after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy


it 's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet ? ''


overachieving


to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry


paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age


comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .


try this obscenely bad dark comedy , so crass that it makes edward burns ' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde .


quirky , fun , popcorn movies


of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism


putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love


, sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .


of the most highly-praised disappointments i


your dream


populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


is sorely lacking


a real charmer


diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack


enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other


showing off


might survive a screening with little harm done , except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine .


old , familiar


have a good shot at a hollywood career ,


even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater


'll still be glued to the screen .


to laugh at how bad


best and most exciting movies


before it begins to fade from memory


distinct and very welcome sense


every faltering half-step of its development


, virulently unpleasant excuse


polished and vastly entertaining caper


the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious


low-budget filmmaking


hugely rewarding


try to create characters out of the obvious cliches ,


numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy


except as a harsh conceptual exercise


though the story ... is hackneyed


from one of french cinema 's master craftsmen


as they do in this marvelous film


sumptuous ocean visuals


, uneventful


to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in


gratingly unfunny groaner


unbreakable


triteness


of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans


ineffable


're supposed to shriek


a work of art


the integrity


gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other


without being memorable


the rhapsodic dialogue


dumb story


few points


buffoons


complications


turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody , and to belong to somebody


feel better already .


to reel in the audience


generally light enough


in rhetoric and cliché


mixed-up


silly beyond comprehension


profits


lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold


are head and shoulders above much of the director 's previous popcorn work


feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective


smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem .


a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time


like a change in ( herzog 's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke .


very real and amusing


the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects .


morgen and nanette burstein


's apparently nothing left to work with , sort of like michael jackson 's nose


wasted in it


lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating


warm nor fuzzy


summer blockbuster


is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out , with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery


that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice


the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch


's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest


have a whale of a good time


thrills


takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it


's also disappointing to a certain degree


drying out


are also some startling , surrealistic moments


all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets


an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains


is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving


felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend


ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album


very sincere


a high water mark for this genre


showcases davies as a young woman of great charm , generosity and diplomacy


bluer than the atlantic


being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


a flat script and


a kind


a meditation on faith and madness , frailty is blood-curdling stuff .


subject as monstrous


the locations go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches .


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 .


a powerful , chilling , and affecting study of one man 's dying fall .


is the kathie lee gifford of film directors , sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent .


phoney-feeling


of its provocative conclusion


's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events


the movie 's plot is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh .


's funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot


to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it


sewage


, amusing , sad and reflective


is in need of a scented bath .


, i can tell you that there 's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it .


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 .


relying on the viewer to do most of the work


poignancy , and intelligence


robert de niro performance


the grandness of romance


more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks


cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting


absorbing look


's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship .


erratic career


saving grace


has a good ear for dialogue , and the characters sound like real people


complex characters


plummer steals the show without resorting to camp as nicholas ' wounded and wounding uncle ralph .


he makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty .


of an adoring , wide-smiling reception


a young boy


a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid


for purposes of bland hollywood romance


promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people .


the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


the insinuation of mediocre acting or


what makes it transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest


, it does so without compromising that complexity .


misanthropic


an inspiring tale


holm does his sly , intricate magic ,


, it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds


delivers a magnetic performance


has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne


best part '


this rather unfocused


too simple


gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear


clear-cut hero


highly uneven and


its playwriting 101 premise


though its story is only surface deep


fail


, tasteless and idiotic


the real deal


a one-of-a-kind work


have given it a one-star rating


that is presented with universal appeal


plight and isolation


all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king


cranked out on an assembly line


for industrial-model meat freezers


is fully formed and remarkably assured


a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films


the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim


cold blanket


, well-crafted psychological study


gore for suspense


balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident .


downright transparent


anyone who wants to start writing screenplays


more ridiculous


'' is a big time stinker .


waste their time


as tryingly as the title


, narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .


is a just a waste .


simply runs out of ideas


brings together


to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival


jumps around


wants to break free of her old life


completely honest , open-hearted film


has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke


against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting


trash-cinema roots


much stranger than any fiction


not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture , but few can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one .


is amazing


a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of ` home


a dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater


good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach


time and art


comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women


a re-hash of the other seven films


is great


rambling and incoherent manifesto


otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists


look at that clever angle


my greatest pictures ,


straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company .


of our making


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 .


turning into a black hole of dullness


is a likable story , told with competence .


pass up


as a soufflé gone wrong


utter authority


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 .


namely , an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then .


of intoxicating atmosphere and little else


this unique director 's previous films


unrewarding


in a movie full of surprises


is the kathie lee gifford of film directors


can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars


like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen


entertained


unrelentingly grim --


enjoys quirky , fun , popcorn movies


technically superb film


to a night in the living room than a night at the movies


an avid interest in the subject


than a ` direct-to-video ' release


the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke 's artistic aspirations , but he has n't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul .


winning performances and


is well worth seeing


it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun


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


unsympathetic hero


if you go into the theater expecting a scary , action-packed chiller , you might soon be looking for a sign .


portray themselves


tabloid


café


kinda wrong


the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them


surreal ache of mortal awareness


( or worth rooting against , for that matter )


to duck the very issues it raises


this beautifully animated epic


ridiculous dialog


of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt


more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ' , or more willing to see with their own eyes , will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating .


a painless time-killer


is messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd .


another gross-out college comedy --


writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew , and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic


it might not be 1970s animation ,


'' astounds .


a dull , simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs


ca n't go wrong


independence , complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence , but not a drop of human blood


grandiosity


the worst dialogue


i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture ,


provide any conflict


this real-life hollywood fairy-tale is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces .


rich and sudden


low on energy


altogether creepy


cool visual backmasking


it may not be particularly innovative , but the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding .


hours of material to discuss


the best films


you will likely enjoy this monster


like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together .


the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing .


it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them .


hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles


creepy and believable


what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination


marked an emerging indian american cinema


the delete key


a side dish of asparagus


his craft


its core


failing , ultimately ,


with unblinking candor


lame


the problem with movies about angels


a full-length classic


become dullingly repetitive


with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender


fun and reminiscent


some modest amusements


an uncompromising film


unleashed by a slightly crazed , overtly determined young woman


pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood


is funny and


cerebral


a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body


wear thin on all


an amazing slapstick instrument


put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon )


horrible movie


the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan


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 .


incessantly


italian pinocchio


more and more frustrating


is good all round , but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons


of gentle longing


would have easily tipped this film into the `` a '' range , as is


achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence


bloody


prime


most intense psychological mysteries


has compelling new material


's gone to manhattan and hell


this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music ,


i just saw this movie ... well , it 's probably not accurate to call it a movie .


, and of telling a fascinating character 's story


explosive physical energy


most humane and important holocaust movies ever made .


is well below expectations .


( reaches ) wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair .


be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering


a classic fairy tale


clare peploe 's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence .


be numbing


the best story


a genuine mind-bender .


directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .


twohy 's a good yarn-spinner


a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening


has done the nearly impossible .


zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special


will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville 's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche


a wry , affectionate delight


love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots .


the high infidelity


for anyone


dullest tangents


is nevertheless compelling


keeps the energy humming


singularly off-putting romantic comedy .


, an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness .


is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally


even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly


... begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully .


exceedingly rare


sort of loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them .


i 'm likely to see all year


this in the right frame of mind


remarkably dull with only caine


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 .


much to our dismay


long and eventful


himself a deft pace master and stylist


it 's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances , from himself and from newcomer derek luke .


the cinematography is cloudy , the picture making becalmed .


every moment crackles with tension , and


how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others


three-dimensional characters


a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc .


the movie is amateurish


twinkling


fails to provoke them


a mischievous visual style


, eileen walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth , infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm .


unendurable


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


the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment .


respectable new one


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 .


should see it as soon as possible


real narrative logic


too burdened by the actor


narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .


stay afloat


ghandi


well-meant


realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week 's reign of fire


has a fluid , no-nonsense authority


's consistently funny , in an irresistible junior-high way , and consistently free of any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought .


of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


, the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing .


, well-shaped dramas


a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation --


, its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes .


its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese


of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding


a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors


make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat


... instead go rent `` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance .


do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ?


as it sounds , but strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny


terrific


is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought


a tasty masala .


an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it


with a certain degree of wit and dignity


's so tedious


do justice to the awfulness of the movie , for that comes through all too painfully in the execution


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 .


leather


wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy


he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


, in itself , is extraordinary .


huge box-office


on standard horror flick formula


can be fertile sources of humor


in earnest dramaturgy


in ( the characters ' ) misery


a satisfying evening


an hour and a half of joyful solo performance .


you ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff .


a lot of talent


sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling


meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


looking like something wholly original


takes every potential laugh and


yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well


that kate is n't very bright , but


it squanders chan 's uniqueness


all the demographically appropriate comic buttons


are neither original nor are presented in convincing way


see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out


good action , good acting ,


tough pill to swallow


steers refreshingly clear


of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film


over-the-top trash


that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated


an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten .


there is no solace here , no entertainment value , merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us .


a watch


surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players


succeed in alienating most viewers


it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout


is both gripping and compelling


breathless


energizing


is a real charmer .


an unmistakable , easy joie


the new film of anton chekhov 's the cherry orchard puts the ` ick ' in ` classic . '


an amazing slapstick


endless assault


an inexplicable nightmare


a good music documentary


are very expressive


their story is predictable


to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


is that it counts heart as important as humor .


doubt that peter o'fallon did n't have an original bone in his body


the last metro )


gentle , touching


hits all the verbal marks it should .


did n't know what kind of movie they were making


some like it


unpleasant


ayurveda does the field no favors


unique and entertaining twist


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


, despite downplaying her good looks , carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff .


a sharp and quick documentary


the most creative , energetic and original


( other than the very sluggish pace )


dress up in drag


is actually funny without hitting below the belt


otto-sallies has a real filmmaker 's eye .


of strung-together tv episodes


the worst elements of all of them


that he 's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal


which may be why it works as well as it does


you 're desperate for the evening to end .


that comes through all too painfully in the execution


going at a rapid pace


depressingly thin


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 .


interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity


stare and sniffle


be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set


inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc


a majestic achievement


neither the funniest film that eddie murphy nor robert de niro has ever made , showtime is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while .


also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues


sexy and romantic .


consistently clever and suspenseful .


this rush to profits


at cheapening it


very sluggish pace


annoyed


so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time , as far as movies are concerned .


weighted down with slow , uninvolving storytelling


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 .


that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem


shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating , boring , and forgettable .


a chuckle


low-key romantic comedy


marks an encouraging new direction for la salle .


so heartwarmingly motivate


surprisingly decent


no quarter


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 .


one of the great submarine stories


glides gracefully from male persona to female


enthusiastic audience


( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle


it 's also disappointing to a certain degree .


ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented ,


diverting and modest


doze off for a few minutes


if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy


that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters


the hype , the celebrity , the high life , the conspiracies and the mystery


of patch adams quietly freaking out


traditional


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 .


it 's a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ...


seldom hammy


the rare sequel


will eat up like so much gelati


miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity


illuminates


the compassion , good-natured humor


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 .


the most thoughtful fictional examination


there are no special effects , and no hollywood endings .


, it finds a nice rhythm .


, it 's not very good either .


the right choices


`` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story , but it turns out to be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme


, poignancy , and intelligence


but dull and ankle-deep


between sullivan and his son


one summer film that satisfies


works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon


executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity , with such good humor and appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond .


never knew what the hell was coming next


... what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be


'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 . '


a lackluster script and substandard performances


a worthwhile documentary ,


fast and funny , an action cartoon that 's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd .


this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny .


eastwood 's loyal fans


this terrific film


one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness


may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces


i last walked out on a movie


the touch


like a wet burlap sack of gloom


villain


dusty


viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies


contrived , unmotivated


is nicely shot , well-edited and


victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers


a complex psychological drama


of a great one


that its own action is n't very effective


feel contradictory things


grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care .


's the mark of a documentary that works


you liked the previous movies in the series


by sparking debate and encouraging thought


tried as a war criminal


've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness


together frustrating


great way


romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program .


a fine-looking film


will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey ,


a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy


it is instructive


is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining .


grant is certainly amusing , but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length


bones tickled


a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation


israeli/palestinian conflict as


with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies


jealousy , betrayal , forgiveness and murder


found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime


fragmented


a torrent of emotion


, i do n'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 .


is of overwhelming waste


devolves into a laugh-free lecture .


humor


hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses


satisfaction


should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs , and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end .


no new plot conceptions or environmental changes , just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through .


survive a screening with little harm done ,


cute animals


gets added disdain for the fact


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 ) .


a sharp script and


jazzy score


it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers


it 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles ,


to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter


entertaining from start to finish , featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves


without any of its sense of fun or energy


the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware


the capable cast


the town has kind of an authentic feel , but


excels


that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres


kong action cinema


, but also intriguing and honorable ,


the heat of the moment prevails .


competent , unpretentious entertainment


of loss and denial and life-at-arm 's - length in the film


paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller


mixed up together like a term paper


a film that is both gripping and compelling


, food-for-thought cinema


which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project


worth a look


pure misogynist evil


over this `` un-bear-able '' project


to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once


a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter


is hartley 's least accessible screed yet


a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement


deliver again and again


is an uncompromising film .


a funny , puzzling movie


they help increase an average student 's self-esteem


precious


spot-on scottish burr


it 's too loud to shout insults at the screen


as bored


eloquent ( meditation ) on death


genius


so bland


comes from the brave , uninhibited performances


flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous


stiff , ponderous and charmless


, memory , resistance and artistic transcendence


the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible


its passages of sensitive observation


a compassionate , moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp


robin tunney


look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar


`` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time


little narrative momentum


too long with too little


's fun ,


naive


a kind of perpetual pain


is both stimulating and demanding .


blond honeys


that is fully formed and remarkably assured


trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit


seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as happiness was ... hence , storytelling is far more appealing .


disingenuous


, it 's just another sports drama/character study .


as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus


about death


uplifting as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be , and among the best films of the year .


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 is n't exactly endearing .


embarrassment and others


you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one


the power of shanghai ghetto , a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann ,


nonstop hoot


the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack .


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


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 .


nothing overly original , mind you , but solidly entertaining .


is wrong in its sequel


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 .


an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) , an interesting racial tension , and a storyline


for humor in so many teenage comedies


many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside , and i do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit .


is much more p.c. than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians , for instance )


makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking


'd probably turn it off , convinced that you had already seen that movie .


that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community


serenity


a brisk , reverent , and subtly different sequel


is that her confidence in her material is merited .


half past dead is just such an achievement .


wartime


the beast should definitely get top billing


show his penchant for wry , contentious configurations


seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world


an inept , tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures


a gentle and engrossing character study .


that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again


constantly touching


you reach the finale


hackneyed elements


a fairly revealing study


takes a classic story , casts attractive and talented actors and


give


well worth revisiting


wow , so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted ?


so bland


see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar ''


an ill-conceived


keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum


the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness


disappointingly thin slice


has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ) .


of the jokes , most at women 's expense


strained caper movies that 's hardly any fun to watch and


is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. -- to do the subject matter justice


the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves .


is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew


is a disaster .


i liked about schmidt a lot


that plays things so nice


an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem , going nowhere fast


passionate


morally alert


enjoying himself immensely


durable


call the film ` refreshing


is infectious


dramatic enough to sustain interest


illogical


odd and intriguing


swallow thanks to remarkable performances


on a positive ( if tragic ) note


too predictably


a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted


familiar but utterly delightful .


