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


may offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor .


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


appeal


some of the camera work is interesting


, you 'll cheer .


the subtle direction


love and power


even if you do n't know the band or the album 's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve ,


, loud , bang-the-drum


teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside


requisite faux-urban vibe


an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie


ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe


manages to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting .


grade


as well its delightful cast --


, i have given this movie a rating of zero .


are uncomfortably strained


logical


perform


as far as art is concerned , it 's mission accomplished


stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time


arcane area


bad acting


an enthralling , entertaining feature .


noyce has worked wonders with the material .


not for every taste


was more diverting and thought-provoking


can not be revived .


there 's little to recommend snow dogs , unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity .


emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment


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


to give you brain strain


its predictability


dirty jokes


you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster


manages to string together enough charming moments to work


a minor miracle


the film is ... determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation .


exuberant openness


why `` they '' were here and what `` they '' wanted and quite honestly , i did n't care .


as we


also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults


has considerable charm


forgettable


worthwhile environmental message


behold in its sparkling beauty


i walked away not really know who `` they '' were , what `` they '' looked like .


prefer to keep on watching


modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance


a true adaptation of her book


blue crush follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling .


should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor .


then again , i hate myself most mornings .


, sloppy


gives a performance that is masterly .


some savvy street activism


ambitious , eager


biting and witty feature


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


familiar and predictable ,


that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema


a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects , hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks .


like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break


beautifully illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out , and at other times outside looking in .


equate to being good ,


a movie that sends you out of the theater feeling like you 've actually spent time living in another community .


inspire a trip to the video store --


that gave people seizures


by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss


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


an appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak , former wrestler chyna and dolly parton .


, incoherence and sub-sophomoric


und drung , but explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily .


i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was


revel in those visual in-jokes , as in the film 's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein 's bluff personal style


sour little movie


the extensive use of stock footage


has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden .


would n't make trouble every day any better


a good movie ye


with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity


sharp and


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


unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction


siren


exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza


make an excellent companion piece


could be a passable date film


's just plain lurid


feeble


something must have been lost in the translation .


metaphors abound , but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story .


it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven


sultry


becomes too heavy for the plot .


genial than ingenious


crocodile hunter steve irwin do what he does best


gorgeous pair


this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears


with a bright future ahead of him


triumph over a scrooge or two


is a treat


consistent emotional conviction


amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio


too much


bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor


integrating the characters in the foreground


the delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two


( hopkins ) does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it .


that is funny and pithy , while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that , while past ,


its digs at modern society are all things we 've seen before .


re-creation


another `` best man ''


come away thinking not only that kate is n't very bright , but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she , janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another


a crass and insulting homage


do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?


appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up .


what time offers tsai 's usual style and themes


escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real ,


i.e. , a banal spiritual quest


be punishable by chainsaw


very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive


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


calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored


... unspeakably , unbearably dull , featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted .


admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics


patchy combination of soap opera


works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters .


there 's no conversion effort , much of the writing is genuinely witty and


humor and a heartfelt conviction


's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival


vampire fun


sensation


i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week


smart and well-crafted


there 's no fizz


expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape


morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick .


surprisingly idealistic


, provocative


returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power


out-of-kilter character


is nearly incoherent , an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins


sexy razzle-dazzle


to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release


rent those movies instead


so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out


splendidly


super heroes


that `` gangs '' is never lethargic


punchy dialogue


that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie


always hilarious meara


passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears


thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances , the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods .


stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy


laugh at how bad


delightful work


on the monster 's path of destruction


cliches and pabulum


a fragmented film


is repulsive and depressing .


distinguished film legacy


seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle '


mundane '70s


comes off as annoying rather than charming


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


you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing


by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


a generic international version of a typical american horror film


hackery


is still a cinematic touchstone .


's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second .


witless


i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long , and life is too short .


a minimalist beauty and the beast


the fantastic and the believable


one of the more influential works


you 'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy .


it 's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby .


in a collectively stellar performance


deficit


of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers


shakespeare 's better known tragedies


, the humor wry and sprightly


if a big musical number like ` praise the lord , he 's the god of second chances ' does n't put you off


churlish


slam-dunk


happens that tells you there is no sense .


as saccharine as it is disposable .


take notice


extremely flat


an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form


long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame .


than sucking you in ... and making you sweat


finely written


supernatural thriller


unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle


hungry-man portions of bad '


blandly


meticulous talent


as a durable part of the movie landscape


to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out


for laughs


, i 'll admit it , my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show .


inventive , fun


vivid as the 19th-century ones


like the original , this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen 's astringent wit .


suspenseful horror movie


the superficial tensions


the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it


are often more predictable than their consequences


to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing


reassuring manner


veers into corny sentimentality ,


a frightful vanity film


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


chaplin and kidman , who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns


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


contradicts


this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all .


has always been part of for the most part wilde 's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker 's creative interference


so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope


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


directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory


this unexpectedly moving meditation


a seven rip-off


, below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back , grizzled and charred , somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle .


drowning 's too good for this sucker .


what may be the performances of their careers


a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama


as lumpy as two-day old porridge


makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion


slickly staged


a sloppy script


predictable and cloying


itself and retreats


heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and


really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions


too violent and sordid to function as comedy


preposterousness


its first-time feature director


pulls off enough


off the hook


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


in three gags in white 's intermittently wise script


who play their roles with vibrant charm


terrible .


