in a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion


the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity , with the ironic exception of scooter .


what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is !


without merit


near-fatal mistake


with passion and attitude


this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications


flawed


david letterman and the onion


are remarkable .


scruffy , dopey old hanna-barbera charm


enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages


with us is a minor miracle


that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release


marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances .


the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images


a fantastic dual performance from ian holm


remains prominent ,


is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive .


inactive


griffin & co. manage to be spectacularly outrageous .


is funny , not actually exploiting it yourself


downbeat


intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business


raucously


takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera


his best screen


video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose


his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic


of mexico 's most colorful and controversial artists


clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment


hero


is gratefully received


employs to authenticate her british persona


poignant and wryly amusing film


to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese


it 's also built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness .


an astoundingly rich film


very tasteful


muddled


is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer


it 's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy . '


is like a year late


symbolically , warm water under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal .


clumsy cliché


the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games


with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera , hélène angel is definitely a director to watch .


in the worst way


truths


a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope


detached


has warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed .


no affinity


reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart


to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor


dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .


of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence


interest onscreen


is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology , either liberal or conservative


stay in touch with your own skin


one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party


is n't a disaster , exactly , but a very handsomely produced let-down


with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television


sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then


of grief and loss


atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie


's hard to imagine any recent film , independent or otherwise , that makes as much of a mess as this one


nation


film to drag on for nearly three hours


a clever script and


the highest production values you 've ever seen


achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture


an irresistible , languid romanticism


could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation


everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial


takes its title all too literally .


to this film that may not always work


brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime , with impressive results


has some nice twists but the ending


this is christmas future for a lot of baby boomers .


of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film


enlivens


the extreme generation '


ugh


fails at both endeavors


especially clever


marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it


based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold


will talk about for hours


with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity , undisputed is nearly incoherent , an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins .


his effortless performance


it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep


's a fantastic movie


fun with the quirks of family life


as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming


great time


thirteen conversations about one thing lays out a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories , and , like a mobius strip , elliptically loops back to where it began .


edge to it


kids will love its fantasy and adventure , and


mysterious ,


about this love story


have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster


to liven things up


an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits


a terrific screenplay and


worst thing


right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together


he ca n't disguise that he 's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh


pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old 's suicidal poetry .


the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull , brain-deadening hangover .


almost unimaginable horror


have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching .


more experimental


wickedly funny , visually engrossing


engaging , imaginative filmmaking


is never clear .


real-time rhythms


's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy .


a backseat in his own film


the viewer 's patience


lost the ability to think


swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard


writer and director otar iosseliani 's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice


offers some flashy twists


jaded


, it 's not too bad .


of bittersweet camaraderie and history


liberal doses


sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching


salton sea surprisingly engrossing


a baffling subplot


heroic deserves a look


attraction


does n't deliver a great story , nor


you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins


such a stultifying


well loved classic


has no reason to exist


the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy )


be considered career-best performances


sit in neutral , hoping for a stiff wind to blow it


check this one out


to have bitterly forsaken


is even better than the fellowship .


this is an interesting movie ! ''


a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast


transparently


wilde 's wit and


everything is delivered with such conviction that it 's hard not to be carried away


has value can not be denied


for those of an indulgent , slightly sunbaked and summery mind , sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough .


made for the tube


funny , touching , smart and complicated


fairly lame


a breath of fresh air now and then


dullest


hard to say who might enjoy this


many have made it out to be


wonderfully sympathetic


of my greatest pictures , drunken master


delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle


nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion


chris columbus ' sequel is faster , livelier and a good deal funnier than his original .


, 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 .


it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course .


a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows


are woven together skilfully


the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor 's club any time


fabulously


has all the trappings of an energetic , extreme-sports adventure ,


's something i would rather live in denial about


a deeply humanistic artist


it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur


the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly


wears its heart on the sleeve of its gaudy hawaiian shirt


altogether darker side


wonderfully edited


trying to be other films


though a capable thriller


asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up


some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge


humanizing stuff


of the funniest motion


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


be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely


the film above anything sandler


do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition


linking a halfwit plot


old porridge


a besotted and obvious drama


relegated


every theater stuck with it


to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love


rather tired


wonder of wonders


likable


a beautiful film ,


contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and no more .


everybody else is in the background


manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly


flat , unconvincing


suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story


untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate


what it 's trying to say and


feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


: stallion of the cimarron is a winner .


classic satire


after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .


'll love it and


the film is well-crafted and


nearly glows with enthusiasm , sensuality and a conniving wit .


guy gets girl , guy loses girl , audience falls asleep .


a worthwhile glimpse


particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull , period


generally smart


's no energy


from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat


the saturday morning cartoons


direct-to-video/dvd category


life-altering


spiffy animated feature


an equally great robin williams performance


kapur 's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself .


good enough


the plot kicks into gear


if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special , the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes , it drags .


cleverness


laugh-out-loud


spirit is a visual treat , and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards , but


like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


supremely hopeful cautionary tale


no big whoop


the classics


's strongest and most touching movie of recent years


newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


is sadly heightened by current world events


an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche


into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long


's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest


great monster/science fiction flicks


it 's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo .


his latest effort ,


sounds whiny and defensive


a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights


are entertaining and audacious moments


stinks from start


randolph


an intriguing and alluring premise


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


unwieldy cast


's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure


hoffman 's performance is authentic to the core of his being .


