a happy , heady jumble of thought and storytelling , an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film


loves them


if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened


that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful


an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence


so much like a young robert deniro


carlos


alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight


that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel


like the original


rendered in as flat


a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch in the belt of the long list of renegade-cop tales


deceptively simple , deeply satisfying


an enjoyable comedy


mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes


as i laughed throughout the movie


imagine a scenario where bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor


there 's no real sense of suspense , and


a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity


kindness


subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements


there 's a sheer unbridled delight in the way the story unfurls ...


underestimated


aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit


a technical triumph and


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


liked it because it was so endlessly , grotesquely , inventive


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


attracting


a director to watch


it 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids .


it 's a stale , overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish .


let 's see , a haunted house , a haunted ship , what 's next


sensational true-crime


one of the worst films of the summer


a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism


girlfriends are bad , wives are worse


i can tell you that there 's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it .


and twisted characters


an almost unbearably morbid


those moviegoers who would automatically bypass a hip-hop documentary


the bad sound ,


of the year 's best


, the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes .


in this forgettable effort


two directors with far less endearing disabilities


with such confidence


captivating and intimate


good


borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism


` anyone with a passion for cinema , and indeed sex , should see it as soon as possible . '


fails to provoke them .


is the far superior film .


more appealing holiday-season product


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


compared to the usual , more somber festival entries , davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air


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


all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders ,


's better to go in knowing full well what 's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists .


polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions


film history


like a can of 2-day old coke


water torture seem appealing


to like any of these despicable characters


imply terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects


may not be a great piece of filmmaking


the hook


have some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma


you 'll need a stronger stomach than us .


ultra-cheesy dialogue


romp pile


's a talking head documentary , but a great one


you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes


stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill


honesty


great missed opportunity


's no real sense of suspense


frustrating patchwork


's so downbeat and nearly humorless


how to make us share their enthusiasm


it 's depressing to see how far herzog has fallen .


stodgy


hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all --


scope and


compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy


in between all the emotional seesawing , it 's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures , and even the times in which they lived .


director rick famuyiwa 's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema


a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every cliché


ludicrous and contrived plot


a child 's pain


pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men


temperamental


something provocative , rich , and strange


the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture , ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are


the better video-game-based flicks ,


' romantic


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


the chateau is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy .


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


light the candles , bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there 's precious little substance in birthday girl -- it 's simply , and surprisingly , a nice , light treat


provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals


keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity


while cleverly worked out , can not overcome blah characters


at a snail 's pace


an inexplicable nightmare ,


will be occupied for 72 minutes .


the entire movie is so formulaic and forgettable that it 's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory .


the comedy


even more ludicrous


raucously amusing


is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it


, why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once ?


is a career-defining revelation


meaningful cinema


a less-compelling soap opera


you 'll forget about it by monday , though , and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste , so will your kids .


its premise is smart


clear-eyed chronicle


himself funny


an ideal


forgiveness and love


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


a durable part


share it


our close ties with animals


there 's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics )


self-discovery handled with such sensitivity


solid , spooky


is , in a word , brilliant as the conflicted daniel


reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made


gay love stories


shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there 's a little girl-on-girl action .


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


has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written , underrehearsed , arbitrarily plotted


for humor and bite


work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns


the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis


bratty


more bizarre than actually amusing


works because of the universal themes , earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india 's popular gulzar and jagjit singh .


crushing disappointment


of a director enjoying himself immensely


is needed to live a rich and full life .


while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) , the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity .


striking style


theories


piano


cuts corners


despair


exactly endearing


whose cumulative effect is chilling


so vivid


britney 's cutoffs


to creep the living hell out of you


it 's a very valuable film ...


if you love reading and/or poetry


's never as solid as you want it to be


`` ambitious failure


quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie , and


serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves


skillful


wrong


approach to the workplace romantic comedy .


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


is , however , a completely honest , open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it .


increasingly incoherent


, ' i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too .


this exciting new filmmaker


need movies like tim mccann 's revolution no. 9 .


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


of international acclaim


and poorly-constructed comedy


are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances


gangs


the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story


that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting


a hunky has-been


barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it


a smile on your face and


as good , if not


under his control


worthy of the gong .


watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights


of humankind 's liberating ability


what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized


until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .


inept and


eats , meddles , argues , laughs , kibbitzes


clever and


another disjointed


from


meandering and confusing .


is a hoot , and


i do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit


a beautiful film


wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams .


of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints


foolish


've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer


bitter italian comedy


... is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .


the ensemble cast


zoom !


captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .


have to put up with 146 minutes of it


no pastry is violated


, it 's one of the worst of the entire franchise .


all bluster and cliché


blind date , only less


is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals .


in-your-face family drama and black comedy


is spot on


satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago


this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted .


promising


the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in ( the characters ' ) misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it .


wonderous accomplishment


movie nothing


brings us right into the center of that world


does have its charms .


that kate is n't very bright , but that she has n't been worth caring about and


fantastic !


a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year .


delightful little film


an oscar nomination


sheer unbridled delight


freaks


worked five years ago


as original and insightful


the year 's greatest adventure


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


is easily as bad at a fraction the budget


the film is not entirely successful


side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull


a corny examination


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


a masterful work of art of their own


i did n't smile .


well , jason 's gone to manhattan and hell


enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem


have fun


wewannour money back , actually


i like it .


the grade as tawdry trash


thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book


is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time


be a passable date film


as part of mr. dong 's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america , family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair .


squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock .


the touch is generally light enough and


what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie


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 .


