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


that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action


handsome widescreen photography


, it drags


, like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids .


adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances


majidi 's direction has never been smoother or more confident .


glides


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


detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world


are stanzas of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry .


routine stuff yuen


is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth , who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach


this may be burns 's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen .


whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone


overlong and not well-acted , but


defies expectation


many pleasures


a treatise on spirituality as well as


will have a great time


in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year


help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact .


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


conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt


will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man


revulsion


weave a protective cocoon around his own ego


engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2


will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture


this is classic nowheresville in every sense


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


the story goes nowhere


contribute to a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion


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


can depress you about life itself .


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


freeman and judd make it work


directed , barely


story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle


mind to see a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway


a remarkable film by bernard rose


this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts


its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies


labored and unfunny


not only does spider-man deliver , but i suspect it might deliver again and again .


the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work


it will probably be a talky bore .


the evocative imagery and gentle , lapping rhythms of this film are infectious -- it gets under our skin and draws us in long before the plot kicks into gear .


make like the title and dodge this one


are all things we 've seen before


book-on-tape


flopping


the cheesiest


can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline


barely tolerable slog


has a good line in charm


loopy


imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor , and


a revealing look at the collaborative process and


so distant


all awkward , static , and lifeless rumblings


chilly , clinical lab report


co-stars


penetrating ,


tart


nails sy 's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness .


misconstrued


an exceptionally


laughs and not the last time


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


is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time .


done cinematically


does n't quite know how to fill a frame


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


an interesting controversy


fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy


grotesque narcissism


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


efficient


since the evil dead


should catch this imax offering


's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni


confirms lynne ramsay as an important , original talent in international cinema


will please eastwood 's loyal fans


skeeved out that they 'd need a shower


a macabre and very stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters .


the hours , a delicately crafted film


educates


an energetic , violent movie with a momentum that never lets up .


grant , who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


sharper , cleaner


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


that will keep them guessing


a stand in favor of tradition and warmth


a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists


at your neighbor 's garage sale


tremendous skill


has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror


exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk


like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead


with great sympathy and intelligence


dumb down


victim to sloppy plotting ,


a smart , funny look


a real film


worth cheering as a breakthrough


a kiss


the storylines are woven together skilfully , the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking ,


contribute to a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion .


keep it interested


based on stock clichés


thoughtlessly assembled


something vital about the movie


from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic


is a brilliantly played , deeply unsettling experience


is hartley 's least accessible screed yet .


american musical comedy as we know it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway .


( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask , the blob )


by john woo in this little-known story of native americans and their role in the second great war


as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be


a handful


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


see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices


you live the mood rather than savor the story .


that it actually makes the heart soar


silly but strangely believable


win


downward


it 's fun , but it 's a real howler


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


have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time .


scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


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


creeping in others


that a life like this can sound so dull


crafted ,


a vivid imagination and


a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man


becomes unwatchable


a fine job


oodles of charm


, but slow


a movie i loved on first sight and , even more important , love in remembrance .


manage to be spectacularly outrageous .


shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting


afraid of the bad reviews


for some robust and scary entertainment


that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire


his lack


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


narcotized


) becomes more specimen than character


daring


erotic or sensuous charge


though impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture , it too is a bomb .


you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live


... the film 's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . '


this is n't a movie ; it 's a symptom


be too narrow to attract crossover viewers


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


too crazy


filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible .


have developed some taste


peter mattei 's love in the time of money sets itself apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


grisly


even murphy 's expert comic timing and famed charisma ca n't rescue this effort .


maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine


of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation


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


ultimately tragic


as the synergistic impulse that created it


an intelligent , realistic portrayal of testing boundaries


it 's also pretty funny


... you can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already .


the bottom tier


trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible .


's a sad , sick sight


the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment


is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven . ''


ability to shock and amaze


the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise


the historical , philosophical


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


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


lightweight , uneven action comedy


a small but rewarding comedy


in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard


'll enjoy the hot chick .


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


an equally miserable film


ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context


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


but darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats .


the film 's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes ... drag the movie down .


real turns


low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and


elegant , witty and beneath a prim exterior


witless and utterly pointless .


become the master of innuendo


is the film roman polanski may have been born to make .


seedy clash


falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live . '


a moratorium


, you 're far better served by the source material .


'd rather watch them on the animal planet .


dogtown is hollow , self-indulgent , and - worst of all - boring .


, no one can hear you snore


cheering


underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community


its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches


done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment


hits a nerve


drag it down to mediocrity


right


maggots crawling on a dead dog


bottom-rung new jack city wannabe .


transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem


to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time


through sincerity


from a woodland stream


numbness


a deliciously nonsensical comedy


a worthwhile addition


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


competently directed but terminally cute drama .


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


smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like


do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament


bring new energy


a vibrant , colorful , semimusical rendition


an exercise in chilling style


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


stylish psychological thriller


by exceptional performances


complete waste


a beautiful film to watch


frequent flurries of creative belly laughs


run out of clever ideas and visual gags


a b-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget .


a clever adaptation


does best


the answer is as conventional as can be


viewers out in the cold and


conventional thriller


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


that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline


like a well-made pb & j sandwich


a slow-moving police-procedural thriller


( a ) stale retread of the '53 original .


elegant ,


also a -- dare i say it twice --


the soulful gravity


mindless


make a gorgeous pair


art-house gay porn film


the multi-layers


between the artificial structure


the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem


the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up


a hard time


for nice evening out


unfolds as sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form .


subscriber


of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema


this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired .


of true inspiration


fall together without much surprise


are immaculate ,


flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


spielberg knows how to tell us about people .


of extraordinary journalism


barbershop so likable


its clever concept


ai n't art


slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze


damned compelling


tasteful , intelligent manner


be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still


speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence


's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish


have nothing better to do with 94 minutes


of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay


a formula comedy


drivel


watch , giggle and get an adrenaline boost


best actress


is n't really about anything .


about otherwise dull subjects


touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot


heathers , then becomes bring it on , then becomes unwatchable


the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard .


relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial


beauty to behold


a lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family .


most remarkable


argue


, overmanipulative hollywood practices


funny moment


say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


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


an infuriating film .


's definitely not made for kids or their parents , for that matter


possibly the best actor


the worst thing


phenomenal performances


the movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle .


entertaining tricks


( unintentionally ) funniest moments


that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life


instead , it 'll only put you to sleep .


miscalculation


laughed


does n't so much phone in his performance as


a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit


frustrating


has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies ...


you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth .


this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music


a dearth


shows the promise of digital filmmaking


heartbreak to watching it now , with older and wiser eyes , because we know what will happen after greene 's story ends


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


clumsily


like it


they 'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds .


cheap scam


more biologically detailed than an autopsy , the movie


what punk rock music


tick-tock


one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .


the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence


in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way


empty


if the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness


an unflinching , complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen


illustrated by a winning family story


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


the strength of their own cleverness


degenerates into hogwash


well told .


right to be


human nature , in short , is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart .


feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo


genre a bad name .


be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors


banal


be a parody of gross-out flicks , college flicks , or even flicks in general


comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime 's ` red shoe diaries . '


is even better than the fellowship


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


magnificent


for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .


is all but useless


you 're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri


krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone


highly predictable


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


the big shear


most accomplished work


what 's infuriating about full frontal


trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain


memories and one fantastic visual trope


's really just another major league


treats us to an aimless hodgepodge


will find millions of eager fans


a low-rent retread


is remarkably dull with only caine


the jokes are flat ,


proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors


is a masterpiece .


depth or complexity


is prime escapist fare


that the film is never dull


ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona


as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago .


it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .


this seductive tease


with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing


just not a thrilling movie


is still charming


muddled drama


the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat , fairy-tale conclusion .


compelling story


interesting story


can not recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time


of the holiday box office pie


a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city


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


childlike dimness and


know what to make of this italian freakshow


made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .


it 's loud and boring


throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer 's face and asks to be seen as hip , winking social commentary


an energy to y tu mamá también


nice piece


built for controversy


too clumsy in key moments


such a well loved classic


how they make their choices , and


offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory


long and unfocused


the success of undercover brother is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally .


a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one


turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder


as lame and sophomoric


takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope : ichi the killer


much colorful eye candy , including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes


exquisitely performed


an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys


infectious


though jones and snipes are enthralling


both gripping and compelling


little more than a mall movie designed to kill time


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


can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself


adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking .


can enjoy


's too harsh


it actually makes the heart soar


extraordinary debut from josh koury .


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


bother watching past the second commercial break


their project so interesting


bring something new


virtually absent


daring as john ritter 's glory days


imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s .


remarkably original


joyous occasion


the movie dragged on


we 've liked klein 's other work but rollerball left us cold


hilarious and sad


often inspiring


trusts the story it sets out to tell .


cheap ,


manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk


a brazil-like , hyper-real satire


ratliff 's two previous titles , plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry , contentious configurations , and this film is part of that delicate canon .


into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller '


much stronger


even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and


enriched


the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent


been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky


ills


sick and twisted


chilling , and affecting study


suited to capture these musicians in full regalia


a vibrant , colorful , semimusical rendition .


like it 's wasted yours


formuliac , but fun .


high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery , and that 's because the movie serves up all of that stuff , nearly subliminally , as the old-hat province of male intrigue .


a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling .


an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame


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


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


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


every joke is repeated at least four times .


playfully profound ... and


a superior horror flick


of the worst of the entire franchise


the only reason


a milquetoast movie


and con , for adults


begin with


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


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


her nomination as best actress even more


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


genuine narrative


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


you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


a sick , twisted sort of way


tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination .


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


a work of extraordinary journalism


manage to keep things interesting .


cedar 's


the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what 's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture .


did n't smile .


the best films of the year with its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music , and many inimitable scenes


messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd


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


we can enjoy as mild escapism


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


the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


visual and verbal clichés


show blind date , only less


has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end


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


disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves


, byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth .


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


the atmosphere of the crime expertly


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


while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it 's based upon , queen of the damned is a pointless , meandering celebration of the goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle .


wayward wooden one


's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest


you can watch , giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards .


like shrek , spirit 's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world .


, endearing


a world that 's often handled in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion


greatest star wattage


a fireworks


... while the humor aspects of ` jason x ' were far more entertaining than i had expected , everything else about the film tanks .


arrest development in a dead-end existence


mr. audiard 's direction is fluid and quick .


sucking you


, this movie is hopeless


part of the charm of satin rouge


marks a modest if encouraging return


too stagy


, the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject .


new adaptation


talented cast


good inside dope


completely creatively stillborn and


most inventive


potentially trite and overused concept


again , in a better movie , you might not have noticed .


so real


even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside


interesting effort


sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz , rather than a fully developed story


in other words , it 's badder than bad .


a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most


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


blah


molestation


like silence , it 's a movie that gets under your skin .


potentially just as rewarding


a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell


holocaust escape story


a well-made evocation


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


elicits strong performances from his cast


take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture , and he 'll be your slave for a year


the performances are uniformly good .


goes to the essence of broadway


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


to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes


settles on a consistent tone .


a joint promotion


an american actress who becomes fully english


impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story


the film works in spite of it


when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs. woo , it looks like woo 's a p.o.w.


is frustratingly unconvincing .


not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe , but it more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions


best irish sense


for the most part , credible


steven shainberg 's adaptation


something entertaining


starts out with tremendous promise ,


a staggeringly compelling character ,


absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers


oscar-caliber performances


who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi 's now-cliched vampire accent


's unfocused and tediously exasperating


mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up


as france 's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace


idol


a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story .


is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes


do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept


deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still


is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone .


this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out


the movie 's captivating details


-- not the first , by the way --


is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see


is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad 's wallet


accentuating ,


undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama .


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


compelling enough


a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation


also is difficult to fathom .


is a clever and cutting , quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life .


lynne ramsay as an important , original talent in international cinema


captivating and


that it looks neat


does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences


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


if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


it 's not a great monster movie .


infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor


abbass 's understated


talent and wit


as imperious


's enough to sustain laughs


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


it 's badder than bad .


beyond the end zone


it 's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie ,


who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act


's a spirited film and a must-see


the usual movie rah-rah


is as often imaginative as it is gory


is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience


to easy jokes and insults


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


conceit


lift


the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of


growing strain


sin


the sick sense


is their resemblance to everyday children .


may be the performances of their careers


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


too much meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , hopkins looks like a drag queen


redolent of a thousand cliches


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


there 's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life


the intended , er , spirit


is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans


raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen 's astringent wit


infectiously enthusiastic


a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic


classic cinema served up with heart and humor


spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb


a bracing


to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar


rare sequel


it 's pretty stupid .


the film 's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original , but


comforting fantasies


who normally could n't care less


violence overshadows everything


climax


sweet without the decay


about the life


to lowly studio hack


stuffy and


romantic , riveting and handsomely


is worth your time , especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride


to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything


is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes


painful to watch


putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora 's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest .


aloof


's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment


a psycho


drowns in sap .


an old-fashioned drama of substance about a teacher 's slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue .


a vivid , spicy footnote


this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker ,


was as graceful


was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention


, but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a good time with this one too .


able to look ahead and resist living in a past


of flatly


this turd


it 's common knowledge that park and his founding partner , yong kang , lost kozmo in the end


informative and


reminds us how realistically nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year


a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis .


is a subzero version of monsters , inc. ,


that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience


-- and disposable story --


's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck


hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory


what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling


the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders ,


as often imaginative


zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style , text , and subtext that 's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance ,


an art form at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life .


bile , and irony


that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes , most at women 's expense


cruelty and suffering


while it can be a bit repetitive , overall it 's an entertaining and informative documentary .


you feel like a sucker


the bullseye


recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt


an extraordinary dramatic experience .


their own cleverness


a voice for a pop-cyber culture


the stunt work is top-notch ;


flailing around in a caper that 's neither original nor terribly funny


canny , meditative


choreographed


with bogus profundities


well-crafted


we 've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher


mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and


unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes


paced and satisfying


into a typical romantic triangle


elements of romance , tragedy and even silent-movie comedy


be liked sometimes


timeless and unique


its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades


situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets


are quite touching


remarkable performance


thematically and stylistically


unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters


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


filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots


weighs down


eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema 's directorial giants .


... its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself .


a boring , pretentious waste


a stylish cast


not in a good way


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


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


run of the mill


up out of john c. walsh 's pipe dream


offers no new insight on the matter , nor


highly spirited


feeble comedy


overly convenient plot twists


has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children 's home video , a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment , as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting .


( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation .


second helpings


cast and surehanded direction


but though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more .


its need to reassure


an interesting topic , some intriguing characters and a sad ending


watch people


, it 's contrived and predictable


it familiar and insufficiently cathartic


deeply appealing


conrad l. hall 's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year --


the problematic script


used manhattan 's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way


is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .


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


potentially incredibly


with fascinating connections


like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out


old-fashioned scary movie


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


deeply humanistic artist


arteta paints a picture of lives lived in a state of quiet desperation .