cobbled together out of older movies


thrilled


mind : so why is this so boring ?


with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline


as beautiful , desirable


first-class , natural acting and a look at `` the real americans ''


wan


his character 's abundant humanism makes him the film 's moral compass


a neat premise


a fascinating examination of the joyous , turbulent self-discovery


has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be


does strong , measured work .


hilariously ,


one strike


of a-list brit actors


anyone could desire to the cheap , graceless , hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s


that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in


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


irritates and saddens


nearly as dreadful as expected


as though they are having so much fun


is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still


shaky , uncertain film


credible


those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness


to engross even the most antsy youngsters


a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion


of the oscar wilde play


's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action .


even if it is generally amusing from time to time , i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have .


so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough


as filling as the treat of the title


's rarely as entertaining as it could have been


although it lacks the detail of the book , the film does pack some serious suspense .


sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions .


with a taste for exaggeration


classified as one of those ` alternate reality '


assassination


fascination


is distressingly rote


to play one lewd scene after another


that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling


to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood


for bathroom breaks


into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy


looks like a drag queen


a summer of good stuff


in other words , about as bad a film you 're likely to see all year .


... it 's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy .


filmmakers david weissman and bill weber benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness -- not only did they film performances , but they did the same at home .


delightfully charming


a sick and evil woman


three-hour cinema master class .


the edge


highlight


a live-wire film


dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he 's dissecting ,


mergers and downsizing


'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor 's club any time


's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form


most battered women


guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort


a funny moment


a frustrating patchwork


feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo .


chill


good deal


the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .


with better characters , some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style


we have a bad , bad , bad movie


manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time


glizty


that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title


offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject


the symbols


an erotic thriller


makes a great impression


noble teacher


all-star salute


a crass and insulting homage to great films like some like it hot and the john wayne classics .


the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling


the movie is as padded as allen 's jelly belly .


unrelentingly grim -- and


( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ) , there 's something vital about the movie .


clever dialogue and likeable characters


is a visual treat for all audiences .


an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product


the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story ,


about as interesting


surefire casting


drunken driver


gives a human face to what 's often discussed in purely abstract terms .


simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny , the last kiss is really all about performances .


an engaging , formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement .


able to forgive its mean-spirited second half


viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving


offer a fascinating glimpse


playwriting


, dumb action movie


an overly sillified plot and


part biography , part entertainment and part history


michel piccoli 's moving performance


the son of the bride 's humor is born out of an engaging storyline , which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues .


feels strangely hollow at its emotional core


we just do n't really care too much about this love story .


has the disadvantage of also looking cheap


to tiresome jargon


powerful and


when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path


he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


in pain


its source 's complexity


while the third feels limited by its short running time


is dark , brooding and slow ,


not because of its epic scope , but because of the startling intimacy


opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


it is derivative


captivating new film .


sometimes inadequate


even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .


an enormous amount of affection


begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject


his ( nelson 's ) screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting


mexico 's most colorful and controversial artists


remake sleepless in seattle again and again


viscerally exciting


the pairing does sound promising in theory ... but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners .


it gives devastating testimony to both people 's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good .


semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out `` when you 're a jet


it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .


at leading lives of sexy intrigue


most thrillers send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments ; `` frailty '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home .


were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone


bryan adams , the world 's most generic rock star


on the santa clause 2


concentration


that it 's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek


in their own idiosyncratic way , sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium


's not a bad premise , just a bad movie .


vapid vehicle


delusions to escape their maudlin influence .


it 's shot on digital video , whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb


endear itself


the too-frosty exterior


bored by as your abc 's


pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens


a fresh , entertaining comedy


is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias , especially


a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know


achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself


all movie


measured or polished


its seriousness and quality


stallion of the cimarron is a winner .


unhappy situation


oddly fascinating


of the all-time great apocalypse movies


the earnest emotional core


the movie does not do them justice


watch jackson , who also served as executive producer , take his smooth , shrewd , powerful act abroad


at the screen in frustration


treasure and


indulges in the worst elements of all of them


o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing


action-packed


, cultivation and devotion


this movie proves you wrong on both counts .


, those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .


if you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind , it may just scare the pants off you .


the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding


aims to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes


as the mediterranean sparkles , ` swept away ' sinks .


sentimental script


the audacity to view one of shakespeare 's better known tragedies as a dark comedy is , by itself , deserving of discussion .


star performances


marshall keeps the energy humming ,


a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece of hackery


comes across as lame and sophomoric


giggles


genuinely funny


far more meaningful


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


that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do , too little time to do it in


the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but


a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along


estranged from reality


's relentlessly folksy , a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions


weird and distanced


a lousy one


wonderful acting clinic


stay with the stage versions , however ,


much credit


but also nicely done


quirky and fearless ability


a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time


cinema fans


this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body , so


, there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows .


as tiresome as 9


uncompromising , difficult and


makes him the film 's moral compass


inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage


most creative , energetic and original


is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer .


has the twinkling eyes , repressed smile and determined face needed to carry out a dickensian hero


magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death ,


fabulous


it 's an exhilarating place to visit , this laboratory of laughter .


demented in a good way


a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick , and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect , love-hate relationship


a kick out of goofy brits


significantly better than its 2002 children 's - movie competition


guessing at almost every turn


spy-savvy siblings


is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein ,


to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching


have potential as a cult film


all-powerful , a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness


an extremely unpleasant film .