thoughtful , unapologetically raw


can be accused of being a bit undisciplined


's an unhappy situation all around


can only be described as sci-fi generic .


be over


kafka


silly-looking


brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life


make the attraction a movie


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


it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept .


negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking .


uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds


overtly silly dialogue


distanced us


the visual wit of the previous pictures


's remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre .


is high on squaddie banter , low


you love the music , and i do


most good-hearted yet sensual


was a better film


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


could use a little more humanity , but


most pitiful directing


worth seeing


painful , obnoxious


white 's dry wit


corpse


too much like an infomercial for ram dass 's latest book


, touching


dramatized


, a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy .


coming apart at its seams


poorly structured


too great


strong themes of familial ties


fails so fundamentally on every conventional level


it 's difficult to imagine that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002 .


ill-conceived action pieces


like to be a new yorker -- or , really , to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11


class bores


by the pathetic idea


the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do


are an absolute joy


this remake of lina wertmuller 's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero .


is one of the year 's best films .


boozy


a complete wash


plays like clueless does south fork .


the novel


to keep letting go at all the wrong moments


appears not to have been edited at all


it 's the perfect cure for insomnia .


to direct-to-video irrelevancy


characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago


enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up


has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie


there are great rewards here .


is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses .


aimless hodgepodge


when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic


a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and


a photographic marvel of sorts , and it 's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community .


do n't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action .


not one clever line of dialogue


visceral , nasty journey


instead of contriving a climactic hero 's death for the beloved-major - character-who-shall - remain-nameless , why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once ?


if a horror movie 's primary goal is to frighten and disturb , then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride .


of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles


a real documentary


bothered to construct a real story this time


compelling and


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


to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting


gore for suspense .


with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism


sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama


brilliant motion picture


jolt you out


terrific computer graphics ,


rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis


perform entertaining tricks


the impressive stagings of hardware


the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor


and crude film


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


ramble


as both shallow and dim-witted


self-important summer fluff


can overcome bad hair design


slow ,


no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story .


i simply ca n't recommend it enough .


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


been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up


gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast ,


technically sumptuous but


dark places


those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart


to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours


funny documentary


is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up .


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


is generally amusing from time


to my great pleasure ,


with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties


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


the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is , but


dull procession


were wonderful


two dimension tale


junkie


's hard to resist his enthusiasm ,


like jimmy 's routines


-- and especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english


grant 's two best films


delivered in low-key style


, jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .


, hole-ridden plotting


visually


one of the best films


been worth caring about


strong and confident work


( a ) wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting .


` hungry-man portions of bad '


you can not guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed .


's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .


bravery


short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty .


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


be as lonely and needy


a real winner


an athlete


epiphany


simply not funny performers


tribute


a loose collection


no amount of imagination ,


brazil-like , hyper-real satire


yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma .


because it 's so bad


watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say , when carol kane appears on the screen .


smile-button faces


too straight-faced


, revolting


i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy


flimsy ending


, the last kiss is really all about performances .


especially well-executed


shreve 's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen , and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera


it 's worth taking the kids to .


even-toned direction


bubbly


the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining


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


family fundamentals gets you riled up


been replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around


by this gentle comedy


a surgeon mends


the story really has no place to go since simone is not real


of this tacky nonsense


a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .


have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material


susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up


insane comic


sick character


lends itself to easy jokes and insults


are complex and quirky , but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life


turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable


like the rugrats movies , the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series , but its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures is particularly welcome .


the movie dawdle


were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor


an engaging fantasy


a superlative b movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing .


hyper-artificiality


not to mention mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete with virtuoso throat-singing .


another first-rate performance


infrequently breathtaking


tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident .


will win you over , in a big way


practices


fires the winning shot


stirs us


vaguely silly overkill


why this project was undertaken


its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability , but little more .


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


amusing and unpredictable


crafted a deceptively casual ode


thought-provoking new york fest


see it for his performance if nothing else .


freshman


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


are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick , and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all .


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


brisk


a hilarious adventure


been called freddy gets molested by a dog


the quirky and recessive charms


nutty cliches


gangster/crime comedy


an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love


imaginable


female friendship , spiked with raw urban humor


it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times .


human drama


eloquent film


stunning animation


loneliness and desperate grandiosity


sometimes confusing


done-to-death material


you barely realize your mind is being blown .


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


oddly colorful


without sham the raw-nerved story


slow , painful healing process


you should see this movie


's a masterpiece


jason x is this bad on purpose


mediocre acting


of shape


sweet


hollow , self-indulgent , and


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


as decent drama/action flick


good films


an unmistakable , easy joie de vivre


stalking


aspired


realized through clever makeup design ,


as a detailed personal portrait


begins with promise , but runs


acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending .


cut open a vein


why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it , though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror .


to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen


an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out , can not overcome blah characters


as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe


begins with promise , but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot


silly comedy


disgusting .


to the power of women to heal


is to substitute plot for personality .


through crap like this


, eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is .


to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society


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


to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad


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


passive-aggressive psychology


it 's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer


enjoy the film


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


yakusho , as always , is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ... and


perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters


find it baffling


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


like such a bore


teacher


accents so good


painfully


on its way


singing , and unforgettable characters


charming than in about a boy


ferrara 's best film


fascinating documentary


illiterate


shoots and scores


small in scope , yet perfectly formed


visually striking and slickly staged


the movie , shot on digital videotape rather than film , is frequently indecipherable


not at all clear what it 's trying to say and even if it were -- i doubt it would be all that interesting .


have been better off staying on the festival circuit


to blue hilarity


gripping documentary


is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic


gorgeousness


any real emotional impact


elegantly crafted but emotionally cold , a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level .


, shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .


compelling supporting characters


ghetto fabulousness


faster , livelier


acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being .


soulless


little visible talent


a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself .


continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio


skins has a desolate air , but eyre , a native american raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor .


carefully choreographed atrocities


unpretentious , charming , quirky , original


reverie


the rolling of a stray barrel


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


some bad singer-turned actors


's certainly laudable


a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music


are odd and pixilated


takes care with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel .


damon/bourne or his predicament


larded


awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters


loud , ugly , irritating movie


as if drop dead gorgeous was n't enough , this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition .


one of the best war movies ever made


creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky 's diaries


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


big fat liar is a real charmer


of its inventiveness


... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake .


popcorn movie fun


solemn insights


a tremendous piece


of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause


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


atypically hypnotic


she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile


it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes


every visual joke is milked , every set-up obvious and lengthy


unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles


a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child .


a full experience


the courage


audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt 's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying


( a ) mess .


mostly martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach .


that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work


sharp as the original


unfortunately


stirs the emotions


the tears come during that final , beautiful scene


is as delightful as it is derivative .


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


displays impeccable comic skill


directorial tour de force


out ballsy and stylish


a terrific look


steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films


sublime


reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture .


so sloppy ,


a story about intelligent high school


listen to extremist name-calling


give what may be the performances of their careers .


continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision


it 's an ambitious film ,


does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting .


maryam is a small film , but it offers large rewards


that will be seen to better advantage on cable , especially considering its barely


he 's afraid of his best-known creation


artistically


an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes


generous


unsuccessful


somehow makes it all the more compelling .


beautifully shaped


is a beautiful , aching sadness to it all .


ratliff 's two previous titles , plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry , contentious configurations ,


a dark pit


been there , done


the stale plot and pornographic way


quirky and taken with its own style


's defiantly and delightfully against the grain .


, indescribably bad


solid formula


the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed , and kurys ' direction is clever and insightful


is so contrived , nonsensical and formulaic that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it


you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer


i say , entertaining


cliched dialogue


dark comedy


a comedic moment in this romantic comedy


the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists


finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice


assert


be half as entertaining as it is


riveting power and sadness


the heart as well as


's great for the kids


a fine production


heart


the situation in a well-balanced fashion


the filmmaking may be a bit disjointed


the better film 's


would know what to make of this italian freakshow


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


movie-star intensity


an enjoyable above average summer diversion


practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over


revisionist


excels because , unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk , it offers hope


challenges perceptions of guilt and innocence , of good guys and bad , and asks us whether a noble end can justify evil means


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


will enjoy


this odd , distant portuguese import more or less


exactly what it wants to be


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


rich detail condensed


's lovely and amazing , from her own screenplay , jumps to the head of the class of women 's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style .


exploit the familiar


he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


if you have the patience for it , you wo n't feel like it 's wasted yours


marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary .


-- she 's pretty and she can act --


been benefited from a sharper , cleaner script before it went in front of the camera


horribly


the tale of her passionate , tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form .


worst sin


an epic


has stopped challenging himself


increasingly diverse


easily and , in the end , not well enough


the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original


for a quick-buck sequel


if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was , i would go back and choose to skip it .


it 's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor , but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time .


bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary


is both inspiring and pure joy .


highly professional film that 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways


a pale successor


a ` guy 's film ' in the worst sense of the expression .


features what is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer 's block ever .


be a total washout


local flavor


he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit


real heart


tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple -- he 's understated and sardonic , she 's appealingly manic and energetic .


on his sentimental journey of the heart


some unpaid intern


creepy-scary thriller


porno


is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor


misconceived


comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary .


see it


hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as


for the best


prepare to marvel again


see the it


by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks


be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation


looks elsewhere


entirely successful


conventional , but well-crafted film


option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept


sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies


the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .


with conspicuous success


who is not a character in this movie


bad in a major movie


an interesting bit of speculation


the lustrous polished visuals


the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden .


to check your brain at the door


the movie 's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite


hungry-man portions of bad


a loquacious and dreary piece of business .


gigantic proportions


a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


's definitely a step in the right direction


moving and weighty


an average b-movie with no aspirations


there 's an admirable rigor to jimmy 's relentless anger , and to the script 's refusal of a happy ending


obscenely bad dark comedy


pokes , provokes ,


a damn fine and


both convincing and radiant


unholy


appealing character quirks


more than merely a holocaust movie


, confident


a great performance and a reminder of dickens ' grandeur


it 's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure .


is effective


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


apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap


an often intense character study


starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera .


your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes


spare dialogue and acute expressiveness


scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances


exquisite trappings


's mostly a pleasure to watch .


then go see this delightful comedy .