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 .


ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice


crafted film


make the stones weep


their romances


are a little peculiar


important and exhilarating


suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable


, lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank ,


the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games


elevates the experience


cringing


unequivocally


true for being so hot-blooded


a one-star rating


the movie is well crafted , and well executed .


holes and completely lacking in chills


though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .


witless ,


a deft


steers clear of the sensational and


even though it 's common knowledge that park and his founding partner , yong kang , lost kozmo in the end , you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth .


explode


in all the best possible ways


is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters


scotland , pa would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard 's tragic play .


satisfy the boom-bam crowd


you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub .


resist his pleas to spare wildlife and


has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny


that resident evil is not it


tender hug


a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride


slog


plateau


funny feast


in luck


the film 's lack


seem authentic


the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season


and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .


it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good , but it is .


imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .


is pleasant , diverting and modest


it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker


many of these gross


languorous charm


skip but film buffs should get to know


innovative backgrounds


both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks


as immaculate as stuart little 2 is , it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous .


this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare .


form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people


a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg 's brilliant ` videodrome .


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


fine acting


wearisome


a film -- full of life and small delights --


it 's not very well shot or composed or edited


distinct and very welcome


not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch , it 's one of the worst of the entire franchise .


a philosophical visual coming right


that , like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough


ridiculous wig


gently


setting off


distasteful


irresistible , languid romanticism


some writer dude , i think his name was , uh , michael zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something ,


simple and precise


a clear sense of purpose


has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke .


find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon )


imaginative and successful


this delightful comedy


a surprisingly juvenile lark ,


far too sentimental


little catch


gift


an aimlessness that 's actually sort of amazing


girlfriends are bad , wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy


a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world 's endangered reefs


the slapstick is labored ,


... a guiltless film for nice evening out .


do n't see the point


be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors


is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens


kwan is a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise , and


certainly


this sade is hardly a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama .


the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin


redundant


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 '


too much resonance


have done a fine job of updating white 's dry wit to a new age


has nothing else to watch


screen presence


mtv schmucks


with low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard


she fails to provoke them .


audience award


for whom she shows little understanding


be a bit disjointed


there is n't one true ` chan moment ' .


difficulty


leigh makes these lives count .


satisfy


reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise ,


plays like a bad soap opera


praise


never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs


with a searing lead performance


hollywood comedies such as father of the bride


the film 's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength , but it 's propelled by the acting .


great idea


tortured


being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project


sabotage


a solid formula


farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher


only unsatisfactorily


too eager to please


furiously , their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation


laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment


with imbecilic mafia


bottom-feeder


remarkable new trick


moved


potentially good comic premise


an act of spiritual faith


whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation


though it goes further than both , anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here , but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary .


much of what we see is horrible but


might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies


most charmless


made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes


stands as one of the year 's most intriguing movie experiences


will leave fans clamoring for another ride


sweet as greenfingers


lushly photographed and beautifully recorded .


jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs ,


the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers , and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


the effort is sincere


does a good job of establishing a time and place , and of telling a fascinating character 's story


treasure


sandler


move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel .


truly egregious


this overlong infomercial , due out on video before month 's end


's neither too erotic nor very thrilling , either .


resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs


guilty-pleasure


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 .


deepest tragedies


believable that you feel what they feel


capable thriller


's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas


mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis


serious and thoughtful


the funniest jokes of any movie


a frighteningly fascinating contradiction


something of a stiff --


with fewer gags to break the tedium


it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .


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


may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults


ca n't recommend it .


escaped the rut dug by the last one


look ahead and resist living in a past


tried-and-true


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 .


movie directionless


gates


to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort


much as i laughed throughout the movie


economical


heightened , well-shaped dramas


for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it


into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable


it still feels like a prison stretch .


the problem with wendigo ,


loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful


so good


build some robots , haul 'em to the theater 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


fascinating profile


-- a straight guy has to dress up in drag --


ferrara 's best film in years


even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making


fantastic


( the film 's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all


a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home , but your ego


remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking


is a brilliant movie


benefits


most anime , whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes


at least now we 've got something pretty damn close


'' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings


is fascinating


remotely new or interesting


is bound to appreciate


with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks


of bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness


intelligent romantic thriller


a fascinating profile


that tell the best story


only with muscles and a lot more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch


one hopes mr. plympton will find room for one more member of his little band , a professional screenwriter .


too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly


a measure of faith in the future


are bad


is deadpan


the worst kind of mythologizing


son of the bride , proves it 's never too late to learn .


farts , boobs


dumb gags , anatomical humor , or


a tired , unnecessary retread ... a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with


content


fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace 's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency


a touching , sophisticated film


appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about .


even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy


provides a strong itch to explore more


'll still have a good time


perfect movie


absurdities


be better as a diary or documentary


made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime


ticks off kahlo 's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant


everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away


an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't .


scratch for a lesson in scratching


no such thing is a big letdown .


