save oleander 's uninspired story


sickeningly real


a slick , engrossing melodrama


sometimes quite funny


to the grayish quality of its lighting


dark , gritty , sometimes funny


easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year


on tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries


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


is a convincing one ,


an `` ambitious failure


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


that scalds like acid


improves


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


uniformly superb


a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed ,


was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash


will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .


the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of steven spielberg 's misunderstood career


he 's making dog day afternoon with a cause


takes form


solid acting and a neat premise


silly subplots


something to behold


's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring .


director juan jose campanella


turbulent self-discovery


a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation


scarily funny


add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments .


are included


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


's most substantial feature for some time .


imaginative teacher


michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making


this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states .


is n't exactly endearing


the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor , but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy .


dreams ,


enough flourishes and freak-outs


dreadfulness


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


used to burn every print of the film


does not make for much of a movie .


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


depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .


cold , gray , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated


spectacular in every sense of the word , even if you don ' t know an orc from a uruk-hai .


if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout


that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california


an ambitious movie that , like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that do n't come off .


most horrific movie experience


a winning piece


has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky


a dull , dumb and derivative horror film .


acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge .


, reality shows -- reality shows for god 's sake !


in the manner of a golden book sprung to life


beneath the film 's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination , backed by sheer nerve .


noyce 's greatest mistake


end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards


that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable


weaver and lapaglia are both excellent , in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk .


work , especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent


over the end of cinema


ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ) , profound without ever being self-important


may be shallow


's why sex and lucia is so alluring .


a couple hours of summertime


flatter it


pack your knitting needles


a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't


can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter .


ignore but a little too smugly superior to like


too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets .


this choppy and sloppy affair


a lighthearted comedy


, overlong soap


a spirit


more confused ,


the positive change


an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject --


is a wonderful thing ; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle


witty , whimsical feature


with a curiously stylized , quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil


most amazing super-sized dosage


cassavetes thinks he 's making dog day afternoon with a cause , but all he 's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon .


do n't avert our eyes for a moment


pretty decent


contains some hefty thematic material on time , death , eternity , and what


as artificial and soulless


retro-refitting exercise


the real star of this movie is the score , as in the songs translate well to film , and


in an admittedly middling film


a failure as straight drama


great character


structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic


though tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough


breaking new ground


for his first attempt at film noir , spielberg presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future .


peak


makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a


what it is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art


a thoughtful movie


inane , humorless and under-inspired


exactly assured in its execution


explode obnoxiously


's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion 's attentions


most impressive


a struggling nobody


barney 's


follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and


full of detail


my loved ones


i have n't laughed that hard in years !


is just garbage .


with the inescapable conclusion


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


somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality


the film has ( its ) moments , but


the most severe kind


abused


a landmark in film history


your first instinct


maintains your sympathy for this otherwise challenging soul by letting you share her one-room world for a while .


drowsy


would have been better off staying on the festival circuit


of the worst titles in recent cinematic history


will leave you thinking


satisfyingly unsettling ride


the movie 's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell .


a good guy


of musical passion


satisfying conclusions


once the downward spiral comes to pass , auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...


were more repulsive


the likes


the script 's flaws


is clever and funny ,


is the energetic frontman


have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed


suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc .


does n't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago


with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes


to recovering from its demented premise


insult the intelligence of everyone


suffers from a paunchy midsection , several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme


the quiet american is n't a bad film , it 's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar .


it was , as my friend david cross would call it , ` hungry-man portions of bad '


we started to wonder if ... some unpaid intern had just typed ` chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine .


kicks into gear


from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense


deliver remarkable performances


making kahlo 's art a living ,


's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud


has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had


chilling tale


morbid one


sleep-inducing thriller


is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story .


affable


loyal


a film of epic scale


most thoughtful fictional examination


is infectious .


accomplished oscar winners


is so resolutely


if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out


figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm


are especially fine .


the result is a film that 's about as subtle as a party political broadcast


alternating between facetious comic parody and pulp melodrama , this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life .


simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank .


the ya-ya sisterhood


with a moral


nothing about them is attractive .


arduous


too bad .


is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact


parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature


enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls


by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm


negativity


what bubbles up out of john c. walsh 's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie


fresh and


it 's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman .


a delicate ambiguity


grow increasingly disturbed


positively thrilling combination


i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon .


it had a sense of humor


frightening late fees


, unaware that it 's the butt of its own joke .


more repulsive


will be a thoughtful , emotional movie experience .


blood work is for you .


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


his penchant


one-sided


its compelling mix


jaw-droppingly superficial


, i enjoyed .