succumbs to sensationalism


the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context


packed with just as much intelligence


bravery and integrity


that it ends up being surprisingly dull


a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres


once again he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food


to put up with 146 minutes of it


you take for granted in most films are mishandled here .


a fresh infusion of creativity


telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug


adultery


good match


looked like crap , so crap is what i was expecting .


offers no new insight on the matter , nor do its characters exactly spring to life .


its metaphors


many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy


certainly does n't disappoint .


it 's what makes their project so interesting


is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine


absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel .


could be intriguing


their cheap , b movie way


is definitely its screenplay , both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations


gaps in their relationships


short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy


something of a stiff


sameness


report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline - there 's definite room for improvement .


curiously , he waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading


prefabricated story elements


overwrought and crudely literal


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


a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions --


you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation


his greatest triumph


better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh .


with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves


delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers


've seen before


is authentic


has n't much more to serve than silly fluff


is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message ,


, fun , popcorn movies


an important movie ,


is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects ,


funny situations and honest observations


it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss , and that 's more or less how it plays out .


too mushy


has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense .


it dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum .


in world cinema


absorbing


it just did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ) .


add up to a satisfying crime drama .


he 's got as potent a topic as ever here


ingenious


is well told


's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .


to which anyone can relate


so unabashedly hopeful


an enormous feeling


this crude , this fast-paced and this insane


writings to perform


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


fabricated


walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes


it worth watching


than this hastily dubbed disaster


charming , thought-provoking new york fest


to call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made


elevates the experience to a more mythic level


should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake


takes its sweet time building to a climax that 's scarcely a surprise by the time


it is quite a vision .


no conversion effort


manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience


be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning


even a little dated


struggle furiously


what the movie lacks in action


as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


ice age wo n't drop your jaw ,


leave a large dog alone


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


an engaging mystery


serves up with style and empathy


quick-buck


rambling


deeply humanizing


, generous and subversive artworks


sing beautifully and act adequately .


nighttime manhattan , a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego


the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and


lack contrast ,


is never satisfactory


works as pretty contagious fun


really get inside of them


doing its namesake proud


did we really need a remake of `` charade ?


putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film .


mumbles his way through the movie .


funny situations and


too clumsy in key moments ... to make a big splash .


even though many of these guys are less than adorable ( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ) , there 's something vital about the movie .


of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans


little action , almost no suspense or believable tension , one-dimensional characters up


are remarkable


a sickening thud


zinger-filled crowd-pleaser


's sharply comic and surprisingly touching ,


the achingly unfunny phonce


is the most disappointing woody allen movie


and well-made entertainment


walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity


there 's much to recommend the film .


, k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low .


ridicule factor


valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view


one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live


that crawls along at a snail 's pace


the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste .


through the gloomy film noir veil


brainless , but


mean it 's good enough for our girls


a pleasing way


a powerful performance from mel gibson and a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16 .


the film buzz and whir


female empowerment


the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse . ''


well-thought stunts


to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience


is frustratingly unconvincing


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


were hailed as the works of an artist .


clean and


a low-budget hybrid of scarface


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


a paunchy midsection ,


is pure , exciting moviemaking .


as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


the lively intelligence


epic treatment of a nationwide blight


for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


believe it or


as an introduction to the man 's theories and influence , derrida is all but useless


be the performances of their careers


have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup , while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up .


the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding are in perfect balance .


the transcendent performance


into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell


scoob


true emotional connection or identification frustratingly


could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals .


just offbeat


your disgust


a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama .


interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective


knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up .


naomi watts is terrific as rachel


true inspiration


a moving and stark reminder


robbed and


so , hopefully , this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons .


finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers .


its unerring respect for them


interested in entertaining itself


significantly better than its 2002 children 's - movie competition .


most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river


the butt


sayles has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group .


since beauty and the beast


delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride


does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting


merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way


a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last .


is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits , headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work


enticing and


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


more than recycled jock


have a good time here


rising star jake gyllenhaal


spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative


amuse or entertain them


too stagey , talky


the laughs


thoughtful , reverent portrait


smeary and


to feel good about


consider it ` perfection .


funny look


moving


whipping out the dirty words


it is n't much fun .


the underworld urban angst is derivative of martin scorsese 's taxi driver and goodfellas , but this film speaks for itself


like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet 's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .


was , by its moods , and by its subtly


by applying definition to both sides of the man , the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject .


the very hollowness of the character he plays


a way that verges on the amateurish


, then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride .


is not an easy film .


gorgeous epic


penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship .


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


eccentrics


` it looks good , sonny , but you missed the point . '


is ... determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation


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 .


overly original


do n't avert our eyes for a moment .


this flat effort


see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead


slick and sprightly cgi feature


mystery devoid


with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs , it could have been a thinking man 's monster movie


every cliche


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


's much to recommend the film .


the guru who helped


too bad none of it is funny .


the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox .


an infomercial for ram dass 's latest book


a four star performance from kevin kline who unfortunately works with a two star script .


of bland hotels , highways , parking lots


listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again


with his picture-perfect life


you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles , but it 's worth yet another visit


the best of the pierce brosnan james bond


undeniably gorgeous , terminally


, his little changes ring hollow


wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message


often funny way


wonderful as the long-faced sad sack


con


wonderful on the big screen


stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess


the film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work .


right conditions


this likable movie


makes us see familiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way .


means to face your fears


i do n't see the point


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


passion , creativity , and fearlessness


like a drunken driver


the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming .


the dog from snatch )


drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats )


successful adaptation


that it succeeds in entertaining , despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


best didacticism


just another situation romance


melodrama and


cheapo


of an ignored people


sexual and romantic tension


are typical sandler fare


feeling guilty for it ... then , miracle of miracles , the movie does a flip-flop .


a visual style unique and inherent


figures prominently in this movie , and


in good fun


comes off like a bad imitation of the bard .


