convincing


watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours


sudsy


become wearisome


, this makes for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children 's entertainment .


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


forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies


guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood , nothing good can happen .


is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost


are enthralling


just too silly


the emperor 's club ,


an old-fashioned scary movie , one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts .


slightly flawed


anguish , anger and frustration


a mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in .


go see this delightful comedy .


that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original


honest , sensitive story


the artist 's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film


nettelbeck has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions , one part romance novel , one part recipe book .


that 's truly deserving of its oscar nomination


the film shatters you in waves .


's exactly the kind of movie toback 's detractors always accuse him of making .


it 's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned --


make this an eminently engrossing film .


, a walk to remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter .


radioactive hair


beating the austin powers films at their own game


with its own solemn insights


a thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt


stylized sequences


a cutesy romantic tale


, secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism .


shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom .


accurate


completely familiar


foul-natured


i 'm all for that


the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .


there is truth here


at the variety of tones in spielberg 's work


ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients


through torture


just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer


diminishing his stature


triple x marks the spot .


weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne


the genuinely funny jokes


acting that heralds something special


silly , outrageous , ingenious


pay to see it


relatively dry material


the performances are amiable and committed ,


like having an old friend for dinner '


stylistically


is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients


motivated by something more than franchise possibilities


trusts the story it sets out to tell


the emperor 's club , ruthless in its own placid way ,


despite some strong performances , never rises above the level of a telanovela .


would have been better than the fiction it has concocted


, it already has one strike against it .


sleep-inducingly


goofy , nutty , consistently funny .


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


seem to have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd .


an unabashedly romantic picture


have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame


a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code


the entire movie is in need of a scented bath .


be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate


remains fairly light ,


goes on for the 110 minutes of `` panic room ''


flower-power liberation


the delicious trimmings


will forgive any shoddy product as long as there 's a little girl-on-girl action


ethics


( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


surrender $ 9


has enough wit , energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side , but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested .


it takes to describe how bad it is


its rather routine script


means a great movie


i 'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept ,


vibrance


choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic


is beginning to feel


feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end


cliche-ridden film


feel absolutely earned


an adventure story and history lesson all in one


all in all , 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 .


the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars


a film neither bitter nor sweet


a temporal inquiry


the piano teacher


i walked out of runteldat


less-than-thrilling


so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower


opens today in the new york metropolitan area


brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch .


bombshell documentary


winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand .


a solid , spooky entertainment


of weird performances and direction


petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script


cheap , vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail 's pace .


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


unexpected heights


a perfect show


make it an above-average thriller


the thrills pop up frequently


are frequently too dark to be decipherable


seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece


meditative


's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe


hint


document


scoring high


it does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events .


i have a new favorite musical


every member


it 's a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism .


wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .


be baffled


can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one


while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that , while past ,


of small-town competition


come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music


well-made entertainment


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she 's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock .


muddy


an extraordinary film ,


smart , funny and


will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades .


genuine insight into the urban heart


the most awful acts


flick that scalds like acid .


... familiar and predictable , and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc .


farce


becomes a bit of a mishmash


near miss


very capable


's awfully entertaining to watch


the working class to life


it wo n't hold up over the long haul


though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story


is holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is .


gaunt , silver-haired and leonine ,


unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy


seems so larger than life and yet so fragile


you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair


does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown 's life .


lot to be desired


the group 's playful spark


how far herzog has fallen


it is an uneven film for the most part


unfortunately also


tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell


throw smoochy from the train !


woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .


affected child acting


manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director 's life


likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?


the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders , but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill .


they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort


droning


makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here .


just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it


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


often exquisite


and mordantly humorous


mr. scorsese 's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated .


freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box


for all the wit and hoopla , festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .


these women 's souls right open


crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy


a stirring visual sequence


enough freshness


is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year


the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face .


about discovering your destination in life


covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people


sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop


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


impressively discreet filmmakers


love it ,


enjoyable trifle


delivers real bump-in - the-night chills


there 's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination .


several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is .


the amateurish


has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool


as a dystopian movie


a 94-minute travesty


not too fancy , not too filling , not too fluffy , but definitely tasty and sweet


raw urban humor


tom green 's freddie got fingered


but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time


the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them .


pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart


despite the opulent lushness of every scene


entertaining and


it 's still not a good movie


an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings


the perkiness of witherspoon


seems timely and important .


yeah


plus , like i already mentioned ... it 's robert duvall !


means check it out .


improved upon the first


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


a highly watchable , giggly little story with a sweet


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


spoofs and celebrates


some honest insight


is recognizably plympton


's really unclear why this project was undertaken


makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing .


the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form


is atrocious


stripped almost entirely


a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona


of the best of the swashbucklers


insufferable movie


of the flesh


bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie .


untrained in acting


berling and béart ... continue to impress , and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters


is a bowser .


her life half-asleep


, one would hope for the best


certainly ca n't recommend it


like a sucker


photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces


i laughed at


humanity 's greatest shame


certain sexiness


ca n't support the epic treatment


developed with more care


entertaining and , ultimately ,


measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs , red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller .


visual splendor


in practice it 's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life


at this time , with this cast , this movie is hopeless


the extent to which it succeeds is impressive .


you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy


just dreadful .


his sly , intricate magic


the sexuality


as important as humor


is a successful one


, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible


minority report '' astounds .


unflinching and objective look


is likely to find compelling


a big corner office in hell


( evans is ) a fascinating character , and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie .


rigid and evasive in ways


the kind of soft-core twaddle


i do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold .


animation enthusiasts


dreary tract


not enough puff


if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve


from the demented mind


fusty squareness


short on larger moralistic consequences


guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy


there 's nothing resembling a spine here


did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or did they not have the nerve to speak up ?


so it 's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking ,


dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography ,


a great yarn


and witty feature


of outrageous force and craven concealment


of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy


interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic ,


kiarostami has crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope .


take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going


enamored


manner and flamboyant style


wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing


black hawk down with more heart


the magnificent swooping aerial shots


costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops ,


rates as an exceptional thriller .


familiar situations and repetitive scenes


should not be missed .


genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama


's exactly what these two people need to find each other


a picture that was n't all that great to begin with


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


undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it


is that it 's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime


continues to do interesting work


the campy results make mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated .


it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us .


exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace


it 's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience .


intriguing look


compatible


to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally


are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject


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


for that comes through all too painfully in the execution


breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill


a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams .


astonishing


a remake by the numbers


for all the time we spend with these people , we never really get inside of them .


over-the-top , and amateurish .


out of character and logically


adaptation 's success


you are n't very bright


lynch , jeunet , and von trier


it can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter .


undeniably gorgeous


moving and not infrequently breathtaking film


joy and energy


an empty , purposeless exercise .


does n't really add up to much .


exploitative and


phenomenal


hideously and


nurtures the multi-layers of its characters , allowing us to remember that life 's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced .


cho 's latest comic set


ill-advised


embedded in the sexy demise of james dean


obvious


those who like quirky , slightly strange french films


a surprisingly funny movie .


actually has something interesting to say


nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish


a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower


in gross-out humor


is a feast for the eyes


winning performances and some effecting moments


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


are served with a hack script


obnoxious


restage the whole thing


, the film is well worthwhile .


will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face


thrills the eye


this charming , thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards .


there 's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller


will enjoy themselves .


finds warmth in the coldest environment and


fine music never heard


there 's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us .


dashing and resourceful hero


( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany


distressingly


more fascinating than the results


a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely


about hatred


` comedy ' scenes


special walk


a party-hearty teen flick that scalds like acid .


the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little


not particularly scary


is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded


makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role


momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable


the film runs on a little longer than it needs to


tattered


lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma , and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest


's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


sentimental , hypocritical


flavors


is pleasant , diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction .


juliette binoche 's sand is vivacious


would leave you cold


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


it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun


seems little different


is a masterfully conducted work


a strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man .


for history buffs


quick-witted than any english lit


brushes


recommend secretary ,


a dead-end existence


about the pitfalls of bad behavior


cinematic disaster


woefully pretentious .


drag on for nearly three hours


so intimate and


might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john


deft comic timing


barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything


intolerable


formal settings with motionless characters


pure hollywood


've told a nice little story in the process


in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was


pacino is the best he 's been in years and keener is marvelous .


does n't add up to a whole lot .


better characters , some genuine quirkiness and at least


's really well directed


extremely flat lead performance


and weakly acted


are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook


grab you


smart and taut .


appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting


's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime


nothing special and , until the final act ,


distracts


's as good


the great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash , and send it to its proper home .


is sure to win viewers ' hearts


less than


ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling


a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical


one problem with the movie , directed by joel schumacher


have marked an emerging indian american cinema


it is hard to resist


just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence


a bonus feature


is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two


that it 's hardly watchable


unrelentingly grim


it 's exploitive without being insightful .


it makes up for with its heart .


maintained


add


poetry


is truly funny


intelligent and deeply


some comic sparks


a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed


dominated


of a valentine sealed with a kiss


writer-director douglas mcgrath 's even-toned direction


the funniest jokes


falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer 's new action film


is that it goes nowhere


a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop


is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost .


we get the comedy we settle for .


is not only the best date movie of the year


the bad things


rooted


things will turn out


they prove more distressing than suspenseful .


that 's why sex and lucia is so alluring .


the worst of tragedies


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


the gags


should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come .


quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory .


to winger fans who have missed her since 1995 's forget paris


it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it


to a spectacular completion one


the year 's best and most unpredictable comedy


most enchanting film


well , it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises , but it 's definitely worth taking a look .


, like me , think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with


scrutiny


a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994 's surprise family


so striking


handsome and well-made entertainment


this film 's heart is even more embracing than monty , if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition .


that they are doing it is thought-provoking .