moments of genuine insight into the urban heart


with bloody beauty as vivid


being wickedly funny and just plain wicked


was a guilty pleasure


, meandering


sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor


bad at a fraction the budget


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


, pretentious


indigestion sets


the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad , and


finds warmth in the coldest environment


succeeds through sincerity


soderbergh 's best films


provides amélie 's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i.e. , a banal spiritual quest


the central flaw of the film


a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen


features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase


a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche


an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that


the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery


infuses it


above-average thriller


from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen


may have been a good film in `` trouble every day


a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story


during the tuxedo 's 90 minutes of screen time , there is n't one true ` chan moment ' .


for finding meaning in relationships or work


an art


it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema


a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv 's dawson 's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story


director david fincher and writer david koepp ca n't sustain it .


an accomplished actress


black urban professionals


my two hours better watching


about love and culture


riveting story


dredge up


she 's a pretty woman ,


winning comedy


in an inarticulate screenplay


can aspire but none can equal


and unabashed sweetness


world traveler might not go anywhere new , or arrive anyplace special ,


human nature is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was , but it tries too hard .


will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective


with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing


of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination


feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time


before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon , anyway .


it 's a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie , which is to say it 's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance .


kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years .


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful


unintentionally


's made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything


vicious and


beguiling serenity and poise


it may not be particularly innovative ,


is its essential problem


drains


enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs


neglects


re-invents himself


really special walk


start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line


sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and


depressingly thin and


crippled by poor casting .


a confusing melange


rare family movie


nominated for an oscar next year


being real


a tone of rueful compassion ...


paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks .


, lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


those crass , contrived sequels


be a single iota worse


issue a moratorium , effective immediately , on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate .


a serious movie with serious ideas


auteuil is a goofy pleasure


energy and wit


delusions


a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh


an enjoyable choice for younger kids


goofball action comedy


shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence


's far too tragic


sadistic


sweet ,


genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen


better than


it does n't take itself so deadly seriously


fun ,


jumble that 's not scary , not smart and not engaging .


well acted by diane lane and richard gere .


spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion


neil burger here succeeded in


a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime .


i ca n't begin to tell you how tedious , how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ...


mr. deeds is , as comedy goes , very silly -- and in the best way


, violent , self-indulgent and maddening


the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should .


wish you had n't seen


pretty


it 's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless .


dark , intelligent


hugh grant , who has a good line in charm ,


transparently hypocritical work


, it 's also cold , gray , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated .


reasonably good time


next week , why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a `` snl '' has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?


you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around .


be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild


value and respect


might be with a large dose of painkillers


the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction


a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable


brave and


you have to pay if you want to see it


inconsistencies


, french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition


he 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery


pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama .


the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein


the best possible ways


there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies


, uninhibited


a feel-good movie that does n't give you enough to feel good about .


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


ritchie 's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller 's polemical allegory , but it 's self-defeatingly decorous


cho 's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ...


young everlyn sampi , as the courageous molly craig ,


comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it 's won .


to split up so that it can do even more damage


most brilliant work


millions of eager fans


on audience patience


of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job


ruins every single scene he 's in


some cute moments ,


as history


a rich and full life


melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project


an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents


as darkly funny , energetic , and


provocative material


name-calling


he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time .


there 's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers .


festival


let this morph into a typical romantic triangle


, full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante .


the emotional depth


actually hurts to watch .


'' has been written so well , that even a simple `` goddammit ! ''


manages to string together enough charming moments to work .


kinda dumb


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


so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess


rare window


slow , uneventful


as the movie sputters


even if it made its original release date last fall


striking a blow for artistic integrity


the toilet and scores a direct hit


see some interesting storytelling devices


this clever and very satisfying picture


trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' .


badly-rendered


, viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .


will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half


a profoundly stupid affair


wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance


almost humdrum approach to character development


dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he 's dissecting , and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation


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


that have reinvigorated the romance genre


to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure


overly familiar


grinds itself out


thrown-together feel


welcome to collinwood never catches fire .


jet


warm ,


worse stunt editing or


an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us


, some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude .


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


is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven


will surely be profane , politically


's at once laughable and compulsively watchable


has really found his groove these days


spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it , but


that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world


thanks to the presence


is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life .


a waste


map thematically and stylistically , and borrows heavily from lynch , jeunet , and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own


bless crudup


weak payoff


is such a blip on the year 's radar screen that it 's tempting just to go with it for the ride .


look at morality , family , and social expectation


a suspenseful horror movie


the story that emerges has elements of romance , tragedy and even silent-movie comedy .