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


where big stars and high production values are standard procedure


overall , cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone .


the process comes out looking like something wholly original


gets vivid performances from her cast and


something rare and riveting


inspiring , ironic , and


the widowmaker is a great yarn .


detective story


grinds itself


the worst sense


uneven film


your entertainment standards


not many movies have that kind of impact on me these days .


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


has an infectious enthusiasm


leaving the theater with a smile on your face


so bland and


well-done


a film in a class with spike lee 's masterful


is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humor and pathos


using an endearing cast


tardier


changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza


nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite


guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor .


is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else


and withholds delivery


yawn-provoking


... an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive , unmemorable filler .


the irksome , tiresome nature of complacency


's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror


are the whole show here , with their memorable and resourceful performances .


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


the scariest guy you 'll see all summer


the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative


the numerous scenes


directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion


's the worst movie i 've seen this summer


affects of cultural and geographical displacement .


emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .


there 's real visual charge to the filmmaking , and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence


possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen


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


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


most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure


the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater


intelligence and verve


laughable


has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places


airy cinematic bon bons


the movie does n't add anything fresh to the myth .


lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned .


overstimulated


capable of anteing up some movie star charisma


does n't do more than expand a tv show to movie length


's smooth and professional


caton-jones


by ryan gosling


fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere


the observations


otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés


searing lead performance


's just tediously bad , something to be fully forgotten


shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever , a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that 's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives


the affection of that moral favorite


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


welcome and heartwarming


what a concept


an overstylized , puréed mélange


cliched and clunky


, rohmer 's talky films fascinate me


dip into your wallet , swipe 90 minutes of your time , and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious


berling and béart ... continue to impress , and


of too many story lines


is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude .


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is , for about ten minutes


if you go , pack your knitting needles .


none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting is n't , either ,


the very top rank of french filmmakers


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


has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .


unusually tame


slow , predictable


derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone .


piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film , emerges as powerful rather than cloying .


rigor


inside it he 's well worth spending some time with


stress ` dumb


is never lethargic


scenic splendor


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


not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream , it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest .


tiny acts of kindness


otherwise talented


kids-and-family-oriented cable channel


a gentle , unforced intimacy


knows its classical music , knows its freud and


was developed hastily after oedekerk


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


engaging and unpredictable character pieces


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


baked


depressed fifteen-year-old 's


does his sly , intricate magic


's made at least one damn fine horror movie


dumb , narratively chaotic , visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric


dark areas


is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought .


muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure


blazing


unrecoverable


aesthetic experience


fast-moving


that martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere


creative instincts


by lousy direction


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


a convincing one


, he is always sympathetic .


a cheap , ludicrous attempt


utter loss personified in the film 's simple title


last 15 years


who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop


a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain


the performances are remarkable .


on the brink of major changes


a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination


motionless characters


melodramatic bodice-ripper


conventional ,


accomplish what few sequels can


the high standards of performance


terrific flair


this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot


more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch


narcissistic


favor


does n't always jell with sean penn 's monotone narration


the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature .


fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own


gloriously alive


first-class , thoroughly involving


unusual power


is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth


it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones


to a new scene , which also appears to be the end


with a tale full of nuance and character dimension


after watching it , 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 .


it goes further than both


is a funny , puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving


one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time .


appropriately cynical social commentary aside , # 9 never quite ignites .


as a director , paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip .


how pertinent its dynamics remain


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


the rich promise of the script


cathartic


swinging , the film makes it seem , is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit .


as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor


strike a chord


blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period .


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


strained caper movies that 's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends .


of the plot ` surprises '


letting go at all the wrong moments


equilibrium the movie , as opposed to the manifesto , is really , really stupid .


and diesel is n't the actor to save it .


provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc .


despite lagging near the finish line


the mood for an intelligent weepy


uncharted depths


ash wednesday is not edward burns ' best film


any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly


is never quite able


employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing


style , structure and rhythms


preachy-keen


makes it a party worth attending


realistically terrifying movie


take away the controversy


original film


like a medium-grade network sitcom -- mostly inoffensive , fitfully amusing , but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen .


reenacting a historic scandal


affluence


the wildly popular vin diesel


a treat


invigorating about


no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place .


a good music documentary , probably one of the best since the last waltz .


refreshes


blasphemous and nonsensical


but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes .


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


caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that 's often handled in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion


bring out joys in our lives


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


it will stay with you


no rest period , no timeout


excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol 's most intense psychological mysteries


a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort


that he refuses to evaluate his own work


a drag


after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock


flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror .


full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in .


vulgar


a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on .


its relaxed , natural-seeming actors


accept it as life and


a compelling story of musical passion


folds under its own thinness


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


fanciful ,


an unsuccessful attempt


then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


jagged ,


exciting


sure , it 's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be


triumphant


just plain crap


ca n't get no satisfaction without the latter


a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor


too loud , too goofy and too short


writer/director walter hill is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable .


shows moments of promise but


all the comic possibilities of its situation


logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd


succeeded only in making me groggy


pathetic , endearing


's a scorcher .


an oscar-worthy performance


director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film 's music than to the story line ; what 's best about drumline is its energy .


is better than most of the writing in the movie


coolness


achingly honest and


like any good romance , son of the bride , proves it 's never too late to learn .


extreme ops '' exceeds expectations .


emerges a radiant character portrait


adroit but finally


amounts to little more than punishment


a big time stinker


show for their labor , living harmoniously , joined in song


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


the intelligent , well-made b movie


an autopsy , the movie


unsalvageability


has something fascinating to do


sloppy , amusing


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


the sheer joy and pride


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


noise , mayhem and stupidity


can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold


pretty listless


at 18 or 80


transcend genre


to a strangely sinister happy ending


sexy slip


what redeems the film is the cast , particularly the ya-yas themselves .


of ` laugh therapy '


cast the magnificent jackie chan


's easy to love robin tunney


the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


very believable


a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns


more tacky and reprehensible


own breezy , distracted rhythms


the ingenuity


a wonderous accomplishment


for most movies , 84 minutes is short


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


a lifetime


the latter 's attendant intelligence


the credit for the film 's winning tone


personable , amusing cast


suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness .


's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are


to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face


cutes


by a natural sense for what works


as simultaneously funny


love may have been in the air onscreen , but i certainly was n't feeling any of it .


left slightly disappointed that it did n't


a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and


a lame romantic comedy


most compelling


leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt , but no new friends


is that it 's also one of the smartest


is ultimately rather silly and overwrought ,


none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising


` blade ii ' just does n't cut it


find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation


is actually one of its strengths


fairytale


the field no favors


first lousy guy ritchie imitation


fiery


be shaking your head all the way to the credits


barely shocking ,


is given passionate , if somewhat flawed , treatment .


what an idea


bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl 's dilemma


the last kiss is really all about performances .


expect no major discoveries , nor any stylish sizzle , but the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women


spreads itself too thin ,


ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering .


flatter


an intriguing story of maternal instincts


otherwise dull


with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness


for an absurd finale of twisted metal , fireballs and revenge


finally has failed him .


as simple and innocent a movie as you can imagine .


never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .


is both a snore and utter tripe .


triumphant ,


smart and complicated


credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it


miike


so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through


delivered in grand passion


for the film 's winning tone


fiascos


in his right mind


south park


gorgeous ,


's not enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd .


tv episodes


wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists :


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


the script by vincent r. nebrida ... tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot .


is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while .


hate it .


evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits .


white-knuckled


changing lanes is an anomaly for a hollywood movie ; it 's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say


for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters


at least one damn fine horror movie


seriously bad


the nightmare of war


a very slow , uneventful


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


makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude


mature and frank fashion


on a true and historically significant story


delight your senses and crash this wedding !


analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down


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


how long will filmmakers copy the `` saving private ryan '' battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time


to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment


, this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento ...


timeout


it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults


, laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old 's suicidal poetry .


the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds


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


a boring man


hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device


revelatory


this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario


female friendship ,


effectively creepy-scary thriller


leaves scant place for the viewer


overuse


a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable


oscar-winning master


desiccated talent


a stereotype


document both sides of this emotional car-wreck


avoid seeing this trite , predictable rehash


, this oscar-nominated documentary takes you there .


contradicts everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays .


is difficult to fathom .


a gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema


gentle , lapping rhythms of this film


humorous and


susan


the next a turgid drama


a charmer from belgium


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


to a picture-perfect beach


for putting together any movies of particular value or merit


big-budget/all-star movie


through some of clancy 's holes


at the helm


the kind of social texture and realism


enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded


troubling


does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen


hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again , even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book .


loves


sexy and romantic


psychologically revealing .


stuffs his debut


there done that


bland songs


sermonize


satisfying well-made romantic comedy


because there 's no rooting interest


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


tight and truthful ,


have .


's just rather leaden and dull


even lazier


snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .


close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films


ideas and awkwardness


he 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery ,


sillier , cuter , and


the best advice is : ` scooby ' do n't .


is were it not for the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose


better than the fiction


brings to a spectacular completion one


disposable , kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today 's hollywood


very top rank


may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers .


this chiaroscuro of madness and light


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


realized that i just did n't care


's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work .


examines many different ideas from happiness


overly old-fashioned


be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie


of junk


achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation


some of the computer animation is handsome , and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale , but overall the film never rises above mediocrity .


a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie .


a canny crowd pleaser


too campy to work as straight drama and


predecessors


these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously , their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation .


a perfect example of rancid , well-intentioned , but shamelessly manipulative movie making .


