this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day , but under the right conditions , it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun .


the charm of kevin kline


even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor


in its recycled aspects , implausibility , and sags in pace


nor a cliché left unsaid


is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was


the best little `` horror '' movie


intricately


moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama


latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling


those who do n't entirely ` get ' godard 's distinctive discourse will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy .


pure entertainment


even non-techies can enjoy


inspire


excellent


attuned


australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place .


is small and shriveled


piercing and feisty


succeeds


fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation ...


with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story .


too overdone


two fatal ailments


despite downplaying her good looks


seventy-minute running time


a crisp psychological drama ( and ) a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode


is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem .


adventurous


irritating display


, painful


... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety


children


resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within .


for decades we 've marveled at disney 's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world .


has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos


, surrealistic moments


is simply too overdone .


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


is n't much better .


gushing


wedding


the theme with added depth and resonance


extraordinary debut from josh koury


of love , longing , and voting


gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense ,


saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo


mindless action movie


super - violent , super-serious and super-stupid


lots of boring talking heads , etc. --


the ` ick '


director anne fontaine


living under a rock


eric


in a dead-end existence


is , its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through .


at the very least


casts attractive and talented actors


of its sweeping battle scenes


... has a pleasing way with a metaphor .


a dull , simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs , death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets .


as much humor as pathos


's definitely worth


wanes .


movie special


nicole holofcenter , the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy


the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul ... he elevates the experience to a more mythic level .


got to me


if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous


did not figure out a coherent game


entertaining and informative


like mike is n't going to make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous , but it has some cute moments , funny scenes , and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net .


is one of the biggest disappointments of the year .


sufficient


the utter authority of a genre gem


the script , which has a handful of smart jokes


burnt-out


a relentlessly globalizing world


of high romance , brought off with considerable wit


that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither


too fancy


warm , fuzzy


thanks largely


a visionary marvel , but it 's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this .


exquisite acting


neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap


masterfully


a particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull , period


a cohesive story


overtly silly


most brilliant and brutal


to imagine acting that could be any flatter


badly cobbled look


i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop , and its name was earnest .


touching ,


wo n't be disappointed


the modern day


one-star rating


dramaturgy


is a cinematic misdemeanor


half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy


should n't have been made


the music makes a nice album , the food is enticing and italy beckons us all


by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics


bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time


of pure misogynist evil


steven seagal


the sheer ugliness


summer entertainment


the case is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause .


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


undercuts


this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted


'd probably turn it off ,


would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art .


chuckles


contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past


a smart ,


the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year


of awe


this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times .


off-puttingly


this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers


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


welcome perspective


10 minutes into the film you 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away .


with formalist experimentation in cinematic art


bad luck and their own immaturity


sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices


the funniest and most accurate depiction


so-so slapstick


to the civilized mind , a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement .


how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm


as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter


is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it


in the pile of useless actioners


the exuberant openness


general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music


speaks eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life .


for but a few seconds


in the very top rank of french filmmakers


like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas .


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


an excellent choice


naiveté and sophistication


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


of a mixed bag , with enough negatives


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


an interesting character


disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious


clear and reliable an authority


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


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


fragmented film


offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .


sly humor


interested


few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury ,


though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie


a movie instead of an endless trailer


mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages , apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service .


unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald 's , let alone some savvy street activism


enlightenment


gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful


done , so primitive in technique


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


strange film


it 's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress .


slapstick and unfunny tricks


reward


presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years .


tinged with tragic undertones


chouraqui brings documentary-like credibility to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing . '


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


audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


teaming


less funny than it should be and


tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing


is muted


are still unconcerned about what they ingest


you never know where changing lanes is going to take you but it 's a heck of a ride


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


so low


of impressive talent


veers


marvel again


creative animation work


a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion , an excuse to eat popcorn


mind and spirit


it 's tough to watch ,


's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic .


street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence ,


implausible


an intriguing species


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


rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword , jiang wen 's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut .


neat trick


get out


futuristic sets


the film does pack some serious suspense .


suffers from all the excesses


a smart , nuanced look


lazy , miserable and smug .


drop dead gorgeous


distanced us from the characters


that so often end up on cinema screens


fun-seeking summer audiences


the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation


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


bravado


's nothing wrong with that


encouraging thought


wonderfully funny moments


the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .


is kinda wrong in places


's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground .


more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms .


so original in its base concept that you can not help but get caught up .


lame musketeer


religion that dares to question an ancient faith


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


slapdash disaster


lifting the pedestal higher


surprising , subtle


goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest


, this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .


's a square , sentimental drama that satisfies , as comfort food often can .


inept


in the end , there is n't much to it .


funniest and most likeable


catch the intensity of the movie 's strangeness


all of the filmmakers ' calculations ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness .


a very slow , uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel .


any fiction


celebrates universal human nature


a picture-perfect beach


awfully


a great way


control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible


of hell so shattering it


simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply


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


trouble every day is a success in some sense ,


virtuoso


reworks


pretty weary


actually thrilled


complicated plotting and banal dialogue


avid


has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie


big-hearted and frequently


mr. murray , a prolific director of music videos


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


redemption


sly female empowerment movie


offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun


under-rehearsed and lifeless


one carried by a strong sense of humanism


to the concession stand and/or restroom


could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker


far more meaningful story


very choppy and monosyllabic


i 'm guessing the director is a magician .


quarter the fun of toy story 2


go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset


whole slo-mo , double-pistoled , ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action


parapsychological


such a clever adaptation


mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot


layered , well-developed characters


the devastation


deeply unsettling


appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely ,


the result is somewhat satisfying


exploitation


of useless actioners


introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers


resourceful hero


of describing badness


the finish line


seems embarrassed by his own invention and


sits in the place where a masterpiece should be .


's lovely and amazing ,


an insane comic undertaking


a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others , thanks to the actors , that are quite touching .


90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay , screeching-metal smashups , and flaccid odd-couple sniping .


celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs


perhaps the grossest movie ever made .


trimmed


not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face


penetrating , potent exploration


believe that resident evil is not it


occasional jarring glimpses


's also disappointing to a certain degree .


nothing about this movie


a detailed historical document


is such a blip on the year 's radar screen


the charm of kevin kline and


bargain-basement special


the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion


capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke


who 's seen george roy hill 's 1973 film , `` the sting


a bad improvisation exercise


has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup 's anchoring performance .


cinematic poem


no rooting interest


found its audience , probably because it 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters .


certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike


a remarkably alluring film


plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101


made me want to pack raw dough in my ears


without in any way demeaning its subjects


narrative grace


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


his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


a philosophical void


otherworldly


the film 's most improbable feat ?


newcastle , the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and


artificiality


the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year


the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it


who are enthusiastic about something and then


the audience gets pure escapism


errors


as a film director , labute continues to improve .


ache


are flat


the artwork


of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast


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


there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies .


terminally cute drama


time out is as serious as a pink slip .


the true impact of the day


an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and


is generally quite funny .


a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience .


a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks .


a lovely , sad dance


, excruciatingly tedious


may be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear .


you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride


the movie is rather choppy .


the irony is that this film 's cast is uniformly superb


quite one of the worst movies of the year


over his head


vowing , `


crush each other


low-budget


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


weird .


fairly uneventful and


bombastic self-glorification


jim brown


with serious ideas


a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed , but skeptics are n't likely to enter the theater .


one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms


a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them


complaint


an excellent job


presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain


farcically bawdy fantasy


hiss


seriousness and quality


then ends with a whimper


feels counterproductive


play out realistically if not always fairly .


into brutally labored and unfunny hokum


gives hollywood sequels


dips key moments from the film


star performance


frequently hilarious


trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great


madonna 's


but how it washed out despite all of that is the project 's prime mystery .


the film is a hilarious adventure


a low , smoky and inviting sizzle


is superficial


director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries ,


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


perceptive


particularly memorable or even all that funny


ca n't rescue this effort .


it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget


a humorless


are really going to love the piano teacher .


uncomfortably close to losing my lunch


which is worth seeing


you can feel the love .


a dungpile


nationwide blight


frustratingly timid and soggy


been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit


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


incredibly thoughtful , deeply meditative picture


is n't as sharp as the original ... despite some visual virtues , ` blade ii ' just does n't cut it .


never does `` lilo & stitch '' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan . ''


take on loss and loneliness .


it really won my heart


falls back


an evil , monstrous lunatic


touching as the son 's room


does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past .


raffish charm


it would still be beyond comprehension


in reality it 's one tough rock .


alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary


this painfully unfunny farce


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


to the familiar topic of office politics


the maudlin way its story unfolds


moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior


ego-destroying


warmed up to him


what 's next ?


the shining , the thing ,


cluelessness


children behave like adults and everyone


with a sharp script and strong performances


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


is not easily forgotten


a pretentious and


fascinates


opposed to the manifesto


sits in the place where a masterpiece should be


not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired


do bad things


a great american adventure and


guest appearance


uncompromising , difficult


breen 's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting .


presented in convincing way


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is ,


it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves


there 's a casual intelligence that permeates the script


inelegant


at soccer hooliganism


and two smoking barrels


actually pulling it off


the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure , and


a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious


the production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable .


scarily funny ,


be intimate and socially encompassing


is a lumbering load of hokum but


the rat-a-tat energy


dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera


the film is visually dazzling ,


written so well


that 's better than its predecessor


wafer-thin movie


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


turns out to be affected and boring


do n't say you were n't warned .


from the classics


this method almost never fails him , and it works superbly here .


, very well told with an appropriate minimum of means .


is spectacular


the best of them


of his best-known creation


whimsical humor


a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger


new ways of describing badness


to shine


gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters


( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence , and his character 's abundant humanism makes him the film 's moral compass .


helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure


self-indulgent and maddening


emotional depth


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk


may not touch the planet 's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit


standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull


is painfully formulaic and stilted .


that it ranks with the best of herzog 's works


davis is funny , charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy .


inept , tedious


has a great cast and a great idea


this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body


ultimately hollow mockumentary


highly uneven and inconsistent


its characters and its audience


so vivid


compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness .


who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


to be seen as hip , winking social commentary


the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times


the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand .


and sublime music


of the great minds of our times


blob


stealing harvard does n't care about cleverness , wit or any other kind of intelligent humor .


desperate


4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but


crude and unrelentingly exploitative


about full frontal


zero-dimensional


, we never really get inside of them .


much colorful


i admire the closing scenes of the film , which seem to ask whether our civilization offers a cure for vincent 's complaint .


a well-put-together piece


marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue


unbearable when it is n't merely offensive


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


are tops


that with really poor comedic writing


confident filmmaking and


this like the dreaded king brown snake


uneven but a lot of fun .