` terrorists


a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone


enthralling drama


with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes .


did n't hollywood think of this sooner


once again that he 's the best brush in the business


good-natured fun


so pertinent and enduring


sad sack


with depth


leigh is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema .


extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles


you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman 's approach


surprisingly , the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it .


a black comedy ,


narc is all menace and atmosphere .


fails to keep it up and


dumb drug jokes


a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun


is to substitute plot for personality


like heathers , then becomes bring it on , then becomes unwatchable


feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series


throughout , mr. audiard 's direction is fluid and quick .


directed and convincingly acted .


is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying .


a rumor of angels does n't just slip --


bogdanovich puts history in perspective and , via kirsten dunst 's remarkable performance , he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm , generosity and diplomacy


hackneyed , threadbare comic setups


the horrifying historical reality


imagine benigni 's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial


you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead .


unafraid to throw elbows when necessary


enthusiastically


other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap


undramatic


whatever one makes of its political edge , this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema 's master craftsmen .


after the most awful acts are committed


oscar caliber cast does n't live up to material


, plodding picture


it 's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days .


translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya


a real writer plot


got as potent a topic as ever here


very moving and revelatory


one of the most entertaining bonds in years


a very real and amusing give-and-take


touching and tender


klein , charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election ,


dysfunctional parent-child relationship


a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula


most elusive


fantastically vital movie


power and grace


gaining most of its unsettling force


manage to keep things interesting


jolie 's hideous yellow ` do


powerful look


accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .


it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone


claire is a terrific role for someone like judd , who really ought to be playing villains .


masquerade ball where normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad .


less compelling than the circumstances of its making


's unfortunate that wallace , who wrote gibson 's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor , has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue


to its superior cast


a satisfying kids flck


the power of spirits


be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble


any age


manages sweetness


a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea .


the film ) works


a bad idea from frame one


ringside seat


looks to be going through the motions , beginning with the pale script


's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure


the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness


be as subtle and touching as the son 's room


hitting below the belt


a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : `


a tour de force


the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug


to look at , listen to , and think about


jaw-dropping action sequences


moderately successful but


lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed .


bitterly


a treasure chest of material


is virtually absent


a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies .


a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode


's because relatively nothing happens .


it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides


more outre aspects


uncle ralph


alias betty is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing .


reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer ,


clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line


would be easy for critics to shred it


a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes


the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop


the four feathers comes up short


a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year


ludicrous


decent but dull .


enough laughs to sustain interest to the end


tragedies


slack and


paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years .


bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness


schaefer 's ... determination to inject farcical raunch ... drowns out the promise of the romantic angle .


seem smart and well-crafted


's film ' in the worst sense of the expression


both leads are up to the task


a disappointment


that the journey is such a mesmerizing one


a rather tired exercise in nostalgia .


you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably


intelligent flick


debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner is sappy and amateurish .


rollerball is as bad as you think , and worse than you can imagine .


the breezy and amateurish feel


ca n't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film


not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made .


tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo


is a wish a studio 's wallet makes


decent-enough nail-biter


writer-director david jacobson


a mournful undercurrent


virtually no aftertaste


the wonder of mostly martha


is an inspirational love story


too-conscientious


as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves


most excruciating


considerable wit


most watchable


deserves , at the very least ,


from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day , but under the right conditions , it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun


... a true delight .


worth a look by those on both sides of the issues , if only for the perspective it offers , one the public rarely sees .


is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever , bogging down in a barrage of hype .


it 's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence


least


brisk , reverent , and subtly different sequel


, unforced


sincerely crafted picture


love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and


me want to scream


good looks


spielberg flair


that even he seems embarrassed to be part of


staring


while we delight in the images


as plain and pedestrian as catsup


albeit a visually compelling one ,


if that does n't clue you in that something 's horribly wrong , nothing will .


a colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse


is a step down for director gary fleder .


more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations


fails on its own , but


also will win you over , in a big way


every articulate player


the cultural distinctions


piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film , emerges as powerful rather than cloying


drag as soon as the action speeds up


falls far short of poetry


will love its fantasy and adventure


sets out to entertain and


a little weak -- and it is n't that funny .


a wet burlap sack of gloom


likable story


a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality , probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment .


of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty


halfway through , however , having sucked dry the undead action flick formula , blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary .


an interesting topic ,


confessions is n't always coherent ,


not , difficult and sad


brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema


a film with a great premise but only a great premise .


the formula is familiar but enjoyable .


is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines


of denial


one of the most splendid entertainments to emerge from the french film industry in years .


colorfully wrapped up in his own idiosyncratic strain of kitschy goodwill .


that 's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable


may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences


pretty funny movie


career-defining revelation


cultural and personal self-discovery


it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi .


that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees


strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose


drags


of california


-- putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way -- lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded .


, ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .


thoughtful , subjective filmmaking


ultimately proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations .


one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison .


's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge


just does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy .


a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood


their surroundings


to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience


fails him


of dishonesty


the original was n't a good movie but


after next


disjointed mess


is oedekerk 's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick , and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that


a little melodramatic , but with enough


an interesting topic


best espionage picture


dramatic things happen to people


nonjudgmental


the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving , and the film itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy , pretty and gifted , it really won my heart .


skullduggery and


what 's the russian word for wow !? '


carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh


lee 's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery


once overly old-fashioned


support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick


beautifully shot against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva , the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller , until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself .


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


occasionally loud and offensive , but more often , it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma .


its magic


push it through the audience 's meat grinder one more time


lacking any sense of commitment


nelson 's intentions are good , but the end result does no justice to the story itself


so low in a poorly


a spirited film


road movie , coming-of-age story and political satire


made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones


tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers


is a fragmented film ,


have fun in this cinematic sandbox


there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie


this toothless dog , already on cable ,


transforms one of ( shakespeare 's ) deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy .


freakshow


fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation ... well before the end , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care .


'' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan


is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .


by the most random of chances


has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs


sensual


touching drama


is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import , it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time .


philosophical


, resonant gem


tara reid plays a college journalist ,


an actress she is


loss and loneliness


contemplative


given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it


the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it


vacuous


thoroughly enjoyed themselves


wonderful


you know the picture is in trouble .


, they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting .


it 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies ,


saved if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and , for that matter , shrek )


the spaniel-eyed jean reno infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart .


extra-dry


makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose


a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about


makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role


smarter than your average bond


another generic drama


most poorly staged and


uncharismatically


elaborate special effects


a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for


have problems , which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way .


a bizarre piece of work , with premise and dialogue


quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles


stale first act , scrooge story


columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie


works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera .


're gon na like this movie .


puts enough salt


as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer , the rest of us will be lulled into a coma .


is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice


of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar


not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks , college flicks , or even flicks in general .


the first lousy guy ritchie imitation


much of a plunge


a wild , endearing , masterful documentary .


to show us why it 's compelling


a very good time at the cinema


dull , lifeless


ugly ideas


of the biggest disappointments of the year


will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .


comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be


is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham .


despite an overwrought ending , the film works as well as it does because of the performances .


aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats


proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast .


a movie that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy 's delusions to escape their maudlin influence .


charlotte sometimes is a gem .


by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers


real film


is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics


poetry in motion captured on film .


the journey feel like a party


this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen ,


you can practically hear george orwell turning over .


the good ,


astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap


humor and


intelligent , realistic portrayal


's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it


in the not-too-distant future , movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds .


almost entirely witless and inane ,


tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists


surprisingly charming and even witty match


numb


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


garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work .


resemble the shapeless


a taste for the quirky


of obligatory cheap


your indifference


of longing , lasting traces of charlotte 's web of desire and desperation


hallmark film


relentlessly globalizing


with her actors


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


enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright


expands the limits of what a film can be , taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street .


a crisp psychological drama


the very best movies


worst kind


splatter


vivid with color , music and life


can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure ?


have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama


will wear thin on all


been there done that


striking , quietly vulnerable personality


, light treat


i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill


from this unimaginative comedian


an all-time low


paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor


something for everyone


deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this


the efforts of its star , kline , to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught .


eloquent memorial


swaggers through his scenes


the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge .


of misogyny and unprovoked violence


to win any academy awards


their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman 's camera


enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen


typical


the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material


's a sheer unbridled delight in the way


plodding teen remake


with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for


a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director


has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes .


nicest


combined with indoctrinated prejudice


a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


`` austin powers in goldmember '' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end .


adventure movie


the film was better than saving private ryan


who handily makes the move from pleasing


maximum comfort and familiarity


be easy for critics to shred it


the surprise ending


is wholly unconvincing


dry , reliable textbook


a stirring , funny


impersonal , almost generic


it 's not scary in the slightest .


entirely humorless


incredibly flexible cast


the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative .


dim-witted and


an intellectual exercise


like an overcooked soufflé


dullest irish pub scenes


you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that 's the mark of a documentary that works


the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy


increasingly amused


a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen .


the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness


crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies


storytelling skills


fest that 'll put hairs on your chest


glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum


lousy movie


is above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings


recording


to head off in its own direction


the wasted potential


real pleasure in its laid-back way


's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience


inane and awful


collapse


rich in atmosphere of the post-war art world


one of those all-star reunions


marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity


is awful


feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes .


modest , crowd-pleasing goals


period-piece movie-of-the-week


inherent absurdity


its convolutions


's not bad prose


delightfully charming --


executed it takes your breath away


try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about


we believe in them


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


as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner .


some of the worst dialogue


positive


not only is it hokey , manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk , but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches .


occasionally fun enough


immature and unappealing


find a movie with a bigger , fatter heart than barbershop


drug-induced bowel


if you find comfort in familiarity


amiable but


real-life persona


extravagant


graphic treatment


the unacceptable


, the movie looks genuinely pretty .


inventive director


with verve


academic


as deflated as he does


a treat --


it drags


unabashedly hopeful


recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak


's quite diverting nonsense


the joy the characters take in this creed


romp of a film .


does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject


ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way


without much success


you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time


is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it


the standards of knucklehead swill


visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet


abandoned , but


everything about the quiet american is good , except its timing .


, this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot .


of high art


splendid performances


no amount of good acting


is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film


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


's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic .


fudged opportunity


a dentist drill


going to make his debut as a film director


they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance


self-conscious but often hilarious


one problem with the movie ,


figures prominently in this movie


offers the none-too-original premise


assured in its execution


more salacious telenovela than serious drama


frightful vanity film


nourishing


failure .


from a severe case of hollywood-itis


warning you


, danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction .


seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material


a pretty funny movie


an effective portrait


in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion


engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces


the dirty jokes provide the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen .


impressive talent


a different and emotionally reserved type


smooth , shrewd , powerful act


audacious-impossible yet compelling


there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew .


just does n't add up .


there 's plenty to offend everyone ...


might just be the movie you 're looking for


his lack of self-awareness


creatively


thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity


impacts


in tired stereotypes


unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor


fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work


biographical fantasia


wendigo , larry fessenden 's spooky new thriller , is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films .


sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll


australia is a weirdly beautiful place


go-for-broke


is to be cherished


pure cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness and swooning elegance


this mess of a movie


presents a frightening and compelling ` what if ?


is a sweet treasure and something well worth


're not likely to have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it 's surprisingly old-fashioned


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


classical


may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry .


very inspiring or insightful


heady jumble


, humorless and under-inspired


it 's that good .


the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament .


-- in the title role --


unpaid intern


where 's the movie here ?


visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .


the entire movie establishes a wonderfully creepy mood .


does n't manage to hit all of its marks


in between the icy stunts , the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do . '


powerful and reasonably fulfilling


than bad


a doa dud from frame one .


hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans )


an awkward hybrid


by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor


while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be


that is revelatory


of anti-semitism ever seen on screen


upscale


some first-rate performances


is just an overexposed waste of film


poetic symbolism


it is nearly impossible to look at or understand


loses himself to the film 's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money


grittily beautiful film


to which it succeeds


that ( nelson 's ) achievement does n't match his ambition


gentle , mesmerizing portrait


it 's not like having a real film of nijinsky


( ferrera )


the occasional bursts


a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll


ca n't even do that much .


a return to pure disney


captain


a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every cliché of japanese animation while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage


a mean-spirited film


i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy , ' but real women have curves truly is life affirming


of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day


this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head


one viewing ca n't possibly be enough


with humor and lightness


hedonistic creativity


smile-button


of attraction and interdependence


is ultimately rather silly and overwrought , making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative .


sag in certain places


most plain , unimaginative


an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race .


's still too burdened by the actor


never feels derivative


is about as interesting


it 's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller


a smart , nuanced look at de sade


an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem ,


how good this film might be , depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not .


it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness ,


, future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter


living harmoniously


for sick and demented humor


be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


distinctive


stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .


has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written , underrehearsed , arbitrarily plotted and


snl '' has-been


very well-written and very well-acted .


all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax


, `` minority report '' astounds .


this rich


have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart


such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show .


happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it .


is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd


own languorous charm


when you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation , it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed .


stylish but steady


does justice both to stevenson and to the sci-fi genre .


added clout to this doc


there 's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references ,


wonderful


never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence


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


illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey


the finished product 's unshapely look


modestly surprising movie


its refusal to recognize any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map


does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark


have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue


pays off and is effective if you stick with it


it 's too close to real life to make sense


, then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea .


it 's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's .


very funny joke


sons , loyalty and duty


undeniably touched


accepting him in the role


one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout


only now it 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage


a coherent rhythm


has several strong performances .


interesting and accessible


the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history


i liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes , it 's too long and it goes nowhere .


's the perfect star vehicle for grant


a visually masterful work


has a built-in audience , but only among those who are drying out from spring break and


do n't deserve any oscars


sandler is losing his touch


rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces


hide its contrivances


threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny


is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .


there 's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale .


scotland , pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept .


silly horror movies


, scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys


it desperately wants to be a wacky , screwball comedy , but


even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic ,


most intriguing movie experiences


it may not be a huge cut of above the rest , but i enjoyed barbershop


slight and uninventive


enough may pander to our basest desires for payback , but unlike many revenge fantasies , it ultimately delivers


's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness


the film 's shortcomings


well-put-together


introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


the screenplay or something


its own most damning censure


conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america


that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise


vividly captures the way young japanese live now , chafing against their culture 's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying , traditional politesse .


mesmerize , astonish and entertain


remains a chilly , clinical lab report


how bad this movie was


much baked cardboard


is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy .


a welcome relief from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic , this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story .


to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be


be fruitful


of fighting hard for something that really matters


endearing about it .


is , we have no idea what in creation is going on


, non-exploitive approach


crime drama


very amusing , not the usual route in a thriller , and the performances are odd and pixilated and sometimes both .


but blatantly biased


slap her


provide an intense experience


aniston has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil .


learning but inventing a remarkable new trick


its new england characters , most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial


just plain bad


inspires more than an interested detachment


eat popcorn


the film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol .


crass , then gasp for gas ,


sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team ,


the plot ` surprises '


as compelling or as believable


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


despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes


it 's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive .


's fun for kids of any age


never clearly defines his characters or


baffled the folks in the marketing department


fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller


sneering humor


i liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes , it 's too long and


to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai , but thanks to an astonishingly witless script


going to be everyone 's bag of popcorn


this strangely schizo cartoon


while not for every taste , this often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise , too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy .


completely predictable plot


above most of its ilk


originality ai n't on the menu , but there 's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller


ideas and special-interest groups


all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream


not well-acted


it 's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey .


might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead .


both shrill and soporific , and because everything


intriguing and alluring


's propelled by the acting


second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies ,


washington overcomes the script 's flaws and envelops the audience in his character 's anguish , anger and frustration .


'' lacks in depth


an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work


despite the film 's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity .


an opportunity to embrace small , sweet ` evelyn


( no more racist portraits of indians , for instance )


irritating


, some of it is honestly affecting


churn out one mediocre movie after another


have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered .


some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting


of poetry and passion


its insights into the dream world of teen life , and its electronic expression through cyber culture


suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .


can not be revived


hodgepodge


appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race


it 's just too dry and too placid


clearly evident poverty and hardship


some kid who ca n't act , only


elegant and sly deadpan


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


a strength


easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen .


is a visual treat


also one of the most curiously depressing


unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm , you 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party .


but overall the halloween series has lost its edge


like the world of his film , hartley created a monster but did n't know how to handle it .


into a really funny movie


is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas


infantile


an eye-boggling blend


something to be taken seriously


, however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance .


like a promising work-in-progress


going wrong


there 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff


a low rate annie


expressively performed


to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins


a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship .


the peculiar american style of justice


of faith in the future


the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


for one splendidly cast pair


measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor


oozes craft .


thoughtful dialogue


, joyous romp of a film .


as well-conceived as either of those films


ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon


grows on you .


lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail .


the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they 'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion .


's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly


of a movie so sloppy , so uneven , so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer , young or old ,


natural-seeming actors


not to be dismissed


lisa rinzler 's cinematography may be lovely , but love liza 's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout , maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension


of character-driven storytelling


you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind


mushy


amusedly ,


degenerates into hogwash .


his ` angels of light


when you 're a jet


with a serious minded patience , respect and affection


because he gives the story some soul


the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value .


assume is just another day of brit cinema


sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance


solaris is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean 's eleven , '' never were .


leaden as the movie sputters


a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film


like max rothman 's future , does not work .


of the greatest date movies in years


the marvelous verdu ,


road trip


lively


it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


somewhat cumbersome


its chicken heart


of a raindrop


most sincere and artful movie


of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller


huge action sequence


's stuffy and pretentious


, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it


it 's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not


the general 's


backed by sheer nerve


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


the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .


has little to do with the story , which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler .


chillingly effective


entirely irony-free zone


make you feel that you never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least )


( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics )


a bit cold and relatively flavorless


slickly


be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john


for all the wrong reasons besides .


cram earplugs


in a good way


this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship .


fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films


hashiguchi uses the situation to evoke a japan bustling atop an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation .


amnesiac


i usually dread encountering the most


all the filmmakers need to do


, serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting , dialogue , comedy , direction and especially charm .


of martha stewart decorating program run amok


not-very-funny


as the movie traces mr. brown 's athletic exploits , it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times .


's too loud to shout insults at the screen


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


greengrass


're at the right film


one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities , but


pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure


to be had from films crammed with movie references


to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic


on par with the first one


collateral damage is trash , but it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't .


low-rent -- and even lower-wit --


mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls , group articulates a flood of emotion .


schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past . '


, signs is a tribute to shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project .


one-hour mark


outstanding thrillers


you would n't want to live waydowntown ,


grenier is terrific , bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery to toback 's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue .


the thing just never gets off the ground .


has no place to go since simone is not real


intelligent , caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being .


88 minutes of exaggerated action


gave people seizures


suffers from a flat script and a low budget


of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while


headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film


without being insightful


rekindle the magic of the first film


pretends to be passionate and truthful


mannered


a wal-mart budget


`` sorority boys '' was funnier ,


texture and realism


tasteful little revision works


low comedy does n't come much lower .


a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that


to investigate


what 's nice is that there 's a casual intelligence that permeates the script .


it magic


sentimental


the film 's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original , but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters .


enjoyable


is in need of a scented bath


felt work about impossible , irrevocable choices and the price of making them .


you may be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear .


a mostly magnificent directorial career


found it slow , predictable and not very amusing


more offended by his lack of faith in his audience


astonishing ... ( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment .


fine , focused piece


really goes downhill .


on a string of exotic locales


any recent film , independent or otherwise ,


it 's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay .


an enjoyable , if occasionally flawed , experiment .


somewhat problematic


of its lurid fiction


that tries too hard to be emotional


is murder by numbers , and as easy to be bored by as your abc 's ,


the visual panache , the comic touch , and


need , neurosis and nervy


for its 100 minutes running time , you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen .


to the actress , and to her inventive director


that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time


's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan


redolent


the cleverness , the weirdness and


mothers


lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work


as big a crowdpleaser as


is technically sophisticated in the worst way .


feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way


cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most .


it 's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over , but it 's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest .


like saturday morning tv in the '60s


sketches ...


need of some trims and


is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals


a fleeting grasp


that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults


is a disarmingly lived-in movie


with an original idea for a teen movie


the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang , which is good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films


undeniably worthy and devastating


's such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it .


each scene drags , underscoring the obvious


none of the visual wit of the previous pictures


the fun of toy story 2


find comfort in familiarity


is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie .


mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .


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


every gag two or three times


creating an intriguing species of artifice


mixed up


marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain


a highly watchable , giggly little story


a fine-looking film with a bouncy score


the uninspired scripts , acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special


is this so boring


fascinating experiment


wonderfully warm human drama


a compelling motion picture that illustrates an american tragedy .


if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia


an ugly , revolting movie


giving it a strong thumbs up


bears out as your typical junkie opera


timeless


nonsensical and formulaic


's a brazenly misguided project


sneak out of the theater


you exit the theater


gets the details right , from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s.c. , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner .


an expiration date passed a long time ago


anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity .


that even in sorrow you can find humor


schmucks


the plot makes no sense


showtime eventually folds under its own thinness .


more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned


the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium


of the worst films of the summer


such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go


cinema classic


if you like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor , then triple x marks the spot .


treats ana 's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film


as stiff , ponderous and charmless


the only one laughing at his own joke


statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british .


the dragons are the real stars of reign of fire and you wo n't be disappointed .


though the film is static , its writer-director 's heart is in the right place , his plea for democracy and civic action laudable .


savvy director robert j. siegel and


gripping drama .


has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made


game supporting cast


is horrible


subtle and richly internalized performance


buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen


to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny


real laughs


... a light , yet engrossing piece .


it 's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ) , and


, compelling


this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton 's ever-watchful gaze -- and it 's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one .


imbued with passion and attitude


incredibly dated and unfunny


is unconvincing


is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold


the problematic characters


a sweet treasure and something well worth


too bad kramer


the main story ... is compelling enough , but it 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish .


video games are more involving than this mess .