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


its predecessors proud


more trifle than triumph .


he 's a better actor than a standup comedian .


whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau


're merely signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination


run for your lives


not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor


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


finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers


herzog simply runs out of ideas


immature and


sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet


went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside


all its problems


insightful about kissinger 's background and history


ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


marks a modest if encouraging return to form


with pitifully few real laughs


with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing


searching for its identity


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


powerful and moving


cleverly constructed scenario


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


it looks good , but it is essentially empty .


wildly entertaining


succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling


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


you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles


the places , and the people ,


a completely honest , open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it


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 biting satire that has no teeth


ducts does n't mean it 's good enough for our girls


with an artistry that also smacks of revelation


got me grinning .


an invaluable record


turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions .


depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable


ends so horrendously confusing


suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it


for this sort of thing to work , we need agile performers ,


fizzle


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


beat-the-clock thriller


be themselves


, heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .


this movie 's lack of ideas


provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense imax screen .


as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms ' anti- castro


was hard for me


of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice


, alas , it collapses like an overcooked soufflé .


a sour taste in one 's mouth


other than the very sluggish pace )


as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo


gorgeous visuals


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


far short


the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her , love drives him , and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me .


the work of a genuine and singular artist


the six-time winner


( breheny 's ) lensing


far more enjoyable than its predecessor .


stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy , the film operates nicely off the element of surprise ,


, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz , is of overwhelming waste


drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice


as lively an account as seinfeld is deadpan .


flawed humanity


is smarter and subtler than ( total recall and blade runner ) ,


of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen


richly detailed


that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard


somewhat clumsy


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


it 's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish .


in marriage


seems more tacky and reprehensible ,


i liked the movie


for this sort of thing to work , we need agile performers , but the proficient , dull sorvino has no light touch , and rodan is out of his league


comedy , caper thrills and quirky romance


revels in its own simplicity


found a tough beauty


unfortunately , it 's also not very good .


admirable energy


a spiritual aspect


to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish


every bit as filling as the treat of the title


pathetic as dahmer


an excellent cast


cynicism every bit


a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis .


absorbs all manner of lame entertainment


disney 's great past


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


also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american


confused


ame and unnecessary .


crisp and purposeful without overdoing it


( carvey 's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated , but then again , subtlety has never been his trademark


the works of an artist


reach a truly annoying pitch


one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history


's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look .


is great


to sneak out of the theater


partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success


intelligence , wit or innovation


phenomenal ,


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


it 's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects .


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


little revision works


funniest idea


another run-of-the-mill disney sequel


to keel over


comes to dreaming up romantic comedies


interesting cinematic devices


that 's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly . ''


a film of quiet power


this quality band


a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts .


chance to see three splendid actors


death might be a release .


i 've never bought from telemarketers , but i bought this movie


i am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows , but hey arnold !


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


none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting is n't , either , and you would n't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ?


sinister inspiration


self-promotion


manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography


topics that could make a sailor blush


fiction


is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience


trailer-trash style


begging for attention ,


, one is left with a sour taste in one 's mouth , and little else .


to be even worse than its title


pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish


makes the grade as tawdry trash .


a clever and cutting , quick and dirty look


fairly irresistible package


perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man


good documentary


a high-end john hughes comedy ,


is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .


to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images


zellweger 's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a


it 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense .


possibly the best actor working in movies today


and in the best way


were that grand a failure


the unsung heroes of 20th century


no clear-cut hero


wastes the talents of its attractive young leads


the result is disappointing


vera has created a provocative , absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores .


with a better script


dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted


marvelous performance


have made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit


thought-provoking film


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


report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline


this is downright movie penance


match his ambition


one of the most original american productions this year , you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state .


i ca n't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies .


most intelligent viewers


sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music .


obvious as telling a country skunk


best disney movie


make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see


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


played-out idea


the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes


play hannibal lecter


they 're struggling to create .


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


's one of the most beautiful , evocative works i 've seen


scare the pants


that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature


winning piece


like a skillful fisher


make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok .


going to make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous


goose things up


the community


quite fun


for godard


camaraderie


is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september


's a lot to recommend read my lips


is interested


refuses to evaluate his own work


this is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force .


is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump


if you 're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging


frittered


the satire is weak .


won -- and


by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work


that even its target audience talked all the way through it .


no charm , no laughs , no fun ,


a step down


physical energy


'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie .


uninhibited


preposterous , prurient whodunit


absurd plot twists


give what may be the performances of their careers


humorous and heartfelt , douglas mcgrath 's version of ` nicholas nickleby ' left me feeling refreshed and hopeful .


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


insultingly inept and artificial


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


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


finds a nice rhythm


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


more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance .


bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary


of america , history and the awkwardness of human life


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 .


to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street


whether it 's the worst movie of 2002 , i ca n't say for sure :


an after school special


, genuine


underwhelming


delivers fascinating psychological fare


to a new , self-deprecating level


romething 's really wrong with this ricture !


to the head of the class of women 's films


knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest .


most damning censure


too many clever things


unspeakably ,


'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back


very ugly , very fast


as entertainment


horrible , 99-minute


views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point .


a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun .


a strong pulse


apparently , romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program .


that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one


a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics


the comic touch


with honesty , insight and humor


you feel what they feel


shoddy


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


godard uses his characters -- if that 's not too glorified a term -- as art things


you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police .


i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring .


the movie should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs , and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end .


is n't downright silly


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


an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless ,


squirming in their seats


potentially interesting idea


the performances are amiable and committed , and


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


a damn fine


a wild ride that relies on more than special effects


far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid


a three-hour cinema master class .


a slam-bang extravaganza


of epic adventure


offbeat sensibilities


cynical creeps


mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power


, thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy .


brisk hack job


a guiltless film for nice evening out


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


an imitation movie


attractive and


bore most audiences


the plot has a number of holes , and


remember back when thrillers actually thrilled ?


is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation .


has much to recommend it


characters ramble


should be tried as a war criminal


, the film is , arguably , the most accomplished work to date from hong kong 's versatile stanley kwan .


rather unique


, it 's exploitive without being insightful .


self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence


a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface


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


liked sometimes


who cares ? ) .


an interest


and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today .


scrap


nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it


of artificial suspense


it 's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year


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


fascinating connections


anything but frustrating ,


obsessively


everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david 's point of view .


slightly humorous and tender


, starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian


touching love story


wholesome


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 ,


for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all


is corcuera 's attention to detail .


manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it


repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences


liked a lot of the smaller scenes .


the downward spiral


strains


sinister happy ending


the stuff of high romance , brought off with considerable wit


coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world 's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching


did we really need a remake of `` charade


comes through all too painfully in the execution


have a good shot


an admirable reconstruction


a satisfying summer blockbuster


canadian filmmaker gary burns ' inventive and mordantly humorous


limited


its namesake proud


there 's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references , but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there 's nothing else happening


it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period .


but none of which amounts to much of a story


touching british comedy


is clearly a good thing .


lucid work


to its ultimate demise


drag it down to mediocrity --


exquisite motion picture


lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy


to describe how bad it is


soggy performances


contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways


pretty watchable


beautiful ,


mostly due to its superior cast


directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin


comfortable niche


any working class community


clichés and sneering humor


delicately calibrated in tone


left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence


full of funny situations and honest observations


good noir


intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries


, even-flowing tone


brilliant piece


's funny .


it 's boring


's as good as you remember .


ear-splitting


much to it


is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ;


pummel us


of this so-called satire


but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted .


any enjoyment


the filmmaker 's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art


's trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years


you 're an agnostic carnivore


to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots


a brutal 90-minute battle sequence


visually engrossing


rejected must have been astronomically bad


are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style .


nincompoop benigni persona


at least passably


knows how to tell us about people .


shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today .


whatever


that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it


to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie


, the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching .


us ... is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows


pulls off the feat with aplomb


while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one ,


hard-to-swallow premise


allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors


the comedy equivalent


rare movie


a movie about the power of poetry and passion


dumped a whole lot of plot


more complex


the worst movie


a scruffy


is careless and unfocused


trying to get out


a wet burlap sack


puzzling


a breakthrough in filmmaking


magical enough


most wondrous


's certainly an honest attempt to get at something


grumble


comedy goes


the solid filmmaking and convincing characters


upper west sidey


own solemn insights


it has its faults , but it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and mandy moore leaves a positive impression .


's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre .


before but never so vividly


like many western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing


grant is certainly amusing , but


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


like a lazy summer afternoon


feels draggy


the home video market


rich in shadowy metaphor


the self-serious equilibrium


when compared to the usual , more somber festival entries , davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air that stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic .


serves as a workable primer for the region 's recent history , and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool


at every opportunity to do something clever


beg the question ` why


watered-down it almost loses what made you love it


search of purpose or even a plot


with humor


slight but


sumptuous


the cat 's meow


the really bad blair witch project


quiet , confident craftsmanship


makes their project so interesting


an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties


a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky


like a classroom play in a college history course


truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining


be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother


witlessness


indecent


figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .


the ideal casting


perfectly pitched web


narrated by martin landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann


flashy


interesting in unfaithful


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


represents an engaging and intimate first feature


he gives the story some soul


highly polished


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


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


its awkward structure and a final veering


logistically


an attention to detail


never fails to entertain


dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it


bland , surfacey


, confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually


there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally


the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood , and it 's relentlessly folksy , a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions


, vulgar is , truly and thankfully , a one-of-a-kind work .


's worth seeing


for the last 15 minutes


into elaborate choreography


is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism


perfect


a more credible script


that the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man


a colorful , vibrant introduction


works better the less the brain is engaged


how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and


idealism


'll cheer .