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


why blue crush , a late-summer surfer girl entry , should be as entertaining as it is


on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns


we 're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she 's french


the gags are often a stitch .


lovely


precious circumstances


a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


a welcome relief


irreparable


would be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker if 26-year-old reese witherspoon were not on hand to inject her pure fantasy character , melanie carmichael , with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic .


ultimately disappoint the action


cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash


is so lovely toward the end


there 's nothing exactly wrong here , but there 's not nearly enough that 's right .


static set ups ,


more and more abhorrent


so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost


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 .


while you have to admit it 's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out `` when you 're a jet , you 're a jet all the way , '' it 's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight . ''


some good , organic character work


movie star charisma


reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer , but ultimately it 's undone by a sloppy script


is unusual , food-for-thought cinema that 's as entertaining as it is instructive .


masterpiece


is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often


and not in a good way


is as padded as allen 's jelly belly


highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making


the movie sputters


strained caper movies that 's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends


if the tuxedo actually were a suit , it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special .


pathetic junk


from both a great and a terrible story , mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience .


bad writing ,


its crapulence


too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like , this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot .


if it belongs on the big screen


repeating


only makeup-deep


uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated .


with such fury


wait to see it then .


excess debris


savvy street activism


a soulless hunk


is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


the best short story writing


most edgy


confident , richly


proficient , dull


a truly annoying pitch


the possible exception of elizabeth hurley 's breasts


of flat champagne


of astonishing grandeur


the most enchanting film


doltish and


for two movies


sustains it


the storytelling may be ordinary , but the cast is one of those all-star reunions that fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema .


a walk to remember a niche hit


its performances


illuminating study


love interest


original talent


a travesty of a transvestite comedy


odd enjoyably chewy lump


was better


a stab


dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances


a feel-good movie


difficult


face arrest 15 years after their crime


, avarice and damaged dreams


uncompromising artists trying to create something original


has already reached its expiration date


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


you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes


the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting .


more appealing


but it does have one saving grace .


can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '


give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter )


real visual charge to the filmmaking


a great cast


be an honest and loving one


's a rather listless amble down


from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written


to be somebody , and


slight to be called any kind of masterpiece


fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket .


whiny pouty-lipped poof


riveting , brisk delight


` a ' list cast


, delicately performed


a cultural wildcard experience


's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie


the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is , but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood


high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery ,


pleaser


mounted , exasperatingly well-behaved film , which ticks off kahlo 's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant


parts seem like they were lifted from terry gilliam 's subconscious , pressed through kafka 's meat grinder and into buñuel 's casings


so preachy-keen and


their bodies


` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and


... digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations .


with fewer gags to break the tedium .


yet depressing film


provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket


cross swords with the best of them and


of the theater feeling


boy , has this franchise ever run out of gas .


is a divine monument to a single man 's struggle to regain his life , his dignity and his music


has a way of seeping into your consciousness ,


to be that rarity among sequels


so memorable


is a good and ambitious film


cheesy b-movie playing


in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that 's simultaneously painful and refreshing


gimmicky


created a monster but did n't know how to handle it


solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous .


stirs us as well


it 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids


something provocative ,


ever so gracefully


as a director , eastwood is off his game


in a big corner office in hell


overcome blah characters


unshapely


everyone making it


viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike


the climactic burst of violence


is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy


to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it


the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl


maintains suspense on different levels


the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie 's hideous yellow ` do .


entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal


congrats disney on a job well done , i enjoyed it just as much !


it 's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work .


it 's undone by a sloppy script


simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship .


you wo n't feel like it 's wasted yours


from films crammed with movie references


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


phoned-in business


is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump


is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression .


an action/thriller


for something new


includes one of the strangest


definitely worth


good time


more interesting -- and


absorbing movie that 's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist


it may scream low budget , but this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied


otherwise good-naturedness


it also treats the subject with fondness and respect


thornberrys movie


of documentary , one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


bill plympton , the animation master


some flashy twists


tired , unimaginative and derivative


to his day job


self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash


half the excitement of balto , or quarter the fun of toy story 2


a lush , swooning melodrama


too weak a recipe


loose , poorly structured film


knucklehead swill


for a touching love story


to screen with considerable appeal intact


of familial separation and societal betrayal


its target audience talked all the way through it


can see without feeling embarrassed


the most politically audacious films of recent decades


perfectly executed and


an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or felt


quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor .


ca n't wait to see what the director does next


rigid and


dramatic impact


a silly hack-and-slash flick


is one of world cinema 's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers .


frida gets the job done .


an edgy thriller


an extraordinary poignancy


the writing is clever and the cast is appealing .


the story , like ravel 's bolero , builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with


've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel


ordinary


, the country bears ... should keep parents amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio .


warm , inviting , and


mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances ,


brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing , haneke 's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons


's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar .


relatively gore-free


leaden and dull


the film is like sitting in a downtown café , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing , and desperately wishing you could change tables .


the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- she ca n't provide any conflict


for a satisfying evening at the multiplex


it is n't scary .


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


is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts


about existential suffering


the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts


when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry , the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside .


wicked


the story gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense , which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill .


gratitude


real shame


, for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway , the hours represents two of those well spent


what makes it worth watching


who would not likely be so stupid as to get


flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community


terrific computer graphics


not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


its lackluster gear of emotional blandness


language and locations


help this movie one bit


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


often exciting


the story 's pathetic and the gags are puerile . .


of france 's most inventive directors


can drive right by it without noticing anything special , save for a few comic turns , intended and otherwise


professional film


the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors


the simpering soundtrack and editing


is disappointingly generic .


( the cockettes ) provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable . '


's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman .


did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or


of the long list of renegade-cop tales


to be something of a sitcom apparatus


she is a lioness , protecting her cub , and he a reluctant villain , incapable of controlling his crew .


whose meaning and


maybe `` how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ? ''


high-powered star pedigree


is a weirdly beautiful place


compassion ,


maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature


charming in comedies like american pie and


's a terrible movie in every regard ,


roman polanski may have been born to make


bound to show up at theaters for it


most irresponsible


grandeur ' shots


... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack .


in venice


overrides


a loud , witless mess that


of a 20-car pileup


one baaaaaaaaad movie


an encouraging effort from mccrudden


uninspired preachy and clichéd


great equalizer


what makes salton sea surprisingly engrossing is that caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that 's often handled in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion .


on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches


a powerful 1957 drama


beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .


a fanciful drama about napoleon 's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility .


positives


may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and , perhaps more than he realizes


have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3


everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant , designed not to offend .


the film has ( its ) moments , but they are few and far between


a good old-fashioned adventure


incurably


davis ... gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences .


overbearing


dragged on


less a movie than


fifth beer-soaked film


decent performance


horrendously


it 's worth yet another visit


rolling your eyes


an ambitiously naturalistic , albeit half-baked , drama about an abused , inner-city autistic teen .


funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span


's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x ... look positively shakesperean by comparison .


i do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version .


... a great , participatory spectator sport . '


should be punishable by chainsaw


's a funny no-brainer


, it may just scare the pants off you .


interesting movie


the whole dead-undead genre , who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects


an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) ,


flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace


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


impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face


his way to turn the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum


a pointless , meandering celebration


bogging down


's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid ''


hide new secretions from the parental units


made me want to pack raw dough in my ears .


bravura performance


accomplished work


a high enough level


summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle


make a clear point


run-of-the-filth


top-notch action powers this romantic drama


collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture .


manages , with terrific flair ,


would love this .


you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines


martha enormously endearing


cheated


walt becker 's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .


enough innovation or pizazz


a quirky , off-beat project


replete with the pubescent scandalous


features a standout performance


they may be as history


add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that 's low on both suspense and payoff


downbeat , period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message .


big bloody chomps


can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he 's made at least one damn fine horror movie


're going to face frightening late fees


is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol 's most intense psychological mysteries


instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel


her presence succeeds in making us believe


just fell apart


sucked .


a remarkable piece of filmmaking


rewarding


those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi .


excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic


beautiful paean


most beautiful , evocative


howlingly trashy time


to remain an unchanged dullard


kline 's superbly nuanced performance


offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility


not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works


to be a one-trick pony


far more often than the warfare itself --


to drag on for nearly three hours


offering fine acting moments and pungent


of renegade-cop tales


shows moments of promise


uproarious humor


as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time is it there ?


a competent , unpretentious entertainment destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country .


successful example


exposé , the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining .


there 's ... an underlying old world sexism to monday morning that undercuts its charm


many a hollywood romance


there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back


self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy


a muddled limp biscuit of a movie , a vampire soap opera that does n't make much


splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity .


prickly


artistes


ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles


directed with purpose and finesse by england 's roger mitchell , who handily makes the move from pleasing


slow and ponderous ,


while peppering the pages with memorable zingers


unreligious


turn the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum


rude and


after an uncertain start


interesting characters


it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling


-- in the title role -- helps make the film 's conclusion powerful and satisfying


engaging and intimate first feature


though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions ... but


self-pitying


is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture


is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches


totally exemplify


to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


's superficial and unrealized


but it does somehow manage to get you under its spell .


if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy


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


treads heavily


of rancid , well-intentioned , but shamelessly manipulative movie making


seriously intended movie


beautifully


a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .


if you 're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri , you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake .


a compelling allegory about the last days of germany 's democratic weimar republic


exudes the urbane sweetness that woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken


a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish .


another best of the year selection .


a feel-good movie


the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point .


delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids


funny with the material


encumbers itself


an energetic , extreme-sports adventure


sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics , and genuine heart


hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay


a great , participatory spectator sport . '


played-out


a cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty


belly laugh


signals director rick famuyiwa 's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema


to a film about a family 's joyous life


due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired


end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael


resorting to camp


a foundering performance


wonder .


a hoot


pretend the whole thing never existed


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


to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal


as famous prima donna floria tosca , roberto alagna as her lover mario cavaradossi , and ruggero as the villainous , lecherous police chief scarpia ,


you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy


its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves


's not a fresh idea


( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy


tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation


funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness .


manipulative claptrap


a buoyant , expressive flow


loss and denial and life-at-arm 's -


, i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni 's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it .


are familiar with , and makes you care about music you may not have heard before


not the craven of ' a nightmare


is always sympathetic


impressive roster


scream


superbly


know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics


insomnia


somber pacing and lack


starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches .


a real shame


quirkily appealing


swipe 90 minutes of your time


is clever and insightful


an eloquent , reflective and beautifully


what 's worse , routine


enjoy seeing how both evolve


is a heartfelt story


tepid and tedious


unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head


of stale gags


waltzed itself into the art film pantheon


shows why , after only three films , director/co-writer jacques audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers


anchoring


impressive


entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated


in increasingly incoherent fashion


in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed


bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction


, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart


the holes in this film


switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s


callow pretension


great performances ,


truly come to care about the main characters


damn fine


into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality


is handsome


the cinematography is atrocious


slightly disappointed


drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category


in all its strange quirks


's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama


surprised at the variety of tones in spielberg 's work


of the painstaking


romeo and juliet/west side story territory , where it plainly has no business going


immense


shines in her quiet blue eyes


odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic


love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut


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


articulates a flood of emotion .


predicament


cesspool


from their incessant whining


we do n't even like their characters .


technical triumph


there are many definitions of ` time waster '


slow down


, personal film


is a trove of delights .


the tuxedo was n't just bad ; it was , as my friend david cross would call it , ` hungry-man portions of bad ' .


the most beautiful , evocative works


it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic .


denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism


average , at best , i 'm afraid .


can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


ended so damned


the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films


, getting there is not even half the interest .


of ` ethnic cleansing


damning and damned compelling


but blatantly biased .


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


) ensure that the film is never dull


remotely topical or sexy


of updating white 's dry wit to a new age


one of the most savagely hilarious social critics


a banal , virulently unpleasant excuse


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


the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


sheer audacity and openness


a semi-autobiographical film that 's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer


superficially written characters ramble


shtick


if you only had a week to live


third act miscalculation


it 's hard to resist his enthusiasm , even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences


flavors and emotions


diverges from anything


last count


formulaic and stilted


the filmmaker 's extraordinary access


made eddie murphy a movie star and the man


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


boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse


is an intelligent , realistic portrayal of testing boundaries .


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


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


jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations


what does n't this film have that an impressionable kid could n't stand to hear ?


idiosyncratic humor


with little visible talent and no energy , colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee .


that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand


the story is predictable , the jokes are typical sandler fare ,


rotting underbelly


ambiguous


flashes of mordant humor


bother to rent this on video


that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle


an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears


seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending


most sparkling


stealing harvard ca n't even do that much .


a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue


succeeded


genuinely enthusiastic


a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller


stitch


best movies


on their parents ' anguish


dysfunctional drama


for the earnest emotional core


vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale


elusive , yet inexplicably


ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints .


crude to serve the work especially well


great fun


ditched the artsy pretensions


the thrill of the chill


serves as a workable primer for the region 's recent history , and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool .


honored screen veteran


look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role


an imaginatively mixed cast


wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies .


in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him


to shock and amaze


of the grief


the cinematic equivalent


child abuse


forgotten the movie


is rather choppy


is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life .


endorses


mostly believable , refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports


is n't painfully bad , something to be ` fully experienced '


is far less mature , interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts .


and pretentious endeavor


filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability


immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth .


terrific performances


be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality ,


its lack of purpose


the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller


be really awful


bears more than a whiff of exploitation ,


with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue


a strong script


if ( jaglom 's ) latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling , some of its repartee is still worth hearing .


things so nice


make the formula feel fresh


this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history


engage


the love of family


of quality


tired jokes


's more enjoyable than i expected , though


the perfect star vehicle


and engaging film


rich and luscious


the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved


inane and


catapulting


are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and sounds .


emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show .


nuanced look


with a zippy jazzy score


's updating works surprisingly well


shameless self-caricature


the most complex , generous and subversive artworks of the last decade


anti-


is dudsville .


xxx is a blast of adrenalin ,


of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries


enough to sustain laughs


quite able


the movie makes two hours feel like four .


of academic skullduggery and politics


it weirdly appealing


it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end


accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way .


wise and powerful tale


plenty to enjoy


grant is n't cary and bullock is n't katherine .


superb performances throughout


is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film , ' because it 's about family


all the pieces fall together without much surprise , but


on the edge of your seat


guilt-trip


seem appealing


some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date , only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments .


instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel .


the enduring strengths of women


self-righteousness


to fill time


to be a boy truly in love with a girl


exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit


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


the film sits with square conviction


a compelling story of musical passion against governmental odds


that it 's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory


will be lulled into a coma .


limply


thriller junk


rather listless amble


is funny and looks professional .


she does little here but point at things that explode into flame


better video-game-based flicks ,


a clever exercise


samuel l. jackson is one of the best actors there is .


director hoffman , his writer and kline 's agent should serve detention


unimaginable horror


while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals


walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions --


one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity


, the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens


succeeded beyond all expectation


its slightly humorous and tender story


than awe


called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful


to the gallic ` tradition of quality


of the band


joyful


those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking .


true impact


makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering .


could hate it for the same reason .


and communicates something


gracefully


heartfelt performances


treasured


its salient points are simultaneously buried , drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary .


it 's a beautiful film , full of elaborate and twisted characters


could hate it for the same reason


cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments


the thousands of americans who die hideously


cinematic


makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy


waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway .


crimes


opening up


a pleasing , often-funny comedy .


style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story


fresh good looks and


have a good shot at a hollywood career


the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme


is genial but never inspired , and little


negotiate their imperfect , love-hate relationship


this sucker


it lacks a strong narrative


a disney pic


an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability


very stupid and annoying .


a winning comedy


too much power , not enough puff .


very tasteful rock


seeking an existent anti-virus


showtime 's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches


a clear point


glib


, wit and interesting characters


comedy death


disaster flick


deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .


been there , done that ... a thousand times already , and better .


director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops '


you 're engulfed by it .


enjoying


not counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget


the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile ,


the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters .


own idiosyncratic way


friends


are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .


funny , sexy , devastating and incurably romantic .


that 's pure entertainment


a film in a class with spike lee 's masterful do the right thing .


the stories work and


having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded


( tsai 's ) masterpiece


the film 's story does not live up to its style


can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change .


crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude


his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place


'' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling .


love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history


does n't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour


listless and


was beginning to hate it


a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator


exceptionally


this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker , but good actors , good poetry and good music help sustain it .


its cutesy reliance


's understanding of the expressive power of the camera .


one of the funniest motion pictures of the year


forced drama


in any case , i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995 's forget paris .


wooden dialogue


directed with purpose and finesse


as hilarious lunacy


goes to absurd lengths


the prospect of their own mortality


to the core of what it actually means to face your fears , to be a girl in a world of boys , to be a boy truly in love with a girl , and


posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse


a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .


than a spy thriller like the bourne identity


an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers .


but this new jangle of noise , mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title .


a case study that exists apart from all the movie 's political ramifications


presume


feels like a cold old man going through the motions .


soft-core twaddle


a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man , and more about that man


, preposterous , the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades .


insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


ingenious fun


if we 're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she 's french , do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept ?


little style


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


one of the greatest films


there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit .


odd and pixilated


of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set


at its laziest


stay away .


a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars .


jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod .


officially , it is twice as bestial but half as funny .


the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .


these lives count


if the film has a problem , its shortness disappoints :


roman polanski 's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler 's list '


who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron


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


intriguing story


... an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle .


its thrills and extreme emotions


the unacceptable ,


has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself


a delightful stimulus


a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special .


the mushy finale


one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme


kwan is a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise , and lan yu is a disarmingly lived-in movie .


what 's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito 's misanthropic vision


creepy atmosphere


dark little morality tale


lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all .


which they have been patiently waiting for


, secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .


in spite of its predictability


the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations


feels a bit anachronistic .


to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd


for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson 's creek , they 'll probably run out screaming .


funny for grown-ups as for rugrats


donovan ... squanders his main asset , jackie chan


transcend its genre with a curiously stylized , quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil


stages his gags


a bad imitation


satisfying complete picture


with star power , a pop-induced score


funnybone


bad animation and mindless violence


the word -- mindless , lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


that 's as entertaining as it is instructive


bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story .


, can prevent its tragic waste of life


tiresome ugliness


mayhem and stupidity


, murky and weakly acted


who learns that believing in something does matter


deserving of its critical backlash and more


feel absolutely


such a talented director as chen kaige


sympathetic characters


cacoyannis ' vision is far less mature , interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts .


is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and yet permits laughter .


, green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese .


more than their unique residences


adorable italian guys .


are immaculate


new star wars movie


worth telling


do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit


has a rather unique approach to documentary


the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes


as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you


with jump cuts , fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics , yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is .


through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot


intacto 's luckiest stroke


soulful , scathing and joyous


a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .


to jimmy 's relentless anger , and to the script 's refusal of a happy ending


some of the funniest jokes of any movie


a pretty good overall picture of the situation


quite simply , should n't have been made


the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum


to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man


a nice , harmless date film


more than ably


more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


the director 's


make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger


we also need movies like tim mccann 's revolution no. 9 .


to admire ... the intensity with which he 's willing to express his convictions


effort and


cinematic bon bons


singer/composer bryan adams contributes a slew of songs -- a few potential hits , a few more simply intrusive to the story -- but the whole package certainly captures the intended , er , spirit of the piece .


the compassion , good-natured humor and


the predictability of bland comfort food


is such a perfect medium for children


flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others , 65-year-old jack nicholson


original and insightful


tries too hard


intellectually and logistically a mess .


spirals downward


that good theatre


is out of his league


enjoyed it just as much !


to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances


strong as always


a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical


intimidated by both her subject matter and


... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters .


the modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals .


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


lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed


the film seems as deflated as he does


sensitive and


family togetherness


's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects


something to be ` fully experienced '


does deliver a few gut-busting laughs


rushed , slapdash


feel-bad ending


romp of a film


holland lets things peter out midway ,


is clever , offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance


is one that should be thrown back in the river


give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde 's wit and the actors ' performances


that final , beautiful scene


by the sick sense of humor


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


like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop


'll still be glued to the screen


foolish


the nicest thing i can say is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it


only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself , ` ah , yes


does not make for much of a movie


dull , lifeless , and irritating


has failed him


is visually ravishing , penetrating , impenetrable .


hooting


strongly


does n't really believe in it ,


runs a good race , one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches . '


already littered with celluloid garbage


satisfying well-made


off-beat and fanciful


try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman 's approach , somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment


but once the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan , the adventure is on red alert .


terrific job


a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death


beyond the cleverness , the weirdness and the pristine camerawork , one hour photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures .


one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


moldering pile


this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock .


find a ` literary ' filmmaking style


leatherbound


, there 's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting .


a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new


of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael


the rare common-man artist who 's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness


is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script


, and funny


is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .


less bling-bling


is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh


veered off too far into the exxon zone ,


of the unsung heroes of 20th century


no explanation or even plot relevance


do cliches , no matter how ` inside ' they are


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


embarrassed


... an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty .


goes further


in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk


uplifter .


kills every sense of believability


is no doubt true , but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable


can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored


to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and , not far down the line , to find a place among the studio 's animated classics


, directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .


a tone of rueful compassion ... reverberates throughout this film , whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events .


worked better as a one-hour tv documentary


the proficient , dull sorvino


than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry


any way of gripping what its point is


delight


's undeniably hard to follow


with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages


an imaginative teacher


's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon


holds you in rapt attention


the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill


overall it 's an entertaining and informative documentary .


deeply pessimistic


, scratch is great fun , full of the kind of energy it 's documenting .


is a rather toothless take on a hard young life


exhilarating


emerges as the very best of them


much to recommend the film


the sense of fierce competition


the comic elements of the premise , making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing


honesty and


have its charms


constantly slips from the grasp of its maker .


handled correctly


a fascinating character 's story


corcuera 's attention to detail


about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses


take us by surprise ...


biologically


although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired .


terrific score


plays out like a flimsy excuse


a wonderfully speculative character


weirdly beautiful


will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .


nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing .


one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities , but it 's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny to happen , that finally get under your skin


are in perfect balance .


to blow it


offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame


is still worth


you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered


i have to put up with 146 minutes of it


a particularly amateurish episode


little excitement


to show us a good time


the border collie is funny


uninspired philosophical


this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff , demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent , well-made b movie is long gone .


the best in recent memory


falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy


its sweeping battle scenes


feast


mopes


, uncertain film


distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them


fun-seeking


's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter , but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible .


particularly well made


's a very very strong `` b + .


an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who 's being conned right up to the finale .


a sudden lunch rush


ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance .


is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that 's hard to resist


to either effort in three hours of screen time


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


a degree of affection rather than revulsion


that believing in something does matter


tear your eyes away


dumb gags , anatomical humor ,


amused by the idea


this interminable , shapeless documentary


its intended audience has n't yet had much science


works its way up


an unsettling sight ,


full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes


conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


it 's a work of enthralling drama


right choice


is interminable


the whole thing feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas .


a mischievous visual style and oodles of charm


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 .


it 's a very very strong `` b + . ''


, i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey .


place for a great film noir


is authentic .


is better than you might think .


in the simple telling


love stories you will ever see


halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it ,


it might have held my attention ,


the half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy


another clever if pointless excursion


the disappointingly generic nature


spotty script


it irritates and saddens me that martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere .


sharper


be intolerable company


somber , absurd , and , finally ,


... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters


both shrill and soporific , and because everything is repeated five or six times , it can seem tiresomely simpleminded .


except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams


our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and i know this because i 've seen ` jackass : the movie . '


grief drives her


i ca n't wait to see what the director does next


the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly


a ravishing , baroque beauty


that 's where the film ultimately fails


an engrossing and grim portrait


will seem like a recycling of clichés , an assassin 's greatest hits .


it 's fun , wispy , wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom .


the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine , but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow


enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious --


of the same old garbage


finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed


ai n't art , by a long shot


shows that jackie chan is getting older , and that 's something i would rather live in denial about


into a dreary , humorless soap opera


it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .


family warmth


stale


a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt .


loses its overall sense of mystery


been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand


's just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly .


that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy


the immediate aftermath


the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies .


move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel


that is actually funny without hitting below the belt


if i want a real movie , i 'll buy the criterion dvd .


, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film


does a great combination act


the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack .


increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool


zany '


it 's definitely worth taking a look


live happily ever


the author 's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling .


the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid


a fairy tale


you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood


at least a few good ideas


a sour taste in one 's mouth ,


just another disjointed


at 90 minutes this movie is short , but it feels much longer


a stadium-seat megaplex


of empty , fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun


dreary piece


spielberg has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry .


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


surprisingly touching


gag two or three times


be why it works as well as it does


be drawn in by the sympathetic characters


from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches


too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe


evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain


intense political and psychological thriller


the top of their lungs


re-fried


it 's never too late to believe in your dreams . '


has a new career ahead of him


it slow , predictable and not very amusing


witty and often surprising


going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about


ingeniously constructed than `` memento ''


present an unflinching look


damage


fully forgotten


's plenty to enjoy


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


energy it 's documenting


fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs


the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad , and the too-frosty exterior ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability


of relentlessly nasty situations


you do n't care who fires the winning shot


unblinkingly pure as


better off staying on the festival circuit


is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many .


is repellantly out of control


are no special effects , and no hollywood endings .


this bad on purpose


crass , low-wattage


i realized that i just did n't care


like john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders


too bad


fairly solid -- not to mention


degraded things


of slapstick sequences


there 's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again


unfocused , excruciatingly tedious


is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story


there 's no energy .


is extremely funny , the first part making up for any flaws that come later


are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .


good natured


recycled plot


earnest


` wow ' factor


with phony imagery or music


the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael 's evolution


redeems it


realize your mind is being blown .


has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances


bracing


darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping


it 's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative


of clichés and a dim


tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world 's great visual stylists , and in this film , every shot enhances the excellent performances .


is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love


the folly of superficiality that is itself


a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing


makes no difference in the least


have that kind of impact on me these days


volatile


a well paced and satisfying little drama


the pratfalls but little else


this well-meaning , beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree


be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard 's tragic play


mainstream audiences have rarely seen


comes along that is so insanely stupid , so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy


a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith .


an encouraging effort


this director 's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera .


the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing ,


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


like the hours as an alternative


bland , obnoxious 88-minute


add much-needed levity


amusing enough


that seems tailor


going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal


gorgeous exterior photography


a little bit of romance and a dose


lustrous polished


same easy targets


create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career


of new york locales and sharp writing


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


as his outstanding performance as bond in die


who understands how to create and sustain a mood


a bit of heart


the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos


lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago


the comic effects


that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you


a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple


take it


is the stuff of high romance , brought off with considerable wit .


make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not


nauseating


slow


beguiling


huppert 's show to steal and she makes a meal of it , channeling kathy baker 's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women 's augustine .


a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings


little alien


eloquent clarity


will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned


a spark of its own


feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and , perhaps more than he realizes ,


benefit


without shakespeare 's eloquent language , the update is dreary and sluggish .


k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories , but it is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia .


of a good time for both children and parents


well-intentioned ,


light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout


welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture


serve no other purpose


are ...


the best war movies


's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful ,


failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness


the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot


... a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department .


irreconcilable


proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings


ignored it


lee 's achievement extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete , a movie star , and an image of black indomitability .


to remember


thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy


realistically


assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni 's pinocchio --


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


hope britney wo n't do it one more time , as far as


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


enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events


of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past


project greenlight '' winner


, stay away .