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


hot topics


more busy than exciting


a complex web


sturdiest example yet


gutsy and perfectly


enriched


contains the humor , characterization , poignancy , and intelligence of a bad sitcom


low-budget constraints


an almost unbearably morbid love story .


scant


unsentimental


shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project


a delightful comedy centering on food


of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery


see this , the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy , directed by godfrey reggio , with music


the powerful


do justice


it lacks in substance


the movie grows boring despite the scenery .


nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy


an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director 's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength .


like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank


there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series , but


just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity


positively


sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .


for the most part a useless movie , even with a great director at the helm


it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous .


dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious


well-paced


, your senses are as mushy as peas


funny , somber , absurd , and , finally , achingly sad ,


ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie


the consciously dumbed-down approach


is hereby given fair warning .


, amusing


is hypnotic


the paradiso 's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film 's final ( restored ) third ...


being trapped at a bad rock concert


addictive guilty pleasure


us to forget most of the film 's problems


are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls


twohy 's a good yarn-spinner , and ultimately the story compels


population


virtually joyless


it 's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it


this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy .


sleaziness


chilling movie


an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling


is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth .


a single surprise


better


dramatic interest


dignified ceo 's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree .


a fresh , entertaining comedy that


nicks refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie , which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy .


though there are entertaining and audacious moments , the movie 's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation .


dead mother


martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline


it 's better to go in knowing full well what 's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists .


sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney 's darling harbour , but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking and hovering over some of the most not


disappointingly generic nature


in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee


certainly raises the film above anything sandler 's been attached to before .


, mouthpieces , visual motifs , blanks .


suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man


a good line


once intimate and universal cinema


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains ...


a gracious , eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost .


a movie that 's held captive by mediocrity .


laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man


a breezy blend of art , history , esoteric musings and philosophy .


, a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement .


sex with strangers is fascinating ...


beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors , is a note of defiance over social dictates .


an easy film


the double-cross that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun


drug culture


come to term an `` ambitious failure


enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest


looks wonderful


good


a compelling allegory


a happy , heady jumble of thought and storytelling


replaced by goth goofiness


rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them .


, tender and heart-wrenching


a strong education and


are not to be dismissed


it 's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas .


looking for a story


hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing


is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .


entertainment


rather unique approach


a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one --


full of sex , drugs and rock


hardly an objective documentary , but it 's great cinematic polemic


it never rises to its clever what-if concept .


a direct hit


moments to keep it entertaining


a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor


been a confusing and horrifying vision


hollywood movie


it can not even be dubbed hedonistic


the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it 's insanely violent and very graphic .


though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


silly , stupid and pointless


unfaithful


leave you speaking in tongues


as the old-hat province of male intrigue


achingly honest


journalistic or historical


some success


long , slow and dreary


the brim with ideas


his work with actors is particularly impressive .


feels free to offend


a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad


anomie and heartbreak


honest and loving one


manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish .


the film occasionally tries the viewer 's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy , but it ultimately satisfies with its moving story


` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set


might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about


a manically generous christmas vaudeville .


keeping themselves kicking


a great deal of fun


little room


the thrown-together feel


a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped


is funny .


this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus .


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


nifty twists


is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage .


, mad love looks better than it feels .


good , achingly human


be able to look away for a second


will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and


of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves


mention `` solaris '' five years from now and


an elegant work


that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice


harps on media-constructed ` issues '


occasional belly laugh


generates plot points


immersive


this is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged


( less a movie than )


solid base


pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car


, it 's icky .


no good answer to that one


it 's pleasant enough and its ecological , pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome .


hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies , and ice age only improves on it , with terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor


ask for a raise


great american adventure


badder than bad


by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit


surprisingly inoffensive


musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets


one of the smartest


's worth yet another visit


it 's a movie that ends with truckzilla , for cryin ' out loud .


that rare combination


is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie


that have preceded it


manic and energetic


despite the efforts of a first-rate cast


thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd .


as a friend


feels strangely hollow at its emotional core .


not infrequently breathtaking


old-fashioned but thoroughly satisfying entertainment .


environmental pollution ever made


offers opportunities for occasional smiles


perfect teaming


pointless mayhem


's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument


overproduced piece


with real world events


without resorting to camp or parody , haynes ( like sirk , but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange .


if the suspense never rises to a higher level


completely honest


of intergalactic friendship


once called ` the gift of tears


, clever


there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe


one hollywood cliche


is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture


has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just


he wants you to feel something


never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding


an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop


the self-destructiveness


for on-screen chemistry


a sad and rote exercise


the stuff of lurid melodrama


what goes on for the 110 minutes of `` panic room '' is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals .


gives a performance that is masterly


from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast


the gorgeously elaborate continuation


negligible


's definite room for improvement