, there is n't much there here .


amid the shock and curiosity factors , the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way .


soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich ,


bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique


depressed


still works .


to trivialize the material


finds its humor


it 's all about anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and , of course , special effect .


a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships


to the concept of loss


violent


the picture itself is somewhat problematic


that powerhouse


fabulousness


their way around this movie directionless ,


a story for more than four minutes


this charming but slight tale


been remarkable about clung-to traditions


that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer


, introspective and entertaining


loud , silly , stupid and pointless .


about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics


full of privileged moments and memorable performances


have a barrie good time


imagination and insight


has the disadvantage of also looking cheap .


undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece


you 'll enjoy this movie .


messy and


's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere


that george lucas can only dream of


rash


whatever flaws igby goes down may possess , it is undeniably that


the sheer ugliness of everything else


characters who are nearly impossible to care about


the huskies are beautiful


queasy


's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it 's started


is to be mesmerised .


a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world .


the land


a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions .


without stickiness


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


rarely has a film 's title served such dire warning .


overflows


indescribably bad


not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe


ahola )


slap me


needed so badly but what is virtually absent


the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing


embraces it , energizes it and


the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references


a modestly surprising movie


the power of this movie is undeniable .


the past via surrealist flourishes


, gritty , sometimes funny


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


though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs


we , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life


more mindless drivel


anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .


amusing for a good while


is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours .


, desiccated talent


remains prominent


from a faraway planet


what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors


subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer


the point of nausea


thoughtful movie


cliched dialogue and perverse escapism


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


are as timely as tomorrow


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


who cares ?


little time


it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them .


things really get weird , though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content .


while he talks


jaw-droppingly beautiful work


the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness


rife with the rueful , wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language .


by avary 's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest


goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better


should definitely get top billing


is cumbersome


, funny


most memorable


it 's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless


philosophers , not filmmakers


high-concept scenario


were paying dues for good books unread


that real natural , even-flowing tone


this is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground .


( l ) ame and unnecessary .


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


gentle , endearing


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


the very best of them


bit of piffle .


able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man


has no snap to it , no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism .


churn out one mediocre movie


indulges in the worst elements of all of them .


rich historical subject


gives ample opportunity


are tops , with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances .


salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation


splashy and


a deficit of flim-flam


sometimes both


care less


, it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun


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


legs


of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies


is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts


lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book )


depressing to see how far herzog has fallen


marks a return to form for director peter bogdanovich


squeeze a few laughs out of the material


is enough to save oleander 's uninspired story .


mawkish


an enjoyable film in its own right


of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car


even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits


will earn her share of the holiday box office pie , although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear


from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


served up with heart and humor


and drab wannabe


funniest and most accurate depiction


discovered , indulged in


's a work of enthralling drama


so unsympathetic


has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship


thought i heard a mysterious voice , and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign


troubled and


enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions


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


object lesson


deft punctuation


a long , dull procession of despair , set to cello music


and second , what 's with all the shooting ?


nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters


low-grade cheese standards


should appeal to women


is so anemic


we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together , and michele 's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest


the evocative imagery and gentle , lapping rhythms of this film are infectious --


holding equilibrium up


recommend big bad love only


perfectly


summery


we want the funk - and this movie 's got it


the lady and the duke surprisingly


is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism .


on three short films and two features


what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera


enigma looks great , has solid acting and a neat premise .


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


seem to be surefire casting


compromising that complexity


this marvelous film


of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor , at least


is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings


is lacking


has definite weaknesses


originality is sorely lacking .


dull , spiritless , silly and monotonous


overall feelings , broader ideas


peter out midway


yet depressing


a lazy exercise


city by the sea swings from one


a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater


yet lacking about everything


repulsive and depressing


wears


is somehow making its way instead to theaters


witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals


video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all .


, lame screenplay


more sophisticated and


is not the director at his most sparkling


give performances of exceptional honesty


plastered with one hollywood cliche


memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and


for its overwhelming creepiness


's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull .


seems suited neither to kids or adults .


family responsibility and care


fairly ludicrous


rubbish that is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor


its heart


that has nothing


williams absolutely nails sy 's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness .


rock solid family fun out of the gates ,


on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid


seemed wasted like deniro 's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk .


is effective if you stick with it


fall dreadfully short


absorbing documentary


a quiet , disquieting triumph .


a life interestingly


to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films


a mesmerizing cinematic poem


a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america


in the end , tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do , too little time to do it in .


not easily and , in the end , not well enough


very good viewing alternative


're in luck


informative , intriguing , observant , often touching


critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure


go at all the wrong moments


turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop


it 's a long way from orwell 's dark , intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium , and what once was conviction is now affectation


creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness


tries the viewer 's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy


is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs


one 's appetite for the bollywood films


gives her best


ingenious and often


because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving


makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing


are well done and perfectly


of cool stuff packed into espn 's ultimate x.


super


given this movie a rating of zero


which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard


into one terrific story with lots of laughs


tiresome jokes


eccentric , accident-prone characters


director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon , but showtime 's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks


opera-ish story


amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario


even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end ...


no-holds-barred cinematic


an enjoyable , if occasionally flawed , experiment


, despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .


a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title


much of what we see is horrible


it all looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer .


it 's an adventure story and history lesson all in one .


of its heightened , well-shaped dramas


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


of american pie hijinks


spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


to see how far herzog has fallen


reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls .


saves


the weird thing


i hate it .