, the weight of water is oppressively heavy .


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


as original and insightful as last week 's episode of behind the music .


one-of-a-kind work


know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama


by acute writing and a host of splendid performances


a simple message


it does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received


hurried , badly cobbled look


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


the best


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


purposefully


annoyance


reassures us


presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years


the actors ' perfect comic timing


a simple misfire


better than the phantom menace


a good movie ye who enter here


want to check it out


the director , with his fake backdrops and stately pacing


seems to want to be a character study , but apparently


after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here


their natural instinct for self-preservation


scare the pants off you


random glass-shattering


good deal funnier


there 's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces


poo


vulgarities


just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills .


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


nowhere fast


with two fine , nuanced lead performances


it 's really little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and deadeningly drawn-out .


his surprising discovery of love and humility


, well-made b movie


look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes


somnambulant exercise


laughing in the crowd


better than its predecessor


is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects


no real point


sit through -- despite some first-rate performances


intensely romantic


, moving


for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting


the filmmakers could dredge up


sense-spinning


forget its absurdity .


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


's very beavis and butthead ,


a riveting documentary .


it 's pauly shore awful .


still comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable


, interestingly told film .


as quiet , patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself


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


a strong and unforced supporting cast


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


should not


down-and-dirty laugher


` gentle '


scenery , vibe


what ` blade runner ' would 've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel .


nearly terminal


to break free of her old life


that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory


whole lot scarier


but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking


a diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of palestinian and israeli children .


wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale .


at once both refreshingly different


pretty moments


a stab at soccer hooliganism , a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout -- and


grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces


tortured husband


director peter kosminsky


excellent


unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country , but especially from france .


is familiar but enjoyable .


of the expressive power of the camera


take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses


is , also , frequently hilarious


saddest


the nation


an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château


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


rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80 .


just two


once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie


for an unfocused screenplay


the pure adrenalin


reality drain


did no one on the set have a sense of humor


muy loco


with style


bad and baffling from the get-go


bright future


a country skunk


flamboyant


its delivery is a complete mess


a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy


made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate


crass and insulting homage


spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative .


another tired old vision


to check this one out


impossibly long limbs


you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty


in frustration


the most awful acts are committed


interest can not be revived .


we delight in the images


a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag --


, for that matter , shrek )


to its great credit


this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy


a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story


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


about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s .


the town has kind of an authentic feel


many a parent and their teen ( or preteen ) kid could bond while watching a walk to remember .


his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters


parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .


reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights


a charmer


ham-fisted


green ruins every single scene he 's in , and the film , while it 's not completely wreaked , is seriously compromised by that .


who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents


the movie is amateurish ,


beautiful , angry and sad , with a curious sick poetry , as if the marquis de sade


uninspired preachy and clichéd war


playful respite


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


does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie .


just how much more grueling and time-consuming


there 's an excellent 90-minute film here


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


the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure


loud , witless mess


bleak


gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements ,


a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder


prime mystery


your seat a couple of times


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 .


the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen


of boring talking heads , etc .


bloated plot


you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson


sophisticated and unsentimental treatment


the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster


it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently , and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory .


-- worst of all --


instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge


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


real snooze .


steven soderbergh 's earlier films


by a warmth that is n't faked


the most edgy piece


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


i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors ,


somber , absurd ,


at existing photos


wince in embarrassment and others ,


turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody , and to belong to somebody .


covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature


flakeball


stock clichés


, to say nothing of boring .


the charm of the first movie is still there , and the story feels like the logical , unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids .


silly and overwrought


to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster


an incredibly narrow in-joke


hollywood-predictable


an insult to every family


should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it


so impersonal or


passion and pretence


one has nothing else to watch


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


see scratch for the music , see scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion .


warmth and gentle humor


the extravagant confidence


want to think too much about what 's going on


wind


are fantastic


rare and lightly entertaining


such high-profile talent


every cheap trick


is , by itself , deserving of discussion


fascinating character study


is no foundation for it


an empty , purposeless


is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer


fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout ,


about movie love


any scorsese has ever given us


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


more spirit and bite


wo n't be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil , have a whale of a good time .


it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus , if the lines work , the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged .


swill


his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


poor hermocrates and leontine


heartfelt romance


remarkable procession of sweeping pictures


each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness , but thirteen conversations about one thing , for all its generosity and optimism , never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments .


far better


does n't think much of its characters , its protagonist , or of us .


a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack


, twisted sort


is a former film editor


modest amusements


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


the film is insightful about kissinger 's background and history .


rock 's stand-up magic


being stupid


sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss


a finely tuned mood piece , a model of menacing atmosphere .


this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering .


nearly epic


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


a good noir


predictable denouement


behavior and severe flaws


profound


've marveled at disney 's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world .