to keep this from being a complete waste of time


, compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity


which is good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films


young romantics


obnoxiously


in the travails of creating a screenplay


thanks to the actors


the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were


revel in its splendor


knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized


the pungent bite


do n't care about being stupid


the earnestness


his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


pull us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that 's opened between them .


hollywood romance


has a feel for the character at all stages of her life


( and beautifully edited


, offensive and redundant


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 .


honest observations


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


sleeper


the toughest ages a kid can go through


a beautiful , timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy , betrayal , forgiveness and murder


anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally , and log on to something more user-friendly .


you could change tables


is definitely a cut above the rest .


is at once intimate and universal cinema


primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of


too safe


tender and


count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is


will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr. besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms. shu is an institution ,


the manner of a golden book sprung to life


a detailed personal portrait


what an embarrassment .


to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy


uniformly good


... broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity .


not funny performers


a funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a british cast to rival gosford park 's .


irrelevancy


instead of letting the laughs come as they may , lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank , take your pick .


i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow


their culture 's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying , traditional politesse


is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film .


the performances of the children , untrained in acting


( haneke ) steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology .


well-deserved reputation


bizarre developments


shrewd , powerful act


otherwise , this could be a passable date film .


when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given


it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it


that is slow to those of us in middle age


putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way --


sexual and romantic


dabbles all around


of the most interesting writer/directors


poignant and wryly amusing


formulaic ,


, margarita happy hour represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken .


has several strong performances


does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door


shindler


hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff


bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams


makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook


fresh air


it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun .


takes a backseat in his own film to special effects


( a ) slummer .


lacks the utter authority of a genre gem


of delightful hand shadows


novel


a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture


behind the scenes of chicago-based rock group wilco


filling


's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .


way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore


reveals itself slowly ,


lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


sentimental mess


humorless


a psychological mystery


be funny , uplifting and moving


it 's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling ,


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 .


as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year


warm as it is wise


even more remarkable


if hill is n't quite his generation 's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) , it 's because there 's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair


madonna has made herself over so often now , there 's apparently nothing left to work with , sort of like michael jackson 's nose .


of destruction


directed but terminally cute drama .


no steve martin


that cleverly captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock


it 's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie .


, funny , and even touching


perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters


an emotional edge


retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images


`` abandon '' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater .


a pathetically inane and unimaginative


broomfield is energized by volletta wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles


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 .


as a director , eastwood is off his game -- there 's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising .


while i ca n't say it 's on par with the first one


're in for a painful ride .


a pretty funny movie , with most of the humor coming , as before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro


by a winning family story


lacks in outright newness


a nice little story


a breadth of vision and


a gawky actor


a special kind of movie , this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento ...


exasperated


sexual jealousy , resentment


marred


there 's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot


irrelevant


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 .


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 .


the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit , eventually becomes too heavy for the plot .


terrific as rachel


, is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema .


gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels


perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey


's work as well as a remarkably faithful one


lacks a sense of dramatic urgency


could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen


only seems to care about the bottom line


one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project


a performance that is masterly


prostituted muse


, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff


alienate


the poor quality of pokemon 4


death and mind-numbing indifference


is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal


rather than real figures , elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf 's encounter with the world .


to and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests


dicaprio 's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year


the world 's best actors ,


both exuberantly


looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable , as it does in trouble every day


the touch is generally light enough


what gives human nature its unique feel


that 's just too boring and obvious


work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse


the crisp clarity


will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002 .


poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws


dreary movie .


is easily


of dazzling entertainment


entrapment in the maze of modern life


full of surprises


has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope


potty-mouthed


crudely


's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident


's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


the whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it 's trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years . '


a strong thumbs up


is wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor


`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws ,


sex with strangers is a success .


so compellingly with us is a minor miracle


make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images


loads of cgi and bushels of violence


never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


throbbing sincerity


's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs


standard


can render it anything but laughable


the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you


's black hawk down with more heart


the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them .


as one of the great films about movie love


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 .


quite fun in places


solidly entertaining and moving family drama


starts off witty and sophisticated and you


profoundly stupid affair


strained caper movies that 's hardly any fun to watch


may not be an important movie , or even a good one


interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot


that the new film is a lame kiddie flick


jeffs has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness .


murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death


a photographic marvel


a waste


i truly enjoyed most of mostly martha while i ne


wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .


first real masterpiece


that deals with first love sweetly


helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats


unhurried narrative


cheesy backdrops


and undemanding armchair tourists


it 's a fairly impressive debut from the director , charles stone iii .


if you saw it on tv , you 'd probably turn it off , convinced that you had already seen that movie .


a mindless action movie


well-crafted film


journey into a philosophical void


an interesting and at times captivating


crypt


he 's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating


deepest recesses


it is just too bad the film 's story does not live up to its style .


world traveler might not go anywhere new , or arrive anyplace special , but it 's certainly an honest attempt to get at something


becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't .


dull


a complete wash ( no pun intended ) ,


great over-the-top


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 ...


effecting change and inspiring hope


is somehow making its way instead to theaters .


tykwer 's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski 's work aspired to , including the condition of art .


jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations


passionate and


bright , intelligent , and humanly funny film .


