awful acts are committed , is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream . ",1
" "" analyze that "" is one of those crass , contrived sequels that not only fails on its own , but makes you second-guess your affection for the original . ",0
"whatever eyre's failings as a dramatist , he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place . ",0
sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance . ,0
"only for young children , if them . their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes . ",0
"the town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial . ",0
"with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss , there isn't a redeeming moment here . ",0
[sen's] soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions . ,0
not since ghostbusters has a film used manhattan's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way . ,1
serving sara is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time . ,0
to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east . ,0
"lacks the spirit of the previous two , and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck . ",0
"there's no real reason to see it , and no real reason not to . ",0
"while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull , rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought , making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative . ",0
"the powerpuff girls arrive on the big screen with their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact . ",1
shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom . ,0
it helps that lil bow wow . . . tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid . ,1
a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate . ,1
"stands as a document of what it felt like to be a new yorker -- or , really , to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11 . ",1
"over the years , hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies , and ice age only improves on it , with terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor . ",1
"one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids , children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation . ",0
"do you say "" hi "" to your lover when you wake up in the morning ? ",0
"a worthwhile documentary , whether you're into rap or not , even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits roll . ",1
an original and highly cerebral examination of the psychopathic mind,1
"while general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music , they'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds . ",1
a fast-moving and remarkable film that appears destined to become a landmark in japanese animation . ,1
"whenever you think you've figured out late marriage , it throws you for a loop . ",1
despite its many infuriating flaws -- not the least of which is amy's self-absorbed personality -- amy's o's honesty will win you over . ,1
it's fairly self-aware in its dumbness . ,1
"i have no problem with "" difficult "" movies , or movies that ask the audience to meet them halfway and connect the dots instead of having things all spelled out . but first , you have to give the audience a reason to <b>want</b> to put for that effort , and "" i",0
a sober and affecting chronicle of the leveling effect of loss . ,1
"the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil . ",0
"for a film that celebrates radical , nonconformist values , what to do in case of fire ? lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional , reserved kind of filmmaking . ",0
not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were  i doubt it would be all that interesting . ,0
"unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly , your first instinct is to duck . ",1
"everything about the quiet american is good , except its timing . ",1
"as written by michael berg and michael j . wilson from a story by wilson , this relentless , all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all . ",0
there's not enough to sustain the comedy . ,0
the imax screen enhances the personal touch of manual animation . ,1
"if you're a crocodile hunter fan , you'll enjoy at least the "" real "" portions of the film . if you're looking for a story , don't bother . ",0
a great script brought down by lousy direction . same guy with both hats . big mistake . ,0
"a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms . ",0
cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny . ,0
"it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie , but resident evil really earned my indignant , preemptive departure . ",0
mark pellington's latest pop thriller is as kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth . ,1
the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting . ,0
"even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs . sever is a dumb action movie . ",0
"ken russell would love this . in one scene , we get a stab at soccer hooliganism , a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino's climactic shootout  and meat loaf explodes . ",0
"these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds , but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining . ",0
 . . . tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry . ,0
"in the era of the sopranos , it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic . ",0
this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs . there can be no other explanation . hilariously inept and ridiculous . ,0
it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color . ,0
"a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game , part psychological case study , part droll social satire . ",1
"a fast-paced , glitzy but extremely silly piece . ",0
"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories , but it is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia . ",1
its director's most substantial feature for some time . ,1
"like a pack of dynamite sticks , built for controversy . the film is explosive , but a few of those sticks are wet . ",0
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience . ,0
"professionally speaking , it's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller . ",0
the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie . ,0
"the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy , but there's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can , given the embarrassing script and weak direction . ",0
"without [de niro] , city by the sea would slip under the waves . he drags it back , single-handed . ",1
"now i can see why people thought i was too hard on "" the mothman prophecies "" . ",0
"' . . . the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well . . . but quite frankly , scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film . '",0
a film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure . ,1
"return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families , but it's not half-bad . ",1
"since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer , it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche . ",0
a generic family comedy unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set . ,0
enduring love but exhausting cinema . ,0
star wars is back in a major way . ,1
"american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize . and the lesson , in the end , is nothing new . ",0
deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance . ,1
"splashes its drama all over the screen , subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured , but also so false you can see the filmmakers' puppet strings . ",0
the performances are remarkable . ,1
topics that could make a sailor blush - but lots of laughs . ,1
"harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness . ",1
beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm . ,1
"occasionally funny , sometimes inspiring , often boring . ",0
"the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny . ",0
"mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money . ",0
"with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood , windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap . ",0
this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn . ,0
a movie that tries to fuse the two 'woods' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess . ,0
[a] crushing disappointment . ,0
is this love or is it masochism ? binoche makes it interesting trying to find out . ,1
"with not a lot of help from the screenplay ( proficient , but singularly cursory ) , [testud] acts with the feral intensity of the young bette davis . ",1
"there's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy , and the count of monte cristo . . . never quite settles on either side . ",0
the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic . ,0
"the beautiful images and solemn words cannot disguise the slack complacency of [godard's] vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice . ",0
" . . . best seen as speculative history , as much an exploration of the paranoid impulse as a creative sequel to the warren report . ",1
this sort of cute and cloying material is far from zhang's forte and it shows . ,0
"not everything works , but the average is higher than in mary and most other recent comedies . ",1
the performances take the movie to a higher level . ,1
"even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder , however , kilmer seems to be posing , rather than acting . and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea . ",0
a gentle and engrossing character study . ,1
the comedy is nonexistent . ,0
"stephen rea , aidan quinn , and alan bates play desmond's legal eagles , and when joined by brosnan , the sight of this grandiloquent quartet lolling in pretty irish settings is a pleasant enough thing , 'tis . ",1
"in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick , the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach . ",0
full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in . ,0
"something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass , except that it seems to take itself far more seriously . ",0
"in an effort , i suspect , not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted , it offends by just being wishy-washy . ",0
irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free . ,0
"barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material . ",0
"though there are entertaining and audacious moments , the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation . ",0
"i can only imagine one thing worse than kevin spacey trying on an irish accent , and that's sultry linda fiorentino doing the same thing . ",0
"this humbling little film , fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie , is just the sort for those moviegoers who complain that 'they don't make movies like they used to anymore . '",1
"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
blithely anachronistic and slyly achronological . ,1
"even the finest chef can't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro can't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy . ",0
a family-friendly fantasy that ends up doing very little with its imaginative premise . ,0
"i don't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it's a dish that's best served cold . ",1
"this is a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life . delight your senses and crash this wedding ! ",1
"a frustrating 'tweener' -- too slick , contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical , small and decadent for the malls . ",0
"adolescents will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick , although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a 'topless tutorial service . '",0
sheridan's take on the author's schoolboy memoir . . . is a rather toothless take on a hard young life . ,0
"at no point during k-19 : the widowmaker did this viewer feel enveloped in a story that , though meant to be universal in its themes of loyalty , courage and dedication to a common goal , never seems to leave the lot . ",0
"as earnest as a community-college advertisement , american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar , sell the amp , and apply to medical school . ",0
that death is merely a transition is a common tenet in the world's religions . this deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications . ,1
"a mawkish , implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison . ",0
"filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low . fortunately for all involved , this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water . ",0
 . . . in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who don't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes . ,0
"holofcener rejects patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out , in all its strange quirks . ",1
"as if to prove a female director can make a movie with no soft edges , kathryn bigelow offers no sugar-coating or interludes of lightness . her film is unrelentingly claustrophobic and unpleasant . ",1
"thriller directorial debut for traffic scribe gaghan has all the right parts , but the pieces don't quite fit together . ",0
"the quiet american isn't a bad film , it's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar . ",1
"there are problems with this film that even 3 oscar winners can't overcome , but it's a nice girl-buddy movie once it gets rock-n-rolling . ",1
tends to plod . ,0
"this boisterous comedy serves up a cruel reminder of the fate of hundreds of thousands of chinese , one which can only qualify as a terrible tragedy . ",1
"the film just might turn on many people to opera , in general , an art form at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life . ",1
"this one is definitely one to skip , even for horror movie fanatics . ",0
"the movie has no respect for laws , political correctness or common decency , but it displays something more important : respect for its flawed , crazy people . ",1
"whether or not you're enlightened by any of derrida's lectures on "" the other "" and "" the self , "" derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow . ",1
"this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker , but ayres makes the right choices at every turn . ",1
slackers' jokey approach to college education is disappointingly simplistic -- the film's biggest problem -- and there are no unforgettably stupid stunts or uproariously rude lines of dialogue to remember it by . ,0
the santa clause 2's plot may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry . ,0
"nicole kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while . ",1
"it would be interesting to hear from the other side , but in talk to her , the women are down for the count . ",1
"despite slick production values and director roger michell's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours . ",0
labute was more fun when his characters were torturing each other psychologically and talking about their genitals in public . ,0
"the band's courage in the face of official repression is inspiring , especially for aging hippies ( this one included ) . ",1
a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child . ,1
"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units . ",1
"a love for films shines through each frame and the era is recreated with obvious affection , scored to perfection with some tasty boogaloo beats . ",1
tuck everlasting achieves a delicate balance of romantic innocence and philosophical depth . ,1
noyce films it more as a shocking history lesson than as drama . ,1
it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices . ,0
"seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as happiness was . . . hence , storytelling is far more appealing . ",1
"one of the best examples of how to treat a subject , you're not fully aware is being examined , much like a photo of yourself you didn't know was being taken . ",1
"for the first two-thirds of this sparklingly inventive and artful , always fast and furious tale , kids will go happily along for the ride . ",1
"the farcical elements seemed too pat and familiar to hold my interest , yet its diverting grim message is a good one . ",1
"there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention , but it grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery . ",0
"a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter . ",1
"hopelessly inane , humorless and under-inspired . ",0
"dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness ( which always relates to characters and story ) and johnny dankworth's best soundtrack in years . ",1
"the mood , look and tone of the film fit the incredible storyline to a t . ",1
i hated every minute of it . ,0
"the cast . . . keeps this pretty watchable , and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired . ",1
"i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone , and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism . ",0
it's a very valuable film . . . ,1
the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances . ,1
a frustrating yet deeply watchable melodrama that makes you think it's a tougher picture than it is . ,1
"a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film . ",1
playfully profound . . . and crazier than michael jackson on the top floor of a skyscraper nursery surrounded by open windows . ,1
it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff . ,0
"while scorsese's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that "" gangs "" is never lethargic , the movie is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about . ",1
"a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story . ",0
a film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i saw the film . ,1
one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud . ,0
"there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce , part sliding doors , part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them . ",0
"aptly named , this shimmering , beautifully costumed and filmed production doesn't work for me . ",0
"what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance . ",0
directors brett morgen and nanette burstein have put together a bold biographical fantasia . ,1
i'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment . there's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . ,0
"even in this less-than-magic kingdom , reese rules . ",0
the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other . ,0
an exhausting family drama about a porcelain empire and just as hard a flick as its subject matter . ,0
"seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool , and it's a sad , sick sight . ",0
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me . ,0
"although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it , the piano teacher is anything but fun . ",0
any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap . ,0
shafer's feature doesn't offer much in terms of plot or acting . ,0
holden caulfield did it better . ,0
as we have come to learn -- as many times as we have fingers to count on -- jason is a killer who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit . ' the filmmakers might want to look it up . ,0
adam sandler's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash . ,0
"for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers , the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear . ",0
too close to phantom menace for comfort . ,0
it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer . ,0
"there's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for egoyan , but it's also one that , next to his best work , feels clumsy and convoluted . ",0
"impresses as a skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional adaptation . . . just about as chilling and unsettling as 'manhunter' was . ",1
a french film with a more down-home flavor . ,1
"a pleasant ramble through the sort of idoosyncratic terrain that errol morris has often dealt with . . . it does possess a loose , lackadaisical charm . ",1
comes off like a bad imitation of the bard . ,0
"the screenplay comes across , rather unintentionally , as hip-hop scooby-doo . ",0
"in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing to get in the way . ",1
an intelligent fiction about learning through cultural clash . ,1
"overall , it's a pretty mediocre family film . ",0
roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion . ,0
moving and vibrant . ,1
"dazzling in its complexity , disturbing for its extraordinary themes , the piano teacher is a film that defies categorisation . it haunts , horrifies , startles and fascinates ; it is impossible to look away . ah yes , and then there's the music . . . ",1
"its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work . ",1
davis has filled out his cast with appealing fresh faces . ,1
has a solid emotional impact . ,1
plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year . ,0
the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense . ,0
this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101 . ,0
"niccol the filmmaker merges his collaborators' symbolic images with his words , insinuating , for example , that in hollywood , only god speaks to the press",1
demme's loose approach kills the suspense . ,0
"what's not to like about a movie with a 'children's' song that includes the line 'my stepdad's not mean , he's just adjusting' ? ",1
i'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment . ,0
"whenever it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy , a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle rouses us . if horses could fly , this is surely what they'd look like . ",1
"the film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime . ",1
a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes . ,0
"talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be , but it's still quite worth seeing . ",1
"starts out with tremendous promise , introducing an intriguing and alluring premise , only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter . ",0
"this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd , and that's about all it does well . ",0
the story has little wit and no surprises . ,0
"a colorful , joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters . ",1
"though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed , haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn , neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining . ",0
"i realized that no matter how fantastic reign of fire looked , its story was making no sense at all . ",0
this movie . . . doesn't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is . ,0
"the only way to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers . ",0
"it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients . ",1
"a pleasing , often-funny comedy . ",1
leigh succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing . ,1
"despite its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity , the film manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes with calamity . ",1
might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper . ,0
"at its worst , the movie is pretty diverting ; the pity is that it rarely achieves its best . ",1
an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art . ,0
"oedekerk mugs mercilessly , and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between . ",0
"although jackson is doubtless reserving the darkest hours for the return of the king , we long for a greater sense of urgency in the here and now of the two towers . ",1
"henry bean's thoughtful screenplay provides no easy answers , but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect",1
[siegel] and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie . ,0
"we get light showers of emotion a couple of times , but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle . ",0
"without a fresh infusion of creativity , 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking . ",0
"a fascinating , bombshell documentary that should shame americans , regardless of whether or not ultimate blame finally lies with kissinger . should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike . ",1
"starts out mediocre , spirals downward , and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion . ",0
"bad company leaves a bad taste , not only because of its bad-luck timing , but also the staleness of its script . ",0
"the movie is full of fine performances , led by josef bierbichler as brecht and monica bleibtreu as helene weigel , his wife . ",1
"a working class "" us vs . them "" opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered . ",0
"a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling , but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking . ",0
[allen] manages to breathe life into this somewhat tired premise . ,1
"the movie is for fans who can't stop loving anime , and the fanatical excess built into it . ",1
"it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery , but otherwise this is the best 'old neighborhood' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists . ",1
this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come . ,1
"what's most memorable about circuit is that it's shot on digital video , whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large . . . and small . . . with considerable aplomb . ",1
a portrait of hell so shattering it's impossible to shake . ,1
"this kind of dark comedy requires a delicate , surgical touch . but director danny devito and screenwriter adam resnick ( remember cabin boy ? ) just pound away . ",0
"branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit . ",1
the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material . ,0
"a compelling , gut-clutching piece of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day . ",1
"what's the most positive thing that can be said about the new rob schneider vehicle ? well , it's not as pathetic as the animal . ",0
kiarostami has crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope . ,1
"children , christian or otherwise , deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing , catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it . ",0
"jonah is only so-so . . . the addition of a biblical message will either improve the film for you , or it will lessen it . ",0
"it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling , regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter . ",0
"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures , and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab . ",0
i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent . ,0
"a lean , deftly shot , well-acted , weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s european-set spy pictures . ",1
the laughs are as rare as snake foo yung . ,0
" . . . a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is , for about ten minutes . after that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course . ",0
to get at the root psychology of this film would require many sessions on the couch of dr . freud . ,1
"chaotic , self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at , it's . . . like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror . ",0
takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope : ichi the killer,1
"if deuces wild had been tweaked up a notch it would have become a camp adventure , one of those movies that's so bad it starts to become good . but it wasn't . ",0
"this is cruel , misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy . ",0
"moore provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought . better still , he does all of this , and more , while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift . ",1
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . ,1
"a particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull , period coming-of-age tale . ",0
as refreshing as a drink from a woodland stream . ,1
"ultimately , the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks , if you're up for that sort of thing . ",0
"there are some fairly unsettling scenes , but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer . ",0
the magic ( and original running time ) of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away survives intact in bv's re-voiced version . ,1
"slack and uninspired , and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you're left with a sour taste in your mouth . ",0
"nelson's intentions are good , but the end result does no justice to the story itself . it's horribly depressing and not very well done . ",0
"all the queen's men is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels , it should pay reparations to viewers . ",0
there are some wonderfully fresh moments that smooth the moral stiffness with human kindness and hopefulness . ,1
"irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films , but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater . ",0
"'carente de imaginacin , mal dirigida , peor actuada y sin un pice de romance , es una verdadera prdida de tiempo y dinero'",0
"one of the pleasures in walter's documentary . . . is the parade of veteran painters , confounded dealers , and miscellaneous bohos who expound upon the subject's mysterious personality without ever explaining him . ",1
"apart from its own considerable achievement , metropolis confirms tezuka's status as both the primary visual influence on the anim tradition and its defining philosophical conscience . ",1
this off-putting french romantic comedy is sure to test severely the indulgence of fans of amlie . ,0
[an] hilarious romantic comedy . ,1
"never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy , drama , melodrama or some combination of the three . ",0
"star trek was kind of terrific once , but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy . ",0
decent but dull . ,0
a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation . ,1
"a colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse , lushly photographed and beautifully recorded . ",1
"broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all , and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient . ",0
"[washington's] strong hand , keen eye , sweet spirit and good taste are reflected in almost every scene . ",1
"due to stodgy , soap opera-ish dialogue , the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter . ",0
" in the end , white oleander isn't an adaptation of a novel . it's a flashy , star-splashed reduction . ",0
in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title . . . amounts to surprisingly little . ,0
"sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now . . . and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors . ",1
the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness . ,0
"denis forges out of the theories of class- based rage and sisterly obsession a razor-sided tuning fork that rings with cultural , sexual and social discord . ",1
huppert and girardot give performances of exceptional honesty . ,1
it's fascinating to see how bettany and mcdowell play off each other . ,1
"it is very difficult to care about the character , and that is the central flaw of the film . ",0
"it's also clear from the start that the transporter is running purely on adrenaline , and once the initial high wears off , the film's shortcomings start to shine through . ",0
"i'm guessing the director is a magician . after all , he took three minutes of dialogue , 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long . ",0
"morton uses her face and her body language to bring us morvern's soul , even though the character is almost completely deadpan . ",1
"an engrossing story that combines psychological drama , sociological reflection , and high-octane thriller . ",1
"a brisk , reverent , and subtly different sequel . ",1
lovely and poignant . puts a human face on a land most westerners are unfamiliar with . ,1
[reaches] wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair . ,1
there is not an ounce of honesty in the entire production . ,0
one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals . . . a psychological masterpiece . ,1
"lasker's canny , meditative script distances sex and love , as byron and luther . . . realize they can't get no satisfaction without the latter . ",1
you'll end up moved . ,1
"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . ",1
"coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting , circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story . ",0
"bears resemblance to , and shares the weaknesses of , too many recent action-fantasy extravaganzas in which special effects overpower cogent story-telling and visual clarity during the big action sequences . ",0
the trials of henry kissinger is a remarkable piece of filmmaking  because you get it . ,1
the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission . ,1
i'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year . ,0
it is so refreshing to see robin williams turn 180 degrees from the string of insultingly innocuous and sappy fiascoes he's been making for the last several years . ,1
"it is that rare combination of bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness . ",0
get out your pooper-scoopers . ,0
a moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama that should bolster director and co-writer juan jos campanella's reputation in the united states . ,1
"we've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher . ",1
"a so-so , made-for-tv something posing as a real movie . ",0
" "" feardotcom "" has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel , but it simply becomes a routine shocker . ",0
"it's somewhat clumsy and too lethargically paced -- but its story about a mysterious creature with psychic abilities offers a solid build-up , a terrific climax , and some nice chills along the way . ",1
"you just know something terrible is going to happen . but when it does , you're entirely unprepared . ",1
"an often watchable , though goofy and lurid , blast of a costume drama set in the late 15th century . ",1
"never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and , along the way , expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds . ",0
"although no pastry is violated , this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables -- without much success . ",0
"a deftly entertaining film , smartly played and smartly directed . ",1
"maggie smith as the ya-ya member with the o2-tank will absolutely crack you up with her crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment . ",1
it's fairly solid--not to mention well edited so that it certainly doesn't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark . ,1
"while guzmn frustratingly refuses to give pinochet's crimes a political context , his distance from the material is mostly admirable . ",1
does anyone much think the central story of brendan behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ? ,0
"a moving essay about the specter of death , especially suicide . ",1
sayles . . . once again strands his superb performers in the same old story . ,0
"it virtually defines a comedy that's strongly mediocre , with funny bits surfacing every once in a while . ",0
too clever by about nine-tenths . ,0
it wouldn't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $7 . 00 . ,0
"will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr . besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms . shu is an institution , but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic . ",0
summer's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this . ,0
"the action here is unusually tame , the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest , and the plot offers few surprises . ",0
jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films . ,0
harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research . ,1
"the characters are complex and quirky , but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life . ",1
"it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them , but olympia , wash . , based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting . ",1
a sophomoric exploration of 'life problems' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about . ,0
"if you like quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic , here's a fun one . ",1
"if signs is a good film , and it is , the essence of a great one is in there somewhere . ",1
"anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally , and log on to something more user-friendly . ",0
the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they won't much care about . ,0
"even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor , sorority boys is a bowser . ",0
"a delicious , quirky movie with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction by michael gondry . ",1
"lends itself to the narcotizing bland ( sinister , though not nearly so sinister as the biennial disney girl movie ) machinations of the biennial disney boy movie . ",1
"minority report is exactly what the title indicates , a report . ",0
"may not have generated many sparks , but with his affection for astoria and its people he has given his tale a warm glow . ",1
best described as i know what you did last winter . ,0
daring and beautifully made . ,1
i kept wishing i was watching a documentary about the wartime navajos and what they accomplished instead of all this specious hollywood hoo-ha . ,0
"deadeningly dull , mired in convoluted melodrama , nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness . ",0
"the characters are interesting and the relationship between yosuke and saeko is worth watching as it develops , but there's not enough to the story to fill two hours . ",0
a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp . ,0
starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches . ,0
"this one is not nearly as dreadful as expected . in fact , it's quite fun in places . ",1
"too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging . . . the isle defies an easy categorization . ",0
"the case is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause . ",1
the filmmakers' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls' environment . ,1
 . . . lacks the punch and verve needed to make this genre soar . ,0
"sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing , teeth-gnashing actorliness . ",0
"if you can get past the taboo subject matter , it will be well worth your time . ",1
one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms . spears . ,0
"while certain cues , like the happy music , suggest that this movie is supposed to warm our hearts , jeong-hyang lee's film is just as likely to blacken that organ with cold vengefulness . ",0
it's just rather leaden and dull . ,0
"sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick , it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle . ",0
you could love safe conduct ( laissez passer ) for being a subtitled french movie that is 170 minutes long . you could hate it for the same reason . ,1
while mcfarlane's animation lifts the film firmly above the level of other coming-of-age films . . . it's also so jarring that it's hard to get back into the boys' story . ,1
"for the most part , director anne-sophie birot's first feature is a sensitive , extraordinarily well-acted drama . ",1
"i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood , nothing good can happen . ",0
"it's the best film of the year so far , the benchmark against which all other best picture contenders should be measured . ",1
this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring,0
it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived . ,0
"a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick , and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect , love-hate relationship . ",1
"brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing , haneke's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt . ",1
one of the best rock documentaries ever . wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many . ,1
"add yet another hat to a talented head , clooney's a good director . ",1
howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you'd swear he just stepped out of a buuel retrospective . ,0
"works because , for the most part , it avoids the stupid cliches and formulaic potholes that befall its brethren . ",1
"on a certain base level , blue crush delivers what it promises , just not well enough to recommend it . ",0
the cast is top-notch and i predict there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael . ,1
"it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic . unfortunately , that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does . ",0
"i enjoyed time of favor while i was watching it , but i was surprised at how quickly it faded from my memory . ",1
"elaborate special effects take centre screen , so that the human story is pushed to one side . ",0
"equilibrium the movie , as opposed to the manifesto , is really , really stupid . ",0
"i've always dreamed of attending cannes , but after seeing this film , it's not that big a deal . ",0
"about schmidt is nicholson's goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear . ",1
but even with the two-wrongs-make-a-right chemistry between jolie and burns . . . this otherwise appealing picture loses its soul to screenwriting for dummies conformity . ,1
"quando tiros em columbine acerta o alvo ( com o perdo do trocadilho ) , no h como negar o brilhantismo da argumentao de seu diretor . ",1
"in the end , the film is less the cheap thriller you'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters  damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide . ",1
solondz creates some effective moments of discomfort for character and viewer alike . ,1
this movie is maddening . it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought . ,0
maybe thomas wolfe was right : you can't go home again . ,1
an extraordinary swedish film about the soul adventure of marriage -- the kind of intimate and character-driven film that bille august does best . ,1
there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer . just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame . ,0
like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior . . . circuit gets drawn into the party . ,0
a fascinating but choppy documentary . ,0
this seductive tease of a thriller gets the job done . it's a scorcher . ,1
i don't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version . but i do . ,1
director roger michell does so many of the little things right that it's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff . ,0
i suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject . ,0
"the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded . ",1
" . . . expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape . ",0
"it's as if you're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak , and it has been unearthed and released now , when it has become even weaker . ",0
"schaeffer isn't in this film , which may be why it works as well as it does . ",1
new yorkers always seem to find the oddest places to dwell . . . ,0
"while hoffman's performance is great , the subject matter goes nowhere . ",0
"the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on bttner -- and it implies in its wake the intractable , irreversible flow of history . ",1
"an empty , purposeless exercise . ",0
too bad kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up . ,0
so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous . . . that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened . ,0
"fans of the tv series will be disappointed , and everyone else will be slightly bored . ",0
"yes , one enjoys seeing joan grow from awkward young woman to strong , determined monarch , but her love for the philandering philip only diminishes her stature . ",0
what happened with pluto nash ? how did it ever get made ? ,0
"by the time you reach the finale , you're likely wondering why you've been watching all this strutting and posturing . ",0
just dreadful . i don't blame eddie murphy but shouldn't owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ? ,0
"hashiguchi vividly captures the way young japanese live now , chafing against their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying , traditional politesse . ",1
a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world . ,1
some people want the ol' ball-and-chain and then there are those who just want the ball and chain . ,1
"a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard's finest work . ",1
"intended to be a comedy about relationships , this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area . ",0
"the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity , incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter . ",0
"the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot . ",0
"the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another . about half of them are funny , a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal . ",0
"an involving , inspirational drama that sometimes falls prey to its sob-story trappings . ",1
"there are moments in this account of the life of artist frida kahlo that are among cinema's finest this year . unfortunately , they're sandwiched in between the most impossibly dry account of kahlo's life imaginable . ",1
beneath clouds is a succinct low-budget film whose compelling characters and intelligent script are exactly what was missing from rabbit-proof fence . ,1
sayles has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group . ,1
"there's just no currency in deriding james bond for being a clichd , doddering , misogynistic boy's club . ",0
"the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage . the images lack contrast , are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable . ",0
"the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents , wise folks that they are , read books . ",0
i didn't laugh . i didn't smile . i survived . ,0
"this film , starring anthony hopkins and chris rock , is your typical 'fish out of water' story . you've seen them a million times . just one problem : fish out of water usually die . this one does . ",0
what you expect is just what you get . . . assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height . ,0
it's a glorious spectacle like those d . w . griffith made in the early days of silent film . ,1
"at three hours and with very little story or character development , there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue . ",0
"as chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study , snide and prejudice . ",1
"in his u . s . debut , mr . schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist . ",1
"this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change , but the song remains the same . ",0
"maybe you'll be lucky , and there'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back . ",0
"it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable , in its committed dumbness . ",0
a little weak -- and it isn't that funny . ,0
splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity . ,1
"elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy . ",1
"filmmakers dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann area headed east , far east , in retelling a historically significant , and personal , episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1
"contrived , awkward and filled with unintended laughs , the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster . ",0
 . . . a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking . ,1
"a weird little movie that's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l . a . 's show-biz and media subcultures . but it doesn't leave you with much . ",0
 . . . stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier . ,0
"the stupidest , most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter . ",0
candid and comfortable ; a film that deftly balances action and reflection as it lets you grasp and feel the passion others have for their work . ,1
an amazing and incendiary movie that dives straight into the rough waters of contradiction . ,1
"it would be disingenuous to call reno a great film , but you can say that about most of the flicks moving in and out of the multiplex . this is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion , an excuse to eat popcorn . ",1
just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience . ,0
"schepisi , aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms . mirren , who did ) , has succeeded beyond all expectation . ",1
"at first , the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious , but as the film goes on , the joke wears thin . ",0
the most anti-human big studio picture since 3000 miles to graceland . ,0
the charms of the lead performances allow us to forget most of the film's problems . ,1
"high on melodrama . but it's emotionally engrossing , too , thanks to strong , credible performances from the whole cast . ",1
"as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance . ",1
i can take infantile humor . . . but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers . ,0
"filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels . so , too , is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today's new delhi . ",1
"arliss howard's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love , meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws . ",1
"like a tarantino movie with heart , alias betty is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing . ",1
this story of unrequited love doesn't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour . ,0
essentially a collection of bits -- and they're all naughty . ,0
"while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side , longley's film lacks balance . . . and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context . ",0
the innocence of holiday cheer ain't what it used to be . ,0
a mildly enjoyable if toothless adaptation of a much better book . ,1
"dark , resonant , inventively detailed and packed with fleet turns of plot and a feast of visual amazement . ",1
you'll get the enjoyable basic minimum . but not a whit more . ,1
"ninety minutes of viva castro ! can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms' anti- castro rhetoric , which are included",0
"it's not life-affirming  its vulgar and mean , but i liked it . ",1
"if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire , it probably would look a lot like this alarming production , adapted from anne rice's novel the vampire chronicles . ",0
i admired this work a lot . ,1
"like a can of 2-day old coke . you can taste it , but there's no fizz . ",0
"a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale . ",1
"parker holds true to wilde's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning , and no desire to be anything but a polished , sophisticated entertainment that is in love with its own cleverness . ",1
there's a wickedly subversive bent to the best parts of birthday girl . ,1
photographed with melancholy richness and eloquently performed yet also decidedly uncinematic . ,1
i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers . ,0
"taken individually or collectively , the stories never add up to as much as they promise . ",0
"whatever one makes of its political edge , this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen . ",1
"even fans of ismail merchant's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one . ",0
"proves a lovely trifle that , unfortunately , is a little too in love with its own cuteness . ",0
the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn . the results are far more alienating than involving . ,0
grating and tedious . ,0
the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks . ,1
all this turns out to be neither funny nor provocative - only dull . ,0
"seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings , stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr . drew barrymore . ",0
exists then as an occasionally insightful acting exercise . ,0
"uplifting , funny and wise . ",1
the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun . ,0
this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still . ,0
displays the potential for a better movie than what bailly manages to deliver,0
the movie is a trove of delights . ,1
marinated in clichs and mawkish dialogue . ,0
"in the end , the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan . ",0
"an important movie , a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values . ",1
the transporter is as lively and as fun as it is unapologetically dumb,1
" . . . [the film] works , due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay . ",1
the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it . ,0
"what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets , and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else . ",0
nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay . ,0
what begins as a film in the tradition of the graduate quickly switches into something more recyclable than significant . ,1
guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest . ,0
the most ingenious film comedy since being john malkovich . ,1
"sweetly sexy , funny and touching . ",1
i have a confession to make : i didn't particularly like e . t . the first time i saw it as a young boy . that is because - damn it ! - i also wanted a little alien as a friend ! ,1
"the ending does leave you unfulfilled , but these are performances to enjoy in a memorable ensemble piece . ",1
"all in all , an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press , especially ones that don't really care for the candidate they're forced to follow . ",1
murderous maids may well be the most comprehensive of these films and also strike closest to the truth . ,1
"whaley's determination to immerse you in sheer , unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting . ",0
a captivating cross-cultural comedy of manners . ,1
uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth . ,0
"it's unfortunate that wallace , who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor , has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue . ",0
"talkiness isn't necessarily bad , but the dialogue frequently misses the mark . ",0
"if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two , he probably wouldn't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way . ",0
"far-fetched premise , convoluted plot , and thematic mumbo jumbo about destiny and redemptive love . ",0
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion . ,0
the film offers an intriguing what-if premise . ,1
a clever blend of fact and fiction . ,1
"overwrought , melodramatic bodice-ripper . ",0
adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse . ,0
"this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video --with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes . ",0
"tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool , and too young is too cool . ",0
a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama . ,1
"if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck , wait till you see maid in manhattan . ",0
"the result is more depressing than liberating , but it's never boring . ",1
"to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved . ",0
bravo reveals the true intent of her film by carefully selecting interview subjects who will construct a portrait of castro so predominantly charitable it can only be seen as propaganda . ,0
nothing about this movie works . ,0
"maybe it's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages , but something aboul "" full frontal "" seems , well , contrived . ",0
it's made with deftly unsettling genre flair . ,1
the threat implied in the title pokmon 4ever is terrifying  like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming . ,0
"like all great films about a life you never knew existed , it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame . ",1
"the screenplay , co-written by director imogen kimmel , lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise , making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing . ",0
some may choose to interpret the film's end as hopeful or optimistic but i think payne is after something darker . ,1
"chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans . but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm , this is the opposite of a truly magical movie . ",0
"the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand , and they've told a nice little story in the process . ",1
"the entire movie has a truncated feeling , but what's available is lovely and lovable . ",1
plays like a checklist of everything rob reiner and his cast were sending up . ,0
it's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again . ,1
"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
woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody . but i had a lot of problems with this movie . ,0
"it's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas . ",1
"whenever its story isn't bogged down by idiocy involving the cia and a lost u . s . satellite , hunter -- starring irwin and his american wife/colleague , terri -- is a movie children should enjoy . ",0
nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises . ,0
an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick . ,1
"muddled , trashy and incompetent",0
"half submarine flick , half ghost story , all in one criminally neglected film",1
"for anyone who grew up on disney's 1950 treasure island , or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic , this one feels like an impostor . ",0
"in moonlight mile , no one gets shut out of the hug cycle . ",0
the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy . ,0
"tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham . ",1
the warnings to resist temptation in this film . . . are blunt and challenging and offer no easy rewards for staying clean . ,1
"a delightful , if minor , pastry of a movie . ",1
gives everyone something to shout about . ,1
late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u . s . viewers off their feet . ,0
that haynes can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace . ,1
represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen . ,0
"the heightened symmetry of this new/old cinema paradiso makes the film a fuller experience , like an old friend haunted by the exigencies of time . ",1
the real question this movie poses is not 'who ? ' but 'why ? ',0
"shot perhaps 'artistically' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay , the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity . ",0
"peter jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us , fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte could want . ",1
"compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen , runteldat is something of a triumph . ",1
fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references . ,0
"a broadly played , lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amusing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags . ",0
a soap-opera quality twist in the last 20 minutes . . . almost puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination . ,1
"director lee has a true cinematic knack , but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve . ",1
too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets . ,0
"it remains to be seen whether statham can move beyond the crime-land action genre , but then again , who says he has to ? ",1
"the writers , director wally wolodarsky , and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi . ",0
"like any good romance , son of the bride , proves it's never too late to learn . ",1
intriguing and stylish . ,1
even better than the first one ! ,1
the tug of war that ensues is as much a snapshot of modern china in microcosm as it is a crash course in movie mythology . ,1
a classy item by a legend who may have nothing left to prove but still has the chops and drive to show how its done . ,1
one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time . ,0
"a very well-made , funny and entertaining picture . ",1
"the script is high on squaddie banter , low on shocks . ",0
heaven is a haunting dramatization of a couple's moral ascension . ,1
"the venezuelans say things like "" si , pretty much "" and "" por favor , go home "" when talking to americans . that's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of "" dragonfly . "" ",0
the film is insightful about kissinger's background and history . ,1
"morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating . ",0
tres greek writer and star nia vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script . ,1
" . . . tara reid plays a college journalist , but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant , so i don't know what she's doing in here . . . ",0
"challenging , intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative . but it's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle . ",1
"the cameo-packed , m : i-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise . . . then mike myers shows up and ruins everything . ",0
likely to expertly drum up repressed teenage memories in any viewer . ,1
"the satire is unfocused , while the story goes nowhere . ",0
swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell . ,0
"pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious , and the interviews that follow , with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice , are as subtle and as enigmatic . ",1
"one of the most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i've ever seen . ",0
"needless to say , the dramatics that follow are utter hooey . ",0
"at about 95 minutes , treasure planet maintains a brisk pace as it races through the familiar story . however , it lacks grandeur and that epic quality often associated with stevenson's tale as well as with earlier disney efforts . ",1
the film runs on equal parts of innocence and wisdom -- wisdom that comes with experience . it has fun being grown up . ,1
simplistic fluff-ball of whimsy . ,0
"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one . ",0
"they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening , afraid of the bad reviews they thought they'd earn . they were right . ",0
"there's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present . ",0
one of the greatest romantic comedies of the past decade . ,1
"the film is exhilarating to watch because sandler , liberated from the constraints of formula , reveals unexpected depths as an actor . ",1
"the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings . ",1
"the script kicks in , and mr . hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow . ",0
"here polanski looks back on those places he saw at childhood , and captures them by freeing them from artefact , and by showing them heartbreakingly drably . ",1
"it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark , a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition . ",0
i know that i'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1
the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst . ,1
"funny , sexy , devastating and incurably romantic . ",1
 . . . a guiltless film for nice evening out . ,1
"hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless . ",1
"as an actor's showcase , hart's war has much to recommend it , even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player . as a story of dramatic enlightenment , the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired . ",0
a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists . ,0
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions . ,1
"the problem is not that it's all derivative , because plenty of funny movies recycle old tropes . the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material . ",0
poignant and funny . ,1
 . . . quite endearing . ,1
"chalk it up to my adoration for both de niro and murphy , but i had a pretty good time with this movie - despite its myriad flaws . ",1
"a horror movie with seriously dumb characters , which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness . ",0
taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes . ,0
"unfortunately , kapur modernizes a . e . w . mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks "" the four feathers "" bare . ",0
a macabre and very stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters . ,1
montias . . . pumps a lot of energy into his nicely nuanced narrative and surrounds himself with a cast of quirky -- but not stereotyped -- street characters . ,1
"its premise is smart , but the execution is pretty weary . ",0
"this may be the dumbest , sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer's coming-of-age . ",0
the film provides some great insight into the neurotic mindset of all comics -- even those who have reached the absolute top of the game . ,1
one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou . ,0
"a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic , the work of a genuine and singular artist . ",1
"the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative . ",1
it's a very tasteful rock and roll movie . you could put it on a coffee table anywhere . ,0
the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture . ,0
"be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense . the ring never lets you off the hook . ",1
miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary . ,1
less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession . ,0
"aside from rohmer's bold choices regarding point of view , the lady and the duke represents the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art . ",1
"in the end , all you can do is admire the ensemble players and wonder what the point of it is . ",0
"unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity ofemotional recovery . ",1
"human nature , in short , isn't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart . ",0
"in its best moments , resembles a bad high school production of grease , without benefit of song . ",0
" the film is powerful , accessible and funny . you won't miss its messages , but you'll be entertained as well . ",1
"a simple tale of an unlikely friendship , but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances , it has considerable charm . ",1
"as i settled into my world war ii memories , i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances . ",1
"believes so fervently in humanity that it feels almost anachronistic , and it is too cute by half . but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us . ",1
overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste . ,0
"although bright , well-acted and thought-provoking , tuck everlasting suffers from a laconic pace and a lack of traditional action . ",0
you will likely prefer to keep on watching . ,1
will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it . ,1
steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches . ,1
"if you're not totally weirded- out by the notion of cinema as community-therapy spectacle , quitting hits home with disorienting force . ",1
"there is no solace here , no entertainment value , merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us . ",1
"this romantic thriller is steeped in the atmosphere of wartime england , and ably captures the speech patterns , moral codes and ideals of the 1940s . ",1
"it uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the film . the result is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking . ",1
fans of the animated wildlife adventure show will be in warthog heaven ; others need not necessarily apply . ,1
the fact that the rookie is a nearly impeccable cinematic experience -- and a wonderful all-ages triumph besides -- is a miracle akin to the story the film portrays . ,1
"while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills , suspense , and gore for video games , the movie really only succeeds in the third of these . ",0
"feels aimless for much of its running time , until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives , leaving questions in its wake . ",0
"not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made . ",1
devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special . ,0
a refreshingly honest and ultimately touching tale of the sort of people usually ignored in contemporary american film . search it out . ,1
at heart the movie is a deftly wrought suspense yarn whose richer shadings work as coloring rather than substance . ,1
gosling provides an amazing performance that dwarfs everything else in the film . ,1
it follows the basic plot trajectory of nearly every schwarzenegger film : someone crosses arnie . arnie blows things up . ,0
"if not a home run , then at least a solid base hit . ",1
what little grace [rifkin's] tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics . ,0
"even if it made its original release date last fall , it would've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness . ",0
monte cristo smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds . ,1
an intoxicating experience . ,1
"infidelity drama is nicely shot , well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane . ",1
"in its understanding , often funny way , it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation . ",1
" . . . is there a deeper , more direct connection between these women , one that spans time and reveals meaning ? you bet there is and it's what makes this rather convoluted journey worth taking . ",1
these characters become wearisome . ,0
poignant japanese epic about adolescent anomie and heartbreak . ,1
"filled with low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life . ",0
"while the new film is much more eye-catching than its blood-drenched stephen norrington-directed predecessor , the new script by the returning david s . goyer is much sillier . ",0
"the abiding impression , despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz , is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here . ",0
this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet . ,0
i was sent a copyof this film to review on dvd . for free . i still want my money back . ,0
"the biggest problem with roger avary's uproar against the mpaa is that , even in all its director's cut glory , he's made a film that's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything . ",0
"its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change , buffeted by events seemingly out of their control , is intriguing , provocative stuff . ",1
there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long . ,0
" . . . a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge . . . the filmmakers' paws , sad to say , were all over this "" un-bear-able "" project ! ",0
"places a slightly believable love triangle in a difficult-to-swallow setting , and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller . ",0
"if "" lilo & stitch "" isn't the most edgy piece of disney animation to hit the silver screen , then this first film to use a watercolor background since "" dumbo "" certainly ranks as the most original in years . ",1
"you come away from his film overwhelmed , hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated . ",1
"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur's professional injuries . ",1
maintains your sympathy for this otherwise challenging soul by letting you share her one-room world for a while . ,1
"it's also curious to note that this film , like the similarly ill-timed antitrust , is easily as bad at a fraction the budget . ",0
"a few artsy flourishes aside , narc is as gritty as a movie gets these days . ",1
"the movie's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries . ",1
there are many definitions of 'time waster' but this movie must surely be one of them . ,0
"[while the last metro] was more melodramatic , confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions , while tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history . ",1
"the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long , trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war , revolution , communism , etc . ",0
this is not a jackie chan movie . it's just a movie that happens to have jackie chan in it . and that makes all the difference . ,0
"mostly , [goldbacher] just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human . ",1
the script ? please . ,0
"an infuriating film . just when you think you are making sense of it , something happens that tells you there is no sense . ",0
holm . . . embodies the character with an effortlessly regal charisma . ,1
"o timo esforo do diretor acaba sendo frustrado pelo roteiro , que , depois de levar um bom tempo para colocar a trama em andamento , perde-se de vez a partir do instante em que os estranhos acontecimentos so explicados . ",0
"it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster , anne meara , eugene levy , and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie . ",0
the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic . ,0
"has none of the crackle of "" fatal attraction "" , "" 9  weeks "" , or even "" indecent proposal "" , and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of "" lolita "" . ",0
"[allen's] been making piffle for a long while , and hollywood ending may be his way of saying that piffle is all that the airhead movie business deserves from him right now . ",0
"though it's not very well shot or composed or edited , the score is too insistent and the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal , the film shatters you in waves . ",1
"i complain all the time about seeing the same ideas repeated in films over and over again , but the bourne identity proves that a fresh take is always possible . ",1
bogdanovich tantalizes by offering a peep show into the lives of the era's creme de la celluloid . ,1
"extreme oops - oops , ops , no matter how you spell it , it's still a mistake to go see it . ",0
"a woozy , roisterous , exhausting mess , and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect . ",0
"as immaculate as stuart little 2 is , it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous . ",0
the lady and the duke is eric rohmer's economical antidote to the bloated costume drama,1
"it does nothing new with the old story , except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they're being streamed over a 28k modem . ",0
pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle . ,0
"the sequel is everything the original was not : contrived , overblown and tie-in ready . ",0
"like most of jaglom's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but more of it seems contrived and secondhand . ",0
"its direction , its script , and weaver's performance as a vaguely discontented woman of substance make for a mildly entertaining 77 minutes , if that's what you're in the mood for . ",1
"this engrossing , characteristically complex tom clancy thriller is shifty in the manner in which it addresses current terrorism anxieties and sidesteps them at the same time . ",1
stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall's intense freight train of a film . ,1
"had the film boasted a clearer , more memorable , the creepiness would have gotten under the skin . ",0
"halfway through the movie , the humor dwindles . it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy . ",0
the script isn't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman ( the actor ) can make it work . ,0
"thoughtful , provocative and entertaining . ",1
the film is flat . ,0
i was impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon . ,1
the movie is saved from unbearable lightness by the simplicity of the storytelling and the authenticity of the performances . ,1
incoherence reigns . ,0
"is red dragon worthy of a place alongside the other hannibal movies ? as hannibal would say , yes , 'it's like having an old friend for dinner' . ",1
audacious-impossible yet compelling . . . ,1
"it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film , but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy . ",0
"if anything , see it for karen black , who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick . ",0
"it has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out . ",1
 . . . a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet . ,1
"the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot , but so much naturalistic small talk , delivered in almost muffled exchanges , eventually has a lulling effect . ",0
"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr . day-lewis roars with leonine power . ",1
"it's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational , and yet it's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff . ",0
cho's timing is priceless . ,1
"when it comes to entertainment , children deserve better than pokemon 4ever . ",0
"perhaps the grossest movie ever made . funny , though . ",1
godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess . . . in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating . ,0
"even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment , spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man . ",1
 . . . pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards--with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism . ,0
there's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action . ,1
"it proves quite compelling as an intense , brooding character study . ",1
"offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy , treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented . ",0
"it is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound . ",0
"message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? alas , it's neither . ",0
one of those movies that make us pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society . ,1
"a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan . he may have meant the internet short saving ryan's privates . but windtalkers doesn't beat that one , either . ",0
"a pleasant and engaging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole . ",0
"those of you who don't believe in santa claus probably also think that sequels can never capture the magic of the original . well , this movie proves you wrong on both counts . ",1
you see robert de niro singing - and dancing to - west side story show tunes . choose your reaction : a . ) that sure is funny ! b . ) that sure is pathetic ! ,0
idiotic and ugly . ,1
"painful , horrifying and oppressively tragic , this film should not be missed . ",1
"a terrific date movie , whatever your orientation . ",1
"rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword , jiang wen's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut . ",1
"thanks to scott's charismatic roger and eisenberg's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men . ",1
a real snooze . ,0
"it's played in the most straight-faced fashion , with little humor to lighten things up . the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence . ",0
"[n]o matter how much good will the actors generate , showtime eventually folds under its own thinness . ",0
"the pinochet case is a searing album of remembrance from those who , having survived , suffered most . ",1
"freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect , and a cipher . ",0
this slight premise . . . works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon . ,1
"it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss , and that's more or less how it plays out . ",0
"there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about , but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust . ",0
"if you ignore the cliches and concentrate on city by the sea's interpersonal drama , it ain't half-bad . ",1
"by and large this is mr . kilmer's movie , and it's his strongest performance since the doors . ",1
adaptation's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay is extraordinary . ,1
"nothing denis has made before , like beau travil and nenette et boni , could prepare us for this gory , perverted , sex-soaked riff on the cannibal genre . ",1
feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening . ,0
"this kind of hands-on storytelling is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors . ",1
"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points . ",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 . ,1
"it's rare to find a film to which the adjective 'gentle' applies , but the word perfectly describes pauline & paulette . ",1
"for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters , the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son . ",1
it asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up . ,1
"there are times when you wish that the movie had worked a little harder to conceal its contrivances , but brown sugar turns out to be a sweet and enjoyable fantasy . ",1
"a dreadful day in irish history is given passionate , if somewhat flawed , treatment . ",1
"a horrible , 99-minute stink bomb . ",0
"frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music . ",0
ali's graduation from little screen to big is far less painful than his opening scene encounter with an over-amorous terrier . ,1
the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness . ,0
"ben affleck as jack ryan , tom clancy's intrepid hero ? ridiculous . what's next ? d . j . qualls as indiana jones ? or tom green as han solo ? ",0
"be patient with the lovely hush ! and your reward will be a thoughtful , emotional movie experience . ",1
"if a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb , then they works spectacularly well . . . a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride . ",1
"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichs . ",0
a captivating new film . ,1
"a recent favourite at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of even those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard's pyromania . ",1
"the film's messages of tolerance and diversity aren't particularly original , but one can't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters . ",1
"this film is so different from the apple and so striking that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success . ",1
"affirms the gifts of all involved , starting with spielberg and going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together . ",1
a sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale . ,0
it drowns in sap . ,0
 . . . an enjoyably frothy 'date movie' . . . ,1
"it is a likable story , told with competence . ",1