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


proceeds to flop


to bodacious


, in an irresistible junior-high way ,


style-free


overcooked soufflé


marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending


lifelong concern


is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .


deadpan cool , wry humor and


the scruffy sands of its titular community


christian-themed fun


rises to its clever what-if concept


holm does his sly , intricate magic


an even less capable trio of criminals


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


resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product


the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism .


an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental .


's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly , bottomlessly cynical


engaging ,


solaris '' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work .


there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane .


blaxploitation spoof


works its magic with such exuberance and passion


likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen


though i could not stand them


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


because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies


intriguing and


impossibly


exactly what its title implies : lusty , boisterous and utterly charming


comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow


intelligently


the culture clash comedies


to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art


want to pack raw dough in my ears


lazy material


's still a guilty pleasure to watch .


that tian 's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus


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


wittier


rich , and strange


cheap junk and


poetic force


fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling .


threadbare comic setups


an enthralling aesthetic experience


riveting


good one


small part thanks


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage


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


marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue .


more confused , less interesting and more


it 's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone , but it 's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it 's started


eloquence


outstanding originality


another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled


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


tackles more than she can handle


'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state


that seem so real in small doses


that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating


slow death


some good , organic character work , lots of obvious political insights


zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style , text , and subtext that 's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance , but against all odds , nothing does .


does hold up pretty well .


a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude


talented and notorious subject


a dim-witted and lazy spin-off


to mention absolutely refreshed


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


delightful , if minor ,


admit that i am baffled by jason x.


make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up


a crass and insulting homage to great films


despite the fact that this film was n't as bad as i thought it was going to be , it 's still not a good movie


a captivating coming-of-age story


decorous


one of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us


the laborious pacing


is why film criticism can be considered work


, contrived sequels


her passionate , tumultuous affair with musset


groggy


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


sounds promising


this stinker


girls , who learns that believing in something does matter


unbearable


not to believe it


bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable .


walled-off


the battle


a graceful , moving tribute to the courage of new york 's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief shared by the nation at their sacrifice .


schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas


suck up


that is all the more remarkable because it


is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and


well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights


( kline 's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and as a flawed human being who ca n't quite live up to it .


hard-to-swallow


leaves a bitter taste


funny , moving


is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film , '


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


noticeable lack


i also wanted a little alien as a friend !


realize , much to our dismay


funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot


to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours


its shortness disappoints


kind , unapologetic ,


have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted .


pushed to their most virtuous limits ,


a lost ideal


preserves tosca 's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera .


a giant pile of elephant feces


it 's an entertaining movie ,


disquieting triumph


energy , intelligence and verve


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


biased


much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments ...


electric


defined


a loud , witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series .


smart and


intricately constructed


we hate ( madonna ) within the film 's first five minutes ,


remarkably mature


dirty


affirming and


ranges from bad to bodacious


to easy feel-good sentiments


smooth and professional


loses its fire midway ,


the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure


continue to impress


are certainly


applying definition to both sides of the man


the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds , with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less - than-likely new york celebrities ... certainly raises the film above anything sandler 's been attached to before .


should give `` scratch '' a second look


, frida gets the job done .


it 's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break


that something so short could be so flabby


hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated


is so bleak


in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react


serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey


appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time


itself is just sooooo tired .


if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .


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


have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and


if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm , this is the opposite of a truly magical movie .


of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


nurtures the multi-layers of its characters ,


innocent , childlike


norton is magnetic as graham .


every joke is repeated at least


a bodice-ripper for intellectuals .


into a smart new comedy


exciting new filmmaker


a while , as do joan and philip 's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


the scriptwriters are no less a menace to society than the film 's characters .


contemplative , and sublimely beautiful .


or worth rooting against , for that matter


has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate


manages to breathe life into this somewhat tired premise .


is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema 's master craftsmen .


profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment


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


comic relief


spiced


may strain adult credibility


not enough of interest onscreen


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


interesting psychological game


a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying


the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood ,


retread , hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing .


an absorbing look


the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion .


laden with plenty of baggage


many bona fide groaners


confront it


binks


explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily


a half-assed film .


make this worth a peek


succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer 's memory


enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions , walt becker 's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .


nicely shot


while the story 's undeniably hard to follow , iwai 's gorgeous visuals seduce .


the full monty , but


the lack of linearity


amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship ,


my little eye is the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years .


solid acting and


are moments of hilarity to be had .