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


its best ,


they turn out to be delightfully compatible here


a disappointment


romantic comedy


the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it


a great cast


wannabe-hip


consummate actor


robust


an extremely unpleasant film


unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie


hollywood-action cliches


the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring .


inspiring or insightful


enough cool fun here


constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination


from the people laughing in the crowd


fully formed


a horrible , 99-minute stink bomb .


the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters .


illustrated by a winning family story .


the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape


medem may have disrobed most of the cast , leaving their bodies exposed , but the plot remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt


to rank with its worthy predecessors


shines like a lonely beacon .


starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it --


the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy


memorable zingers


screwed-up


is too heady for children , and too preachy


takes every potential laugh


joyous documentary .


the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone


, shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level , lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life .


told well by a master storyteller


the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail .


sustains the level of exaggerated , stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit


its promising cast


ver wiel 's


the director mostly plays it straight , turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder .


consistently funny , in an irresistible junior-high way , and consistently free


much of the action takes place


, but with material this rich it does n't need it


there is a real subject here , and


to be a wacky , screwball comedy


hubristic folly


appreciated


the rare imax movie that you 'll wish was longer than an hour .


of the finest films of the year


really horrible drek .


'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment .


one word that best describes this film : honest


boasting this many genuine cackles


's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


cool


stuffy , full of itself ,


's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments


the dullest tangents


for a critical and commercial disaster


a sketchy work-in-progress


seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as happiness was


dignified


in short


an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination of sexual jealousy , resentment and the fine


imaginative and


i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes , but


keener is marvelous


is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins .


is the last thing any of these three actresses , nor their characters , deserve .


the performances are immaculate , with roussillon providing comic relief .


's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours .


seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation


an ease in front of the camera


boring talking heads


insipid , brutally clueless


that even its target audience talked all the way through it


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


the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce


have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy


as sharp


no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots


told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings .


, but fun .


it has its faults


should have been made for the tube


stylish film


its clumsiness as its own most damning censure


goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise , too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy


nothing wrong with performances here , but the whiney characters bugged me


will likely


might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience


`` minority report '' astounds .


the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be


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


the most ordinary and obvious fashion


a solidly constructed , entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration .


a nightmare


is a treat .


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


squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations


inherently


spooks


that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy 's


's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once


is greatness


horribly depressing and not very well done


what 's missing in murder by numbers


of lingerie models and bar dancers


thinly sketched story


colorful , vibrant introduction


unparalleled proportions


the vagueness of topical excess


artful


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


from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


the artsy and often pointless visuals


into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull


the great minds of our times


a dentist 's waiting room


a powerful , inflammatory film


mannerisms and self-indulgence


of laughs


canada 's arctic light shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people .


wildly inventive


more than a worthwhile effort


there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we 're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why .


got me grinning


the misleading title


you 're a struggling nobody


bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it


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


an absorbing and unsettling psychological drama .


not a bad way


's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters


a compelling coming-of-age drama


the affable maid in manhattan , jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt


my mind


kids


turntablism


ballot


nice , harmless


her share of the holiday box office pie


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


, long-suffering but cruel


those prone to indignation need not apply


a dazzling dream


trouble every day is a success in some sense , but it 's hard to like a film so cold and dead .


personal tragedy and


that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


as they may , lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank , take your pick


make creative contributions to the story and dialogue


a superfluous sequel


whose style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story


is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that 's both charming and well acted .


in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape


the topic of relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end


in a summer of clones


gets vivid , convincing performances


most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years .


offers winning performances and some effecting moments .


has some cute moments , funny scenes , and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net


that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy .


is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality


frankly , it 's kind of insulting , both to men and women .


veered off too far into the exxon zone


a smart little indie .


unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest


to the awfulness of the movie


a copout


, decisive moments


the gifted pearce


outrageous , ingenious


sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney 's darling harbour , but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking and


gripping


enduring strengths


variable


it belongs on the big screen


fails .


is n't scary .


a stately sense


mishandled


yielded such a flat , plodding picture


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


provide its thrills and extreme emotions


the euphoria


jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience


true-blue


, like mike shoots and scores , doing its namesake proud


a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip .


enters a realm where few non-porn films venture ,


gabbiest giant-screen movie


a worldly-wise and very funny script


breakdown


cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .


own most damning censure


delicate , clever


red dragon '' is entertaining .


a charming , banter-filled comedy ... one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension , accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface .


herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion .


as giddy and whimsical and relevant today


adams just copies from various sources


this waste of time


what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is .


even though the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks


entertaining comedy


wanderers and a bronx tale


slump


it already has one strike against it .