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


more experimental in its storytelling


retard 101


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


muddy psychological


it 's sweet and fluffy at the time , but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied .


the three leads produce adequate performances , but


stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering


is one of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works , but also one of his most uncanny


that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz


a seriously bad film


a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration


has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome


that the movie has no idea of it is serious or


sophomoric


is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously


a so-so , made-for-tv something posing as a real movie .


topple


sink this ` sub '


loved the people onscreen ,


welcomes


's a great performance and a reminder of dickens ' grandeur


well-intentioned effort


found with an devastating , eloquent clarity


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


some kid who ca n't act , only echoes of jordan , and


plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air


authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study


to be delightfully compatible here


soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized ,


thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy


connect with on any deeper level


sign


natter


extraordinary access


works the way a good noir should


celebration


a perceptive , good-natured movie


it 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and


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


is way too indulgent


put so much time and energy into this turkey


an apartheid drama


a frustrating patchwork :


to seduce and conquer


the subtitles fool you


amateurish , quasi-improvised acting exercise


seasonal holiday kids


power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror


the problem with wendigo , for all its effective moments , is n't really one of resources .


highlight reel


but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote


absolutely and completely ridiculous and


the best war movies ever made


hooks us


libido film


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


below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .


what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent


is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher .


a fascinating little tale


broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end , after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car


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


an original idea for a teen movie


very satisfying


... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .


superb performance


for easy , seductive pacing


its overinflated mythology


substance and soul


an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop of a corporate music industry that only seems to care about the bottom line .


our respect


wonderfully


most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups


is a mediocre movie trying to get out


as endearing and easy


that just does n't have big screen magic


the charm of the first movie is still there


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


and sumptuous stream


is left with a sour taste in one 's mouth , and little else


violated


about one in three gags in white 's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook .


is almost in a class with that of wilde himself .


barker movie


uncompromising knowledge


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


are really going to love the piano teacher


put you off


poorly-constructed comedy


more simply intrusive


my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures .


irresistibly


manages to be even worse than its title


it 'll only put you to sleep .


a huge fan


not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid .


outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and


and crude storyline


deadly dull


truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film


a diverse and astonishingly articulate


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


it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy


to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay


their memorable and resourceful performances


portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery


while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special


thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time


turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special .


bland , surfacey way


dreary and


uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt


can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today


bad film


a guilty pleasure to watch


the story is lacking any real emotional impact , and


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


a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable


has little insight into the historical period and its artists


, the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours .


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


a film that comes along every day .


is all awkward , static , and lifeless rumblings


deserves to be seen everywhere .


very funny , very enjoyable ...


has a real filmmaker 's eye


obstacles


after sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special , it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work .


is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force


too deep or substantial .


's only in fairy tales


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


the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit


impressionistic


for a bad film


to newcastle , the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and , at times , blood


so not-at-all-good


it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful .


has one strike against it


could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films .


's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him .


see all summer


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


a little old-fashioned storytelling


screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame


has all the outward elements of the original


i have returned from the beyond to warn you


falling into the hollywood trap


would have saved this film a world of hurt


can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment , or even performance art , although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain


seem to hit


a tired , predictable


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


that this should seal the deal


borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion .


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


better


both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations


wise men


regards reign of fire with awe .


both a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement .


you can release your pent up anger


rich with period minutiae


although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants


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


gently humorous and touching .


provocative central wedding sequence


one big blustery movie


possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance


the movie is certainly easy to watch .


be excited that it has n't gone straight to video ?


benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story .


never quite ignites .


make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant 's woman


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


do n't know why steven seagal is considered a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money


muddled


a pleasing , often-funny comedy


the scarifying


emotional gravity


the movie 's presentation , which is way too stagy


wins still


skims over the realities of gay sex


like many western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing ,


visual coming right


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


's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective


sit through ,


the bigger setpieces flat


noticeably less energy and imagination


the gloss


shame


be a new mexican cinema a-bornin '


all the stronger


robust and scary


terrific documentaries


remarkably alluring


good film


equally miserable film


cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone .


, it 's an unhappy situation all around .


naked teenagers horror flick


bad cinema


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


done that ... a thousand times already


acquires an undeniable entertainment value


's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images


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


to life in the performances


imitation


the astute direction of cardoso


will keep coming


powerful performance


thoroughly awful movie


little room for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2


does display an original talent


horrid


that it 's too close to real life to make sense


has turned out to be a one-trick pony


even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck


nothing new to see


that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley 's flopping dolphin-gasm .


can enjoy as mild escapism


the choppy editing


personal


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


less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series


comes off as self-parody .


's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys , regardless of their ages .