"it may be a no-brainer , but at least it's a funny no-brainer . ",1
"kung pow is oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick , and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that . ",0
"very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan",1
there are now two signs that m . night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs . ,0
"schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies , and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character . ",0
the film's images give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise . ,1
this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension . ,0
the title's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is . ,0
"a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still can't save itself from being unoriginal , unfunny and unrecommendable . ",0
"some body will take you places you haven't been , and also places you have . ",1
"this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers . for the rest of us , sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment . ",0
"with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it . ",1
"a hypnotic portrait of this sad , compulsive life . ",1
"it's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama . ",1
the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive . . . ,0
chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum . ,0
"dull , if not devoid of wit , this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history , but scarcely manages more than a modest , snoozy charm . ",0
"while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) , the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity . ",0
"this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering . instead , it'll only put you to sleep . ",0
"there's an energy to y tu mam tambin . much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors . ",1
"while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals , it also has plenty for those ( like me ) who aren't . ",1
the action clichs just pile up . ,0
"watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say , when carol kane appears on the screen . ",0
"even when he's not at his most critically insightful , godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work . ",1
el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors . ,0
"may be far from the best of the series , but it's assured , wonderfully respectful of its past and thrilling enough to make it abundantly clear that this movie phenomenon has once again reinvented itself for a new generation . ",1
much monkeyfun for all . ,1
this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states . ,0
how this one escaped the lifetime network i'll never know . ,0
"the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing . ",0
"a perceptive , good-natured movie . ",1
"ana's journey is not a stereotypical one of self-discovery , as she's already comfortable enough in her own skin to be proud of her rubenesque physique . . . ",1
"solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous . ",0
labute's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering . ,1
"a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series , with all of the pitfalls of such you'd expect . ",0
it's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room . ,1
a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man . ,0
"[a] thoughtful , visually graceful work . ",1
troubling and powerful . ,1
a fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy . ,0
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it cannot even be dubbed hedonistic . ,0
"as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type , more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else . ",0
"a pale xerox of other , better crime movies . ",0
"by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them . perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter . it's not an easy one to review . ",0
"it's a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism . ",1
" . . . a good , if not entirely fresh , look at war . ",1
has a plot full of twists upon knots . . . and a nonstop parade of mock-tarantino scuzbag types that starts out clever but veers into overkill . ,1
it's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere . ,0
no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it . ,0
a cautionary tale about the grandiosity of a college student who sees himself as impervious to a fall . ,1
"[t]he script isn't up to the level of the direction , nor are the uneven performances by the cast members , who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent . ",0
"stale , futile scenario . ",0
cube's charisma and chemistry compensate for corniness and cliche . ,1
"it's leaden and predictable , and laughs are lacking . ",0
"jagger , stoppard and director michael apted . . . deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride . ",1
"it's amazingly perceptive in its subtle , supportive but unsentimental look at the marks family . ",1
"in death to smoochy , we don't get williams' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile , and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing . ",1
polished korean political-action film is just as good -- and bad -- as hollywood action epics . is this progress ? ,1
as tricky and satisfying as any of david mamet's airless cinematic shell games . ,1
"for 95 often hilarious minutes , [cho] riffs on the diciness of colonics , on straight versus gay personal ads , on how men would act if they had periods , and on the perils of a certain outr sexual practice . ",1
"the film's sharp , often mischievous sense of humor will catch some off guard . . . ",1
"been there , done that . . . a thousand times already , and better . ",0
"a woefully dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai's vaunted empathy . ",0
romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong . they cheapen the overall effect . ,0
hollywood ending just isn't very funny . ,0
an extraordinary dramatic experience . ,1
"third time's the charm . . . yeah , baby ! ",1
"it can't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller , a romance or a comedy . ",0
"jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor , bittersweet pathos , and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory . ",1
"it almost plays like solaris , but with guns and jokes . ",0
a gripping drama . ,1
the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare . ,0
"light-years ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor , at least artistically . ",1
a riveting documentary . ,1
"a movie you observe , rather than one you enter into . ",0
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era . ,1
"philip k . dick must be turning in his grave , along with my stomach . ",0
" . . . just a big mess of a movie , full of images and events , but no tension or surprise . ",0
"a sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise . ",1
majidi gets uniformly engaging performances from his largely amateur cast . ,1
the film is an enjoyable family film -- pretty much aimed at any youngster who loves horses . ,1
hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like . . . but overall the halloween series has lost its edge . ,0
"[ "" safe conduct "" ] is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage . viva le resistance ! ",1
"a fine film , but it would be a lot better if it stuck to betty fisher and left out the other stories . ",1
"ensemble movies , like soap operas , depend on empathy . if there ain't none , you have a problem . ",0
"offers much to enjoy . . . and a lot to mull over in terms of love , loyalty and the nature of staying friends . ",1
only two words will tell you what you know when deciding to see it : anthony . hopkins . ,1
the best thing that can be said of the picture is that it does have a few cute moments . ,0
the movie's biggest offense is its complete and utter lack of tension . ,0
"every moment crackles with tension , and by the end of the flick , you're on the edge of your seat . ",1
"miller is playing so free with emotions , and the fact that children are hostages to fortune , that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness . ",0
a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera . . . ,1
"in any case , i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris . but even then , i'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes . ",0
"it's coherent , well shot , and tartly acted , but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate . ",0
" . . . a solid , well-formed satire . ",1
" "" the ring "" is pretty much an english-language copy of the film that inspired it , and it carries the same strengths and flaws . ",1
"involving at times , but lapses quite casually into the absurd . ",0
"trouble every day is a success in some sense , but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead . ",0
[denis'] bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product . ,0
[leigh] has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable . ,1
oozes condescension from every pore . ,0
storytelling feels slight . ,0
"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music . ",1
the movie is a mess from start to finish . ,0
a weird and wonderful comedy . ,1
"it's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas . ",1
"even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious , i could feel my eyelids . . . getting . . . very . . . heavy . . . ",0
never inspires more than an interested detachment . ,0
"not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute , it's full of throwaway one-liners , not-quite jokes , and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies . ",0
if steven soderbergh's 'solaris' is a failure it is a glorious failure . ,1
a peculiar misfire that even tunney can't save . ,0
" ( wendigo is ) why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind . ",1
"his [nelson's] screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it . ",0
"the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times , and that's a bad sign when they're supposed to be having a collective heart attack . ",0
it's solid and affecting and exactly as thought-provoking as it should be . ,1
"payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey , featuring a pathetic , endearing hero who is all too human . ",1
"if you love motown music , you'll love this documentary . ",1
"piercingly affecting . . . while clearly a manipulative film , emerges as powerful rather than cloying . ",1
"an example of quiet , confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet , charming tale of intergalactic friendship . ",1
"a long-winded , predictable scenario . ",0
"the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama . ",0
"decasia is what has happened already to so many silent movies , newsreels and the like . the unexpected thing is that its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful . ",1
about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time . ,0
"enjoyably fast-moving , hard-hitting documentary . ",1
"it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently , and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory . ",1
" ( a ) hollywood sheen bedevils the film from the very beginning . . . ( but ) lohman's moist , deeply emotional eyes shine through this bogus veneer . . . ",1
"elling , portrayed with quiet fastidiousness by per christian ellefsen , is a truly singular character , one whose frailties are only slightly magnified versions of the ones that vex nearly everyone . ",1
"not a film to rival to live , but a fine little amuse-bouche to keep your appetite whetted . ",1
the modern master of the chase sequence returns with a chase to end all chases,1
"while not all that bad of a movie , it's nowhere near as good as the original . ",1
"novak manages to capture a cruelly hilarious vein of black comedy in the situation with his cast of non-actors and a gritty , no-budget approach . ",1
"maryam is a small film , but it offers large rewards . ",1
"in the spirit of the season , i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it . ",0
it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making . ,0
davis . . . is so enamored of her own creation that she can't see how insufferable the character is . ,0
plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel . ,1
"director-chef gabriele muccino keeps it fast -- zippy , comin' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale . ",0
"this cloying , voices-from-the-other-side story is hell . ",0
a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers . ,0
"whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art , it's an unhappy situation all around . ",0
"there are times when a rumor of angels plays like an extended episode of touched by an angel -- a little too much dancing , a few too many weeping scenes -- but i liked its heart and its spirit . ",1
this is a superior horror flick . ,1
"as dumb and cheesy as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy . ",0
it's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part . ,1
a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs . ,1
"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre . the performances are so overstated , the effect comes off as self-parody . ",0
"recoing's fantastic performance doesn't exactly reveal what makes vincent tick , but perhaps any definitive explanation for it would have felt like a cheat . ",1
"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 . that , in itself , is extraordinary . ",1
"pumpkin means to be an outrageous dark satire on fraternity life , but its ambitions far exceed the abilities of writer adam larson broder and his co-director , tony r . abrams , in their feature debut . ",0
a movie that will wear you out and make you misty even when you don't want to be . ,1
"sparkles in its deft portrait of tinseltown's seasoned veterans of gossip , wealth , paranoia , and celebrityhood . ",1
"despite some charm and heart , this quirky soccer import is forgettable",0
intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story's least interesting subject . ,0
"shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls , stubbly chins , liver spots , red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere . ",0
a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool has upon those around him in the cutthroat world of children's television . ,1
"it's like a drive-by . you can drive right by it without noticing anything special , save for a few comic turns , intended and otherwise . ",0
"birthday girl lucks out with chaplin and kidman , who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns . ",1
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone . ,0
"if you believe any of this , i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday . ",0
the dirty jokes provide the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen . ,1
[hell is] looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara isn't even halfway through . ,0
an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution . ,1
"the music makes a nice album , the food is enticing and italy beckons us all . ",1
very predictable but still entertaining,1
"filled with alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience . ",1
"engages us in constant fits of laughter , until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story , and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched . ",1
"it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that . ",0
my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor . ,1
"efficient , suitably anonymous chiller . ",1
"if you're looking for a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus , sade is your film . ",1
may be the most undeserving victim of critical overkill since town and country . ,1
a battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee . ,0
you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory . . . but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools . ,0
a sensitive and astute first feature by anne-sophie birot . ,1
aan opportunity wasted . ,0
a movie that harps on media-constructed 'issues' like whether compromise is the death of self this orgasm [won't be an] exceedingly memorable one for most people . ,0
"not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience , but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit . ",1
 . . . quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks . ,1
i'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about . ,0
"as broad and cartoonish as the screenplay is , there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism . ",1
this bold and lyrical first feature from raja amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wanna have fun into a rousing treatise of sensual empowerment . ,1
"stevenson's performance is at once clueless and fiercely committed , a volatile combination . ",1
"liman , of swingers and go , makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long , low-heat chase , interrupted by a middling car chase . ",0
this isn't a movie ; it's a symptom . ,0
"the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message , if indeed there is one . ",0
this remake of lina wertmuller's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero . ,0
"considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts , this must have been a difficult shoot , but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well . ",0
unwieldy contraption . ,0
an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic . ,0
coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching . ,1
"the creaking , rusty ship makes a fine backdrop , but the ghosts' haunting is routine . ",0
"the stripped-down dramatic constructs , austere imagery and abstract characters are equal parts poetry and politics , obvious at times but evocative and heartfelt . ",1
it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons . ,1
the way coppola professes his love for movies -- both colorful pop junk and the classics that unequivocally qualify as art -- is giddily entertaining . ,1
a fifty car pileup of cliches . ,0
it's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script . ,0
"starts slowly , but adrien brody  in the title role  helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying . ",1
"road to perdition does display greatness , and it's worth seeing . but it also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won . ",1
"there's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling , which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title . ",0
"[ "" take care of my cat "" ] is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals . ",1
"my little eye is the best little "" horror "" movie i've seen in years . ",1
"the problem is that for the most part , the film is deadly dull . ",0
"cute , funny , heartwarming digitally animated feature film with plenty of slapstick humor for the kids , lots of in-jokes for the adults and heart enough for everyone . ",1
you cannot guess why the cast and crew didn't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed . ,0
admirably ambitious but self-indulgent . ,0
"although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants , dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell . ",1
"there's absolutely no reason why blue crush , a late-summer surfer girl entry , should be as entertaining as it is",1
 . . . a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind . ,1
"if the real-life story is genuinely inspirational , the movie stirs us as well . ",1
"a welcome relief from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic , this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story . ",1
some movies are like a tasty hors-d'oeuvre ; this one is a feast . ,1
it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding,0
my wife is an actress is an utterly charming french comedy that feels so american in sensibility and style it's virtually its own hollywood remake . ,1
it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ) . ,0
"barely manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest , your imagination , your empathy or anything , really , save your disgust and your indifference . ",0
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience . ,0
"none of this is very original , and it isn't particularly funny . ",0
"it's a scattershot affair , but when it hits its mark it's brilliant . ",1
great over-the-top moviemaking if you're in a slap-happy mood . ,1
"perry's good and his is an interesting character , but "" serving sara "" hasn't much more to serve than silly fluff . nor is it a romantic comedy . ",0
"a simpler , leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all , being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something . ",0
"it's an example of sophisticated , challenging filmmaking that stands , despite its noticeable lack of emotional heft , in welcome contrast to the indulgent dead-end experimentation of the director's previous full frontal . ",1
"despite the holes in the story and the somewhat predictable plot , moments of the movie caused me to jump in my chair . . . ",0
staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce . ,0
 . . . an inviting piece of film . ,1
"a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it doesn't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world . ",1
"a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor , sensuality , and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys . ",1
the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects . ,0
"it's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements , and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas . ",1
watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it . ,0
a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe . ,1
even horror fans will most likely not find what they're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor . ,0
 . . . the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) . . . ,0
"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work . ",1
"it's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist . . . studiously inoffensive and completely disposable . ",0
just watch bettany strut his stuff . you'll know a star when you see one . ,1
a mischievous visual style and oodles of charm make 'cherish' a very good ( but not great ) movie . ,1
there is greatness here . ,1
and people make fun of me for liking showgirls</> . ,0
real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros . ,1
"it's endearing to hear madame d . refer to her husband as 'jackie' -- and he does make for excellent company , not least as a self-conscious performer . ",1
the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes . . . drag the movie down . ,0
a riveting story well told . ,1
"two hours of melodramatic musical married to two hours of underdog sports intrigue , if the picture also shares the weaknesses of both genres , more's the pity . ",1
i can't recommend it . but it's surprisingly harmless . ,0
"buy is an accomplished actress , and this is a big , juicy role . ",1
absolutely ( and unintentionally ) terrifying . ,0
"my big fat greek wedding is that rare animal known as 'a perfect family film , ' because it's about family . ",1
what can one say about a balding 50-year-old actor playing an innocent boy carved from a log ? ,0
it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel . ,0
boisterous and daft documentary . ,1
"there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here , but who the hell cares ? ",0
[a]n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s . ,1
"the sight of the name bruce willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture , but the film has a lot more on its mind--maybe too much . ",0
"altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece . ",1
"lavishly , exhilaratingly tasteless . ",1
"a photographic marvel of sorts , and it's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community . ",1
"lillard and cardellini earn their scooby snacks , but not anyone else . ",0
"one of the smarter offerings the horror genre has produced in recent memory , even if it's far tamer than advertised . ",1
so relentlessly wholesome it made me want to swipe something . ,0
"director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand . ",1
[a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment . ,0
"the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent . . . could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture . ",0
strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild . ,0
"despite apparent motives to the contrary , it ends up being , like [seinfeld's] revered tv show , about pretty much nothing . ",0
this flick is about as cool and crowd-pleasing as a documentary can get . ,1
red dragon makes one appreciate silence of the lambs . ,1
"according to wendigo , 'nature' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves . ",0
witless and utterly pointless . ,0
" "" cremaster 3 "" should come with the warning "" for serious film buffs only ! "" ",1
" "" extreme ops "" exceeds expectations . good fun , good action , good acting , good dialogue , good pace , good cinematography . ",1
"the movie occasionally threatens to become didactic , but it's too grounded in the reality of its characters to go over the edge . a touch of humor or an unexpected plot twist always pulls it back . ",1
"this is a terrific character study , a probe into the life of a complex man . ",1
"es divertida , visualmente espectacular y muy entretenida . simple y sencillamente te sorprender . ",1
"whether you like rap music or loathe it , you can't deny either the tragic loss of two young men in the prime of their talent or the power of this movie . ",1
the irwins' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts . ,0
could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format ? in a word : no . ,1
"well-acted , well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too pretentious . ",1
"in many ways , reminiscent of 1992's unforgiven which also utilized the scintillating force of its actors to draw out the menace of its sparse dialogue . ",1
"possession is in the end an honorable , interesting failure . it falls far short of poetry , but it's not bad prose . ",0
"charlotte sometimes is a brilliant movie . it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity . ",1
"a comprehensive and provocative film -- one that pushes the boundaries of biography , and challenges its audience . ",1
"lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ) , but ultimately you'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered . ",0
"by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music , [jones] calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity . ",1
"triumph of love is a very silly movie , but the silliness has a pedigree . ",1
" ( caine ) proves once again he hasn't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film . ",1
"an operatic , sprawling picture that's entertainingly acted , magnificently shot and gripping enough to sustain most of its 170-minute length . ",1
attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience . ,0
"pull[s] off the rare trick of recreating not only the look of a certain era , but also the feel . ",1
"the filmmakers try to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching . ",1
"an 83 minute document of a project which started in a muddle , seesawed back and forth between controlling interests multiple times , then found its sweet spot",1
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichs the filmmakers could dredge up . ,0
the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line . ,0
a charming and funny story of clashing cultures and a clashing mother/daughter relationship . ,1
strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery . ,0
this bracingly truthful antidote to hollywood teenage movies that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth captures the combustible mixture of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty . ,1
an immensely entertaining look at some of the unsung heroes of 20th century pop music . ,1
"it's a square , sentimental drama that satisfies , as comfort food often can . ",1
"sheridan had a wonderful account to work from , but , curiously , he waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading . ",0
a noble failure . ,0
"it's the cinematic equivalent of a good page-turner , and even if it's nonsense , its claws dig surprisingly deep . ",1
"behind the snow games and lovable siberian huskies ( plus one sheep dog ) , the picture hosts a parka-wrapped dose of heart . ",1
"you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes , and the scripters don't deserve any oscars . but the nerve-raked acting , the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware , make for some robust and scary entertainment . ",1
looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way . ,0
"between bursts of automatic gunfire , the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism . ",1
"there's something with potential here , but the movie decides , like lavinia , to go the conservative route . ",0
"guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets . some of the characters die and others don't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson , and , really , nobody in the viewing audience cares . ",0
a virtual roller-coaster ride of glamour and sleaze . ,1
"personal velocity ought to be exploring these women's inner lives , but it never moves beyond their surfaces . ",0
"cho's fearless in picking apart human foibles , not afraid to lay her life bare in front of an audience . her delivery and timing are flawless . ",1
"everything else about high crimes is , like the military system of justice it portrays , tiresomely regimented . ",0
"in questioning the election process , payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies , but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box . ",1
the densest distillation of roberts' movies ever made . ,0
"kidman is really the only thing that's worth watching in birthday girl , a film by the stage-trained jez butterworth ( mojo ) that serves as yet another example of the sad decline of british comedies in the post-full monty world . ",0
"if villainous vampires are your cup of blood , blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest . ",1
"a fresh , entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles . ",1
director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama . ,0
there was time on that second round to see the subtleties of ramsay's portrait of grief . ,1
"this charming , thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards . ",1
"awesome work : ineffable , elusive , yet inexplicably powerful",1
"what soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard , it's icky . ",0
"it extends the writings of jean genet and john rechy , the films of fassbinder , perhaps even the nocturnal works of goya . ",1
so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy . ,0
one of the worst movies of the year . . . . watching it was painful . ,0
the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show . ,0
"generally , clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler , while happily killing 94 minutes . ",1
wow . i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time . ,0
"young everlyn sampi , as the courageous molly craig , simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film . ",1
"the usual movie rah-rah , pleasantly and predictably delivered in low-key style by director michael apted and writer tom stoppard . ",1
"an ambitiously naturalistic , albeit half-baked , drama about an abused , inner-city autistic teen . ",0
broomfield has a rather unique approach to documentary . he thinks the film is just as much a document about him as it is about the subject . ,1
"if you're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - decasia",1
" "" red dragon "" is entertaining . an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ? but it is entertaining on an inferior level . it is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see . ",1
"i didn't find much fascination in the swinging . what they're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . but that they are doing it is thought-provoking . ",0
the riveting performances by the incredibly flexible cast make love a joy to behold . ,1
the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly executed idea . ,0
the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously . ,0
an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences the chteau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten . ,1
"lauren ambrose comes alive under the attention from two strangers in town - with honest performances and realistic interaction between the characters , this is a coming-of-age story with a twist . ",1
"an enthralling , playful film that constantly frustrates our desire to know the 'truth' about this man , while deconstructing the very format of the biography in a manner that derrida would doubtless give his blessing to . ",1
what really surprises about wisegirls is its low-key quality and genuine tenderness . ,1
it's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience . ,0
a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up's i'm the one that i want . ,1
"this time mr . burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode , but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again . ",0
move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel . ,1
"a bland , obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products . ",0
"a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable , especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour . ",0
"given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theatres for it , the project should have been made for the tube . ",0
"merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes , most at women's expense . ",0
"once again , director jackson strikes a rewarding balance between emotion on the human scale and action/effects on the spectacular scale . ",1
"the star who helped give a spark to "" chasing amy "" and "" changing lanes "" falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film , "" the sum of all fears . "" ",0
"the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild , dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy . ",1
"like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace , mad love looks better than it feels . ",0
neil burger here succeeded in . . . making the mystery of four decades back the springboard for a more immediate mystery in the present . ,1
mushes the college-friends genre ( the big chill ) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas . ,0
shankman . . . and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story . ,0
the grey zone gives voice to a story that needs to be heard in the sea of holocaust movies . . . but the film suffers from its own difficulties . ,1
"after the first 10 minutes , which is worth seeing , the movie sinks into an abyss of clichs , depression and bad alternative music . ",0
"chris columbus' sequel is faster , livelier and a good deal funnier than his original . ",1
"welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it , but he's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst . ",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 . ",1
weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title . ,1
"lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma , and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest . ",1
"while howard's appreciation of brown and his writing is clearly well-meaning and sincere , the movie would be impossible to sit through were it not for the supporting cast . ",0
a charming but slight comedy . ,1
"when not wallowing in its characters' frustrations , the movie is busy contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems . ",0
"for decades we've marveled at disney's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world . prepare to marvel again . ",1
plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas . ,0
"ultimately the , yes , snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok . ",0
works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,0
qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating . ,0
the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides . . . [and] personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy . ,1
"finally , the french-produced "" read my lips "" is a movie that understands characters must come first . ",1
"one feels the dimming of a certain ambition , but in its place a sweetness , clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism . ",1
the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters . ,1
"although estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro , it's still a guilty pleasure to watch . ",1
"a breezy blend of art , history , esoteric musings and philosophy . ",1
an enjoyably half-wit remake of the venerable italian comedy big deal on madonna street . ,1
"this odd , distant portuguese import more or less borrows from bad lieutenant and les vampires , and comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film . ",1
"it's an entertaining movie , and the effects , boosted to the size of a downtown hotel , will all but take you to outer space . ",1
an unsophisticated sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously . ,0
"as an actress , madonna is one helluva singer . as the mediterranean sparkles , 'swept away' sinks . ",0
"short and sweet , but also more than anything else slight tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations . ",0
a feeble tootsie knockoff . ,0
a well-acted movie that simply doesn't gel . ,0
"lee's achievement extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete , a movie star , and an image of black indomitability . ",1
"writer-director's mehta's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture , the intoxicating masala , of cultures and film genres . ",1
 . . . stale and uninspired . ,0
"the hours makes you examine your own life in much the same way its characters do , and the experience is profound . the hours is what movies are supposed to be . . . ",1
"the journey is worth your time , especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride . ",1
"remember the kind of movie we were hoping "" ecks vs . sever "" or "" xxx "" was going to be ? this is it . ",1
"this documentary is a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder of what [evans] had , lost , and got back . ",1
"it's sweet , harmless , dumb , occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show . ",0
"further proof that the epicenter of cool , beautiful , thought-provoking foreign cinema is smack-dab in the middle of dubya's axis of evil . ",1
the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man . ,0
the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about . ,0
"<em>ash wednesday</em> is not edward burns' best film , but it is a good and ambitious film . and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today . ",1
the film apparently takes place in a fantasy world where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other . ,0
horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists . ,0
any movie that makes hard work seem heroic deserves a look . ,1
travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment . ,1
"a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat . ",1
"for devotees of french cinema , safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven . ",1
one gets the impression the creators of don't ask don't tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes . too bad none of it is funny . ,0
[a] slummer . ,0
"with its jerky hand-held camera and documentary feel , bloody sunday is a sobering recount of a very bleak day in derry . ",1
" . . . a joke at once flaky and resonant , lightweight and bizarrely original . ",1
"as a director , paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip . ",1
"it celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his 'angels of light . '",1
quite funny for the type of movie it is . . . ,1
they threw loads of money at an idea that should've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans . ,0
"smart and fun , but far more witty than it is wise . ",1
"a masterful film from a master filmmaker , unique in its deceptive grimness , compelling in its fatalist worldview . ",1
"this new time machine is hardly perfect yet it proves surprisingly serviceable . even at its worst , it's not half-bad . ",1
brisk hack job . ,0
the cast comes through even when the movie doesn't . ,1
it is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs . ,1
"a different kind of love story - one that is dark , disturbing , painful to watch , yet compelling . ",1
"if you're willing to have fun with it , you won't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . ",1
"definitely funny stuff , but it's more of the 'laughing at' variety than the 'laughing with . '",1
this tuxedo . . . should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations . ,0
"it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie , but more often just feels generic , derivative and done to death . ",0
"' . . . a great , participatory spectator sport . '",1
the acting alone is worth the price of admission . ,1
"this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants , revealing the human complexities beneath . ",1
bouquet gives a performance that is masterly . ,1
"a distinguished and thoughtful film , marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances . ",1
campbell scott finds the ideal outlet for his flick-knife diction in the role of roger swanson . ,1
"a mild , reluctant , thumbs down . ",0
"director kapur is a filmmaker with a real flair for epic landscapes and adventure , and this is a better film than his earlier english-language movie , the overpraised elizabeth . ",1
"it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment . ",0
"[a] wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting . ",1
" "" abandon "" will leave you wanting to abandon the theater . ",0
"a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed , but it could have been more . ",1
there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids' movie . . . that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups . ,0
it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes . it still feels like a prison stretch . ,0
the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset . ,0
i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation . ,0
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along . ,0
"some body is a shaky , uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves . ",0
"though certainly original in form , altar boys requires a taste for swamp thing-type animation , doubled with a deafening score . ",0
"an entertaining , if somewhat standardized , action movie . ",1
"presents a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation . ",1
"greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders . ",1
"a gem , captured in the unhurried , low-key style favored by many directors of the iranian new wave . ",1
"the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it . we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low . ",0
the ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch . ,0
"while not as aggressively impressive as its american counterpart , "" in the bedroom , "" moretti's film makes its own , quieter observations",1
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr . chicken . ,0
"windtalkers blows this way and that , but there's no mistaking the filmmaker in the tall grass , true to himself . ",1
"very special effects , brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality can't hide the giant achilles' heel in "" stuart little 2 "" : there's just no story , folks . ",0
"[there's] quite a bit of heart , as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin . ",1
the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joff and demi moore's the scarlet letter . ,0
 . . . the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank . ,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 . ",1
i just loved every minute of this film . ,1
"although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure , it feels more forced than usual . ",0
part of the charm of satin rouge is that it avoids the obvious with humour and lightness . ,1
if you're not the target demographic . . . this movie is one long chick-flick slog . ,0
one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies ever made . ,1
it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it . ,0
a true pleasure . ,1
the actors are fantastic . they are what makes it worth the trip to the theatre . ,1
 . . . bibbidy-bobbidi-bland . ,0
a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks . the thing just never gets off the ground . ,0
"such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution . ",0
"bang ! zoom ! it's actually pretty funny , but in all the wrong places . ",0
"a punch line without a premise , a joke built entirely from musty memories of half-dimensional characters . ",0
never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance . ,0
"a melancholy , emotional film . ",1
only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience . ,0
director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film's music than to the story line ; what's best about drumline is its energy . ,1
"does paint some memorable images . . . , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters",0
ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would . ,0
" "" juwanna mann ? "" no thanks . wewannour money back , actually . ",0
"while maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity , this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman's warmest . ",1
"a comedy that is warm , inviting , and surprising . ",1
not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through . ,0
"after several scenes of this tacky nonsense , you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget . ",0
this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short . ,1
scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario . ,1
changing lanes is an anomaly for a hollywood movie ; it's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say . ,1
few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands . ,1
"a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault , the film is less successful on other levels . ",0
"sure , i hated myself in the morning . but then again , i hate myself most mornings . i still like moonlight mile , better judgment be damned . ",1
 . . . delivers few moments of inspiration amid the bland animation and simplistic story . ,0
what 'blade runner' would've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel . ,0
"in my own very humble opinion , in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works . ",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 . ,1
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced . . . it's a pity that [nelson's] achievement doesn't match his ambition . ,0
a well-made thriller with a certain level of intelligence and non-reactionary morality . ,1
"it may not be "" last tango in paris "" but . . . ",1
this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost . ,0
jeffrey tambor's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy . ,1
"it's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie , trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness . ",0
"it is a challenging film , if not always a narratively cohesive one . ",1
"everything that has to do with yvan and charlotte , and everything that has to do with yvan's rambunctious , jewish sister and her non-jew husband , feels funny and true . ",1
the film starts out as competent but unremarkable . . . and gradually grows into something of considerable power . ,1
what's so striking about jolie's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair . ,1
fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters . and forget about any attempt at a plot ! ,0
thoroughly enjoyable . ,1
" . . . a visually seductive , unrepentantly trashy take on rice's second installment of her vampire chronicles . ",1
should have been someone else-,0
most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for shearer's radio show and his simpson voice-overs . ,0
provide[s] nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue . ,1
"a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity , and an event . ",1
"perfectly pitched between comedy and tragedy , hope and despair , about schmidt instead comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness . ",1
"blue crush follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling . ",0
"the filmmakers wisely decided to let crocodile hunter steve irwin do what he does best , and fashion a story around him . ",1
"high crimes knows the mistakes that bad movies make and is determined not to make them , and maybe that is nobility of a sort . ",1
"at some point , all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill . ",0
hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture . ,0
"in the book-on-tape market , the film of "" the kid stays in the picture "" would be an abridged edition",0
mildly amusing . ,0
a tour de force of modern cinema . ,1
"this is a truly , truly bad movie . ",0
"this isn't a narrative film -- i don't know if it's possible to make a narrative film about september 11th , though i'm sure some will try -- but it's as close as anyone has dared to come . ",1
[barry] gives assassin a disquieting authority . ,1
"what's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness , parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you . ",1
"a twisty , moody slice of southern gothic . . . ",1
"the pacing is glacial , the screenplay is stiff as a board , and things heat up only in the movie's final scenes . ",0
i didn't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot . ,0
"a canny , derivative , wildly gruesome portrait of a london sociopath who's the scariest of sadists . ",1
about nowhere kids who appropriated turfs as they found them and become self-made celebrity athletes -- a low-down version of the american dream . ,1
"it smacks of purely commercial motivation , with no great love for the original . ",0
"skins has a right to yawp , and we have a right to our grains of salt . ",0
"although purportedly a study in modern alienation , it's really little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and deadeningly drawn-out . ",0
together [time out and human resources] establish mr . cantet as france's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace . ,1
"it is a comedy that's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling ( and an uneasy alliance , at that ) . ",0
a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis . ,0
its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper . ,0
there aren't many laughs in this interesting study of the cultural mores of georgian jews in tel aviv . ,0
"the most horrific movie experience i've had since "" can't stop the music . "" it may as well be called "" jar-jar binks : the movie . "" it's that painful . ",0
"for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek , they'll probably run out screaming . ",0
narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films . it zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special . ,1
"a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects , hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks . ",0
the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise . ,0
hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are . ,0
all the small moments and flashbacks don't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition . ,0
dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material . ,0
most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears . ,0
"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real , complicated emotions . ",1
"my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering , wheezy drag . . . ",0
"after you laugh once ( maybe twice ) , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot . ",0
"the dialogue is cumbersome , the simpering soundtrack and editing more so . ",0
an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time . ,1
"overall , the film misses the brilliance of jelinek's novel by some way . it settles for being merely grim . ",0
"the movie feels like it's going to be great , and it carries on feeling that way for a long time , but takeoff just never happens . ",0
"more timely than its director could ever have dreamed , this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders , desperate for work and food . ",1
"combines improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end , we are undeniably touched . ",1
"it won't hold up over the long haul , but in the moment , finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee . ",1
"slow and ponderous , but rohmer's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion , sacrifice , and christian love in the face of political corruption . ",1
"few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director neil burger follows up with are terribly convincing , which is a pity , considering barry's terrific performance . ",0
"the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements , in terms of love , age , gender , race , and class . ",0
it bites hard . ,0
"drama of temptation , salvation and good intentions is a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power . ",1
even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation cannot engage . ,0
"at every opportunity to do something clever , the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability . . . all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it",0
"with dickens' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath's even-toned direction , a ripping good yarn is told . ",1
"the parts are better than the whole ( bizarre , funny , tragic - like love in new york ) . ",0
even die-hard fans of japanese animation . . . will find this one a challenge . ,0
"if you're looking for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger , enough is just the ticket you need . ",1
"sorvino is delightful in the central role . she nearly glows with enthusiasm , sensuality and a conniving wit . ",1
a low-key labor of love that strikes a very resonant chord . ,1
"i found myself liking the film , though in this case one man's treasure could prove to be another man's garbage . ",1
historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit . but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material . ,0
"the overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent , like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors . ",0
a somewhat disappointing and meandering saga . ,0
 . . . hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves . ,0
"the film is all over the place , really . it dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum . ",0
one of [herzog's] least inspired works . ,1
"it may be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1
"de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork . but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park , new jersey , this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins . ",0
"captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity , overnight , is robbed and replaced with a persecuted "" other . "" ",1
if i spy were funny ( enough ) or exciting ( enough ) then it would be fairly simple to forgive the financial extortion it's trying to reap from the moviegoing public . ,0
"plays like one long , meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz , rather than a fully developed story . ",0
"to work , love stories require the full emotional involvement and support of a viewer . that is made almost impossible by events that set the plot in motion . ",0
an unexpectedly sweet story of sisterhood . ,1
" . . . the efforts of its star , kline , to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught . ",0
"a movie i loved on first sight and , even more important , love in remembrance . ",1
"you can see where big bad love is trying to go , but it never quite gets there . ",0
"the real triumphs in igby come from philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest , and sarandon , who couldn't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron . ",1
"it has charm to spare , and unlike many romantic comedies , it does not alienate either gender in the audience . ",1
i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale -- you won't be sorry ! ,1
its one-sidedness . . . flirts with propaganda . ,0
the warm presence of zhao benshan makes the preposterous lying hero into something more than he reasonably should be . ,1
"opens at a funeral , ends on the protagonist's death bed and doesn't get much livelier in the three hours in between . ",0
"doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie's spycraft and uses damon's ability to be focused and sincere . ",1
[a] mess . ,0
a film that loses sight of its own story . ,0
"red dragon "" never cuts corners . ",1
"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love . ",1
"dogtown is hollow , self-indulgent , and - worst of all - boring . ",0
horrible,0
it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action . ,0
i found myself more appreciative of what the director was trying to do than of what he had actually done . ,0
"yes , 4ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes , but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to spirited away ? ",0
the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be . ,1
"despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life , the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine . ",0
"look , this is a terrific flick replete with dazzling camera-work , dancing and music . ",1
"contrived as this may sound , mr . rose's updating works surprisingly well . ",1
the performances are an absolute joy . ,1
"zhang yimou delivers warm , genuine characters who lie not through dishonesty , but because they genuinely believe it's the only way to bring happiness to their loved ones . ",1
"it desperately wants to be a wacky , screwball comedy , but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time . ",0
"despite some strong performances , never rises above the level of a telanovela . ",0
"is truth stranger than fiction ? in [screenwriter] charlie kaufman's world , truth and fiction are equally strange , and his for the taking . ",1
it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors . ,1
"if you go into the theater expecting a scary , action-packed chiller , you might soon be looking for a sign . an exit sign , that is . ",0
to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree . ,0
"supposedly based upon real , or at least soberly reported incidents , the film ends with a large human tragedy . alas , getting there is not even half the interest . ",0
contrived pastiche of caper clichs . ,0
what makes this film special is serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context . ,1
"delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for . ",1
it's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story . ,0
"the film is small in scope , yet perfectly formed . ",1
has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool . ,0
"for its 100 minutes running time , you'll wait in vain for a movie to happen . ",0
a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving . . . ,1
"though the opera itself takes place mostly indoors , jacquot seems unsure of how to evoke any sort of naturalism on the set . ",0
about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come . ,1
fessenden's narrative is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy . ,1
"instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral , schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view . ",1
craig bartlett and director tuck tucker should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters . ,1
"it's an unusual , thoughtful bio-drama with a rich subject and some fantastic moments and scenes . ",1
unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script . ,0
"sandra bullock , despite downplaying her good looks , carries a little too much ain't- she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff . ",0
dense and thoughtful and brimming with ideas that are too complex to be rapidly absorbed . ,1
"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 . ",1
"the video work is so grainy and rough , so dependent on being 'naturalistic' rather than carefully lit and set up , that it's exhausting to watch . ",0
could as easily have been called 'under siege 3 : in alcatraz' . . . a cinematic corpse that never springs to life . ,0
"nicolas philibert observes life inside a one-room schoolhouse in northern france in his documentary to be and to have , easily one of the best films of the year . ",1
" . . . blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts , disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves . ",0
"the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie , like life , isn't much fun without the highs and lows . ",0
"the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor , but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy . ",0
"the film benefits greatly from a less manic tone than its predecessor , as cho appears to have settled comfortably into her skin . ",1
one of the smartest takes on singles culture i've seen in a long time . ,1
the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad . ,0
so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,0
"it's got its heart in the right place , but it also wilts after awhile . ",0
"it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic , the wife is patient , the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate , but short enough to make a dream seem possible . ",0
a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise . ,0
"everytime you think undercover brother has run out of steam , it finds a new way to surprise and amuse . ",1
"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden . . . if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . ",0
an encouraging effort from mccrudden,0
"it's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed , but that's neither completely enlightening , nor does it catch the intensity of the movie's strangeness . ",1
there's no reason to miss interview with the assassin,1
a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france's most inventive directors . ,1
if only merchant paid more attention the story . ,0
"some people march to the beat of a different drum , and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in , this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options . ",1
warm and exotic . ,1
gets better after foster leaves that little room . ,0
"a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment , superhero comics , and japanese animation . ",1
"if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise , it would have been better off dead . ",0
just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole . ,0
a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles . ,1
"a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving , is funny and looks professional . ",1
"for a film about explosions and death and spies , "" ballistic : ecks vs . sever "" seems as safe as a children's film . well , in some of those , the mother deer even dies . ",0
well-meaning but inert . ,0
moore's performance impresses almost as much as her work with haynes in 1995's safe . ,1
"supposedly , pokemon can't be killed , but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over . ",0
"a fine effort , an interesting topic , some intriguing characters and a sad ending . certainly the big finish wasn't something galinsky and hawley could have planned for . . . but part of being a good documentarian is being there when the rope snaps . ",1
this version does justice both to stevenson and to the sci-fi genre . ,1
"there's an epic here , but you have to put it together yourself . ",0
"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing . ",1
"the movie has a soft , percolating magic , a deadpan suspense . ",1
the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects . ,1
"romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows , but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here . ",1
"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it's far too sentimental . ",0
"argento , at only 26 , brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock . ",1
"content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance . ",0
"director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries , but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad , and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place . ",0
it's stylishly directed with verve . . . ,1
"woody , what happened ? ",0
a well-rounded tribute to a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone . ,1
"for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression . ",0
"shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens , obsessive relationships , and rampant adultery so dull . ",0
"elling really is about a couple of crazy guys , and it's therapeutic to laugh along with them . ",1
"like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you can't fake . ",1
"maelstrom is strange and compelling , engrossing and different , a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor . ",1
a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special . ,0
"barry convinces us he's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful . ",1
"it is amusing , and that's all it needs to be . ",1
a good thriller . ,1
a pure participatory event that malnourished intellectuals will gulp down in a frenzy . ,1
automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf . ,0
"human resources was a good , straightforward tale , but time out is better . it's haunting . it's like a poem . ",1
another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues . ,0
an unorthodox little film noir organized crime story that includes one of the strangest love stories you will ever see . ,1
quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ? ,0
a taut psychological thriller that doesn't waste a moment of its two-hour running time . ,1
"together , miller , kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey . ",1
"a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director anthony friedman's similarly updated 1970 british production . ",1
proves mainly that south korean filmmakers can make undemanding action movies with all the alacrity of their hollywood counterparts . ,1
"plays as hollow catharsis , with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights . ",0
narc can only remind us of brilliant crime dramas without becoming one itself . ,0
"director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the "" miami vice "" checklist of power boats , latin music and dog tracks . he doesn't , however , deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash . ",0
it thankfully goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that [jaglom] pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice . ,1
"a grating , emaciated flick . ",0
"by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it , and , of course , feeling guilty for it . . . . then , miracle of miracles , the movie does a flip-flop . ",0
melanie eventually slugs the yankee . too bad the former murphy brown doesn't pop reese back . ,0
"the cast has a high time , but de broca has little enthusiasm for such antique pulp . ",0
the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it . ,1
less front-loaded and more shapely than the two-hour version released here in 1990 . ,1
"an ambitious , guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting . ",0
"maybe leblanc thought , "" hey , the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse . "" ",0
on the right track to something that's creepy and effective . . . it's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there . ,0
alternately frustrating and rewarding . ,0
"a truly moving experience , and a perfect example of how art -- when done right -- can help heal , clarify , and comfort . ",1
the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious . it's too bad nothing else is . ,0
"inventive , fun , intoxicatingly sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening . ",1
"smart , funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty , just-above-average off- broadway play . ",1
"for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies . ",0
"solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but he isn't talking a talk that appeals to me . ",0
"if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift , somebody unwrapped it early , took out all the good stuff , and left behind the crap ( literally ) . ",0
"rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick , the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian . ",0
"the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production's austere locales . ",1
"there are many things that solid acting can do for a movie , but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them . ",0
"continually challenges perceptions of guilt and innocence , of good guys and bad , and asks us whether a noble end can justify evil means . ",1
check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you don't want to think too much about what's going on . the movie does has some entertainment value - how much depends on how well you like chris rock . ,0
"the animation merely serves up a predictable , maudlin story that swipes heavily from bambi and the lion king , yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies . ",0
stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed . ,0
one of the funnier movies in town . ,1
the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow . ,0
the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters . ,0
it's just plain boring . ,0
feral and uncomfortable . ,1
"prancing his way through the tailor-made part of a male hooker approaching the end of his vitality , jagger obviously relishes every self-mocking moment . ",1
"'moore is like a progressive bull in a china shop , a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism . '",1
"because eight legged freaks is partly an homage to them , tarantula and other low- budget b-movie thrillers of the 1950s and '60s , the movie is a silly ( but not sophomoric ) romp through horror and hellish conditions . ",1
"preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment . ",1
"as part of mr . dong's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america , family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair . ",1
"worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames . ",0
"it shares the first two films' loose-jointed structure , but laugh-out-loud bits are few and far between . ",0
"though the film is well-intentioned , one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable . ",0
one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch . ,0
"with all the sympathy , empathy and pity fogging up the screen . . . his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles . ",0
fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds . ,0
"a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece . . . so dull that its tagline should be : 'in space , no one can hear you snore . '",0
"broder's screenplay is shallow , offensive and redundant , with pitifully few real laughs . ",0
rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down . ,0
it's so badly made on every level that i'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it . ,0
it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong . ,0
"gangster no . 1 is solid , satisfying fare for adults . ",1
"the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter 'uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie . ",0
"the film seems a dead weight . the lack of pace kills it , although , in a movie about cancer , this might be apt . ",0
pray has really done his subject justice . ,1
"occasionally melodramatic , it's also extremely effective . ",1
the film's snags and stumblings are more than compensated for by its wryly subversive tone . ,1
"although german cooking does not come readily to mind when considering the world's best cuisine , mostly martha could make deutchland a popular destination for hungry tourists . ",1
the script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar . ,1
"frida isn't that much different from many a hollywood romance . what sets it apart is the vision that taymor , the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus , brings . ",1
"downbeat , period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message . ",0
"interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots . ",0
"proves a servicable world war ii drama that can't totally hide its contrivances , but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored . ",1
"at its most basic , this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating . ",1
"bloody sunday has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made . it's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing can't possibly be enough . ",1
an old-fashioned drama of substance about a teacher's slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue . ,1
"a frantic search for laughs , with a hit-to-miss ratio that doesn't exactly favour the audience . ",0
"it helps that the central performers are experienced actors , and that they know their roles so well . ",1
the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side . ,1
"poetry in motion captured on film . while it can be a bit repetitive , overall it's an entertaining and informative documentary . ",1
"a very slow , uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel . ",0
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance . . . ,0
earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material . ,0
does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny . ,0
"build some robots , haul 'em to the theatre with you for the late show , and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year . ",0
"we're left with a story that tries to grab us , only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments . ",0
"i found it slow , predictable and not very amusing . ",0
"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit . ",0
it's one of the most honest films ever made about hollywood . ,1
this is a happy throwback to the time when cartoons were cinema's most idiosyncratic form instead of one of its most predictable . ,1
an unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse . ,0
"i was hoping that it would be sleazy and fun , but it was neither . ",0
cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes . ,0
a pretentious mess . ,0
"has an unmistakable , easy joie de vivre . ",1
"the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death , if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication . ",0
 . . . the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy . ,0
love liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit . ,0
"'it's better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists . cynics need not apply . '",1
"it's a loathsome movie , it really is and it makes absolutely no sense . ",0
"she's not yet an actress , not quite a singer . . . ",0
needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance . ,0
"audiences are advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching , but otherwise the production is suitably elegant . ",1
"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , but one of the best love stories of any stripe . ",1
"this story still seems timely and important . and there's an element of heartbreak to watching it now , with older and wiser eyes , because we know what will happen after greene's story ends . ",1
"a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people , seen through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause . ",1
for all its problems . . . the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring . . . which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience . ,1
rarely has a film's title served such dire warning . ,0
ferrara directs the entire film with the kind of detachment that makes any given frame look like a family's custom-made christmas card . ,1
chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack . ,0
frenetic but not really funny . ,0
the result is something quite fresh and delightful . ,1
"yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally "" superior "" friends , family . . . ",0
canadian filmmaker gary burns' inventive and mordantly humorous take on the soullessness of work in the city . ,1
nothing about it fits . ,0
"it's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances , but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable . ",0
"deadly dull , pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel . ",0
feels like a cold old man going through the motions . ,0
"accuracy and realism are terrific , but if your film becomes boring , and your dialogue isn't smart , then you need to use more poetic license . ",0
"a tired , unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre . ",0
"intelligent , caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being . ",1
all prints of this film should be sent to and buried on pluto . ,0
mazel tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage . ,1
"isn't as sharp as the original . . . despite some visual virtues , 'blade ii' just doesn't cut it . ",0
"so what is the point ? lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland , basically . ",0
makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man's greatness . ,1
"although the editing might have been tighter , hush ! sympathetically captures the often futile lifestyle of young people in modern japan . ",1
"makes s&m seem very romantic , and maggie gyllenhaal is a delight . ",1
"not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved , and daniel radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as harry , but the film conjures the magic of author j . k . rowling's books . ",1
"none of his actors stand out , but that's less of a problem here than it would be in another film : characterization matters less than atmosphere . ",1
"a lighthearted , feel-good film that embraces the time-honored truth that the most powerful thing in life is love . ",1
"smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem . ",1
the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences . ,0
it's not the least of afghan tragedies that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history . ,1
it has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you . . . ,1
"while surprisingly sincere , this average little story is adorned with some awesome action photography and surfing . ",1
it's a count for our times . ,1
hollywood's answer to an air ball . ,0
where the film falters is in its tone . ,0
the result is mesmerizing -- filled with menace and squalor . ,1
"shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story , but you might want to think twice before booking passage . ",0
"kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter ) . ",0
"just about everyone involved here seems to be coasting . there are a few modest laughs , but certainly no thrills . ",0
a solid film . . . but more conscientious than it is truly stirring . ,0
one scarcely needs the subtitles to enjoy this colorful action farce . ,1
a carefully structured scream of consciousness that is tortured and unsettling--but unquestionably alive . ,1
it'll keep you wide awake and . . . very tense . ,1
"you may be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear . ",1
"4 friends , 2 couples , 2000 miles , and all the pabst blue ribbon beer they can drink - it's the ultimate redneck road-trip . ",1
"the large-frame imax camera lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers . ",1
a woman's pic directed with resonance by ilya chaiken . ,1
the bourne identity is what summer screen escapism used to be in the decades when it was geared more to grownups . ,1
"funny in a sick , twisted sort of way . ",1
it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate . ,0
delivers roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information . ,1
"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . ",1
"ram dass fierce grace moulds itself as an example to up-and-coming documentarians , of the overlooked pitfalls of such an endeavour . ",0
"[cho's face is] an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots . ",1
something must have been lost in the translation . ,0
as simple and innocent a movie as you can imagine . this is a movie you can trust . ,1
trades run-of-the-mill revulsion for extreme unease . ,1
"with lines that feel like long soliloquies -- even as they are being framed in conversation -- max is static , stilted . ",0
"like its bizarre heroine , it irrigates our souls . ",1
bottom-rung new jack city wannabe . ,0
knows how to make our imagination wonder . ,1
"its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs , the man in the iron mask and the musketeer . ",0
the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters . ,0
a lovely and beautifully photographed romance . ,1
the beauty of alexander payne's ode to the everyman is in the details . ,1
"makes for some truly odd , at times confusing , kids entertainment . . . but at least this time there's some centered storytelling to go along with all the weird stuff . ",0
"i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment 'tap , tap , tap , tap , tapping away' on this screenplay . ",0
takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights . ,1
"while undisputed isn't exactly a high , it is a gripping , tidy little movie that takes mr . hill higher than he's been in a while . ",1
"not as good as the full monty , but a really strong second effort . ",1
"a b-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget . ",1
"from the opening strains of the average white band's "" pick up the pieces "" , you can feel the love . ",1
"an ambitious movie that , like shiner's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that don't come off . ",1
"cineasts will revel in those visual in-jokes , as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark's dogma movement . ",1
"after an uncertain start , murder hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling . ",1
"crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families . ",0
"the plot is very clever , but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events , all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of . ",0
" . . . there's a choppy , surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise . ",0
the best film of the year 2002 . ,1
an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound . ,0
"girlfriends are bad , wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy . ",0
there isn't one moment in the film that surprises or delights . ,0
the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it doesn't make any sense . ,0
"its message has merit and , in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack , might have made a point or two regarding life . ",0
a story about intelligent high school students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously . it is also beautifully acted . ,1
"it's . . . worth the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is , quite pointedly , about the peril of such efforts . ",1
"this isn't a "" friday "" worth waiting for . ",0
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse . ,0
cho's fans are sure to be entertained ; it's only fair in the interest of full disclosure to say that -- on the basis of this film alone -- i'm not one of them . ,0
"'the film is stark , straightforward and deadly . . . an unnatural calm that's occasionally shaken by . . . blasts of rage , and later , violent jealousy . '",1
everything is pegged into the groove of a new york dating comedy with 'issues' to simplify . ,0
"frank capra played this story straight . but the 2002 film doesn't really believe in it , and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate 'comedy' scenes . ",0
"likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes . ",1
watching these eccentrics is both inspiring and pure joy . ,1
"the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac , we don't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament . ",0
horns and halos benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth . ,1
"care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up , but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters . ",0
one fantastic ( and educational ) documentary . ,1
"immersing us in the endlessly inventive , fiercely competitive world of hip-hop djs , the project is sensational and revelatory , even if scratching makes you itch . ",1
a map of the inner rhythms of love and jealousy and sacrifice drawn with a master's steady stroke . ,1
not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie . ,0
" . . . an airless , prepackaged julia roberts wannabe that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you'll wonder if lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit . ",0
"part comedy , part drama , the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full , and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas , but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole . ",0
"a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and , for that matter , shrek ) . ",0
"may take its sweet time to get wherever it's going , but if you have the patience for it , you won't feel like it's wasted yours . ",1
"an even more predictable , cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor . ",0
what makes esther kahn so demanding is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony . but it's worth the concentration . ,1
"the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable . ",1
"captures all the longing , anguish and ache , the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world . ",1
"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 . ",1
troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal . ,0
"as any creature-feature fan knows , when you cross toxic chemicals with a bunch of exotic creatures , you get a lot of running around , screaming and death . on that score , the film certainly doesn't disappoint . ",1
an exquisitely crafted and acted tale . ,1
"a dark , dull thriller with a parting shot that misfires . ",0
"a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality , probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment . ",0
"witty dialog between realistic characters showing honest emotions . it's touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor . like blended shades of lipstick , these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs . ",1
 . . . a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations . ,1
that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies . ,0
the scriptwriters are no less a menace to society than the film's characters . ,0
"filled with honest performances and exceptional detail , baran is a gentle film with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity . ",1
"unlike most teen flicks , swimming takes its time to tell its story , casts mostly little-known performers in key roles , and introduces some intriguing ambiguity . ",1
"a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast , actor bill paxton's directing debut is a creepy slice of gothic rural americana . ",1
"that rare film whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is needed . ",1
a half-assed film . ,0
the next generation of mob movie . part low rent godfather . part three stooges . ,1
scores a few points for doing what it does with a dedicated and good-hearted professionalism . ,1
allen's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal . ,1
a very funny movie . ,1
"the film boasts dry humor and jarring shocks , plus moments of breathtaking mystery . ",1
snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0
my wife is an actress works as well as it does because [the leads] are such a companionable couple . ,1
it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots . ,0
'this movie sucks . ',0
"for every cheesy scene , though , there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized . ",1
"a disaster of a drama , saved only by its winged assailants . ",0
aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness . ,0
as vulgar as it is banal . ,0
"the off-center humor is a constant , and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery . ",1
the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels . ,0
a captivating coming-of-age story that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless age . ,1
"who needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this , the final part of the 'qatsi' trilogy , directed by godfrey reggio , with music by philip glass ? ",1
 . . . an agreeable time-wasting device -- but george pal's low-tech 1960 version still rules the epochs . ,1
a certain sexiness underlines even the dullest tangents . ,1
"what bloody sunday lacks in clarity , it makes up for with a great , fiery passion . ",1
kinnear . . . gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers . ,1
this beautifully animated epic is never dull . ,1
" "" sorority boys "" was funnier , and that movie was pretty bad . ",0
"a mess , but it's a sincere mess . ",1
"in the end , there isn't much to it . ",0
"a graceful , moving tribute to the courage of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief shared by the nation at their sacrifice . ",1
"this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff , demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent , well-made b movie is long gone . ",0
"this is a throwaway , junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself . ",0
a slight but sweet film . ,1
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try . ,0
"it's a gag that's worn a bit thin over the years , though don't ask still finds a few chuckles . ",0
"it's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances , from himself and from newcomer derek luke . ",1
"the cast , collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist , shows deft comic timing . ",1
the worst kind of independent ; the one where actors play dress down hicks and ponderously mope around trying to strike lightning as captured by their 1970s predecessors,0
"laughably , irredeemably awful . ",0
it's a fanboy 'what if ? ' brought to life on the big screen . ,0
" . . . a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs  sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh . ",1
the most compelling wiseman epic of recent years . ,1
"i don't think i laughed out loud once . and when you're talking about a slapstick comedy , that's a pretty big problem . ",0
"the movie barely makes sense , with its unbelievable navet and arbitrary flashbacks . ",0
shrewd but pointless . ,0
"if you can keep your eyes open amid all the blood and gore , you'll see del toro has brought unexpected gravity to blade ii . ",1
"functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing . ",1
much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep . ,1
"skins has a desolate air , but eyre , a native american raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor . ",1
"william shatner , as a pompous professor , is the sole bright spot . . . ",0
it's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn . ,1
"too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize , and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay . ",0
"this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes , but it's a tad slow . ",0
"a muddled limp biscuit of a movie , a vampire soap opera that doesn't make much sense even on its own terms . ",0
buy popcorn . take nothing seriously and enjoy the ride . ,1
"there are a few stabs at absurdist comedy . . . but mostly the humor is of the sweet , gentle and occasionally cloying kind that has become an iranian specialty . ",1
"the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner , who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act . ",0
"twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career , clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him . big time . ",0
the film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work . ,1
from blushing to gushing---imamura squirts the screen in warm water under a red bridge',1
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary . ,0
"despite impeccable acting . . . and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even , at times , preposterous ) turns , love is just too , too precious in the end . ",0
"muccino , who directed from his own screenplay , is a canny crowd pleaser , and the last kiss . . . provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex . ",1
the auteur's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug . ,1
it's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary . . . ,1
the movie's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach . but is that knot from dramatic tension or a symptom of artistic malnutrition ? ,0
did the film inform and educate me ? yes . did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ? no . and that is where ararat went astray . ,0
"each scene drags , underscoring the obvious , and sentiment is slathered on top . ",0
"an exceedingly clever piece of cinema . another great what you don't see' is much more terrifying than what you do see thriller , coupled with some arresting effects , incandescent tones and stupendous performances",1
"bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie . ",0
"the soupy end result has the odd distinction of being playful without being fun , too . ",0
"the delicious trimmingsarrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minutewith a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two . ",1
should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor . ,0
"proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books , they can't go wrong . better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh . an excellent sequel . ",1
tsai ming-liang's ghosts are painfully aware of their not-being . ,1
julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan . ,0
"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . ",0
'how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ',0
miller has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection . ,1
"like many such biographical melodramas , it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories . ",0
i loved looking at this movie . i just didn't care as much for the story . ,0
an endearingly offbeat romantic comedy with a great meet-cute gimmick . ,1
it's one of the saddest films i have ever seen that still manages to be uplifting but not overly sentimental . ,1
"an engaging , formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement . ",1
"if you don't flee , you might be seduced . if you don't laugh , flee . ",1
"i still can't relate to stuart : he's a mouse , for cryin' out loud , and all he does is milk it with despondent eyes and whine that nobody treats him human enough . ",0
we want the funk - and this movie's got it . ,1
"it's a humble effort , but spiced with wry humor and genuine pathos , especially between morgan and redgrave . ",1
there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong . this is an hour and a half of daydreaming . ,0
"we know the plot's a little crazy , but it held my interest from start to finish . ",1
"the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans . ",1
the philosophical musings of the dialogue jar against the tawdry soap opera antics of the film's action in a way that is surprisingly enjoyable . ,1
the story and structure are well-honed . fresnadillo's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that won't go away . ,1
friday after next is a lot more bluster than bite . ,0
"even when foreign directors . . . borrow stuff from hollywood , they invariably shake up the formula and make it more interesting . ",1
"nearly surreal , dabbling in french , this is no simple movie , and you'll be taking a risk if you choose to see it . i enjoyed the ride ( bumps and all ) , creamy depth , and ultimate theme . ",1
the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second . ,0
none of this is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think . ,0
"a terrific b movie -- in fact , the best in recent memory . ",1
curling may be a unique sport but men with brooms is distinctly ordinary . ,0
worse than 'silence of the lambs' better than 'hannibal',1
 . . . overly melodramatic . . . ,0
"every potential twist is telegraphed well in advance , every performance respectably muted ; the movie itself seems to have been made under the influence of rohypnol . ",0
about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through . ,0
it's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey . ,0
like old myths and wonder tales spun afresh . ,1
"[johnnie to and wai ka fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers . ",0
"slow , dry , poorly cast , but beautifully shot . ",0
"parker probably thinks he's shaking up a classic the way kenneth branagh and baz luhrmann have , but this half-hearted messing-about just makes us miss wilde's still-contemporary play . ",0
"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world . ",1
"by taking entertainment tonight subject matter and giving it humor and poignancy , auto focus becomes both gut-bustingly funny and crushingly depressing . ",1
a workshop mentality prevails . ,0
"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy . ",0
"mr . wedge and mr . saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well . their film falters , however , in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy , a salute that i'd hoped the movie would avoid . ",0
very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience . ,1
"this is mild-mannered , been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant , the outrageous . ",0
"assayas' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne's novel . ",1
"the attempt is courageous , even if the result is wildly uneven . ",0
"streamlined to a tight , brisk 85-minute screwball thriller , "" big trouble "" is funny , harmless and as substantial as a tub of popcorn with extra butter . ",1
"it is ridiculous , of course . . . but it is also refreshing , disarming , and just outright enjoyable despite its ridiculousness . ",1
"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to don't look back . ",1
a vivid cinematic portrait . ,1
"fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor . ",0
"maybe it is formula filmmaking , but there's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is . ",1
"opens as promising as any war/adventure film you'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama , better suited for a movie titled "" glory : a soldier's story . "" ",0
"moretti . . . is the rare common-man artist who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness . ",1
" . . . a ho-hum affair , always watchable yet hardly memorable . ",0
" . . . the good and different idea [of middle-aged romance] is not handled well and , except for the fine star performances , there is little else to recommend "" never again . "" ",0
you don't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance . ,1
"ill-considered , unholy hokum . ",0
an almost unbearably morbid love story . ,1
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . ,0
"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle , but it is effective . it's a quirky , off-beat project . . . . ",1
"a somewhat crudely constructed but gripping , questing look at a person so racked with self-loathing , he becomes an enemy to his own race . ",1
it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding . ,0
a rip-roaring comedy action fest that'll put hairs on your chest . ,1
a loquacious and dreary piece of business . ,0
"stitch is a bad mannered , ugly and destructive little * * * * . no cute factor here . not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise . ",0
"frida is certainly no disaster , but neither is it the kahlo movie frida fans have been looking for . ",0
"a very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy . ",1
can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies . . . except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality . ,0
"even in its most tedious scenes , russian ark is mesmerizing . ",1
director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one . ,1
" . . . a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex , drugs and rock 'n' roll . ",1
routine and rather silly . ,0
bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability . ,1
"like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end . ",1
"instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story , the film's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre . but what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ? ",0
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes . ,1
"delia , greta , and paula rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year . as each of them searches for their place in the world , miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking , flawed humanity . ",1
"unlike lots of hollywood fluff , this has layered , well-developed characters and some surprises . ",1
"while it's all quite tasteful to look at , the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own . ",0
"pure cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness and swooning elegance . ",1
this version of h . g . wells' time machine was directed by h . g . wells' great-grandson . they should have found orson welles' great-grandson . ,0
schtte's dramatic snapshot of the artist three days before his death offers an interesting bit of speculation as to the issues brecht faced as his life drew to a close . ,1
"the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no . 1 , but falls apart long before the end . ",0
"the story is virtually impossible to follow here , but there's a certain style and wit to the dialogue . ",1
es triste tener que decirles que lo nico grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la heather . . . ,0
"the creative animation work may not look as fully 'rendered' as pixar's industry standard , but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree . ",1
"made me unintentionally famous  as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby . but believe it or not , it's one of the most beautiful , evocative works i've seen . ",1
"eventually arrives at its heart , as simple self-reflection meditation . ",0
"grant is certainly amusing , but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length",1
"it's as if allen , at 66 , has stopped challenging himself . ",0
jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers . ,1
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters . ,1
a modestly made but profoundly moving documentary . ,1
an absorbing and unsettling psychological drama . ,1
"nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head . ",1
just the sort of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name . ,0
less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith itself . ,1
"it's so laddish and juvenile , only teenage boys could possibly find it funny . ",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 . it's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective . ",1
"a morose little soap opera about three vapid , insensitive people who take turns hurting each other . it's a feature-length adaptation of one of those "" can this marriage be saved ? "" columns from ladies home journal . . . ",0
"deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame . ",1
a brutally dry satire of middle american numbness . ,1
"instead of hiding pinocchio from critics , miramax should have hidden it from everyone . ",0
"it's more enjoyable than i expected , though , and that's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs . cinematic pratfalls given a working over . the cast is spot on and the mood is laid back . ",1
 . . . a well-observed and disturbing little movie,1
mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls . ,0
it's never a good sign when a film's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma . it's a worse sign when you begin to envy her condition . ,0
offers a breath of the fresh air of true sophistication . ,1
"ana is a vivid , vibrant individual and the movie's focus upon her makes it successful and accessible . ",1
"the movie addresses a hungry need for pg-rated , nonthreatening family movies , but it doesn't go too much further . ",1
"dull and mechanical , kinda like a very goofy museum exhibit",0
what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is . ,1
for all its serious sense of purpose . . . [it] finds a way to lay bare the tragedies of its setting with a good deal of warmth and humor . ,1
nearly every attempt at humor here is doa . ,0
"max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve . . . as far as art is concerned , it's mission accomplished . ",1
"you needn't be steeped in '50s sociology , pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes' work . though haynes' style apes films from the period . . . its message is not rooted in that decade . ",1
"egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious . ",0
intriguing and downright intoxicating . ,1
"a subtle , poignant picture of goodness that is flawed , compromised and sad . ",1
"even though it's common knowledge that park and his founding partner , yong kang , lost kozmo in the end , you can't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth . ",1
excellent performances from jacqueline bisset and martha plimpton grace this deeply touching melodrama . ,1
"the level of maturity displayed by this 33-year-old first-time feature director is astonishing , considering her inexperience and her subject matter . ",1
"the sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins . ",1
a poignant comedy that offers food for thought . ,1
this remake gets all there is to get out of a peculiar premise with promise : al pacino loathing robin williams . ,1
"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 . ",1
the hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale explore the connections between place and personal identity . ,1
ramsay and morton fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling . ,1
"cold , sterile and lacking any color or warmth . ",0
"large budget notwithstanding , the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride . but this time , the old mib label stands for milder isn't better . ",0
my response to the film is best described as lukewarm . maybe i found the proceedings a little bit too conventional . ,0
"for the future , one hopes mr . plympton will find room for one more member of his little band , a professional screenwriter . ",0
it's a boom-box of a movie that might have been titled 'the loud and the ludicrous' . . . the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is all too calculated . ,0
ofrece una buena oportunidad de cultura ( aunque sea condensada ) que bien vale la pena aprovechar . ,1
"well-meaning to a fault , antwone fisher manages the dubious feat of turning one man's triumph of will into everyman's romance comedy . ",0
this dramatically shaky contest of wills only reiterates the old hollywood saw : evil is interesting and good is boring . ,0
skip work to see it at the first opportunity . ,1
rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue . ,0
the two leads chomp considerably more scenery with their acting than fire-breathing monsters barbecue with their breath . . . ,1
"if you love the music , and i do , its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary . . . ",1
waydowntown manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it . ,1
charlize chases kevin with a gun . courtney chases stuart with a cell phone . the sound of gunfire and cell phones ringing . ,0
"who is the audience for cletis tout ? anybody who enjoys quirky , fun , popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little bloodshed . ",1
"jackson tries to keep the plates spinning as best he can , but all the bouncing back and forth can't help but become a bit tedious -- even with the breathtaking landscapes and villainous varmints there to distract you from the ricocheting . ",1
"if this movie were a book , it would be a page-turner , you can't wait to see what happens next . ",1
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters . ,0
this movie got me grinning . there's a part of us that cannot help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something . ,1
this one is strictly a lightweight escapist film . ,1
"an unflinching , complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen . ",1
"this movie is something of an impostor itself , stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work . ",0
rarely does such high-profile talent serve such literate material . ,1
ranks among willams' best screen work . ,1
"eventually , they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot . ",0
"the dramatic crisis doesn't always succeed in its quest to be taken seriously , but huppert's volatile performance makes for a riveting movie experience . ",1
a dream cast of solid female talent who build a seamless ensemble . there isn't a weak or careless performance amongst them . ,1
"the best movie of its kind since 'brazil . ' lucas , take notes . this is how you use special effects . ",1
"el peso de un lquido incoloro , el peso del lquido vital , del amor como elemento de vida , y de muerte . . . ",1
delightfully rendered,1
needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion 'grandeur' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism . ,0
" "" the tuxedo "" should have been the vehicle for chan that "" the mask "" was for jim carrey . alas , it's the man that makes the clothes . ",0
this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic . ,0
"static , repetitive , muddy and blurry , hey arnold ! would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year . ",0
don't expect any subtlety from this latest entry in the increasingly threadbare gross-out comedy cycle . ,0
"a much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe . ",1
"unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters , the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor , ethnic slurs . ",0
"thanks to the chteau's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises . ",1
a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958 . ,0
an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas . ,0
"an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey seen through the right eyes , with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do . ",1
earnest but heavy-handed . ,0
i whole-heartedly recommend that everyone see this movie-- for its historical significance alone . ,1
"was i scared ? only at the prospect of beck's next project . let's see , a haunted house , a haunted ship , what's next . . . ghost blimp ? ",0
roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than 'shindler's list' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie . ,1
"'anyone with a passion for cinema , and indeed sex , should see it as soon as possible . '",1
 . . . a true delight . ,1
"yes they can swim , the title is merely anne-sophie birot's off-handed way of saying girls find adolescence difficult to wade through . ",0
"cry havoc and let slip the dogs of cheese , indeed . ",0
plays like john le carr with a couple of burnt-out cylinders . ,0
the skirmishes for power waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense . ,0
maelstrom is a deliberately unsteady mixture of stylistic elements . ,1
"with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera , hlne angel is definitely a director to watch . ",1
"intensely romantic , thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery . ",1
"spirit is a visual treat , and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards , but it lacks a strong narrative . ",0
"writer/director david caesar ladles on the local flavour with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza . ",1
"whatever satire lucky break was aiming for , it certainly got lost in the "" soon-to-be-forgettable "" section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile . it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars",0
"sweet gentle jesus , did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history ? ",0
"a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite . it's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . ",1
" "" mr . deeds "" is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought . ",1
"just because it really happened to you , honey , doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else . ",0
"a triumph , a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light . ",1
comes across as a fairly weak retooling . ,0
"so young , so smart , such talent , such a wise * * * . ",1
"if s&m seems like a strange route to true love , maybe it is , but it's to this film's ( and its makers' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves . ",1
trademark american triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent french drama that deftly explores the difficult relationship between a father and son . ,1
leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances . ,0
the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum's good intentions . ,0
"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design . ",0
"utterly lacking in charm , wit and invention , roberto benigni's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film . ",0
a standard haunted house tale transplanted to the high seas . ,0
"if there's one thing this world needs less of , it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam . ",0
"though writer/director bart freundlich's film ultimately becomes a simplistic story about a dysfunctional parent-child relationship , it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance . ",1
" "" the best disney movie since the lion king "" ",1
ian holm conquers france as an earthy napoleon,1
provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views . ,1
"the screenplay is hugely overwritten , with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children . ",0
"until ( the ) superfluous . . . epilogue that leaks suspension of disbelief like a sieve , die another day is as stimulating & heart-rate-raising as any james bond thriller . ",1
"instead of making his own style , director marcus adams just copies from various sources  good sources , bad mixture",0
director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking . ,0
"the most amazing super-sized dosage of goofball stunts any "" jackass "" fan could want . ",1
samuel beckett applied to the iranian voting process . ,1
"morton is a great actress portraying a complex character , but morvern callar grows less compelling the farther it meanders from its shocking start . ",1
"well , jason's gone to manhattan and hell , i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey , don't shoot the messenger ) . ",0
"a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy , while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that , while past , really isn't . ",1
good-naturedly cornball sequel . ,1
"i felt sad for lise not so much because of what happens as because she was captured by this movie when she obviously belongs in something lighter and sunnier , by rohmer , for example . ",0
a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea . ,1
"a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s . ",1
"scotland , pa . blurs the line between black comedy and black hole . ",0
the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc . ,1
i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness . ,1
a startling and fresh examination of how the bike still remains an ambiguous icon in chinese society . ,1
"it just may inspire a few younger moviegoers to read stevenson's book , which is a treasure in and of itself . ",1
"[a] boldly stroked , luridly coloured , uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain . ",0
"too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good , it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing . ",0
just one bad idea after another . ,0
works because reno doesn't become smug or sanctimonious towards the audience . ,1
you know that ten bucks you'd spend on a ticket ? just send it to cranky . we don't get paid enough to sit through crap like this . ,0
"once she lets her love depraved leads meet , [denis'] story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle",0
"the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained . ",1
we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again . ,0
"sound the trumpets : for the first time since desperately seeking susan , madonna doesn't suck as an actress . ",1
"best indie of the year , so far . ",1
"as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming . ",1
"a delightful stimulus for the optic nerves , so much that it's forgivable that the plot feels like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow . ",1
"the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of "" 7th heaven . "" ",0
"nemesis suffers from a paunchy midsection , several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme . ",0
"despite its hawaiian setting , the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick , the basic plot of "" lilo "" could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script . ",1
less a heartfelt appeal for the handicapped than a nice belgian waffle . ,0
the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries . ,1
"it's a testament to de niro and director michael caton-jones that by movie's end , we accept the characters and the film , flaws and all . ",1
"aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with townsend . when she speaks , her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music . ",0
norton is magnetic as graham . ,1
"largely , this is a movie that also does it by the numbers . ",0
a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling . ,0
the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary . ,0
"the origin story is well told , and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books . it's in the action scenes that things fall apart . ",0
"however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging , the question remains whether this should , indeed , have been presented as a theatrical release . ",0
"a film of empty , fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun . ",0
"sure , it's more of the same , but as the film proves , that's not always a bad thing . ",1
"the concert footage is stirring , the recording sessions are intriguing , and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers . ",1
"most haunting about "" fence "" is its conclusion , when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen . noyce's greatest mistake is thinking that we needed sweeping , dramatic , hollywood moments to keep us",1
"the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination . ",1
"i would be shocked if there was actually one correct interpretation , but that shouldn't make the movie or the discussion any less enjoyable . ",1
"it's not the worst comedy of the year , but it certainly won't win any honors . ",0
"while solondz tries and tries hard , storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket . ",0
"weird , vulgar comedy that's definitely an acquired taste . ",1
a solid and refined piece of moviemaking imbued with passion and attitude . ,1
this story of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone offers winning performances and some effecting moments . ,1
brosnan is more feral in this film than i've seen him before and halle berry does her best to keep up with him . ,1
"whether or not ram dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciousness , fierce grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one . ",1
it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal . ,0
"celebrated at sundance , this slight comedy of manners has winning performances and a glossy , glib charm that's hard to beat . ",1
"sex ironically has little to do with the story , which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler . but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti",0
"how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ? in truth , it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ) . ",0
one of the most highly-praised disappointments i've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time . ,0
not a stereotype is omitted nor a clich left unsaid . ,0
"miyazaki has created such a vibrant , colorful world , it's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images . ",1
the pace of the film is very slow ( for obvious reasons ) and that too becomes off-putting . ,0
"[carvey's] characters are both overplayed and exaggerated , but then again , subtlety has never been his trademark . ",0
"a bittersweet film , simple in form but rich with human events . ",1
features what is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer's block ever . ,1
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows . ,0
"this is the kind of movie that used to be right at home at the saturday matinee , and it still is . ",1
an elegant and sly deadpan comedy . ,1
"'synthetic' is the best description of this well-meaning , beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree . ",0
"in all , this is a watchable movie that's not quite the memorable experience it might have been . ",1
"i'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept , but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap clich . ",0
"like mike is a winner for kids , and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow , who can now add movies to the list of things he does well . ",1
the film's heady yet far from impenetrable theory suggests that russians take comfort in their closed-off nationalist reality . ,1
"writer/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but , when he veers into sodden melodrama , punctuated by violins , it's disastrous and kate's jealous female friends become downright despicable . ",0
what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors . ,0
"a clutchy , indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against . . . well , just stuff . watching scarlet diva , one is poised for titillation , raw insight or both . instead , we just get messy anger , a movie as personal therapy . ",0
"although life or something like it is very much in the mold of feel-good movies , the cast and director stephen herek's polished direction pour delightfully piquant wine from aged bottles . ",1
"this is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless , idiotic , annoying , heavy-handed , visually atrocious , and often downright creepy . ",0
"'dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue . ",0
"despite these annoyances , the capable clayburgh and tambor really do a great job of anchoring the characters in the emotional realities of middle age . ",1
more than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling . ,1
the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls . ,0
"what is 100% missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy , an inkling of genuine wit , and anything resembling acting . ",0
"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted needn't waste their time on it . ",0
"tsai has managed to create an underplayed melodrama about family dynamics and dysfunction that harks back to the spare , unchecked heartache of yasujiro ozu . ",1
"a 75-minute sample of puerile rubbish that is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor . ",0
"a loud , ugly , irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target . ",0
"doesn't offer much besides glib soullessness , raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces . . . that raise the bar on stylized screen violence . ",0
the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise . ,1
os problemas tm incio a partir do momento em que samos do cinema e comeamos a pensar sobre o que acabamos de ver .  ento que sinais realmente desaponta . ,1
"as a first-time director , paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul . ",1
"the lightest , most breezy movie steven spielberg has made in more than a decade . and the positive change in tone here seems to have recharged him . ",1
"even if britney spears is really cute , her movie is really bad . ",0
everyone should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting . ,1
the kind of nervous film that will either give you a mild headache or exhilarate you . ,1
"made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival , the annual riviera spree of flesh , buzz , blab and money . the charming result is festival in cannes . ",1
"simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny , the last kiss is really all about performances . ",1
"if there's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way . ",0
"whether writer-director anne fontaine's film is a ghost story , an account of a nervous breakdown , a trip down memory lane , all three or none of the above , it is as seductive as it is haunting . ",1
"although what time offers tsai's usual style and themes , it has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films . ",1
exciting and well-paced . ,1
"the movie is a desperate miscalculation . it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny , and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time . ",0
the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value . ,0
it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment . ,0
 . . . the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats . ,0
"unfortunately , neither sendak nor the directors are particularly engaging or articulate . ",0
offers that rare combination of entertainment and education . ,1
"directing with a sure and measured hand , [haneke] steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology . ",1
"hoffman notches in the nuances of pain , but his smart , edgy voice and waddling profile ( emphasized here ) accent the humor of wilson's plight , and that saves his pathos from drippiness . ",1
feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work . ,0
tailored to entertain ! ,1
its adult themes of familial separation and societal betrayal are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work . ,1
"bursting through the constraints of its source , this is one adapted- from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen . ",1
"cantet beautifully illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out , and at other times outside looking in . ",1
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . ,1
"the plot grows thin soon , and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution . ",0
the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne . ,0
"unfortunately , the picture failed to capture me . i found it slow , drab , and bordering on melodramatic . ",0
"this pathetic junk is barely an hour long . nevertheless , it still seems endless . ",0
"afraid to pitch into farce , yet only half-hearted in its spy mechanics , all the queen's men is finally just one long drag . ",0
robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role . ,0
"while the story's undeniably hard to follow , iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce . ",1
"while the filmmaking may be a bit disjointed , the subject matter is so fascinating that you won't care . ",1
tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen . ,0
miyazaki is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers . ,1
"whatever about warning kids about the dangers of ouija boards , someone should dispense the same advice to film directors . ",0
"this is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force . ",1
"the most audacious , outrageous , sexually explicit , psychologically probing , pure libido film of the year has arrived from portugal . ",1
"beresford nicely mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart . it really is a shame that more won't get an opportunity to embrace small , sweet 'evelyn . '",1
"partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless . ",0
an escapist confection that's pure entertainment . ,1
"a thoughtful movie , a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions . ",1
crush is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half . ,1
"me no lika da accents so good , but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story . scott baio is turning in some delightful work on indie projects . ",1
"while it regards 1967 as the key turning point of the 20th century , and returns again and again to images of dissidents in the streets , it's alarmingly current . ",1
"a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details , but ultimately weak in its impact . ",0
greg kinnear gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior . ,1
both a beautifully made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes . ,1
they takes a long time to get to its gasp-inducing ending . ,0
a movie that sends you out of the theater feeling like you've actually spent time living in another community . ,1
effective but too-tepid biopic,1
"the message is that even the most unlikely can link together to conquer all kinds of obstacles , whether they be of nature , of man or of one another . ",1
movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation . how about surprising us by trying something new ? ,0
"this is as respectful a film as byatt fans could hope for , though lovers of the book may wonder why it's necessary . ",1
"things really get weird , though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content . ",0
"the old-world- meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie's soundtrack , a joyful effusion of disco bollywood that , by the end of monsoon wedding , sent my spirit soaring out of the theater . ",1
"[green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and i'm just about ready to go to the u . n . and ask permission for a preemptive strike . ",0
i can't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies . ,0
"[a] soulless , stupid sequel . . . ",0
it's not original enough . ,0
a little better than sorcerer's stone . ,1
'a' for creativity but comes across more as a sketch for a full-length comedy . ,0
"neither parker nor donovan is a typical romantic lead , but they bring a fresh , quirky charm to the formula . ",1
one long string of cliches . ,0
"mr . clooney , mr . kaufman and all their collaborators are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster . ",1
"feels like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together . ",0
"the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie . ",0
all but the most persnickety preteens should enjoy this nonthreatening but thrilling adventure . ,1
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba . ,0
"the movie's eventual success should be credited to dennis quaid , in fighting trim shape as an athlete as well as an actor",1
a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties . ,0
"it's clear the filmmakers weren't sure where they wanted their story to go , and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination . ",0
a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points . ,0
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency . ,0
"you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see "" simone , "" and consider a dvd rental instead . ",1
"vaguely interesting , but it's just too too much . ",0
nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about . ,0
"a riveting profile of law enforcement , and a visceral , nasty journey into an urban hades . ",1
"humorless , self-conscious art drivel , made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention . ",0
an ideal love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre . ,1
how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us . ,0
clayburgh and tambor are charming performers ; neither of them deserves eric schaeffer . ,0
"an enjoyable film for the family , amusing and cute for both adults and kids . ",1
not exactly the bees knees,0
sandra bullock's best dramatic performance to date ( is ) almost enough to lift ( this ) thrill-kill cat-and-mouser . . . above its paint-by-numbers plot . ,0
veers uncomfortably close to pro-serb propaganda . ,0
[villeneuve] seems to realize intuitively that even morality is reduced to an option by the ultimate mysteries of life and death . ,1
paxton's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre . ,0
"if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to , then perhaps it's time to rethink independent films . ",0
"i have to admit i walked out of runteldat . i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes , but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes . ",0
the chocolate factory without charlie . ,0
morton deserves an oscar nomination . ,1
"inside the film's conflict-powered plot there is a decent moral trying to get out , but it's not that , it's the tension that keeps you in your seat . affleck and jackson are good sparring partners . ",1
"though ganesh is successful in a midlevel sort of way , there's nothing so striking or fascinating or metaphorically significant about his career as to rate two hours of our attention . ",0
 . . . a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs . it is an unstinting look at a collaboration between damaged people that may or may not qual,1
"the film may appear naked in its narrative form . . . but it goes deeper than that , to fundamental choices that include the complexity of the catholic doctrine",1
"this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities . ",1
"though nijinsky's words grow increasingly disturbed , the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature . ",1
" . . . a cheap , ludicrous attempt at serious horror . ",0
"graphic sex may be what's attracting audiences to unfaithful , but gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake . ",1
"because the intelligence level of the characters must be low , very low , very very low , for the masquerade to work , the movie contains no wit , only labored gags . ",0
"there are as many misses as hits , but ultimately , it finds humor in the foibles of human behavior , and it's a welcome return to the roots of a genre that should depend on surprises . ",1
"a portrait of alienation so perfect , it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers . ",0
"the acting is amateurish , the cinematography is atrocious , the direction is clumsy , the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing . ",0
"it's the element of condescension , as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful . ",0
it's a glorious groove that leaves you wanting more . ,1
bad company . bad movie . just plain bad . ,0
"an intimate , good-humored ethnic comedy like numerous others but cuts deeper than expected . ",1
"twohy's a good yarn-spinner , and ultimately the story compels . ",1
"just entertaining enough not to hate , too mediocre to love . ",0
"the techno tux is good for a few laughs , as are chan and hewitt , but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff , we can't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo . ",0
"god is great , the movie's not . ",0
an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers . ,0
"try as i may , i can't think of a single good reason to see this movie , even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted , 'thank you ! ' when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie . ",0
"i won't argue with anyone who calls 'slackers' dumb , insulting , or childish . . . but i laughed so much that i didn't mind . ",1
" "" 13 conversations about one thing "" is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling . ",1
"the best comedy concert movie i've seen since cho's previous concert comedy film , i'm the one that i want , in 2000 . ",1
"visually rather stunning , but ultimately a handsome-looking bore , the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it . ",0
"hilarious , acidic brit comedy . ",1
"at best , cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience . ",0
"it cannot be enjoyed , even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick , primarily because it is dull . yes , dull . ",0
the film is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer . ,1
the central character isn't complex enough to hold our interest . ,0
"guy gets girl , guy loses girl , audience falls asleep . ",0
"chicago is sophisticated , brash , sardonic , completely joyful in its execution . ",1
"smart science fiction for grown-ups , with only a few false steps along the way . ",1
"the hook is the drama within the drama , as an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight . ",1
"it made me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters . i thought the relationships were wonderful , the comedy was funny , and the love 'real' . ",1
" . . . bright , intelligent , and humanly funny film . ",1
"polished , well-structured film . ",1
"almost as offensive as "" freddy got fingered . "" ",0
"we never really feel involved with the story , as all of its ideas remain just that : abstract ideas . ",0
"ultimately the project comes across as clinical , detached , uninvolving , possibly prompting audience members to wonder , 'what's the point ? '",0
"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front . ",1
it's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience . ,1
"the explosion essentially ruined -- or , rather , overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me . ",0
i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial . coal isn't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings . ,0
"time out is as serious as a pink slip . and more than that , it's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation . ",1
"beneath the film's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination , backed by sheer nerve . ",1
it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull . ,0
if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title . ,0
everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized . ,0
"as played by ryan gosling , danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction . ",1
"it's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series . ",1
"i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story . this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted , and there still could have been room for the war scenes . ",0
nicely combines the enigmatic features of 'memento' with the hallucinatory drug culture of 'requiem for a dream . ',1
"visually , 'santa clause 2' is wondrously creative . ",1
only those most addicted to film violence in all its forms will find anything here to appreciate . ,0
"an enormously entertaining movie , like nothing we've ever seen before , and yet completely familiar . ",1
there is more than one joke about putting the toilet seat down . and that should tell you everything you need to know about all the queen's men . ,0
"obvious , obnoxious and didactic burlesque . ",0
"the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders , but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill . ",1
director david fincher and writer david koepp can't sustain it . ,0
what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story . ,0
"written , flatly , by david kendall and directed , barely , by there's something about mary co-writer ed decter . ",0
the whole talking-animal thing is grisly . ,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
" "" 13 conversations "" holds its goodwill close , but is relatively slow to come to the point . ",1
"the acting is stiff , the story lacks all trace of wit , the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year . ",0
"analyze that regurgitates and waters down many of the previous film's successes , with a few new swings thrown in . ",0
"a finely tuned mood piece , a model of menacing atmosphere . ",1
blue crush is so prolonged and boring it isn't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be . ,0
alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks . ,0
"if the film's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying , its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start . ",1
"some of the most ravaging , gut-wrenching , frightening war scenes since "" saving private ryan "" have been recreated by john woo in this little-known story of native americans and their role in the second great war . ",1
my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack . ,0
"hill looks to be going through the motions , beginning with the pale script . ",0
"when the precise nature of matthew's predicament finally comes into sharp focus , the revelation fails to justify the build-up . ",0
"triple x is a double agent , and he's one bad dude . when you've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation , it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed . ",1
"the production design , score and choreography are simply intoxicating . ",1
"a strong first quarter , slightly less so second quarter , and average second half . ",0
 . . . as the story congeals you feel the pieces of the star wars saga falling into place in a way that makes your spine tingle with revelation and excitement . ,1
"that storytelling has value cannot be denied . not even solondz's thirst for controversy , sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it . ",1
the film's needlessly opaque intro takes its doe-eyed crudup out of pre-9/11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind . ,0
"mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages , apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service . ",0
all of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness . ,0
"warm in its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction of everyday people , relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message . i loved this film . ",1
"as with too many studio pics , plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure . ",0
"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose , and it's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american . ",1
"there's not much more to this adaptation of the nick hornby novel than charm -- effortless , pleasurable , featherweight charm . ",1
" . . . with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum , i realized this is a throwaway movie that won't stand the test of time . it's a trifle . ",0
"the story itself is uninteresting , and the songs are painfully undistinguished : they might be giants' so to be one of us may be the most tuneless tune ever composed . ",0
nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks . ,0
"majidi is an unconventional storyteller , capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places . ",1
could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film ? ,1
[t]he ideas of revolution #9 are more compelling than the execution,0
"director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we haven't seen 10 , 000 times . ",0
 . . . blade ii is more enjoyable than the original . ,1
to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed . ,0
"this is a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade . ",1
"the complex , politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before . ",1
the action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory . ,0
"in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance , ms . shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast . ",0
is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets ? ,0
" . . . with "" the bourne identity "" we return to the more traditional action genre . ",1
"go for la salle's performance , and make do as best you can with a stuttering script . ",0
[a] rather thinly-conceived movie . ,0
the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure . ,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 . ",1
"trailer park magnolia : too long , too cutesy , too sure of its own importance , and possessed of that peculiar tension of being too dense & about nothing at all . ",0
there has been a string of ensemble cast romances recently . . . but peter mattei's love in the time of money sets itself apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note . ,1
"ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid . ",1
"the otherwise good-naturedness of mr . deeds , with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less- than-likely new york celebrities . . . certainly raises the film above anything sandler's been attached to before . ",1
"the vampire thriller blade ii starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun  toward the end , you can feel your veins cringing from the workout . ",0
 . . . too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . ,0
"it's a hellish , numbing experience to watch , and it doesn't offer any insights that haven't been thoroughly debated in the media already , back in the dahmer heyday of the mid-'90s . ",0
"an overblown clunker full of bad jokes , howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences . ",0
"while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium , yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold . ",0
"it's often infuriatingly glib and posturing , and yet it has been made with great evident care and manages to deliver up the man in a way to arouse further curiosity in even the most unknowing viewer . ",1
"the movie's messages are quite admirable , but the story is just too clichd and too often strains credulity . ",0
an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race . ,1
easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen . ,1
these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they're simply not funny performers . ,0
"ultimately feels empty and unsatisfying , like swallowing a communion wafer without the wine . ",1
"the weird thing about the santa clause 2 , purportedly a children's movie , is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally . ",0
"director barry skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of "" the longest yard "" playbook like a checklist . ",0
everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had . ,0
"a fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man . ",1
"a confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002's first great film",1
ararat feels like a book report,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 . ",1
"when the casting call for this movie went out , it must have read 'seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame . '",0
a disturbing and frighteningly evocative assembly of imagery and hypnotic music composed by philip glass . ,1
john mctiernan's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga . it's also stupider . ,0
"while this film has an 'a' list cast and some strong supporting players , the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love . ",0
"ah , the travails of metropolitan life ! alas , another breathless movie about same ! ",0
the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects . ,0
"it is parochial , accessible to a chosen few , standoffish to everyone else , and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0
"a deliciously mordant , bitter black comedy . ",1
anyone who can count to five ( the film's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going . ,0
"uncommonly stylish but equally silly . . . the picture fails to generate much suspense , nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions . ",0
a great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar . ,0
jacquot's strategy allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances . . . while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself . ,1
"just like hearst's enormous yacht , it's slow and unwieldy and takes a long time to reach its destination . ",0
"here , adrian lyne comes as close to profundity as he is likely to get . ",1
"dark and disturbing , but also surprisingly funny . ",1
"unfortunately , heartbreak hospital wants to convey the same kind of haughtiness in its own sketchy material but this territory has already been explored previously with better aplomb and sardonic wit . ",0
it's a grab bag of genres that don't add up to a whole lot of sense . ,0
the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense . ,0
"what redeems the film is the cast , particularly the ya-yas themselves . ",1
"the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings , but the numerous scenes of gory mayhem are worth the price of admission . . . if "" gory mayhem "" is your idea of a good time . ",1
"don michael paul uses quick-cuts , ( very ) large shadows and wide-angle shots taken from a distance to hide the liberal use of a body double ( for seagal ) . ",0
"a movie that , rather than skip along the seine , more or less slogs its way through soggy paris , tongue uncomfortably in cheek . ",0
"brainless , but enjoyably over-the-top , the retro gang melodrama , deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism . ",0
"as a singular character study , it's perfect . it's also the year's sweetest movie . ",1
one of the most splendid entertainments to emerge from the french film industry in years . ,1
"imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor , and you have some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma . ",0
gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance . ,0
"there aren't many conclusive answers in the film , but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs . the big guys . ",1
the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump . ,0
"'ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa , pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y , por momentos , deplorable . '",0
"if you're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you're at the right film . ",1
a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks . ,0
gloriously goofy ( and gory ) midnight movie stuff . ,1
"la de salma es una versin de frida superficial , preciosista y sin ningn contenido . ",0
writer-director burger imaginatively fans the embers of a dormant national grief and curiosity that has calcified into chronic cynicism and fear . ,1
"tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists , and in this film , every shot enhances the excellent performances . ",1
"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . ",0
undercover brother doesn't go far enough . it's just a silly black genre spoof . ,0
"it's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once . ",1
i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd . ,0
a funny film . ,1
the whole thing plays out with the drowsy heaviness of synchronized swimmer wearing a wool wetsuit . ,0
"awkward but sincere and , ultimately , it wins you over . ",1
only in its final surprising shots does rabbit-proof fence find the authority it's looking for . ,0
"a few hours after you've seen it , you forget you've been to the movies . ",0
"at the end of the movie , my 6-year-old nephew said , "" i guess i come from a broken family , and my uncles are all aliens , too . "" congrats disney on a job well done , i enjoyed it just as much ! ",1
"a smart , provocative drama that does the nearly impossible : it gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil , monstrous lunatic . ",1
"there's an audience for it , but it could have been funnier and more innocent . ",0
"the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and naipaul , a juicy writer , is negated . ",0
"the asylum material is gripping , as are the scenes of jia with his family . ",1
a decidedly mixed bag . ,0
"a depressingly retrograde , 'post-feminist' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women . ",0
"we hate [madonna] within the film's first five minutes , and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground . ",0
"enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious -- if you've a taste for the quirky , steal a glimpse . ",1
"the best part about "" gangs "" was daniel day-lewis . ",1
it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions . ,0
"if you can tolerate the redneck-versus-blueblood cliches that the film trades in , sweet home alabama is diverting in the manner of jeff foxworthy's stand-up act . ",1
" . . . ice age treads predictably along familiar territory , making it a passable family film that won't win many fans over the age of 12 . ",0
"somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids , travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world , don fatigues and become g . i . jane . ",0
"a great ending doesn't make up for a weak movie , and crazy as hell doesn't even have a great ending . ",0
a haunting tale of murder and mayhem . ,1
"flat , misguided comedy . ",0
"rarely , indeed almost never , is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema . ",1
this is pretty dicey material . but some unexpected zigs and zags help . ,1
"roman coppola may never become the filmmaker his dad was , but heck  few filmmakers will . but based on cq , i'll certainly be keeping an eye out for his next project . ",1
what's infuriating about full frontal is that it's too close to real life to make sense . what's invigorating about it is that it doesn't give a damn . ,1
"a dark , quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation . ",1
"aside from being the funniest movie of the year , simone , andrew niccol's brilliant anti-hollywood satire , has a wickedly eccentric enchantment to it . ",1
"since lee is a sentimentalist , the film is more worshipful than your random e ! true hollywood story . ",0
"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis . ",0
"this movie is so bad , that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad . ",0
"amazing ! a college story that works even without vulgarity , sex scenes , and cussing ! ",1
one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison . ,0
"while cherish doesn't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller , it's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem . ",1
a quirky comedy set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock . ,1
"wraps itself in the guise of a dark and quirky comedy , but it isn't as quirky as it thinks it is and its comedy is generally mean-spirited . ",0
"writer/director burr steers emphasizes the q in quirky , with mixed results . ",0
you'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot . you'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus . ,0
"philosophically , intellectually and logistically a mess . ",0
"the underworld urban angst is derivative of martin scorsese's taxi driver and goodfellas , but this film speaks for itself . ",1
this is junk food cinema at its greasiest . ,0
at the bottom rung of the series' entries . ,0
it's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them . ,1
at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd . but it would be better to wait for the video . and a very rainy day . ,0
few films this year have been as resolute in their emotional nakedness . ,1
a generic international version of a typical american horror film . ,0
the date movie that franz kafka would have made . ,1
"the metaphors are provocative , but too often , the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery . ",0
it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be . ,0
far more enjoyable than its predecessor . ,0
the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance . ,0
"stealing harvard doesn't care about cleverness , wit or any other kind of intelligent humor . ",0
" . . . plays like a badly edited , 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director can't seem to get a coherent rhythm going . in fact , it doesn't even seem like she tried . ",0
"the exploitative , clumsily staged violence overshadows everything , including most of the actors . ",0
"as improbable as this premise may seem , abbass's understated , shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level , lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life . ",1
"it was filled with shootings , beatings , and more cussing than you could shake a stick at . ",1
"both garcia and jagger turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters , who are alternately touching and funny . ",1
"a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships . ",1
"the movie , like bartleby , is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes . ",0
this clever caper movie has twists worthy of david mamet and is enormous fun for thinking audiences . ,1
the concept is a hoot . the trailer is a riot . the movie is a dud . ,0
"this is as lax and limp a comedy as i've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material . ",0
could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ? that's the only sane rationale i can think of for swimfan's existence . ,0
remarkably accessible and affecting . ,1
"gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character , a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways . ",1
"williams creates a stunning , taxi driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity . ",1
"enormously enjoyable , high-adrenaline documentary . ",1
"this starts off with a 1950's doris day feel and it gets very ugly , very fast . the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year ! ",1
"caso voc sinta necessidade de sair da sala antes do trmino da projeo , no se preocupe : ningum lhe enviar penas simbolizando covardia . ",0
"an extremely funny , ultimately heartbreaking look at life in contemporary china . ",1
"whenever you think you've seen the end of the movie , we cut to a new scene , which also appears to be the end . but , no , we get another scene , and then another . you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain . ",0
a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip . ,0
the performances are uniformly good . ,1
the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it . ,1
"there are cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences , and many tired jokes about men in heels . ",0
"whatever the movie's sentimental , hypocritical lessons about sexism , its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes . ",0
it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground . ,0
"claire is a terrific role for someone like judd , who really ought to be playing villains . ",1
isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that . ,0
"purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons . ",0
"as an entertainment destination for the general public , kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness . ",0
"the film wasn't preachy , but it was feminism by the book . ",0
"though there are many tense scenes in trapped , they prove more distressing than suspenseful . ",0
it's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies . ,1
"the unexplored story opportunities of "" punch-drunk love "" may have worked against the maker's minimalist intent but it is an interesting exercise by talented writer/director anderson . ",1
what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers . ,0
"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . ",0
"prurient playthings aside , there's little to love about this english trifle . ",0
"a big , loud , bang-the-drum bore . ",0
"the images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos , particularly where whitaker's misfit artist is concerned . ",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 . ",1
a great companion piece to other napoleon films . ,1
"a mostly believable , refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports drama . ",1
a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch in the belt of the long list of renegade-cop tales . ,1
"terrific performances , great to look at , and funny . a little uneven to be the cat's meow , but it's good enough to be the purr . ",1
"takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright , poet and drinker . ",0
nolan bravely treads where few american films dare to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity . . . ,1
kinnear gives a tremendous performance . ,1
"it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us , folks . it's laughing at us . ",0
"by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality , haynes makes us see familiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way . ",1
elvira fans could hardly ask for more . ,1
"although it tries to be much more , it's really just another major league . ",0
"seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look , director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors . ",0
a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather . ,0
"as is most commonly case with projects such noble and lofty ambitions , the film is less poetic than simply pretentious . ",0
steers turns in a snappy screenplay that curls at the edges ; it's so clever you want to hate it . but he somehow pulls it off . ,1
handsome and sophisticated approach to the workplace romantic comedy . ,1
"a very familiar tale , one that's been told by countless filmmakers about italian- , chinese- , irish- , latin- , indian- , russian- and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages . ",0
like mike isn't interested in recycling old cliches . it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor . ,1
"a hip ride into hyper-time , clockstoppers is a lively and enjoyable adventure for all ages at any time . ",1
"there's little to recommend snow dogs , unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity . ",0
"as if drop dead gorgeous wasn't enough , this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition . ",0
if you dig on david mamet's mind tricks . . . rent this movie and enjoy ! ,1
a treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you're a struggling nobody . ,1
a winning piece of work filled with love for the movies of the 1960s . ,1
the film is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film . ,0
passable enough for a shoot-out in the o . k . court house of life type of flick . strictly middle of the road . ,0
"see scratch for the history , see scratch for the music , see scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion . ",1
"a dull , simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs , death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets . ",0
a fascinating and fun film . ,1
hands down the year's most thought-provoking film . but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship . ,1
"tale will be all too familiar for anyone who's seen george roy hill's 1973 film , "" the sting . "" ",0
"time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool "" clockstoppers , "" but that doesn't mean it still won't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life . ",0
"as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner . ",1
"behind the glitz , hollywood is sordid and disgusting . quelle surprise ! ",0
does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon . ,0
i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy . ,0
"some of the computer animation is handsome , and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale , but overall the film never rises above mediocrity . ",0
a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is . ,0
"it's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places , but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety . ",1
"creeps you out in high style , even if nakata did it better . ",1
"undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay , the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters . ",0
exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera . . . more salacious telenovela than serious drama . ,0
"it's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless . indeed , the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions . ",1
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature . ,1
the truth about charlie is that it's a brazenly misguided project . ,0
"this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever , but it's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience . ",0
"try as you might to resist , if you've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson , this movie will worm its way there . ",1
"davis the performer is plenty fetching enough , but she needs to shake up the mix , and work in something that doesn't feel like a half-baked stand-up routine . ",0
"like a fish that's lived too long , austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places . ",0
"[the kid's] just too bratty for sympathy , and as the film grows to its finale , his little changes ring hollow . ",0
a sports movie with action that's exciting on the field and a story you care about off it . ,1
a sudsy cautionary tale . ,0
"peppering this urban study with references to norwegian folktales , villeneuve creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical . ",1
an asian neo-realist treasure . ,1
feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series . ,0
this isn't even madonna's swept away . this is her blue lagoon . ,0
"full of witless jokes , dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios , and saddled with a general air of misogyny",0
"a smart , sweet and playful romantic comedy . ",1
the film is full of charm . ,1
set in a 1986 harlem that doesn't look much like anywhere in new york . ,0
"you won't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all . ",1
will grab your children by the imagination and amaze them and amuse them . ,1
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . ,0
here's yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix . ,1
"rather quickly , the film falls into a soothing formula of brotherly conflict and reconciliation . ",0
"sean penn , you owe nicolas cage an apology . ",1
"twenty years later , e . t . is still a cinematic touchstone . ",1
"though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations , the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should . ",0
pacino is the best he's been in years and keener is marvelous . ,1
[gayton's script] telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience . ,0
"viewers of "" the ring "" are more likely to remember the haunting images than the plot holes . ",1
"when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director , one would hope for the best",0
there's something fundamental missing from this story : something or someone to care about . ,0
"'pocas veces es posible ver un elenco tan compenetrado con la historia , donde todos y cada uno de los actores ofrecen actuaciones verdaderamente memorables . '",1
"[a] superbly controlled , passionate adaptation of graham greene's 1955 novel . ",1
"what madonna does here can't properly be called acting -- more accurately , it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing , sometimes all at once . ",0
most of the characters come off as pantomimesque sterotypes . ,0
"painful to watch , but viewers willing to take a chance will be rewarded with two of the year's most accomplished and riveting film performances . ",1
"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 . ",1
"all-in-all , the film is an enjoyable and frankly told tale of a people who live among us , but not necessarily with us . ",1
rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign . ,0
"as his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in long time dead says 'i'm telling you , this is f * * * ed' . maybe he was reading the minds of the audience . ",0
"the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless , lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen . ",0
"[russell] makes good b movies ( the mask , the blob ) , and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards . ",1
"normally , rohmer's talky films fascinate me , but when he moves his setting to the past , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable . ",0
"though it's equally solipsistic in tone , the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans' saga of hollywood excess . ",1
"this is no "" waterboy ! "" ",0
" . . . "" bowling for columbine "" remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film . . . ",1
"fails as a dystopian movie , as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 , and even as a rip-off of the matrix . ",0
plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line . ,0
there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew . ,0
"all's well that ends well , and rest assured , the consciousness-raising lessons are cloaked in gross-out gags . ",0
jeffs has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness . ,1
eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof . ,0
no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population . ,0
"due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director's brother , the film trails off into inconsequentiality . ",0
"a well-acted , but one-note film . ",0
a high-minded snoozer . ,0
"neither quite a comedy nor a romance , more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm . ",1
"the trinity assembly approaches the endeavor with a shocking lack of irony , and george ratliff's documentary , hell house , reflects their earnestness  which makes for a terrifying film . ",1
"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats' perspective . ",1
"no , i don't know why steven seagal is considered a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money . ",0
"a sterling film - a cross between boys don't cry , deliverance , and ode to billy joe - lies somewhere in the story of matthew shepard , but that film is yet to be made . ",0
exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable . ,0
obstacles are too easily overcome and there isn't much in the way of character development in the script . ,0
the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart . ,0
"[dong] 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 . ",1
terrible . ,0
the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow 'do . ,0
"a superfluous sequel . . . plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place , but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find . ",0
"too long , and larded with exposition , this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community . ",0
an utterly compelling 'who wrote it' in which the reputation of the most famous author who ever lived comes into question . ,1
"without resorting to hyperbole , i can state that kissing jessica stein may be the best same-sex romance i have seen . ",1
a . . . cynical and serious look at teenage boys doing what they do best - being teenagers . ,1
"renner's performance as dahmer is unforgettable , deeply absorbing . ",1
the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth . ,0
"behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy , brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance . ",0
"as averse as i usually am to feel-good , follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies , this one got to me . ",1
"one long , numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before . ",0
 . . . a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing . ,1
"for almost the first two-thirds of martin scorsese's 168-minute gangs of new york , i was entranced . ",1
this u-boat doesn't have a captain . ,0
"it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it . ",0
"franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler , but he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic . ",1
"singer/composer bryan adams contributes a slew of songs  a few potential hits , a few more simply intrusive to the story  but the whole package certainly captures the intended , er , spirit of the piece . ",1
 . . . surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs . ,0
exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids . ,0
'rare birds' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience . ,0
a very charming and funny movie . ,1
"with a tone as variable as the cinematography , schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters' quirks and foibles never jell into charm . ",0
"oversexed , at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty , female and single . ",0
sometimes smart but more often sophomoric . ,0
"serviceable at best , slightly less than serviceable at worst . ",0
the first half bursts with a goofy energy previous disney films only used for a few minutes here and there . ,1
"nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time , something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives . ",0
"the film . . . presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ? the problem with the film is whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau . ",0
 . . . manages to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun . ,1
"funny and , at times , poignant , the film from director george hickenlooper all takes place in pasadena , "" a city where people still read . "" ",1
a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture . ,1
"despite the film's shortcomings , the stories are quietly moving . ",1
"this picture is murder by numbers , and as easy to be bored by as your abc's , despite a few whopping shootouts . ",0
"a chilly , brooding but quietly resonant psychological study of domestic tension and unhappiness . ",1
"harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place , but its brains are in no particular place at all . ",0
"a mess . the screenplay does too much meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , hopkins looks like a drag queen . ",0
"to call the other side of heaven "" appalling "" would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be . ",0
"a surprisingly flat retread , hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing . ",0
a chick flick for guys . ,1
kinnear's performance is a career-defining revelation . ,1
this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in . ,0
"fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it . ",1
"tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple  he's understated and sardonic , she's appealingly manic and energetic . both deserve better . ",0
"a chronicle not only of one man's quest to be president , but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten , cynical journalists into what was essentially , by campaign's end , an extended publicity department . ",1
a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market . ,1
this is one of polanski's best films . ,1
"compelling as it is exotic , fast runner has a plot that rivals shakespeare for intrigue , treachery and murder . ",1
"george , hire a real director and good writers for the next installment , please . ",0
a knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth ignite son of the bride . ,1
"in imax in short , it's just as wonderful on the big screen . ",1
a tasty appetizer that leaves you wanting more . ,1
"while this movie , by necessity , lacks fellowship's heart , two towers outdoes its spectacle . ",1
what a pity . . . that the material is so second-rate . ,0
"the slapstick is labored , and the bigger setpieces flat . ",0
 . . . a confusing drudgery . ,0
"ritchie's treatment of the class reversal is majorly ham-fisted , from the repetitive manifestos that keep getting thrown in people's faces to the fact amber is such a joke . ",0
"this is so de palma . if you love him , you'll like it . if you don't . . . well , skip to another review . ",1
"pretty darn good , despite its smarty-pants aura . ",1
it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious . ,0
"a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith . ",1
 . . . too sappy for its own good . ,0
"a gentle blend of present day testimonials , surviving footage of burstein and his family performing , historical archives , and telling stills . ",1
" . . . even if you've never heard of chaplin , you'll still be glued to the screen . ",1
"unfortunately , as a writer , mr . montias isn't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor . ",0
a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth . ,1
"boisterous , heartfelt comedy . ",1
is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ? ,0
"[davis] has a bright , chipper style that keeps things moving , while never quite managing to connect her wish-fulfilling characters to the human race . ",0
"collateral damage offers formula payback and the big payoff , but the explosions tend to simply hit their marks , pyro-correctly . ",0
"for a film about two mismatched buddies , crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry . ",0
"in a strange way , egoyan has done too much . he's worked too hard on this movie . ",0
"an "" o bruin , where art thou ? "" -style cross-country adventure . . . it has sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack . ",0
"spielberg's picture is smarter and subtler than [total recall and blade runner] , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences . ",1
"godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things , mouthpieces , visual motifs , blanks . ",0
the movie doesn't add anything fresh to the myth . ,0
"the unique tug-of-war with viewer expectations is undeniable , if not a pleasure in its own right . ",1
"the aaa of action , xxx is a blast of adrenalin , rated eee for excitement . and vin diesel is the man . ",1
" "" not really as bad as you might think ! "" ",0
"not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh , groan and hiss at . ",0
"tends to pile too many "" serious issues "" on its plate at times , yet remains fairly light , always entertaining , and smartly written . ",1
"a whole lot foul , freaky and funny . ",1
"it's hard to imagine anybody ever being "" in the mood "" to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone , but it's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it's started . ",1
nothing but an episode of smackdown ! in period costume and with a bigger budget . ,0
this film biggest problem ? no laughs . ,0
"romanek keeps the film constantly taut . . . reflecting the character's instability with a metaphorical visual style and an unnerving , heartbeat-like score . ",1
"an incredibly thoughtful , deeply meditative picture that neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief felt in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks . ",1
"the obnoxious special effects , the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant , so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy , dopey old hanna-barbera charm . ",0
"we need [moore's] noisy , cocky energy , his passion and class consciousness ; we need his shticks , we need his stones . ",1
the all-french cast is marveilleux . ,1
" . . . in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy , it doesn't disappoint . ",1
jacquot's tosca is a treat . ,1
"hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people . ",1
"viewed as a comedy , a romance , a fairy tale , or a drama , there's nothing remotely triumphant about this motion picture . ",0
"woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director , but how long will filmmakers copy the "" saving private ryan "" battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ? ",0
 . . . contains very few laughs and even less surprises . ,0
"as a film director , labute continues to improve . ",1
the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier . ,0
"if this is the danish idea of a good time , prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war , perhaps . ",0
has something to say . . . but it is a statement and issue worthy of a much more thoughtfulness and insight than a melodramatic and wholly predictable thriller . ,0
"first-time writer-director serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving , effective little film . ",1
the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness . ,0
"remains a solid , if somewhat heavy-handed , account of the near-disaster . . . done up by howard with a steady , if not very imaginative , hand . ",1
"a thoroughly awful movie--dumb , narratively chaotic , visually sloppy . . . a weird amalgam of 'the thing' and a geriatric 'scream . '",0
"crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama . ",0
"my reaction in a word : disappointment . his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it . ",0
"too much of nemesis has a tired , talky feel . ",0
old-fashioned but thoroughly satisfying entertainment . ,1
one can't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album . ,0
"witty , contemplative , and sublimely beautiful . ",1
an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots . ,0
insanely hilarious ! i haven't laughed that hard in years ! ,1
"if the movie were all comedy , it might work better . but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects , but not a willingness . ",0
a wild ride with eight boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival . ,1
"an inconsequential , barely there bit of piffle . ",0
"the power of shanghai ghetto , a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann , rests in the voices of men and women , now in their 70s , who lived there in the 1940s . ",1
there is something that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot . . . a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1
"has no reason to exist , other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents . ",0
a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore . ,0
 . . . a bland murder-on-campus yawner . ,0
"yet another movie which presumes that high school social groups are at war , let alone conscious of each other's existence . ",0
"there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work , but it is nevertheless compelling . ",1
"in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment , time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film . ",1
"the film may not hit as hard as some of the better drug-related pictures , but it still manages to get a few punches in . ",1
a flawed but engrossing thriller . ,1
an extraordinarily silly thriller . ,0
parker cannot sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings into its country conclusion,1
"the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year , noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take . ",0
"clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up . ",0
just isn't as weird as it ought to be . ,0
remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies . ,1
"lan yu is a genuine love story , full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery . ",1
scorsese doesn't give us a character worth giving a damn about . ,0
one of the more intelligent children's movies to hit theaters this year . ,1
 . . . a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year . ,1
"the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together . ",1
"divertingly ridiculous , headbangingly noisy . ",0
will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002 . ,0
"sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both . ",0
such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show . ,0
"national lampoon's van wilder may aim to be the next animal house , but it more closely resembles this year's version of tomcats . ",0
"enormously likable , partly because it is aware of its own grasp of the absurd . ",1
"it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame , with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television . ",0
"cox is far more concerned with aggrandizing madness , not the man , and the results might drive you crazy . ",0
"gorgeous scenes , masterful performances , but the sickly sweet gender normative narrative left an acrid test in this gourmet's mouth . ",1
"after a while , the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky . ",0
"the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation , and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates . ",0
"with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie . ",1
director clare kilner's debut is never as daft as it should have been . ,0
"the film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing , but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that's especially fit for the kiddies . ",0
dismally dull sci-fi comedy . ,0
a very good film sits in the place where a masterpiece should be . ,1
"a penetrating , potent exploration of sanctimony , self-awareness , self-hatred and self-determination . ",1
"at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ) , ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two . ",1
national lampoon's van wilder could be the worst thing to come out of national lampoon since class reunion,0
"it just goes to show , an intelligent person isn't necessarily an admirable storyteller . ",0
falls short in explaining the music and its roots . ,0
"zany , exuberantly irreverent animated space adventure . ",1
" . . . if you're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie , you might want to catch freaks as a matinee . ",0
"you wouldn't call the good girl a date movie ( an anti-date movie is more like it ) , but when it's good , it's good and horrid . ",1
"although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick , "" orange county "" is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be . ",1
"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking , and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence . ",1
"[grant's] bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle . ",1
"from the dull , surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait . ",1
a bit of an unwieldy mess . ,0
"it's an odd show , pregnant with moods , stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise . ",0
is there enough material to merit a documentary on the making of wilco's last album ? ,0
"formulaic to the 51st power , more like . ",0
it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has . ,0
a film that is a portrait of grace in an imperfect world . ,1
"a delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity , mostly martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach . ",1
"once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character , we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back . ",0
a very depressing movie of many missed opportunities . ,0
"in my opinion , analyze that is not as funny or entertaining as analyze this , but it is a respectable sequel . ",1
"this ready-made midnight movie probably won't stand the cold light of day , but under the right conditions , it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun . ",1
"the film's strength isn't in its details , but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself , with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest , media-soaked fears . ",1
it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film . ,1
no way i can believe this load of junk . ,0
"an ill-conceived jumble that's not scary , not smart and not engaging . ",0
"i can't begin to tell you how tedious , how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents . . . ",0
"if nothing else , this movie introduces a promising , unusual kind of psychological horror . ",1
its rawness and vitality give it considerable punch . ,1
"[swimfan] falls victim to sloppy plotting , an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting . ",0
"director roger kumble offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity . and there's the inimitable diaz , holding it all together . ",1
an effortlessly accomplished and richly resonant work . ,1
"in execution , this clever idea is far less funny than the original , killers from space . ",0
a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars . ,0
"lstima por schwarzenegger , pero es hora de que deje la estafeta a las nuevas generaciones . ",0
"this is not chabrol's best , but even his lesser works outshine the best some directors can offer . ",1
it recycles every clich about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera . ,0
a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it . ,0
"stay clear of reminding yourself that it's a "" true story "" and you're likely to have one helluva time at the movies . ",1
 . . . works on some levels and is certainly worth seeing at least once . ,1
an original little film about one young woman's education . ,1
supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment . ,0
an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves . ,1
"it's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ) , and barry's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile . ",1
" . . . enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games . ",1
robert harmon's less-is-more approach delivers real bump-in -the-night chills -- his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film's thick shadows . ,1
"witherspoon puts to rest her valley-girl image , but it's dench who really steals the show . ",1
nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ! ) into scrooge . ,0
"[city] reminds us how realistically nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of 'analyze this' ( 1999 ) and 'analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year . ",1
"a stunning piece of visual poetry that will , hopefully , be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in australia's film history . ",1
the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off . ,0
"watching these two actors play against each other so intensely , but with restraint , is a treat . ",1
"a compelling , moving film that respects its audience and its source material . ",1
chaiken ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident . ,1
possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another . ,0
what's missing is what we call the 'wow' factor . ,0
there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending . ,0
"guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled . ",1
showtime's starry cast could be both an asset and a detriment . those who trek to the 'plex predisposed to like it probably will enjoy themselves . but ticket-buyers with great expectations will wind up as glum as mr . de niro . ,0
"biggie and tupac is so single-mindedly daring , it puts far more polished documentaries to shame . ",1
"nicks refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie , which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy . ",0
the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption . ,0
"while the glass slipper doesn't quite fit , pumpkin is definitely a unique modern fairytale . ",1
this rough trade punch-and-judy act didn't play well then and it plays worse now . ,0
a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise . ,1
rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense . ,0
this charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make jay and silent bob's excellent adventure seem understated . ,0
"a movie that's held captive by mediocrity . not bad , but not all that good . bacon keeps things interesting , but don't go out of your way to pay full price . ",0
cusack's just brilliant in this . ,1
the film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol . ,1
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards . ,0
mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious . ,0
"this is sandler running on empty , repeating what he's already done way too often . ",0
"there is no entry portal in the rules of attraction , and i spent most of the movie feeling depressed by the shallow , selfish , greedy characters . ",0
too daft by half . . . but supremely good natured . ,0
"no big whoop , nothing new to see , zero thrills , too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film . ",0
"ms . seigner and mr . serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters . ",1
"every visual joke is milked , every set-up obvious and lengthy , every punchline predictable . there's no energy . ",0
"shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement , but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience . ",1
"bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable . but for the most part , the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness . ",0
"the angst-ridden , affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging . ",0
"sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy . . . attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called 'my husband is travis bickle' . ",1
"what a dumb , fun , curiously adolescent movie this is . ",1
control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible,0
the kind of spectacularly misconceived enterprise that only a sophisticated cinephile could have perpetrated . ,0
something has been lost in the translation . . . another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise . ,0
a incompetncia de marcus adams como roteirista s  superada por sua pssima direo . ,0
report card : doesn't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement . doesn't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ) . ,0
"though it runs 163 minutes , safe conduct is anything but languorous . it's packed to bursting with incident , and with scores of characters , some fictional , some from history . ",1
you'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous [than leon] . ,0
"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 . ",1
"if we're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french , do we have that same option to slap her creators because they're clueless and inept ? ",0
"rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80 . ",1
an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent . ,0
"the movie obviously seeks to re-create the excitement of such '50s flicks as jules verne's '20 , 000 leagues under the sea' and the george pal version of h . g . wells' 'the time machine . ' but its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless . ",0
a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con . ,1
a visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects . ,1
"the climactic events are so well realized that you may forget all about the original conflict , just like the movie does",1
"ultimately , jane learns her place as a girl , softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with . ",0
this franchise has not spawned a single good film . the crap continues . ,0
what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between . ,0
"the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime , one that brings military courtroom dramas down very , very low . ",0
"reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns , creating a meandering , inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film . ",0
like a poor man's you can count on me,1
"it's like a "" big chill "" reunion of the baader-meinhof gang , only these guys are more harmless pranksters than political activists . ",1
the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie . ,0
the name says it all . jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set . ,0
it's absolutely spooky how lillard channels the shagster right down to the original casey kasem-furnished voice . ,1
you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time . ,0
the entire movie is filled with deja vu moments . ,0
"borrows a bit from the classics "" wait until dark "" and "" extremities "" . . . but in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself . ",1
a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep 'epic . ',0
"'possession , ' based on the book by a . s . byatt , demands that labute deal with the subject of love head-on ; trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit",1
"it's the perfect star vehicle for grant , allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona . ",1
even when crush departs from the 4w formula . . . it feels like a glossy rehash . ,0
waiting for godard can be fruitful : 'in praise of love' is the director's epitaph for himself . ,1
an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie . ,0
consistently clever and suspenseful . ,1
"it's predictable , but it jumps through the expected hoops with style and even some depth . ",1
"not every animated film from disney will become a classic , but forgive me if i've come to expect more from this studio than some 79-minute after-school "" cartoon "" . ",0
'unfaithful' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory . too bad . ,0
"totally overwrought , deeply biased , and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are the greatest musicians of all time . ",0
an indispensable peek at the art and the agony of making people laugh . ,1
"its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously , but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare . ",0
"the movie isn't always easy to look at . but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here . ",1
"a vile , incoherent mess . . . a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg's brilliant 'videodrome . '",0
dilbert without the right-on satiric humor . ,0
"whether it's the worst movie of 2002 , i can't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded , and i skipped country bears . but this new jangle of noise , mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title . ",0
"bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) , an interesting racial tension , and a storyline that i haven't encountered since at least pete's dragon . ",0
"while broomfield's film doesn't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture , it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system . ",1
"the movie ultimately relies a bit too heavily on grandstanding , emotional , rocky-like moments . . . but it's such a warm and charming package that you'll feel too happy to argue much . ",1
the footage of the rappers at play and the prison interview with suge knight are just two of the elements that will grab you . ,1
" . . . an unimaginative , nasty , glibly cynical piece of work . ",0
staggeringly dreadful romance . ,0
"if the last man were the last movie left on earth , there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows . ",0
the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs . ,0
"holm does his sly , intricate magic , and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin . ",1
"the heart of the film is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death . ",1
passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless . ,0
"i'm convinced i could keep a family of five blind , crippled , amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking . ",0
"the messy emotions raging throughout this three-hour effort are instantly recognizable , allowing the film to paradoxically feel familiar and foreign at the same time . ",1
its juxtaposition of overwrought existentialism and stomach-churning gore will have you forever on the verge of either cracking up or throwing up . ,0
"mckay shows crushingly little curiosity about , or is ill-equipped to examine , the interior lives of the characters in his film , much less incorporate them into his narrative . ",0
"a deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession  one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom . ",1
meant to reduce blake's philosophy into a tragic coming-of-age saga punctuated by bursts of animator todd mcfarlane's superhero dystopia . ,1
"while i can't say it's on par with the first one , stuart little 2 is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie . ",1
u . s . audiences may find [attal and gainsbourg's] unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what hollywood typically concocts . ,1
a literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002 . ,1
"the movie is amateurish , but it's a minor treat . ",1
i'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up . i liked it just enough . ,1
"to paraphrase a line from another dickens' novel , nicholas nickleby is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato . ",0
"scene-by-scene , things happen , but you'd be hard-pressed to say what or why . ",0
"pumpkin takes an admirable look at the hypocrisy of political correctness , but it does so with such an uneven tone that you never know when humor ends and tragedy begins . ",1
"davis' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort . ",1
gere gives a good performance in a film that doesn't merit it . ,0
"mandel holland's direction is uninspired , and his scripting unsurprising , but the performances by phifer and black are ultimately winning . you'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie . ",0
narc is all menace and atmosphere . ,0
"an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study in total pandemonium . ",0
read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love . ,1
"the film doesn't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half",1
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but . . . it's at least watchable . ,0
"to my taste , the film's comic characters come perilously close to being amoses and andys for a new generation . ",0
an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental . ,0
 . . . the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning . ,0
"it delivers some chills and sustained unease , but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning . ",0
"watching this gentle , mesmerizing portrait of a man coming to terms with time , you barely realize your mind is being blown . ",1
"it's hard not to be seduced by [witherspoon's] charisma , even in this run-of-the-mill vehicle , because this girl knows how to drive it to the max . ",1
sayles is making a statement about the inability of dreams and aspirations to carry forward into the next generation . ,1
"this is unusual , food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive . ",1
"few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury , and audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying . ",1
the entire movie establishes a wonderfully creepy mood . ,1
a late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques . ,0
"offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs . . . a sad sitcom of a movie , largely devoid of charm . ",0
not one moment in the enterprise didn't make me want to lie down in a dark room with something cool to my brow . ,0
"it all unfolds predictably , and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time , providing no real sense of suspense . ",0
"a era do gelo diverte , mas no convence .  um passatempo descompromissado  e s . ",0
 . . . rogers's mouth never stops shut about the war between the sexes and how to win the battle . ,1
"bravo for history rewritten , and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love . ",1
"it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but notorious c . h . o . still feels like a promising work-in-progress . ",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 . ",1
this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e ! true hollywood story . ,0
"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , couldn't really figure out how to flesh either out , so he just slopped em together here . ",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 . ",1
"one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout , but a hundred of them can be numbing . proof of this is ballistic : ecks vs . sever . ",0
"hey arnold ! is now stretched to barely feature length , with a little more attention paid to the animation . still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing . ",0
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss . ,0
it collapses when mr . taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush . ,0
"if the title is a jeopardy question , then the answer might be "" how does steven seagal come across these days ? "" or maybe "" how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ? ",0
"purely propaganda , a work of unabashed hero worship , it is nonetheless -- and likely inadvertently -- a timely and invaluable implicit reminder of the role that u . s . foreign policy has played in the rise of castro . ",1
harmless fun . ,1
there are moments of hilarity to be had . ,1
this is standard crime drama fare . . . instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull . ,0
"who , exactly , is fighting whom here ? ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze . ",0
an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic . ,0
"what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity , the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom , the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time . ",0
"in the second half of the film , frei's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis . ",0
those who don't entirely 'get' godard's distinctive discourse will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy . ,1
"while not quite "" shrek "" or monsters , inc . "" , it's not too bad . it's worth taking the kids to . ",1
some stunning visuals -- and some staggeringly boring cinema . ,0
"it's push-the-limits teen comedy , the type written by people who can't come up with legitimate funny , and it's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed . ",0
"wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street' or 'the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend . '",0
basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars . ,0
"the film does a solid job of slowly , steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence . ",1
"coy but exhilarating , with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes . ",1
"it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject . ",0
its almost too-spectacular coastal setting distracts slightly from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story . ,1
another best of the year selection . ,1
"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 . ",1
the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap . any rock pile will do for a set . reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap . ,0
"it's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic . ",0
"hey , at least the title of this film lets you know exactly where it's heading . ",0
would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster ? ,0
"highlights are the terrific performances by christopher plummer , as the prime villain , and nathan lane as vincent crummles , the eccentric theater company manager . ",1
"a vivid , sometimes surreal , glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior . ",1
"dazzling and sugar-sweet , a blast of shallow magnificence that only sex , scandal , and a chorus line of dangerous damsels can deliver . ",1
"measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs , red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller . ",1
"the problem with this film is that it lacks focus . i sympathize with the plight of these families , but the movie doesn't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand . ",0
[an] absorbing documentary . ,1
"an entertaining british hybrid of comedy , caper thrills and quirky romance . ",1
"the movie worked for me right up to the final scene , and then it caved in . ",1
"fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film , but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers . ",0
"belongs to daniel day-lewis as much as it belongs to martin scorsese ; it's a memorable performance in a big , brassy , disturbing , unusual and highly successful film . ",1
"each story on its own could have been expanded and worked into a compelling single feature , but in its current incarnation , storytelling never quite gets over its rather lopsided conception . ",0
it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished . the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward . ,0
a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi cliches . ,0
"green ruins every single scene he's in , and the film , while it's not completely wreaked , is seriously compromised by that . ",0
quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor . ,1
"unintelligible , poorly acted , brain-slappingly bad , harvard man is ludicrous enough that it could become a cult classic . ",0
"chicago pode at ser um filme divertido e cativante ( como  ) , mas acaba representando um passo que vai na direo contrria  evoluo dos musicais . ",1
"there is a kind of attentive concern that hoffman brings to his characters , as if he has been giving them private lessons , and now it is time for their first public recital . ",1
"hey arnold ! the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ain't pretty . ",0
"for a film about action , ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever , bogging down in a barrage of hype . ",0
"the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects  from the tv movie-esque , affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed . ",0
"spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations",0
"one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers , and circles it obsessively , without making contact . ",0
"just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham , lots of cheese , with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after ( or during ) consumption of its second half . ",0
smith finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise . ,1
"the story's so preposterous that i didn't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved . ",0
"this is a movie full of grace and , ultimately , hope . ",1
"the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating , but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice . ",0
"giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies is part of the fun . but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes . ",1
an incredibly clever and superbly paced caper filled with scams within scams within scams . ,1
"it is a happy , heady jumble of thought and storytelling , an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film . ",1
"throwing caution to the wind with an invitation to the hedonist in us all , nair has constructed this motion picture in such a way that even the most cynical curmudgeon with find himself or herself smiling at one time or another . ",1
" . curiously , super troopers suffers because it doesn't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length . ",0
"a turgid little history lesson , humourless and dull . ",0
it's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay . ,0
demands too much of most viewers . ,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 . ",1
teen movies have really hit the skids . ,0
"in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes , director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of . . . outrageous gags . ",0
scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theatres graced with its company . ,0
"wiseman is patient and uncompromising , letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse . ",1
"director-writer bille august . . . depicts this relationship with economical grace , letting his superb actors convey martin's deterioration and barbara's sadness -- and , occasionally , anger . ",1
"a graceless , witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller . ",0
a beautifully observed character piece . ,1
people cinema at its finest . ,1
"that 'alabama' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate ) . . . ",1
"a spunky , original take on a theme that will resonate with singles of many ages . ",1
little more than a frothy vanity project . ,0
a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation . ,1
"no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus , accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way . ",0
no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild . ,0
the powder blues and sun-splashed whites of tunis make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs . ,1
"resident evil is what comes from taking john carpenter's ghosts of mars and eliminating the beheadings . in other words , about as bad a film you're likely to see all year . ",0
"a graceful , contemplative film that gradually and artfully draws us into a world where the personal and the political get fatally intertwined . ",1
it's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long . ,0
"with jump cuts , fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics , yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is . he fails . ",0
this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera . ,0
"further sad evidence that tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap . ",0
"the filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story . ",0
it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow . i can't . ,0
"'if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '",1
"it's a good film , but it falls short of its aspiration to be a true 'epic' . ",1
"the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul's perspective . ",1
"droll caper-comedy remake of "" big deal on madonna street "" that's a sly , amusing , laugh-filled little gem in which the ultimate "" bellini "" begins to look like a "" real kaputschnik . "" ",1
"a smart , steamy mix of road movie , coming-of-age story and political satire . ",1
"spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen , not screaming but yawning . ",0
"it's an old story , but a lively script , sharp acting and partially animated interludes make just a kiss seem minty fresh . ",1
matches neorealism's impact by showing the humanity of a war-torn land filled with people who just want to live their lives . ,1
"not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny , they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this 'we're -doing-it-for -the-cash' sequel were . ",0
"the problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise , mr . desplechin is content to state it . ",0
"feels less like it's about teenagers , than it was written by teenagers . ",0
"scooby doo is surely everything its fans are hoping it will be , and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation . ",1
a literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit won't be disappointed . ,1
"the movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle . ",1
"so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time , as far as movies are concerned . ",0
great character interaction . ,1
"what's surprising about this traditional thriller , moderately successful but not completely satisfying , is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be . ",0
"once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand , even the funniest idea isn't funny . ",0
"another in a long line of ultra-violent war movies , this one is not quite what it could have been as a film , but the story and theme make up for it . ",1
"while some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone , soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation . ",1
"intriguing and beautiful film , but those of you who read the book are likely to be disappointed . ",1
"birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments . ",1
a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls . ,0
it's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns . ,0
the movie is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old 'juvenile delinquent' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot . ,0
"it does give a taste of the burning man ethos , an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity . ",1
this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time . ,0
an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale . ,1
"by the time it ends in a rush of sequins , flashbulbs , blaring brass and back-stabbing babes , it has said plenty about how show business has infiltrated every corner of society -- and not always for the better . ",1
i'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring . ,0
"even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering , miller's hand often feels unsure . ",0
"by not averting his eyes , solondz forces us to consider the unthinkable , the unacceptable , the unmentionable . ",1
huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair . ,1
viewers will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess . ,0
"it lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho , without making him any less psycho . ",1
"if there's a way to effectively teach kids about the dangers of drugs , i think it's in projects like the ( unfortunately r-rated ) paid . ",1
uno de los policiales ms interesantes de los ltimos tiempos . ,1
"you might not want to hang out with samantha , but you'll probably see a bit of yourself in her unfinished story . ",1
like a south-of-the-border melrose place . ,1
 . . . this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core . ,0
has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick . ,0
"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one ( and no one ) . ",0
"the film is a masterpiece of nuance and characterization , marred only by an inexplicable , utterly distracting blunder at the very end . ",1
reno himself can take credit for most of the movie's success . he's one of the few 'cool' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness . ,1
"smith is careful not to make fun of these curious owners of architectural oddities . instead , he shows them the respect they are due . ",1
"as antonia is assimilated into this newfangled community , the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion . ",1
an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers : what they think of themselves and their clients . ,1
has a long and clunky ending . . . which forces the audience to fidget through ten pseudo-serious minutes while waiting for the ending credits and the deleted scenes montage to break the audience's awkward silence,0
"as allen's execution date closes in , the documentary gives an especially poignant portrait of her friendship with the never flagging legal investigator david presson . ",1
"kenneth branagh's energetic sweet-and-sour performance as a curmudgeonly british playwright grounds this overstuffed , erratic dramedy in which he and his improbably forbearing wife contend with craziness and child-rearing in los angeles . ",0
"meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured , dull artist and monster-in-the- making . ",0
"[creates] the worst kind of mythologizing , the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama . ",0
a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving . ,0
phoned-in business as usual . ,0
"apuestas fuertes para el futuro del director , y apuestas bien fundadas , pues la suerte ya la tiene , y la cinta lo comprueba . . . . ",1
"this cheery , down-to-earth film is warm with the cozy feeling of relaxing around old friends . ",1
"the story is so light and sugary that were it a macy's thanksgiving day parade balloon , extra heavy-duty ropes would be needed to keep it from floating away . ",0
"the year's happiest surprise , a movie that deals with a real subject in an always surprising way . ",1
a bad movie that happened to good actors . ,0
it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn . ,0
"overly stylized with lots of flash black-&-white freeze frames reminiscent of a pseudo-hip luxury car commercial , ( it's ) at its worst when it's actually inside the ring . ",0
"nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable , warm water may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy . ",1
a film that clearly means to preach exclusively to the converted . ,0
a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being . ,0
"the film has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written , underrehearsed , arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo . ",0
"you could say that it's slow at times , you could say that a few of the characters act in ways that real people wouldn't , but one thing you couldn't say is that alias betty is predictable . ",1
"there may have been a good film in "" trouble every day , "" but it is not what is on the screen . ",0
"a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly , mentally handicapped family member . ",1
"the pianist is a fine valedictory work for polanski , made richer by his own experiences , making his other movies somehow richer in the bargain . ",1
"a pint-sized 'goodfellas' designed to appeal to the younger set , it's not a very good movie in any objective sense , but it does mostly hold one's interest . ",0
secretary is not a movie about fetishism . it is a movie about passion . ,1
"the film's plot may be shallow , but you've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots . ",1
"hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown , the film nevertheless works up a few scares . ",0
"if [jaglom's] latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling , some of its repartee is still worth hearing . ",1
"it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress . ",0
"the best thing the film does is to show us not only what that mind looks like , but how the creative process itself operates . ",1
"a soggy , shapeless mess . . . just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie . ",0
"were it not for a sentimental resolution that explains way more about cal than does the movie or the character any good , freundlich's world traveler might have been one of the more daring and surprising american movies of the year . ",1
[a] stuporously solemn film . ,0
"the comic performances are all spot on , especially lee ross's turn as ken . ",1
"parts of the film feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic . but mostly it's a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived . ",1
"i have no way of knowing exactly how much is exaggeration , but i've got a creepy feeling that the film is closer to the mark than i want to believe . ",1
offers absolutely nothing i hadn't already seen . ,0
"the crime matters less than the characters , although the filmmakers supply enough complications , close calls and double-crosses to satisfy us . ",1
"while the path may be familiar , first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting . ",1
how inept is serving sara ? it makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly . ,0
"there's a lot of good material here , but there's also a lot of redundancy and unsuccessful crudeness accompanying it . ",0
"it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk's impish augmentation . ",0
"if melville is creatively a great whale , this film is canned tuna . ",0
"elegant and eloquent [meditation] on death and that most elusive of passions , love . ",1
"it's full of cheesy dialogue , but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s . ",1
most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant . ,0
"though frodo's quest remains unfulfilled , a hardy group of determined new zealanders has proved its creative mettle . ",1
"choppy , overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle . '",0
one of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature . ,1
"as befits its title , this pg-13-rated piffle is ultimately as threatening as the snuggle fabric softener bear . ",0
disney again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel . ,0
the movie is ingenious fun . see it . ,1
"not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream , it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest . ",0
"the film might have been more satisfying if it had , in fact , been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles . ",0
"it's all very cute , though not terribly funny if you're more than six years old . ",0
"no dia em que aceitou dirigir esta continuao , harold ramis deve ter sado da cama com o p esquerdo . e aqueles que decidiram assistir a este filme tambm . ",0
"the filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point , unless it's that life stinks , especially for sensitive married women who really love other women . ",0
"if you ever wanted to be an astronaut , this is the ultimate movie experience - it's informative and breathtakingly spectacular . ",1
"its mysteries are transparently obvious , and it's too slowly paced to be a thriller . [but it's] worth recommending because of two marvelous performances by michael caine and brendan fraser . ",1
"good for a few unintentional laughs , "" extreme ops "" was obviously made for the "" xxx "" crowd , people who enjoy mindless action without the benefit of decent acting , writing , and direction . ",0
"its over-reliance on genre conventions , character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops . ",0
"romanek's themes are every bit as distinctive as his visuals . beyond the cleverness , the weirdness and the pristine camerawork , one hour photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures . ",1
when it really counts . . . bloody sunday connects on a visceral level that transcends language . ,1
what makes the movie special is its utter sincerity . ,1
"gooding is the energetic frontman , and it's hard to resist his enthusiasm , even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences . ",1
haneke challenges us to confront the reality of sexual aberration . ,1
"drags along in a dazed and enervated , drenched-in-the- past numbness . ",0
"for more than two decades mr . nachtwey has traveled to places in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity . ",1
"the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them . ",1
"while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion , lan yu never catches dramatic fire . ",0
so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along . ,0
"often hilarious , well-shot and , importantly , entertaining , hell house is a fascinating document of an event that has to be seen to be believed . ",1
"a worthy idea , but the uninspired scripts , acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special . ",0
an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it . ,0
"not the best herzog perhaps , but unmistakably herzog . ",1
not good enough to pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans . ,0
"van wilder doesn't bring anything new to the proverbial table , but it does possess a coherence absent in recent crass-a-thons like tomcats , freddy got fingered , and slackers . ",0
there are moments of real pleasure to be found in sara sugarman's whimsical comedy very annie-mary but not enough to sustain the film . ,0
"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) , the movie is powerful and provocative . it's also built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness . ",0
a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material . ,0
a strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet . ,1
"although melodramatic and predictable , this romantic comedy explores the friendship between five filipino-americans and their frantic efforts to find love . ",1
"it may be a prize winner , but teacher is a bomb . ",0
"once the downward spiral comes to pass , auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera . . . ",1
a delirious celebration of the female orgasm . ,1
what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess . ,0
epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star . ,0
as inept as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west . ,0
"the great pity is that those responsible didn't cut their losses  and ours  and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash , and send it to its proper home . ",0
there's suspension of disbelief and then there's bad screenwriting . . . this film packs a wallop of the latter . ,0
"on its own , big trouble could be considered a funny little film . ",1
"davis is funny , charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy . ",1
the film overcomes the regular minefield of coming-of-age cliches with potent doses of honesty and sensitivity . ,1
"what 'dumb and dumber' would have been without the vulgarity and with an intelligent , life-affirming script . ",1
"complete lack of originality , cleverness or even visible effort",0
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . ,0
skillfully weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise . ,1
the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility . ,0
robinson's web of suspense matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates . ,1
"a pleasant enough movie , held together by skilled ensemble actors . ",1
"where this was lazy but enjoyable , a formula comedy redeemed by its stars , that is even lazier and far less enjoyable . ",1
"it's like an old warner bros . costumer jived with sex -- this could be the movie errol flynn always wanted to make , though bette davis , cast as joan , would have killed him . ",1
it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen . ,0
"fun , flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment . ",1
this version incarnates the prophetic book in a way even its exacting author might admire . ,1
malcolm mcdowell is cool . paul bettany is cool . paul bettany playing malcolm mcdowell ? cool . ,1
go see it and enjoy . ,1
"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own . ",0
"maid in manhattan might not look so appealing on third or fourth viewing down the road . . . but as a high concept vehicle for two bright stars of the moment who can rise to fans' lofty expectations , the movie passes inspection . ",1
"depending upon your reaction to this movie , you may never again be able to look at a red felt sharpie pen without disgust , a thrill , or the giggles . ",1
has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes . ,0
if you're a fan of the series you'll love it and probably want to see it twice . i will be . ,1
"unlike most anime , whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes , metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile . ",1
"it's endlessly inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage . ",1
"never engaging , utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful . ",0
it won't be long before you'll spy i spy at a video store near you . ,0
"nair stuffs the film with dancing , henna , ornamentation , and group song , but her narrative clichs and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera . ",0
"not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality , it fails the most basic relevancy test as well . ",0
writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half . ',0
we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting . ,0
the production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable . ,1
"a muckraking job , the cinematic equivalent of a legal indictment , and a fairly effective one at that . ",1
"this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another , narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse , and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing . ",0
"viewed on its own terms , treasure planet is better-than-average family entertainment , but true fans of the stevenson's novel will likely prefer disney's more faithful 1950 live-action swashbuckling classic . ",1
" . . . tunney is allowed to build an uncommonly human character , an almost real-live girl complete with trouble and hope . ",1
"a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers . ",1
an impressive hybrid . ,1
"performances are potent , and the women's stories are ably intercut and involving . ",1
" . . . while the humor aspects of 'jason x' were far more entertaining than i had expected , everything else about the film tanks . ",0
" "" the quiet american "" begins in saigon in 1952 . that's its first sign of trouble . ",1
perhaps the best sports movie i've ever seen . ,1
"[w]hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism , jane goodall's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands . ",0
"by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters , i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie . ",0
the movie should be credited with remembering his victims . ,1
it's a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5 . ,1
obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold ! the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic . ,0
"smith profiles five extraordinary american homes , and because the owners seem fully aware of the uses and abuses of fame , it's a pleasure to enjoy their eccentricities . ",1
enough similarities to gymkata and howie long's firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs . ,0
"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence , derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man , however , it's invaluable . ",1
"it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess , piss on trees , b . s . one another and put on a show in drag . ",0
alternative medicine obviously has its merits . . . but ayurveda does the field no favors . ,0
"if this movie leaves you cool , it also leaves you intriguingly contemplative . ",1
adam sandler ! in an art film ! ,1
the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film . ,0
"it's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u . s . art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it's in french ( well , mostly ) with english subtitles and is magically 'significant' because of that . ",0
"light , cute and forgettable . ",1
discursive but oddly riveting documentary . ,1
" "" auto focus "" works as an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the playboy era",1
seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe' chopsocky glory . ,0
"a beyond-lame satire , teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor . ",0
"the heat of the moment prevails . it cooks conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle . ",1
god bless crudup and his aversion to taking the easy hollywood road and cashing in on his movie-star gorgeousness . ,1
"the tale of tok ( andy lau ) , a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) , the most legendary of asian hitmen , is too scattershot to take hold . ",0
"this is an extraordinary film , not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal . ",1
it would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire . ,1
a well-executed spy-thriller . ,1
"as shaky as the plot is , kaufman's script is still memorable for some great one-liners . ",1
"as a director , mr . ratliff wisely rejects the temptation to make fun of his subjects . ",1
"the film hinges on its performances , and both leads are up to the task . ",1
"as conceived by mr . schaeffer , christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell . ",0
"if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of 'there but for the grace of god , ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world . ",0
"smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play . ",1
"the picture , scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination , is a monument to bad in all its florid variety . ",0
"a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage "" be careful what you wish for "" is given a full workout . ",1
the minor figures surrounding [bobby] . . . form a gritty urban mosaic . ,1
classic cinema served up with heart and humor,1
"so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat . ",0
the problem isn't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball . ,0
"ludicrous , but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining . ",1
"full of profound , real-life moments that anyone can relate to , it deserves a wide audience . ",1
"happily , some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude . 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 . ",1
"the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding . quitting , however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance . ",0
"a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise . ",0
a faster paced family flick . upper teens may get cynical . smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy . ,0
its vision of that awkward age when sex threatens to overwhelm everything else is acute enough to make everyone who has been there squirm with recognition . ,1
"this is what imax was made for : strap on a pair of 3-d goggles , shut out the real world , and take a vicarious voyage to the last frontier -- space . ",1
malone does have a gift for generating nightmarish images that will be hard to burn out of your brain . but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure . ,0
"waydowntown is by no means a perfect film , but its boasts a huge charm factor and smacks of originality . ",1
"in auteil's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer . ",1
" . . . has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor  but it's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake- of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity . ",0
"mr . goyer's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way . ",0
"the very definition of what critics have come to term an "" ambitious failure . "" ",0
the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear . ,0
lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child's interest and an adult's patience . but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming . ,1
even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy . . . even for disney . ,0
"all ends well , sort of , but the frenzied comic moments never click . ",0
"the thriller side of this movie is falling flat , as the stalker doesn't do much stalking , and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case . ",0
"the story , touching though it is , does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature , and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long . ",0
"with an unflappable air of decadent urbanity , everett remains a perfect wildean actor , and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill . ",1
it's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer . ,1
"just as the lousy tarantino imitations have subsided , here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation . ",0
worth seeing just for weaver and lapaglia . ,1
"in gleefully , thumpingly hyperbolic terms , it covers just about every cliche in the compendium about crass , jaded movie types and the phony baloney movie biz . ",0
"as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy , clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge . ",0
"though the book runs only about 300 pages , it is so densely packed . . . that even an ambitious adaptation and elaborate production like mr . schepisi's seems skimpy and unclear . ",0
sweet home alabama certainly won't be remembered as one of [witherspoon's] better films . ,0
"a disoriented but occasionally disarming saga packed with moments out of an alice in wonderland adventure , a stalker thriller , and a condensed season of tv's big brother . ",1
"clever , brutal and strangely soulful movie . ",1
"though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving , the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama . ",0
a moving picture that does not move . ,0
what makes it worth watching is quaid's performance . ,1
the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue . ,0
an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten . ,0
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . but the movie that doesn't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0
hashiguchi uses the situation to evoke a japan bustling atop an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation . ,1
a compelling spanish film about the withering effects of jealousy in the life of a young monarch whose sexual passion for her husband becomes an obsession . ,1
"because the genre is well established , what makes the movie fresh is smart writing , skewed characters , and the title performance by kieran culkin . ",1
"shattering , devastating documentary on two maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral . extraordinary debut from josh koury . ",1
"would you laugh if a tuba-playing dwarf rolled down a hill in a trash can ? do you chuckle at the thought of an ancient librarian whacking a certain part of a man's body ? if you answered yes , by all means enjoy the new guy . ",1
 . . . a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman . ,0
kaufman and jonze take huge risks to ponder the whole notion of passion -- our desire as human beings for passion in our lives and the emptiness one feels when it is missing . ,1
"unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm , you're going to feel like you weren't invited to the party . ",0
"the movie is as far as you can get from racy , to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain ; it has a dull , costumey feel . ",0
wishy-washy . ,0
a complete waste of time . ,0
the recording session is the only part of the film that is enlightening -- and how appreciative you are of this depends on your level of fandom . ,1
"the ring is worth a look , if you don't demand much more than a few cheap thrills from your halloween entertainment . ",1
"this isn't exactly profound cinema , but it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny . ",1
"i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around , but maybe it'll be on video by then . ",0
"scherfig , the writer-director , has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar . yes , soar . ",1
"for single digits kidlets stuart little 2 is still a no brainer . if you're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film , you'll need a stronger stomach than us . ",0
meanders between its powerful moments . ,0
"any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script , though with the same number of continuity errors . ",0
"even if you're an agnostic carnivore , you can enjoy much of jonah simply , and gratefully , as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor . ",1
"as commander-in-chief of this film , bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world . ",1
a coming-of-age movie that hollywood wouldn't have the guts to make . ,1
forgettable horror -- more gory than psychological -- with a highly satisfying quotient of friday-night excitement and milla power . ,1
"shadyac , who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams , trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies . ",0
"this pep-talk for faith , hope and charity does little to offend , but if saccharine earnestness were a crime , the film's producers would be in the clink for life . ",0
an average coming-of-age tale elevated by the wholesome twist of a pesky mother interfering during her son's discovery of his homosexuality . ,1
"silly , loud and goofy . ",0
"the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities . ",1
about the best thing you could say about narc is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture . whether you like it or not is basically a matter of taste . ,1
"never mind whether you buy the stuff about barris being a cia hit man . the kooky yet shadowy vision clooney sustains throughout is daring , inventive and impressive . ",1
"the path ice age follows most closely , though , is the one established by warner bros . giant chuck jones , who died a matter of weeks before the movie's release . ",1
"a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series , crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring . ",0
"watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt , as if you were paying dues for good books unread , fine music never heard . ",0
an original gem about an obsession with time . ,1
a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity . ,0
"with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs , it could have been a thinking man's monster movie . ",0
"it's funny , as the old saying goes , because it's true . ",1
you won't look at religious fanatics -- or backyard sheds -- the same way again . ,1
"the film's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations , nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style . ",0
fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense . ,0
"the script's snazzy dialogue establishes a realistic atmosphere that involves us in the unfolding crisis , but the lazy plotting ensures that little of our emotional investment pays off . ",1
'easily my choice for one of the year's best films . ',1
diane lane works nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful . ,1
"a wonderful , ghastly film . ",1
"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a 'back story . '",0
no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina . ,0
just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny . ,0
"this is a very funny , heartwarming film . it has fun with the quirks of family life , but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect . ",1
"impeccably filmed , sexually charged , but ultimately lacking in substance , not to mention dragged down by a leaden closing act . ",0
a penetrating glimpse into the tissue-thin ego of the stand-up comic . ,1
"glib , satirical documentary that fudges facts , makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism . ",0
"a provocative movie about loss , anger , greed , jealousy , sickness and love . ",1
well cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin . ,1
"a meatier deeper beginning and/or ending would have easily tipped this film into the "" a "" range , as is , it's a very very strong "" b+ . "" i love the robust middle of this picture . ",1
"it may not be a great piece of filmmaking , but its power comes from its soul's-eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case . ",1
the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted . ,0
it may . . . work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns . ,1
it's never dull and always looks good . ,1
a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes . ,0
"the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) . ",0
 . . . breathes surprising new life into the familiar by amalgamating genres and adding true human complexity to its not-so-stock characters . ,1
"everything's serious , poetic , earnest and -- sadly -- dull . ",0
by-the-numbers yarn . ,0
"the fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield's interviewees , or even himself , will not be for much longer . ",1
"as teen movies go , "" orange county "" is a refreshing change",1
noyce has worked wonders with the material . ,1
marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula . ,1
"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular . ",1
"if you want a movie time trip , the 1960 version is a far smoother ride . ",0
"a piece of mildly entertaining , inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable . ",0
"as a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery , murder by numbers fits the profile too closely . ",0
"leaves you with a knot in your stomach , its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness . ",0
"implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses , and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all . ",1
"nakata's technique is to imply terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects . ",1
japanese director shohei imamura's latest film is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime . ,1
"memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and , by extension , its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual . ",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 . ,1
frida's artistic brilliance is undeniable -- it's among the most breathtakingly designed films i've ever seen . ,1
"solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts . ",1
"a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j . m . barrie's peter pan . ",0
viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it . ,0
"often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time is it there ? into how long is this movie ? ",0
"his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude , calculated to provoke shocked laughter , without following up on a deeper level . ",0
one of the worst films of 2002 . ,0
"if festival in cannes nails hard- boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy , much about the film , including some of its casting , is frustratingly unconvincing . ",0
"for most movies , 84 minutes is short , but this one feels like a life sentence . ",0
"the film sometimes flags . . . but there is enough secondary action to keep things moving along at a brisk , amusing pace . ",1
the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative . ,0
"never does "" lilo & stitch "" reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past , or even that of more recent successes such as "" mulan "" or "" tarzan . "" ",0
"i can't say that i liked homeboy ; it'd be more accurate to say that i found it intriguing , bizarre , dogma-like in spots - and quite truthful , in its way . ",1
"the film , like jimmy's routines , could use a few good laughs . ",0
"feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker's attempt to surround himself with beautiful , half-naked women . ",0
"what's most refreshing about real women have curves is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed , natural-seeming actors . ",1
"director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group , who live in the same apartment building . but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person . ",0
 . . . has virtually no script at all . . . ,0
" "" the dangerous lives of altar boys "" has flaws , but it also has humor and heart and very talented young actors",1
it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction . ,0
"chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century america . ",1
becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring . ,0
it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film . . . ,0
"the film's unhurried pace is actually one of its strengths . entirely appropriately , the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn . ",1
"the editing is chaotic , the photography grainy and badly focused , the writing unintentionally hilarious , the direction unfocused , the performances as wooden . ",0
"in xxx , diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners , and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep . ",1
"this is a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller . ",1
the symbols float like butterflies and the spinning styx sting like bees . i wanted more . ,1
"some episodes work , some don't . ",0
"it plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its "" dead wife communicating from beyond the grave "" framework is even remotely new or interesting . ",0
adam sandler's 8 crazy nights is 75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie . ,0
a different movie -- sometimes tedious -- by a director many viewers would like to skip but film buffs should get to know . ,1
burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast . ,0
"when the film ended , i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while . ",0
garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work . ,1
"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . ",1
clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable . . . ,1
"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 . ",1
"broomfield reminds us that beneath the hype , the celebrity , the high life , the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising , talented , charismatic and tragically doomed . ",1
"a simple , sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting , but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within . ",0
its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing . ,0
"the smash 'em-up , crash 'em-up , shoot 'em-up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense . ",0
you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing . ,0
a cheap scam put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life . ,0
"feels slight , as if it were an extended short , albeit one made by the smartest kids in class . ",0
better to just call it abc kiarostami . for aids and africa are nothing more than part of the scenery . ,0
an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy . ,1
"compelling revenge thriller , though somewhat weakened by a miscast leading lady . ",1
"sweet home alabama isn't going to win any academy awards , but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts . ",1
"high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor , a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd . ",0
"it's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip , winking social commentary . ",0
the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date . ,1
ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls . ,0
greengrass ( working from don mullan's script ) forgoes the larger socio-political picture of the situation in northern ireland in favour of an approach that throws one in the pulsating thick of a truly frightening situation . ,1
"your response to its new sequel , analyze that , may hinge on what you thought of the first film . ",1
"a superlative b movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing . ",1
"[d]espite its familiar subject matter , ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing . . . ",1
a crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing . ,0
"the movie turns out to be [assayas'] homage to the gallic 'tradition of quality , ' in all its fusty squareness . ",0
"this charming but slight tale has warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed . ",1
"the character is too forced and overwritten to be funny or believable much of the time , and clayburgh doesn't always improve the over-the-top mix . ",0
less about shakespeare than the spawn of fools who saw quentin tarantino's handful of raucous gangster films and branched out into their own pseudo-witty copycat interpretations . ,0
"city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it's careful , conscientious and makes no major mistakes . but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing . ",0
"provides a porthole into that noble , trembling incoherence that defines us all . ",1
p . t . anderson understands the grandness of romance and how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew were possible . ,1
heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart . ,1
"while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock , stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod , he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle . ",0
"funny , somber , absurd , and , finally , achingly sad , bartleby is a fine , understated piece of filmmaking . ",1
my own minority report is that it stinks . ,0
a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one's mother . ,1
"i'm happy to have seen it -- not as an alternate version , but as the ultimate exercise in viewing deleted scenes . ",1
"the longer the movie goes , the worse it gets , but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes . ",0
"a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point . ",1
it all drags on so interminably it's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time . ,0
"if a few good men told us that we "" can't handle the truth "" than high crimes poetically states at one point in this movie that we "" don't care about the truth . "" ",0
mama africa pretty much delivers on that promise . it does give you a peek . the main problem being that it's only a peek . ,1
"although fairly involving as far as it goes , the film doesn't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything . ",1
"the appearance of treebeard and gollum's expanded role will either have you loving what you're seeing , or rolling your eyes . i loved it ! gollum's 'performance' is incredible ! ",1
"instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid , we get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos . ",0
rarely have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart . ,1
"for the most part , the ingredients are there . but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck's film from coming together . ",0
an opportunity missed . ,0
"at the film's centre is a precisely layered performance by an actor in his mid-seventies , michel piccoli . ",1
"swinging , the film makes it seem , is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit . or intelligent . ",0
coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else . ,0
the film's bathos often overwhelms what could have been a more multifaceted look at this interesting time and place . ,0
"cacoyannis' vision is far less mature , interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts . ",0
one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm . ,1
it's sweet . . . but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end . ,0
"the storylines are woven together skilfully , the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking , and the overall experience is awesome . ",1
"one of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but . . . also one of the most curiously depressing . ",1
"overall , interesting as a documentary -- but not very imaxy . ",1
it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie . ,0
there's so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles . ,1
"the new faces are interesting , but the old story isn't , especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted . ",0
"this ecologically minded , wildlife friendly film teaches good ethics while entertaining with its unconventionally wacky but loving family",1
"what's next : "" my mother the car ? "" ",0
an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism . ,0
"those who would follow haneke on his creepy explorations . . . are rewarded by brutal , committed performances from huppert and magimel . ",1
"[the film] tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end , it's impossible to ascertain whether the film is , at its core , deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful . ",1
"dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting , and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation . ",0
solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,0
there's a lot to recommend read my lips . ,1
"a quaint , romanticized rendering . ",0
"the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction . ",0
a film with almost as many delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers . ,1
crummy,0
a stirring road movie . ,1
"all the filmmakers are asking of us , is to believe in something that is improbable . ",1
falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun . ,1
solondz is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining . ,1
"despite its shortcomings , girls can't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch , and it's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre . ",1
"the vintage is pure '87 , with a halfhearted twist on its cautionary message : fatal attraction = don't have an affair with a nutjob ; unfaithful = don't if you're married to one . ",0
"la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama , rpidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible",0
"an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort . ",1
"sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies , but fails loudly in execution . ",0
"divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood may not be exactly divine , but it's definitely -- defiantly -- ya ya , what with all of those terrific songs and spirited performances . ",1
a film that will enthrall the whole family . ,1
"meandering and glacially paced , and often just plain dull . ",0
"christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr . feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists , who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic . ",0
"death to smoochy is often very funny , but what's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito's misanthropic vision . ",1
"instead of panoramic sweep , kapur gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story's emotional thrust . ",0
"a huge disappointment coming , as it does , from filmmakers and performers of this calibre",0
"a stylish but steady , and ultimately very satisfying , piece of character-driven storytelling . ",1
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination . ,1
"still pretentious and filled with subtext , but entertaining enough at 'face value' to recommend to anyone looking for something different . ",1
"berry's saucy , full-bodied performance gives this aging series a much needed kick , making "" die another day "" one of the most entertaining bonds in years",1
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy . ,0
"parts seem like they were lifted from terry gilliam's subconscious , pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buuel's casings",1
"flavorful and romantic , you could call this how martha got her groove back -- assuming , that is , she ever had one to begin with . ",1
"it's another stale , kill-by-numbers flick , complete with blade-thin characters and terrible , pun-laden dialogue . ",0
there's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance . ,1
"it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say . ",0
"sadly , hewitt's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns , not making snappy comebacks . ",0
"the far future may be awesome to consider , but from period detail to matters of the heart , this film is most transporting when it stays put in the past . ",1
it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat . but the second half of the movie really goes downhill . ,0
"in the end , the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate . ",0
the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard . ,1
"much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor , while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome clich . ",0
"although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america . ",1
"those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up . ",1
"at its best , queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s . at its worst , it implodes in a series of very bad special effects . ",0
a pro-fat farce that overcomes much of its excessive moral baggage thanks to two appealing lead performances . ,1
this is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies . ,1
"'[hopkins]doesn't so much phone in his performance as fax it . no , even that's too committed . he gets his secretary to fax it . "" ",0
"every now and again , a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be . frank mcklusky c . i . is that movie ! ",0
"what full frontal lacks in thematic coherence it largely makes up for as loosey-goosey , experimental entertainment . still , i'm not quite sure what the point is",1
meant for star wars fans . it is there to give them a good time . ,1
"scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug , but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be . ",0
a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it isn't merely offensive . ,0
one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out . ,0
clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence . ,0
doesn't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago . ,0
"but buying into sham truths and routine "" indie "" filmmaking , freundlich has made just another safe movie . it's not horrible , just horribly mediocre . ",0
"the only thing worse than your substandard , run-of-the-mill hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound . ",0
a manically generous christmas vaudeville . ,1
a richly imagined and admirably mature work from a gifted director who definitely has something on his mind . ,1
"captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure , allowing us to find the small , human moments , and leaving off with a grand whimper . ",1
"if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea , then pay your $8 and get ready for the big shear . this is one baaaaaaaaad movie . ",0
"'you'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half , but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied . you'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter . . . '",0
a singularly off-putting romantic comedy . ,0
one of the year's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces . ,1
"like the world of his film , hartley created a monster but didn't know how to handle it . ",0
one from the heart . ,1
probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals for whom the yearning for passion spells discontent . ,1
credibility levels are low and character development a non-starter . ,0
too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century . ,0
bullock's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film,0
a psychological thriller with a smart script and an obsessive-compulsive's attention to detail . ,1
"literary purists may not be pleased , but as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds . ",1
writer/director mark romanek spotlights the underlying caste system in america . it's a scathing portrayal . ,1
"the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers . unfortunately , there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either . ",0
told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings . ,1
apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap . ,0
"all of it works smoothly under the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely . ",1
"one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this , or any , year . ",0
"a deceivingly simple film , one that grows in power in retrospect . ",1
"imperfect ? yes , but also intriguing and honorable , a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film legacy . ",1
"it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor , but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time . ",0
you live the mood rather than savour the story . ,1
francophiles will snicker knowingly and you'll want to slap them . ,1
just offbeat enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over . ,1
nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin . ,1
eight crazy nights is a showcase for sandler's many talents . ,1
you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld's real life is boring . ,0
"as the movie traces mr . brown's athletic exploits , it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times . ",1
what saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is corcuera's attention to detail . ,1
"even if you don't think [kissinger's] any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch . ",1
it's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor . ,1
ahhhh . . . revenge is sweet ! ,1
"sunshine state surveys the landscape and assesses the issues with a clear passion for sociology . but the cinematography is cloudy , the picture making becalmed . ",0
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum . ,0
"the notion of deleting emotion from people , even in an advanced prozac nation , is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus . ",0
earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding . ,0
boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon . ,0
old-form moviemaking at its best . ,1
"the issues are presented in such a lousy way , complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments , that it's impossible to care . ",0
"with tightly organized efficiency , numerous flashbacks and a constant edge of tension , miller's film is one of 2002's involvingly adult surprises . ",1
"if this is cinema , i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey . ",0
"harris is supposed to be the star of the story , but comes across as pretty dull and wooden . ",0
"that zhang would make such a strainingly cute film -- with a blind orphan at its center , no less -- indicates where his ambitions have wandered . ",0
"while centered on the life experiences of a particular theatrical family , this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater , both in america and israel . ",1
"defies logic , the laws of physics and almost anyone's willingness to believe in it . but darned if it doesn't also keep us riveted to our seats . ",1
aniston has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil . ,1
an engaging overview of johnson's eccentric career . ,1
"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor . the result might look like vulgar . ",0
"in the end , tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do , too little time to do it in . ",0
it's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal . ,1
topkapi this is not . ,0
"a droll , well-acted , character-driven comedy with unexpected deposits of feeling . ",1
"starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar . ",0
"the bourne identity shouldn't be half as entertaining as it is , but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood . ",1
an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people . . . manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy . ,0
five screenwriters are credited with the clich-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before . ,0
"like many western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing , but its heartfelt concern about north korea's recent past and south korea's future adds a much needed moral weight . ",1
manages to delight without much of a story . ,1
"a powerful , chilling , and affecting study of one man's dying fall . ",1
there's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career . ,0
"the latest installment in the pokemon canon , pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two , likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace . ",0
viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget . ,1
so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming . ,0
it says a lot about a filmmaker when he can be wacky without clobbering the audience over the head and still maintain a sense of urgency and suspense . ,1
"the weight of the piece , the unerring professionalism of the chilly production , and the fascination embedded in the lurid topic prove recommendation enough . ",1
director andrew niccol . . . demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame . his healthy sense of satire is light and fun . . . . ,1
"it's all stitched together with energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage . ",1
"that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks . ",0
"the film has [its] moments , but they are few and far between . ",0
"while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles , it doesn't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors' performances . ",0
"'divertida , enternecedora , universal y profundamente sincera , es una de las mejores comedias romnticas en mucho tiempo . una verdadera delicia . '",1
"like a documentary version of fight club , shorn of social insight , intellectual pretension and cinematic interest . ",0
"a sensitive , moving , brilliantly constructed work . ",1
"[director peter] jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of tolkien's writing that every frame produces new joys , whether you're a fan of the books or not . ",1
"poor editing , bad bluescreen , and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action . ",0
turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting . ,1
"not so much a movie as a picture book for the big screen . this isn't my favorite in the series , still i enjoyed it enough to recommend . ",1
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes . ,1
demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack . ,0
"the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us . this is not a classical dramatic animated feature , nor a hip , contemporary , in-jokey one . it's sort of in-between , and it works . ",1
"visits spy-movie territory like a novel you can't put down , examines a footnote to history seldom brought to light on the screen , and keeps you guessing from first frame to last . ",1
it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks . ,0
an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay . ,0
"symbolically , warm water under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal . ",1
"will you go ape over this movie ? well , it probably won't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises , but it's definitely worth taking a look . ",1
runs on the pure adrenalin of pacino's performance . ,1
"the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox . ",0
where bowling for columbine is at its most valuable is in its examination of america's culture of fear as a root cause of gun violence . ,1
woefully pretentious . ,0
a trite psychological thriller designed to keep the audience guessing and guessing -- which is not to be confused with suspecting -- until it comes time to wrap things up and send the viewers home . ,0
"a warm , funny , engaging film . ",1
"other than a mildly engaging central romance , hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst . ",0
a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action . ,1
"the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema that , half an hour in , starts making water torture seem appealing . ",0
"one of creepiest , scariest movies to come along in a long , long time , easily rivaling blair witch or the others . ",1
"a bonanza of wacky sight gags , outlandish color schemes , and corny visual puns that can be appreciated equally as an abstract frank tashlin comedy and as a playful recapitulation of the artist's career . ",1
"his best film remains his shortest , the hole , which makes many of the points that this film does but feels less repetitive . ",0
"it briefly flirts with player masochism , but the point of real interest - audience sadism -- is evaded completely . ",0
robin williams has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favour of an altogether darker side . ,1
"ultimately , the message of trouble every day seems to be that all sexual desire disrupts life's stasis . ",1
"if you like peace , you'll like promises . ",1
"red dragon is less baroque and showy than hannibal , and less emotionally affecting than silence . but , like silence , it's a movie that gets under your skin . ",1
jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama . ,1
"like most bond outings in recent years , some of the stunts are so outlandish that they border on being cartoonlike . a heavy reliance on cgi technology is beginning to creep into the series . ",1
"possession is elizabeth barrett browning meets nancy drew , and it's directed by . . . neil labute . hmm . ",1
" "" spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff . if you're a comic fan , you can't miss it . if you're not , you'll still have a good time . "" ",1
"some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes : a setup , delivery and payoff . stealing harvard can't even do that much . each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth . ",0
"broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles . ",1
"no one goes unindicted here , which is probably for the best . and if you're not nearly moved to tears by a couple of scenes , you've got ice water in your veins . ",1
watching it is rather like viewing a long soap opera in which only the first episode was any good . ,0
"it's fun , wispy , wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom . ",1
"davis has energy , but she doesn't bother to make her heroine's book sound convincing , the gender-war ideas original , or the comic scenes fly . ",0
i got a headache watching this meaningless downer . ,0
it's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby . ,0
"the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels , the public is , regrettably , going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them . ",0
an absurdist spider web . ,1
"to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement , and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest . ",1
"wedding feels a bit anachronistic . still , not every low-budget movie must be quirky or bleak , and a happy ending is no cinematic sin . ",1
"pacino is brilliant as the sleep-deprived dormer , his increasing weariness as much existential as it is physical . ",1
"spielberg's realization of a near-future america is masterful . this makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans , as the film has some of the best special effects ever . ",1
director david jacobson gives dahmer a consideration that the murderer never game his victims . ,1
coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit . ,0
"with this masterful , flawless film , [wang] emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . ",1
"christina ricci comedy about sympathy , hypocrisy and love is a misfire . ",0
a chiller resolutely without chills . ,0
"now trimmed by about 20 minutes , this lavish three-year-old production has enough grandeur and scale to satisfy as grown-up escapism . ",1
a tasty masala . ,1
birthday girl walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked . ,1
the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute . ,0
"while super troopers is above academy standards , its quintet of writers could still use some more schooling . ",0
"be forewarned , if you're depressed about anything before watching this film , you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards . ",0
a fascinating documentary that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system,1
reggio and glass put on an intoxicating show . ,1
the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work . ,1
a stylish thriller . ,1
"a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times , but this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism . ",1
let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home . ,0
simply doesn't have sufficient heft to justify its two-hour running time . ,0
meandering and confusing . ,0
takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze . ,1
a wild ride juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films . ,1
"ryosuke has created a wry , winning , if languidly paced , meditation on the meaning and value of family . ",1
the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing . ,1
stirs potentially enticing ingredients into an uneasy blend of ghost and close encounters of the third kind . ,0
gaping plot holes sink this 'sub'-standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth . ,0
an hour and a half of joyful solo performance . ,1
"like shave ice without the topping , this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless . ",0
"by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion , you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around . ",0
"as lo-fi as the special effects are , the folks who cobbled nemesis together indulge the force of humanity over hardware in a way that george lucas has long forgotten . ",1
it is scott's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . ,1
"there are touching moments in etoiles , but for the most part this is a dull , dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject . ",0
a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams . ,1
writer/director alexander payne ( election ) and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing . ,1
"an impressive debut for first-time writer-director mark romanek , especially considering his background is in music video . ",1
"dogtown and z-boys more than exposes the roots of the skateboarding boom that would become "" the punk kids' revolution . "" ",1
"this is very much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives to outweigh the positives . ",0
"confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please , and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses , nor their characters , deserve . ",0
your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn . ,0
proves that some movie formulas don't need messing with -- like the big-bug movie . ,1
"' . . . 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
"this time out , [sade] is an unsettlingly familiar figure -- in turns loyal and deceitful , responsible and reckless , idealistically selfless and coldly self-interested . ",1
"with each of her three protagonists , miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path . ",1
that the e-graveyard holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy . ,1
"it's sincere to a fault , but , unfortunately , not very compelling or much fun . ",0
the comedy makes social commentary more palatable . ,1
[a] stale retread of the '53 original . ,0
sex is one of those films that aims to confuse . ,1
a glossy knock-off of a b-movie revenge flick . ,0
"a quiet , pure , elliptical film",1
"the boys' sparring , like the succession of blows dumped on guei , wears down the story's more cerebral , and likable , plot elements . ",0
"though the film's scenario is certainly not earthshaking , this depiction of fluctuating female sexuality has two winning lead performances and charm to spare . ",1
"one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations . ",0
much of what is meant to be 'inspirational' and 'uplifting' is simply distasteful to audiences not already sharing [the movie's] mindset . ,0
" "" men in black ii , "" has all the earmarks of a sequel . the story is less vibrant , the jokes are a little lukewarm , but will anyone really care ? ",0
"even with its $50-million us budget , pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture . ",0
"what [denis] accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film is a double portrait of two young women whose lives were as claustrophic , suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned . ",1
calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it's more like entertainment for trolls . ,0
"deep down , i realized the harsh reality of my situation : i would leave the theater with a lower i . q . than when i had entered . ",0
"an impossible romance , but we root for the patronized iranian lad . ",1
"heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on petter nss' delicate , clever direction . . . and a wonderful , imaginative script by axel hellstenius . ",1
a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy . ,1
"cheap , vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace . ",0
"this rather unfocused , all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens . . . or if it were subtler . . . or if it had a sense of humor . ",0
this one aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit . ,0
must be seen to be believed . ,1
"the question hanging over the time machine is not , as the main character suggests , 'what if ? ' but rather , 'how can you charge money for this ? '",0
"the story . . . is inspiring , ironic , and revelatory of just how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is . it is also a testament to the integrity and vision of the band . ",1
those outside show business will enjoy a close look at people they don't really want to know . ,1
what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama . ,0
"escaping the studio , piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie . ",1
"an uplifting , largely bogus story . ",0
"the movie is a negligible work of manipulation , an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents . ",0
"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c . h . o . hits all the verbal marks it should . ",1
"best of all is garcia , who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man . ",1
"like being trapped inside a huge video game , where exciting , inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again . ",0
"anyone who's ever suffered under a martinet music instructor has no doubt fantasized about what an unhappy , repressed and twisted personal life their tormentor deserved . these people are really going to love the piano teacher . ",1
heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations . ,0
"lucky break is perfectly inoffensive and harmless , but it's also drab and inert . ",0
a lovably old-school hollywood confection . ,1
"wallace directs with such patronising reverence , it turns the stomach . ",0
"soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless , xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence . ",0
the cat's meow marks a return to form for director peter bogdanovich . . . ,1
"a thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt coming-of-age comedy . ",1
"vividly conveys the passion , creativity , and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all . ",1
you might not buy the ideas . but you'll definitely want the t-shirt . ,1
"if you've the patience , there are great rewards here . ",1
reeks of rot and hack work from start to finish . ,0
"an exhilarating futuristic thriller-noir , minority report twists the best of technology around a gripping story , delivering a riveting , pulse intensifying escapist adventure of the first order",1
"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game , juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre , and a personal low for everyone involved . ",0
"like kubrick , soderbergh isn't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way . ",1
paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks . ,1
"the story wraps back around on itself in the kind of elegant symmetry that's rare in film today , but be warned : it's a slow slog to get there . ",1
"velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified , sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene . ",0
once you get into its rhythm . . . the movie becomes a heady experience . ,1
crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls . ,0
"shatner is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was . ",0
"it's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny . ",0
"if you really want to understand what this story is really all about , you're far better served by the source material . ",0
"huppert's show to steal and she makes a meal of it , channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine . ",1
what would jesus do if he was a film director ? he'd create a movie better than this . ,0
"while undercover brother is definitely one for the masses , it's also full of sharp , smart satire . ",1
"mike white's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make "" "" the good girl "" a film worth watching . ",1
"like edward norton in american history x , ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) delivers a magnetic performance . ",1
 . . . a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it . ,0
"'yes , that's right : it's forrest gump , angel of death . '",0
"nair's cast is so large it's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion . ",1
"garca bernal and talancn are an immensely appealing couple , and even though their story is predictable , you'll want things to work out . ",1
cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds . ,0
"the bottom line , at least in my opinion , is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film . ",0
"how i killed my father would be a rarity in hollywood . it's an actor's showcase that accomplishes its primary goal without the use of special effects , but rather by emphasizing the characters -- including the supporting ones . ",1
the formula is familiar but enjoyable . ,1
"some of their jokes work , but most fail miserably and in the end , pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny . ",0
"a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat , and if you're going to alter the bard's ending , you'd better have a good alternative . ",0
"with dirty deeds , david caesar has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen . ",1
"the work of an artist tormented by his heritage , using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims . ",1
"like the film's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early-'80s suburbia , it's significant without being overstated . ",1
there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here . ,0
"pumpkin struts about with "" courage "" pinned to its huckster lapel while a yellow streak a mile wide decorates its back . ",0
"only an epic documentary could get it all down , and spike lee's jim brown : all american at long last gives its subject a movie worthy of his talents . ",1
no surprises . ,0
"sheridan seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy , and scotches most of its lan , humor , bile , and irony . ",0
watstein handily directs and edits around his screenplay's sappier elements . . . and sustains off the hook's buildup with remarkable assuredness for a first-timer . ,1
bond-inspired ? certainly . likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? let's hope not . ,0
"a smart and funny , albeit sometimes superficial , cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist . ",1
the chateau is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy . ,1
"a perverse little truffle , dainty psychological terror on the outside with a creamy filling of familial jealousy and unrepentant domestic psychopathy . ",1
i liked this film a lot . . . ,1
"beautifully crafted and brutally honest , promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people . ",1
"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 . ",1
"'abandon all hope , ye who enter here' . . . you should definitely let dante's gloomy words be your guide . ",0
yakusho and shimizu . . . create engaging characterizations in imamura's lively and enjoyable cultural mix . ,1
vividly conveys both the pitfalls and the pleasures of over-the-top love . ,1
"it is a film that will have people walking out halfway through , will encourage others to stand up and applaud , and will , undoubtedly , leave both camps engaged in a ferocious debate for years to come . ",1
it's good to see michael caine whipping out the dirty words and punching people in the stomach again . ,1
"a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome . in the wrong hands , i . e . peploe's , it's simply unbearable",0
little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick . ,0
it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one . ,0
even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene . what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test . ,0
"like the original , this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit . ",1
a didactic and dull documentary glorifying software anarchy . ,0
tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident . ,0
"after sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special , it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work . ",0
"an overstylized , pured mlange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy . sometimes entertaining , sometimes indulgent -- but never less than pure wankery . ",0
the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece ! ,0
"it's another retelling of alexandre dumas' classic . why ? who knows , but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds . ",1
"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth . ",1
"its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart . ",1
"offers big , fat , dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in . ah , what the hell . ",1
"this version's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful . ",1
a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness . ,0
"given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done . ",0
"as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago . . . has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency . ",1
"the impulses that produced this project . . . are commendable , but the results are uneven . ",0
it's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor . ,1
"it's funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot . ",1
damon brings the proper conviction to his role as [jason bourne] . ,1
"the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters . . . ",0
it would work much better as a one-hour tv documentary . ,0
the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad . ,0
you walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions  disapproval of justine combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions . ,1
starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner . ,0
achieves a sort of filmic epiphany that revels in the true potential of the medium . ,1
a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity . ,0
a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification . ,0
it's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be . but it offers plenty to ponder and chew on as its unusual relationship slowly unfolds . ,1
"ms . phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma , and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening . ",0
"seriously , rent the disney version . ",0
"skillful as he is , mr . shyamalan is undone by his pretensions . ",0
"about a boy vividly recalls the cary grant of room for one more , houseboat and father goose in its affectionate depiction of the gentle war between a reluctant , irresponsible man and the kid who latches onto him . ",1
forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five . ,1
a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff . ,0
a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story . ,1
would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility . ,0
" . . . mesmerizing , an eye-opening tour of modern beijing culture in a journey of rebellion , retreat into oblivion and return . ",1
"90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay , screeching-metal smashups , and flaccid odd-couple sniping . ",0
flaunts its quirky excesses like a new year's eve drunk sporting a paper party hat . ,0
"sometimes this 'blood' seems as tired as its protagonist . . . still , the pulse never disappears entirely , and the picture crosses the finish line winded but still game . ",1
"a sharp , amusing study of the cult of celebrity . ",1
the journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie . ,0
the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austen--and a hollywood-ized austen at that . ,0
looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter's imagination . ,0
the story itself is actually quite vapid . ,0
"the story feels more like a serious read , filled with heavy doses of always enticing sayles dialogue . ",1
the material and the production itself are little more than routine . ,0
"it is risky , intelligent , romantic and rapturous from start to finish . ",1
" . . . less a story than an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population's shrugging acceptance to each new horror . ",1
the script is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors . ,1
an involving true story of a chinese actor who takes up drugs and winds up in an institution--acted mostly by the actual people involved . ,1
"holds limited appeal to those who like explosions , sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp . ",0
"finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed",1
"en s mismo el rey len es un espectculo digno de contemplarse en cine , dvd o en su soberbio montaje teatral ; pero el hacerlo en la pantalla imax es una experiencia colosal . ",1
"when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts . . . had this much imagination and nerve . ",1
"whether or not you buy mr . broomfield's findings , the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale mr . broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover . ",1
a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer . ,0
it's everything you don't go to the movies for . ,0
"in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history , ballistic : ecks vs . sever also features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase . ",0
"while the ideas about techno-saturation are far from novel , they're presented with a wry dark humor . ",1
"a slick , engrossing melodrama . ",1
as a randy film about sexy people in gorgeous places being pushed and pulled ( literally and figuratively ) by desire . . . [sex and luca] makes for an arousing good time . ,1
 . . . too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film . ,0
"the acting by the over-25s lacks spark , with csokas particularly unconnected . ",0
"ice age is the first computer-generated feature cartoon to feel like other movies , and that makes for some glacial pacing early on . ",0
"kids don't mind crappy movies as much as adults , provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people . 'snow dogs' has both . ",0
will anyone who isn't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it hasn't gone straight to video ? ,0
"filmmakers david weissman and bill weber benefit enormously from the cockettes' camera craziness -- not only did they film performances , but they did the same at home . ",1
"de niro looks bored , murphy recycles murphy , and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal . ",0
"crammed with incident , and bristles with passion and energy . ",1
"if you liked the 1982 film then , you'll still like it now . ",0
plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial . ,0
"easier to respect than enthuse over , andersson's rigorous personal vision is not only distanced but distancing . ",1
"an overemphatic , would-be wacky , ultimately tedious sex farce . ",0
"a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear . ",1
"shamelessly sappy and , worse , runs away from its own provocative theme . ",0
"feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place . ",0
it's a sometimes interesting remake that doesn't compare to the brilliant original . ,0
offers the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere . ,1
"with rare birds , as with the shipping news before it , an attempt is made to transplant a hollywood star into newfoundland's wild soil -- and the rock once again resists the intrusion . ",0
"[i]f you've been to more than one indie flick in your life , chances are you've already seen this kind of thing . ",0
a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness . ,0
"by the time the surprise ending is revealed , interest cannot be revived . ",0
"as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer , the rest of us will be lulled into a coma . ",0
the modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals . it's only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after . ,1
"an uplifting , near-masterpiece . ",1
as happily glib and vicious as its characters . ,0
"sad nonsense , this . but not without cheesy fun factor . ",0
"deliberately and devotedly constructed , far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect , too neat and new pin-like , too obviously a recreation to resonate . ",0
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it . ,0
"illiterate , often inert sci-fi action thriller . ",0
even the digressions are funny . ,1
"occasionally loud and offensive , but more often , it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma . ",0
"where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony , jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval . ",0
"as a tolerable diversion , the film suffices ; a triumph , however , it is not . ",1
"the words , 'frankly , my dear , i don't give a damn , ' have never been more appropriate . ",0
"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine . ",1
"the genius of the work speaks volumes , offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates . ",1
"de niro and mcdormand give solid performances , but their screen time is sabotaged by the story's inability to create interest . ",0
"nijinsky says , 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too . ",0
"despite her relentless vim and winsome facial symmetry , witherspoon is just too dialed-up to be america's sweetheart . ",0
"if you're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol , it might just be the movie you're looking for . it depends on how well flatulence gags fit into your holiday concept . ",1
the closest thing to the experience of space travel,1
australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place . ,1
the piece plays as well as it does thanks in large measure to anspaugh's three lead actresses . ,1
"big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new , self-deprecating level . ",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 . ",1
"too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like , this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot . ",0
not a bad journey at all . ,1
"beneath the uncanny , inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce . . . lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments . ",0
[woo's] most resonant film since the killer . ,1
generic thriller junk . teens only . ,0
"directed with purpose and finesse by england's roger mitchell , who handily makes the move from pleasing , relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft . ",1
has its share of arresting images . ,1
"bon apptit ! just like a splendid meal , red dragon satisfies  from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified cuisine and palatable presentation . ",1
"the dose is strong and funny , for the first 15 minutes anyway ; after that , the potency wanes dramatically . ",0
what it lacks in substance it makes up for in heart . ,1
"starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera . ",0
the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill . ,0
"it sticks rigidly to the paradigm , rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived , well-worn situations . ",0
"unlike most surf movies , blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave . by the end you can't help but feel 'stoked . '",1
"half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations , while the remainder . . . would be more at home on a daytime television serial . ",0
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . ,1
is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ? ,0
"offers no new insight on the matter , nor do its characters exactly spring to life . ",0
"a huge box-office hit in korea , shiri is a must for genre fans . ",1
"not a movie but a live-action agitprop cartoon so shameless and coarse , it's almost funny . ",0
"it's a terrible movie in every regard , and utterly painful to watch . ",0
"it wouldn't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe's routine is offensive , puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny . ",0
"in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising , but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life . ",0
"cuba gooding jr . valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs , but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy . ",0
it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction . ,0
leguizamo and jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb . ,1
"beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama . ",1
"watching e . t now , in an era dominated by cold , loud special-effects-laden extravaganzas , one is struck less by its lavish grandeur than by its intimacy and precision . ",1
"with little visible talent and no energy , colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee . ",0
murder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous . ,0
"tykwer's surface flash isn't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to , including the condition of art . ",0
an uneven look into a grim future that doesn't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k . dick stories . ,0
the film's overall mood and focus is interesting but constantly unfulfilling . ,0
"'butterfingered' is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth , who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach . ",0
"a fascinating examination of the joyous , turbulent self-discovery made by a proper , middle-aged woman . ",1
what might have been a predictably heartwarming tale is suffused with complexity . ,1
boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome . ,0
 . . . irritating soul-searching garbage . ,0
"unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters . ",0
"like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title , many can aspire but none can equal . ",0
has all the poignancy of a hallmark card and all the comedy of a gallagher stand-up act . ,0
"astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap . indeed , none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild . ",0
the filmmaker's heart is in the right place . . . ,1
"corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless . it's the perfect kind of film to see when you don't want to use your brain . at all . ",1
"my oh my , is this an invigorating , electric movie . ",1
the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down . ,0
you never know where changing lanes is going to take you but it's a heck of a ride . samuel l . jackson is one of the best actors there is . ,1
a reality-snubbing hodgepodge . ,0
"if you saw benigni's pinocchio at a public park , you'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police . ",0
"although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness , those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime . ",1
dolman confines himself to shtick and sentimentality -- the one bald and the other sloppy . ,0
"you don'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
"[jeff's] gorgeous , fluid compositions , underlined by neil finn and edmund mcwilliams's melancholy music , are charged with metaphor , but rarely easy , obvious or self-indulgent . ",1
"twenty years later , reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery , but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task . ",0
"while the film is competent , it's also uninspired , lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires . ",0
"poetic , heartbreaking . ",1
jason patric and ray liotta make for one splendidly cast pair . ,1
sade is an engaging look at the controversial eponymous and fiercely atheistic hero . ,1
it's been made with an innocent yet fervid conviction that our hollywood has all but lost . ,1
"with generic sets and b-grade special effects , jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv's defunct cleopatra 2525 . ",0
"it's not without its pleasures , but i'll stick with the tune . ",0
mildly entertaining . ,0
"although based on a real-life person , john , in the movie , is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours . ",0
spend your benjamins on a matinee . ,1
"with lesser talents , high crimes would be entertaining , but forgettable . with freeman and judd , i'll at least remember their characters . ",1
"although it's a bit smug and repetitive , this documentary engages your brain in a way few current films do . ",1
"this is wild surreal stuff , but brilliant and the camera just kind of sits there and lets you look at this and its like you're going from one room to the next and none of them have any relation to the other . ",1
"even if you've seen "" stomp "" ( the stage show ) , you still have to see this ! ",1
"each punch seen through prison bars , the fights become not so much a struggle of man vs . man as brother-man vs . the man . ",1
earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock . ,0
ms . hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate . ,1
 . . . understands that a generation defines its music as much as the music defines a generation . ,1
'the chteau is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . ',0
"the film fits into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality . ",1
represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller/horror genre . ,0
"is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo , double-pistoled , ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic ? ",0
"j . lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie , although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman , but she's no working girl . ",0
"thoughtful , even stinging at times , and lots of fun . ",1
"just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story . or a profit . or some damn thing . ",0
"it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker's motherland . ",1
"the title , alone , should scare any sane person away . ",0
no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story . ,0
two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending . ,0
"i saw knockaround guys yesterday , and already the details have faded like photographs from the spanish-american war . . . it's so unmemorable that it turned my ballpoint notes to invisible ink . ",0
the film has several strong performances . ,1
maintains your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts . ,1
a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot . ,1
"although barbershop boasts some of today's hottest and hippest acts from the world of television , music and stand-up comedy , this movie strangely enough has the outdated swagger of a shameless 70s blaxploitation shuck-and-jive sitcom . ",0
"the film's greatest asset is how much it's not just another connect-the-dots , spy-on-the-run picture . ",1
"one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself , namely , an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then . ",1
"it might not be 1970s animation , but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons  a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness . ",0
"a puzzle whose pieces do not fit . some are fascinating and others are not , and in the end , it is almost a good movie . ",0
"while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer's appetite , the film's final scene is soaringly , transparently moving . ",1
the milieu is wholly unconvincing . . . and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch . ,0
offers laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through . ,1
the master of disguise represents adam sandler's latest attempt to dumb down the universe . ,0
an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema . ,1
a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence . ,0
what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points . ,0
"this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful , incisive meditation on the way we were , and the way we are . ",1
"a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films . ",0
 . . . one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages . . . ,1
"ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here's betting her third feature will be something to behold . ",1
mike leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1
it's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition . ,0
it's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits . if only it had the story to match . ,1
veret has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs . ,1
punitively affirmational parable . ,0
a dreadful live-action movie . ,0
visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay . ,0
"it's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom , and at times , the startling optimism , of the children . ",1
a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work . ,0
i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women . ,0
"it's not a film to be taken literally on any level , but its focus always appears questionable . ",0
"an absurdist comedy about alienation , separation and loss . ",1
"mcgrath has deftly trimmed dickens' wonderfully sprawling soap opera , the better to focus on the hero's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness . ",1
"as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys' novel "" the death of napoleon "" and directed by alan taylor , napoleon's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn",1
a frisky and fresh romantic comedy exporing sexual politics and the challenges of friendships between women . ,1
"a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid . ",0
digital-video documentary about stand-up comedians is a great glimpse into a very different world . ,1
" "" the mothman prophecies "" is a difficult film to shake from your conscience when night falls . ",1
"smug , artificial , ill-constructed and fatally overlong . . . it never finds a consistent tone and lacks bite , degenerating into a pious , preachy soap opera . ",0
"in the end , the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you'd expect to see on showtime's 'red shoe diaries . '",0
the disarming cornball atmosphere has a way of infecting the entire crowd as the film rolls on . ,1
as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago . ,1
"it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as 'worse than expected , ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that . ",0
"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives . ",1
"an exceptionally acted , quietly affecting cop drama . ",1
"this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker , but good actors , good poetry and good music help sustain it . ",1
it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing . ,1
"[director] byler may yet have a great movie in him , but charlotte sometimes is only half of one . ",0
"smith's approach is never to tease , except gently and in that way that makes us consider our own eccentricities and how they are expressed through our homes . ",1
fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers . ,0
"while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest , the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization , humor or plain old popcorn fun . ",0
"the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life . a little melodramatic , but with enough hope to keep you engaged . ",1
"director claude chabrol has become the master of innuendo . it is not what you see , it is what you think you see . ",1
"on its icy face , the new film is a subzero version of monsters , inc . , without the latter's imagination , visual charm or texture . ",0
"ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head , but he knows how to pose madonna . ",0
offers an interesting look at the rapidly changing face of beijing . ,1
"director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle , endearing 1975 children's novel . ",0
a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales . ,0
"[janey] forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies . ",0
the only time 8 crazy nights comes close to hitting a comedic or satirical target is during the offbeat musical numbers . ,0
"'aunque recurre a ciertos clichs del gnero , la poderosa actuacin de robin williams perdona las fallas del guin . '",1
"hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples , and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications . ",1
"as animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool , this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth . ",1
"every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid , so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy . half past dead is just such an achievement . ",0
"thoughtless , random , superficial humour and a lot of very bad scouse accents",0
"that jack nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft , but to his legend . ",1
a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not . ,1
formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market . ,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 . ",1
"'lovely and amazing , ' unhappily , is neither . . . excessively strained and contrived . ",0
villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ) . ,0
a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours . ,1
just a kiss is a just a waste . ,0
a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men . ,0
"it's the chemistry between the women and the droll scene-stealing wit and wolfish pessimism of anna chancellor that makes this "" two weddings and a funeral "" fun . ",1
"if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ? ! ? ) , or see some interesting storytelling devices , you might want to check it out , but there's nothing very attractive about this movie . ",0
technically and artistically inept . ,0
"it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans , but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow , peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture . ",0
"in adobo , ethnicity is not just the spice , but at the heart of more universal concerns . ",1
"[shyamalan] turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count . ",1
"go , girls , right down the reality drain . ",0
"preposterous and tedious , sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that , unfortunately , occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure . ",0
"rarely do films come along that are as intelligent , exuberant , and moving as monsoon wedding . ",1
"the movie has generic virtues , and despite a lot of involved talent , seems done by the numbers . ",0
the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum . a rumor of angels doesn't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness . ,0
rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable . ,1
"if religious films aren't your bailiwick , stay away . otherwise , this could be a passable date film . ",0
"a burst of color , music , and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at . ",1
a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been . ,0
"brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life . ",1
helps to remind the first world that hiv/aids is far from being yesterday's news . ,1
a dazzling dream of a documentary . ,1
"the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy , something from a halloween that died . ",0
the directive to protect the code at all costs also begins to blur as the importance of the man and the code merge,1
"a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look , rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense . ",0
"no , it's not nearly as good as any of its influences . ",0
"there are weird resonances between actor and role here , and they're not exactly flattering . ",0
nothing more than a mediocre trifle . ,0
hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity . ,0
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called 'the gift of tears . ',1
final verdict : you've seen it all before . ,0
a deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world . ,1
exhilarating but blatantly biased . ,1
"even though we know the outcome , the seesawing of the general's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy . ",1
"evelyn's strong cast and surehanded direction make for a winning , heartwarming yarn . ",1
 ( rises ) above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism . ,1
"family portrait of need , neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking . ",1
"a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness , a state experienced by millions around the globe . ",1
"it's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence . ",0
the cast is uniformly excellent . . . but the film itself is merely mildly charming . ,0
it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk . ,0
"pascale bailly's rom-com provides amlie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i . e . , a banal spiritual quest . ",0
nair does capture the complexity of a big family and its trials and tribulations . . . ,1
"this is a film about the irksome , tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout . even as the hero of the story rediscovers his passion in life , the mood remains oddly detached . ",0
a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling . ,1
fulford-wierzbicki . . . deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen . ,1
"even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end . . . you almost don't notice the 129-minute running time . ",1
"not a bad choice here , assuming that . . . the air-conditioning in the theater is working properly . ",1
"laugh-out-loud lines , adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances , and sparkling , bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma . ",1
drowning's too good for this sucker . ,0
"a searing , epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be , horrifyingly , ever on the rise . ",1
this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,0
"cold , nervy and memorable . ",1
tells ( the story ) with such atmospheric ballast that shrugging off the plot's persnickety problems is simply a matter of ( being ) in a shrugging mood . ,1
" . . . a gleefully grungy , hilariously wicked black comedy . . . ",1
"special p . o . v . camera mounts on bikes , skateboards , and motorcycles provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense imax screen . ",1
"a thoughtful , provocative , insistently humanizing film . ",1
"it is a kickass , dense sci-fi action thriller hybrid that delivers and then some . i haven't seen one in so long , no wonder i didn't recognize it at first . ",1
hard to resist . ,1
how about starting with a more original story instead of just slapping extreme humor and gross-out gags on top of the same old crap ? ,0
"the only question . . . is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering . average , at best , i'm afraid . ",0
"twenty years after its first release , e . t . remains the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of steven spielberg's misunderstood career . ",1
"this is for the most part a useless movie , even with a great director at the helm . ",0
moonlight mile doesn't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy . ,1
" . . . may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence . this scarlet's letter is a . . . as in aimless , arduous , and arbitrary . ",0
"feels haphazard , as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot . ",0
a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women . ,0
"every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn . ",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 . ",1
"we just don't really care too much about this love story . in that setting , their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting . ",0
"a vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish . ",1
a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down . ,0
"exhilarating , funny and fun . ",1
dramatically lackluster . ,0
"austin powers for the most part is extremely funny , the first part making up for any flaws that come later . ",1
"without a strong script and energetic acting , dogma films can produce the same sleep-inducing effects as watching your neighbor's home videos . ",0
"the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn , and the nicest thing i can say is that i can't remember a single name responsible for it . ",0
"nair's attention to detail creates an impeccable sense of place , while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances . ",1
delirious fun . ,1
"hugh grant , who has a good line in charm , has never been more charming than in about a boy . ",1
though its atmosphere is intriguing . . . the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression . ,0
"viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance , the film would be a total washout . ",0
"about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers , it's energetic and satisfying if not deep and psychological . ",1
everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable . ,0
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer . ,0
 . . . takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport,1
"not the great american comedy , but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you'll have a good time with this one too . ",0
"oh , it's extreme , all right . extremely dumb . extremely confusing . extremely boring . ",0
"humorous , artsy , and even cute , in an off-kilter , dark , vaguely disturbing way . ",1
"plodding , peevish and gimmicky . ",0
"more honest about alzheimer's disease , i think , than iris . ",1
"keenly observed and refreshingly natural , swimming gets the details right , from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s . c . , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner . ",1
"marvelous , merry and , yes , melancholy film . ",1
" . . . a delightfully unpredictable , hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels . ",1
under 15 ? a giggle a minute . over age 15 ? big fat waste of time . ,0
"this is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least . ",0
it's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another . ,0
what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ? ,0
"i spy is an embarrassment , a monotonous , disjointed jumble of borrowed plot points and situations . it's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun . ",0
an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality . ,0
more a gunfest than a rock concert . ,0
"though the film is static , its writer-director's heart is in the right place , his plea for democracy and civic action laudable . ",1
it's hard to imagine alan arkin being better than he is in this performance . ,1
"gran historia sobre el amor , la familia , la lealtad y la traicin que seguramente se convertir en un nuevo clsico del gnero . ",1
"she's as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and , most of the time , absolutely right in her stinging social observations . ",1
"nair just doesn't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy . ",0
"it's a smart , solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn . nothing overly original , mind you , but solidly entertaining . ",1
"i highly recommend irwin , but not in the way this film showcases him . ",0
astonishing . . . [frames] profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment . ,1
"the passions aroused by the discord between old and new cultures are set against the strange , stark beauty of the mideast desert , so lovingly and perceptively filmed that you can almost taste the desiccated air . ",1
"it's sweet , funny , charming , and completely delightful . ",1
a picture as erratic as its central character . ,0
zaidan's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight . ,0
"a competent , unpretentious entertainment destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country . ",1
"shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high . ",1
"the movie's seams may show . . . but pellington gives "" mothman "" an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling . ",1
this is a film brimming with detail and nuance and one that speaks volumes about the ability of the human spirit to find solace in events that could easily crush it forever . ,1
"much as we might be interested in gratuitous sexualization , haneke has a different objective in mind--namely the implications of our craving for fake stimulation . ",1
there's something about a marching band that gets me where i live . ,1
manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane . ,0
it's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look . ,1
a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit . ,0
"merely as a technical , logistical feat , russian ark marks a cinematic milestone . ",1
"the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood , and it's relentlessly folksy , a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions . ",0
"a meditation on faith and madness , frailty is blood-curdling stuff . ",1
"certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike , eight crazy nights is a total misfire . ",0
brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness . ,1
"an unremittingly ugly movie to look at , listen to , and think about , it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film . ",0
"smart , provocative and blisteringly funny . ",1
"the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and , instead , rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep . i like frank the pug , though . ",0
it's definitely a step in the right direction . ,1
"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on . ",0
a marvel like none you've seen . ,1
"some movies were made for the big screen , some for the small screen , and some , like ballistic : ecks vs . sever , were made for the palm screen . ",0
represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema . ,1
"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 . . . ",1
"this isn't a retooled genre piece , the tale of a guy and his gun , but an amiably idiosyncratic work . ",1
"a highly spirited , imaginative kid's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god stuck in heaven because he's afraid of his best-known creation ? ",1
charlotte sometimes is a gem . it's always enthralling . ,1
"as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice , the movie makes two hours feel like four . ",0
 . . . better described as a ghost story gone badly awry . ,0
"exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes . ",1
"human nature initially succeeds by allowing itself to go crazy , but ultimately fails by spinning out of control . ",0
a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last . ,1
one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called 'comedy' and not laugh once . ,0
all three women deliver remarkable performances . ,1
"despite its faults , gangs excels in spectacle and pacing . ",1
the film serves as a valuable time capsule to remind us of the devastating horror suffered by an entire people . ,1
possibly the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio . ,0
if you grew up on scooby -- you'll love this movie . matthew lillard is born to play shaggy ! ,1
"adults , other than the parents . . . will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild . ",0
"it's a powerful though flawed movie , guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today . ",1
doesn't amount to much of anything . ,0
"a gushy episode of "" m * a * s * h "" only this time from an asian perspective . ",0
"take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture , and he'll be your slave for a year . ",1
creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller . ,0
"the powers team has fashioned a comedy with more laughs than many , no question . but this time there's some mold on the gold . ",1
"more than simply a portrait of early extreme sports , this peek into the 1970s skateboard revolution is a skateboard film as social anthropology . . . ",1
the whole affair is as predictable as can be . ,0
"workmanlike , maybe , but still a film with all the elements that made the other three great , scary times at the movies . ",1
"ultimate x is a ride , basically the kind of greatest-hits reel that might come with a subscription to espn the magazine . ",1
"lead actress ga , she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile , is a towering siren . ",1
master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours . ,0
"the leads are so unmemorable , despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes , that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material . ",0
a model of what films like this should be like . ,1
"i'm not saying that ice age doesn't have some fairly pretty pictures , but there's not enough substance in the story to actually give them life . ",0
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through . ,0
the tenderness of the piece is still intact . ,1
 . . . a lesson in prehistoric hilarity . ,1
"thirty years ago , it would have been groundbreaking . now it's just tired . ",0
a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness . ,0
"the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself , which contains few laughs and not much drama . ",0
these people wouldn't know subtle characterization if it put on a giant furry monster costume and then gave them a lapdance . ,0
going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film . ,0
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws . ,0
"there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life , but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes . ",0
"in exactly 89 minutes , most of which passed as slowly as if i'd been sitting naked on an igloo , formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey . ",0
"both shrill and soporific , and because everything is repeated five or six times , it can seem tiresomely simpleminded . ",0
a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy . ,1
feels less like a change in [herzog's] personal policy than a half-hearted fluke . ,0
"don't plan on the perfect ending , but sweet home alabama hits the mark with critics who escaped from a small town life . ",1
an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort . ,0
not too far below the gloss you can still feel director denis villeneuve's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters . ,1
much of the movie's charm lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo . their computer-animated faces are very expressive . ,1
"a coming-of-age tale from new zealand whose boozy , languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply felt performances across the board . ",1
resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche . ,0
 . . . a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job . . . ,1
"a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film . . . ",0
"to enjoy this movie's sharp dialogue and delightful performance by jolie and burns , you have to gloss over the no sense ending . ",0
"a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character , who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces . ",0
"bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year , full of holes that will be obvious even to those who aren't looking for them . ",0
"once folks started hanging out at the barbershop , they never wanted to leave . chances are you won't , either . ",1
" . . . the same tired old gags , modernized for the extreme sports generation . there's already been too many of these films . . . ",0
there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it's going to be a trip . igby goes down is one of those movies . ,1
"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 . ",1
clever but not especially compelling . ,0
a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility . ,0
poignant and delicately complex . ,1
an enchanting spectacular for potter fans anxious to ride the hogwarts express toward a new year of magic and mischief . ,1
terrific casting and solid execution give all three stories life . ,1
it's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good . ,1
'enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable . a waste of good performances . ,0
yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a can't-miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong . ,0
"expect to be reminded of other , better films , especially seven , which director william malone slavishly copies . ",0
the film is often filled with a sense of pure wonderment and excitement not often seen in today's cinema du sarcasm,1
this idea has lost its originality . . . and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture . ,0
the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did . ,0
"this english-language version . . . does full honor to miyazaki's teeming and often unsettling landscape , and to the conflicted complexity of his characters . ",1
several degrees shy of the gross-out contests one expects from current teen fare . ,1
" . . . has its moments , but ultimately , its curmudgeon doesn't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites . ",0
the only entertainment you'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles  several of them . ,0
deserving of its critical backlash and more . ,0
banal and predictable . ,0
"take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses , but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length . ",1
"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling , but brooms isn't it . ",0
feels strangely hollow at its emotional core . ,0
michael gerbosi's script is economically packed with telling scenes . ,1
"it doesn't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video , giving the whole thing a dirty , tasteless feel . ",0
"sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney's darling harbour , but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking and hovering over some of the most not",1
a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect . ,0
"as social expos , skins has its heart in the right place , but that's not much to hang a soap opera on . ",0
"a determined , ennui-hobbled slog that really doesn't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird . ",0
"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 . ",1
"enough may pander to our basest desires for payback , but unlike many revenge fantasies , it ultimately delivers . ",1
the am-radio soundtrack and game cast -- tierney and the inimitable walken especially -- keep this unusual comedy from choking on its own conceit . ,1
what an embarrassment . ,0
it's the kind of pigeonhole-resisting romp that hollywood too rarely provides . ,1
"you have to pay attention to follow all the stories , but they're each interesting . the movie is well shot and very tragic , and one to ponder after the credits roll . ",1
novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama . ,0
"time is a beautiful film to watch , an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness . ",1
a thinly veiled look at different aspects of chinese life clashing with each other . ,1
"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake , but he can't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so substantial or fresh . ",0
the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing . ,0
"though this film can be clumsy , its ambitions are equally -- and admirably -- uncommercial . ",1
"jacobi , the most fluent of actors , is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform , and the visuals , even erotically frank ones , become dullingly repetitive . ",0
"a gentle , compassionate drama about grief and healing . ",1
"ray liotta and jason patric do some of their best work in their underwritten roles , but don't be fooled : nobody deserves any prizes here . ",1
"it may be about drug dealers , kidnapping , and unsavory folks , but the tone and pacing are shockingly intimate . ",1
the cartoon that isn't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that isn't really good enough to be in theaters . ,0
"the chteau would have been benefited from a sharper , cleaner script before it went in front of the camera . not to mention a sharper , cleaner camera lens . ",0
the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller . ,0
the gantzes' interviews tend to let the guys off the hook . ,0
"like a medium-grade network sitcom--mostly inoffensive , fitfully amusing , but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen . ",0
"however sincere it may be , the rising place never quite justifies its own existence . ",0
the plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finish . ,0
ozpetek joins the ranks of those gay filmmakers who have used the emigre experience to explore same-sex culture in ways that elude the more nationally settled . ,1
"clever and unflinching in its comic barbs , slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up . ",1
you should pay nine bucks for this : because you can hear about suffering afghan refugees on the news and still be unaffected . dramas like this make it human . ,1
it appears as if even the filmmakers didn't know what kind of movie they were making . ,0
the film's only missteps come from the script's insistence on providing deep emotional motivation for each and every one of abagnale's antics . ,1
gaghan . . . has thrown every suspenseful clich in the book at this nonsensical story . ,0
"if you're hard up for raunchy college humor , this is your ticket right here . ",1
"insomnia loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion . but the performances of pacino , williams , and swank keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through . ",1
an elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naivet and sophistication . ,1
"it's still adam sandler , and it's not little nicky . and for many of us , that's good enough . ",1
"overall , cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone . ",1
"true to its animatronic roots : . . . as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus . . . 'the country bears' should never have been brought out of hibernation . ",0
the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads . ,0
a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard . ,0
highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it . ,1
"at the very least , if you don't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater , you won't know much more when you leave . ",0
well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process . ,1
"even though it is infused with the sensibility of a video director , it doesn't make for completely empty entertainment",1
"a passable romantic comedy , in need of another couple of passes through the word processor . ",0
light years/ several warp speeds/ levels and levels of dilithium crystals better than the pitiful insurrection . which isn't to say that it's the equal of some of its predecessors . ,1
"although olivier assayas' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation . . . its three-hour running time plays closer to two . ",1
the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america . ,0
a deep and meaningful film . ,1
"made-up lampoons the moviemaking process itself , while shining a not particularly flattering spotlight on america's skin-deep notions of pulchritude . ",1
"with a "" spy kids "" sequel opening next week , why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a "" snl "" has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ? ",0
"a solidly constructed , entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration . ",1
"this is a remake by the numbers , linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie . ",0
"what you get with empire is a movie you've seen many times before , repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead . ",0
"the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd . it's all pretty cynical and condescending , too . ",0
a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love . ,1
"a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs . and neither do cliches , no matter how 'inside' they are . ",0
"its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances more than make up for its logical loopholes , which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway . ",1
"a sexy , peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain , and the fact that it's based on true events somehow makes it all the more compelling . ",1
"finds a way to tell a simple story , perhaps the simplest story of all , in a way that seems compelling and even original . ",1
"a recipe for cinematic disaster . . . part quentin tarantino , part guy ritchie , and part 1960s spy spoof , it's all bad . ",0
"a movie that both thrills the eye and , in its over-the-top way , touches the heart . ",1
there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit . ,0
"a drama of great power , yet some members of the audience will leave the theater believing they have seen a comedy . ",1
"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 . ",1
a muted freak-out,1
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you can't wait to see end . ,0
it's just plain lurid when it isn't downright silly . ,0
"the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film since jack carter went back to newcastle , the first half of gangster no . 1 drips with style and , at times , blood . ",1
boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp characterizations to be mildly amusing . ,1
"it's inoffensive , cheerful , built to inspire the young people , set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery , it's about as exciting as a sunburn . ",0
"when the plot kicks in , the film loses credibility . ",0
"although it doesn't always hang together -- violence and whimsy don't combine easily -- "" cherish "" certainly isn't dull . ",1
canada's arctic light shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people . ,1
"comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special , freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class . . . . designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears , "" crossroads "" instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns . ",0
"it's fun , but the code-talk will fly right over everyone's head",1
"exquisitely acted and masterfully if preciously interwoven [the film] addresses in a fascinating , intelligent manner the intermingling of race , politics and local commerce . ",1
"the movie's plot is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh . ",0
too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining . ,0
birot's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honor ) isn't so much bad as it is bland . ,0
"an empty , ugly exercise in druggy trance-noir and trumped-up street credibility . ",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 ! ",1
"auto focus is not your standard hollywood bio-pic . schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness . ",1
"essentially , the film is weak on detail and strong on personality",0
"if it were any more of a turkey , it would gobble in dolby digital stereo . if nothing else , "" rollerball "" 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j . ",0
"remarkable for its excellent storytelling , its economical , compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity , it's an adventure story and history lesson all in one . ",1
"like its two predecessors , 1983's koyaanisqatsi and 1988's powaqqatsi , the cinematic collage naqoyqatsi could be the most navel-gazing film ever . ",1
slight but enjoyable documentary . ,1
"occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive , a footnote to a still evolving story . ",0
mr . soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious . ,0
"many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside , and i don't think that a . c . will help this movie one bit . ",1
"it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi . ",0
"devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable . ",1
"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task . ",1
"while this one gets off with a good natured warning , future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter",0
"with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge , [crane] becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly , clinical lab report . ",0
everything is off . ,0
the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor . a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda . ,1
"less cinematically powerful than quietly and deeply moving , which is powerful in itself . ",1
"an uncomfortable experience , but one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema . ",1
festers in just such a dungpile that you'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you . ,0
"you come away thinking not only that kate isn't very bright , but that she hasn't been worth caring about and that maybe she , janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another . ",0
"the performances of the children , untrained in acting , have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart . ",1
a major waste . . . generic . ,0
goes a long way on hedonistic gusto . ,1
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it . ,1
"but the power of these [subjects] is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration , rather than contributing to a film's narrative . ",0
"like its title character , esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating . ",0
it's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original . ,1
"for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative , the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale . ",0
just an average comedic dateflick but not a waste of time . ,0
the armenian genocide deserves a more engaged and honest treatment . ,0
"lame , haphazard teen comedy . ",0
"never again , while nothing special , is pleasant , diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction . ",0
visually captivating . ,1
a potent allegorical love story . ,1
"a compassionate , moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp . ",1
"the two leads , nearly perfect in their roles , bring a heart and reality that buoy the film , and at times , elevate it to a superior crime movie . ",1
"great performances , stylish cinematography and a gritty feel help make gangster no . 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience . ",1
"when you resurrect a dead man , hard copy should come a-knocking , no ? ",0
sleek and arty . ,1
"it's a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and , not far down the line , to find a place among the studio's animated classics . ",1
writer/ director m . night shyamalan's ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity is undeniable . ,1
"slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy , but when it costs a family of four about $40 to see a film in theaters , why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ? ",0
"elicits more groans from the audience than jar jar binks , scrappy doo and scooby dumb , all wrapped up into one . ",0
notorious c . h . o . has oodles of vulgar highlights . ,1
sade achieves the near-impossible : it turns the marquis de sade into a dullard . ,0
the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion . ,1
"daughter from danang is a film that should be seen by all , especially those who aren't aware of , or have forgotten about the unmentioned victims of war . ",1
jarecki and gibney do find enough material to bring kissinger's record into question and explain how the diplomat's tweaked version of statecraft may have cost thousands and possibly millions of lives . ,1
"all right , so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast . ",1
"like its new england characters , most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial , the movie eventually gets around to its real emotional business , striking deep chords of sadness . ",1
"foster and whitaker are especially fine . she is a lioness , protecting her cub , and he a reluctant villain , incapable of controlling his crew . ",1
"lilia's transformation from strict mother to sensual siren is superficially preposterous , but abbas infuses the role with an unimpeachable core of emotional truth . ",1
one of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us involved . ,1
"this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast . ",0
savvy director robert j . siegel and his co-writers keep the story subtle and us in suspense . ,1
there's nothing provocative about this film save for the ways in which it studiously avoids provoking thought . ,0
"this is surely one of the most frantic , virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio . ",0
a loving little film of considerable appeal . ,1
it's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force . ,1
"a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting , shooting or post-production stages . ",0
may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists . ,0
a bravura exercise in emptiness . ,0
wins my vote for 'the 2002 enemy of cinema' award . ,0
"the three leads produce adequate performances , but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling . ",0
"secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie . ",1
"the plot combines the blues brothers and almost famous ( but with bears , and a g rating ) , with an excruciating dollop of disney sentimentality mixed in for good measure . ",0
bring on the sequel . ,1
"about amy's cuteness , amy's career success ( she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself ) , and amy's neuroses when it comes to men . ",0
able to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history . ,1
the leanest and meanest of solondz's misanthropic comedies . ,1
a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt . ,0
this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september . ,0
abysmally pathetic,0
an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality . ,1
"birthday girl doesn't try to surprise us with plot twists , but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency . ",1
"the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport . ",1
the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one . ,0
it gives devastating testimony to both people's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good . ,1
"if you think it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes , then you'll enjoy the hot chick . ",0
"jason x has cheesy effects and a hoary plot , but its macabre , self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot . ",1
a genuine mind-bender . ,1
" . . . the tale of her passionate , tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form . ",1
"what the movie lacks in action it more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance . ",1
"it's a much more emotional journey than what shyamalan has given us in his past two movies , and gibson , stepping in for bruce willis , is the perfect actor to take us on the trip . ",1
"you emerge dazed , confused as to whether you've seen pornography or documentary . ",1
it's a masterpiece . ,1
"i wish i could say "" thank god it's friday "" , but the truth of the matter is i was glad when it was over . ",0
this is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt . ,1
to blandly go where we went 8 movies ago . . . ,0
a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange . the fact that it isn't very good is almost beside the point . ,0
the mothman prophecies is best when illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey . ,1
"while the film misfires at every level , the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what's supposed to be a comedy . ",0
has it ever been possible to say that williams has truly inhabited a character ? it is now . ,1
"there is no insight into the anguish of heidi's life -- only a depiction of pain , today's version of greek tragedy , the talk-show guest decrying her fate . ",0
"the emperor's club is one of those films that possesses all the good intentions in the world , but . . . ",0
overall very good for what it's trying to do . ,1
"the filmmaker ascends , literally , to the olympus of the art world , but he would have done well to end this flawed , dazzling series with the raising of something other than his own cremaster . ",0
"karmen moves like rhythm itself , her lips chanting to the beat , her long , braided hair doing little to wipe away the jeweled beads of sweat . ",1
"for every articulate player , such as skateboarder tony hawk or bmx rider mat hoffman , are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words "" radical "" or "" suck "" into a sentence . ",0
this time kaufman's imagination has failed him . ,0
suffers from its timid parsing of the barn-side target of sons trying to breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers . ,1
"though it flirts with bathos and pathos and the further oprahfication of the world as we know it , it still cuts all the way down to broken bone . ",1
amari has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances . ,1
the film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet . ,1
"could have been crisper and punchier , but it's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies . ",1
absorbing and disturbing -- perhaps more disturbing than originally intended -- but a little clarity would have gone a long way . ,1
the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected . ,0
"i admire it and yet cannot recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time . ",0
it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate . ,1
"an effectively creepy , fear-inducing ( not fear-reducing ) film from japanese director hideo nakata , who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it . ",1
a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs . robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women . ,0
although commentary on nachtwey is provided . . . it's the image that really tells the tale . ,1
distinctly sub-par . . . more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine . ,0
"without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale , maelstrm is just another winter sleepers . ",0
an unabashedly schmaltzy and thoroughly enjoyable true story . ,1
you may feel compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject . ,1
"in his debut as a director , washington has a sure hand . his work with actors is particularly impressive . ",1
"a study in shades of gray , offering itself up in subtle plot maneuvers . . . ",1
"[sports] admirable energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency . ",1
"whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing , who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche . ",0
the mesmerizing performances of the leads keep the film grounded and keep the audience riveted . ,1
provides a very moving and revelatory footnote to the holocaust . ,1
sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary . ,0
the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that's all too rare in hollywood's hastier productions . ,1
"this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences , though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times . ",1
"follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun . ",0
"the movie is too cute to take itself too seriously , but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students . ",0
"the film didn't move me one way or the other , but it was an honest effort and if you want to see a flick about telemarketers this one will due . ",0
"77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever , it just seems like it does . my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it . ",0
but this is not a movie about an inhuman monster ; it's about a very human one . ,1
"dense , exhilarating documentary . ",1
a tasty slice of droll whimsy . ,1
"the film is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once . . . a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller . ",1
it's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest . ,1
an unbelievably fun film just a leading man away from perfection . ,1
"reinforces the often forgotten fact of the world's remarkably varying human population and mindset , and its capacity to heal using creative , natural and ancient antidotes . ",1
some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling . ,0
"it's tough being a black man in america , especially when the man has taken away your car , your work-hours and denied you health insurance . ",0
"boy , has this franchise ever run out of gas . ",0
"feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form . ",0
yet another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents . ,0
a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian . . . life . ,1
"i am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows , but hey arnold ! the movie is clever , offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance . ",1
ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese 'cultural revolution . ',1
"jae-eun jeong's take care of my cat brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant , expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema . ",1
"leaping from one arresting image to another , songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time . ",1
chan's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy . ,0
visually sumptuous but intellectually stultifying . ,0
"while it's nothing we haven't seen before from murphy , i spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort . ",1
[allen's] best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be . ,0
kids should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie . and adults will at least have a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle . ,1
"as david letterman and the onion have proven , the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor , but lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them . ",0
"when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs . woo , it looks like woo's a p . o . w . ",0
simply a re-hash of the other seven films . ,0
"what started out as a taut contest of wills between bacon and theron , deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence . ",0
"there is a refreshing absence of cynicism in stuart little 2--quite a rarity , even in the family film market . eventually , it wins you over . ",1
pompous and garbled . ,0
" . . . unlike [scorsese's mean streets] , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot . ",0
"a venturesome , beautifully realized psychological mood piece that reveals its first-time feature director's understanding of the expressive power of the camera . ",1
a damn fine and a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film . ,1
 . . . one resurrection too many . ,0
"stupid , infantile , redundant , sloppy , over-the-top , and amateurish . yep , it's "" waking up in reno . "" go back to sleep . ",0
"it has the courage to wonder about big questions with sincerity and devotion . it risks seeming slow and pretentious , because it thinks the gamble is worth the promise . ",1
a small gem from belgium . ,1
"[t]his beguiling belgian fable , very much its own droll and delicate little film , has some touching things to say about what is important in life and why . ",1
"where janice beard falters in its recycled aspects , implausibility , and sags in pace , it rises in its courageousness , and comedic employment . ",1
"it's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure , as long as you don't try to look too deep into the story",1
blanchett's performance confirms her power once again . ,1
what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience hasn't graduated from junior high school ? ,0
dreary tale of middle-class angst,0
"i've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese , but at least now we've got something pretty damn close . ",1
so brisk is wang's pacing that none of the excellent cast are given air to breathe . ,0
"godard has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love , history , memory , resistance and artistic transcendence . ",1
"blisteringly rude , scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys , the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden . ",1
the balkans provide the obstacle course for the love of a good woman . ,0
a behind the scenes look at the training and dedication that goes into becoming a world-class fencer and the champion that's made a difference to nyc inner-city youth . ,1
"despite some comic sparks , welcome to collinwood never catches fire . ",0
the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster . ,0
not even the hanson brothers can save it,0
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry . ,0
some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places ) served jews who escaped the holocaust . ,1
a pleasant romantic comedy . ,1
"the title not only describes its main characters , but the lazy people behind the camera as well . ",0
" . . . certainly an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes . but something seems to be missing . a sense of real magic , perhaps . ",1
sucking all the 'classic' out of robert louis stevenson's treasure island and filling the void with sci-fi video game graphics and disney-fied adolescent angst . . . ,0
shallow . ,0
"the movie is brilliant , really . it is philosophy , illustrated through everyday events . ",1
"schnitzler's film has a great hook , some clever bits and well-drawn , if standard issue , characters , but is still only partly satisfying . ",0
"it's all gratuitous before long , as if schwentke were fulfilling a gross-out quota for an anticipated audience demographic instead of shaping the material to fit the story . ",0
crikey indeed . ,0
one of the film's most effective aspects is its tchaikovsky soundtrack of neurasthenic regret . ,1
so vivid a portrait of a woman consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt . ,1
"spectacularly beautiful , not to mention mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete with virtuoso throat-singing . ",1
you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood isn't going to jell . ,0
smothered by its own solemnity . ,0
leigh's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom . ,1
"too ordinary to restore [harmon] to prominence , despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors , and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience . ",0
an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence . ,1
two weeks notice has appeal beyond being a sandra bullock vehicle or a standard romantic comedy . ,1
" . . . an otherwise intense , twist-and-turn thriller that certainly shouldn't hurt talented young gaghan's resume . ",1
"by the end , i was looking for something hard with which to bludgeon myself unconscious . ",0
"why sit through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one ? ",0
"the film takes too long getting to the good stuff , then takes too long figuring out what to do next . ",0
"fontaine's direction , especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera , creates sheerly cinematic appeal . ",1
both deeply weird and charmingly dear . ,1
"paid in full is so stale , in fact , that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface . that's a cheat . ",0
"after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly , sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be , you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be . ",0
spielberg has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry . ,1
"an awful lot like one of [spears'] music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and , worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it . ",0
a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade . ,0
a lame comedy . ,0
"directors john musker and ron clements , the team behind the little mermaid , have produced sparkling retina candy , but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space . ",0
"watching this film , one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power . ",1
"sets animation back 30 years , musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50 . ",0
"it's a pleasure to see seinfeld griping about the biz with buddies chris rock , garry shandling and colin quinn . ",1
offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory . ,1
"it's rather like a lifetime special -- pleasant , sweet and forgettable . ",1
"there's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here , but you'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it . ",0
"although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel . ",1
it's a refreshing change from the self-interest and paranoia that shape most american representations of castro . ,1
"a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others , thanks to the actors , that are quite touching . ",0
it treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film . ,1
"no , it's not as single-minded as john carpenter's original , but it's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels . ",1
"the essential problem in orange county is that , having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast , the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do . ",0
"if you've got a house full of tots -- don't worry , this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then . ",0
"an intelligent , multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge , education , and the affects of cultural and geographical displacement . ",1
"a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud , violent and mindless . ",0
the execution is so pedestrian that the most positive comment we can make is that rob schneider actually turns in a pretty convincing performance as a prissy teenage girl . ,0
"a modestly comic , modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that , in terms of authenticity , is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight . ",0
the film is strictly routine . ,0
these two are generating about as much chemistry as an iraqi factory poised to receive a un inspector . ,0
it's splash without the jokes . ,0
the film is delicately narrated by martin landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann . ,1
"i found the ring moderately absorbing , largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound . ",1
schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past . ,1
"a sexy , surprising romance . . . idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair . . . their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger . ",1
"earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable , green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese . ",1
the ga-zillionth airhead movie about a wife in distress who resorts to desperate measures . ,0
"as much as i laughed throughout the movie , i cannot mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment , or even performance art , although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys' superhuman capacity to withstand pain . ",0
"surprisingly , the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it . ",1
funny but perilously slight . ,1
"'linklater fans , or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project . . . '",0
wiseman reveals the victims of domestic abuse in all of their pity and terror . ,1
chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe . ,0
sad to say -- it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people . ,1
a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple strands about the controversy of who really wrote shakespeare's plays . ,1
"old people will love this movie , and i mean that in the nicest possible way : last orders will touch the heart of anyone old enough to have earned a 50-year friendship . ",1
despite the surface attractions -- conrad l . hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything . ,0
this is amusing for about three minutes . ,0
"there is a real subject here , and it is handled with intelligence and care . ",1
"the long-range appeal of "" minority report "" should transcend any awards it bags . this is one for the ages . ",1
the film sparkles with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects . ,1
 . . . one of the most ingenious and entertaining thrillers i've seen in quite a long time . ,1
"there's very little sense to what's going on here , but the makers serve up the cliches with considerable dash . ",1
charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions . ,0
"more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine",0
[u]nrelentingly stupid . ,0
"skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics , but it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults . ",1
"helmer devito . . . attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics , payola , vice , murder , kids' tv and revenge . ",0
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest . ,0
eyre is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee . ,1
"the animation and backdrops are lush and inventive , yet return to neverland never manages to take us to that elusive , lovely place where we suspend our disbelief . ",0
the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them . ,0
the drama discloses almost nothing . ,0
a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side of play . ,1
"the tone errs on the shrill side , tempered by a soft southern gentility that speaks of beauty , grace and a closet full of skeletons . ",1
a thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 . ,1
"despite the film's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity . ",1
kaufman creates an eerie sense of not only being there at the time of these events but the very night matthew was killed . ,1
"takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms . ",1
"the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture , the l . a . beach scene and the imaginative ( and sometimes illegal ) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults . ",1
exciting documentary . ,1
"usually when i get this much syrup , i like pancakes to go with it . ",0
"watching "" ending "" is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale . you can't believe anyone would really buy this stuff . ",0
the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the 'ick' in 'classic . ',0
"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon . ",1
"a distinctly mixed bag , the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze . ",0
millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry . ,0
it's all a rather shapeless good time . . . ,1
the sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other -- shines through every frame . ,1
the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it,0
the film's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip . ,1
steven spielberg brings us another masterpiece,1
the spark of special anime magic here is unmistakable and hard to resist . ,1
"bisset delivers a game performance , but she is unable to save the movie . ",0
"at times , it actually hurts to watch . ",0
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy . ,1
"like showgirls and glitter , the most entertaining moments here are unintentional . ",0
"while locals will get a kick out of spotting cleveland sites , the rest of the world will enjoy a fast-paced comedy with quirks that might make the award-winning coen brothers envious . ",1
"mostly honest , this somber picture reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully . ",1
"rich in detail , gorgeously shot and beautifully acted , les destinees is , in its quiet , epic way , daring , inventive and refreshingly unusual . ",1
"if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight , next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about . ",0
"[it] has the feel of a summer popcorn movie . nothing too deep or substantial . explosions , jokes , and sexual innuendoes abound . ",1
"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale . ",1
"this is an ungainly movie , ill-fitting , with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be . ",0
"using an endearing cast , writer/director dover kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships , both sexual and kindred . ",1
"works because we're never sure if ohlinger's on the level or merely a dying , delusional man trying to get into the history books before he croaks . ",1
" . . . routine , harmless diversion and little else . ",0
 . . . a pretentious mess . . . ,0
a movie that at its best doesn't just make the most out of its characters' flaws but insists on the virtue of imperfection . ,1
"with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge . ",0
it's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer . ,1
"at its worst the screenplay is callow , but at its best it is a young artist's thoughtful consideration of fatherhood . ",1
the casting of von sydow . . . is itself intacto's luckiest stroke . ,1
"schnieder bounces around with limp wrists , wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers , twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs . . . ",0
i'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here . ,0
it is definitely worth seeing . ,1
"this time , the hype is quieter , and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first , it's still a rollicking good time for the most part . ",1
"full of bland hotels , highways , parking lots , with some glimpses of nature and family warmth , time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life . ",1
this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship . ,0
"certainly beautiful to look at , but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic . ",0
"it uses an old-time formula , it's not terribly original and it's rather messy -- but you just have to love the big , dumb , happy movie my big fat greek wedding . ",1
more concerned with sade's ideas than with his actions . the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as . . . [quills] did by showing them . ,1
"a wild , endearing , masterful documentary . ",1
"witty , vibrant , and intelligent . ",1
"this nickleby thing might have more homosexual undertones than an eddie murphy film . and just when you think it can't get any more gay , in pops nathan lane . ",1
"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view . ",0
"where last time jokes flowed out of cho's life story , which provided an engrossing dramatic through line , here the comedian hides behind obviously constructed routines . ",0
"it's a setup so easy it borders on facile , but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast . ",1
"sometimes this modest little number clicks , and sometimes it doesn't . ",0
"bleakly funny , its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves . ",1
it's the filmmakers' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion . ,1
"ranging from funny to shattering and featuring some of the year's best acting , personal velocity gathers plenty of dramatic momentum . ",1
"the film is like sitting in a downtown caf , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing , and desperately wishing you could change tables . ",0
"dragonfly has no atmosphere , no tension -- nothing but costner , flailing away . it's a buggy drag . ",0
"while tattoo borrows heavily from both seven and the silence of the lambs , it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in . ",1
lazily directed by charles stone iii . . . from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis . ,0
the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups don't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters . ,0
there's lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x . ,1
"this isn't a stand up and cheer flick ; it's a sit down and ponder affair . and thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable . ",1
"it's a lovely , eerie film that casts an odd , rapt spell . ",1
some of the most inventive silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theatre for some time . ,1
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn . ,1
"director paul cox's unorthodox , abstract approach to visualizing nijinsky's diaries is both stimulating and demanding . ",1
despite the premise of a good story . . . it wastes all its star power on cliched or meaningless roles . ,0
"serry does a fine job of capturing the climate of the times and , perhaps unwittingly , relating it to what is happening in america in 2002 . but hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour . ",0
"'pocas ideas interesantes , un final pseudo mstico que no corresponde al tono general del filme y que deja una sensacin de inconformidad que hace pensar ms de una vez si vale la pena ir a la taquilla y reclamar el precio del boleto . '",0
"it's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring . ",0
"witty , touching and well paced . ",1
happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it . ,1
"very amusing , not the usual route in a thriller , and the performances are odd and pixilated and sometimes both . ",1
"hey , happy ! is many things -- stoner midnight flick , sci-fi deconstruction , gay fantasia -- but above all it's a love story as sanguine as its title . ",1
" "" it's all about the image . "" ",1
rodriguez . . . was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight . ,0
it reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death . ,1
"lathan and diggs have considerable personal charm , and their screen rapport makes the old story seem new . ",1
"does what a fine documentary does best : it extends a warm invitation into an unfamiliar world , then illuminates it fully and allows the larger implications of the journey to sink in unobtrusively . ",1
"the movie tries to be ethereal , but ends up seeming goofy . ",0
"call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie , but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid . ",0
"even these tales of just seven children seem at times too many , although in reality they are not enough . every child's story is what matters . this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost . ",1
"as it stands , crocodile hunter has the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction . ",0
" . . . flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous , with a solid cast , noteworthy characters , delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags . ",1
an amused indictment of jaglom's own profession . ,1
tender yet lacerating and darkly funny fable . ,1
you may be galled that you've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie . ,0
this harrowing journey into combat hell vividly captures the chaotic insanity and personal tragedies that are all too abundant when human hatred spews forth unchecked . ,1
"stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity , profanity and violence , labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection . ",1
"the year's greatest adventure , and jackson's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate . ",1
the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either doesn't notice when his story ends or just can't tear himself away from the characters -- but it's smooth and professional . ,1
"bartleby is a one-joke movie , and a bad joke at that . ",0
the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap . ,0
"as action-adventure , this space-based homage to robert louis stevenson's treasure island fires on all plasma conduits . ",1
"the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational , and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment . ",1
"fast , frantic and fun , but also soon forgotten",1
the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey . ,0
denis and co-writer michele petin's impeccable screenplay penetrates with a rawness that that is both unflinching and tantalizing . lead provocatuers testud and parmentier give superlative performances,1
"as a science fiction movie , "" minority report "" astounds . ",1
"mild , meandering teen flick . ",0
there's a lot of tooth in roger dodger . but what's nice is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script . ,1
veterans of the dating wars will smirk uneasily at the film's nightmare versions of everyday sex-in-the-city misadventures . ,1
"the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten . ",0
"an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10 , but it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's , let alone some savvy street activism . ",0
the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste . ,0
"it may be an easy swipe to take , but this barbershop just doesn't make the cut . ",0
too clumsy in key moments . . . to make a big splash . ,0
a winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others . ,1
pretty good little movie . ,1
director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback . ,0
"the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge . before long , you're desperate for the evening to end . ",0
"it wraps up a classic mother/daughter struggle in recycled paper with a shiny new bow and while the audience can tell it's not all new , at least it looks pretty . ",0
it's one long bore . ,0
"director hoffman , his writer and kline's agent should serve detention",0
a porn film without the sex scenes . ,0
"watching harris ham it up while physically and emotionally disintegrating over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death , but boyd's film offers little else of consequence . ",0
"eccentric enough to stave off doldrums , caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable . ",0
disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material . ,0
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . ,1
"not for the prurient or squeamish , it's a daring if overlong examination of an idolized culture , self-loathing and sexual politics . ",1
"when the fire burns out , we've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails . ",0
"as a witness to several greek-american weddings -- but , happily , a victim of none -- i can testify to the comparative accuracy of ms . vardalos' memories and insights . ",1
there's a disturbing 'great white hope' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion . ,0
"the streets , shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus , may be as authentic as they are mean , but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them . ",0
" sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team , but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip . ",0
"this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it's filmed tosca that you want . i'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper . ",1
lee jeong-hyang tells it so lovingly and films it so beautifully that i couldn't help being captivated by it . ,1
a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary . ,0
"walter hill's undisputed is like a 1940s warner bros . b picture , and i mean that as a compliment . ",1
"this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze -- and it's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one . ",1
more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now . ,0
"some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being . ",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 . ",1
"mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded , as if circularity itself indicated profundity . ",0
"a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever waited in a doctor's office , emergency room , hospital bed or insurance company office . ",1
both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics . ,1
 . . . either you're willing to go with this claustrophobic concept or you're not . ,1
a wonderful character-based comedy . ,1
" . . . the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor . . . ",1
bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness . ,1
"slow , silly and unintentionally hilarious . ",0
'like a child with an important message to tell . . . [skins'] faults are easy to forgive because the intentions are lofty . ',1
"mixes likeable personalities , inventive photography and cutting , and wall-to-wall toe-tapping music to paint a picture of a subculture that is at once exhilarating , silly , perverse , hopeful and always fun . ",1
"the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding , but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact . ",1
a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film . ,0
a masterpiece four years in the making . ,1
"rain is a small treasure , enveloping the viewer in a literal and spiritual torpor that is anything but cathartic . ",1
"[h]ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang , i'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by . ",0
"it's dull , spiritless , silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem , going nowhere fast . ",0
hardly a film that comes along every day . ,1
" . . . it's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy . ",1
"without resorting to camp or parody , haynes ( like sirk , but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange . ",1
"it's a bizarre curiosity memorable mainly for the way it fritters away its potentially interesting subject matter via a banal script , unimpressive acting and indifferent direction . ",0
an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u . s . relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 . ,1
[scherfig] has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters' lives after the clever credits roll . ,1
"verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action , tedium for thrills . ",0
"[ramsay] visually transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor . ",1
"the story is also as unoriginal as they come , already having been recycled more times than i'd care to count . ",0
"it's slow -- very , very slow . it's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie . that's pure pr hype . ",0
"were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls , he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to , 'do not go gentle into that good theatre . '",0
"true to its title , it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at . ",0
westfeldt and juergensen exude a chemistry and comfort level that's both saucy and endearing . ,1
this horror-comedy doesn't go for the usual obvious laughs at the expense of cheap-looking monsters -- unless you count elvira's hooters . ,1
there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale . ,0
it's the type of stunt the academy loves : a powerful political message stuffed into an otherwise mediocre film . ,0
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless . ,0
"its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters , but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers . ",0
earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner . ,0
spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels : it actually improves upon the original hit movie . ,1
"sodden and glum , even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light . ",0
"films are made of little moments . changing lanes tries for more . it doesn't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received . ",1
uneasy mishmash of styles and genres . ,0
a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie . ,0
together writer-director danny verete's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt . ,1
"dreary , highly annoying . . . 'some body' will appeal to no one . ",0
it was a dark and stormy night . . . ,0
"this movie is about lying , cheating , but loving the friends you betray . ",0
"by no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act , it still comes off as a touching , transcendent love story . ",1
"like kissing jessica stein , amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor . ",1
"faithful without being forceful , sad without being shrill , "" a walk to remember "" succeeds through sincerity . ",1
"dull , a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song . ",0
the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment . ,0
"though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough , around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance . ",0
"muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they don't have , and how this gets us in trouble . but even while his characters are acting horribly , he is always sympathetic . ",1
"a dull , dumb and derivative horror film . ",0
"busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte , his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy . ",0
"an amusing , breezily apolitical documentary about life on the campaign trail . ",1
"though the controversial korean filmmaker's latest effort is not for all tastes , it offers gorgeous imagery , effective performances , and an increasingly unsettling sense of foreboding . ",1
well-meant but unoriginal . ,0
either a fascinating study of the relationship between mothers and their children or a disturbing story about sociopaths and their marks . ,1
"human nature is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was , but it tries too hard . ",0
"louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode , and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense . ",0
"a dreary , incoherent , self-indulgent mess of a movie in which a bunch of pompous windbags drone on inanely for two hours . . . a cacophony of pretentious , meaningless prattle . ",0
one hour photo is an intriguing snapshot of one man and his delusions ; it's just too bad it doesn't have more flashes of insight . ,1
i've heard that the fans of the first men in black have come away hating the second one . i wonder why . they felt like the same movie to me . ,0
"many shallower movies these days seem too long , but this one is egregiously short . ",0
 . . . unbearably lame . ,0
"while dutifully pulling on heartstrings , directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix . ",1
"a thoughtful , reverent portrait of what is essentially a subculture , with its own rules regarding love and family , governance and hierarchy . ",1
among the many pleasures are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations . ,1
[stevens is] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits . ,0
"all in all , there's only one thing to root for : expulsion for everyone . ",0
has its charming quirks and its dull spots . ,0
"overall , it's a wacky and inspired little film that works effortlessly at delivering genuine , acerbic laughs . ",1
"a highly intriguing thriller , coupled with some ingenious plot devices and some lavishly built settings . . it's a worthwhile tutorial in quantum physics and slash-dash",1
this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i'd expected it to be . ,1
recalls quiet freak-outs like l'avventura and repulsion . ,1
"loud , silly , stupid and pointless . ",0
the marquis de sade couldn't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be . ,0
"like all abstract art , the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way , and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all . ",0
"it isn't that the picture is unfamiliar , but that it manages to find new avenues of discourse on old problems . ",1
one groan-inducing familiarity begets another . ,0
"if there was any doubt that peter o'fallon didn't have an original bone in his body , a rumor of angels should dispel it . ",0
"writer/director joe carnahan's grimy crime drama is a manual of precinct cliches , but it moves fast enough to cover its clunky dialogue and lapses in logic . ",1
it finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice . ,1
"with we were soldiers , hollywood makes a valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in . ",1
"all the actors are good in pauline & paulette but van der groen , described as 'belgium's national treasure , ' is especially terrific as pauline . ",1
two hours of sepia-tinted heavy metal images and surround sound effects of people moaning . ,0
suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands . ,0
too sincere to exploit its subjects and too honest to manipulate its audience . ,1
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 . ,1
"the story line may be 127 years old , but el crimen del padre amaro . . . couldn't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment . ",1
"land , people and narrative flow together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored . ",1
the film's intimate camera work and searing performances pull us deep into the girls' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them . ,1
[reno] delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion . ,1
"beautifully shot , delicately scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances , it's a lyrical endeavour . ",1
"although it bangs a very cliched drum at times , this crowd-pleaser's fresh dialogue , energetic music , and good-natured spunk are often infectious . ",1
a solid piece of journalistic work that draws a picture of a man for whom political expedience became a deadly foreign policy . ,1
"the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him . . . there is never really a true "" us "" versus "" them "" . ",1
"a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish . ",1
"if mostly martha is mostly unsurprising , it's still a sweet , even delectable diversion . ",1
a seriocomic debut of extravagant promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili . ,1
munch's screenplay is tenderly observant of his characters . he watches them as they float within the seas of their personalities . his scenes are short and often unexpected . ,1
"this amiable picture talks tough , but it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers . . . ",1
"comes across as a relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions . . . feel silly rather than plausible . ",0
"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin , and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed . ",0
"admirers of director abel ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature , r xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form . ",1
"if the material is slight and admittedly manipulative , jacquot preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera . ",1
a subtle and well-crafted ( for the most part ) chiller . ,1
it's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long . ,0
"strip it of all its excess debris , and you'd have a 90-minute , four-star movie . as it is , it's too long and unfocused . ",1
"a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable . ",1
it's quite diverting nonsense . ,1
"taken outside the context of the current political climate ( see : terrorists are more evil than ever ! ) , the sum of all fears is simply a well-made and satisfying thriller . ",1
"the 3-d vistas from orbit , with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe , are stanzas of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry . ",1
"it further declares its director , zhang yang of shower , as a boldly experimental , contemporary stylist with a bright future . ",1
"thanks to ice cube , benjamins feels an awful lot like friday in miami . ",1
"if it's another regurgitated action movie you're after , there's no better film than half past dead . ",0
"mr . tsai is a very original artist in his medium , and what time is it there ? should be seen at the very least for its spasms of absurdist humor . ",1
"daughter from danang reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds . it doesn't flinch from its unsettling prognosis , namely , that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain . ",1
this film's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation . ,0
"vera has created a provocative , absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores . ",1
"while it may not add up to the sum of its parts , holofcener's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded , and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often . ",0
"the film is all a little lit crit 101 , but it's extremely well played and often very funny . ",1
"this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . the characters are interesting and often very creatively constructed from figure to backstory . the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens . ",1
"too much power , not enough puff . ",0
"a bilingual charmer , just like the woman who inspired it",1
you'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy . ,0
" "" the kid stays in the picture "" is a great story , terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this cliff notes edition is a cheat . ",0
" "" me without you "" is a probing examination of a female friendship set against a few dynamic decades . ",1
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine . ,0
"the pleasures of super troopers may be fleeting , but they'll register strongly with anybody who still retains a soft spot for precollegiate humor . ",1
"they're going through the motions , but the zip is gone . ",0
it was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo . ,1
beautifully filmed and well acted . . . but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics . ,0
intelligent and moving . ,1
"at once emotional and richly analytical , the cosby-seinfeld encounter alone confirms the serious weight behind this superficially loose , larky documentary . ",1
"it's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers don't make often enough . ",1
"by applying definition to both sides of the man , the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject . ",1
"although there are several truly jolting scares , there's also an abundance of hackneyed dialogue and more silly satanic business than you can shake a severed limb at . ",0
arty gay film . ,0
another love story in 2002's remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre . ,1
labute masterfully balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other . something for everyone . ,1
a wildly entertaining scan of evans' career . ,1
"the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations . ",0
"costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier . ",0
"unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country , but especially from france . ",1
"a sweet-natured reconsideration of one of san francisco's most vital , if least widely recognized , creative fountainheads . ",1
rarely has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic . ,0
an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains . ,1
"every dance becomes about seduction , where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated , and sex is currency . ",1
an uninspired preachy and clichd war film . ,0
"directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo , windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length . ",0
"super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres , existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers/abrahams films , and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries , the farrelly brothers . ",0
"it's difficult to imagine that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002 . ",0
a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama . ,0
 . . . there's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages . ,1
"the film , while not exactly assured in its execution , is notable for its sheer audacity and openness . ",1
"it all plays out . . . like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller's time out . ",1
kept aloft largely by a comically adept ensemble . ,1
 . . . nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects . ,0
the difference between cho and most comics is that her confidence in her material is merited . ,1
a bodice-ripper for intellectuals . ,1
"when a film is created solely because it's a marketable product , soulless and ugly movies like this are the result . let your silly childhood nostalgia slumber unmolested . ",0
it's difficult to discern if this is a crazy work of disturbed genius or merely 90 minutes of post-adolescent electra rebellion . ,0
"to the civilized mind , a movie like ballistic : ecks vs . sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement . ",0
"it's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter , but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible . ",1
"an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent . ",1
"a vibrant , colorful , semimusical rendition . ",1
caviezel embodies the transformation of his character completely . ,1
"all three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents . ",1
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . ,1
"woody allen's latest is an ambling , broad comedy about all there is to love -- and hate -- about the movie biz . ",1
the vistas are sweeping and the acting is far from painful . ,1
we learn a lot about dying coral and see a lot of life on the reef . ,1
"the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based 'drama , ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged . ",0
"suffers from rambling , repetitive dialogue and the visual drabness endemic to digital video . ",0
"the determination of pinochet's victims to seek justice , and their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera , pack a powerful emotional wallop . ",1
 . . . what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0
"it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or felt . ",0
the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired . the performances are all solid ; it merely lacks originality to make it a great movie . ,1
"a triumph , relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness . ",1
shocking only in that it reveals the filmmaker's bottomless pit of self-absorption . ,0
a film of quiet power . ,1
"an occasionally funny , but overall limp , fish-out-of-water story . ",0
this dubious product of a college-spawned ( colgate u . ) comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips . ,0
de niro cries . you'll cry for your money back . ,0
"even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon . ",1
"watching war photographer , you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals . ",1
this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it . ,0
"the principals in this cast are all fine , but bishop and stevenson are standouts . ",1
"a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions . ",1
"it's hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb . ",1
wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film . ,1
'wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? ',0
" . . . pitiful , slapdash disaster . a doa dud from frame one . ",0
"is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ? ",0
i simply can't recommend it enough . ,1
 . . . the plot weaves us into a complex web . ,1
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place . where their heads were is anyone's guess . ,0
it provides an honest look at a community striving to anchor itself in new grounds . ,1
"uses sharp humor and insight into human nature to examine class conflict , adolescent yearning , the roots of friendship and sexual identity . ",1
"a beguiling , slow-moving parable about the collision of past and present on a remote seacoast in iran . ",1
"white hasn't developed characters so much as caricatures , one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else . ",0
nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick . ,0
"it's not a great monster movie . but if you've paid a matinee price and bought a big tub of popcorn , there's guilty fun to be had here . chomp chomp ! ",1
"can't kick about the assembled talent and the russos show genuine promise as comic filmmakers . still , this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral . ",0
it rapidly develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide . ,1
"it's a tour de force , written and directed so quietly that it's implosion rather than explosion you fear . ",1
there's a vastness implied in metropolis that is just breathtaking . ,1
the film will appeal to discovery channel fans and will surely widen the perspective of those of us who see the continent through rose-colored glasses . ,1
"despite what anyone believes about the goal of its makers , the show . . . represents a spectacular piece of theater , and there's no denying the talent of the creative forces behind it . ",1
"in a 102-minute film , aaliyah gets at most 20 minutes of screen time . . . . most viewers will wish there had been more of the "" queen "" and less of the "" damned . "" ",0
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy . ,0
a well-made and often lovely depiction of the mysteries of friendship . ,1
" . . . a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy , so uneven , so damn unpleasant that i can't believe any viewer , young or old , would have a good time here . ",0
"if the plot seems a bit on the skinny side , that's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you inand making you sweat . ",1
"the strong subject matter continues to shock throughout the film . not everyone will play the dark , challenging tune taught by the piano teacher . ",1
"despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless . ",0
funny and touching . ,1
john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie . ,0
an unintentionally surreal kid's picture . . . in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode . ,0
the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie's power as a work of drama . ,0
" . . . a story , an old and scary one , about the monsters we make , and the vengeance they take . ",1
farrell . . . thankfully manages to outshine the role and successfully plays the foil to willis's world-weary colonel . ,1
"unspools like a highbrow , low-key , 102-minute infomercial , blending entrepreneurial zeal with the testimony of satisfied customers . ",0
" . . . grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces . ",0
"let's hope -- shall we ? -- that the 'true story' by which all the queen's men is allegedly "" inspired "" was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen . ",0
a cockamamie tone poem pitched precipitously between swoony lyricism and violent catastrophe . . . the most aggressively nerve-wracking and screamingly neurotic romantic comedy in cinema history . ,1
a thriller made from a completist's checklist rather than with a cultist's passion . ,1
the party scenes deliver some tawdry kicks . the rest of the film . . . is dudsville . ,0
it is great summer fun to watch arnold and his buddy gerald bounce off a quirky cast of characters . ,1
 . . . a trashy little bit of fluff stuffed with enjoyable performances and a bewildering sense of self-importance,1
some motion pictures portray ultimate passion ; others create ultimate thrills . men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic . ,0
"like so many other allegedly scary movies , it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten . ",0
"for those who like quirky , slightly strange french films , this is a must ! ",1
"despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy . ",0
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character . ,0
"the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence , but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why . ",0
a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy . ,1
"portentous and pretentious , the weight of water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama . ",0
nachtwey clears the cynicism right out of you . he makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty . ,1
gently humorous and touching . ,1
the last three narcissists left on earth compete for each others' affections . ,0
"as directed by dani kouyate of burkina faso , sia lacks visual flair . but kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie , no matter who runs them . ",1
"this is mostly well-constructed fluff , which is all it seems intended to be . ",1
an awkward and indigestible movie . ,0
don't even bother to rent this on video . ,0
"although . . . visually striking and slickly staged , it's also cold , grey , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated . ",0
"contradicts everything we've come to expect from movies nowadays . instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way , secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way . ",1
"short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty . ",1
bean drops the ball too many times . . . hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay . ,0
"unlike the nauseating fictions peddled by such 'have-yourself-a-happy-little-holocaust' movies as life is beautiful and jakob the liar , the grey zone is honest enough to deny the possibility of hope in auschwitz . ",1
"with the film's striking ending , one realizes that we have a long way to go before we fully understand all the sexual permutations involved . ",1
a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes . ,0
[a] satisfying niblet . ,1
"nair and writer laura cahill dare to build a movie around some flawed but rather unexceptional women , emerging with a fine character study that's short on plot but rich in the tiny revelations of real life . ",1
"there's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination . ",0
"expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery . ",0
"building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise . ",1
"it takes a really long , slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about . so here it is : it's about a family of sour immortals . ",0
"not far beneath the surface , this reconfigured tale asks disturbing questions about those things we expect from military epics . ",1
"adroit but finally a trifle flat , mad love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way , say , jane campion might have done , but at least it possesses some . ",0
makes 98 minutes feel like three hours . ,0
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 . ,1
"judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice . ",0
"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm doesn't do a load of good . ",0
the picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn . ,0
reggio's continual visual barrage is absorbing as well as thought-provoking . ,1
"though jackson doesn't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape , it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees . ",1
to say analyze that is de niro's best film since meet the parents sums up the sad state of his recent career . ,0
"jones helps breathe some life into the insubstantial plot , but even he is overwhelmed by predictability . ",0
"with a confrontational stance , todd solondz takes aim on political correctness and suburban families . ",1
"medem may have disrobed most of the cast , leaving their bodies exposed , but the plot remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt . that's why sex and lucia is so alluring . ",1
"an unsettling , memorable cinematic experience that does its predecessors proud . ",1
"more intimate than spectacular , e . t . is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades . ",1
"although occasionally static to the point of resembling a stage play , the film delivers a solid mixture of sweetness and laughs . ",1
"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard . ",0
"an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity . ",0
"aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd , there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian'",0
"in some ways , lagaan is quintessential bollywood . except it's much , much better . ",1
a portrait of an artist . ,1
lacks dramatic punch and depth . ,0
"the movie doesn't generate a lot of energy . it is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously . ",0
"more concerned with overall feelings , broader ideas , and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers , soderbergh's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem . ",1
eerily accurate depiction of depression . ,1
"the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey . . . [it] comes off like a hallmark commercial . ",0
"a real clunker . a well-made , thoughtful , well-acted clunker , but a clunker nonetheless . ",0
"the film is painfully authentic , and the performances of the young players are utterly convincing . ",1
"a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky , spirited fashion . ",1
"for all its brooding quality , ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast . ",1
"no worse than a lot of the crap we've been offered this summer , and slightly better than men in black 2 as far as slapdash extraterrestrial comedies go . ",0
"it believes it's revealing some great human truths , when , in reality , it's churning ground that has long passed the point of being fertile . ",0
"it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you're into that , have at it . ",0
"k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining . ",1
"an inventive , absorbing movie that's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist . ",1
"it arrives with an impeccable pedigree , mongrel pep , and almost indecipherable plot complications . ",1
a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts . ,0
"this version moves beyond the original's nostalgia for the communal film experiences of yesteryear to a deeper realization of cinema's inability to stand in for true , lived experience . ",1
"the camera whirls ! the camera twirls ! oh , look at that clever angle ! wow , a jump cut ! ",0
may puzzle his most ardent fans . ,0
"in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , changing lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight . ",1
steers has an unexpectedly adamant streak of warm-blooded empathy for all his disparate manhattan denizens--especially the a * * holes . ,1
"desta vez , columbus capturou o pomo de ouro . ",1
"watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy . it's sweet and fluffy at the time , but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied . ",0
"since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller , you know death is lurking around the corner , just waiting to spoil things . ",0
propelled not by characters but by caricatures . ,0
"it's a minor comedy that tries to balance sweetness with coarseness , while it paints a sad picture of the singles scene . ",1
"an absorbing , slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true . ",1
"the values that have held the enterprise crew together through previous adventures and perils do so again-courage , self-sacrifice and patience under pressure . ",1
"it made me feel unclean , and i'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies . oh , and booty call . ",0
"occasionally funny and consistently odd , and it works reasonably well as a star vehicle for zhao . ",1
"the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life , but also acknowledging the places , and the people , from whence you came . ",1
"an unforgettable look at morality , family , and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage . ",1
"this enthralling documentary . . . is at once playful and haunting , an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends . ",1
"kwan is a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise , and lan yu is a disarmingly lived-in movie . ",1
baby-faced renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within . ,1
simultaneously heartbreakingly beautiful and exquisitely sad . ,1
"good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing . ",1
 . . . spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative . ,1
a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams . ,0
"the entire movie is about a boring , sad man being boring and sad . ",0
the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia and the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes . ,1
the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure . ,1
a cheerful enough but imminently forgettable rip-off of [besson's] earlier work . ,0
so unique and stubborn and charismatic that you want it to be better and more successful than it is . ,1
feeble comedy . ,0
"an undeniably moving film to experience , and ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation . ",1
"this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that , ironically , it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against . ",0
"the movie isn't just hilarious : it's witty and inventive , too , and in hindsight , it isn't even all that dumb . ",1
an exhilarating experience . ,1
it's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese . ,0
"a work of intricate elegance , literary lyricism and profound common sense . ",1
the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff . ,0
"there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity , given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments , clothes and parties . ",0
"a fast , funny , highly enjoyable movie . ",1
"what might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention takes a surprising , subtle turn at the midway point . ",1
"an energetic , violent movie with a momentum that never lets up . ",1
this is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood . ,1
judith and zaza's extended bedroom sequence . . . is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics . ,1
it offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them . ,1
"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . ",1
may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen . ,0
"here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior . ",0
there's not much going on in this movie unless you simply decide to buy into the notion that something inexplicably strange once happened in point pleasant . ,0
winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults . ,0
just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer . ,1
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . ,0
it's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs . -greaseballs mob action-comedy . ,0
"i don'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 . ",1
"co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short . ",0
a great cast and a wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback movie about growing up in a dysfunctional family . ,1
australian actor/director john polson and award-winning english cinematographer giles nuttgens make a terrific effort at disguising the obvious with energy and innovation . ,1
"sticky sweet sentimentality , clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation . ",0
"if the full monty was a freshman fluke , lucky break is [cattaneo] sophomore slump . ",0
a tone poem of transgression . ,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 . '",1
"longley has constructed a remarkably coherent , horrifically vivid snapshot of those turbulent days . ",1
"a live-action cartoon , a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind . ",0
"with minimal imagination , you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub . ",0
"an offbeat , sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays . ",1
an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom . . . you'd be wise to send your regrets . ,0
"one of the finest , most humane and important holocaust movies ever made . ",1
"it's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days , seven nights , maybe , or that dreadful sabrina remake . ",0
"not only unfunny , but downright repellent . ",0
"murderous maids has a lot going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud . . . and parmentier . ",1
what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature . ,0
a dreary indulgence . ,0
"a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing . ",0
begins like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish . ,1
features fincher's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity . ,1
does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and of filling in the background . ,1
"in between the icy stunts , the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and 'just letting the mountain tell you what to do . '",0
attal mixes comedy with a serious exploration of ego and jealousy within a seemingly serene marriage . ,1
"human nature talks the talk , but it fails to walk the silly walk that distinguishes the merely quirky from the surreal . ",0
"it's a nicely detailed world of pawns , bishops and kings , of wagers in dingy backrooms or pristine forests . ",1
"a reasonably efficient mechanism , but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided . ",0
puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman . ,1
"a funny , triumphant , and moving documentary . ",1
one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot . ,0
fans of the modern day hong kong action film finally have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for . ,1
it's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like punch-drunk love . ,0
"after all the big build-up , the payoff for the audience , as well as the characters , is messy , murky , unsatisfying . ",0
"just as moving , uplifting and funny as ever . ",1
"williams plays sy , another of his open-faced , smiling madmen , like the killer in insomnia . he does this so well you don't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role . ",1
 . . . think of it as american pie on valium . ,0
you . . . get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone . ,0
the first fatal attraction was vile enough . do we really need the tiger beat version ? ,0
"doesn't do more than expand a tv show to movie length . however , it's pleasant enough and its ecological , pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome . ",1
how i killed my father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you're watching an iceberg melt -- only it never melts . ,0
"the whole is quite entertaining , but despite its virtues , there is an unsettled feeling to the film . ",1
"missteps take what was otherwise a fascinating , riveting story and send it down the path of the mundane . ",1
"you're not merely watching history , you're engulfed by it . ",1
it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex . ,0
"[kline's] utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and as a flawed human being who can't quite live up to it . ",1
the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish . ,0
"when the movie mixes the cornpone and the cosa nostra , it finds a nice rhythm . ",1
"on the surface a silly comedy , scotland , pa would be forgettable if it weren't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play . ",1
nothing is sacred in this gut-buster . ,1
the best animated feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago . ,1
"as weber and weissman demonstrate with such insight and celebratory verve , the cockettes weren't as much about gender , sexual preference or political agitprop as they were simply a triumph of the indomitable human will to rebel , connect and create . ",1
"complex , affecting and uniquely almodvar , the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong . ",1
"from the choppy editing to the annoying score to 'special effects' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line , "" besotted "" is misbegotten",0
"on the surface , it's a lovers-on-the-run crime flick , but it has a lot in common with piesiewicz's and kieslowski's earlier work , films like the double life of veronique . ",1
" . . . instead go rent "" shakes the clown "" , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance . ",0
"it's a deeply serious movie that cares passionately about its subject , but too often becomes ponderous in its teaching of history , or lost in the intricate connections and multiple timelines of its story . ",0
"it's fun , splashy and entertainingly nasty . ",1
this is so bad . ,0
a solidly entertaining little film . ,1
i can't remember the last time i saw a movie where i wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail . ,0
"has its moments , but it's pretty far from a treasure . ",0
"at its best , the good girl is a refreshingly adult take on adultery . . . ",1
"yet another genre exercise , gangster no . 1 is as generic as its title . ",0
"scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv , tackles more than she can handle . ",0
"while not all transitions to adulthood are so fraught , there's much truth and no small amount of poetry in girls can't swim . ",1
"some elements of it really blow the big one , but other parts are decent . ",0
beware the quirky brit-com . they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental . ,0
one of the oddest and most inexplicable sequels in movie history . ,0
i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes . ,0
"it may not be history  but then again , what if it is ?  but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i've had in a while . ",1
"think the lion king redone for horses , with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams , the world's most generic rock star . ",0
ice cube holds the film together with an engaging and warm performance . . . ,1
"open-ended and composed of layer upon layer , talk to her is a cinephile's feast , an invitation to countless interpretations . ",1
tian emphasizes the isolation of these characters by confining color to liyan's backyard . ,1
fairly run-of-the-mill . ,0
haynes has so fanatically fetishized every bizarre old-movie idiosyncrasy with such monastic devotion you're not sure if you should applaud or look into having him committed . ,1
"george clooney , in his first directorial effort , presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years . ",1
"the story is lacking any real emotional impact , and the plot is both contrived and cliched . ",0
"the performances are strong , though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times . ",1
"is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so . nothing wrong with performances here , but the whiney characters bugged me . ",0
"the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc . -- to do the subject matter justice . ",0
it tells more than it shows . ,0
has the feel of an unedited personal journal . ,0
"mostly works because of the universal themes , earnest performances . . . and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh . ",1
"majidi's poetic love story is a ravishing consciousness-raiser , if a bit draggy at times . ",1
"a tone of rueful compassion . . . reverberates throughout this film , whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events . ",1
"notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour , i'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl-",1
"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . ",1
this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own . ,0
"an interesting story with a pertinent ( cinematically unique ) message , told fairly well and scored to perfection , i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive "" missing thing . "" ",1
" . . . will always be remembered for the 9-11 terrorist attacks . after seeing the film , i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it . ",0
"brings to a spectacular completion one of the most complex , generous and subversive artworks of the last decade . ",1
"morton is , as usual , brilliant . ",1
some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny . ,0
" "" white oleander , "" the movie , is akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material . ",1
bennett's dramatization of her personal descent into post-breakup perdition has a morbid appeal that's tough to shake . ,1
"a deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph . ",1
it is interesting and fun to see goodall and her chimpanzees on the bigger-than-life screen . ,1
"alas , the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick . ",0
the film jolts the laughs from the audience--as if by cattle prod . ,1
kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business . ,0
"a gorgeous , high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music , dance , song , and high drama . ",1
"on the heels of the ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that , although flawed , is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness . ",1
the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs . ,1
"the pianist [is] a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war's madness remembered that we , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life . here is a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life , his dignity and his music . ",1
"makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes , becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place . ",0
"the problems of the people in love in the time of money are hardly specific to their era . they just have problems , which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way . ",0
"it's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties . ",1
a simmering psychological drama in which the bursts of sudden violence are all the more startling for the slow buildup that has preceded them . ,1
a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches . ,0
the movie makes absolutely no sense . its underlying mythology is a hodgepodge of inconsistencies that pose the question : since when did dumb entertainment have to be this dumb ? ,0
"a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good , that is to say , entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices . ",1
"saved from being merely way-cool by a basic , credible compassion . ",1
at its best . . . festival in cannes bubbles with the excitement of the festival in cannes . ,1
it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i can't wait for the sequel . ,1
what [frei] gives us . . . is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows . ,0
"although sensitive to a fault , it's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken . ",0
"the rich performances by friel -- and especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english -- round out the square edges . ",1
[grant] goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it . ,1
"like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art they're struggling to create . ",0
"do not , under any circumstances , consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor . ",0
"even though the film doesn't manage to hit all of its marks , it's still entertaining to watch the target practice . ",1
"if it's seldom boring , well , it's also rarely coherent . ",0
"yes , it's as good as you remember . in fact , even better . ",1
"a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and hackneyed , threadbare comic setups . ",0
a lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family . ,1
"puportedly "" based on true events , "" a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is "" based on a true story "" with a straight face . ",0
it's just a little too self-satisfied . ,0
utter mush . . . conceited pap . ,0
"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and , dare i say , outdated , it's a wonder that he couldn't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident . ",0
"like the best 60 minutes expos , the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining . ",1
"far too clever by half , howard's film is really a series of strung-together moments , with all the spaces in between filled with fantasies , daydreams , memories and one fantastic visual trope after another . ",0
"mcconaughey's fun to watch , the dragons are okay , not much fire in the script . ",0
"the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain . ",0
it ultimately stands forth as an important chronicle of the abuses of one of latin america's most oppressive regimes . ,1
"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing . ",1
"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs . spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . ",0
" "" frailty "" offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight , telling creepy stories to give each other the willies . and , there's no way you won't be talking about the film once you exit the theater . ",1
"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions . . . but at the very least , his secret life will leave you thinking . ",1
"in its own way , joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence , poetry , passion , and genius . ",0
"eastwood winces , clutches his chest and gasps for breath . it's a spectacular performance - ahem , we hope it's only acting . ",0
"responsvel direto pelo fracasso 'artstico' de doce lar , o roteirista c . jay cox no consegue sequer aproveitar os pouqussimos momentos em que escapa da mediocridade . ",0
"tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality . ",0
"cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause , but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon . ",0
" ( it ) highlights not so much the crime lord's messianic bent , but spacey's . ",0
"there isn't nearly enough fun here , despite the presence of some appealing ingredients . ",0
"perhaps it's cliche to call the film 'refreshing , ' but it is . 'drumline' shows a level of young , black manhood that is funny , touching , smart and complicated . ",1
what the four feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about . ,0
"the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack . ",1
"de ayala is required to supply too much of the energy in a film that is , overall , far too staid for its subject matter . ",0
"the jokes are sophomoric , stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious . ",0
"the re- enactments , however fascinating they may be as history , are too crude to serve the work especially well . ",0
they do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film . ,0
"the movie's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving , well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story . killing time , that's all that's going on here . ",0
"the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in , but the film must have been written . . . in the thrall of a vicious hangover . ",0
"a boring , wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater . ",0
"by turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic . ",1
harland williams is so funny in drag he should consider permanent sex-reassignment . ,0
"bluto blutarsky , we miss you . ",0
"this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness . ",0
"i think it was plato who said , 'i think , therefore i know better than to rush to the theatre for this one . '",0
"standing by yourself is haunting . . . [it's] what punk rock music used to be , and what the video medium could use more of : spirit , perception , conviction . ",1
 . . . manages to fall closer in quality to silence than to the abysmal hannibal . ,1
"soul is what's lacking in every character in this movie and , subsequently , the movie itself . ",0
"not about scares but a mood in which an ominous , pervasive , and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense . ",1
it somehow managed to make its way past my crappola radar and find a small place in my heart,1
"asia authors herself as anna battista , an italian superstar and aspiring directress who just happens to be her own worst enemy . ",1
"this delicately observed story , deeply felt and masterfully stylized , is a triumph for its maverick director . ",1
raimi crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings . ,1
the first bond movie in ages that isn't fake fun . ,1
"in other words , it's just another sports drama/character study . yet this one makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness . plus , like i already mentioned . . . it's robert duvall ! c'mon ! ",1
"rambles on in a disjointed , substandard fashion from one poorly executed action sequence to the next . ",0
blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period . ,0
" . . . very funny , very enjoyable . . . ",1
"it may not be a huge cut of above the rest , but i enjoyed barbershop . it's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . ",1
"if you can get past the fantastical aspects and harsh realities of "" the isle "" you'll get a sock-you-in-the-eye flick that is a visual tour-de-force and a story that is unlike any you will likely see anywhere else . ",1
"if you ever wondered what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera , this oscar-nominated documentary takes you there . ",1
this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage . ,0
delivers more than its fair share of saucy hilarity . ,1
smart and taut . ,1
"though clearly well-intentioned , this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted . ",0
leigh makes these lives count . and he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range . ,1
"well before it's over , beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels . ",0
"the journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure , and thrill enough . ",1
wait for pay per view or rental but don't dismiss barbershop out of hand . ,0
"when [reno] lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w . bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al . , reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture . ",0
a quietly reflective and melancholy new zealand film about an eventful summer in a 13-year-old girl's life . ,1
a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim . . . and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers . ,0
"opening with some contrived banter , cliches and some loose ends , the screenplay only comes into its own in the second half . ",1
it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0
" "" brown sugar "" admirably aspires to be more than another "" best man "" clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film . ",1
"everything its title implies , a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the tinseltown assembly line . ",0
provides an intriguing window into the imagination and hermetic analysis of todd solondz . ,1
"the inhospitability of the land emphasizes the spare precision of the narratives and helps to give them an atavistic power , as if they were tales that had been handed down since the beginning of time . ",1
it's not too fast and not too slow . it's not too racy and it's not too offensive . it's not too much of anything . ,0
ford deserves to be remembered at oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier . ,1
 . . . a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone . ,0
"children may not understand everything that happens -- i'm not sure even miyazaki himself does -- but they will almost certainly be fascinated , and undoubtedly delighted . ",1
a surprisingly 'solid' achievement by director malcolm d . lee and writer john ridley . ,1
happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and doesn't pummel us with phony imagery or music . ,1
"as the princess , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat . ben kingsley is truly funny , playing a kind of ghandi gone bad . ",1
the movie's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell . ,0
"interminably bleak , to say nothing of boring . ",0
"working from elliott's memoir , rohmer fashions the sort of delicate , articulate character- and- relationship study he's favored for decades . ",1
the world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese . but it doesn't need gangs of new york . ,0
"you come away wishing , though , that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story . ",0
it's not difficult to spot the culprit early-on in this predictable thriller . ,0
the isolated moments of creative insanity finally are lost in the thin soup of canned humor . ,0
"we are left with a superficial snapshot that , however engaging , is insufficiently enlightening and inviting . ",0
"this is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch . ",1
"it may seem long at 110 minutes if you're not a fan , because it includes segments of 12 songs at a reunion concert . ",1
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichs and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr . chips off the old block . ,0
"abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed . the only problem is that , by the end , no one in the audience or the film seems to really care . ",0
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . ,0
"the movie certainly has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue , but there's just not much lurking below its abstract surface . ",0
"based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller , the film gets great laughs , but never at the expense of its characters",1
stephen earnhart's homespun documentary mule skinner blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer park denizens . ,1
"the story is predictable , the jokes are typical sandler fare , and the romance with ryder is puzzling . ",0
broomfield reveals an ironic manifestation of institutionalized slavery that ties a black-owned record label with a white-empowered police force . ,1
"insomnia does not become one of those rare remakes to eclipse the original , but it doesn't disgrace it , either . ",1
don't let your festive spirit go this far . ,0
a good piece of work more often than not . ,1
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family . ,1
"writer-director david jacobson and his star , jeremy renner , have made a remarkable film that explores the monster's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted . ",1
"journalistically dubious , inept and often lethally dull . ",0
like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions . ,0
"it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness , and where human nature should be ingratiating , it's just grating . ",0
"this is pure , exciting moviemaking . you won't exactly know what's happening but you'll be blissfully exhausted . ",1
i like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho's . ,0
more trifle than triumph . ,0
"a fiercely clever and subtle film , capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries . ",1
"limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very , very slowly . ",0
"those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida . or , you can do something fun tonight . ",0
it's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell . ,0
"the director , steven shainberg , has succeeded by focusing intently on his characters , making them quirky individuals rather than figures of fun . ",1
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus . if only there were one for this kind of movie . ,0
it's been 20 years since 48 hrs . made eddie murphy a movie star and the man hasn't aged a day . but his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old . ,0
"martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid . ",1
"tony gayton's script doesn't give us anything we haven't seen before , but director d . j . caruso's grimy visual veneer and kilmer's absorbing performance increase the gravitational pull considerably . ",1
"like a three-ring circus , there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable . ",0
the film has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong . ,1
"[ns] directed the stage version of elling , and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage . ",1
"like those to rome , all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn's breasts , which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them . ",0
"yes , i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care , so i didn't . ",0
got a david lynch jones ? then you'd do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action . . . ,1
"downright transparent is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a "" cooler "" pg-13 rating . ",0
about as original as a gangster sweating bullets while worrying about a contract on his life . ,0
lawrence should stick to his day job . he's a better actor than a standup comedian . ,0
an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship . ,0
"plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on "" the simpsons "" has . ",0
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . he has a great cast and a great idea . but the execution is a flop with the exception of about six gags that really work . ,0
"shot largely in small rooms , the film has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic . ",1
viewing this underdramatized but overstated film is like watching a transcript of a therapy session brought to humdrum life by some freudian puppet . ,0
it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three's company-style laugh track . ,0
"lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward , static , and lifeless rumblings . ",0
"often overwrought and at times positively irritating , the film turns into an engrossing thriller almost in spite of itself . ",1
"the phone rings and a voice tells you you've got seven days left to live . then you get another phone call warning you that if the video isn't back at blockbuster before midnight , you're going to face frightening late fees . o . k . , not really . ",0
"there's something deeply creepy about never again , a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes . ",0
"to the film's credit , the acting is fresh and unselfconscious , and munch is a marvel of reality versus sappy sentiment . ",1
what could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination . ,0
"finally , a genre movie that delivers -- in a couple of genres , no less . ",1
enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast . ,1
"the director , with his fake backdrops and stately pacing , never settles on a consistent tone . ",0
"there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract . ",0
"there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out . ",1
"it's really just another silly hollywood action film , one among a multitude of simple-minded , yahoo-ing death shows . ",0
"a film neither bitter nor sweet , neither romantic nor comedic , neither warm nor fuzzy . ",0
a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama . ,0
the modern remake of dumas's story is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action . ,1
chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china . he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about . ,0
"complex , sinuously plotted and , somehow , off-puttingly cold . ",0
strident and inelegant in its 'message-movie' posturing . ,0
not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur . ,1
"as warm as it is wise , deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated . ",1
these are textbook lives of quiet desperation . ,0
smarter than its commercials make it seem . ,1
best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events . those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein's life would do better elsewhere . ,1
"at a time when half the so-called real movies are little more than live-action cartoons , it's refreshing to see a cartoon that knows what it is , and knows the form's history . ",1
"as if trying to grab a lump of play-doh , the harder that liman tries to squeeze his story , the more details slip out between his fingers . ",1
k 19 stays afloat as decent drama/action flick,1
"una pelcula oscura , precisa , por momentos grandiosa y casi siempre conmovedora . ",1
what distinguishes time of favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts . ,1
"take away the controversy , and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera . ",0
entertaining despite its one-joke premise with the thesis that women from venus and men from mars can indeed get together . ,1
"not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired . ",0
"passion , lip-synching , tragedy , and lots of really really high notes . for me , this opera isn't a favorite , so it's a long time before the fat lady sings . ",0
jones . . . does offer a brutal form of charisma . ,1
eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants . ,0
 . . . a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that's likely to irk viewers . ,0
the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile . ,0
"the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup , while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos hadn't blown them all up . ",0
 . . . always remains movingly genuine . ,1
"'a fresh-faced , big-hearted and frequently funny thrill ride for the kiddies , with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand . '",1
davis . . . gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences . ,1
"like a grinning jack o' lantern , its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded . ",0
"although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor , the result doesn't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke . ",0
"rather than real figures , elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naf's encounter with the world . ",0
this is a heartfelt story . . . it just isn't a very involving one . ,0
"ultimately , the film never recovers from the clumsy clich of the ugly american abroad , and the too-frosty exterior ms . paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability . ",0
"it's never laugh-out-loud funny , but it is frequently amusing . ",1
a worthy tribute to a great humanitarian and her vibrant 'co-stars . ',1
perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going . ,0
characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle . ,0
"a blair witch- style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera , with passable performances from everyone in the cast . ",0
a beguiling splash of pastel colors and prankish comedy from disney . ,1
"the locations go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches . the story plays out slowly , but the characters are intriguing and realistic . ",1
the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured ( and torturing ) artists and consuming but impossible love that you can't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on . ,0
"formuliac , but fun . ",1
the worst film of the year . ,0
"a solid , psychological action film from hong kong . ",1
schrader examines crane's decline with unblinking candor . ,1
"you may leave the theater with more questions than answers , but darned if your toes won't still be tapping . ",1
"ultimately , clarity matters , both in breaking codes and making movies . enigma lacks it . ",0
"it's a lovely , sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style . ",1
the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of . ,1
cage makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera . ,1
it's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work . ,1
an excellent romp that boasts both a heart and a mind . ,1
a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film . ,1
" it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects , and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes . ",0
can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure ? ,1
a listless and desultory affair . ,0
marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie . ,0
"too often , son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained "" big moment "" will occur and not "" if . "" ",1
in visual fertility treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage . ,1
invincible is a wonderful movie . ,1
this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror . ,0
'stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall's intense freight train of a film . ',1
aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters . ,0
criminal conspiracies and true romances move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama . ,0
refreshing . ,1
"a perplexing example of promise unfulfilled , despite many charming moments . ",0
"a smart , compelling drama . ",1
"it doesn't quite deserve the gong , but there are more fascinating acts than "" confessions of a dangerous mind . "" ",0
"[raimi's] matured quite a bit with spider-man , even though it's one of the most plain white toast comic book films you'll ever see . ",1
"unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you , this film's impressive performances and adept direction aren't likely to leave a lasting impression . ",0
the whole film has this sneaky feel to it  as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product . ,0
"despite an overwrought ending , the film works as well as it does because of the performances . ",1
"it cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears , to be a girl in a world of boys , to be a boy truly in love with a girl , and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you . ",1
"there's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight , so we're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity . ",0
a relative letdown . ,0
mr . spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned . and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . ,1
it's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant . ,1
 . . . somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichs to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks . ,1
"none of this violates the letter of behan's book , but missing is its spirit , its ribald , full-throated humor . ",0
"say this for the soundtrack , it drowns out the lousy dialogue . ",0
"though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director , this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit , with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter . ",0
two hours fly by -- opera's a pleasure when you don't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated . ,1
"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers . ",0
frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances . . . keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease . ,1
rare is the 'urban comedy' that even attempts the insight and honesty of this disarming indie . ,1
"if the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness , it is also elevated by it--the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you're one of the lucky few who sought it out . ",1
a compelling allegory about the last days of germany's democratic weimar republic . ,1
"began life as a computer game , then morphed into a movie -- a bad one , of course . ",0
"though few will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog's works , invincible shows he's back in form , with an astoundingly rich film . ",1
every sequel you skip will be two hours gained . consider this review life-affirming . ,0
stevens' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . ,1
the terrific and bewilderingly underrated campbell scott gives a star performance that is nothing short of mesmerizing . ,1
another useless recycling of a brutal mid-'70s american sports movie . ,0
"this may be dover kosashvili's feature directing debut , but it looks an awful lot like life -- gritty , awkward and ironic . ",1
 . . . the implication is kissinger may have decided that  when it comes to truncheoning  it's better to give than to receive . ,1
the movie is . . . very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes . ,1
"[chaiken's] talent lies in an evocative , accurate observation of a distinctive milieu and in the lively , convincing dialogue she creates for her characters . ",1
a worthy entry into a very difficult genre . ,1
much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably exceedingly clever . ,1
"a waterlogged version of 'fatal attraction' for the teeny-bopper set . . . a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads . ",0
"shamelessly resorting to pee-related sight gags that might even cause tom green a grimace ; still , myer's energy and the silliness of it all eventually prevail",1
"nettelbeck has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavours and emotions , one part romance novel , one part recipe book . ",1
[has] an immediacy and an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it's all true . ,1
the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling . ,0
"it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her , and after viewing this one , you'll feel like mopping up , too . ",0
what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey . ,1
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel . ,0
an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product . ,0
tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme doesn't drag an audience down . ,1
"a playful iranian parable about openness , particularly the need for people of diverse political perspectives to get along despite their ideological differences . ",1
"the film is . . . determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation . ",1
the master of disguise is awful . it's pauly shore awful . don't say you weren't warned . ,0
"if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals , it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material . ",1
"the ending doesn't work . . . but most of the movie works so well i'm almost recommending it , anyway -- maybe not to everybody , but certainly to people with a curiosity about how a movie can go very right , and then step wrong . ",0
[plays] in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy . ,0
"a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan's heroes star bob crane . ",1
"it's the kind of movie you can't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch , yet you can't bring yourself to dislike it . ",0
a negligible british comedy . ,0
"o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing . ",1
the film has a childlike quality about it . but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass . ,0
" . . . the one thing this wild film has that other imax films don't : chimps , lots of chimps , all blown up to the size of a house . that's fun for kids of any age . ",1
"the film is a fierce dance of destruction . its flame-like , roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude . ",1
the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing . ,0
"another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt pictures . ",0
"director brian levant , who never strays far from his sitcom roots , skates blithely from one implausible situation to another , pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you'll find on a french poodle . ",0
an epic of grandeur and scale that's been decades gone from the popcorn pushing sound stages of hollywood . ,1
"at times the guys taps into some powerful emotions , but this kind of material is more effective on stage . it's not a motion picture ; it's an utterly static picture . ",1
"often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part . ",1
you won't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies . ,1
it is not a mass-market entertainment but an uncompromising attempt by one artist to think about another . ,1
"a bracing , unblinking work that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale . ",1
it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring . ,0
it took 19 predecessors to get this ? ,1
do not see this film . ,0
how much you are moved by the emotional tumult of [franois and michle's] relationship depends a lot on how interesting and likable you find them . ,0
"an earnest , heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives . it's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views . ",0
"if you like blood , guts and crazy beasts stalking men with guns though . . . you will likely enjoy this monster . ",1
"it's often faintly amusing , but the problems of the characters never become important to us , and the story never takes hold . ",0
there's something not entirely convincing about the quiet american . and that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by brendan fraser . ,0
"britney's performance cannot be faulted . lucy's a dull girl , that's all . ",0
[t]oo many of these gross out scenes . . . ,0
a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age tale . ,1
"it follows the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes . ",0
"a charming , quirky and leisurely paced scottish comedy -- except with an outrageous central gimmick that could have been a reject from monty python's meaning of life . ",1
"sturdy , entertaining period drama . . . both caine and fraser have their moments . ",1
observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom . ,0
there has to be a few advantages to never growing old . like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you're over 100 . ,1
a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies . ,1
"some movies suck you in despite their flaws , and heaven is one such beast . ",1
his work transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories . ,1
"an achingly enthralling premise , the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses . ",0
"4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly . ",0
"the stunning , dreamlike visuals will impress even those viewers who have little patience for euro-film pretension . ",1
"because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene , 'swimfan' left me with a very bad feeling . ",0
"metaphors abound , but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story . ",1
the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down . ,0
"the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions . ",0
"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder . ",0
raimi and his team couldn't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen . ,1
"this is a nervy , risky film , and villeneuve has inspired croze to give herself over completely to the tormented persona of bibi . ",1
often hilarious . ,1
"it has a way of seeping into your consciousness , with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at . ",1
this examination of aquatic life off the shores of the baja california peninsula of mexico offers an engrossing way to demonstrate the virtues of the imax format . ,1
what emerges is an unsettling picture of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice . promises is a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents' anguish . ,1
a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial . ,0
what a great way to spend 4 units of your day . ,1
"if you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun , wasabi is a good place to start . ",1
a big fat pain . ,0
to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor . ,0
"stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros . -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end , along with green's half-hearted movie career . ",0
"no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting , and the script , credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest 'tron' anderson , seems entirely improvised . ",0
the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing . ,0
"everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view . ",0
deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits . ,0
the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary . ,0
"the chateau belongs to rudd , whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms . . . is a nonstop hoot . ",1
"day is not a great bond movie , but it is a good bond movie , which still makes it much better than your typical bond knock-offs . ",1
"really is a pan-american movie , with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart . ",1
"one of the greatest family-oriented , fantasy-adventure movies ever . ",1
speaks eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life . ,1
"lyne's latest , the erotic thriller unfaithful , further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded . ",0
a feel-good movie that doesn't give you enough to feel good about . ,0
this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo . he's not good with people . ,0
beautifully produced . ,1
the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment . ,0
i liked a lot of the smaller scenes . ,1
"seeing seinfeld at home as he watches his own appearance on letterman with a clinical eye reminds you that the key to stand-up is to always make it look easy , even though the reality is anything but . ",1
the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater . ,0
confounding because it solemnly advances a daringly preposterous thesis . acting cannot be acted . ,1
i'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche . ,0
" "" what john does is heroic , but we don't condone it , "" one of the film's stars recently said , a tortuous comment that perfectly illustrates the picture's moral schizophrenia . ",0
" a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we're all in this together . ",1
all mood and no movie . ,0
an edgy thriller that delivers a surprising punch . ,1
"a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments . ",0
uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance . ,1
one just waits grimly for the next shock without developing much attachment to the characters . ,0
"each story is built on a potentially interesting idea , but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting , while the third feels limited by its short running time . ",0
"we can't accuse kung pow for misfiring , since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie . unfortunately , we'd prefer a simple misfire . ",0
"not only is undercover brother as funny , if not more so , than both austin powers films , but it's also one of the smarter , savvier spoofs to come along in some time . ",1
a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine . ,1
will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues . ,1
"reinforces the talents of screenwriter charlie kaufman , creator of adaptation and being john malkovich . ",1
video games are more involving than this mess . ,0
"these are lives worth watching , paths worth following . ",1
"while [hill] has learned new tricks , the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film . ",0
handsome and sincere but slightly awkward in its combination of entertainment and evangelical boosterism . ,0
"for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh , sometimes funny , and usually genuinely worthwhile , hollywood ending is a depressing experience",0
both awful and appealing . ,0
k-19 : the widowmaker is a great yarn . ,1
wang xiaoshuai directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men . ,1
"parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place . ",0
a compelling film . ,1
it trusts the story it sets out to tell . ,1
manages to accomplish what few sequels can -- it equals the original and in some ways even betters it . ,1
so refreshingly incisive is grant that for the first time he'll probably appeal more to guys than to their girlfriends who drag them to this movie for the hugh factor . ,1
"more of the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang , which is good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films . ",1
"for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular , it's an eye-opener . ",1
walsh can't quite negotiate the many inconsistencies in janice's behavior or compensate for them by sheer force of charm . ,0
"no wonder they're talking about "" talk to her . "" it's astonishing . ",1
there's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau . ,1
a non-mystery mystery . ,0
"sure , it's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it's never as solid as you want it to be . ",1
'sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates . ,0
beautifully directed and convincingly acted . ,1
a close-to-solid espionage thriller with the misfortune of being released a few decades too late . ,0
"is "" ballistic "" worth the price of admission ? absolutely not . it sucked . would i see it again ? please see previous answer . ",0
starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill . ,0
a lifetime movie about men . ,0
an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary . ,1
"the overall result is an intelligent , realistic portrayal of testing boundaries . ",1
it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread . ,0
a truly wonderful tale combined with stunning animation . ,1
"a serious movie with serious ideas . but seriously , folks , it doesn't work . ",0
"it irritates and saddens me that martin lawrence's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2 , 500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere . ",1
"led by griffin's smartly nuanced performance and enthusiasm , the cast has a lot of fun with the material . ",1
"a subtle , humorous , illuminating study of politics , power and social mobility . ",1
"in a summer of clones , harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects . ",1
"an admitted egomaniac , evans is no hollywood villain , and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of don simpson . ",0
plummer steals the show without resorting to camp as nicholas' wounded and wounding uncle ralph . it's a great performance and a reminder of dickens' grandeur . ,1
"generic slasher-movie nonsense , but it's not without style . ",0
"yes , mibii is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it . ",1
"it's so mediocre , despite the dynamic duo on the marquee , that we just can't get no satisfaction . ",0
"leave it to rohmer , now 82 , to find a way to bend current technique to the service of a vision of the past that is faithful to both architectural glories and commanding open spaces of the city as it was more than two centuries ago . ",1
manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time . ,1
"a soggy , cliche-bound epic-horror yarn that ends up being even dumber than its title . ",0
"as the dominant christine , sylvie testud is icily brilliant . ",1
"the story has its redundancies , and the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive . ",0
as pedestrian as they come . ,0
"a summary of the plot doesn't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie , for that comes through all too painfully in the execution . ",0
"in all fairness , i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed , fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks . ",1
"not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece . ",1
" . . . strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness , making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults . ",1
"though filmed partly in canada , paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years . ",1
"if myers decides to make another austin powers movie , maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil . ",0
"just what makes us happy , anyway ? ",1
so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film . ,0
"it's tough , astringent , darkly funny and . . . well , it's also generic , untidy , condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning . ",0
"for those of an indulgent , slightly sunbaked and summery mind , sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough . ",1
a well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity . ,1
"ringu is a disaster of a story , full of holes and completely lacking in chills . ignore the reputation , and ignore the film . ",0
"it challenges , this nervy oddity , like modern art should . ",1
"showtime isn't particularly assaultive , but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again . ",0
you can practically smell the patchouli oil . ,0
"you'll be left with the sensation of having just witnessed a great performance and , perhaps , give in to the urge to get on your feet and shake it . ",1
"call it magic realism or surrealism , but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity . ",1
a momentary escape from the summer heat and the sedentary doldrums that set in at this time of year . ,0
"stealing harvard will dip into your wallet , swipe 90 minutes of your time , and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious . ",0
japan's premier stylist of sex and blood hits audiences with what may be his most demented film to date . ,1
conforms itself with creating a game of 'who's who' . . . where the characters' moves are often more predictable than their consequences . ,0
a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family hit that may strain adult credibility . ,1
"'in this poor remake of such a well loved classic , parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision . '",0
"a slight and obvious effort , even for one whose target demographic is likely still in the single digits , age-wise . ",0
"feel bad for king , who's honestly trying , and schwartzman , who's shot himself in the foot . ",0
a technically well-made suspenser . . . but its abrupt drop in iq points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide . ,0
a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life . ,1
"first and foremost . . . the reason to go see "" blue crush "" is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings . ",1
"this movie may not have the highest production values you've ever seen , but it's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep . ",1
"if reno is to the left of liberal on the political spectrum , her tough , funny , rather chaotic show isn't subversive so much as it is nit-picky about the hypocrisies of our time . ",1
"ms sarcstica , divertida y demencial que su predecesora , es un buen ejemplo de lo que es el cine de entretenimiento puro y sin complejos . ",1
astonishingly skillful and moving . . . it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one . ,1
snipes is both a snore and utter tripe . ,0
"i'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening , or the part where something's happening , but it's stupid . ",0
"'es en verdad una pena que mandoki est realizando cintas tan malas desde hace algn tiempo , pues talento tiene , pero quin sabe dnde lo tiene escondido . '",0
every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here . ,0
"sensitive , insightful and beautifully rendered film . one of the best of the year . ",1
"well-nigh unendurable . . . though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull . ",0
cho continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio . ,1
"chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent , indie trick in the book . ",0
"there is a beautiful , aching sadness to it all . paul cox needed to show it . it is up to you to decide if you need to see it . ",1
the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story . ,1
"a gimmick in search of a movie : how to get carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible , plot mechanics be damned . ",0
the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled . ,0
"as elegantly crafted as it often is , anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that , hampered by an undeveloped script , ultimately pulls up lame . ",0
degenerates into hogwash . ,0
"in its own floundering way , it gets to you . just like igby . ",1
screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice's complex akasha into a cartoon monster . ,0
"tells a fascinating , compelling story . ",1
"nervy and sensitive , it taps into genuine artistic befuddlement , and at the same time presents a scathing indictment of what drives hollywood . ",1
"it could change america , not only because it is full of necessary discussion points , but because it is so accessible that it makes complex politics understandable to viewers looking for nothing but energetic entertainment . ",1
"a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court's extradition chess game and the regime's talking-head survivors . ",1
the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants . . . who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds . ,0
"less dizzying than just dizzy , the jaunt is practically over before it begins . ",0
"bad . very bad . stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad . ",0
'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0
"smith examines the intimate , unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country . ",1
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most 'right-thinking' films . ,1
showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation . ,1
a beautifully made piece of unwatchable drivel . ,0
"drumline is -- the mere suggestion , albeit a visually compelling one , of a fully realized story . ",0
"it has its faults , but it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and mandy moore leaves a positive impression . ",1
we haven't seen such hilarity since say it isn't so ! ,0
"it is messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd . ",0
"mr . polanski is in his element here : alone , abandoned , but still consoled by his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival . ",1
jagger the actor is someone you want to see again . ,1
a little objectivity could have gone a long way . ,0
"what enlivens this film , beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors , is a note of defiance over social dictates . ",1
"it picked me up , swung me around , and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film . ",1
[broomfield] uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue . ,1
a work of astonishing delicacy and force . ,1
" . . . a movie that , quite simply , shouldn't have been made . ",0
"ozpetek offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex , and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves . ",0
"ms . fulford-wierzbicki is almost spooky in her sulky , calculating lolita turn . ",1
it's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high . ,0
despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy . ,0
just not campy enough,0
a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale . . . a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more . ,0
"carrying off a spot-on scottish burr , duvall ( also a producer ) peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper . ",1
"here the love scenes all end in someone screaming . maybe there's a metaphor here , but figuring it out wouldn't make trouble every day any better . ",0
the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience . ,0
humor in i spy is so anemic . ,0
"the four feathers has rewards , from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes . ",1
a historical epic with the courage of its convictions about both scope and detail . ,1
"on its own , it's not very interesting . as a remake , it's a pale imitation . ",0
"some of seagal's action pictures are guilty pleasures , but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot . ",0
" . . . a somber film , almost completely unrelieved by any comedy beyond the wistful everyday ironies of the working poor . ",1
a subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience ; the pianist does not . ,1
"while we want macdowell's character to retrieve her husband , we have to ask whether her personal odyssey trumps the carnage that claims so many lives around her . ",0
[a] smarter and much funnier version of the old police academy flicks . ,1
it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did . ,0
"director carl franklin , so crisp and economical in one false move , bogs down in genre cliches here . ",0
simone is not a bad film . it just doesn't have anything really interesting to say . ,0
"more busy than exciting , more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining . ",0
"while the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times , it's awfully entertaining to watch . ",1
an extremely unpleasant film . ,0
"too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy , vulgar is , truly and thankfully , a one-of-a-kind work . ",0
"ok arthouse . the power of this script , and the performances that come with it , is that the whole damned thing didn't get our moral hackles up . ",1
"offers an unusual opportunity to observe the inequities in the death penalty , not just the inherent immorality but also the haphazard administration of it and public misperception of how the whole thing works . ",1
it's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects . ,1
almost peerlessly unsettling . ,1
denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony . ,0
australian filmmaker david flatman uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them . ,1
"somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler , there is a mediocre movie trying to get out . ",0
"when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year , you'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence . ",0
"a pleasant enough romance with intellectual underpinnings , the kind of movie that entertains even as it turns maddeningly predictable . ",1
the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face . ,0
it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man clich atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of [woo's] best work . ,0
"the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification , superficiality and silliness . ",0
"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it's being . ",0
"what time is it there ? is not easy . it haunts you , you can't forget it , you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it . ",1
"a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than "" memento "" ",1
windtalkers celebrates the human spirit and packs an emotional wallop . ,1
"it is far from the worst , thanks to the topical issues it raises , the performances of stewart and hardy , and that essential feature -- a decent full-on space battle . ",1
"what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world , gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share , surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we've shared a great adventure . ",1
"and if you appreciate the one-sided theme to lawrence's over-indulgent tirade , then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest . if you are willing to do this , then you so crazy ! ",0
the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play is almost in a class with that of wilde himself . ,1
"one of the best films i have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense . ",1
we may get the full visceral impact of a ruthless army on the warpath but no sense of the devilish complexity of the balkans conflict . ,0
a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music . ,1
"like smoke signals , the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama",1
exposing the ways we fool ourselves is one hour photo's real strength . ,1
"even film silliness needs a little gravity , beyond good hair and humping . ",0
a small movie with a big impact . ,1
"the x potion gives the quickly named blossom , bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes , which unfortunately don't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays . ",0
an enchanting film that presents an audacious tour of the past and takes within its warm embrace the bounties of cultural artifacts inside st . petersburg's hermitage museum . ,1
"a new film from bill plympton , the animation master , is always welcome . ",1
"the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is , given its labor day weekend upload , feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits . ",0
"dong shows how intolerance has the power to deform families , then tear them apart . ",1
disney has always been hit-or-miss when bringing beloved kids' books to the screen . . . tuck everlasting is a little of both . ,1
"has enough wit , energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side , but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they're not interested . ",1
"that is essentially what's missing from blackboards -- the sense of something bigger , some ultimate point . ",0
two-bit potboiler . ,0
it's a great deal of sizzle and very little steak . but what spectacular sizzle it is ! . . . in this incarnation its fizz is infectious . ,1
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped . ,0
fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur . ,0
nothing more substantial than a fitfully clever doodle . ,0
both a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right . ,1
brosnan's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes . ,0
combine the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural -- why didn't hollywood think of this sooner ? ,1
"aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships . ",0
"the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula , though , and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had . ",0
the actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script's bad ideas and awkwardness . ,1
the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere . ,0
a yarn that respects the marvel version without becoming ensnared by it . ,1
"it will grip even viewers who aren't interested in rap , as it cuts to the heart of american society in an unnerving way . ",1
"the plot's clearly mythic structure may owe more to disney's strong sense of formula than to the original story . but while the highly predictable narrative falls short , treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold . ",0
"against all odds in heaven and hell , it creeped me out just fine . ",1
"wickedly funny , visually engrossing , never boring , this movie challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture . ",1
"it's an exhilarating place to visit , this laboratory of laughter . ",1
"gives us a lot to chew on , but not all of it has been properly digested . ",1
"chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson's dahmer . ",1
'they' begins and ends with scenes so terrifying i'm still stunned . and i've decided to leave a light on every night from now on . ,1
"huppert gives erika a persona that is so intriguing that you find yourself staring hypnotically at her , trying to understand her and wondering if she'll crack . ",1
you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored . . . audience is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter . ,1
"one of those energetic surprises , an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it . ",1
"the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine , but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow . ",1
" "" home movie "" is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time . ",1
'tobey maguire is a poster boy for the geek generation . ',1
"may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking , but it is unwavering and arresting . ",1
i'm just too bored to care . ,0
"despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience . ",1
illuminating if overly talky documentary . ,1
"anyway , for one reason or another , crush turns into a dire drama partway through . after that , it just gets stupid and maudlin . too bad , but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances , it's not a total loss . ",0
the movie's relatively simple plot and uncomplicated morality play well with the affable cast . ,1
" . . . gripping and handsome execution , ( but ) there isn't much about k-19 that's unique or memorable . ",1
"matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy . ",0
this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy . ,0
"suffice to say that after seeing this movie in imax form , you'll be more acquainted with the tiniest details of tom hanks' face than his wife is . ",1
cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke . ,0
"whether [binoche and magimel] are being charming or angst-ridden , they easily fill their scenes and , fine judges both , never overcook the hysteria . ",1
"this film is so slick , superficial and trend-hoppy , that it's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay . ",0
"not too fancy , not too filling , not too fluffy , but definitely tasty and sweet . ",1
works better in the conception than it does in the execution . . . winds up seeming just a little too clever . ,0
diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,0
"nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he isn't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction . ",1
"while this gentle and affecting melodrama will have luvvies in raptures , it's far too slight and introspective to appeal to anything wider than a niche audience . ",1
"what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks is its refusal to recognise any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map . ",1
"doesn't get the job done , running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez . ",0
" . . . plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family . ",1
a sometimes tedious film . ,0
"a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait , shot in artful , watery tones of blue , green and brown . ",1
"a work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry . ",1
"to the degree that ivans xtc . works , it's thanks to huston's revelatory performance . ",1
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie . ,0
"returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters , sandler , who also executive produces , has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy . ",0
"the increasingly diverse french director has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking , sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history . ",1
"we get an image of big papa spanning history , rather than suspending it . ",1
"during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time , there isn't one true 'chan moment' . ",0
"anchored by friel and williams's exceptional performances , the film's power lies in its complexity . nothing is black and white . ",1
hoffman's performance is authentic to the core of his being . ,1
"what saves it . . . and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice . ",1
"all very stylish and beautifully photographed , but far more trouble than it's worth , with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion . ",0
 . . . you can be forgiven for realizing that you've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already . ,0
"reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism , with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences , that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby . ",0
a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on . ,0
"lazy , miserable and smug . this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year . ",0
a conventional but heartwarming tale . ,1
meyjes' provocative film might be called an example of the haphazardness of evil . ,1
well-shot but badly written tale set in a future ravaged by dragons . ,0
"the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame . ",1
"no one can doubt the filmmakers' motives , but the guys still feels counterproductive . ",0
a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity . ,0
it's a stunning lyrical work of considerable force and truth . ,1
"this is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology , either liberal or conservative . mr . scorsese's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated . ",1
"despite its sincere acting , signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype . ",0
life is a crock -- or something like it . ,0
"like its parade of predecessors , this halloween is a gory slash-fest . it can't escape its past , and it doesn't want to . ",0
"so fiendishly cunning that even the most jaded cinema audiences will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy , confused , and totally disorientated . not to mention absolutely refreshed . ",1
like other great documentaries . . . this goes after one truth ( the ford administration's complicity in tearing 'orphans' from their mothers ) and stumbles upon others even more compelling . ,1
"there is something in full frontal , i guess , about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them , but like most movie riddles , it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see . ",0
"amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship , but the film works in spite of it . ",1
visually striking and viscerally repellent . ,1
it's exactly what you'd expect . ,0
"starts off with a bang , but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end . it's still worth a look . ",1
there are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations . where's the movie here ? ,0
"to me , it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy . ",0
"instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western , it's an unpretentious , sociologically pointed slice of life . ",1
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama . ,0
"the effort is sincere and the results are honest , but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable . ",0
a film in a class with spike lee's masterful do the right thing . ,1
"devolves into the derivative , leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects . ",0
"most thrillers send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments ; "" frailty "" leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home . ",1
the umpteenth summer skinny dip in jerry bruckheimer's putrid pond of retread action twaddle . ,0
" . . . only bond can save us from the latest eccentric , super-wealthy megalomaniac bent on world domination and destruction . ",1
"the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed . ",1
"none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting isn't , either , and you wouldn't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ? ",1
"unlike trey parker , sandler doesn't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny , not actually exploiting it yourself . ",0
"while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart , amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey . ",0
"if you can push on through the slow spots , you'll be rewarded with some fine acting . ",1
the observations of this social/economic/urban environment are canny and spiced with irony . ,1
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown . ,1
this movie has the usual impossible stunts . . . but it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie . ,1
suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997 . ,0
"it's the kind of under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name . ",0
"if you're part of her targeted audience , you'll cheer . otherwise , maybe . ",1
"reggio's trippy , ambitious downer can also sometimes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad . ",0
"murder by numbers' isn't a great movie , but it's a perfectly acceptable widget . ",1
great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex . ,1
[seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels . ,0
a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they've rarely been given . ,1
"it's mighty tedious for the viewer who has to contend with unpleasant characters , hit-and-miss performances and awkwardly staged scenes . ",0
serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it . ,0
the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles . ,0
"one of the year's best films , featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore . ",1
"if it tried to do anything more , it would fail and perhaps explode , but at this level of manic whimsy , it is just about right . ",1
"the sundance film festival has become so buzz-obsessed that fans and producers descend upon utah each january to ferret out the next great thing . 'tadpole' was one of the films so declared this year , but it's really more of the next pretty good thing . ",1
"it has the ability to offend and put off everyone , but it holds you with its outrageousness . ",1
"the setting is so cool that it chills the characters , reducing our emotional stake in the outcome of "" intacto's "" dangerous and seductively stylish game . ",1
'christian bale's quinn [is] a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent . ',0
a very capable nailbiter . ,1
"qutting may be a flawed film , but it is nothing if not sincere . ",1
may be spoofing an easy target -- those old '50's giant creature features -- but . . . it acknowledges and celebrates their cheesiness as the reason why people get a kick out of watching them today . ,1
full of surprises . ,1
"the punch lines that miss , unfortunately , outnumber the hits by three-to-one . but death to smoochy keeps firing until the bitter end . ",0
"wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too . ",1
"ultimately , "" mib ii "" succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it can't be dismissed as mindless . ",1
it should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit . so i just did . ,0
never once predictable . ,1
consummate actor barry has done excellent work here . ,1
"gay or straight , kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years . ",1
jaglom . . . put[s] the audience in the privileged position of eavesdropping on his characters,1
a winning and wildly fascinating work . ,1
"while there's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ) , much ado about something is an amicable endeavor . ",0
"mr . caine and mr . fraser are the whole show here , with their memorable and resourceful performances . ",1
"[garbus] discards the potential for pathological study , exhuming instead , the skewed melodrama of the circumstantial situation . ",0
the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways . ,1
"a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time , and this isn't . ",0
grainy photography mars an otherwise delightful comedy of errors . ,1
"even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable , shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture . ",0
stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation . ,1
"uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious spoof . ",1
the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair . ,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 . ",1
"'punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you'd want to smash its face in . '",0
"scotland , pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept . ",0
"a knowing look at female friendship , spiked with raw urban humor . ",1
"for all the complications , it's all surprisingly predictable . ",0
life on the rez is no picnic : this picture shows you why . ,1
"while it has definite weaknesses -- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting , brisk delight . ",1
"even as lame horror flicks go , this is lame . ",0
a movie that reminds us of just how exciting and satisfying the fantasy cinema can be when it's approached with imagination and flair . ,1
"a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm , moving message . ",1
"feels shrill , simple and soapy . ",0
"sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours . ",0
"in this film , aussie david caesar channels the not-quite-dead career of guy ritchie . ",0
ya-yas everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film . ,1
a crude teen-oriented variation on a theme that the playwright craig lucas explored with infinitely more grace and eloquence in his prelude to a kiss . ,0
"meeting , even exceeding expectations , it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back . . . a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth . ",1
a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes . ,0
"a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time , death , eternity , and what is needed to live a rich and full life . ",1
it's an often-cute film but either needs more substance to fill the time or some judicious editing . ,1
"suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed . ",1
lawrence plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy . ,1
the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point . ,0
"if we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose , we deserve the trash that we get . ",0
the rare movie that's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it's based . ,1
by turns very dark and very funny . ,1
"it may not be as cutting , as witty or as true as back in the glory days of weekend and two or three things i know about her , but who else engaged in filmmaking today is so cognizant of the cultural and moral issues involved in the process ? ",1
"who knows what exactly godard is on about in this film , but his words and images don't have to add up to mesmerize you . ",1
"it's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out 'amateur' in almost every frame . ",0
"baran isn't the most transporting or gripping film from iran -- or , indeed , by its director -- but it's a worthy companion to the many fine , focused films emerging from that most surprising of nations . ",1
"the script is a disaster , with cloying messages and irksome characters . ",0
fulfills the minimum requirement of disney animation . ,1
a stylistic romp that's always fun to watch . ,1
an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans . ,1
"with the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors , eight legged freaks is prime escapist fare . ",1
evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking . ,1
"it's up to you to decide whether to admire these people's dedication to their cause or be repelled by their dogmatism , manipulativeness and narrow , fearful view of american life . ",1
returning director rob minkoff . . . and screenwriter bruce joel rubin . . . have done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age . ,1
"would be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker if 26-year-old reese witherspoon were not on hand to inject her pure fantasy character , melanie carmichael , with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic . ",1
"some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date , only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments . ",0
"although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming , it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful . ",0
"wonder , hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1
"if somebody was bored and . . . decided to make a dull , pretentious version of jesus' son , they'd come up with something like bart freundlich's world traveler . ",0
so few movies explore religion that it's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler . ,0
"like the full monty , this is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll . ",1
"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . ",0
"confessions isn't always coherent , but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong . ",1
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . ,0
"from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast , bartleby squanders as much as it gives out . ",0
fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way . . . that feels very human and very true to life . ,1
"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory . ",0
"sluggish , tonally uneven . ",0
"the twist that ends the movie is the one with the most emotional resonance , but twists are getting irritating , and this is the kind of material where the filmmakers should be very careful about raising eyebrows . ",0
completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i'm not sure could be a single iota worse . . . a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage . ,0
has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness . ,0
thoroughly awful . ,0
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche . ,0
"84 minutes of rolling musical back beat and supercharged cartoon warfare . it's also , clearly , great fun . ",1
kudos to the most enchanting film of the year . ,1
this is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer . ,1
"neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment . still , it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered . ",0
"if it's possible for a sequel to outshine the original , then sl2 does just that . ",1
"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen . ",1
"terrific as nadia , a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english , it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers . ",1
"once again , director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours . ",0
a remarkably alluring film set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and tranquil suburban life . ,1
"white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark , but that doesn't mean you won't like looking at it . ",1
"directed in a flashy , empty sub-music video style by a director so self-possessed he actually adds a period to his first name",0
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally . ,0
"steven soderbergh's digital video experiment is a clever and cutting , quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life . ",1
"a "" black austin powers ? "" i prefer to think of it as "" pootie tang with a budget . "" sa da tay ! ",1
"the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure , but it would count for very little if the movie weren't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is . ",1
"assured , vital and well wrought , the film is , arguably , the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan . ",1
"narratively , trouble every day is a plodding mess . ",0
glizty but formulaic and silly . . . cagney's 'top of the world' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel . ,0
it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge . ,0
"an unholy mess , driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape , it must be labelled 'hip' , 'innovative' and 'realistic' . ",0
"star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before . wince-inducing dialogue , thrift-shop costumes , prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty . ",0
"like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being , the hours is one of those reputedly "" unfilmable "" novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right . ",1
"here's my advice , kev . start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line . ",0
"a brain twister , less a movie-movie than a funny and weird meditation on hollywood , success , artistic integrity and intellectual bankruptcy . ",1
"while there's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying 'get in the car , bitch , ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer",0
this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer . ,0
"the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichs from start to finish , and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it's also too stupid to realize that they've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0
"nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release . ",0
"it's the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming . ",1
"this would-be 'james bond for the extreme generation' pic is one big , dumb action movie . stress 'dumb . '",0
"it's not only dull because we've seen [eddie] murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death , but because the plot is equally hackneyed . ",0
"for all its surface frenzy , high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view , so little to offer . ",0
" uma pena que , mais tarde , o prprio filme abandone o tom de pardia e passe a utilizar os mesmos clichs que havia satirizado . ",1
[fincher's] camera sense and assured pacing make it an above-average thriller . ,1
eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring . ,0
"i don't know precisely what to make of steven soderbergh's full frontal , though that didn't stop me from enjoying much of it . ",1
see it . debate it . remember it . ,1
"if you like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor , then triple x marks the spot . ",1
the plot is paper-thin and the characters aren't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours . ,0
screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite . ,0
"it's a trifle of a movie , with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center . ",0
showtime is closer to slowtime . ,0
ah-nuld's action hero days might be over . ,0
predictably soulless techno-tripe . ,0
the rock has a great presence but one battle after another is not the same as one battle followed by killer cgi effects . ,0
not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers . ,0
"insomnia is involving . still , i thought it could have been more . ",1
[p]artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting . the catch is that they're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders . ,0
"it's sweet . it's funny . it wears its heart on the sleeve of its gaudy hawaiian shirt . and , thanks to the presence of 'the king , ' it also rocks . ",1
"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real . ",1
"benefits from a strong performance from zhao , but it's dong jie's face you remember at the end . ",1
does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in- the-blanks with a tragic past . ,0
"the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago , and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches isn't exactly endearing . ",0
there's much tongue in cheek in the film and there's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all . ,1
"it's burns' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue , not his plot , that carry waydowntown . ",1
definitely worth 95 minutes of your time . ,1
"the best thing about the movie is its personable , amusing cast . ",0
"although i didn't hate this one , it's not very good either . it can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter . ",1
elling builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy . ,1
it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth . ,0
one of the best movies of the year . ,1
"featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , "" sade "" covers the same period as kaufmann's "" quills "" with more unsettlingly realistic results . ",1
"for the first time in years , de niro digs deep emotionally , perhaps because he's been stirred by the powerful work of his co-stars . ",1
"a hard look at one man's occupational angst and its subsequent reinvention , a terrifying study of bourgeois desperation worthy of claude chabrol . ",1
"what's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete , if irritating , notion of class . ",0
" . . . no charm , no laughs , no fun , no reason to watch . ",0
"none of this sounds promising and , indeed , the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any 'comedy' to ever spill from a projector's lens . ",0
"simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship . ",1
"post 9/11 the philosophical message of "" personal freedom first "" might not be as palatable as intended . ",1
pray's film works well and will appeal even to those who aren't too familiar with turntablism . ,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 couldn't care less . ",1
do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ? ,0
"i'm all for the mentally challenged getting their fair shot in the movie business , but surely it doesn't have to be as a collection of keening and self-mutilating sideshow geeks . ",0
that rara avis : the intelligent romantic comedy with actual ideas on its mind . ,1
"instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless , why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens' laser guns actually hit something for once ? ",0
"might have been better off as a documentary , with less of mr . eyre's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage . ",0
 . . . a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause . ,0
enticing and often funny documentary . ,1
"melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always a beauty to behold . ",1
"although tender and touching , the movie would have benefited from a little more dramatic tension and some more editing . ",1
"forget the misleading title , what's with the unexplained baboon cameo ? ",0
spy-vs . -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together . ,0
"narc may not get an 'a' for originality , but it wears its b-movie heritage like a badge of honor . ",1
"this is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humour and pathos . ",1
"dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or , at any rate , too cerebral for its racy subject matter . ",0
"replacing john carpenter's stylish tracking shots is degraded , handheld blair witch video-cam footage . of all the halloween's , this is the most visually unappealing . ",0
the immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d . ,1
the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison . ,0
"rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr . , but there isn't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative . ",0
"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy . ",0
i don't even care that there's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff . it's still terrible ! ,0
"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun . ",1
"this film is full of rabbits . brimful . but like most rabbits , it seems to lack substance . ",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 . ",1
kinnear and dafoe give what may be the performances of their careers . ,1
"it is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias , especially as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise . ",1
"the film is visually dazzling , the depicted events dramatic , funny and poignant . ",1
"it's the type of film about growing up that we don't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent , and not sugarcoated in the least . ",1
"a quiet , disquieting triumph . ",1
"michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he's got as potent a topic as ever here . ",1
"far more successful , if considerably less ambitious , than last year's kubrick-meets-spielberg exercise . ",1
"reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise , but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness . ",0
"the story that emerges has elements of romance , tragedy and even silent-movie comedy . ",1
"[gulpilil] is a commanding screen presence , and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass . ",1
lacks depth . ,0
"there's nothing exactly wrong here , but there's not nearly enough that's right . ",0
family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition&#133 ; whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance . ,0
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar . ,0
gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre . ,1
"directors harry gantz and joe gantz have chosen a fascinating subject matter , but the couples exposing themselves aren't all that interesting . ",0
"the piano teacher is not an easy film . it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling . ",1
"it's soulful and unslick , and that's apparently just what [aniston] has always needed to grow into a movie career . ",1
"while kids will probably eat the whole thing up , most adults will be way ahead of the plot . ",0
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films . . . that argue that any sexual relationship that doesn't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect . ,1
"it's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that . ",0
"ratliff's two previous titles , plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry , contentious configurations , and this film is part of that delicate canon . ",1
i love the way that it took chances and really asks you to take these great leaps of faith and pays off . ,1
"a splendid entertainment , young in spirit but accomplished in all aspects with the fullness of spirit and sense of ease that comes only with experience . ",1
"andersson creates a world that's at once surreal and disturbingly familiar ; absurd , yet tremendously sad . ",1
a movie that falls victim to frazzled wackiness and frayed satire . ,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 . ",1
"cockettes has the glorious , gaudy benefit of much stock footage of those days , featuring all manner of drag queen , bearded lady and lactating hippie . ",1
"in painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people , the movie exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk , with little to show for their labor , living harmoniously , joined in song . ",1
"if disney's cinderella proved that 'a dream is a wish your heart makes , ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes . ",0
too much of the humor falls flat . ,0
a by-the-numbers effort that won't do much to enhance the franchise . ,0
nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure . ,1
"talk to her is so darned assured , we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching . ",1
it's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it . ,1
"a rip-off twice removed , modeled after [seagal's] earlier copycat under siege , sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat . ",0
"there is nothing outstanding about this film , but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine . ",1
"although laced with humor and a few fanciful touches , the film is a refreshingly serious look at young women . ",1
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you haven't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers . ,0
"disappointingly , the characters are too strange and dysfunctional , tom included , to ever get under the skin , but this is compensated in large part by the off-the-wall dialogue , visual playfulness and the outlandishness of the idea itself . ",1
"eastwood is an icon of moviemaking , one of the best actors , directors and producers around , responsible for some excellent work . but even a hero can stumble sometimes . ",0
"for something as splendid-looking as this particular film , the viewer expects something special but instead gets [sci-fi] rehash . ",0
"it's definitely an improvement on the first blade , since it doesn't take itself so deadly seriously . ",1
there's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again . ,0
"a zombie movie in every sense of the word--mindless , lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious . ",0
warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard . ,0
zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted . ,0
a three-hour cinema master class . ,1
"the furious coherence that [deniro] brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself , which feels , as it plods toward the end , less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing . ",0
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience . ,0
those unfamiliar with mormon traditions may find the singles ward occasionally bewildering . ,0
"as is often the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers , mr . murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold . ",0
"it looks good , but it is essentially empty . ",0
" "" an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters . "" ",0
the simplicity of the way home has few equals this side of aesop,1
"oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies , it actually has a bundle in common with them , as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough",0
"the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys , whose makers apparently believe that women's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting , writing or direction . ",0
"interacting eyeball-to-eyeball and toe-to-toe , hopkins and norton are a winning combination -- but fiennes steals 'red dragon' right from under their noses . ",1
"while holm is terrific as both men and hjejle quite appealing , the film fails to make the most out of the intriguing premise . ",0
"though it never rises to its full potential as a film , still offers a great deal of insight into the female condition and the timeless danger of emotions repressed . ",1
this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks . ,0
"a few energetic stunt sequences briefly enliven the film , but the wheezing terrorist subplot hasn't the stamina for the 100-minute running time , and the protagonists' bohemian boorishness mars the spirit of good clean fun . ",0
"combines sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics , and genuine heart to create a film that's not merely about kicking undead * * * , but also about dealing with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption . ",1
"this fascinating experiment plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air . ",1
"everything about girls can't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . ",0
"with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller "" new best friend "" , who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills . ",0
while much of the cast has charm -- especially allodi and nolden -- the performers are sunk by the film's primitive approach to the mechanics of comedy . ,0
a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita . ,0
"'the war of the roses , ' trailer-trash style . entertaining but like shooting fish in a barrel . ",0
noyce creates a film of near-hypnotic physical beauty even as he tells a story as horrifying as any in the heart-breakingly extensive annals of white-on-black racism . ,1
"a rollicking ride , with jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending . ",1
"what you would end up with if you took orwell , bradbury , kafka , george lucas and the wachowski brothers and threw them into a blender . but that's just the problem with it - the director hasn't added enough of his own ingredients . ",0
"i like it . no , i hate it . no , i love it . . . hell , i dunno . ",0
watching beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it . ,1
reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies . ,1
"fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies , and he gives none to the audience . ",0
filmmaker tian zhuangzhuang triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power . ,1
they ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering . ,0
"a cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty . ",1
"a lack of thesis makes maryam , in the end , play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special . ",0
an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection . ,0
less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is . ,0
the next big thing's not-so-big ( and not-so-hot ) directorial debut . ,0
this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life . ,0
"they presume their audience won't sit still for a sociology lesson , however entertainingly presented , so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes . ",0
this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material . ,0
"self-congratulatory , misguided , and ill-informed , if nonetheless compulsively watchable . ",0
"this is not an easy film . but it could be , by its art and heart , a necessary one . ",1
"a light , engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation . ",0
"without heavy-handedness , dong provides perspective with his intelligent grasp of human foibles and contradictions . ",1
it won't bust your gut -- and it's not intended to -- it's merely a blandly cinematic surgical examination of what makes a joke a joke . ,1
black-and-white and unrealistic . ,0
"if this is satire , it's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook . ",0
"it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull , nerdy folks that inhabit cherish . ",0
"if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright , then blood work is for you . ",0
the nicest thing that can be said about stealing harvard ( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog ) is that it's not as obnoxious as tom green's freddie got fingered . ,0
"while the film is not entirely successful , it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work . ",1
"based on dave barry's popular book of the same name , the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters' moves and overlapping story . ",1
"when 'science fiction' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience hasn't yet had much science , it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre . ",0
a film that will probably please people already fascinated by behan but leave everyone else yawning with admiration . ,0
the central story lacks punch . ,0
griffiths proves she's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession . ,1
"it's a strange film , one that was hard for me to warm up to . ",1
" . . . if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special , the humor would have been fast and furious-- at ninety minutes , it drags . ",0
" "" mostly martha "" is a bright , light modern day family parable that wears its heart on its sleeve for all to see . ",1
"a banal , virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy . ",0
"evokes a palpable sense of disconnection , made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones . ",1
a well-put-together piece of urban satire . ,1
those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi . ,1
an ambitious 'what if ? ' that works . ,1
"while there are times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp , the production works more often than it doesn't . ",1
apparently writer-director attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film . ,0
"despite besson's high-profile name being wasabi's big selling point , there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone . ",1
"[jackson and bledel] seem to have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd . ",0
"a highly personal look at the effects of living a dysfunctionally privileged lifestyle , and by the end , we only wish we could have spent more time in its world . ",1
"the stars may be college kids , but the subject matter is as adult as you can get : the temptations of the flesh are unleashed by a slightly crazed , overtly determined young woman and a one-night swim turns into an ocean of trouble . ",1
the casting of raymond j . barry as the 'assassin' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary . ,1
barely goes beyond comic book status . ,0
"boldly engineering a collision between tawdry b-movie flamboyance and grandiose spiritual anomie , rose's film , true to its source material , provides a tenacious demonstration of death as the great equalizer . ",1
"technically , the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial . ",0
"originality ain't on the menu , but there's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller . ",1
consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g,0
"this toothless dog , already on cable , loses all bite on the big screen . ",0
"oh , james ! your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna's cameo doesn't suck ! ",1
burns' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off . ,0
avary's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis' book . ,0
"peralta's mythmaking could have used some informed , adult hindsight . ",0
"the wwii drama is well plotted , visually striking and filled with enjoyably complex characters who are never what they first appear . ",1
the film's stagecrafts are intimate and therefore bolder than the otherwise calculated artifice that defines and overwhelms the film's production design . ,0
ns gosta muito de as duas torres . ,1
a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality . ,0
"the thing about guys like evans is this : you're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins . but as you watch the movie , you're too interested to care . ",1
director nancy savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could . ,1
"for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope , there's something creepy about this movie . ",0
"successfully blended satire , high camp and yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie . ",1
while the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo . . . broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity . ,1
real women have curves doesn't offer any easy answers . ,1
a compelling portrait of moral emptiness,1
"it's a very sincere work , but it would be better as a diary or documentary . ",0
"it's supposed to be a humorous , all-too-human look at how hope can breed a certain kind of madness -- and strength -- but it never quite adds up . ",0
presents an astute appraisal of middle american musical torpor and the desperate struggle to escape it . ,1
diane lane's sophisticated performance can't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing . ,0
long time dead ? not nearly long enough . ,0
"a culture-clash comedy that , in addition to being very funny , captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe . ",1
a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer . ,0
much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad . ,0
"the script is smart , not cloying . ",1
"a perfectly respectable , perfectly inoffensive , easily forgettable film . ",1
"too slow for a younger crowd , too shallow for an older one . ",0
"rich in atmosphere of the post-war art world , it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust . ",1
"despite engaging offbeat touches , knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast . ",0
whether jason x is this bad on purpose is never clear . but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary . ,0
"at 90 minutes this movie is short , but it feels much longer . ",0
"it's not hateful . it's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly , bottomlessly cynical . ",0
"the film's darker moments become smoothed over by an overwhelming need to tender inspirational tidings , especially in the last few cloying moments . ",0
chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly . ,0
"an amalgam of the fugitive , blade runner , and total recall , only without much energy or tension . ",0
dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments . ,1
yet another weepy southern bore-athon . ,0
"as crimes go , writer-director michael kalesniko's how to kill your neighbor's dog is slight but unendurable . ",0
predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king . ,0
fluffy and disposible . ,0
"the best you can say about it is it's so uninspired , it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now . ",0
"the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance . ",1
"several of steven soderbergh's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist . sadly , full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante . ",0
"spectacular in every sense of the word , even if you don' t know an orc from a uruk-hai . ",1
"drug abuse , infidelity and death aren't usually comedy fare , but turpin's film allows us to chuckle through the angst . ",1
"queen of the damned as you might have guessed , makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame . ",0
"[lawrence bounces] all over the stage , dancing , running , sweating , mopping his face and generally displaying the wacky talent that brought him fame in the first place . ",1
a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell . ,0
"an ambitious , serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance . ",0
"visually fascinating . . . an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty . ",1
"authentic , and at times endearing , humorous , spooky , educational , but at other times as bland as a block of snow . ",0
take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets . ,0
it's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours . ,1
jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar . ,0
"reign of fire may be little more than another platter of reheated aliens , but it's still pretty tasty . ",1
flaccid drama and exasperatingly slow journey . ,0
"in the director's cut , the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes . ",1
an enjoyable experience . ,1
an animation landmark as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs . ,1
all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams . ,0
it's fitfully funny but never really takes off . ,0
"sharp , lively , funny and ultimately sobering film . ",1
the narrative is so consistently unimaginative that probably the only way to have saved the film is with the aid of those wisecracking mystery science theater 3000 guys . ,0
the 1960s rebellion was misdirected : you can't fight your culture . ,1
this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted . ,0
"the story , like life , refuses to be simple , and the result is a compelling slice of awkward emotions . ",1
throw smoochy from the train ! ,0
worth a look as a curiosity . ,1
"yakusho , as always , is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack . . . and his chemistry with shimizu is very believable . ",1
"a visionary marvel , but it's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this . ",1
there's no clear picture of who killed bob crane . but here's a glimpse at his life . ,1
"precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen struggles to rebel against his oppressive , right-wing , propriety-obsessed family . anyone else seen this before ? ",1
"there's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments . and yet , it still works . ",1
"not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit , but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it's a spirited film and a must-see . ",1
"like a skillful fisher , the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely . ",1
"scotland , pa . is a strangely drab romp . some studio pizazz might have helped . ",0
"all in all , brown sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted . it will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face . ",1
poignant if familiar story of a young person suspended between two cultures . ,1
"benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted , its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow . ",0
"all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders , but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject . ",0
"the rest of the plot is impossible to explain without blowing whatever tension there is , although it's more comedy than suspense de palma creates . ",0
"i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise . ",0
"the sort of picture in which , whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do , they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset . ",0
"as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy , kissing jessica steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious . yet it's not quite the genre-busting film it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe . ",1
"the picture runs a mere 84 minutes , but it's no glance . it's a head-turner -- thoughtfully written , beautifully read and , finally , deeply humanizing . ",1
"it's clear why deuces wild , which was shot two years ago , has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf . ",0
"if the first men in black was money , the second is small change . but it still jingles in the pocket . it's fun lite . ",1
it is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters . ,1
"it's hard to say who might enjoy this , are there tolstoy groupies out there ? it's dark and tragic , and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death",0
"with its paint fights , motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment , it's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichs . ",0
unfolds in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling . ,1
this submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot . ,1
"the animation is competent , and some of the gags are quite funny , but jonah . . . never shakes the oppressive , morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment . ",0
"bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense , and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly . ",0
"cantet perfectly captures the hotel lobbies , two-lane highways , and roadside cafes that permeate vincent's days",1
both the crime story and the love story are unusual . but they don't fit well together and neither is well told . ,0
fans of behan's work and of irish movies in general will be rewarded by borstal boy . ,1
you'd think by now america would have had enough of plucky british eccentrics with hearts of gold . yet the act is still charming here . ,1
"devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu , and the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking . ",1
"the wonderful combination of the sweetness and the extraordinary technical accomplishments of the first film are maintained , but its overall impact falls a little flat with a storyline that never quite delivers the original magic . ",1
the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield . ,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 . ",1
"its strengths and weaknesses play off each other virtually to a stand-off , with the unfortunate trump card being the dreary mid-section of the film . ",0
"seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days , mumbles his way through the movie . ",0
uneven but a lot of fun . ,1
city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for . but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery . ,0
the plot meanders from gripping to plodding and back . ,0
"an enigmatic film that's too clever for its own good , it's a conundrum not worth solving . ",0
murder by numbers just doesn't add up . ,0
believability wasn't one of the film's virtues . ,0
"movie fans , get ready to take off . . . the other direction . ",0
rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment . ,0
one of the greatest films i've ever seen . ,1
"nicole holofcener's lovely and amazing , from her own screenplay , jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style . ",1
"in the wake of saving private ryan , black hawk down and we were soldiers , you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage's war-weary marine . ",0
"not as distinctive or even as humorous as its needs to be to stand out , but it has clearly been made with affection and care . ",1
"most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved",0
the campy results make mel brooks' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated . ,0
aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash . stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory . ,0
"in a normal screen process , these bromides would be barely enough to sustain an interstitial program on the discovery channel . but in imax 3-d , the clichs disappear into the vertiginous perspectives opened up by the photography . ",1
"aside from minor tinkering , this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994 , except that it looks even better . ",1
breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting . ,0
the spalding gray equivalent of a teen gross-out comedy . ,0
the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes . ,0
"in a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting . ",1
not so much farcical as sour . ,0
it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references . ,0
"it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period . ",1
"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles . ",1
it has plenty of laughs . it just doesn't have much else . . . especially in a moral sense . ,0
"it's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and if it isn't entirely persuasive , it does give exposure to some talented performers . ",1
"el ttulo no engaa : la pelcula narra una historia donde una mujer enfrentar cierta realidad , y donde el sexo es . . . ",1
neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn . ,0
"this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button , just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world . ",1
arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces . ,0
the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable . i tried to read the time on my watch . ,0
we've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold . ,0
the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati . ,1
it's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant . ,0
"theological matters aside , the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues . ",0
"its story about a young chinese woman , ah na , who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling . ",1
"this is popcorn movie fun with equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek ( as well as a serious debt to the road warrior ) , but it feels like unrealized potential",1
 . . . a poignant and powerful narrative that reveals that reading writing and arithmetic are not the only subjects to learn in life . ,1
"like the tuck family themselves , this movie just goes on and on and on and on",0
"as hugh grant says repeatedly throughout the movie , 'lovely ! brilliant ! '",1
this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action . ,0
 a thought-provoking look at how western foreign policy - however well intentioned - can wreak havoc in other cultures . ,1
dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it doesn't even have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the tedium of all its generational bonding . ,0
"it could have been something special , but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms , and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress . ",0
i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x . ,0
"blade ii is as estrogen-free as movies get , so you might want to leave your date behind for this one , or she's gonna make you feel like you owe her big-time . ",1
"no better or worse than 'truth or consequences , n . m . ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater . ",0
what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is ! ,0
"you can feel the heat that ignites this gripping tale , and the humor and humanity that root it in feeling . ",1
a remarkable film by bernard rose . ,1
"in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row , the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry . ",0
the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough . ,0
the movie just has too much on its plate to really stay afloat for its just under ninety minute running time . ,0
"allegiance to chekhov , which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard , is a particularly vexing handicap . ",0
"its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious , and schneider's performance is so fine , it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess . ",0
 . . . a roller-coaster ride of a movie,1
"enigma is well-made , but it's just too dry and too placid . ",0
it gets old quickly . watch barbershop again if you're in need of a cube fix--this isn't worth sitting through . ,0
"though it is by no means his best work , laissez-passer is a distinguished and distinctive effort by a bona-fide master , a fascinating film replete with rewards to be had by all willing to make the effort to reap them . ",1
"daily struggles and simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that , by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails . ",1
this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience . ,0
rodriguez does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style--casting excellent latin actors of all ages--a trend long overdue . ,1
the picture doesn't know it's a comedy . ,0
"what goes on for the 110 minutes of "" panic room "" is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals . ",0
"not only is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import , it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time . ",1
"witless , pointless , tasteless and idiotic . ",0
alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking loneliness and isn't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience . ,1
"bogdanovich puts history in perspective and , via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance , he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm , generosity and diplomacy . ",1
"terminally bland , painfully slow and needlessly confusing . . . the movie , shot on digital videotape rather than film , is frequently indecipherable . ",0
thumbs up to paxton for not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer . ,1
what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted . ,0
it will break your heart many times over . ,1
enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age . ,1
"if this dud had been made in the '70s , it would have been called the hills have antlers and played for about three weeks in drive-ins . ",0
"informative , intriguing , observant , often touching . . . gives a human face to what's often discussed in purely abstract terms . ",1
"harry potter and the chamber of secrets is deja vu all over again , and while that is a cliche , nothing could be more appropriate . it's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you'll likely think of this one . ",0
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture . ,1
the pitch must have read like a discarded house beautiful spread . ,1
nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley's breasts -- is authentic . ,0
"once the audience figure out what's being said , the filmmaker's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care . ",0
"kids will love its fantasy and adventure , and grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor . ",1
merci pour le movie . ,1
"it is life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor , funny and sad . ",1
"the movie's captivating details are all in the performances , from foreman's barking-mad taylor to thewlis's smoothly sinister freddie and bettany/mcdowell's hard-eyed gangster . ",1
"some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious , but restrained and subtle storytelling , and fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat . ",1
the movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life . ,1
it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen . ,0
"it's tough to watch , but it's a fantastic movie . ",1
this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone's career . ,0
"with or without the sex , a wonderful tale of love and destiny , told well by a master storyteller",1
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion . ,0
"stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle , and more jokes land than crash , but ultimately serving sara doesn't distinguish itself from the herd . ",0
interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story . ,1
"the movie takes itself too seriously and , as a result , it makes for only intermittent fun . ",0
"director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon , but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks . ",0
"sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers , and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece . ",0
a poignant lyricism runs through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem . ,1
any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes . ,0
"loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness . ",0
"a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater , and films had the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain . ",1
"though excessively tiresome , the uncertainty principle , as verbally pretentious as the title may be , has its handful of redeeming features , as long as you discount its ability to bore . ",0
"despite hoffman's best efforts , wilson remains a silent , lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before . ",0
"thanks to a small star with big heart , this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all . ",1
"a sly female empowerment movie , although not in a way anyone would expect . ",1
"confusion is one of my least favourite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it . ",0
succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides . ,1
this is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground . ,1
what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens' deviant behaviour . being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough . ,0
much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie . ,0
if your taste runs to 'difficult' films you absolutely can't miss it . ,1
"the storytelling may be ordinary , but the cast is one of those all-star reunions that fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema . ",1
"cold , pretentious , thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy . ",0
let's face it -- there aren't many reasons anyone would want to see crossroads if they're not big fans of teen pop kitten britney spears . ,0
"i kept thinking over and over again , 'i should be enjoying this . ' but i wasn't . ",0
"at times , however , dogtown and z-boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow , or care about . ",0
morrissette's script and direction show a fair amount of intelligence and wit -- but it doesn't signify a whole lot either . ,0
"newton draws our attention like a magnet , and acts circles around her better known co-star , mark wahlberg . ",1
an exhilarating serving of movie fluff . ,1
"much of the lady and the duke is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes . ",1
"even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates , it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash . ",0
"it puts washington , as honest working man john q . archibald , on a pedestal , then keeps lifting the pedestal higher . ",0
`matrix'-style massacres erupt throughout . . . but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy . ,0
succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series . ,0
"like a precious and finely cut diamond , magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it's one tough rock . ",1
"fans of critics' darling band wilco will marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart . ",1
"an unremarkable , modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title . ",0
"' . . . mafia , rap stars and hood rats butt their ugly heads in a regurgitation of cinematic violence that gives brutal birth to an unlikely , but likable , hero . '",1
"stands as one of the year's most intriguing movie experiences , letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be . ",1
"hypnotically dull , relentlessly downbeat , laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry . ",0
"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like 'masterpiece' and 'triumph' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers' time with a gobbler like this . ",0
"what's so fun about this silly , outrageous , ingenious thriller is the director's talent . watching a brian depalma movie is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers . ",1
" . . . a light , yet engrossing piece . lux , now in her eighties , does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject  taking us through a film that is part biography , part entertainment and part history . ",1
"'almodvar logra un filme entraable , lleno de compasin , comprensin , amor , amistad , esperanza y humanidad que es sencillamente inolvidable . '",1
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 . ,1
"an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration , miss congeniality . ",0
"shanghai ghetto , much stranger than any fiction , brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life . ",1
terminally brain dead production . ,0
"anemic , pretentious . ",0
"the movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating , though , even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance . ",0
the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned . ,0
"hampered -- no , paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script . . . that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire . ",0
"although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse , the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching . ",1
"it's not thirsty , consuming passion which drives this movie . no , it's the repetition of said behavior , and so children of the century is more mindless love than mad , more grating and boring than anything else . ",0
"for a good chunk of its running time , trapped is an effective and claustrophobic thriller . ",1
"imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s . ",0
"are monsters born , or made ? ",0
"cannon's confidence and laid-back good spirits are , with the drumming routines , among the film's saving graces . ",1
"cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment . . . simultaneously degrades its characters , its stars and its audience . ",0
the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves . ,0
"even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay , which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien , with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship . ",0
"[haynes'] homage to such films as "" all that heaven allows "" and "" imitation of life "" transcends them . simply put , "" far from heaven "" is a masterpiece . ",1
"there is an almost poignant dimension to the way that every major stunt seagal's character . . . performs is shot from behind , as if it could fool us into thinking that we're not watching a double . ",0
"it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn , but it definitely gives you something to chew on . ",1
"the tuxedo wasn't just bad ; it was , as my friend david cross would call it , 'hungry-man portions of bad' . ",0
it is quite a vision . ,1
"it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from "" promising "" to "" interesting "" to "" familiar "" before landing squarely on "" stupid "" . ",0
"the emperor's club , ruthless in its own placid way , finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality . ",1
"as relationships shift , director robert j . siegel allows the characters to inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc . ",1
"if you liked such movies as notting hill , four weddings and a funeral , bridget jones' diary or high fidelity , then you won't want to miss about a boy . ",1
you can sip your vintage wines and watch your merchant ivory productions ; i'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week . ,1
"as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool , you yearn for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up . ",0
"if the message seems more facile than the earlier films , the images have such a terrible beauty you may not care . ",1
a complex psychological drama about a father who returns to his son's home after decades away . ,1
"it ain't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . ",1
it's a documentary that says that the alternate sexuality meant to set you free may require so much relationship maintenance that celibacy can start looking good . ,0
"a depressing confirmation of everything those of us who don't object to the description "" unelected "" have suspected all along : george w . bush is an incurious , uncharismatic , overgrown frat boy with a mean streak a mile wide . ",1
if this story must be told and retold -- and indeed it must -- then the grey zone is to be lauded for finding a new and ingenious angle . ,1
"sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman can't save it . ",0
"once one experiences mr . haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience , one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth , and little else . ",0
"there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes , plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme . ",0
an odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it didn't try to . ,1
"together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death . in the process , they demonstrate that there's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema . ",1
"upsetting and thought-provoking , the film has an odd purity that doesn't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them . ",1
i have a new favorite musical -- and i'm not even a fan of the genre,1
i'd rather watch a rerun of the powerpuff girls,1
"the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming , but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes",0
"certainly not a good movie , but it wasn't horrible either . ",0
"the characters seem one-dimensional , and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience . ",0
"see it now , before the inevitable hollywood remake flattens out all its odd , intriguing wrinkles . ",1
"one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation . . . . stylistically , the movie is a disaster . ",0
"sit through this one , and you won't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you . ",0
[majidi] makes us think twice about immigrants we see around us every day . ,1
"however stale the material , lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out , pandering palaver is actually funny . ",0
genuinely touching because it's realistic about all kinds of love . ,1
"a resonant tale of racism , revenge and retribution . ",1
"too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche , no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet . ",0
"so unassuming and pure of heart , you can't help but warmly extend your arms and yell 'safe ! '",1
at once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious . ,1
"mr . parker has brilliantly updated his source and grasped its essence , composing a sorrowful and hilarious tone poem about alienated labor , or an absurdist workplace sitcom . ",1
"it feels like very light errol morris , focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs . ",0
leaks treacle from every pore . ,0
"obviously , a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential . ",0
the beauty of the piece is that it counts heart as important as humor . ,1
"will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year . ",1
"once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy , the film becomes predictably conventional . ",0
"between bedroom scenes , viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap . ",0
"from spiritual rebirth to bruising defeat , vincent's odyssey resonates in a profound way , comparable to the classic films of jean renoir . ",1
it's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before . ,0
"the tonal shifts are jolting , and though wen's messages are profound and thoughtfully delivered , more thorough transitions would have made the film more cohesive . ",1
charming and funny ( but ultimately silly ) movie . ,1
everything that's worthwhile about collision course can already be seen on television . ,0
"just about the best straight-up , old-school horror film of the last 15 years . ",1
"if the film has a problem , its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on . ",1
"[taymor] utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living , breathing part of the movie , often catapulting the artist into her own work . this isn't a new idea . it's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion . ",1
"if you're not a prepubescent girl , you'll be laughing at britney spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch . ",0
"world traveler might not go anywhere new , or arrive anyplace special , but it's certainly an honest attempt to get at something . ",1
a cruelly funny twist on teen comedy packed with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1
adaptation is intricately constructed and in a strange way nails all of orlean's themes without being a true adaptation of her book . ,1
"at its best , this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture . ",1
i can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but i almost can ; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it . ,0
"legendary irish writer brendan behan's memoir , borstal boy , has been given a loving screen transferral . ",1
"it pulls the rug out from under you , just when you're ready to hate one character , or really sympathize with another character , something happens to send you off in different direction . ",1
a compendium of solondz's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes . ,0
"acting , particularly by tambor , almost makes "" never again "" worthwhile , but [writer/director] schaeffer should follow his titular advice",0
oddly compelling . ,1
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible . ,0
an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that is amiss in the world . ,1
another rent installment for the ian fleming estate . ,0
"the film is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor . ",1
a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart . ,1
escapism in its purest form . ,1
"about as enjoyable , i would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces . . . positively dreadful . ",0
"by turns pretentious , fascinating , ludicrous , provocative and vainglorious . ",0
"the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis . ",1
a humorless journey into a philosophical void . ,0
"maud and roland's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story , but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy . ",1
the movie plays up the cartoon's more obvious strength of snazziness while neglecting its less conspicuous writing strength . ,1
" . . . unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept . ",0
the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain . ,0
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . ,1
"i walked away not really know who "" they "" were , what "" they "" looked like . why "" they "" were here and what "" they "" wanted and quite honestly , i didn't care . ",0
"a smart , witty follow-up . ",1
"except for paymer as the boss who ultimately expresses empathy for bartleby's pain , the performances are so stylized as to be drained of human emotion . ",0
"i can't remember the last time i saw an audience laugh so much during a movie , but there's only one problemit's supposed to be a drama . ",0
"a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction , when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised . ",0
some actors have so much charisma that you'd be happy to listen to them reading the phone book . hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors . ,1
"gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess , whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up . ",0
witless but watchable . ,1
"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it's the very definition of epic adventure . ",1
"satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and old-fashioned at the same time . ",1
oh come on . like you couldn't smell this turkey rotting from miles away . ,0
rubbo's humorously tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy . ,1
the film can depress you about life itself . ,0
'interesante y disfrutable trabajo gracias a que prescinde del clsico elemento estadounidense patriotero y manipulador . ',1
formula 51 is so trite that even yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor . ,0
"femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience . are we dealing with dreams , visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ? ",0
the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy . ,0
"the subtle strength of "" elling "" is that it never loses touch with the reality of the grim situation . ",1
"it's about following your dreams , no matter what your parents think . socrates motions for hemlock . ",0
"the sweetest thing , a romantic comedy with outrageous tendencies , may be a mess in a lot of ways . but it does have one saving grace . a lot of its gags and observations reflect a woman's point-of-view . ",1
 . . . begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully . ,1
disjointed parody . ,0
"the piano teacher , like its title character , is repellantly out of control . ",0
"anchored by a terrific performance by abbass , satin rouge shows that the idea of women's self-actualization knows few continental divides . ",1
"this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem . ",1
"rollerball is as bad as you think , and worse than you can imagine . ",0
"for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects , the new star wars installment hasn't escaped the rut dug by the last one . ",0
lapaglia's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class . ,1
the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises . ,0
oscar caliber cast doesn't live up to material,0
"that dogged good will of the parents and 'vain' jia's defoliation of ego , make the film touching despite some doldrums . ",1
significantly better than its 2002 children's-movie competition . ,1
"the result is somewhat satisfying -- it still comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that wasn't at least watchable . but it's also disappointing to a certain degree . ",1
"with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter , the improbable "" formula 51 "" is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger . ",0
"uncertain in tone . . . a garbled exercise in sexual politics , a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things . ",0
"rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results . last dance , whatever its flaws , fulfills one facet of its mission in making me want to find out whether , in this case , that's true . ",1
it's so good that you can practically see the hollywood 'suits' trying to put together the cast and filmmaking team for the all-too -inevitable american remake . ,1
"no matter how firmly director john stainton has his tongue in his cheek , the fact remains that a wacky concept does not a movie make . ",0
"the film reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters , some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style . the difference is that i truly enjoyed most of mostly martha while i ne",1
"a taut , sobering film . ",1
"what the audience feels is exhaustion , from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green , to be exact ) , sour , bloody and mean . ",0
"a genuinely funny ensemble comedy that also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives . ",1
a pleasant enough comedy that should have found a summer place . ,1
"comes off more like a misdemeanor , a flat , unconvincing drama that never catches fire . ",0
"this is dicaprio's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year . ",1
"this fascinating look at israel in ferment feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful . ",1
"[screenwriter] pimental took the farrelly brothers comedy and feminized it , but it is a rather poor imitation . ",0
"the movie is our story as much as it is schmidt's , no matter if it's viewed as a self-reflection or cautionary tale . ",1
an impressive if flawed effort that indicates real talent . ,1
consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire . ,0
"the whole thing's fairly lame , making it par for the course for disney sequels . ",0
this is such a dazzlingly self-assured directorial debut that it's hard to know what to praise first . ,1
you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup . ,0
you've already seen heartbreak if you've watched the far superior nurse betty or sunset boulevard . even the unwatchable soapdish is more original . ,0
"a rich tale of our times , very well told with an appropriate minimum of means . ",1
an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale . ,1
despite its flaws . . . belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn . ,1
"stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy , the film operates nicely off the element of surprise , and the large cast is solid . ",1
"though its story is only surface deep , the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see . ",1
the pianist lacks the quick emotional connections of steven spielberg's schindler's list . but mr . polanski creates images even more haunting than those in mr . spielberg's 1993 classic . ,1
the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots . ,0
"a reminder that beyond all the hype and recent digital glitz , spielberg knows how to tell us about people . ",1
impresses you with its open-endedness and surprises . ,1
"the film contains no good jokes , no good scenes , barely a moment when carvey's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment . ",0
what's most striking about this largely celebratory film . . . is the sense of isolation that permeates these bastions of individuality in an ikea world . ,1
"tsai ming-liang's witty , wistful new film , what time is it there ? , is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly . ",1
"for veggietales fans , this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus . if you're not a fan , it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts . ",1
it's the unsettling images of a war-ravaged land that prove more potent and riveting than the unlikely story of sarah and harrison . ,1
"lacks heart , depth and , most of all , purpose . ",0
too simple for its own good . ,0
"the film is a blunt indictment , part of a perhaps surreal campaign to bring kissinger to trial for crimes against humanity . ",1
we get the comedy we settle for . ,0
"the movie strains to stay on the light , comic side of the issue , despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and , potentially , of life itself . ",0
a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it is scary . ,1
"reminiscent of alfred hitchcock's thrillers , most of the scary parts in 'signs' occur while waiting for things to happen . ",1
"soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit . ",1
it's a work by an artist so in control of both his medium and his message that he can improvise like a jazzman . ,1
"for his first attempt at film noir , spielberg presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future . ",1
"literally nothing in the pool is new , but if you grew up on the stalker flicks of the 1980's this one should appease you for 90 minutes . ",0
a mess when it comes to the characters and writing . . . but works its way underneath the skin like few movies have in recent memory . ,1
the mantra behind the project seems to have been 'it's just a kids' flick . ' translation : 'we don't need to try very hard . ',0
confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk . ,1
it has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past . ,0
"as green-guts monster movies go , it's a beaut . ",1
they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book . ,0
"entertains by providing good , lively company . ",1
"'estupendamente actuada , sumamente emotiva y profundamente humana , es una experiencia flmica imposible de olvidar'",1
fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we're seeing something purer than the real thing . ,1
 . . . a polished and relatively sincere piece of escapism . ,1
doesn't add up to much . ,0
"the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the "" webcast . "" ",0
"a journey through memory , a celebration of living , and a sobering rumination on fatality , classism , and ignorance . ",1
so aggressively cheery that pollyana would reach for a barf bag . ,0
nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing . ,0
"it seems just a long , convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag , no less . ",0
"priggish , lethargically paced parable of renewal . ",0
"with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this , you don't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door . ",0
"american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone . ",1
has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke . ,1
fans of so-bad-they're-good cinema may find some fun in this jumbled mess . ,0
"there's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that's what makes it irresistible . ",1
"a creepy , intermittently powerful study of a self-destructive man . . . about as unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy . ",1
show me the mugging . ,0
"home alone goes hollywood , a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even steven spielberg would know how to do . besides , real movie producers aren't this nice . ",0
compassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children . ,1
"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 . ",1
"not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works , but coppola , along with his sister , sofia , is a real filmmaker . it must be in the genes . ",1
"adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio . as for children , they won't enjoy the movie at all . ",0
a rather average action film that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps . ,0
"the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l . a . to that end , they mock the kind of folks they don't understand , ones they figure the power-lunchers don't care to understand , either . ",0
"elegant , mannered and teasing . ",1
the quirky and recessive charms of co-stars martin donovan and mary-louise parker help overcome the problematic script . ,1
"a film that presents an interesting , even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations . ",0
"examines its explosive subject matter as nonjudgmentally as wiseman's previous studies of inner-city high schools , hospitals , courts and welfare centers . ",1
"the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible , but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them . ",1
connoisseurs of chinese film will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus . ,1
a terrifically entertaining specimen of spielbergian sci-fi . ,1
has its moments -- and almost as many subplots . ,0
"a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick , a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem . ",0
the film is a very good viewing alternative for young women . ,1
what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian . ,0
"the film's highlight is definitely its screenplay , both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations . ",1
completely awful iranian drama . . . as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque . ,0
"a gorgeous , somnolent show that is splendidly mummified and thoroughly unsurprising . ",0
"what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona , here a more annoying , though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip . ",0
the paradiso's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film's final ( restored ) thirdemotionally belittle a cinema classic . sometimes shorter is better . ,1
"the movie is silly beyond comprehension , and even if it weren't silly , it would still be beyond comprehension . ",0
ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years . ,1
a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going . ,0
"it's a movie that ends with truckzilla , for cryin' out loud . if that doesn't clue you in that something's horribly wrong , nothing will . ",0
"if swimfan does catch on , it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh . ",0
"when not obscured by the booming bass-heavy soundtrack , the conversation presents the kind of linguistic fumbling not heard since macy gray's game of chinese whispers with mr bean . ",0
a quietly moving look back at what it was to be iranian-american in 1979 . ,1
"a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop . ",0
"the word that comes to mind , while watching eric rohmer's tribute to a courageous scottish lady , is painterly . ",1
the problem with all of this : it's not really funny . ,0
"excessive , profane , packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters . ",0
"all the sensuality , all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been , pardon the pun , sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness . ",0
" . . . perhaps the heaviest , most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world . ",0
a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every clich of japanese animation while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage . ,1