... have made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit


viewers will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who 's who in this pretentious mess .


does n't have anything really interesting to say


best film


for once , a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies , but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own .


entertainingly presented


with weak dialogue and biopic


superlative


's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments


something purer


offering next to little insight


the plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong .


it will be , and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation


pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative


the film did n't convince me that calvin jr. 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago 's south side .


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


what sets ms. birot 's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents .


low , very low , very


this engaging mix


this cinema verite speculation on the assassination of john f. kennedy may have been inspired by blair witch , but it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative .


even in those moments where it 's supposed to feel funny and light


an unusually dry-eyed , even analytical approach to material that is generally played for maximum moisture .


projector 's


futile concoction


superhero


the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc .


what 's most offensive


be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly


love may have been in the air onscreen , but i certainly was n't feeling any of it


is a hoot ,


satisfies ,


been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster


deadeningly drawn-out


make a delightful comedy centering on food


you wanting more


in the process created a masterful work of art of their own


anteing up some movie star charisma


` the war of the roses , ' trailer-trash style .


a pleasing verisimilitude


no wit


have to pay if you want to see it


all its brilliant touches


, the emotions seem authentic


has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran . '


of discovery


overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


under its own thinness


shows off a lot of stamina and vitality


that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and


tanks


infuriating about full frontal


makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured


contrived sequels


rip-roaring comedy action


crummy-looking videotape


a spirited film and a must-see


a superficial way


bad people


's because relatively nothing happens


a dream image


the sturdiest example yet


it aims so low


will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering


k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories , but


's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd


pushiness and decibel


the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers


at its best , which occurs often , michael moore 's bowling for columbine rekindles the muckraking , soul-searching spirit of the ` are we a sick society ? '


pathetic exploitation film


restrained and


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


lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail


smart and newfangled


makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera .


or , worse yet , nonexistent --


susan sarandon


` this movie sucks . '


too-long , spoofy update


pc stability notwithstanding


can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material


the best way


a beguiling freshness


that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern


is n't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own .


charge money for this ?


each scene drags , underscoring the obvious ,


to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life


'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it


we hold dear about cinema , only now it 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage


the day-old shelf


comic sparks


sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait


lend some dignity to a dumb story


recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face


on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company


is inane and awful


well-edited


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


increasingly amused irony


into the upper echelons of the directing world


bring something new into the mix


mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience .


cross-dressing


to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


easily forgotten


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


good man


is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten


, like max rothman 's future , does not work .


a directorial tour de force by bernard rose , ivans xtc .


as improbable as this premise may seem , abbass 's understated , shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level , lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life .


a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one 's mother .


it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery , but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists


should have been a painless time-killer


seem sure of where it should go


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


work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .


atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad


vibrantly colored and beautifully designed


demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides


is always watchable


a contemptible imitator starring a `` snl '' has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni


be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


an empty shell


of businesses


originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies


pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities


( sam 's ) self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining .


the movie has no idea of it is serious


taken


wickedly undramatic central theme


able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle


though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal


the awful complications


help increase an average student 's self-esteem


, thoroughly involving


few nice twists


's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease


demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .


venturesome


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains ... crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential .


the variety of tones in spielberg 's work


to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes


fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved


the most fragmented charms


one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company 's previous video work .


, it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own .


reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer


she strikes a potent chemistry with molina


splendid actors


a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor


appropriate comic buttons


, then this first film to use a watercolor background since `` dumbo '' certainly ranks as the most original in years .


untalented


the film has a problem


who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance


is the best he 's been in years


thriller as lazy


its audience -- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way --


spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream


realized the harsh reality of my situation


the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded


a fine , rousing , g-rated family film


fascinating psychological fare


as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it


wickedly funny


while the film is not entirely successful


is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still


worth the journey


down over 140 minutes


though there 's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film 's direction , the drama feels rigged and sluggish .


bonus


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


should share screenwriting credit


taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit


a terrific b movie -- in fact , the best in recent memory .


( lin chung 's ) voice is rather unexceptional ,


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


winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity


a flat script and a low budget


outstanding performance


buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block .


prickly indie comedy


stinks from start to finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom .


this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one


, uncompromising


heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear


's the kind of under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name .


three hours and with very little story or character


's badder than bad .


modest masterpiece .


sell it


vibrance and warmth


a sophisticated flower child 's


derivative , overlong , and bombastic


often-funny


not enough fizz


though they are having so much fun


make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable


it 's not a motion picture ; it 's an utterly static picture .


it has considerable charm .


`` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section


lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ) , but ultimately you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered .


are too grave for youngsters


smartly directed , grown-up film


will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels .


funniest motion


on badly-rendered cgi effects


an entertaining movie


lets go your emotions , taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving .


one problem with the movie , directed by joel schumacher ,


a grand picture of an era


family audience


a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .


confessions may not be a straightforward bio


, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


from pleasing


interesting matters of identity and heritage


the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .


feels contrived ,


the effort is sincere and the results are honest


little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that 's low on both suspense and payoff


can tell what it is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art


have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted


into the complexities of the middle east struggle and


a live-action cartoon , a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action


an overripe episode of tv 's dawson 's creek


it 's all arty and jazzy


win you over , in a big way


would n't turn down a big bowl of that


too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction


bravo for history rewritten , and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love .


gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing .


toothless


ride , with jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending .


by supporting characters who are either too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil


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


it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


forgets


make this worth a peek .


enter and accept another world


is a masterpiece


a lot of the smaller scenes


not scary , not smart and not engaging


the movie looks genuinely pretty .


is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , color and cringe .


is funny , charming and quirky


rock solid family fun out of the gates


of constant smiles and frequent laughter


is a relationship that is worthy of our respect


historically significant , and personal ,


's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before


many talented people


than a half-hearted fluke


terrific performances , great to look at , and funny .


that 's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack


the lazy material and


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


so intimate and sensual and funny and


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


most deceptively amusing comedies


the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure


return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families , but


the down-to-earth bullock


an honesty and dignity


a nationwide blight


most of the movie 's success


the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself ,


, the movie is in a class by itself


both oscar winners


well-made pb & j sandwich


only had a week to live


very good comedic songs


an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay


current americanized adaptation


while the production details are lavish


fun with it all


, it has considerable charm .


conventional but heartwarming tale


the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry .


give you


as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and , most of the time , absolutely


this is a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life .


by those on both sides of the issues , if only for the perspective it offers


a huge disappointment coming , as it does


broken characters


at his 12th oscar nomination


that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for


was just a matter of ` eh . '


perry 's good and his is an interesting character , but `` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff .


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


reaches


comedy


not very absorbing characters


it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled .


recommend it


as miraculous as its dreamworks makers


's a minor treat


then you 're in for a painful ride .


an adoring , wide-smiling reception


is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery


the performances are amiable and committed


hard to conceive anyone else in their roles


labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


action-packed chiller


when none of them are ever any good


this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day , but


it 's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest .


sometimes a chuckle


mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense


great over-the-top moviemaking if you 're in a slap-happy mood


a particularly nightmarish fairytale


the beauty and power of the opera


don


improbable


the two leads , nearly perfect in their roles ,


unfunny


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


crass and insulting


the last scenes of the film are anguished , bitter and truthful .


wannabe-hip crime comedy


four-star


surprising emotional depth


own brightly colored dreams


which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities


made on the cheap


kapur modernizes a.e.w. mason 's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare .


flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool , but they ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up


miyazaki 's nonstop images are so stunning ,


a sensitive , modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination


approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise .


moderately successful


to the point of distraction


quite a bit of heart


need of some trims


that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor .


works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller


to admit that i am baffled by jason x.


it 's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend .


's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


feature-length running time


, charismatic and tragically


of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout


maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it .


it 's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it 's all about the silences and if you 're into that , have at it .


to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit


a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner


and it is n't that funny .


more holes than clyde barrow 's car


more propaganda


a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes


absorbing characters


ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going


the enterprise


what makes their project so interesting


liberating


a sense of wonder


a fine , rousing , g-rated family film ,


ideally


predictable as the tides


recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time


under the right conditions , it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun


energy


personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral


strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny


's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit


a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily


it 's provocative stuff ,


of lurid melodrama


hate yourself


this dream hispanic role


spielberg 's realization of a near-future america is masterful .


you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .


neglecting character development


daring and verve


these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently


birthday girl walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked .


whose achievements -- and complexities --


point at things that explode into flame


- as-nasty -


, slapdash disaster .


memories of rollerball


thought it was going to be


this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem .


prozac nation


inconsequential road-and-buddy pic .


'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it


to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful


could fail to crack a smile at


are often funny fanatics


narrative continuity


sweet , melancholy spell


elegant entertainment


breathes life


thoroughly entertaining comedy that


that 's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent


chilling


begins as a seven rip-off


merchandised-to-the-max


objective documentary


quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie


magical


no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act


so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it .


eight legged freaks is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects , and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer .


the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus


these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field , and i 'm all for that .


jfk conspiracy nuts


a nicely understated expression of the grief


what could have


by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it , and , of course


the treat


scalds like acid


is n't very effective


i was impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon .


convincing portrayal


to perform


populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility .


pretty good team


transcends ethnic lines .


effortlessly draws you in


it ca n't be dismissed as mindless


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


one can honestly describe as looking , sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history


a return to form for director peter bogdanovich


insignificant


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


stimulating


at least it 's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered


solid


does n't trust laughs


embarrassed to be part of


reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality


energetic and smart


own placid way


has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches


it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .


undeniable entertainment value


though the film is well-intentioned


surrealist


phony imagery or music


many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel


what a reckless squandering


hoffman 's powerful acting clinic


what sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material .


enduring


super-stupid


is little else to recommend `` never again .


that this bold move works


anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts


is that it 's actually watchable