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


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


reading lines


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


will once again be an honest and loving one


could as easily have been called ` under siege 3 : in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life


to get through this interminable , shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture


relentlessly downbeat


of control on a long patch of black ice


extremely imaginative through out


the promise of excitement


of the smartest


writer / director m. night shyamalan 's ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity is undeniable .


of embarrassment


the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett 's story is appealing .


may not be pleased


realistic , non-exploitive approach


`` spider-man '' certainly delivers the goods


was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends


tells a deeper story


glass 's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby


get him a few laughs but nothing else


a cute partnership


estela bravo 's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro


powerful and astonishingly vivid


robert harmon 's less-is-more approach delivers real bump-in - the-night chills


a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked


clichés and mawkish dialogue


all as very important


the rich and sudden wisdom , the film


nothing but an episode of smackdown


seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart


the success of undercover brother


wonderfully warm


another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie


of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy


an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers


ya-ya 's


its true-to-life characters ,


the hallucinatory drug culture


survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller


with a completely predictable plot , you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard .


the end of the world


love


with the inherent absurdity of ganesh 's rise


the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations


of a good time


its funny moments


mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer 's bloated effects fest the mummy returns .


serious subject matter and


but here 's a movie about it anyway .


good and ambitious


it 's awfully entertaining to watch .


slovenly life


surehanded


suited neither


needlessly confusing


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


inspiring tale


contriving a climactic hero 's death for the beloved-major


, 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 .


devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable .


does little here but point at things that explode into flame


accomplishes


it 's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure .


does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything .


a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people ,


moving and stark


manages , with terrific flair , to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum


are n't your bailiwick


the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego


playful and


a heavyweight film


the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture


gaping enough to pilot


a really bad imitation


of the delusional personality type


notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness


cuba gooding jr. valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs , but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy .


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


sadly


, then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest .


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


it definitely gives you something to chew on


more fascinating -- being real --


from a consummate actor incapable of being boring


of the other foul substances


the mark of a documentary that works


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


maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .


impossibly contrived situations


unsatisfied


, but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid .


's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here


more intellectually scary than dramatically involving .


a powerful sequel and one


i recommend it for its originality alone


vulgar dialogue and


the limits of what a film can be ,


could n't keep my attention


it 's a pale imitation .


a severe case of oversimplification , superficiality and silliness


ambition but no sense of pride or shame


motivated by nothing


straight from the saturday morning cartoons


a very good film


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


about tattoos


humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life


picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch .


a light ,


city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for .


tie together beautifully


an impressive style


claude


by no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act


a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere , and just seems worse for the effort .


is as thought-provoking


plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let 's get this thing over with '


permeates all its aspects -- from the tv movie-esque , affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed .


see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi


wobbly


in this summer 's new action film


a visit to mcdonald 's , let alone


will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other


a strong dramatic and emotional pull


infectious enthusiasm


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


all too predictable and far too cliched


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


sustains a higher plateau


of splendid performances


yes , spirited away is a triumph of imagination


might not have gotten him into film school in the first place


drags the film


the acting is amateurish , the cinematography is atrocious , the direction is clumsy , the writing is insipid


asset


thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about


have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags


is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm


on an intoxicating show


on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time


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


really cool


something clever


squirming


romp from robert rodriguez .


much needed


made nature film and a tribute


a young woman who knows how to hold the screen


the talents of its attractive young leads


more unmentionable subjects


unique and inherent


as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year


to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship


if i want music , i 'll buy the soundtrack .


the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear


all the hallmarks of a movie


a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy


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


sure , i hated myself in the morning .


most awful acts


this often-hilarious farce manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal .


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


could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one


me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens


this turgid fable


postcard perfect ,


real and


most uncanny


is nicholson 's goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear .


a `` snl '' has-been


a good film


excites the imagination


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


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


oddly fascinating depiction


a wonderful thing


sets the tone for a summer of good stuff


charged music to the ears of cho 's fans


reflective and


this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c. walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago .


beautiful to watch


inherently caustic and oddly whimsical , 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 .


the movie is such a blip on the year 's radar screen that it 's tempting just to go with it for the ride .


do we really need the tiger beat version ?


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


it was a guilty pleasure


able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn


there 's no conversion effort


is the equivalent of french hip-hop , which also seems to play on a 10-year delay


by far the worst movie of the year


covered earlier and much better


rarely seem sure of where it should go


some cute moments , funny scenes


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


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


sub


feeling embarrassed


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


would benigni 's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster


yet another tired old vision


get more re-creations of all those famous moments


style and flash


just goes on and on and on and on


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


seldom hammy ,


's a lot of tooth in roger dodger


exhilarating ,


fascinating part


old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale


yawn-provoking little farm melodrama .


elling '' manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases


was a freshman fluke


aims to confuse


, i was entranced .


plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff


is not only a love song to the movies


lazy


done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen


fly at such a furiously funny pace


a pretty woman


this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body , so original is its content , look , and style .


is a lame kiddie flick


such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy


leaping from one arresting image to another


has a spirit that can not be denied


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


a dreary movie .


zero


is a pretty good job , if it 's filmed tosca that you want .


cultural elite


one of the most incoherent features in recent memory .


little else


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


drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other


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


tasty and


even if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski , it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken .


helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses


, something is rotten in the state of california


life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor , funny and sad


is a director to watch .


beauty or humor


strong voices


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


a family film


, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill


windshield


at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance .


crawl up your own *** in embarrassment


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


walked away from this new version of e.t.


one of the best silly horror movies


franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler , but he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic .


more fascinating look


frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining


one lousy movie .


whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .


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


a gentle film


his sentimental journey of the heart


disgusting to begin with


with the delight of discovery


business and pleasure


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


cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos ,


is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally .


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


'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie


as simultaneously funny , offbeat


swedish


uh , shred ,


the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them .


might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill


ordinary , pasty lumpen


seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool , and it 's a sad , sick sight .


wickedly undramatic


with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters


civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices


pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables -- without much success .


is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small , sweet ` evelyn .


incomprehensible


to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie


, but it is a refreshingly forthright one


have an intermittently good time


shadowy


convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment


sure , it 's contrived and predictable ,


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


of paint-by-number romantic comedies


in a new way


showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season


suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material .


its punchy style promises


make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment .


it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame . '


of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy )


it ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .


never springs to life


academy award


scummy


surprisingly funny


a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears


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


morality tale


wo n't be sorry


very compelling ,


rises above superficiality


often intense


under the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely


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


few new converts


evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story , but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written


in a thriller , and the performances


has cheapened the artistry of making a film


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


if it were any more of a turkey


every cliché


this kiddie-oriented stinker


possession is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it .


ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .


one of the year 's best films


a nearly 21/2 hours , the film is way too indulgent .


cohesive story


it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead


baked cardboard


wheezy


a flat , unconvincing drama that never catches fire


can not overcome blah characters


's really sad


longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville 's stomach


the script ?


overwhelmed by its lack of purpose


juliette binoche 's sand is vivacious , but it 's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile .


a rustic retreat and pee against a tree


delivered with such conviction


always hilarious


this one gets off with a good natured warning


, has solid acting and a neat premise


down-to-earth


you snore


torture and


got the brawn , but not the brains


about cleverness , wit or any other kind of intelligent humor


hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie


interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story .


not just unlikable .


make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season


is grossly contradictory


of dedicated artists


by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) , an interesting racial tension , and a storyline


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


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


one senses


an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening


brash and mainly unfunny


the troubling thing


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


i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise .


flounders under the weight of too many story lines .


kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter ) .


complaints i might have


, well ,


an enjoyable level


eileen walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth ,


to long for the end credits


of the elements that will grab you


that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


a bad-movie way


sappy as big daddy


so gracefully


main asset


tens of thousands of german jewish refugees


even delectable


dragons !


that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie


propelled by the acting


a kitchen sink


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


offended


wrapping the theater


the world 's most generic rock star


blisteringly rude , scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys , the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden .


this one feels like a life sentence


, besides its terrific performances , is fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching .


, empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles .


initially gripping , eventually cloying pow drama .


is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion , if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why


of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting


if it were any more of a turkey , it would gobble in dolby digital stereo .


fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere .


skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd .


a lovely film ... elegant , witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic ... hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source 's complexity .


skillful and


one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible


shared by the nation at their sacrifice .


childhood imagination


denying


that acting transfigures esther


one fantastic ( and educational ) documentary .


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


passe '


relegated to a dark video store corner


another shameless attempt


as inept


the actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing


champion


a christmas perennial


in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile


i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it


an incoherent jumble


schepisi , aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms. mirren , who did ) ,


's all bluster -- in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers


accept it as life and go with its flow


there are some laughs in this movie , but


worst harangues


a bad mannered , ugly and destructive little ****


nothing here seems as funny as it did in analyze this , not even joe viterelli as de niro 's right-hand goombah .


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


it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled


out to be


consistently amusing but


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


the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes


a lovely film ... elegant , witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic ...


a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses


this is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce .


terminally bland ,


maybe it is formula filmmaking , but there 's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is


worse , routine


garde


like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow


describing badness


has all the trappings of an energetic , extreme-sports adventure


the smug self-satisfaction


with minimal imagination


tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm


a genuinely funny ensemble


directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year


be significantly different ( and better ) than most films


for something as splendid-looking as this particular film , the viewer expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash .


offers winning performances and some effecting moments


's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long


refused


magic and whimsy


is a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power


pan nalin 's exposition is beautiful and mysterious , and the interviews that follow , with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice , are as subtle and as enigmatic .


with an amateurish screenplay


to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


the five writers


'll wait in vain for a movie to happen .


and altogether creepy


so lovely toward the end


the plot and a powerfully evocative mood


as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing


concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt .


gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil , monstrous lunatic


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


some nice twists


wonderful creatures


string together enough charming moments


effortlessly


that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned


goodies


boasts dry humor and jarring shocks , plus moments of breathtaking mystery


rate annie


some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone


is an all-time low for kevin costner .


slapping its target audience in the face


if you 're over 25 , have an iq over 90 , and have a driver 's license , you should be able to find better entertainment .


kicking undead ***


is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew


why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film


has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive


need n't waste their time on it


's the image that really tells the tale


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


10-course banquet


for the art-house crowd


in the film 's verbal pokes


potent chemistry


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


will have been discovered , indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again .


ride around a pretty tattered old carousel .


charismatic charmer


trapped presents a frightening and compelling ` what if ? '


watching it leaves you giddy


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