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


this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful -


immediate inclination to provide a fourth book


it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered .


offering fine acting moments and


contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone


plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations


superfluous sequel


intermittently good time


a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg 's brilliant ` videodrome


got it right the first time


dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director


imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .


crude humor and vulgar innuendo


friday the 13th by way of clean and sober ,


spirals downward , and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion .


enthralling aesthetic experience


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


, you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox


what is kind of special


nice to see piscopo again after all these years


best man ''


, it 's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers .


flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous , with a solid cast , noteworthy characters , delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags


menacing atmosphere


limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action


some special qualities


wear thin with repetition


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


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


a must for fans of british cinema , if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride .


a difficult time


a noble failure .


his best-known creation


parody .


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


a delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity


emerge with unimpeachable clarity


vacant


a head-turner


never fails him


it 's very beavis and butthead , yet always seems to elicit a chuckle .


is silly beyond comprehension


impish divertissement


the coen brothers and


saddest action hero performances


nice piece of work .


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


with a smile on your face


killer website movie


marshall keeps the energy humming , and


darned assured


hollywood excess


first-class


is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness


is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting .


astonishingly vivid


never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together


makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart


everything that 's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that 's just too boring and obvious


a bittersweet film , simple in form but rich with human events .


ms. ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting


for no apparent reason except


sags in pace


that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s


too much of nemesis has a tired , talky feel .


the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled .


your senses are as mushy as peas


some glimpses of nature and family warmth


as an important , original talent in international cinema


abomination


an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination


everything its fans are hoping it will be , and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation


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


too skewed to ever get a hold on


offers some flashy twists and


a tasty appetizer that leaves you wanting more .


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


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


the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati .


ends up falling short as a whole


its lavish formalism


with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea , this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool .


does n't have much to say beyond the news


in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times


worth sitting through


filled with honest performances and exceptional detail


all of dean 's mannerisms and self-indulgence ,


achievement


is n't worth sitting through


the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline


keen


the vampires


robert harmon 's less-is-more approach delivers real bump-in - the-night chills -- his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film 's thick shadows


that does the nearly impossible


funny and well-contructed


a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition


flowering


it falls far short of poetry


( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


no-surprise


with love for the movies of the 1960s


home movie will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face .


the plot has a number of holes ,


brutally dry satire


black-and-white inspires


obviously desired


are too obvious


while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .


the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career


irresponsible


devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special .


bad film


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


elegant , mannered and teasing


are so unmemorable , despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes ,


seems manufactured to me and artificial


creepy-scary


polished ,


each moment of this broken character study is rich in emotional texture


the film is essentially juiceless .


decay


succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work


tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise ,


with a large cast representing a broad cross-section , tavernier 's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes .


torn away


to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history


director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell


great visual stylists


mushy as peas


eloquence , spiritual challenge


are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours


puzzle his most ardent fans .


is also as unoriginal as they come , already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count


each scene drags , underscoring the obvious , and sentiment is slathered on top


a walk to remember ''


a poignant comedy


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


played and smartly


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


many bona fide groaners among too few laughs


us


does n't leave you with much .


is competent


their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact


a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid


a pointed , often tender , examination of the pros and cons of unconditional love and familial duties .


the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian


bitter and truthful


o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and


uncomfortably timely , relevant ,


i admire


so many flaws


another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie


told with humor and poignancy


inhuman


is so fascinating


you 're not merely watching history


will have fun with


crime


most of his budget


best forgotten


that 's been done before


laziest


very talented but underutilized


pc stability notwithstanding , the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat , fairy-tale conclusion .


salma goes native and she 's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon


lamer instincts


there are laughs aplenty


is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend


this overlong infomercial ,


's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread .


ever so gracefully --


a chilling tale of one of the great crimes


with some laughs and a smile


as one of ( witherspoon 's ) better films


a kingdom


you forget you 've been to the movies .


was immensely enjoyable


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


a dazzling conceptual feat


compelling , amusing and unsettling


get into heaven


friendship , love , and


that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience


thinly-conceived movie .


spend 110 claustrophobic minutes


are so hilarious


an earnest moment


i thought the relationships were wonderful , the comedy was funny ,


the best ` old neighborhood ' project


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


the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances


best moments


leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken


the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt


collapses under its own meager weight .


graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies .


an unholy mess ,


perfect quiet pace


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


no way to entertain or inspire its viewers


fresh ,


's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly


genre-busting


although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming , it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful .


unconcerned


swimfan does catch on


should pay reparations to viewers .


the proverbial paint dry


new


blade 2


to its inevitable tragic conclusion


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 .


shining


ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride


see this turd squashed


glaring and unforgettable .


bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy


b-movie scum


a bad clive barker movie


the hours represents two of those well spent


strangely sinister happy ending


( siegel ) and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie .


the off-center humor


beyond the cleverness , the weirdness and the pristine camerawork


the most oddly honest hollywood document


to watch huppert scheming , with her small , intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain , and


the first shocking thing about sorority boys is that it 's actually watchable .


likely to witness in a movie theater for some time


's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie


dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film


more than a bait-and-switch


superbly


the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds , but strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny .


cinematic corpse


sags


perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated .


, provocative and vainglorious


some writer dude , i think his name was , uh , michael zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something , but , dude


will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product


exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision .


none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '' , `` 9 1/2 weeks '' , or


sensitivity and skill


out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés .


regard


thinking someone made off with your wallet


wholly unconvincing


a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie


are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze


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


a strangely sinister happy ending


of our most flamboyant female comics


evolved from star to superstar some time


worst sense


after the death of a child


stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites


a relationship that is worthy of our respect


horizons


elicit a chuckle


's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure ,


before swooping down on a string of exotic locales , scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm


the production details are lavish


ingenious and often harrowing


plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties


director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon


quick-witted


an irrepressible passion


decent performances


no explanation or even


like one of ( spears ' ) music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and , worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it .


not a participant


frustrated


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


fan


whether it wants to be a black comedy , drama , melodrama or some combination of the three


it 's not going to be everyone 's bag of popcorn


you 're not a fan


, soggy potboiler


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


shallow rumination


's still quite worth seeing


funny , and even touching


integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape


suspense , intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies


the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm


going to jell


terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and


simply a re-hash of the other seven films .


personal loss


you instantly know whodunit


rampant adultery


integrity


nifty premise


a fascinating glimpse


dreamed up


drain


a degree of affection rather than


they come , already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count


multi-layered


piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling .


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


charismatic and tragically


still want my money back .


black-and-white and unrealistic .


a glass of flat champagne


might as well be watching a rerun


lots of laughs


entertaining two hours


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


no particularly memorable effect


remove spider-man the movie


's too long and unfocused


, schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm .


cast is painful to watch


of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis


if this is cinema


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


sure there 's a teenage boy out there somewhere who 's dying for this kind of entertainment


minded patience , respect and affection


what makes esther kahn so demanding is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony .


is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true


it made me feel unclean


, remains surprisingly idealistic


on the success of bollywood


stand as intellectual masterpieces


not counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget , this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes .


irritatingly


are moments of hilarity to be had


to some talented performers


with a visual style unique and inherent


a heavy stench of ` been there , done


it 's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative .


of ineptly


composed or edited


be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie


in need of a scented bath


action-adventure buffs


unforgettable characters


thanks to the presence of ` the king


fully ` rendered '


that just seem like a bad idea from frame one


i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down .


stinks


moment


you can taste it , but there 's no fizz


dead gorgeous


have at it


the film 's final hour


to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie


the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope


begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i


the elements that will grab you


casual filmgoers


snide and prejudice


fine documentary


's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is


does n't quite know how to fill a frame .


appear avant-garde


extremely thorough


insightful


bludgeoning the audience


porno flick


both a beautifully


of you-are-there immediacy


is far less mature


genuinely


the story 's promising premise


so impersonal or even shallow


the nonconformist in us


universal human impulse


abandon ''


finery


acceptable ,


humor and poignancy


mainstream hollywood


feels like a spectator and not a participant


really won my heart


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


accessible


would be a total washout


elegant and


beaches


more entertaining ,


enough moments to keep it entertaining


argentine american beauty reeks


dud


i think even fans of sandler 's comic taste may find it uninteresting


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


's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss


educates viewers


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


-- and timely --


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


flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror


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


sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish


are up to the task


even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious


` drumline ' shows a level of young , black manhood that is funny , touching , smart and complicated .


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


its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie 's presentation , which is way too stagy .


the best 60 minutes


to sag in certain places


though it goes further than both , anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here ,


some intriguing characters


frosting


the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear


spirit


operatic


talk down to them


air of gentle longing


solid movie


wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll


media-soaked


so warm and fuzzy


be consumed and forgotten


emotional seesawing


an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends


, provocative and prescient


of fresh air


of virtuosic set pieces


consuming self-absorption


the riveting performances by the incredibly flexible cast


for its intelligence and intensity


, i enjoyed it just as much !


gifted


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


this fast-paced


its hero


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


its utterly misplaced earnestness


a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay


liked a lot of the smaller scenes


just zings along with vibrance and warmth .


brings a beguiling freshness


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


's not a great monster movie


it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


of folks they do n't understand , ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand , either


else who may , for whatever reason , be thinking about going to see this movie


thoughtful and rewarding


larger-than-life figure


has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency


, the movie is better than you might think .


soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , ''


to his people


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


richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings


do not automatically equal laughs


some laughs and


the legendary wit 's


the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character .


stays there for the duration


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


affirming


involving aragorn 's dreams of arwen , this is even better than the fellowship .


much of jonah simply , and gratefully


you 're an elvis person


made it all work


of badness


as sharp or as fresh


clean-cut dahmer


less funny than it thinks it is


the wobbly premise work


cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and


a trove of delights


the cast is top-notch and i predict there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael .


problematic script


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


sitting in a downtown café , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing


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


thoughtlessly


worth a look as a curiosity .


a lot to recommend read my lips


address his own world war ii experience in his signature style


spiffy bluescreen technique and


the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective


urban south korea


to a dumb story


trotting out threadbare standbys


stories drowned by all too clever complexity


the 3-d vistas from orbit , with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe , are stanzas of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry .


although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness , those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .


a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions


overplayed


a masterfully made one


known as ' a perfect family film


a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema


make the film more silly than scary ,


combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions


is hard to resist


feel alive -


, this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults .


historically significant , and personal , episode


sloughs one 's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot


screams


, it irrigates our souls .


an excellent companion piece


an hour and a half of joyful solo performance


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


, flashy , overlong soap opera .


of substance about a teacher


a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped


's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth .


a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time , and


shreve 's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen ,


because relatively nothing happens


marvelously


undercut by the voice of the star of road trip


provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor , amusing characters , and a happy ending .


confessions is n't always coherent , but it 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong .


no solace here , no entertainment value


humanly


hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie


a plot that 's just too boring and obvious


the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type


the amazing spider-man


an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic .


worry


you thought was going to be really awful


miraculous as its dreamworks makers


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


shapeless inconsequential move


, first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting .


are incredibly captivating and insanely funny ,


's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating


music fans


ash wednesday is not edward burns ' best film , but it is a good and ambitious film .


picture that does not move


that he forgets to make it entertaining


wizened


( and probably should have )


the uncanny , inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce


as bad at it is cruel


outdated


gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel


something else altogether -- clownish and


as daring as john ritter 's glory days


working-class subjects


sprung to life


bland


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


overlong and not well-acted ,


clever ways


's better than the phantom menace .


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


because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before


about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl


and unfunny tricks


raw comic energy


commands attention .


you find yourself praying for a quick resolution


's truly deserving of its oscar nomination


well-rounded tribute


pleasant


a staggeringly compelling character , a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways


harrowing and uplifting


a party worth attending


... certainly an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes .


formulaic and forgettable


is just a little bit hard to love .


wish had been developed with more care


with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters ... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake .


misconstrued as weakness


downright hitchcockian


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


the intentionally low standards


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


devoted to the insanity of black


ripoff


artificial structure


about a superficial midlife crisis


humorous and tender


abhorrent


the worst movies of the year


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


of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness


asia , where ms. shu is an institution


as good a job as anyone


it 's an effort to watch this movie ,


terrifically entertaining


girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch , and


witty


lots of hollywood fluff


gives out


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


a tragic dimension and


a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon )


viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm 's performance


box office money that makes michael jordan jealous


little action ,


riveting memories


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


ca n't really call it a work of art


a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise


immaturity


is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish .


ultimately takes hold and grips hard .


's well worth


mined his personal horrors and


ride for the kiddies , with enough eye


dumb gags , anatomical humor


feeling like a great missed opportunity


ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff .


foremost cinematic poet


to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories


stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , but one of the best love stories of any stripe .


no charm , no laughs ,


no way original


's at once laughable and compulsively watchable ,


they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders


loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction


flat-out amusing ,


disguising the obvious with energy and innovation


even when he 's not at his most critically insightful , godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work .


the filmmaker 's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent


with a modicum of patience


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


're clueless and inept


stunning


it 's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas .


poetic


can get past the taboo subject matter


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


this is just lazy writing .


to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart


cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences , and many tired jokes about men in heels


is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract


been remarkable


is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst .


fairly uneventful


that is , more often then not , difficult and sad


i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time .


deserve but rarely receive it


her welcome in her most charmless performance


look at that clever angle !


like a student film


trademark misogyny


climactic


sincere performance


hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull


is so charmless and vacant


a bright future ahead of him


the name of high art


so intensely , but with restraint


without beauty or humor


good-looking but


've ever seen before , and yet completely familiar .


resurrection


an impressive achievement


crafty and intelligent


with no good inside dope , and no particular bite


its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls


it goes down easy , leaving virtually no aftertaste .


are the uneven performances by the cast members , who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi 's now-cliched vampire accent .


with alexandre desplat 's haunting and sublime music


tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough


a film about one of cinema 's directorial giants


by poor casting


soul-searching garbage .


scores a direct hit .


the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection , so we believe these characters love each other


they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting


could use a little more humanity


lacks juice and delight


about whose fate it is hard to care


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


a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller


a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '' is given a full workout .


weaknesses


anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny


am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here


the right place


a patient viewer


these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers .


run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and


does not have


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


inspirational love story


the recording sessions are intriguing , and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers


avoiding eye contact and


pretty decent kid-pleasing


has done is proven that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery


that surprises or delights


fast-paced and wonderfully edited


sweet and gentle


considerable


great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art


demeaning


a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people , seen through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause .


gondry 's direction is adequate


woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters


retrospectively , his most personal work yet .


achieves the near-impossible


runs 163 minutes


without chills


soap opera-ish dialogue


all three women deliver remarkable performances .


is that it 's actually watchable .


any movie that makes hard work seem heroic deserves a look .


of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster


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


is truly funny , playing a kind of ghandi gone bad .


oversimplification , superficiality and silliness


you 'll forget about it by monday , though


and often contradictory


... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920 's ... the film 's ending has a `` what was it all for


the movie contains no wit , only labored gags .


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


of malaise


constantly touching , surprisingly funny , semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act .


funnier version of the old police academy flicks .


infuses


`` radical '' or `` suck ''


jane wyman and


the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


in painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people , the movie exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk , with little to show for their labor , living harmoniously , joined in song .


a juicy writer


caffeinated , sloppy


direct-to-video


brings the proper conviction


that is even lazier and far less enjoyable .


finds its tone and several scenes run


suffocate


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


laughs


but a very handsomely produced let-down


convincing one


offbeat humor , amusing characters ,


more likely


just a string of stale gags ,


stylish sizzle


clichés , depression and bad alternative music


trying to create something original


in amazement over the fact


tends to do a little fleeing of its own .


clooney 's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined


jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette ,


well-meant but unoriginal


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


thrill you , touch you


humorous and touching


is visually smart ,


than i 'd expected it to be


though there are many tense scenes in trapped , they prove more distressing than suspenseful .


issues '


cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts


a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory


the real turns magical


seagal ran out of movies years ago


ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang


to be grandiloquent


pick your nose instead


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


overly sillified plot


not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie


dazzling


heralds something special


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor .


one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater .


on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed


bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene .


the upper echelons of the directing world


that old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar .


the movie is better than you might think .


besotted and obvious drama


but kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie , no matter who runs them .


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


realism , crisp storytelling and


turns touching , raucously amusing , uncomfortable , and , yes , even sexy


lusty ,


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


fearless


mostly fool 's gold


ca n't go wrong .


an escapist confection that 's pure entertainment .


human nature , in short , is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ;


several cliched movie structures : the road movie


is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string .


sillier , cuter


long-faced sad sack


, overlong , and bombastic


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


you could hate it for the same reason .


story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre


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


that is the central flaw of the film


fast , funny , and even touching


works as an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the playboy era


the sleekness of the film 's present


a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic


girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch


a sermon for most of its running time


drama , conflict , tears and surprise


would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility


rousing ,


outnumber the hits by three-to-one .


have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention


of exploiting molestation for laughs


should be able to find better entertainment


has created a brilliant motion picture


ugly , revolting


action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering


an intriguing bit


is just the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore .


pointless , meandering


suspenseful enough


misanthropic comedies


pretend like your sat scores are below 120


does so without compromising that complexity .


cliches , painful improbability and murky


it would be


... this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels .


a lousy script


strong and confident


this beautifully animated epic is never dull .


any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions


hey , those farts got to my inner nine-year-old


though occasionally fun enough to make you


ocean visuals


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


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


this is even better than the fellowship .


full of grace


the work of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them


anyone who ever fantasized about space travel but ca n't afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket


have been a painless time-killer


will most likely doze off during this one


another cool crime movie


pays tribute


a sour taste


the seemingly irreconcilable situation


will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster .


playfully


've got a huge mess


the schmaltz is manufactured


never inspires more than an interested detachment .


agile performers


wanting more


that it 's offensive , but that it 's boring


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


in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light


more interesting --


a laugh


with no reason for being


intricate preciseness


caruso sometimes descends into sub-tarantino cuteness ... but for the most part he makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should , keeping it tight and nasty .


a wooden delivery


in this film , which may be why it works as well as it does


joyous , turbulent self-discovery


carrying off a spot-on scottish burr


self-conscious art drivel


, it is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out .


makes it worth watching


below is well below expectations .


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


coffee


rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr. , but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ;


, sobering , heart-felt drama


crisp framing , edgy camera work ,


that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic


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


by anything on display


a vision both painterly and literary


is n't even a movie


the pitch-perfect forster


, it 's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken .


these people mattered


truly bad


open windows


sweetness


reserved but existential


as lazy


of strung-together moments


lax and limp


is brilliant , really


breathtaking


versace


then pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear .


growing , moldering pile


entirely suspenseful , extremely


a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse .


the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action


as offensive


that attracts the young and fit


rugrats


sword-and-sorcery


not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective .


honest and


plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family


plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel .


subversive


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


you 'll like it .


ethan hawke 's strained chelsea walls


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


klein


brave and sweetly


a successful one


unremittingly ugly movie


drowns out


the fantastic and


a gorgeous pair


does n't generate a lot of energy


a downer and a little


sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role


has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script .


artistic transcendence


a deliberative account of a lifestyle


have a story and a script


walked out of runteldat


psychologically unpersuasive


of disney 's great past


the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama , ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged .


great companion piece


a summer-camp talent show : hastily written


purdy


which somehow snagged an oscar nomination


a truly wonderful tale


it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little .


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


swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award


a decent ` intro ' documentary


enormously entertaining movie


is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit


among the many pleasures


the funny bone


a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy .


a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment , and an overly-familiar set of plot devices .


i also believe that resident evil is not it .


uniquely


flashy , overlong soap


is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out


that gradually sneaks up on the audience


, this is the one .


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


superficial characters


the start -- and , refreshingly ,


perfectly serviceable and


is a children 's film in the truest sense .


, ghastly


another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate


better actor


blues


've got something pretty damn close


hypocritical


's funny ,


they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book .


infectiously


mentally `` superior ''


debuts by an esteemed writer-actor


gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character , a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways


but its just not a thrilling movie


it 's probably not accurate to call it a movie


on `` stupid


a low-key , organic way


generic drama


a clear-eyed portrait


it 's still quite worth seeing


be very sweet indeed


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


bumbling


the problems with the film


can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work .


for independence , complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence , but not a drop of human blood


the most watchable film of the year


there 's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot , and cq shimmers with it .


looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito 's way .


in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels


a mindless action flick


vibrant , and intelligent


is not handled well


the most ingenious film comedy since being john malkovich .


its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact


they do n't fit well together


frame one


leather pants &


overblown enterprise


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


a strong script , powerful direction and


of puerile


stunning technical achievement


savvy director robert j. siegel and his co-writers keep the story subtle and us in suspense .


the new star wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one .


satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and


the small , human moments


who might enjoy this


the script 's endless assault


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


funnier .