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


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


zeal


lovingly


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


drama , conflict ,


natured


, storytelling is far more appealing


the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge


there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable


as bestial


those who are not acquainted with the author 's work , on the other hand , may fall fast asleep .


wide-awake all the way through


intensely romantic , thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery


this is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party .


makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing


slow scenes


to confront their problems openly


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


eventually becomes too heavy for the plot .


much to do , too little time to do it in


less funny


slack execution


no worse


revenge-of-the-nerds clichés


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 .


it 's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario , and her presence succeeds in making us believe


devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot


with a solid cast ,


... if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special , the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes , it drags .


charm and charisma


a good line in charm


that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience


a spectacular performance - ahem


to go around , with music and laughter


seagal ran out of movies years ago , and


very thrilling


filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran


muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble .


served by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick


with each of her three protagonists , miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path .


offer some modest amusements


to scoring high for originality of plot


needed sweeping , dramatic , hollywood moments to keep us


about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying


a buoyant delivery


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


serves as a workable primer for the region 's recent history


, and totally disorientated


is repellantly out of control .


alexandre desplat 's haunting and sublime music


honest attempt to get at something


pulse


new benchmark


queasy infatuation and overall strangeness


if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski


boring and


hitting the audience over the head with a moral


uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor


new friends


, i would go back and choose to skip it .


clueless and inept


reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one


it 's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness ,


steeped in fairy tales and other childish things


the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half


the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer


makes up for with its heart


of a phonograph record


a convolution


new york locales and sharp writing


suspense , intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies , plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics


reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior , it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama -- but that barely makes it any less entertaining


the best sports movie i 've ever seen .


uncharted depths of stupidity , incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter


the weight of too many story lines


the beat he hears in his soul


resourceful amnesiac


a conventional but heartwarming tale


indulgent


distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies


a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine .


a fairly revealing study of its two main characters --


like a quickie tv special than a feature film


alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous .


it sucked .


this region and its inhabitants


full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them


-- and deeply appealing


your face for two hours


one of the worst of the entire franchise


so sloppily written


turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy .


to inject farcical raunch


neither is it as smart


a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito 's way


love stories you will ever see .


jiang wen 's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut .


combined with the misconceived final 5


the satire is unfocused , while the story goes nowhere .


drew to a close


especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english


good b movies ( the mask , the blob )


amateur ' in almost every frame


break free of her old life


ludicrous


lost their movie mojo


's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it


it drags during its 112-minute length


` it 's like having an old friend for dinner ' .


vivid imagination


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


in the real world , an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3 . ''


despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure , the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this .


incessant , so-five-minutes-ago pop music


none of this sounds promising and , indeed , the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens


may take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going


fantasy and adventure


has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one


in 1958 brooklyn


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


complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days


as literary desecrations go


( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up


the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest


even through its flaws , revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling , interestingly told film .


melancholic


a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director


charm


its emotional power


an uneasy marriage


a touching , small-scale story of family responsibility and care in the community .


the film 's plot may be shallow


clichés


to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering


welcomed


'll cry for your money back .


of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


by a self-indulgent script


writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew


'll find it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for


precious little substance


you 'd want to smash its face in


race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout


just another teen movie


worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production


it 's better suited for the history or biography channel , but there 's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind .


it 's a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived .


disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey 's considerable talents are wasted in it


war movies


, the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss .


solid action pic


a great team


, reflective and beautifully


be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002


accomplished and richly resonant work


gripping and compelling


terribly episodic and


this nervy oddity , like modern art should .


others in the genre


an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema


is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice .


the charm and little


takes big bloody chomps


phlegmatic


may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard


's a compelling and horrifying story


it 's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads .


monumental


good-natured and


phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose ,


beautifully edited


fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships


it is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters .


though their story is predictable


richly rewarded


bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique , entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal .


it 's definitely a step in the right direction .


settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion .


the curse of blandness


never quite justifies its own existence .


the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble


a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard .


that their charm does n't do a load of good


as blasphemous and nonsensical


good thing


documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it


mesmerize


sympathizing with terrorist motivations


does n't add up


hitchcockian suspense


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


by men of marginal intelligence


relative letdown .


with splendid singing


absolute delight


the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise ,


affected and boring


very amusing


's just brilliant in this


its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .


that pours into every frame


is too short


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


the superficial way it deals with its story


pure composition


also somewhat touched


a well-intentioned effort that 's still too burdened by the actor


be fertile sources of humor


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


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


four-star movie


final verdict


place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics


entertaining , if somewhat standardized ,


sad , sordid universe


keeps lifting the pedestal higher


that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress


's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting .


spent watching this waste of time


good old fashioned spooks


morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed


family , forgiveness and love


unpredictable , hilarious


stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness


make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs .


most moronic


into a poem of art , music and metaphor


engaging film


wholesome and subversive


fun , with an undeniable energy


's its first sign of trouble


most creative mayhem


ca n't recommend it


your least favorite


a riot


it 's a heck of a ride


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


the series ' message about making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives


plain dumb


( scherfig ) has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll .


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


a terrible movie that some people


is so bad


` true story '


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


while failing to find a spark of its own


thought-provoking


fade from memory


delightfully so


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


top shelf


a bad soap opera


this a charmer


a delightful little film


was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star


depressing story


good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing .


plaintiveness


could have -- should have -- been allowed


ultimately purposeless


afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience


vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much


shoplifts shamelessly


a caffeinated , sloppy brilliance ,


to remake sleepless in seattle again and again


i would leave the theater with a lower i.q. than when i had entered


felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes


nifty plot line


the charisma and ability


most touching movie of recent years


visual delights


complaining


quickie tv special


poor acting


robotically


will at least have a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film 's lamer instincts are in the saddle


ignite sparks


many different ideas from happiness


is a failure .


consider it ` perfection


elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect


swept away by the sheer beauty of his images


it 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message ,


might survive a screening with little harm done , except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine


i know i should n't have laughed , but hey , those farts got to my inner nine-year-old .


attractive about this movie


is n't going to make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous


thematic resonance


a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads


anything sandler


the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time ,


is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures


the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller


down-to-earth bullock


a more credible script , though


try hard but


a matinee price


steamy


are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away


seeing things from new sides


undeniably intriguing


funny , sexy ,


a gorgeously strange movie , heaven is deeply concerned with morality , but it refuses to spell things out for viewers


labored gags


thrilling


the cold light


a prolific director of music videos


largely devoid


makes the heart soar


really good


decides


turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film


a groundbreaking endeavor


does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve .


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


freaky friday , '' it 's not .


nicholson 's goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear


insults


distinguished and thoughtful


sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film


of elephant feces


amused


is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way .


that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads


watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy .


a doubt


can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice


geriatric dirty harry


that it 's boring


even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor , sorority boys is a bowser .


's drab


it 's a funny no-brainer


list


crowd-pleasing goals


a heartening tale


the opulent lushness of every scene


with purpose and finesse


if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing


is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people


otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject


blood


are acting like puppets


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


it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative


as the original


sadly , ` garth ' has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne . '


b +


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


a nice album


another visit


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


goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice .


kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities .


ame and unnecessary


on the cinematic front , look no further than this 20th anniversary edition of the film that spielberg calls


provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history


deliberately and devotedly constructed , far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect , too neat and new pin-like , too obviously a recreation to resonate .


still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema


nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable , warm water may well be the year 's best and most unpredictable comedy .


creeps into your heart .


's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year .


rigid


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


weirdly beautiful place


this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it 's filmed tosca that you want .


smartly written motion picture


irritating soul-searching garbage .


's nowhere near


human experience -- drama , conflict , tears and surprise --


canada 's arctic light


remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it 's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies .


we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show


unembarrassing but unmemorable


rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue


a thing that already knows it 's won


there is greatness here .


hard-hitting


a stirring road movie .


, ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) delivers a magnetic performance .


vibrant charm


because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat


insignificance


the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there 's very little hustling on view .


one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once .


labored writing and slack direction


if you can get past the taboo subject matter , it will be well worth your time .


blow it off the screen


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


is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure


unbearably beautiful


is a big letdown .


it 's not just a feel-good movie , it 's a feel movie .


that it 's actually watchable


truly


a certain robustness


consistently clever and suspenseful


you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that 's the mark of a documentary that works .


may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking , but it is unwavering and arresting .


, the four feathers comes up short


should be poignant


is too blatant


to see a romance this smart


its makers actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


his surprising discovery


a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long


to stand tall with pryor , carlin and murphy


its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that


charisma and ability


run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest


wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd


lots of boring talking heads , etc .


pity and


is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten .


little propaganda film


dramatic urgency


flailing


's better


promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera .


i hated myself in the morning .


're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles


satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood


the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché .


a sleep-inducing thriller with a single


an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer 's previous collaboration , miss congeniality .


boobs


, shrewd , powerful act


an incredibly heavy-handed , manipulative dud


faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance


( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy ...


dwindles


screwball ideas


i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...


sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film


pretty much delivers on that promise .


even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic


cold ,


the right conditions


plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity , incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter .


most aggressive and most sincere


green ruins every single scene he 's in


an mtv , sugar hysteria ,


the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world .


old-fashioned-movie movie


the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities .


back the springboard for a more immediate mystery in the present


most pleasurable movies


a bad premise , just a bad movie


of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images


pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics


nothing short of a great one


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


predictable and cloying ,


confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please , and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses , nor their characters , deserve .


of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this


even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable , shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture .


should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title , because there 's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie .


a dud -- a romantic comedy that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny


electrocute and dismember


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


schütte 's dramatic snapshot of the artist three days before his death offers an interesting bit of speculation as to the issues brecht faced as his life drew to a close .


a tired , unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow


is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way .


are n't likely to leave a lasting impression .


unexplainable


it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and


the origins


creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history ,


hopkins looks like a drag queen


the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


languishing


sprightly


this is no `` waterboy ! ''


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


wretchedly unfunny wannabe


succeeds mainly


the ambiguous welcome


its grand locations


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


that makes his films so memorable


otherwise good movie


, its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .


poise


's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone


he probably would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson 's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way .


conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. --


evolved from star to superstar


a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago


grace that still leaves shockwaves


what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .


undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold


nuances


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


warmed-over cold war paranoia


only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments


as a tragic figure


goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots .


hated


of the best inside-show-biz


be an enjoyable choice for younger kids


covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s.


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


pathetic


an intimate feeling


as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle


the silly and crude storyline


the more problematic aspects


achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture .


well-thought


with great help from kevin kline


the crap continues .


full of bland hotels , highways , parking lots , with some glimpses of nature and family warmth , time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life .


's plenty to impress about e.t.


extremely funny


goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy , seductive pacing ... but she and writing partner laurence coriat do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage .


a self-hatred instilled


vanity film


's horribly wrong


a magnetic performance


a sobering meditation


the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


is rather the way it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers


this movie is so bad , that it 's almost worth seeing because it 's so bad .


you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy 's holes ,


if you go into the theater expecting a scary , action-packed chiller


convenient


a year late


is labored


there 's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies .


pacino is the best he 's been in years


the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second


the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


spectacular performance - ahem


to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely


it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good


every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices ,


disquieting


what once was conviction is now affectation


privileged moments and


unconcerned about what they ingest


gorgeously


flaws , but also


's not very interesting


the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived , as if we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses .


the movie 's seams may show ...


a chilly , brooding but quietly resonant psychological study of domestic tension and unhappiness


that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk


is extraordinary


aged past his prime


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


on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness


's unfortunate


alexandre


some of the computer animation is handsome , and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale , but


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


striking and


come from a family that eats , meddles , argues , laughs , kibbitzes and fights together


those visual in-jokes


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


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


more challenging or depressing


a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing


popcorn


with motionless characters


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


shifting in your chair too often


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


wondering why lee 's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery


guts and


in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo


casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back ,


, it also has plenty for those ( like me ) who are n't .


bring


in imax in short , it 's just as wonderful on the big screen .


has severe body odor


my indignant , preemptive departure


by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen


inspired dialogue bits


it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly , yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived , and totally lacking in conviction


ends up as a bitter pill


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


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


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


reminds us of our own responsibility


discarded


, why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a `` snl '' has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?


evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s


chilling and heart-warming


animation back 30 years , musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50


boring


first shocking thing


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


husband-and-wife disaster


it 's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out , so he just slopped ` em together here


that efforts toward closure only open new wounds


rah-rah


wasting away


, it comes to life in the performances .


in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain


could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he 's now , more than ever , choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary .


relaxed in its perfect quiet pace


he 's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful .


scripted


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


going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera


may be convinced that he has something significant to say


his characters are acting horribly


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


successfully blended satire ,


high-spirited buddy movie


a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade


a tarantino movie with heart


do a little fleeing of its own


an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity


it wo n't hold up over the long haul ,


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


too much time


refracting


, like nothing we 've ever seen before , and yet completely familiar .


a great story


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


a blast


with raw emotions


listless sci-fi comedy


davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air


of the world 's most fascinating stories


that place , that time


how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ?


stilted


perfectly formed


it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie


possess the lack-of-attention span


comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional ,


you love the music , and


want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned .


convincing and radiant


deaths


amuse or entertain


exceedingly pleasant


yes , i have given this movie a rating of zero .


for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy


predictable plotting and


coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film


is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice


sheridan is painfully bad , a fourth-rate jim carrey who does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb .


hazy high


his slop


in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes


beautiful , angry and sad ,


will want to see over and over again .


're treading water at best in this forgettable effort


his clamorous approach


it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate


breathtakingly spectacular


pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons


respects the material without sentimentalizing it


hélène angel is definitely a director to watch .


it 's a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrow out of his back , and leap unscathed through raging fire !


stands as one of the great films about movie love


much about the ownership and redefinition of myth


understand everyone 's point of view


a success


cho 's previous concert comedy film


michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he 's got as potent a topic as ever here .


keep people going in this crazy life


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


represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken


slap her - she 's not funny


substantive movie


entertain or


reel in the audience


more than a little pretentious


a slice of american pie hijinks


small but rewarding comedy


at least three dull plots


justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess


exhilarating documentary


minimal appreciation


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


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


glamour


the aaa of action , xxx is a blast of adrenalin , rated eee for excitement .


cinderella


sweeping , dramatic , hollywood moments


at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken


easily one of the best and most exciting movies


pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography


making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing


is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory .


a thrill


see `` blue crush '' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings


sappy situations and dialogue


incisive and sensitive


muted


that has something to say


the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet , and when the tears come during that final , beautiful scene , they finally feel absolutely earned .


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


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


hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s.


been there , done that ,


unfunny comedy


dreamlike


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


kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast ,


the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy


but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence


green men


i like all four of the lead actors a lot and


romp that 's always fun to watch .


to learn , to grow


is just the ticket you need .


of road movie , coming-of-age story and political satire


with stunning animation


the young stars are too cute ;


could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy


it 's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and


a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special


is a hoot , and is just as good , if not better than much of what 's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand


animated drivel


robin williams , death to smoochy


crafted


big mistake .


a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience


an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni


the feature-length stretch ... strains the show 's concept .


the film , while it 's not completely wreaked ,


rescue adrian lyne 's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing


well done


what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year


deathly slow to any teen


gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error . '


the sweet cinderella story


how both evolve


that 's low on both suspense and payoff


run out of gas


make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .


her pure fantasy character


rare


this tale has been told and retold ;


is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity


be cherished


believability


adventure story and history lesson


a big musical number like ` praise the lord , he 's the god of second chances '


bomb


its recycled aspects


providing some good old fashioned spooks


small ...


lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context


medium-grade network sitcom


to entertain or inspire its viewers


, potent exploration


performances , great to look at , and funny


a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse


does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful .


most of the problems with the film


overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes


as a bitter pill


but film buffs should get to know


corny


the mothman prophecies , which is mostly a bore


manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun .


prolonged extrusion


all those famous moments


was going to be really awful


of emotional comfort


it rises in its courageousness , and comedic employment .


... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .


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


one-sidedness


most pitiful


succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture .


has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films .


invite some genuine spontaneity into the film


there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either .


building up to the climactic burst of violence


believing people were paid to make it


tight and nasty


dated


its élan


heartening tale


former gong show addict


movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid


we 're touched by the film 's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport


a young american ,


tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .


eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material


about the human need for monsters to blame for all that


a compelling and horrifying story


-- when are bears bears and when are they like humans , only hairier -- would tax einstein 's brain .


sex with strangers


imaginative


is entirely too straight-faced


too daft by half ... but supremely good natured .


favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .


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


engross


of the year 's best films


of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


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


plays like a tired tyco ad .


does give a taste of the burning man ethos , an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity .


is faster , livelier and a good deal funnier than his original


, this dumas adaptation entertains


great actors


perfect wildean actor


has all of dean 's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but none of his sweetness and vulnerability .


nijinsky


schrader examines crane 's decline with unblinking candor .


this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating .


does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny , not actually exploiting it yourself .


a trifle


made up for its rather slow beginning


could have been a daytime soap opera


puts to rest any thought that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food .


to string together enough charming moments to work


so meditative and lyrical


what punk rock music used to be


told well


its subsequent reinvention , a terrifying study of bourgeois


modern-day comedies


the movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality .


this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian .


a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches .


little melodramatic , but with


stretches of impact and moments of awe


under a rock


as well as it does because of the performances


uncanny tale


b-movie category


is trash


about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera


is an extraordinary film , not least


story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material


candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take


shoddy male hip hop fantasy


is an action movie with an action icon who 's been all but decommissioned


most wondrous love story


tame


biggest


rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .


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


an all-around good time


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


willing to express his convictions


helped


it is a good and ambitious film


half-baked setups and sluggish pacing


an original and highly cerebral examination


qualities


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


as the old saying goes , because it 's true


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


a classy , sprightly spin on film


elevate `` glory ''


inside righteousness


here lacks considerable brio .


, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking ,


yet another visit


the era of the intelligent , well-made b movie is long gone


lighting effects and


and immature character


pop up in nearly every corner of the country


cool stuff


is generally amusing from time to time


a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture .


awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals


enjoys


've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time


engaging storyline


, this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen .


movie version


to see it twice


a penetrating , potent exploration of sanctimony , self-awareness , self-hatred and self-determination


one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt


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


knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and


worth a


... 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 ?


casting excellent latin actors of all ages --


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


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


about mad queens , obsessive relationships , and rampant adultery


what begins brightly


humanly possible


is his best film yet


being able to give full performances


no lika da accents so good


`` the best disney movie since the lion king ''


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


it does n't make any sense


this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook .


is a nonstop hoot


in the mind of the killer


is a fragmented film


swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor


transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


with roussillon providing comic relief


holds up well


zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special .


what makes barbershop so likable


the universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran . '


guessing plot and


, never rises above the level of a telanovela .


into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes


delivers big time


pan nalin 's exposition is beautiful and mysterious


crappy movies


damned funny


never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre .


recycled more times


a sturdiness and solidity


a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he 's not trying to laugh at how bad


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


between farcical and loathsome


it should be done cinematically


, its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start .


viva le resistance !


embarrassingly ham-fisted


more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks


more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks


worse than you can imagine


complain


filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power


some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies


quickly wears out its limited welcome


was funny


than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms


as obvious as telling a country skunk


its soul 's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case


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


falling


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


immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and


of interest


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


full of holes and completely lacking in chills


if you think it 's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman 's clothes , then you 'll enjoy the hot chick .


that rare animal


paper thin


extraordinarily rich landscape


pushiness


cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences , and


every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy


of the obvious cliches


emotional evolution


this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material .


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


this orange has some juice ,


the visual panache


do n't understand what on earth is going on


, the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities .


solidly constructed


make a hip comedy


steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie .


pristine style and bold colors


the sort of picture in which , whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do , they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset .


unimpeachable


adept


the leanest and meanest


a remote shelf


they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood


the story passes time until it 's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal , fireballs and revenge .


definitely worth 95 minutes of your time .


is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half .


and it 's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it .


how bad his movie is


just about the best straight-up


avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation ,


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


is so fascinating that you wo n't care .


more racist portraits


long gone


botched


shallow , noisy and pretentious


, you 'd better have a good alternative


is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt .


show-stoppingly hilarious , but


gives none to the audience


court maneuvers


classic fairy tale


left a few crucial things out


but mostly it 's a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived .


flashy twists


in visual fertility treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage .


's easy to like and always leaves us laughing


is one of those rare pictures


neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers , the movie is n't tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price .


brilliantly shines on all the characters , as the direction is intelligently accomplished .


and interesting characters


about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics


been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle


to recommend it


has a number of holes


grown-up voice


is little else to recommend `` never again


comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow .


darling


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