what is essentially an extended soap opera


the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar


does n't become smug or sanctimonious towards the audience


vowing ,


an exclamation point


is a trove of delights


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


poignant and uplifting


the parents


psychedelic devices , special effects and backgrounds ,


road movie , coming-of-age story and


laughs -- sometimes a chuckle


strong directorial stamp


the enduring strengths


see over and over


's mildly entertaining ,


it aspires


with color and depth , and rather a good time


strolls through this mess with a smug grin ,


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


as a ghost story gone badly awry


there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending .


is elevated by michael caine 's performance as a weary journalist in a changing world .


to top form


humorous .


is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut .


delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation


like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor


an unintentionally surreal kid 's picture ... in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode .


of the most repellent things


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


a great piece


make for a winning , heartwarming yarn


sorrow


after ( seagal 's ) earlier copycat under siege


a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground


the good and different idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and , except for the fine star performances , there is little else to recommend `` never again . ''


developed


the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy


as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise


looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor 's garage sale


the beauty


of the goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle


intentionally low


a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother


every visual joke is milked ,


an achingly enthralling premise ,


scum


truly , truly bad movie


the film 's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence .


documentarian


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


ke


enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits


should win the band a few new converts , too


unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny ,


long-on-the-shelf


as in aimless , arduous , and arbitrary


wise , wizened


rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year


the wan , thinly sketched story


dread


beguiling freshness


plotless collection


a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis


has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references .


people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept


director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline


a terrific role


should stick to his day job


dumb , fun , curiously adolescent movie


splendid meal


one of the most genuinely sweet films to come along in quite some time


the only entertainment


every moment crackles with tension , and by the end of the flick , you 're on the edge of your seat


well-behaved film


is generally light enough


knows it 's won


not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie .


if you can push on through the slow spots , you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting .


unsatisfying


a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script


all unfolds predictably


worst -- and only -- killer website movie


strong themes


nails sy 's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness


stephen earnhart 's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition -- wearing a cloak of unsentimental , straightforward text -- when it 's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type .


interesting character


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


's episode of behind the music


noble


grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond


be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain


... the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .


goes downhill


keep it from being simpleminded


draws us in long


translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard . '


the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note :


more forced than usual


gushing --


's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny to happen , that finally get under your skin


faith in the future


fine actors


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


has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him


nature and family warmth


's far too sentimental


who could too easily become comic relief in any other film


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


is n't as funny as you 'd hoped


with considerable aplomb


boilerplate clichés


of above the rest


this is not an easy film .


wise and deadpan


a giant step backward


jealousy


peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper


quite simply , a joy to watch and -- especially -- to listen to


at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten


a fine , rousing , g-rated family film , aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats .


must have failed


ok for a movie


and much better


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


does n't even qualify as a spoof of such


is astounding on any number of levels


even if you do n't know the band or the album 's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve , and


the large-frame imax camera lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers .


unengaging


'' is the operative word for `` bad company


spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it 's more than a worthwhile effort .


raise audience 's spirits


great american comedy


the appeal of the vulgar , sexist , racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is --


sweet , genuine chemistry


, point and purpose


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


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


that prevents them from firing on all cylinders


writing , skewed characters , and the title performance by kieran culkin


the marvelous first 101 minutes


fall apart


drooling over michael idemoto as michael


telling what at heart is a sweet little girl


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


it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why


benefited from a sharper , cleaner script


the incomprehensible anne rice novel


films about loss , grief and recovery are pretty valuable these days .


wonderful subject


flounders under the weight of too many story lines


to our dismay


lifts your spirits


it is a whole lot of fun and


drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage


it 's enough to watch huppert scheming , with her small , intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain , and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins .


have been much better


unspeakably , unbearably dull , featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted .


none of this is meaningful or memorable


but as you watch the movie , you 're too interested to care .


repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences , but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness .


a more measured or polished production


the previous movies


replacing john carpenter 's stylish tracking shots


elaborate and twisted characters


endlessly


content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago


visually engrossing , seldom hammy , honorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction .


the film was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances by both steve buscemi and rosario dawson ...


to the dustbin of history


as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor


it can comfortably hold


is the piece works brilliantly .


sometimes endearing


the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we 're touched by the film 's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport .


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


the three leads produce adequate performances , but what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling


's as lumpy as two-day old porridge


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


one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of


the image that really tells the tale


, director/co-writer jacques audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers


a phlegmatic bore ,


interesting and


feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place .


, difficult and sad


have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for


is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism


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


it looks like an action movie , but it 's so poorly made , on all levels , that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such


enjoyed


all that matters


observant .


riveting and surprisingly romantic ride


an alluring backdrop


this much imagination and


cold , sterile and lacking any color or warmth .


endeavors


sneaks up on you


an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation


call me a cynic ,


all the scenic appeal of a cesspool


beautifully


high romance ,


find little new


many subplots


most mornings


theater


as it is interminable


finest kind


original nor terribly funny


feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


enthrall the whole family


is hugely overwritten , with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children


for an eagerness


a film that will enthrall the whole family .


every visual joke is milked , every set-up obvious and lengthy , every punchline predictable


its star


has created a beautiful canvas


good poetry


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


unfolds with grace and humor and gradually


paul cox needed to show it .


it 's pleasant enough


to keep things interesting


a bad run in the market or a costly divorce


attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie


does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches


misconceived final


fights the good fight in vietnam


shakespeare 's macbeth


arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love , meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws .


a very ambitious project


runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film 's short 90 minutes


a terrible movie


'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget


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


adrenalized


boom mikes


deceptively simple ,


warmth , wit and interesting characters


the war movie compendium


the opera 's drama and lyricism


soulful gravity


brisk delight


a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director anthony friedman 's similarly updated 1970 british production .


staggeringly compelling character


a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking


tasteful


a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart .


favorite


's good enough to be the purr


construct a story


appropriate


watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell


sophisticated and


is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie


so muddled , repetitive and ragged


love and familial


with an action movie that actually has a brain


brings out the allegory with remarkable skill


we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before , but there 's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again .


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


of the vulgar , sexist , racist humor


sometimes is a gem .


, e.t. remains the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of steven spielberg 's misunderstood career .


is far from disappointing ,


rich in atmosphere of the post-war art world , it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust .


vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny


is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance ,


it 's a dark , gritty story but


changing lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .


the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then


the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries


to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories


the resourceful amnesiac


`` new best friend ''


the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic


uneven movie


a reader 's digest condensed version


spirals downward ,


she may not be real , but the laughs are


the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes


an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing , but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message .


is uncomfortably timely , relevant , and sickeningly real .


one splendidly cast pair


stultifyingly obvious


the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings .


candid , archly funny and


, i hated myself in the morning .


the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive ...


wit and compassion


eager to please


makes it seem fresh again .


implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses , and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all .


the result , however well-intentioned ,


, redundant , sloppy


a colorful , joyous celebration of life ;


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


death to smoochy is often very funny


that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors


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


any thinking person is bound to appreciate


an attraction that crosses sexual identity


most humane and important holocaust movies


into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty


disgusting


nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley 's breasts --


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


in getting under the skin of her characters


what 's best about drumline is its energy


's worth the concentration .


's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one


appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond


paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party


has kind of an authentic feel


also rocks


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


something goes bump in the night and nobody cares


artistry


high romance , brought off with considerable wit


with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) , a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names .


the film does n't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously , it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia .


of mindless pace in collision


blue crush is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be .


harrowing account


of the best rock


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


without cheesy fun factor


a bit cold and


no business going


i 'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper .


off the hook is overlong and not well-acted , but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all .


like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art they 're struggling to create .


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


makes a melodramatic mountain


every joke is repeated at least -- annoying , is n't it ?


an important movie , or even a good one


neatly


it 's leaden and predictable , and laughs are lacking .


is unable to project either esther 's initial anomie or her eventual awakening


slick and manufactured to claim street credibility .


self-amused trash


bad day


more sophisticated and literate than such pictures


might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener


run through its otherwise comic narrative .


fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat


in its crapulence


mostly honest


stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable .


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


gooding and coburn are both oscar winners , a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable .


woefully dull


a torn book jacket


last year 's lame musketeer


overwhelming pleasure


can comfortably hold


more bluster


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


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


gave me no reason to care


has rewards , from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


the jokes are sophomoric ,


dumped


are masterfully controlled .


pornography or documentary


sham actor workshops


cool , composed delivery


a small , personal film


whimper


a curious sick poetry ,


screen with considerable appeal


an architect of pop culture


a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs .


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


not zhang 's forte


as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with


is always welcome .


ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this


equally beautiful , self-satisfied


the best case for christianity


lessen the overall impact the movie could have had


you might want to check it out


some special qualities and


clamoring for another ride


's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters .


eats , meddles , argues , laughs , kibbitzes and fights


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


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


was chuckling at all the wrong times


no amount of nostalgia for carvey 's glory days


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


deviant


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


cheesy backdrops ,


suspense , intriguing characters and


downhill


excruciatingly unfunny and


ideological


a more graceful way


is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless


two fine actors , morgan freeman and


though it runs 163 minutes


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


it 's never laugh-out-loud funny , but it is frequently amusing .


... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages ...


of its sense of fun or energy


slightly wised-up kids


the charming result


've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


a beautiful canvas


with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count


if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .


cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly


from a flat script and a low budget


in its characters ' frustrations


it might deliver again and again


leaving the theater


's always enthralling


a real howler


is too mainstream


an overwhelmingly positive portrayal


a detailed historical document ,


is greatness here .


the trials of henry kissinger is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ... because you get it .


this so-called satire


feels familiar and tired .


but it could be , by its art and heart , a necessary one .


recent past


to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes


, heartwarming yarn


to the integrity and vision of the band


family dynamics


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


story is almost an afterthought


this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one


amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings


's ... worth the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is , quite pointedly , about the peril of such efforts .


so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks


oo many of these gross out scenes ...


cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences ,


a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity .


told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday


with vibrant charm


do n't notice the 129-minute running time


by flashes of mordant humor


the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women


friend


fustily tasteful


offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex , and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves


an entertaining ride


lags badly


unforced


is so often nearly nothing


there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) , but `` elling '' manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases


keeps this pretty watchable , and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired


a journey back to your childhood


to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material


is his best film


a charm that 's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout


a set of heartfelt performances


a ragbag of cliches


convincing case


coppola 's directorial debut is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that , despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development , still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema .


less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is


an earnest study in despair


the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show .


loved the look of this film


an encouraging new direction for la salle


perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


breathes extraordinary life


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


either 11 times too many or else


rare quality


his supple understanding of the role


transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


is in a class by itself


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


just that and it 's what makes their project so interesting


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


comical


a crowd-pleaser


struggle


the characters are based on stock clichés


stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise


plant smile-button faces


, unsubtle and hollywood-predictable


damon brings the proper conviction to his role as ( jason bourne ) .


skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional


does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films


the worst movies of one year


breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks


equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek


assured


cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter


a genuine dramatic impact


despite modest aspirations


to the point of ridiculousness


such a clever adaptation of the bard 's tragic play


with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles


serious


inadvertently sidesplitting it


obligatory cheap


's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series .


there 's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is


punches


a highly gifted 12-year-old


superficially written


do n't fret about the calories because there 's precious little substance in birthday girl


those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up


sweetness and


have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises


reinvigorated


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


interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) ,


demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake ,


sane person


abysmally pathetic


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


a guilt-free trip


is n't something to be taken seriously


one of the best films


noisy and pretentious


the touch is generally light enough and the performances , for the most part , credible .


an engaging ,


these women are spectacular


comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break .


's a masterpeice .


is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that , despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development , still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema .


this dog of a movie


however entertainingly presented


i loved this film .


want to watch if you only had a week to live


be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days


sensuous and spirited


in the series


if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in


an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything remotely probing or penetrating .


hilariously wicked black comedy


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


the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one ( and no one ) .


of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts


lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works .


been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


old-fashioned values


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


a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived


filmed directly from a television monitor


fruitful


engage children


the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin , and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed .


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


comic elements


cross between xxx and vertical limit .


up as the worst kind of hubristic folly


one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself


the first one charming


make an appealing couple -- he 's understated and sardonic


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


has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out .


rather thin


an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time .


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


without having much dramatic impact


it is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure !


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


a thriller with an edge


is oppressively heavy


is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit


the final product is a ghost


phony


an uninspired preachy and clichéd war


a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion


ignore the reputation , and ignore the film .


an astonishing voice cast


as a pale successor


enough interest


animal


feels like very light errol morris


univac-like script machine


's definitely an improvement on the first blade


less entertaining


is that it 's a brazenly misguided project


odd , rapt spell


trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge


achieving some honest insight


flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity


every indulgent , indie trick in the book


requiring a great deal of thought


of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse


the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore


of the year 's most intriguing movie experiences


are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams


penetrating , impenetrable


unimpressively


-- being real --


to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing , and i wo n't be sitting through this one again ... that in itself is commentary enough .


crawls along at a snail 's pace


its unerring respect


is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing


wait for the video


the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors


manipulation ,


a bore


at their noble endeavor


evocative imagery


off


be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still


smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction


foul up shum 's good intentions .


imponderably stilted


, you might want to check it out


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


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


make you reach for the tissues


dreadfully earnest inversion


get out your pooper-scoopers .


onto the end credits


thoughtful and unflinching examination


more colorful , more playful tone


it grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration .


with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof , which they is n't , it is more likely to induce sleep than fright .


to bowling you over


is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor


boring


stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness


the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note


the pacing is often way off


it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy


adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances , and


wishy-washy melodramatic movie


deliver a fair bit of vampire fun


disrobed most of the cast ,


especially grateful for freedom


by shooting itself in the foot


of a beautifully sung holiday carol


presented in such a lousy way , complete with some of the year 's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments , that it 's impossible to care


is n't as funny as it should be


poorly dubbed


lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho , without making him any less psycho .


overmanipulative hollywood practices


add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments


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


seems to have recharged him .


swallow its absurdities and crudities


addict


inconceivable


the brawn


young , black manhood that is funny , touching , smart and complicated


dialogue and preposterous moments


redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot


ayatollah


not scarier


moving and stark reminder


overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes


the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days :


in the disturbingly involving family dysfunctional drama how i killed my father , french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition


but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .


from the script 's bad ideas and awkwardness


where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks


captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity , overnight , is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other


extraordinary faith


sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing , teeth-gnashing actorliness .


suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis


lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire .


show this movie to reviewers before its opening , afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn


several of steven soderbergh 's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist .


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


the horror fan


the finest


a potentially good comic premise


`` far from heaven ''


i ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out .


brittle desperation


content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance .


narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute


a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter


been preferable


exciting documentary .


a renowned indian film culture


poetry in motion


might enjoy this


pointless extremes


on its fairly ludicrous plot


is that it stinks


no doubt intended the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror


merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them .


undernourished and


fortify this turgid fable


sucking


in me


that it was intended to be a different kind of film


female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael


all hollywood fantasies


is so convincing


is why film criticism can be considered work .


banal , virulently unpleasant excuse


visual style


a portrait of alienation so perfect ,


smug and convoluted


pushiness and decibel volume


a listless and desultory affair .


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


and mind games


enough gun battles and


where janice beard falters in its recycled aspects , implausibility , and sags in pace


from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny


without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision


sounds like horrible poetry .


enjoyable choice


the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him


a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams .


growing up that we do n't see often enough these days


confusing melange


the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life


a 90-minute , four-star movie