, others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .


a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull


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


robert harmon 's less-is-more approach


one lousy movie


while i ca n't say it 's on par with the first one , stuart little 2 is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie .


created a substantive movie


a compelling story of musical passion against governmental odds .


one of recent memory 's most thoughtful films about art , ethics , and the cost of moral compromise .


plod


-- and deeply appealing --


no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina .


affectation


has a certain ghoulish fascination , and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement


the mark


gender-bending comedy


toward maximum comfort and familiarity


riveting and handsomely


avary seems to care about


curious about each other against all odds


based on a true and historically significant story


return to never land is reliable


wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender


makes you crave chris smith 's next movie


full of surprises .


the densest distillation of roberts ' movies


own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute


the dialogue is cumbersome


's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance .


the top japanese animations


the insinuation of mediocre acting


score


make for a winning , heartwarming yarn .


unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense


thought-provoking picture .


is loopy and ludicrous


painful improbability


droning house music


the most sincere and artful movie


in fact , it 's quite fun in places .


a smart and funny , albeit sometimes superficial , cautionary tale of a technology in search


encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation


`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company , ''


there 's something there


its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes


finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise


the vital comic ingredient


this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo


all the way


there 's no good answer to that one .


derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting ,


's a loathsome movie


watching this waste of time


cinematic touchstone


is a truly , truly bad movie .


as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie


gorgeous beaches


with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations


's very little


the insightful writer/director


a straight-to-video movie


if you are into splatter movies , then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea .


it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss , and


inuit masterpiece


serves up all of that stuff , nearly subliminally


that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything


has a tired , talky feel .


some strong performances


her bully of a husband


the smarter offerings the horror genre


's dull , spiritless , silly and monotonous


be part of


a numbingly dull experience


best work


it 's a very sincere work


a witty expose


while scorsese 's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that `` gangs '' is never lethargic , the movie is hindered by a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about .


hold up pretty well


essentially ruined -- or , rather


fest that 'll put hairs on your chest .


poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting


a solid action pic


more of a poetic than a strict reality ,


splashed with bloody beauty as vivid


fails on so many levels


of the very best movies


irritates and saddens me


what 's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand


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


as a tribute


as banal as the telling may be -- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention .


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


de niro )


a fine cast


hypermasculine


throwing up his hands in surrender


affable if not timeless


amateurishly


kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and


there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church , synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door .


waking coma


a stupid , derivative horror film that substitutes extreme


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


young everlyn sampi , as the courageous molly craig


bowser


spectacularly


life-embracing spirit


a few nice twists


clever angle


the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame .


the cat 's meow


wonderfully sprawling soap opera


get a kick out of goofy brits


most purely enjoyable and satisfying


a hollywood film


encouraging


presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future


is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes .


needs to stay afloat in hollywood


city by the sea would slip under the waves .


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


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


a biting satire


very handsomely produced


the pain , loneliness and insecurity of the screenwriting process are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze .


rich


sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours .


not-so-divine


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


painstaking


a little melodramatic , but with enough hope to keep you engaged .


moralizing


is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live


terrific look


a well-executed spy-thriller .


emotionally strong and politically potent


the dull effects


a fairly slow paced


strong cast and surehanded direction


, much ado about something is an amicable endeavor .


compelling investigation


to forget that they are actually movie folk


intelligent , and humanly funny film .


talented director


cho 's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it 's still damn funny stuff .


the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks


more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle


a calculating fiend or


the acting , for the most part


has much to recommend it , even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player .


the vulgar , sexist , racist humor


the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just wo n't fly with most intelligent viewers .


no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain


drama ,


i 'm sure the filmmaker would disagree , but , honestly , i do n't see the point .


content merely


by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime


been , pardon the pun , sucked out


but it 's defiantly and delightfully against the grain .


exhilarating , funny and fun .


would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed


s&m


cusack 's just brilliant in this .


asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in .


's insanely violent and very graphic


seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days , mumbles his way through the movie .


has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange


in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .


the kind of obnoxious


satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and old-fashioned at the same time .


earnest moment


thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering


by a lackluster script and substandard performances


do well to cram earplugs in their ears and


eccentric and good-naturedly


after collateral damage , you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned .


carrying off a spot-on scottish burr , duvall ( also a producer ) peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper .


's as entertaining


seem to match the power of their surroundings


as sharp as a samurai sword


ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .


assured of the wrong things


be a different kind of film


shrewdly


cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes .


so insanely stupid , so awful in so many ways


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating


hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously


substandard performances


a lumbering load


, comfortable


a glossy rehash


holofcener 's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded , and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often


horribly depressing and


with seriously dumb characters , which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them


reek of a script


runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours


fleet-footed and pleasingly upbeat


payne has created a beautiful canvas , and nicholson proves once again that he 's the best brush in the business .


a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic


virulent and foul-natured


darker


funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness


it 's too long and unfocused .


into this somewhat tired premise


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


assured , vital and well wrought


disturbingly


is more of an ordeal than an amusement


slopped ` em together


clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes .


action man cliché


lots of effort and intelligence are on display


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


consumed by lust and love