nature film and a tribute


emotional car-wreck


includes too much obvious padding .


unsuccessfully


so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it


me no lika da accents so good


it 's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss .


extraordinary poignancy


provocative


special p.o.v. camera mounts on bikes , skateboards , and motorcycles provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense imax screen .


ambitious


this turd squashed


've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch


of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism


strong-minded


, crocodile hunter has the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster 's path of destruction .


pretty valuable


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


date-night diversion


turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters


one of the most frantic , virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio


splendid-looking


this obscenely bad dark comedy ,


becoming too cute about it


formulaic


it 's sweet .


that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


in the sun


patience


hilarity


is still charming here .


during the long build-up of expository material


takes a fresh and absorbing look


genuine laughs


the overall fabric is hypnotic


much more than


the film is well-crafted and this one is


a sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise .


at the expense of character


has a bigger-name cast


crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary


it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently


are clinically depressed and


derive from this choppy and sloppy affair


most devastating flaw


textbook lives


who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up


this silly little puddle of a movie


a great combination act


lead a group of talented friends


a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker


marginal characters


during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action


no cute factor here ... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .


who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely


built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids .


clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment ,


tickles the funny bone


an often watchable , though goofy and lurid , blast of a costume drama set in the late 15th century .


a successful adaptation


devolves


both sitcomishly predictable and cloying


no real sense


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


the tiresome rant


that 's best served cold


the well-wrought story


greatest films


love , memory , history and


polished


graphic sex may be what 's attracting audiences to unfaithful , but gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake .


is n't as easy to come by as it used to be


in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused .


is beautiful


the hallmarks


the brilliance of animal house


lacking a depth


the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them ''


all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor .


luminous interviews


entirely irresistible


go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches .


in praise of love


funny and fun


be able to find better entertainment


almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy


to give you a lot of laughs in this simple , sweet and romantic comedy


display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline


overstated


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


is a little too in love


no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus , accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way .


to do , too little time to do it in


life 's wonderment


in space , no one can hear you snore


precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen struggles to rebel against his oppressive , right-wing , propriety-obsessed family .


a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan .


does n't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal .


classical dramatic animated feature


piccoli 's performance is amazing , yes , but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm 's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent .


i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british


do n't wait to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some .


good , sonny


deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery


sparkling newcomer


such a mesmerizing one


the director , with his fake backdrops and stately pacing , never settles on a consistent tone .


holiday carol


of smart jokes


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


if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox


do n't really care for the candidate


insane


petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars


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


undernourished and plodding


tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price


, overnight , is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other


had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd


humor


masterpiece


that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate ) ...


most daring ,


is , quite pointedly ,


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


at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists


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


coordinated


wit and humor


knowledge , education , and


to the brim with ideas


this dubious product


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


compellingly


direct hit


made at least one damn fine horror movie


do little to salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation .


very experienced


has never been smoother or more confident


're more likely to enjoy on a computer


the film , like jimmy 's routines , could use a few good laughs .


healing process


is a wonderful thing


safe


garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating


the food is enticing


painfully slow


absurdly simplistic picture


` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science


move with grace and panache


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


by a british cast


-- as well its delightful cast --


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she 's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock


got aids


it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here .


is laughingly enjoyable


wants


the bad guys


to figure out that this is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that


've completely


impressed with its own solemn insights


is in trouble


farts , urine


, the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest ,


good alternative


succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably


eerily suspenseful


perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing , ' but


most offensive thing


a slice of counterculture


to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded


, ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing ...


more ambitious


to light


as beautiful ,


that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it


literary desecrations


the all-time great apocalypse movies


little attempt


do not go gentle into that good theatre . '


the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .


rusted-out ruin


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


it is disposable .


a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that 's unfocused and tediously exasperating


, dull procession


hit that may strain adult credibility


disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


of riveting power and sadness


highly entertaining


complex than its sunny disposition


for philosophers , not filmmakers


instantly know whodunit


's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead


show real heart


to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen


critically insightful


car-wreck


characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle .


the worst of the brosnan bunch


there 's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that 's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent .


is surprisingly brilliant ,


the sweet , melancholy spell


a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds


silly-looking morlocks


shrewd but pointless .


a sensitive , cultivated treatment


the best thing i can say about this film


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


is brilliant , really .


it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus


spirited away is a triumph of imagination


the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience


vapid actor 's exercise


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


a surgeon mends a broken heart


certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike , eight crazy nights is a total misfire .


, the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo .


its characters ' decisions


than special effects


admire the film 's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace


an incongruous summer playoff


sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches


as animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool , this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth .


eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider .


in fact , it does n't even seem like she tried .


dramatic and emotional pull


he 's willing to express his convictions


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


helluva singer


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


thoroughly formulaic film


riveted to our seats


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


good actors


evolves


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


it falls far short of poetry , but


uncompromising film


gets full mileage


for their acting chops , but for their looks


have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches


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


are more silly than scary


that mel gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo


career - kids = misery


wanders


sorvino


pallid horror


an enthralling


are strong , though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times


-- but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity


in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity


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


all too familiar ... basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938


watchable stuff .


instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games , we get a cinematic postcard that 's superficial and unrealized .


charming but slight tale


like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being


looking , sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history


on cotton candy


a clever script and skilled actors


could be any flatter


the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over


insight and humor


may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families


too bad maggio could n't come up with a better script .


the only way to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers .


an impressive roster


are reflected in almost every scene .


should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake .


oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor


a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin


explores all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut .


do all three quite well


's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects .


nothing to gain from watching they


which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal


highly-praised disappointments i


overcomes its visual hideousness


it could have been something special


a can of 2-day old coke


a genre that 's already a joke in the united states .


the holiday message of the 37-minute santa vs. the snowman leaves a lot to be desired .


takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze


the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ;


single-minded as john carpenter 's original


rambling examination


be considered a funny little film


much dramatic impact


although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation ... its three-hour running time plays closer to two .


become wearisome .


at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and


amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community , one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger , fatter heart than barbershop .


flat run


this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing


that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject


, we do n't get williams ' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile , and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing .


in some evocative shades


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


that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


too easily


the film 's conclusion powerful and satisfying


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


falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer


arrive early


regards reign of fire with awe


quite the career peak


the story plays out slowly


wonderous


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


forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five .


affectionately


most ingenious


clever and very satisfying picture


highly uneven


is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it 's based upon


so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks


endearing .


piercingly affecting


thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances


emotionally satisfying


a movie where story is almost an afterthought


gentle , lapping


more than make up for its logical loopholes , which fly by so fast there 's no time to think about them anyway .


in what is essentially an extended soap opera


any of the signposts , as if


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


certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories


ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels , fight off various anonymous attackers , and evade elaborate surveillance technologies


sterile


humorless , self-conscious art drivel , made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention .


banged their brains into the ground so frequently


like this film


alienate the mainstream audience


director randall wallace 's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency


the thing about guys like evans is this : you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins


it 's all quite tasteful to look at


a riveting profile of law enforcement , and a visceral , nasty journey into an urban hades


this time , the old mib label stands for milder is n't better .


's a terrible movie in every regard , and utterly painful to watch


even through its flaws , revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling


central flaw


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


the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal


lost , leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless


mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .


` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '


nalin


is one reason it 's so lackluster .


the self-image


the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


rich and intelligent film


that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth


arty and


shaped by director peter kosminsky into sharp slivers and cutting impressions


the hell


some movies suck you in despite their flaws , and heaven is one such beast .


a dark , quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation


a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving


to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it .


told with an appropriate minimum of means .


seem repetitive and designed to fill time , providing no real sense of suspense


shame on writer/director vicente aranda


that started with a great premise and then just fell apart


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


an unusually dry-eyed , even analytical approach to material that is generally


an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard 's immortal plays were written by somebody else .


william james once called ` the gift of tears


a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary


the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining .


, the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see .


, but your ego


still has a sense of his audience


love story


, it 's a work of enthralling drama


consciously dumbed-down approach


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


make the most of the large-screen format


-- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw .


is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel .


ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented


this is the most visually unappealing .


the movie 's captivating details are all in the performances , from foreman 's barking-mad taylor to thewlis 's smoothly sinister freddie and bettany/mcdowell 's hard-eyed gangster .


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 .


that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions .


deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant .


return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market .


endearing


is a success .


speaks volumes , offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates .


a disaster of a story , full of holes and completely lacking in chills


ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters .


a funny no-brainer


to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures


the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line .


with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work , especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent , but as is , personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral .


a bomb


, scoob and shag do n't eat enough during the film . '


not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece


impressive hybrid .


overrun


pandering


built-in audience


a century and a half ago


spies


succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad


muddled , repetitive and ragged


worst of all --


full-bodied characterizations


more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining .


you 're a comic fan


it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment


strong supporting players


coma-like state


talented enough and


manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest , your imagination , your empathy or anything , really , save your disgust and your indifference .


with every cinematic tool


content and narrative strength


a visionary marvel ,


alfred hitchcock 's


smirk


iwai 's gorgeous visuals


twice as powerful


standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth


the experience worthwhile


is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream .


in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold


like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure , but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions


the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone 's flawed but staggering once upon a time in america .


legged freaks


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


the beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet


mind-numbingly , indescribably bad


a worthwhile documentary


the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo


good actors , even kingsley ,


modestly surprising


( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto , she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and


to break the tedium


pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear


pass this stinker off as a scary movie


at every opportunity to do something clever , the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability ... all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he 's not trying to laugh at how bad it


unabashed sweetness


hawke 's film , a boring , pretentious waste of nearly two hours , does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes .


elite


makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases .


shakespeare 's eloquent language


almost unbearably morbid


how to suffer '


so watchable


at least funny


to find an old flame


of visual and verbal clichés


too erotic


only belly laughs


shining


the most unpleasant things


it 's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion .


the perfect festival film


ponderous and pretentious endeavor


's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it 's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence .


soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way .


lacks a strong narrative


has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots


good things


as tricky and satisfying as any of david


a powerful and deeply moving example


again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent


truly gorgeous


the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity


easy , seductive


its disgusting source material


with the precision of the insurance actuary


juiceless


riveting set pieces


a backstage must-see


ridiculous action sequences


is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .


dismiss


mediocre movies


while the performances are often engaging , this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .


impersonal and abstract


about compassion , sacrifice , and christian love


the film special


tackles more than she can handle .


on the whole , you 're gon na like this movie .


less a movie


gaudy hawaiian shirt


that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him


to be a compelling


repulsive and


because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length


soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless ,


an inuit masterpiece


together writer-director danny verete 's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt .


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


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


in the tradition


to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short


rarity


bombs


fairly weak


recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting .


is the gabbiest giant-screen movie


exudes


something impressive and yet lacking about everything


a movie full of grace


more balanced or fair portrayal


eerily accurate depiction


, sweaty-palmed fun


reveals itself


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


( and funnier


by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience


averting an american-russian armageddon


near-masterpiece .


derailed by bad writing and


winning story


gentle , endearing 1975 children 's novel


posing as a real movie


delightful romantic comedy


takes you by the face ,


's little to recommend snow dogs


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


come during that final , beautiful scene


never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful , offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future .


the unsettled tenor


druggy


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


cheesier


he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy


upping the ante


sadly , though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .


adorable italian guys


not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered , but the film works well enough to make it worth watching


, memorable cinematic experience


shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary


accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel


is polanski 's best film .


often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication


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


's something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message


than the first 30 or 40 minutes


brave and


france 's most inventive directors


surprisingly faithful


yet i found it weirdly appealing


deep feeling


their parents


the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process


a compelling story


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


has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style


the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects


pleasure


a classical dramatic animated feature


terrifically


plot holes


competent performers from movies , television and the theater


by turns very dark and very funny .


a quick-buck sequel


the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


grows boring despite the scenery


the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing


is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics


beyond being a sandra bullock vehicle or a standard romantic comedy


their charisma


in rapt attention


faint of heart or conservative of spirit


the best possible senses


that made a walk to remember a niche hit


a whole lot of fun


to see a movie with its heart


milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title


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


collectively stellar performance


cranky


complex portrait of a modern israel


taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight


buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or


the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms. ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting


an undeniable entertainment value


it completely contradicts everything kieslowski 's work aspired to , including the condition of art


from sharing the awe in which it holds itself


to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers


uplifting and


to the film 's music


is that it 's far too sentimental .


a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor


awesome


it 's funny , as the old saying goes , because it 's true .


inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids ,


elegant work


morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about


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


bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man


of nijinsky


tremendous , offbeat sense


waste


was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second


reassuring


the film is a hilarious adventure and


knockout


deeply touched by this movie


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


revenge , and romance


does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it


that rare family movie --


dehumanizing and ego-destroying


fully formed and


the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .


the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film


love the robust middle of this picture .


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


manages to accomplish what few sequels can


` blue crush ' swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award .


a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it is scary .


longer exposition sequences between them


a guiltless film


well-meaning , beautifully produced film


is akin to a reader 's digest condensed version of the source material


will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog 's works


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


this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be .


there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) ,


that is actually funny with the material


with unimaginable demons


s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle ,


a compelling motion


to come from an american director in years


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


how it washed out despite all of that


good spirits


marvelous film


expressing itself in every way imaginable


of entertainment that parents love to have their kids


most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure


retard


whatever fills time --


the best disney movie


bump in the night and nobody cares


one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches


strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook .


a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it 's potentially just as rewarding .


icky


film that 's flawed and brilliant in equal measure .


feel-bad


impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head


an improvement


it 's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals


scuzzy


before indigestion sets


all the outward elements of the original


fierce competition


that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually


at heart is a sweet little girl


lazier


ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold


new york 's finest and


oh , james !


incoherence reigns .


a flourish


their recklessness


olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society .


, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability


spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have .


the film has a lot of charm .


hit on a 15-year old


the film for anyone


emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions


powerful 1957 drama


swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements


the power-lunchers do n't care to understand


scott 's convincing portrayal


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


, the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .


sharp edges and a deep vein of sadness


delightfully


stifles creativity


narrative discipline


find much fascination in the swinging


about a domestic unit finding their way to joy


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


powerful emotional wallop


normally could n't care less


an infinitely wittier version of the home alone formula .


of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream


sprightly spin


pompous references


's splash without the jokes .


bloated effects


this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt , it 's the worst movie i 've seen this summer


does not translate well to the screen


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


nearly every attempt at humor


the serbs themselves


wait to see it then


wisely


this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men


too much like a fragment of an underdone potato


a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen


like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure ,


high humidity


of devito 's misanthropic vision


hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie


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


than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter


pleasant enough dish


an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream


that really gives the film its oomph


thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment


other than a mildly engaging central romance , hospital


taken seriously


jarring , new-agey tone


a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind of the writer of being john malkovich


with terrific flair


it 's an entertaining movie , and the effects , boosted to the size of a downtown hotel , will all but take you to outer space


into by-the-numbers territory


popcorn thriller


creating the characters who surround frankie


it 's better suited for the history or biography channel ,


avalanche


, this too-long , spoofy update of shakespeare 's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention .


manipulative and contrived


as dahmer


felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them


induce sleep


that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure


a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven


with strangeness than excellence


brimming


can obscure this movie 's lack of ideas .


warm


all three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents .


recognize any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bitter end


feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy


consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny


that fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of


our reality tv obsession ,


greater


are universal and involving


even more indistinct


surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy .


overbearing and over-the-top as the family


think the lion king redone for horses , with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams , the world 's most generic rock star .


perverse


is no rest period , no timeout


this is a poster movie , a mediocre tribute to films like them !


dreadful


the same easy targets


so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it


providing comic relief


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


is merely a charmless witch .


-- elegant technology for the masses --


if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight , next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about .


is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless .


a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away .


, worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it


stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king .


, it 'll only put you to sleep .


amazingly lame .


watching a brian depalma movie is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers .


a fascinating glimpse


winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic , achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines , precious circumstances and beautiful stars .


the most amazing super-sized dosage of goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan


proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .


pass for a thirteen-year-old 's book report


to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing , and


, three-dimensional characters


has no point and goes nowhere


but something far more stylish and cerebral


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


overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man


full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery


nominated for an oscar


boring and meandering


naiveté and


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


the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually , but what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about canadians


smile


the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny


as the libretto directs , ideally capturing the opera 's drama and lyricism


been told and retold


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


frightening war scenes


many conclusive answers in the film


like a 10-course banquet


anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all


the nerve-raked acting , the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware , make for some robust and scary entertainment .


career-defining


, it 's a pale imitation .


more evil than ever


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


overstylized


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


the timeless spectacle of people


for granted in most films are mishandled here


the film ... presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ?


genre gem


depress you


gorgeous to look at but


proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool


for most of the movie 's success


a bad movie ,


cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects


the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow , painful healing process that has followed in their wake


watch witherspoon 's talents


rounded and revealing


, tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage


the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


portrayals


its position


it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


rush


flashy , overlong soap opera .


who makes oliver far more interesting than the character 's lines would suggest


you would n't want to live waydowntown


hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light


once folks started hanging out at the barbershop , they never wanted to leave .


all comedy is subversive , but this unrelenting bleak insistence on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work just becomes sad


is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers .


it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain


than a stifling morality tale


hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby


the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide .


's meandering , low on energy , and too eager to be quirky at moments


are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field


an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter


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


delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph


contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive


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


worthwhile moviegoing experience


is well worthwhile .


quite a comedy nor


offering fine acting moments


generous and


about 25 minutes of decent material


this might not seem like the proper cup of tea , however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half .


without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


a stylish psychological thriller


suffers a severe case of oversimplification , superficiality and silliness


is a step down for director gary fleder


engaging criminal


a haunting sense of malaise


with terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor


feel realistic


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


make this an eminently engrossing film


a feat


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


the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks , if you 're up for that sort of thing .


gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters , especially if you 're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging .


interesting slice


find love


the film has a terrific look and


has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ...


is lightweight filmmaking , to be sure


who makes martha enormously endearing


a complicated hero


lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships


this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and


top-billed star bruce willis


of being a bit undisciplined


idiocy


knows everything and answers all questions ,


, shot in artful , watery tones of blue , green and brown .


this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .


if you 're a comic fan , you ca n't miss it .


the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .


eee for excitement


restate


lighthearted comedy


a bland animated sequel


seems aware of his own coolness


exciting plot


exist only for its climactic setpiece


, partisans and sabotage


marvelous first 101


( depending upon where you live )


for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


an intense indoor drama about compassion , sacrifice , and christian love


good actors , good poetry


smarter


canny crowd pleaser


funny scenes


is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy .


a mediocre tribute to films like them


dough from baby boomer families


her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game


the brawn , but not


just a bunch of good actors


defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


congrats disney on a job


they spend years trying to comprehend it


a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically ,


the nicest thing


than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises


goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures , and


prevent its tragic waste of life


the filmmakers ' paws , sad to say , were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project


wait for your pay per view dollar


without cheesy fun factor .


i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and


, the diva shrewdly surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players .


it 's a rock-solid little genre picture


engages


mind , while watching eric rohmer 's tribute to a courageous scottish lady


williams creates a stunning , taxi driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity .


to use the word `` new '' in its title


handsomely produced


to work with , sort of like michael jackson 's nose


the deliberate , tiresome ugliness


i love it ... hell , i dunno .


the rope snaps


found writer-director mitch davis 's wall of kitsch hard going


another genre exercise


an unimaginative screenwriter 's


it 's an 88-minute highlight reel that 's 86 minutes too long .


heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind


overflowing septic tank


artwork


gets under our skin and draws us in long


the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well .


that rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama , conflict , tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film


neo-augustinian theology : is god


to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


it 's not very interesting .


with the subject of love head-on


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


the lively appeal of the last kiss


captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could .


such superficial treatment


feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy


it 's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent


... spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative .


of good actors


feel fully


is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years .


it 's so poorly made , on all levels , that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such


at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar


sparse instances


a colorful , joyous celebration of life


is smart


a sharp , amusing study of the cult of celebrity .


a sweet , tender sermon


be liberating


a fine production with splendid singing by angela gheorghiu , ruggero raimondi , and roberto alagna


your pooper-scoopers


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


armed with a game supporting cast ,


two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema


sad to say


talented people


are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series .


it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep ,


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


like its subjects , delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride .


an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves


refreshing and comical spin


modest


the story compels


ms. bullock 's best work


that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches


off-kilter dialogue


no , i do n't know why steven seagal is considered a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money .


, pathetic , starving and untalented


if the real-life story is genuinely inspirational , the movie stirs us as well .


reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies .


stultifying


heart as important as humor


cold , sterile and lacking any color or warmth


the film belongs to the marvelous verdu , a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public


too few laughs


exactly how bad


would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic


's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances ,


its intriguing subject


as glum as mr. de niro


i 've never seen ( a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes , pillages and incinerates frank capra 's classic ...


guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts , disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves


so larger than life and


spectacular belly flops


prove more distressing


good stuff


get out


the sensational


you may leave the theater with more questions than answers , but darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping .


of the startling intimacy


, racist humor


to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved .


we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick


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


crystallize key plot moments


while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .


looking for astute observations and coming up blank


it feels accidental


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


to believe that something so short could be so flabby


intolerable company


his films


strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time


inexpressible


often pointless


offers no easy , comfortable resolution


might be intolerable company


, wide-smiling reception


enough


... bright , intelligent , and humanly funny film .


normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad


most of the distance


the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects .


95 minutes


is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia


is extraordinary .


a muddled limp biscuit of a movie , a vampire soap opera that does n't make much sense even on its own terms .


the rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based


a great director at the helm


one not-so-small problem


generous and subversive


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


very moving and revelatory footnote


miscalculates badly


the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster 's path of destruction


rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations .


our eyes


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


sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell


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


all mood and no movie .


to bother pleasuring its audience


it may not be a great piece of filmmaking , but its power comes from its soul 's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case


underestimated charm


a load of good


seem fresh


lagaan really is enormously good fun .


a cheap thriller


is n't one true ` chan moment ' .


think , zzzzzzzzz


failings


is its utter sincerity


too bland to be interesting


a bad film


wonderful cinematography


deceit and murder


the film , while not exactly assured in its execution ,


an uneasy mix


`` a '' range


in formula crash-and-bash action


put off by the film 's austerity


the second half of the movie really goes downhill .


no one in the audience or the film seems to really care


yet in its own aloof , unreachable way it 's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second .


keep watching the skies for his next project


jacobi , the most fluent of actors , is given relatively dry material from nijinsky 's writings to perform , and the visuals , even erotically frank ones , become dullingly repetitive


, if uneven ,


i 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't .


the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format , before swooping down on a string of exotic locales , scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm


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


a dashing and resourceful hero ;


yarn-spinner


presents a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation .


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


a listless climb


an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited )


all end


this insane


of justice


angel of death


blab


a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually


the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt


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


sequel-for-the-sake


astounding


, does not work .


begins to resemble the shapeless , grasping actors ' workshop that it is


mainly unfunny


frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution


slovenly done , so primitive in technique , that it ca n't really be called animation


contrived plot points


filmmakers dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann area headed east , far east , in retelling a historically significant , and personal , episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world 's democracie


the astonishingly pivotal role


that makes it attractive throughout


had all its vital essence scooped


is cruel , misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy


a funny moment or


can obscure this movie 's lack of ideas


and crudely literal


such message-mongering moralism


so perfect for a ballplayer


limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists


does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is .


more bizarre


's incredible the number of stories


most unpleasant


demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces .


is a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish


little grace ( rifkin 's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity


anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year


it 's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge .


ultimately insignificant


, brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star .


stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity , profanity and violence


a major-league leading lady


heartening in the same way


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


one fantastic ( and educational )


director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ' and they take full advantage .


, sometimes funny


... a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations .


admirable quality


`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws , but it also has humor and heart and very talented young actors


` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey


it 's still entertaining to watch the target practice .


just another voyeuristic spectacle


that you root for throughout


manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material


is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary .


of genres that just does n't work


inane and unimaginative


a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor


every suspenseful cliché


intolerable levels


notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour


the absurdities and inconsistencies


this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment .


a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film


believability was n't one of the film 's virtues .


the results are tired


amusing , tender and heart-wrenching


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


it does n't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes .


it 's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that 's actually sort of amazing .


touching and


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


dull exposition


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


to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director 's life


obscenity is at hand


set in a 1986 harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in new york .


consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire .


a large dose of painkillers


to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


besides its terrific performances


thoughtful what-if


lacks the skill or presence


swooping down on a string of exotic locales ,


precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen


stylish psychological


is well-made


avert our eyes


begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue


its promising cast of characters


a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions , writer-director parker


pratfalls aside , barbershop gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other .


alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads


the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum .


with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera


of balto


entirely improvised


degrading and strangely liberating


it counts heart as important as humor


unfolds in a low-key , organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow