trashy fun


trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish


i see this piece of crap again


true love


summer fluff


simply stupid , irrelevant


great scares and


loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves


the john wayne classics


the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical .


, but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes .


an eventual cult classic


giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies is part of the fun .


how very bad


graceful , moving


that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world


an eye-boggling blend of psychedelic devices , special effects and backgrounds , ` spy kids 2 '


tanks .


of the little mermaid and aladdin


done before but never so vividly


is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


has much to recommend it ,


are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed


the script has less spice than a rat burger


fitting


insufferable


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


resentment


oscar-sweeping


a marginal thumbs up


a damn fine and a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film .


adds substantial depth


pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling


unexpected fable


made eddie murphy a movie star and the man has n't aged a day .


benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness --


there 's more repetition than creativity throughout the movie .


not only satisfied


sit through it all


the small moments


maddening


never once predictable


, is funny and looks professional .


is more like something from a bad clive barker movie


cute


's uninteresting


dazzling conceptual feat


become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair


of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience


has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight to shyamalan 's self-important summer fluff .


something provocative


at its best , it 's black hawk down with more heart .


a fierce dance


of a sick and evil woman


it takes off in totally unexpected directions and keeps on going


is cool .


including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny


the natural affability that has made tucker a star


pointed personalities , courage ,


is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday


ultimately , `` mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless .


a successful example


, it is a failure .


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


a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times ,


equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress


work -- is charming


who is simply tired


surgeon mends


, beautiful scene


solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me .


often strains


stupid sequel


a definitive account of eisenstein 's life


is seriously compromised by that


to the bravery and dedication of the world 's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us


's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess .


epic cinema


the problem with antwone fisher


reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully


becomes instead a grating endurance test


line between passion and pretence .


that tears welled up in my eyes both times


this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker , but


value cash above credibility .


but very pleasing at its best moments


ill-fitting


the star who helped give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer 's new action film , `` the sum of all fears . ''


a cheap , ludicrous attempt at serious horror .


a pitch-perfect holden


from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified


makes it not only a detailed historical document , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture


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


we 've seen it all before in one form or another


for all its brilliant touches


) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot


constrictive eisenhower era


concession stand and/or restroom


judd 's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice .


a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic


stooping to gooeyness


might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and


in favor


are totally estranged from reality .


sassy interpretation


a breakthrough


easy to love robin tunney


that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea


he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes


excellent job


a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it


made , on all levels ,


parochial , accessible to a chosen few , standoffish to everyone else , and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill


boisterous


is a whole lot of nada .


putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , ` if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master . '


truly revelatory about his psyche


seen to better advantage on cable


the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand , and they 've told a nice little story in the process .


a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection


loveable or otherwise


's nothing very attractive about this movie


talents


make the stones weep -- as shameful


is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller


have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow


even if you do n't know the band or the album 's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve , and you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st century


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


full of elaborate and twisted characters


a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment .


witty updatings ( silver 's parrot has been replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )


the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea


a heartfelt romance for teenagers


he forgets to make it entertaining


fresh air now and then


ms. hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda 's ultimate fate .


a huge mess


big splash


with superb performances throughout


is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally


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


is milked


that there 's really not much of a sense of action


( jeff 's ) gorgeous , fluid compositions ,


crafted , and well executed


, sometimes creepy intimacy


bogs


intelligence


insufferably


does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies , but


choke


the beach


are puerile


take heart


is on full , irritating display in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot .


great artistic significance


what makes how i killed my father compelling , besides its terrific performances , is fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching .


terry is a sort of geriatric dirty harry , which will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man .


is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage .


shining with all the usual spielberg flair ,


as powerful rather than cloying


proud in its message


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


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


constantly flows forwards and back , weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism


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


the choices


tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in


the jokes are sophomoric , stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious .


a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable .


, funny , even punny 6


lots of effort and intelligence are on display but


over-dramatic


this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip


from a college comedy that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school


excuse for a film


the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans


dignified ceo


a lovely , eerie film


particular interest


would do better elsewhere .


it 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor .


there 's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer .


an enthralling aesthetic experience , one that 's steeped in mystery and a ravishing , baroque beauty


more dutiful than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat .


by its lack of purpose


absurdities and clichés


stopped challenging himself


what results is the best performance from either in years


strong and convincing


a movie-of-the-week tearjerker


accomplished and richly resonant work .


the determination of pinochet 's victims to seek justice , and their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman 's camera , pack a powerful emotional wallop .


the film becomes predictably conventional .


innocent and


traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery


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


goes downhill .


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


something both ugly and mindless


, absurd collection


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


powerful entity


the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences


the animation master


work up much entertainment value


sets a new benchmark for lameness


affirming '


the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half


intelligent , caustic


heroic


comic chiller


it 's never as solid as you want it to be


spirit-crushing


goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy


uselessly


smoky and


balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident


's far from fresh-squeezed


mr. scorsese 's bravery and integrity


that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


is left slightly unfulfilled


beautiful movement and inside information


more revealing , more emotional and more surprising


uptight , middle class bores like antonia


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


convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .


not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow .


andrei


's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction .


lovely toward the end


presents nothing special and , until the final act , nothing overtly disagreeable


juliette binoche 's sand is vivacious , but


evokes a palpable sense of disconnection , made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones .


will amuse or entertain them


that heralds something special


is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .


qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating .


make like the title and dodge this one .


undoubtedly


's meandering , low on energy , and too eager


a fine ,


essentially ruined -- or , rather , overpowered


its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing


figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand ,


the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head .


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


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


this story still seems timely and important .


wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture


, nicholas nickleby is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato .


a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america ... sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


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


the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage


rambles aimlessly


awful sour taste


time is a beautiful film to watch


gross-out humor


the film is static


, evocative


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


even worse than its title


more frustrating


almost makes you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson


, `` they 're out there ! ''


no better or worse than ` truth or consequences , n.m. ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia


falls flat


with a core of decency


unnecessary films


too long to shake


that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy


vividly


an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study


something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere


serious subject matter and dark , funny humor


like movies that demand four hankies


seem smart and well-crafted in comparison


personally , i 'd rather watch them on the animal planet .


dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer


could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ?


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


surprisingly decent flick


that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago


shapeless documentary


it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .


marvelously entertaining


an incoherent jumble of a film that 's rarely as entertaining as it could have been .


it 's crafty , energetic and smart


what a reckless squandering of four fine


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


the sally jesse raphael atmosphere


crowdpleaser


keeps this pretty watchable


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


has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it 's in danger of going wrong


aimless , arduous , and arbitrary


the amazing film work


, frenetic , funny , even punny 6


the movie is certainly not number 1


though it 's equally solipsistic in tone , the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess .


the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers --


a must see for all sides of the political spectrum


imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .


a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor , sensuality , and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys .


of a stylish psychological thriller


showcases the city 's old-world charm


a depressing experience


, it throws you for a loop .


polished , well-structured film .


that is both gripping and compelling


dramatize life 's messiness


cultural satire


this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it 's all the stronger because of it .


, profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen .


their own comfortable niche


nicely


of the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies


effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


to be startled when you 're almost dozing


look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard


, it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season .


fascinating glimpse


feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago .


other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor


to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals


when the fire burns out , we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that 's where the film ultimately fails .


to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept


more than a whiff of exploitation


die


gooding is the energetic frontman


this slight premise ... works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon


debilitating


a huge box-office


the entire point of a shaggy dog story , of course , is that it goes nowhere , and


understands how to create and sustain a mood


with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective


could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format


complex , unpredictable character


one strike against it


his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses


but it will just as likely make you weep , and it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker .


with efficiency and an affection for the period


on great scares and a good surprise ending


even the corniest and most hackneyed


make it an above-average thriller .


's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply ,


a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale .


has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best .


nothing else to watch


all the complexity and


a bland


to place blame


` punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in . '


after the first 10 minutes , which is worth seeing


every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera


that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child 's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power


... it feels like a glossy rehash .


remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics


than what 's been cobbled together onscreen


where something 's happening


has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else .


know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


slapped together


a stylish but steady , and ultimately very satisfying , piece of character-driven storytelling .


feeling a part of its grand locations


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


's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition .


when it 's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama


most genuinely sweet


this romantic comedy


a canny crowd pleaser , and the last kiss ...


lame and


authentic account of a historical event


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


wonderful fencing scenes and


highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated


could n't


while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision


nice


j. lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie , although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she 's a pretty woman , but she 's no working girl .


auto focus feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope .


much further than we imagine


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


offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex ,


a deep vein of sadness


a casual intelligence that permeates the script


a concept doofus


t 's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context


miss you .


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


in all its director 's cut glory ,


the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved ... this makes it not only a detailed historical document , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture .


one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one


uplifter


of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller


left in the broiling sun for a good three days


the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment


an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players


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


intricate , intimate and intelligent journey


our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile


slowed down by a stroke


its recent predecessor miserably


christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists


worth checking out at theaters


be underestimated


it 's like a drive-by .


solid , spooky entertainment


the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and


're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why


that 's hard to resist


scruffy , dopey old


it 's a bad action movie because there 's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring


acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover


spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations


offended by his lack of faith in his audience


the problem with the film


an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game


lots of effort and intelligence


finely cut diamond


revolutionary spirit


a river of sadness that pours into every frame


its story


easy to swallow ,


a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit .


'll love it


everything too safe


good , organic character work


the film 's problems


if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you


not a classic , but a movie the kids will want to see over and over again .


kid-empowerment


easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root


slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease


almost as much as they love themselves


nostalgic , twisty yarn


its leaden acting , dull exposition


boorishness


when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director , one would hope for the best


their way around this movie directionless


clumsy and


left with a sour taste in your mouth


himself can take credit for most of the movie 's success .


do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch


that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship


todd solondz ' oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique


not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh , groan and hiss at .


slippery self-promoter


, you know there 's something there .


-- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles


a pretty decent kid-pleasing


sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell


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


'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair


inspired '' was a lot funnier


relentlessly folksy


elegance and maturity


the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia


a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work


with an avid interest in the subject


its material that is deliberately unsettling


is powerful and provocative .


it 's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or felt .


to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this


you 'll still have a good time . ''


- i also wanted a little alien as a friend !


fun , curiously adolescent movie


an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study in total


, tortured


of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works


obscure this movie 's lack of ideas


the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible , but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them


an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film


an original talent


the most unpleasant things the studio


one oscar nomination


the filmmaking in invincible


with crude humor and vulgar innuendo


work better


has succeeded beyond all expectation .


wholly


one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema


low-brow


while this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players


sometimes inadequate performances


and gently humorous


beloved


offers an interesting look at the rapidly changing face of beijing .


realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion


the triumph


disorientated


it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and mandy moore leaves a positive impression


what results is the best performance from either in years .


recent successes


try to create characters out of the obvious cliches , but


the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this


a satisfying complete picture


has never been more charming than in about a boy


the beauty of alexander payne 's ode to the everyman is in the details .


precious and finely cut diamond


i feel better already .


has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong .


blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts , disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves .


are simply intoxicating .


crowd pleaser


but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera


attractive and talented actors


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


updating works surprisingly well


why , you may ask , why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ?


standoffish to everyone else


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


the tedium


... that the material is so second-rate .


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


it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time


, it still comes off as a touching , transcendent love story .


is a movie you can trust


contemptible


that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half


laborious pacing


too grave for youngsters


brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant , expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema .


against governmental odds


is not so much a work of entertainment as it is a unique , well-crafted psychological study of grief .


painfully unfunny


sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards , but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts .


enough to keep men


show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty


is cinema


an era of theatrical comedy that , while past ,


its unsettling force


a scummy ripoff


a bigger-name cast


subtle direction


, four-star movie


a hallucinatory dreamscape


dying and


daring and beautifully made .


the most moronic screenplays of the year


nary an original idea


villains


with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future


is drowned out by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap .


's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn


better movie


drug abuse , infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare , but turpin 's film allows us to chuckle through the angst .


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


's already done way too often


, well-developed characters


hooting it 's praises


australian actor/director john polson and award-winning english cinematographer giles nuttgens make a terrific effort at disguising the obvious with energy and innovation .


the lines work


that delivers on the promise of excitement


no special effects , and


never fails to fascinate .


is devoid of wit and humor


sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy .


decided to let crocodile hunter steve irwin do what he does best , and fashion a story around him .


lush , all-enveloping movie experience


how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights


nightmarish


the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid


moving and


the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks ,


a barrie good time


if you 're not deeply touched by this movie , check your pulse .


amusing and engrossing


stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner


to document all this emotional misery


that is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated


enormously endearing


that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans


brims with passion


roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph


darkly funny and


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


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


most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up


immensely


a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer .


the film 's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength


dramatically satisfying heroine


accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel .


, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .


an amusement


skip it


visual virtuosity


affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes


the price


solidly


there are many definitions of ` time waster ' but this movie must surely be one of them


on both sides it falls short


for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


the salton sea has moments of inspired humor , though every scrap is of the darkest variety .


a great missed opportunity


gorgeous and finely detailed


wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating , so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and


is just such an achievement


the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow .


have a bad , bad , bad movie


88-minute highlight reel


a beautifully shot , but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan


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


the surface histrionics


very valuable


seems to have cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release


manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal


director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries , but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad , and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place .


well-formed


of the national lampoon film franchise , too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy


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


it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and , worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it


they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .


merely bad rather than painfully awful


of sly humor


tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images


all the annals


been so aggressively anti-erotic


win any academy awards


half-baked setups and


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


stoop so low


is wrong in its sequel .


too clever


horrifying


the upbeat ending


a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue , betrayal , deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera


that makes you feel genuinely good


you may be surprised at the variety of tones in spielberg 's work .


the immersive powers


is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another .


escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks


the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening


greatest


give credit to everyone from robinson down to the key grip that this bold move works .


a hallmark film


crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment


an erratic career


business plans


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


better person


the worst elements


the most highly-praised disappointments i


the talented cast generally


terrorist attacks


deals with its subject matter in a tasteful , intelligent manner , rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer .


there 's something vital about the movie .


ranges from bad


an honest and loving one


make love a joy to behold .


morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick


son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if . ''


pander to our basest desires


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


comic fan


is n't as compelling or as believable


driver and goodfellas


a whole lot of nada


passably


spectacularly


an accessible introduction as well as


giant william randolph hearst


going to face frightening late fees


morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images


relentlessly nasty situations


times when the film 's reach exceeds its grasp


will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen , not screaming but yawning


a travesty


had gone in for pastel landscapes .


spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .


have potential


the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound , the lack of climax and , worst of all , watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film 's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy


explosive


itch to explore more


flat


makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible


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


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


splashed with bloody beauty as vivid as any scorsese has ever given us


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


effort to watch this movie


adding the rich details and


a beyond-lame satire ,


clever


anything special , save for a few comic turns ,


courageous


great cinema


remembered as one of ( witherspoon 's ) better films


comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions .


centers


byron and luther


pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle .


remains surprisingly idealistic


palatable presentation


flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing


the acting ranges from bad to bodacious


off too far


beloved-major


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


suppose it 's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life


a moving tale of love and destruction


, around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .


, discerning taste


richly


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


slight but enjoyable documentary .


trapped wo n't score points for political correctness ,


lively intelligence


's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective .


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


parker can not sustain the buoyant energy level of the film 's city beginnings into its country conclusion '


sincere acting


he brings together


the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting


of almost perpetually wasted characters


to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense


are simply dazzling ,


a major waste ... generic


frequently veers into corny sentimentality , probably


agonizing , catch-22


` cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola 's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about


break up


life , hand gestures , and


as with all ambitious films , it has some problems


the company 's astonishing growth


nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own


should have been a cutting hollywood satire


is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories .


by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once


now as a former gong show addict


uninspired .


much more successful translation


daughter from danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story


lacks in action


unfortunately , that 's precisely what arthur dong 's family fundamentals does .


that appeals to me


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


mess .


is still very much worth seeing


so it 's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but


of a truly magical movie


all great films about a life you never knew existed


, it 's too long and unfocused .


are both excellent


the mysteries of human behavior


rooted in a sincere performance


obvious cliches


more coming-of-age stories


appeals


has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic .


walk to remember


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


, folks , it does n't work .


annoying , is n't it


against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except


a modestly made but


despite its flaws ... belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn .


confidently


consistency


a fine , focused piece of work


naipaul , a juicy writer


properly intense , claustrophobic tale


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


comedy ensemble


moore 's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions .


throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling


a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism


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


multi-layers


( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto ,


that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and


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


about as enjoyable


a really special walk


seems as funny


the most genuinely sweet films


to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one


is consistently amusing and engrossing


an action/thriller of the finest kind


get more out of the latter experience


lagging near the finish line


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


caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare


a powerfully evocative mood


that strikes a very resonant chord


deserves to be seen everywhere


layered and stylistic


run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through


colorful look


bittersweet


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


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


is n't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other


groan and hiss


, virulent and foul-natured


it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and


it 's a smart , solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn .


this elegant entertainment


impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture


very sincere work


analyze this , not


blasphemous and


that few movies are able to accomplish


the film is visually dazzling


take me back to a time before i saw this movie


offend everyone


allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film --


it 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah .


condescending stereotypes


shining performance


is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds .


upbeat


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


treat for its depiction


otherwise appalling , and downright creepy ,


almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth --


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


glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat


so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment ,


ultimately that 's what makes it worth a recommendation


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


it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film


repeating what he 's already done way too often


succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics ,


's a frankenstein-monster of a film that does n't know what it wants to be


color , music , and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at


universal and involving


bogs down in rhetoric and cliché .


unusual but pleasantly haunting debut


... there 's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages .


all the halfhearted zeal


as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , spirit


the story line may be 127 years old , but el crimen del padre amaro ... could n't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment


the writing is tight and truthful , full of funny situations and honest observations


takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women


it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors .


embarrassingly


that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something


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


its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor


when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year


compassion , good-natured


, implausible


good than great


one arresting image


offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded


, brutally clueless


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


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


that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


its visual appeal


as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes


in execution


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


a children 's party clown


keep you engaged


, it might just be the movie you 're looking for .


they engage and even touch us


the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...


family film to take everyone to since there 's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year


a really special walk in the woods


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


in all the right ways


does n't come much lower .


a brilliant , absurd collection of vignettes that , in their own idiosyncratic way , sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium .


loved


makes it all the more compelling


straightforward and


it 's moving


as good as the full monty , but a really strong second effort .


incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap


typical junkie opera


when you doze off thirty minutes into the film


, save your disgust and your indifference


to churn out one mediocre movie after another


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


is appealing


insightfully


is fun , and host to some truly excellent sequences


has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor .


gives it a buoyant delivery


noisy


of a depressed fifteen-year-old 's suicidal poetry


alternately fascinating and frustrating


liked this film a lot


looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable ,


is a really special walk in the woods


logic and misuse


who is too crazy to be interesting


of its epic scope


franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler , but


one of the year 's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces .


so-called satire


the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots .


determined , ennui-hobbled


harks


strangely liberating


the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea


in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic


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


sometimes tedious --


infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm


the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection


offers chills much like those


howard and his co-stars all give committed performances ,


an achingly enthralling premise , the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses .


alternately frustrating and rewarding .


worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz


broomfield dresses it up


change tables


it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .


and uninspired .


racism and


has since


the best korean film


adroit but finally a trifle flat , mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way , say , jane campion might have done , but at least it possesses some .


entertaining enough , but nothing new


the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters --


the humans are acting like puppets


are becoming irritating


the relationship between reluctant


returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension .


the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget


is oppressively heavy .


raimi and his team could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen .


this film that may not always work


infamy


hodgepodge .


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


represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken .


, a ripping good yarn is told .


see a movie


the secret 's eventual discovery


personal tragedy and also the human comedy


hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art


rises


, the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor , ethnic slurs .


beautiful , cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly , a freaky bit of art that 's there to scare while we delight in the images


embellished by editing


spiteful


this bitter italian comedy


been the ultimate imax trip


void


you laugh once ( maybe twice )


a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast are terribly wasted .


in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest


just does n't work


excellent sequel .


emphasizes the well-wrought story


this new jangle of noise , mayhem and stupidity


with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack


sometimes tedious


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


trailer trash cinema


ultra-cheesy


of afghan tragedies


is solid , satisfying fare for adults .


, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser


fresh and raw


the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had


despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development


goodness


of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread , with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought


wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character


is n't going to jell


as it is repetitious


waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this


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 result , however well-intentioned , is ironically just the sort of disposable , kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today 's hollywood .


a movie that keeps throwing fastballs


given audiences


had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies .


a setup so easy it borders on facile


is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff .


is twice as bestial but half as funny .


-- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --


a lovably old-school hollywood confection


leguizamo and jones are both excellent and


an incredibly thoughtful , deeply meditative picture


watching these two actors play


an integrity


glizty but formulaic and silly ... cagney 's ` top of the world ' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel .


4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .


pacino is the best he 's been in years and


what 's attracting audiences to unfaithful


just is n't worth telling


, they succeed


that its visual imagination is breathtaking


the complex , politically charged tapestry


there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie


i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x.


to really care


mysterious , sensual ,


nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences


baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic


his strongest performance since the doors


the filmmaker 's extraordinary access to massoud ,


best star trek movie


is a welcome lack of pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure .


thrilling movie


than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up


haunting tale


'' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .


a bad movie that


tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period


as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is .


takes advantage of the fact


for reverence and a little wit


the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn , and the nicest thing i can say is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it .


guy gets girl , guy loses girl , audience falls asleep


a xerox machine


thought was going to be really awful


this beautifully


like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but


with brooms and what is kind of special


can trust


technical flaws


demented


one of cinema 's directorial giants


a fully engaged supporting cast


with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .


grown-up film


best indie of the year , so far .


intriguing and honorable


of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing


charming ,


the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild


see a movie with its heart


engaging .


is n't a very


is n't much better


imax sound system


at times , it actually hurts to watch .


lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human


equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old 's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451 .


congrats disney


schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ... losin ' his fan base


am baffled by jason x.


an intense and effective film


a french film with a more down-home flavor .


this oscar-nominated documentary


pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage


in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.


, but wanes in the middle


is barely an hour long .


very , very good


assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation


in which a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped


sustain interest to the end


`` empire '' lacks in depth


silly summer entertainment


a couple of burnt-out cylinders


smart , solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy


is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy


also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare


precious than perspicacious


at three hours and with very little story or character development , there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue .


the film , and at times , elevate it to a superior crime movie


confusing and horrifying


it looks good , but it is essentially empty


a change in expression


the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times


touching , raucously amusing , uncomfortable , and


where nothing really happens


in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising


hugely entertaining


a measure of style


hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny .


an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore .


see this terrific film


very distinctive


its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity


a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex


kidman has become one of our best actors


that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album


seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation


with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking


should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike


, the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover .


, it 's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess .


reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled


payne has created a beautiful canvas


crane 's decline with unblinking candor


from the movie gods


, circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story .


better to do with 94 minutes


the best animated feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago .


dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue .


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


gets bogged down over 140 minutes


like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho 's .


the movie 's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite , but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness


are amiable and committed


a welcome step


with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects


every bit as high


what 's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens ' deviant behavior .


humorous


one of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works


with all its flaws


ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside .


the historical period and


is a remarkable piece of filmmaking


a major waste ... generic .


there 's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance .


is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence .


somewhat tired


catch this imax offering


damned wonderful


but the actors make this worth a peek .


its hawaiian setting , the science-fiction trimmings and


cheesy


hitting your head


irritating films


the nonstop artifice


lacking any sense of commitment to


beyond its limit to sustain a laugh


offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject


contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether , in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin .


, you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be .


the funniest moments


marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


dull girl


it sees those relationships , including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen .


girl entry


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


one of the most exciting action films


manipulative and as bland


is not real


quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic


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


overwhelmingly positive portrayal


made no such thing


is enticing


that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight , telling creepy stories to give each other the willies


you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe


the film starts promisingly , but


comes far closer than many movies


with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction


exalted


find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted


jonathan parker 's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .


cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge .


to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium


hampered -- no , paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire


, we 'd prefer a simple misfire .


it must be the end of the world :


assured , vital


be lovely


sit near the back


a beautiful film , full of elaborate and twisted characters


is more fun than conan the barbarian .


leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


you wo n't like looking at it


begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully


stand-up magic


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


an action hero with table manners , and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep


that extravagantly redeems it


a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another


to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations


it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows .


and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is .


a glorious dose


the young woman 's infirmity and her naive dreams


plot , characters ,


it is a hilarious place to visit


an indispensable peek at the art and the agony of making people laugh .


contrived , nonsensical and formulaic


highly watchable , giggly little story


traveled to places in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity


it is a remarkably original work .


has nothing good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short


morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about .


should stick to his day job .


served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it


an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece


an overly sillified plot


be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it


the pretensions -- and disposable story --


the first tunisian film i have ever seen , and it 's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year .


nourishing aspects


he is always sympathetic .


smear


a woozy quality


another key contribution


interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast ,


immensely appealing couple


disguise the slack complacency of ( godard 's ) vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice


an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication


does its predecessors proud


strands his superb performers in the same old story


to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats


a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good , that is to say , entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices .


, it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .


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


about the worst thing


get your money back


romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks


invented to describe exactly how bad it is


looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes


make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits


string together enough charming moments to work


fairly straightforward


enter the fist is hilarious


that the highest power of all is the power of love


humanistic


take you to outer space


( washington 's ) strong hand , keen eye , sweet spirit and good taste are reflected in almost every scene .


scenic shots


funny situations


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


the film , while not exactly assured in its execution , is notable for its sheer audacity and openness .


simple message


it seem fresh again


is simply not enough of interest onscreen


blade ii merges bits and pieces from fighting games , wire fu , horror movies , mystery , james bond , wrestling , sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew .


a ragbag


by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion , you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around .


scored and powered


electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness


a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director malcolm d. lee and writer john ridley


steal your heart


goofy way


good guys


has something significant to say


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


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


a film of magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults


to extremist name-calling


get another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight , you 're going to face frightening late fees


nothing about this movie works .


graceless and devoid


believable performances


to protect your community from the dullest science fiction


deeper and more engaging .


full , irritating display


wonderland adventure , a stalker thriller , and a condensed season of tv 's big brother


strong and convincing performances


fills me with revulsion .


self-determination


a big , juicy role


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


committed dumbness


evil dead ii


to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience 's meat grinder one more time


female population


the euphoria of growing up


its visual merits


a painful ride


crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings .


nearly every attempt at humor here is doa .


` it 's painful to watch witherspoon 's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination , i mean , alabama . '


i could not stand them


is one of the biggest disappointments of the year


draws its considerable power


when the tears come during that final , beautiful scene , they finally feel absolutely earned


talkiness is n't necessarily bad , but the dialogue frequently misses the mark


are reflected in almost every scene


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


every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy


of how very bad a motion picture can truly be


to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life


, most humane and important holocaust movies ever made .


into something provocative , rich , and strange


when they see the joy the characters take in this creed


a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front


of heartfelt performances


through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one


too big


offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight , telling creepy stories to give each other the willies .


pizazz


was entranced


none of birthday girl 's calculated events take us by surprise ...


felt with a sardonic jolt


in the middle of hopeful


, metropolis is a feast for the eyes .


if disingenuous ,


the right choice


's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year


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


dazzling panoramic shots


just because it seems obligatory


proves a servicable world war ii drama that ca n't totally hide its contrivances , but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored .


is a movie so insecure about its capacity


three minutes of dialogue , 30 seconds of plot


, flawed humanity


nearly every cliché


never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture .


is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks .


to get excited about on this dvd


titillating material


impressive performances


an intelligent , multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge , education , and the


also looking cheap


its story about a young chinese woman , ah na , who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream


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


the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an )


that are more silly than scary


hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction .


various amusing sidekicks


seem motivated by nothing short of dull , brain-deadening hangover .


plays as dramatic


though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal , the film does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown 's life .


pinheads who talk throughout the show .


lust


of war


of becoming a better person through love


each watered down the version of the one before


propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world


ecological


of better films


assuming the bar of expectations has n't been raised above sixth-grade height


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


food-for-thought cinema


one of the rarest kinds of films


poignant and leavened


goosebumps


you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence .


so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper 's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac , we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament


to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage 's war-weary marine


seems to be coasting .


is a big time stinker


the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid .


predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch


refreshingly natural


assured and stylish


incessant


a beautiful food entrée


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


the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort


to anyone who loves both dance and cinema


undercut


well , it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises , but


unexpected twists


sink into melancholia


fun .


`` serious issues ''


no amount of imagination


as crisp and


it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion


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


an achievement


do n't care to understand


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


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


moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots


'd need a shower


that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain


the film has ( its ) moments


please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies


its tragic waste of life


if you 've got a house full of tots -- do n't worry , this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then .


's all the stronger because of it


with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically


interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking )


various characters express their quirky inner selves


it with ring ,


the pile of useless actioners


the charm of the first movie is still there ,


the film does a solid job of slowly , steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence .


vibrantly


not well enough


stuff to stand tall with pryor , carlin and murphy


do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this


dramatically satisfying


a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing


contentious configurations


who , exactly , is fighting whom here


of moronic stunts


behave like kids


the miniseries


find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite , predictable rehash


tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender


a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments


because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact


to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past


in tight pants and big tits


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


invulnerable as its trademark villain


truths emerge .


the actors pick up the slack


hit that may strain adult credibility .


losing


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


sweetly conspiratorial


mundane


is very difficult


blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest .


convinced that these women are spectacular


warped


it provides a fresh view of an old type


the grandness


this movie is to be cherished .


classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains


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


remotely probing or penetrating .


even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts


jumbled


bland police procedural details , fiennes


best part


look too deep into the story


set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to


a skillful fisher


goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures


sometimes just lapses into unhidden british


a streetwise mclaughlin group


a gorgeous color palette


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


one of the most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i 've ever seen .


brutally clueless


i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further


flat , flat dialogue


soulful nuances


determined , ennui-hobbled slog


spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications .


nonsensical story


e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades .


drink to excess , piss on trees , b.s. one another


the most surprising thing


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater


spiritual survival


is not entirely successful


will enjoy .


rarely has skin looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable , as it does in trouble every day .


a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising


by bad writing


have to see this !


gorgeous and


clearly evident quality


happily


a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or


it points out how inseparable the two are


more damning


the movie is brilliant , really .


caper thrills


can be viewed as pure composition and form -- film as music


the stories are quietly moving .


, cynical


a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias


high-octane


see a better thriller this year


stopped thinking about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights


as a paper skeleton for some very good acting , dialogue ,


is spot


to lend some dignity to a dumb story


horrible poetry


the concert footage is stirring


is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best


's probably not accurate to call it a movie


introspective and entertaining


good action , good acting


for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view


a comedy , both gentle and biting


's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake , dishonest , entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive moment in bridget jones 's diary


same stuff


a legacy


a wonderful account to work from


get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing


that are n't so substantial or fresh


a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant


inter-species


not-nearly


falters


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


discomfort and embarrassment


layered


shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and


experienced


fits into a classic genre ,


i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening


embraces it , energizes it


are your cup of blood


turn away from one another instead of talking


a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode


of awakening and ripening


no cute factor


goodwill


more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


a poem to the enduring strengths of women


heart-felt drama


further sad evidence that tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony


susceptible to blue hilarity ,


nervy and memorable


stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold


nearly impossible to care about


feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain


ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution . '


bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense , and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly .


thanks to huston 's revelatory performance


guts


revolutionary


more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead


hard , endearing , caring


, this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman 's warmest .


takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints


it 's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight . ''


, but i suspect it might deliver again and again


wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd


when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we 'd live in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve .


addition to being very funny


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


'd rather watch them on the animal planet


it 's a testament to the film 's considerable charm that it succeeds in entertaining , despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries .


often watchable


a '' range


grandness


this is n't exactly profound cinema , but


the story 's pathetic and


make ` cherish ' a very good ( but not great ) movie


i was beginning to hate it


a full-frontal attack on audience patience .


, and not strictly in the knowledge imparted


a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact .


supplies with tremendous skill


those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein 's life would do better elsewhere .


what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride .


that works against itself


will turn out okay


the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing


one clever line


if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions


cleverly written


shimmering cinematography


stiff or just plain bad


it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches ; it primarily relies on character to tell its story .


any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect


which is often preachy and poorly acted


of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality


made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival , the annual riviera spree of flesh , buzz , blab and money .


sappy ethnic sleeper


combines sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics , and genuine heart to create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead *** , but also about dealing with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption


salute just for trying to be more complex than your average film .


bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year , full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them .


of a poetic


have a tendency to slip into hokum


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


would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .


can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms ' anti- castro rhetoric , which are included


of the most affecting depictions of a love affair


lulled


broomfield 's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all ,


an old-fashioned scary movie ,


painful


get on a board and , uh , shred ,


torments


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


very sweet


a supernatural mystery that does n't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama .


it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely ,


dreary tale of middle-class angst


a movie that starts out like heathers , then becomes bring it on , then becomes unwatchable


the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza


shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams


naturally charming


a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one 's actions


is hardly journalism at all


most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics


there 's a plethora of characters in this picture , and not one of them is flat


treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate


, abandoned , but still consoled by his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


, irredeemably awful .


really cool bit


from japan


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


becoming a better person through love


we get a cinematic postcard that 's superficial and unrealized .


any hollywood fluff


it 's true


promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip .


written , flatly , by david kendall and


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


they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas


delicately crafted film


the more overtly silly dialogue


contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow , but scarcely nourishing .


that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch


sealed with a kiss


bring off this kind of whimsy


spikes of sly humor


an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely


a morbid one


seems more tacky and reprehensible


is blood-curdling stuff


successful on other levels


may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream


it wo n't hold up over the long haul , but in the moment , finch 's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee .


sub-sophomoric


after the first 10 minutes , which is worth seeing , the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music .


is clearly not zhang 's forte


its initial excitement


the rich performances


a well-crafted film


her fearlessness


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


i 'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville 's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche .


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


is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it


the rare imax movie that you 'll wish


eloquent , reflective and beautifully


graceless , hackneyed


aloof and


, this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday .


brought to life on the big screen .


hugely imaginative and successful casting


hits all the verbal marks it should


not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous


during sunset


some kind of goofy grandeur


is too amateurishly square


the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome


as well-written as sexy beast , not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels , but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted


it 's an ambitious film , and as with all ambitious films , it has some problems


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


this is n't a movie ;


, girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch , and it 's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre .


incredibly inane


the living hell


version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip


charming , funny and beautifully


wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself


definitive , if disingenuous ,


truly annoying


poor editing , bad bluescreen ,


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


blind to the silliness


witless mess


speculative effort


make us share their enthusiasm


as an actor 's showcase


is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness


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


completely awful


real masterpiece


acidity


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


plotless collection of moronic stunts


have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat


a sharp satire


the sword fighting is well done and


impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change


very valuable film


, with increasingly amused irony , the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives .


definitely gives you something to chew on


gussied up


insane liberties


with energy and innovation


cheery and tranquil suburban life


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


wistful new film


the highest and the performances


his own idiosyncratic strain


thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels , fight off various anonymous attackers , and evade elaborate surveillance technologies


complete mess


a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic


formulaic , its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff


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


greenlight


touching good sense on the experience of its women


encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity


against all odds


assurance worthy


stevens ' vibrant creative instincts


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


a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival


matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates .


for this story to go but down


is a film living far too much in its own head


makes a wonderful subject for the camera


rolling your eyes in the dark


are poorly


rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage .


traditional layers of awakening and ripening and


a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public


a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale


to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense


strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


the cast is spot on and


seem to keep upping the ante on each other , just as their characters do in the film


is gripping , as are the scenes of jia with his family


, imagination and insight


find it fascinating


be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker


grenade


draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss


desperate miscalculation


's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies


induces headaches more slowly


altered


unimaginatively


are canny and spiced with irony .


it attractive throughout


passe


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


coming back from stock character camp


balanced film


a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence


losing my lunch


inner-city streets


which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog


attal 's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and , dare i say , outdated , it 's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident .


often likable , but just as often it 's meandering , low on energy , and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy .


the slow , lingering death of imagination


it 's only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after .


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


mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


impressive achievement


find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective


a hugely enjoyable film


a special kind


, soderbergh 's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem .


could fail to respond


efficiently minimalist style


very insecure


unexceptional


controversy


british stage icon


poor editing ,


of intelligent humor


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


is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution .


joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins


fails to entertain


just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study , a film with a questioning heart and mind that is n't afraid to admit it


just never gets off the ground .


a clever pseudo-bio


style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera , with passable performances from everyone in the cast


brightly


such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end


although estela bravo 's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro , it 's still a guilty pleasure to watch .


can feel the love .


laugh-out-loud


a return ticket


live-action cartoon


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


if it 's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for


mounted , exasperatingly


he was reading the minds of the audience .


emptiness


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


loosely speaking , we 're in all of me territory again ,


from human impulses that grew hideously twisted


chaotic


wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles


like done-to-death material


davis ' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships


seems to have cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release .


tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock


, the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


the dreams of youth


a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places , but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety


his cinematic vision


it 's a loathsome movie , it really is and it makes absolutely no sense


the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds , with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less


as a mechanical apparatus


a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion


worth a look


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


does the thoroughly formulaic film


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


and utterly pointless


crossing-over


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


a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc


racist humor


those so-so films that could have been much better


playful spark


an engaging


engage an audience


refined


as he creates


deeply moving french drama


so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks


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


of its critical backlash and more


be an important movie , or even a good one


other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables --


on a high note


childlike smile


a lunar mission with no signs of life


never thought i 'd say this


richly detailed , deftly executed


with a story that tries to grab us , only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments


an art film


the movie 's downfall


the perkiness


does n't really believe in it


an engrossing entertainment


plus


feel good about themselves


a superlative b movie


love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre .


the lovable-loser protagonist


spiffy


of a determined woman 's courage to find her husband in a war zone


does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject


keep you wide awake and ... very tense


the best of herzog 's works


most devastating


launch


elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly


does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection


weird , wonderful , and not necessarily for kids


delicate ambiguity


when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini , madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game .


rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...


the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo , but it would be even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose .


is , as comedy goes ,


you had already seen that movie


about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex


a single iota worse


hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples , and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie 's political ramifications .


tested by bad luck and their own immaturity


the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot .


incompetent ,


hide the fact that seagal 's overweight and out of shape


zings all the way through with originality , humor and pathos


engages


a visual treat for all audiences


of lame entertainment


enthusiastic


it 's a lovely , sad dance highlighted by kwan 's unique directing style .


of the most entertaining bonds in years


pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel .


is undone by a filmmaking methodology that 's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads


shreve 's graceful dual narrative


murphy 's expert comic timing


a choke leash


is n't merely offensive


cheesiest


reality-snubbing


an aimlessness


j.k. rowling 's marvelous series


what 's so fun about this silly , outrageous , ingenious thriller


then you 'd do well to check this one out because it 's straight up twin peaks action ...


worst movies


take nothing seriously and enjoy the ride .


bo derek


crudup 's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families .


far-flung


the powerful success


a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment . '


feels like very light errol morris , focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs .


's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them


called `` jar-jar binks : the movie


just for sitting through it


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


, absurd ,


that steal your heart away