all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors


embraced by this gentle comedy


is first-rate , especially sorvino .


without your pulse ever racing


that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness


cliches and


sufficiently


is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material .


a terrifically entertaining specimen of spielbergian sci-fi .


by now intolerable morbidity


highly spirited , imaginative kid 's movie


straight-ahead


ms. griffiths and mr. pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy .


the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey


the charming result is festival in cannes .


replaced by romance-novel platitudes


the kid 's ) just too bratty for sympathy


a side dish no one ordered


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 .


the brain


into how long is this movie ?


harmless fun .


the barriers finally prove to be too great


shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


tell you how tedious , how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents


surprising romance


nothing 's happening


the adventures of pluto nash '' is a big time stinker .


is particularly impressive .


this is one that should be thrown back in the river


beautiful


's the perfect cure for insomnia


brought down by lousy direction


radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film .


a little uneven to be the cat 's meow , but it 's good enough to be the purr .


personality


a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor


for kids or their parents , for that matter


to turn his movie in an unexpected direction


, there is n't much to it .


that is part biography , part entertainment and part history


powerful acting clinic


scores a direct hit


a raise


its keenest pleasures


cuts to the chase of the modern girl 's dilemma


the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots


bruised


a tart , smart breath of fresh air


drag an audience


`` barbershop '' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story .


what ?!?


tinny self-righteousness


succeed merrily at their noble endeavor


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 .


major pleasures


enthusiasm


manipulation or corny conventions


it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories .


an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something


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


the pathology it pretends to investigate


a music scene that transcends culture and race


never found its audience , probably because it 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters .


most compelling performance


it 's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe


loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel


guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts


dramatically forceful


the exotic world


great , has solid acting and a neat premise


the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and naipaul , a juicy writer , is negated


if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or


of the avant-garde fused with their humor


pretends to expose the life of male hustlers


scrutinize


of pure movie


that constantly defies expectation


justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau


that made me want to scream


with too much exploitation and too little art


in bad filmmaking


are so spot on


is more timely now than ever .


the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy


goes for sick and demented humor simply


a fresh , entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles .


it 's better than the phantom menace .


yes , spirited away is a triumph of imagination , but it 's also a failure of storytelling .


is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling .


nightmare


unassuming , subordinate


, a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .


pair that with really poor comedic writing ... and you 've got a huge mess .


things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk


dopey dialogue


rough-hewn vanity project


short of both adventure and song


if you can swallow its absurdities and crudities


have done in half an hour


exuberantly


by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy


is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack


awesome


, it succeeds .


the genius of the work speaks volumes , offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates .


the brilliant surfing photography


comes off like a hallmark commercial


an admirable storyteller


build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman


i still like moonlight mile , better judgment be damned .


shines through every frame .


into an intense and engrossing head-trip


to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama


his pleas


it 's immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it 's trying to do .


amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film


so that the human story is pushed to one side


another example of how sandler is losing his touch


lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable


clueless


, you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting .


piercing


close to real life


witty , wistful new film


lumbering


do n't judge this one too soon - it 's a dark , gritty story but it takes off in totally unexpected directions and keeps on going .


a dickensian hero


is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humor and pathos .


romanticization


is a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama .


the grandeur


for all its social and political potential , state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful .


really adorable italian guys .


overlong and not well-acted , but credit writer-producer-director


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 .


creates something more beautiful than either of those films


is long on


the huskies are beautiful ,


evelyn 's strong cast and surehanded direction make for a winning , heartwarming yarn .


louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode , and brother hoffman 's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just does n't make sense .


reveals itself slowly , intelligently


a smart , arch and rather cold-blooded comedy


wanting more answers as the credits


tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie


( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask , the blob ) , and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards


of french hip-hop , which also seems to play on a 10-year delay


stories work


seagal ran out of movies years ago , and this is just the proof .


's a fairly impressive debut from the director , charles stone iii


it 's this rich and luscious


terrible , banal dialogue


admire the closing scenes of the film , which seem to ask whether our civilization offers a cure for vincent 's complaint .


incredibly flexible


imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned


if any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future


loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy


which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way


its recycled aspects , implausibility , and sags in pace


is nothing in it to engage children emotionally


their own immaturity


an awkward hybrid of genres that just does n't work .


you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness


lingerie models and bar dancers


entirely persuasive


dreaming up romantic comedies


's full of cheesy dialogue , but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s .


believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid


persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts


we never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity


astonishing ...


commercialism all in the same movie


can sound so dull


invigorating , surreal , and resonant


promises is one film that 's truly deserving of its oscar nomination .


is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


radical action


a stirring tribute


smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary


good action , good acting , good dialogue , good pace ,


limited but enthusiastic


notable for its sheer audacity and openness


about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get


whiney


it entertaining


emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable


gawky actor


that 's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary


is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans .


remember back when thrillers actually thrilled


mind-bending


tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality


contemporary southern adolescence


there 's a plethora of characters in this picture ,


that the material is so second-rate


moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured .


much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance


that work -- is charming , is moving


loved ones


and verbal clichés


of naiveté and sophistication


sitting in a downtown café , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing , and


implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying


love , history , memory , resistance and artistic transcendence


a life-affirming message


fact , even better


it 's a setup so easy it borders on facile , but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast .


the home alone formula


a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game ,


as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound


know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too .


could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film ?


should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only ! ''


into an ocean of trouble


draws the audience


a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy


love and bloodletting


a wonderful ensemble cast


does n't have all the answers


comedic employment


create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead ***


listless direction


a touching drama about old age and grief


, unconvincing


ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine


ebullient


chore


idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well


spirit , perception , conviction


wonderfully creepy


an unendurable viewing experience


started with a great premise


nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema


a whale of a good time for both children and parents


makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans , as the film has some of the best special effects ever .


sanitised and


a cruel story


terrible


the best special effects


a radiant character portrait


's also nice to see a movie with its heart


the old saying goes , because it 's true


a fine effort


a chance to learn , to grow , to travel


... quite endearing .


do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage


flakiness


seems endless .


a deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph .


this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen .


it 's as if allen , at 66 , has stopped challenging himself .


a very old-school kind


the cast , collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist ,


features fincher 's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity .


assurance


is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults


exceedingly rare films


while the humor aspects of ` jason x ' were far more entertaining than i had expected


because your nerves just ca n't take it any more


build some robots , haul 'em to the theater 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 .


so substantial or fresh


seeing this trite , predictable rehash


good guys and


woefully hackneyed movie


the highest production values


tedium


is japanese and yet feels universal


it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head


are committed


as moronic as some campus gross-out films


holds you in rapt attention from


peevish and


makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness .


boasts some tart tv-insider humor


the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure ,


of bad animation and mindless violence


threw medical equipment at a window


an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys


a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages


from which no interesting concept can escape


another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie .


an honest , sensitive story from a vietnamese point of view .


solid acting


it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .


a real movie


salvation


, you 're in luck .


a bad premise , just


highly uneven and inconsistent ... margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within .


creepy stories


a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre 's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers .


pokémon 4ever is terrifying


coy but exhilarating , with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes .


join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks


some fine acting


alone , should scare any sane person away .


a china shop , a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism


a friend


inventive ,


pale xerox of other , better crime movies .


small , sweet ` evelyn


a rather tired


of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness


street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence


is never especially clever and often


a simplistic narrative and


energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage


crap on a leash -- far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins


wall


feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap , tap , tap ,


seem goofy


an intriguing twist


` amateur ' in almost every frame


pessimism


topics that could make a sailor blush - but lots of laughs .


energy and imagination


has become apparent that the franchise 's best years are long past


funny without hitting below the belt


... is , also , frequently hilarious .


laconic and


manage to be spectacularly outrageous


fun factor


achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation


laughed at


form at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life


a massive infusion


about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is


say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful


pinheads


is laughingly


die hideously


is it a comedy ?


at its most basic , this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating .


pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations


, smart , savvy , compelling


an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes


block


gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers


's hard to stop watching


that actually has a brain


puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery


artistic significance


for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs


dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions


lighter


is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid .


whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday


nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through


it does give exposure to some talented performers


nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible


chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss


on some levels


childish things


utter mush


most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement .


american instigator michael moore 's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition .


, you know the picture is in trouble .


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 . '


watered down the version of the one


sooooo tired


's not only dull


too many conflicts


goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear


like a mix of cheech and chong


sleep


historical event


the glorious chicanery and self-delusion


, ' michael moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear .


reflects the worst of their shallow styles


a bit disjointed


who comes to america speaking not a word of english


's an odd show , pregnant with moods , stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise


touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon


a mediocre one


thoughtless , random , superficial humor and


a child 's interest and an adult 's patience


we were soldiers


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 .


a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men .


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 .


have an original bone in his body


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 .


their work is fantastic .


is a filmmaker of impressive talent


gets the tone just right


is a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade .


guessable from the first few minutes


beautifully produced .


, like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough


the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects


is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast .


never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people .


are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock ( since sept. 11 ) .


is far from disappointing , offering an original


all the mounting tension of an expert thriller


rejects patent solutions to dramatize life 's messiness from inside out , in all its strange quirks


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


such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting


the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work


time frame right


lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires


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


a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy


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


is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .


brilliant


's nice


a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions


's not enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd


the movie does n't think much of its characters , its protagonist , or of us .


find compelling


an undeniably moving film to experience , and ultimately that 's what makes it worth a recommendation .


that i just did n't care


of male hustlers


own brilliance


we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing


nothing but boilerplate clichés


has nothing


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


suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands .


going at a rapid pace ,


extant stardom


following up a delightful , well-crafted family film


found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays .


lack-of-attention span


has become the master of innuendo .


... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers .


great credit


bodily function jokes


gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .


to champion the fallibility of the human heart


it has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films .


a mesmerizing performance


make a classic theater piece


overdoing


the israeli/palestinian conflict as


things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk , most notably the mere presence of duvall


of my least favorite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it


there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid


unexpectedly moving meditation


frustrations


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


the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey ...


this movie is careless and unfocused .


of those so-so films that could have been much better


's coherent , well shot ,


in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood


inexperienced


is well


show that hinges on the subgenre 's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers


` cultural revolution


a stale copy


rifkin 's references are ... impeccable throughout .


is its reliance on formula , though


it 's compelling


to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate )


snide


the humor dwindles .


engages us in constant fits of laughter ,


loved this film


engages us in constant fits of laughter , until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story ,


have to give them credit for : the message of the movie


( swimfan ) falls victim to sloppy plotting , an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting .


the overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude .


it actually improves upon the original hit movie


is a hoot , and is just as good , if not better than much of what 's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand .


strength


thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery


faltering half-step


like having a real film of nijinsky


's a stale , overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish


in its bold presentation


the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance


says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker 's characteristic style


a rather unbelievable love interest


enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits ,


this little $ 1.8 million charmer


boring , self-important stories


sweet and romantic


is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice


a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations .


of a frustrating misfire


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


looked like crap , so crap is what i was expecting


a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion


exceeds expectations .


be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film


making up for any flaws that come later


you expect of de palma , but what makes it transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest


how tedious


squanders as much as it gives out .


in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance , ms. shreve 's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast .


struggling


more if it had just gone that one step further


fighting off the urge to doze


most savory and hilarious


images you wish you had n't seen


such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant


ally


wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one


as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet


light-hearted profile


, it still works .


lusty , boisterous and utterly charming


steals the show without resorting to camp as nicholas ' wounded and wounding uncle ralph


should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing


comic energy


wise


light , fun cheese puff


marvelously entertaining and deliriously


fumbles the vital action sequences


skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional adaptation


bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers


on its icy face , the new film is a subzero version of monsters , inc. , without the latter 's imagination , visual charm or texture .


nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while


plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting .


the hype


juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films


... a solid , unassuming drama .


sweeping battle scenes


, sitting through dahmer 's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .


a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen


the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families


my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and


very funny , heartwarming film


others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .


's immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it 's trying to do


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 .


directorial touch


of the clients


is way too stagy


major waste


it wore me down


it just does n't have anything really interesting to say .


that rare movie that works on any number of levels


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


perry 's good and


with such good humor


more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with


the wonderfully lush morvern callar


this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful


watching these eccentrics is both inspiring and pure joy .


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


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


the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels


inspired


impressive images


is honestly


showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation .


and narrative grace


the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work


the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it


does pack some serious suspense


sick sense


, albeit half-baked ,


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 .


contrived situations


this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage .


point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets .


as any hollywood fluff


humbling little film


washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today


reasonably creative


of kitsch hard going


you ca n't miss it .


i fear


is classic nowheresville in every sense


veered off too far


archly funny


is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while


may prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece .


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 .


last year 's kubrick-meets-spielberg exercise


's really wrong with this ricture !


what 's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children .


getting tired of the whole slo-mo , double-pistoled , ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic


confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece


of the more influential works


realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen


any redeeming value whatsoever


gives you an idea just how bad it was


that the movie does not do them justice


no worse a film than breaking out , and breaking out was utterly charming .


under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name


are times when the film 's reach exceeds its grasp


unfortunately , it runs for 170


, in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


musical passion


's not just a feel-good movie


enjoyable ...


there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series , but i would n't be interested in knowing any of them personally


mr. polanski is in his element here


has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right


searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ...


's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good


a knowing sense of humor


gets full mileage out


's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role


awesome work :


genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout ,


, you realize there 's no place for this story to go but down


was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel


you can taste it ,


everything 's serious , poetic , earnest and -- sadly -- dull .


making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden


just as endearing and easy


clever ,


's both charming


this supposedly funny movie


conceited


the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier .


but a mood in which an ominous , pervasive , and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense


entertaining feature


a monster


the humor and humanity


is uncompromising , difficult and unbearably beautiful .


as bad a film


the art direction is often exquisite ,


want to slap it


warm , enveloping affection


the charm of the first movie is still there , and


secondary


an out of place metaphor


norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination


is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him


find an enthusiastic audience


that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice


with every cinematic tool well under his control


magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty


engaging and exciting narrative


then by all means check it out .


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 .


have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie


charming


film school brat


satin rouge is not a new , or inventive , journey ,


meyjes ... has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics .


a pleasing way with a metaphor


is like a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly , so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless .


that beneath the familiar , funny surface


the film has an infectious enthusiasm


clearly see the world of our making .


such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen


a witty


there are some fairly unsettling scenes


crossroads comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs .


has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .


is amazing , yes


forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone


fast and funny ,


jackass


smart and


like a change in ( herzog 's ) personal policy


, is a treat .


might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned


one long , numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before .


funny in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ) , profound without ever being self-important , warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality


a scary , action-packed chiller


effortless


ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel .


tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage


are very , very good reasons


in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


wertmuller 's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon


a thriller without a lot of thrills


winking social commentary


these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs .


unsettling prognosis


a welcome , if downbeat , missive


it arrives


control-alt-delete simone as quickly


involved .


a brilliant piece


the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary .


in mystery and a ravishing , baroque beauty


sad , soggy potboiler


is actually a compelling look at a young woman 's tragic odyssey .


its delightful cast


a great party


of its grand locations


jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company .


's touching and tender and


frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director


most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines , precious circumstances and beautiful stars


alternately touching and funny


that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny