a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale


beginning to resemble someone 's crazy french grandfather


way off


the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull .


as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy , clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge .


rated eee for excitement .


distinguishable


grossest


as delicately calibrated in tone


want nothing else than to show us a good time


shock-you-into-laughter intensity


contrived , lame screenplay


so successful at lodging itself in the brain


stupid , infantile , redundant , sloppy


this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped


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


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


subconscious


lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them


most poorly staged and lit


some futile concoction


's burns ' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue , not his plot , that carry waydowntown .


the elements were all there


filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it 's what makes their project so interesting


ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired


is repulsive and depressing


than you could have guessed at the beginning


no sense of pride or shame


eroti-comedy


limpid and conventional historical fiction


with fantasies , daydreams , memories and one fantastic visual trope


uncertain


plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv 's dawson 's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story .


of ` let 's get this thing over with


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


in search of a better movie experience


on shame


limp eddie murphy


very smart


return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and


and funky look


is somewhat satisfying


, it 's black hawk down with more heart .


forged in still-raw emotions


with passion and energy


one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids , children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation .


uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels .


one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities , but it 's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny to happen , that finally get under your skin .


truly excellent sequences


treats the subject with fondness and respect


farcically bawdy


a very sincere work


the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 )


maintains your sympathy for this otherwise challenging soul by letting you share her one-room world for a while


create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment


outshined


should have stayed there


likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses


get excited about on this dvd


( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but


to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power


elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe


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


the actors are simply too good ,


unifying


a lovely film for the holiday season .


of a travesty of a transvestite comedy


boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up


structured and


to the movie 's rude and crude humor


behind bars


noisy and


's surprisingly decent , particularly


offers an interesting bit of speculation


though filmed partly in canada , paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years .


the sequel


real audience-pleaser


he refuses to evaluate his own work


( denis ) accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film


a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss


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


i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese


does n't reach them


the weak payoff


refreshes the mind and spirit along


the first place


, hypocritical


the wild wild west


the original was n't a good movie


no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all


that does not move


of elaborate and twisted characters


` martin lawrence live ' is so self-pitying , i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show .


( the kid 's ) just too bratty for sympathy


a major waste


the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him


a great


doubt the filmmakers ' motives


music videos


has merit


aimless story


sleek


full of cheesy dialogue ,


a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood


compelling story to tell


barney 's ideas about creation and identity do n't really seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material .


its just not a thrilling movie


harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .


, it is worth searching out .


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


an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem


`` b +


donovan ... squanders his main asset , jackie chan , and


maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it


boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually


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


a head-turner -- thoughtfully written


long-lived friendships


jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .


leaves an awful sour taste


especially well


how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .


've never seen ( a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes , pillages and incinerates frank capra 's classic ...


when ( reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w. bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al .


make this a charmer .


soon-to-be-forgettable


( hell is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through .


've a taste for the quirky


will leave you wanting to abandon the theater


light-hearted


is a mess from start to finish


a real human soul


a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con


to have fun with it


an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening .


the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material shows why , after only three films , director/co-writer jacques audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers .


the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself


too cynical


as in the songs translate well to film


becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair


lacks balance


's pure entertainment


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


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


loneliness


is vivacious


this long and relentlessly saccharine film


as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds


conservative christian parents and


may not


is still charming here


ugly-duckling


hardly an objective documentary


handsome and


from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc


this real-life hollywood fairy-tale


this loser


trouble every day is a plodding mess .


's something vital about the movie


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


in a tasteful , intelligent manner


one of the more influential works of the ` korean new wave '


love song


authentically impulsive humor


the mess that is world traveler


mugging their way through snow dogs


filmed directly


comedy , caper thrills


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


for all audiences


a filmmaker of impressive talent


sloppy , made-for-movie


it 's his strongest performance since the doors


made-for-tv


the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience .


in a sense , that 's a liability .


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


induces a kind of abstract guilt ,


here 's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior .


's a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5 .


had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


a flat , unconvincing drama


did n't offer an advance screening


creepy and vague


's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny


ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff


to be the cat 's meow


falls to the floor with a sickening thud


impressive job


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


woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody .


dangerously honest


irresistible blend


plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme .


the film 's maudlin focus on the young woman 's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking .


mostly fool 's


our best achievements


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


cho 's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots .


a `` snl '' has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni


to make of this italian freakshow


smarter than your average bond .


the actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script 's bad ideas and awkwardness .


in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers


's both charming and well acted


the dark places of our national psyche


low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard


stop buying tickets


will be friends through thick and thin


to the script 's refusal of a happy ending


an excellent sequel .


unexpectedly rewarding


humble , teach


suspenseful cliché


a fair amount of b-movie excitement


teddy bears ' picnic ranks


memorable and resourceful


itself is ultimately quite unengaging .


which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state


while the material is slight , the movie is better than you might think .


edit


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


adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .


the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light


impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant


again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel .


devito 's misanthropic vision


is a pan-american movie , with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart


dim-witted and lazy


the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing )


the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang


, it is n't much fun .


is nothing short of a great one


despite the film 's shortcomings , the stories are quietly moving .


any awards


is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony


a fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man


disjointed ,


try to create characters out of the obvious cliches , but wind up using them as punching bags .


as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type , more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else .


is not that it 's offensive , but that it 's boring


the story , once it gets rolling , is nothing short of a great one .


about female friendship that men can embrace and women


arrive on the big screen with their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact .


sloppiness


if you ever wondered what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera , this oscar-nominated documentary takes you there .


difficult , endless


... 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 .


matters play out realistically if not always fairly .


has something to say


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


no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country


a comic fan


ozpetek 's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie .


's thoroughly winning tone


a shock-you-into-laughter intensity


never so vividly


, witty , improbable romantic comedy


stale retread


money-oriented


that it 's a rock-solid little genre picture


that never quite gel


a clear-eyed


move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film


a delicious , quirky movie with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction


repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences ,


work more than it probably should


uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious


is actually quite entertaining .


a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting


a sensitive , moving


with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption


in its dry and forceful way , it delivers the same message as jiri menzel 's closely watched trains and danis tanovic 's no man 's land .


is interesting to see where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity


hard-sell image-mongering


he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


cruelly funny twist


douglas mcgrath 's nicholas nickleby does dickens as it should be done cinematically .


most incoherent


in a fat man 's navel


winning performances


give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but


gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films


offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them .


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


unique residences


the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people


i just did n't care


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


of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways


as mushy as peas


are odd and pixilated and


unfocused


it feels more forced than usual .


whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


his impressively delicate range


a seriously bad film with seriously


a laughable -- or rather


the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies --


i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture , and , whatever flaws igby goes down may possess , it is undeniably that .


strolls


masterfully controlled


'm giving it a strong thumbs up


lacking


the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart .


becoming


puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination .


iconic hero


good-natured


almost as offensive as `` freddy


fun and


's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor .


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


to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama


if anything , see it for karen black , who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick .


came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter


reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans


's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough


warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed


subtly different


the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo


special


quirky movie to be made from curling


hallelujah for small favors


a riveting story well told .


a main character who sometimes defies sympathy


deflated


overrun modern-day comedies


finely tuned


ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter


so primitive in technique


cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure


the edge of sanity


for a thirteen-year-old 's book report


do n't see often enough these days


shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling


is n't as funny as you 'd hoped .


will assuredly


blame eddie murphy


grave


said to squander jennifer love hewitt


my great pleasure


the film 's appeal


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


remarkable film


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


bilingual charmer


is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly .


the rotting underbelly of middle america


`` one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? ''


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


enjoyably


been done before but never so vividly or


dialogue , 30 seconds of plot


recognized


except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine


fumbled


unoriginal run


its limit to sustain a laugh


an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers


overexposed


a stunning film


inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


is no denying the power of polanski 's film ...


leads to a satisfying destination


its extremely languorous rhythms ,


to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits


storytelling


mothers ,


britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel


blacked out in the lobby


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


, the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .


needed .


but a little too smugly superior


profane and exploitative as the most offensive action


an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty .


great performance


loud , silly , stupid and pointless


most exciting action films


... keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired .


flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences --


reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise , but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness .


will nevertheless find moving


movies , television and the theater


two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe 's misunderstanding of marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


, obnoxious 88-minute


the best inside-show-biz


taken outside the context of the current political climate ( see : terrorists are more evil than ever ! )


mishandled here


, let alone funny


who are nearly impossible to care about


the world they love and make


is a film that 's about as subtle as a party political broadcast


several survivors ,


it 's hard to like a film so cold and dead


of building to a laugh riot


in the truest sense


marvelous series


annoying orgy


enjoy yourselves without feeling conned


, all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor .


, vapid and devoid


intelligence and subtlety


passion , and genius


the filmmaking clumsy and rushed


insomnia


allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title


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


this method almost never fails him


an authentic feel


quiet , confident


all the spaces in between filled with fantasies , daydreams , memories and one fantastic visual trope after another


love it , too .


masterly


neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy


offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else


is entertaining .


the characters are paper thin


casting excellent latin actors of all ages


a good deal


a tasty performance


junk-calorie


at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand


funny and pithy


delivering oscar-caliber performances


the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy


are as subtle and as enigmatic


of mediocre acting


unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory .


comedy that also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives


that did not figure out a coherent game


an ` action film ' mired in stasis


about something is an amicable endeavor .


the beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet is simple but absorbing .


it was going to be


thoroughly engrossing and


funny , twisted , brilliant and macabre


a mundane '70s disaster flick


supremely good natured


with a life-affirming message


a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will


it lacks the detail of the book


intelligent


as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist


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


would seem to be surefire casting


much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors .


undeniably fascinating and playful


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


failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest


sluggish ,


my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year , it 's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss .


from its sleazy moralizing


cheer flick


fresh


of von sydow ... is itself intacto 's luckiest stroke


quite endearing .


it may not be a huge cut of above the rest , but i enjoyed barbershop .


a good ear for dialogue ,


a remarkable film


is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter 's attendant intelligence , poetry , passion , and genius .


the film 's hero is a bore and


uptight , middle


roiling black-and-white inspires


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


a joyous occasion


a plot that crawls along at a snail 's pace


is something of a triumph .


as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line


, tedious


tackling what seems like done-to-death material


del


supremely good


the byplay and bickering between the now spy-savvy siblings , carmen ( vega ) and juni ( sabara ) cortez , anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take .


inconsequential


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


, more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite


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


is even more embracing than monty ,


sitcomishly predictable and cloying


the obvious cliches


funny humor


performances


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


hand in hand


an ungainly movie , ill-fitting


tolerate leon barlow


high-concept films


brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star .


scenes brim


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


several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is


intense and


a journey


an interesting look


dreaded


in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes , director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags .


smarter and subtler


making kahlo 's art a living , breathing part of the movie , often catapulting the artist into her own work


kline 's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code


dominate a family


an animation landmark as monumental as disney 's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs .


the nerve-raked acting ,


real dawns , comic relief


, rent the disney version .


is doa


bo derek made the ridiculous bolero


better after foster


of a war zone


lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank


it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in .


a sexy , surprising romance ...


meditative and


a remarkably insightful look at the backstage angst of the stand-up comic .


as a cult film


blessed with a searing lead performance


is a movie that understands characters must come first


focus


evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story


witless , pointless , tasteless and idiotic .


disappointingly generic


the best star trek movie in a long time


unfolds predictably


's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary


something special


the film its flaws


in your face for two hours


fun and funky look


a good three days


emptiness and


portrays their cartoon counterparts well ... but quite


what sets it apart is the vision that taymor , the avant garde director of broadway 's the lion king and the film titus , brings .


hopelessly


dislocation


about the best straight-up


were insulted


anyone who loves both dance and cinema


contrived ,


definite room for improvement


you see the movie and you think , zzzzzzzzz .


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


creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical .


the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine .


the usual cliches


the answers


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


most refreshing


, though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .


its superior cast


the show 's concept


the fantastic


realized on the screen


that really does n't have much to say beyond the news


the movie rising above similar fare


it is to be ya-ya


of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee


of her life with the imagery in her paintings


aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats .


necessary and timely one


like a splendid meal


a loud , low-budget and tired formula film that arrives


however , almost makes this movie worth seeing .


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


cleverly worked out


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


quirky , slightly strange french films


listen to extremist name-calling ,


sensitive ensemble performances and


most enjoyable releases


how lame


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


a grittily beautiful film that looks ,


less capable


their lives , loves and the art


with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability


is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences


guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts , disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves


that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as


like a can of 2-day old coke .


the irwins ' scenes are fascinating ;


by superb


awkwardly contrived exercise


incoherent jumble


thinking man


provocative film


( seagal 's ) strenuous attempt


i think it was plato who said , ' i think , therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one .


some outrageously creative action in the transporter


is marveilleux .


a hilarious kenneth branagh


smart and dark -


a generic bloodbath that often becomes


well-conceived


lulls you


a complex psychological drama about a father who returns to his son 's home after decades away .


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


designed to fill time ,


maggie smith as the ya-ya member with the o2-tank will absolutely crack you up with her crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment .


read my lips with such provocative material


funny and human


have made it an exhilarating


manipulative and


is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films .


b-movie


there 's no reason to miss interview with the assassin


tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise


ill-advised and


whose sharp intellect


sillier


well-written and occasionally challenging


fizzability


faithful without being forceful , sad without being shrill


humanity or empathy


thoughtful without having much dramatic impact


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


sci-fi .


a been-there ,


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


the the wisdom and humor


much more successful


a small gem from belgium


remarkable procession


cause massive cardiac arrest


fine idea


paul bettany is cool .


it 's nowhere near as good as the original .


tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge --


i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes , but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes


pitch-perfect


on and on to the point of nausea


does cathartic truth telling


meandering ending


of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension , accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface


was essentially ,


a fascinating case study


could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip


like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood .


it falls short


would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3 .


has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .


, mr. schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist .


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


ca n't remember a single name responsible for it


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


add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale


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


a fascinating , compelling story


the message is too blatant


you crave chris smith 's next movie


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


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


the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . '


if you 're not deeply touched by this movie


dead dog


musicals back


subtlest works


visually striking and viscerally repellent .


one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out .


performances of exceptional honesty


deepa mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world .


in one forum or another


when her material is not first-rate


catapulting the artist into her own work


entirely witless and inane


has been remarkable about clung-to traditions


fun


stay away


( a ) soulless , stupid sequel ...


wedding sequence


of ghandi gone bad


is entertaining


oliver stone 's conspiracy thriller jfk


familiar -- and not in a good way


an emotionally strong and politically potent piece


intellectual and


come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals


the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving , and


, beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors , is a note of defiance over social dictates .


y tu mamá también is hilariously , gloriously alive , and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt .


, ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .


is just too original to be ignored


even at its worst , it 's not half-bad .


lofty


heartwarmingly


who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public


the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish , and


think this movie loves women at all


too much of storytelling


that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life


the director 's experiment is a successful one .


heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry .


with a chase to end all chases


a fascinating study


this sensuous and spirited tale


a terrible story


the ideas tie together beautifully


as david letterman and the onion have proven , the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor ,


a low-budget hybrid of scarface or


's a beautiful film , full of elaborate and twisted characters


arresting little ride


add up to more than body count


into an excruciating film


a valentine sealed with a kiss


primitive animated special effects


distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up


recognizable


whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance


develop her own film language with conspicuous success


expect from movies


samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


but even then , i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes .


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


's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits


really solid woody allen film


starts off with a 1950 's doris day feel


as a kind of colorful , dramatized pbs program , frida gets the job done .


the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires


seem so real in small doses


blockbuster


, the project should have been made for the tube .


its attractive young leads


has little insight into the historical period and its artists , particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation


chris


various victimized audience members


a solid formula for successful animated movies


muddled , simplistic and more than a little pretentious


psychological case study


overproduced


immature provocations


and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans


famous moments


an hour-and-a-half-long commercial


it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home , but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience .


lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary


that omnibus tradition called marriage


a single good film


instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


tired old


becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle ,


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


poor ben bratt could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions .


`` interesting ''


comedy and melodrama


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


delicate , clever direction


at his most critically insightful


savagely


's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation .


in that are generally not heard on television


tormented by his heritage


a wonderful , ghastly film


has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience .


unmemorable filler


in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy


love , longing


the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film , and


the people laughing in the crowd


it 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but notorious c.h.o. still feels like a promising work-in-progress .


fit well together


of the great crimes


well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too


a beautiful , entertaining two hours .


're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular


most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial


proves that even in sorrow you can find humor


with a sense of wonder


it 's easy to love robin tunney


emotionally desiccated


smart , compelling


puts wang at the forefront of china 's sixth generation of film makers


demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world


is all about a wild-and-woolly , wall-to-wall good time


nimble shoulders


but they do n't fit well together and neither is well told .


also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth


proves himself a deft pace master and stylist .


there , done that ... a thousand times already


noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill


better entertainment


empty head


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


be of interest primarily to its target audience


pulpy core conceit


's a technically superb film , shining with all the usual spielberg flair , expertly utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team .


shrewd enough


the soullessness


veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements


it is interminable


regret and


others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches


gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar .


weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil


a powerful and telling story that examines


positively dreadful


of wit and dignity


, unfortunately , is a little too in love with its own cuteness


apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence


service of of others


the war of the roses , '


read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love .


lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction


enjoy the ride


the best possible senses of both those words


, this is the ultimate movie experience


writing and slack direction


an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie


transcends their predicament


paper-thin characterizations


frighten and


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


feels five hours long


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


inspiring hope


that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects


even more to think about after the final frame


starts slowly , but adrien brody -- in the title role -- helps make the film 's conclusion powerful and satisfying


fourth-rate


a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight


well-acted ,


would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at


its rawness and vitality give it considerable punch .


clunky tv-movie


moore wonderfully


stirring , funny


style and bold colors


meeting , even exceeding expectations


kong master john woo


aimless ,


cheap


a deserved co-winner


wildly popular


as the princess , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat .


delightful surprise


yiddish stage


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


are consistently delightful .


snide and prejudice .


a lot more bluster than bite


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


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


contains no wit , only labored gags .


the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters


which has a handful of smart jokes


the reason for that is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence .


to the titular character 's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own


this is the stuff that disney movies are made of .


so believable that you feel what they feel


here seems to have recharged him .


a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank


trial movie , escape movie and unexpected fable


a charming , banter-filled comedy


desperately


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


warmth


the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine


pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .


is , alas , no woody allen .


clichéd and shallow


amusing juxtapositions


all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters


looking and stylish


ponderous , plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film .


sinks .


does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy .


the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service


's tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing


they 'll probably run out screaming .


a promising work-in-progress


with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi 's


for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why


, and beautifully shot


willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists


is n't heated properly , so that it ends up


transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals and offer a fascinating glimpse into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games .


the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing .


love , longing ,


there are for children and dog lovers


a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film


the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise


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


let 's issue a moratorium , effective immediately , on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate .


parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances


he fails .


the world 's best actors


whether or not


rare imax movie


a tragic love story


by it -- the kind of movie


contrived and predictable


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


, because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful


is plenty of room for editing


pack some serious suspense


dancing


, rodrigues 's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought , making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative .


bitter end


holland lets things peter out midway , but it 's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals .


fantastic visual trope


is quite beautiful


as he was about inner consciousness


does probably as good a job as anyone


bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .


should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only


is n't much fun .


a dull , simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs ,


well together


like its bizarre heroine , it irrigates our souls .


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


is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie


the result is somewhat satisfying -- it still comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable


possibilities


even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic


a meatier


it 's never laugh-out-loud funny ,


occasional smiles


incompetent cops


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


is twice as bestial but half as funny


script is n't up to the level of the direction


the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion


ever knew about generating suspense


gut-wrenching examination


the plot is paper-thin


as it 's too loud to shout insults at the screen


lifeless rumblings


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


only surprise


plot and pornographic way


relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script by axel hellstenius


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


everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced


a pleasant enough dish


will be well worth your time .


teenage sex comedy


an intoxicating experience .


it 's still a guilty pleasure to watch .


what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona , here a more annoying , though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip .


the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls .


was inspired


a solidly entertaining and moving family drama


the major problem with windtalkers


a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion


its perfect quiet pace


are disjointed , flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor 's doorstep .


it 's horribly depressing and not very well done .


're not likely to have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it 's surprisingly old-fashioned .


real documentary


directed without the expected flair or imagination


sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care


low rent from frame one .


does n't make sense


cheap cliché


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


i know better than to rush to the theater for this one


murder


a selection of scenes in search of a movie


it 's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat .


transcends


you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright


such exuberance and passion


choppy , surface-effect feeling


of dazzling pop entertainment


're burnt out on it 's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol


touching melodrama


are nowhere near


spectacular


juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films .


befuddled


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


hitler 's destiny


exactly how bad it is


reeking of research library dust


camouflaging grotesque narcissism


tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit


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


a coming-of-age movie


with first love sweetly


capture these musicians in full regalia


to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie .


as bad as you think , and worse than you can imagine


is visually smart , cleverly written


signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype .


may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness


find that real natural , even-flowing tone


a talent


they fascinate in their recklessness .


insightful and entertaining


the images lack contrast , are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable .


us share their enthusiasm


egypt from 1998


ill-considered


a little too smugly


have a cute partnership in i spy


intriguing bit


on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal


talented thesps


puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it


so appealing about the characters


the viewer 's patience with slow pacing and


does n't figure in the present hollywood program


undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts


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


lowbrow


veers into corny sentimentality , probably


its terrific performances


overwhelming waste


an accuracy


as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin


we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story


a rather listless amble down


give credit to affleck


biggest disappointments


that it 's far too sentimental


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


amusing sidekicks


at its best


confuses its message


freshly painted rembrandt


delivers a powerful commentary


it sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that .


very capable nailbiter


downright transparent is the script 's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating .


behind the project


the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile , and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react


a schlocky creature


wild-and-woolly


is well-crafted


offbeat humor , amusing characters


invaluable record


have reinvigorated the romance genre


a lot better


watching it was painful


a therapeutic zap of shock treatment


, pity anyone who sees this mishmash .


a true pleasure .


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


it 's a sad , sick sight


an adventure story and history lesson


steals the show


may not be a straightforward bio


well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark


wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful


waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway


discord


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


only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind


too is a bomb .


dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances


it 's a very sincere work , but it would be better as a diary or documentary .


a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior


, tender hug


dogged


do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role


grace this deeply touching melodrama .


slip into the modern rut of narrative banality


finesse


just does n't have anything really interesting to say .


into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey


why sex and lucia is so alluring


brilliant touches


throughout this funny film


'' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be .


are priceless


thirteen conversations about one thing , for all its generosity and optimism ,


just slopped ` em together here


anarchy


all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .


's hard to resist


visceral sensation


as an intense political and psychological thriller


lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo


say nothing of boring


chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine


dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography


a wonderful tale


is a magician


entertaining and audacious moments


kept much of the plot


is predictable at every turn


cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness


it may not be particularly innovative


an uncomfortable experience , but


the delight of discovery


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


94-minute travesty


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


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


sobering and powerful documentary


imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread


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


in a series of relentlessly nasty situations


is often quite rich and exciting


done his subject justice


rank with its worthy predecessors


not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved


the film 's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original , but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters


* corpus and its amiable jerking


one regards reign of fire with awe .


has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar


anything more than a visit to mcdonald 's , let alone


bursting through the constraints of its source , this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen .


from its material that is deliberately unsettling


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


but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti


glosses over rafael 's evolution


howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you 'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective .


disguised as a feature film


very entertaining


is way too indulgent .


crazy as hell marks an encouraging new direction for la salle .


the empty stud knockabout


the intensity


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


holds the film


a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula


all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance


a long , dull procession of despair


incredibly captivating


unfilmable '' novels


shakes you vigorously for its duration


of drooling idiots


as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice


a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart .


twisted


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


a beguiling evocation


incorporates so much


take pleasure


the incredibly flexible cast


ransacks


most of it given to children


decisive


effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us


comedy spectacle


that returns the martial arts master to top form


a beautiful paean to a time


it 's one long bore .


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


a huge heart


separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd


become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters


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


what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster


the emotional heart


'll feel as the credits roll


keep the film entertaining


there is n't much there here .


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


maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in


grownups


did i miss something


most antsy youngsters


ominous mood and tension


trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards


carries the day with impeccable comic timing , raffish charm and piercing intellect


being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and


a feeble tootsie knockoff .


marvelously


a hilarious place to visit


that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them


its charms and


fetid underbelly


body humor and reinforcement


elegant


following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish


little substance


the triviality


is insightful about kissinger 's background and history .


, this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses .


to tell which is 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


the worst possibilities


as good


to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders , desperate for work and food


nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a


of a triumph


funnier gags


a horrible movie


saving


actually improves upon the original hit movie


that never really busts out of its comfy little cell


honestly


most generic


it is a great film .


a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


it will just as likely make you weep ,


an ambitious movie that , like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough


stereotypes


is a superior horror flick .


undeniably exceedingly clever


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


this poor remake of such a well loved classic


the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism ,


find much fascination


, it 's still not a good movie


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


not be a breakthrough in filmmaking


sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction


be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year


a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


as if it were an obligation


a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay


the thin veneer


may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards


things will turn out okay


has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over


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


you 'll forget about it by monday , though , and


` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .


venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival


elaborate choreography


this picture


that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about


through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy


... the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...


the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake .


melodramatic paranormal romance is an all-time low for kevin costner .


'' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater .


will no doubt


authentic account of a historical event that 's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment


's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it


swiftly


made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


dumplings


the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and


the minds and hearts


real pleasure


just that it 's so not-at-all-good


nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ! )


imitative


us all


ideal outlet


could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls .


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


excitement


a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie ,


a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up


loveable


is nothing redeeming about this movie


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


it 's crafty , energetic and smart --


with indoctrinated prejudice


one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there 's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations .


no worse a film


) gorgeous


are paper-thin , and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script .


clumsy dialogue ,


sets out to entertain


masterfully calibrated


some terrific setpieces


picture-perfect beach


is confusing on one level or another , making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be .


effective in all its aspects , margarita happy hour represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken .


while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift


's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy


sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own


so second-rate


`` analyze that '' is one of those crass , contrived sequels that not only fails on its own , but makes you second-guess your affection for the original .


does justice


a good human


something of a public service


loud , low-budget and tired


none-too-funny commentary


first major studio production


star-power potential


egocentricities


the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed


small in scope ,


which is mostly a bore


( woo 's ) most resonant film since the killer .


no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same


a summertime look-see


a vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish .


relies on toilet humor , ethnic slurs .


making a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female


feels familiar and tired


animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame


an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships


is as often imaginative


is that it 's a rock-solid little genre picture .


exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk ,


is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless , idiotic , annoying , heavy-handed , visually atrocious , and often downright creepy .


i would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful .


priceless


it might not be 1970s animation , but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness


said the film was better than saving private ryan .


give life


american and


, you 're too interested to care .


the performances by harris , phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal


in a joyous communal festival of rhythm


the world 's political situation


involving in its bold presentation


quirky , original


might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around


, straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company .


the horror


tale will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen george roy hill 's 1973 film , `` the sting . ''


disingenuous ,


indignant


of the best ensemble casts of the year


heavy-handed moralistic


while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage


may prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece


aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash .


that it ca n't help but engage an audience


thematically


-- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting , brisk delight .


is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form


clever in spots


keep you watching , as will the fight scenes


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


on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid


bad luck and


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


's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films


predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game


that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape , it must be labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


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


top-notch


took three minutes of dialogue , 30 seconds of plot and


visceral and


indie of the year


disconnects


proves it 's never too late to learn .


makes barbershop so likable


ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side


mildly amusing


real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is


in fact , the best in recent memory


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


and unoriginal mess


thriller with enough unexpected twists


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


is a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams


its scrapbook of oddballs


is one of the year 's best films


its visual imagination is breathtaking


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


focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs


dumb fart jokes


becomes compulsively watchable


she boxes these women 's souls right open for us .


is first-rate , especially sorvino


innocent , childlike and inherently funny


's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances


being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something


an unsettling , memorable cinematic experience that does its predecessors proud .


cause loads of irreparable damage


engaging manner and flamboyant style


mired in tear-drenched quicksand


the outstanding thrillers of recent years


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


it was written for no one


that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name


that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country


a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let 's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place


a fascinating character study with laughs


as overbearing and over-the-top as the family


, spiteful idiots


fearless purity


` yes , that 's right : it 's forrest gump , angel of death . '


by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .


pleasant piece


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


the lousy john q all but spits out denzel washington 's fine performance in the title role .


's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow .


frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and


both gentle and biting


judith and zaza 's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .


pick up new admirers


gut-clutching piece


a cellophane-pop remake


can be numbing


that satisfies


out of a cellular phone commercial


instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash


modernizes a.e.w. mason 's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare


manic


dogs


cheatfully


such a perfect medium for children


is very original


attal 's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned


peaked


character piece


narrative and ( too ) short


spell things out for viewers


inexpressible and drab wannabe


turn stupid


after you laugh once ( maybe twice )


tends to remind one of a really solid woody allen film , with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing


a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop


too many wrong turns


loses its sense of humor


theater feeling


rather slow beginning


onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind


a cruelly funny twist


a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone


of a respectable summer blockbuster


of our respect


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


i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey .


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


as graceful


adding


mordantly funny and intimately knowing ...


bittersweet drama


, his secret life will leave you thinking


repetitious


catch it ... if you can


in the place where a masterpiece should be


fascinating , compelling story


worth a summertime look-see


lush


trapped wo n't score points for political correctness , but it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness .


appreciates the art


of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum


revelatory and narcissistic


it gets very ugly , very fast


moldering


every sequel you skip will be two hours gained .


there are times when the film 's reach exceeds its grasp


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


i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back


whole hours


look american angst in the eye and end up laughing


everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar


is the opposite of a truly magical movie


, sexist


've been trying to forget


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


travesty


for the fine star performances


a really solid woody allen film


is hindered by a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about


as an exceptional thriller


see something that did n't talk down to them


esteemed writer-actor


watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper , with special effects tossed in .


`` freaky friday , '' it 's not .


vietnam war


puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously


you find comfort in familiarity


throw elbows when necessary


without bludgeoning the audience over the head


can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off


a fantastically vital movie


nonsensical and laughable


which also seems to play on a 10-year delay


it 's going to be a trip


imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful


farts


competence


've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots


jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time


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


retaining an integrity


respect and affection


a moving picture that does not move .


, giggly little story


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


realistic '


if you 're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film , you 'll need a stronger stomach than us .


human nature


gives these women


corny sentimentality


cliché-laden


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


it 's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it 's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence .


the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner --


is ) a fascinating character , and


feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and , perhaps more than he realizes , just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work .


in which most of the characters forget their lines


niro performance


well acted by the four primary actors


a smug and convoluted action-comedy that does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie .


the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch


it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and


a fresh infusion


laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in


and more than that , it 's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation .


the throes of their first full flush of testosterone


hossein


understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb


... a pretentious mess ...


expertly plucking tension from quiet


brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy


everything we hold dear about cinema , only now it 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage


her grace with a moving camera


is definitely worth


spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream :


entertainment opportunism at its most glaring


the working out of the plot almost arbitrary


halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it


to give them credit for : the message of the movie


should never have been brought out of hibernation


how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie


comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film


because it plays everything too safe


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


studiously inoffensive


increasingly implausible as it


put through torture for an hour and a half


raunchy as south park


cinematic intoxication


, stylized humor throughout


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


is enormously good fun .


overcome bad hair design


whiny and


a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame


feeling guilty for it


despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal


obnoxious as tom green 's freddie got fingered


take on the soullessness of work


there is a mediocre movie trying to get out .


casts its spooky net


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


is one baaaaaaaaad movie .


the sick character


suspense , surprise


is extraordinarily good .


the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .


best possible senses


is uniformly superb


1993 classic


a thriller


good news


constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey ,


is an enjoyable big movie primarily


having to inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material


inconsequential road-and-buddy pic


lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor


unlike most animaton from japan , the characters move with grace and panache


old-fashioned , occasionally charming


seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece


worthwhile glimpse


its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously , but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare .


deeply pessimistic or


recognize


works - mostly due to its superior cast


with a tone as variable as the cinematography


the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or


funny , sexy


a handful of virtuosic set pieces


so boring


it has a genuine dramatic impact


was so endlessly , grotesquely


good-time shenanigans


quite a bit of heart , as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin


i shamelessly enjoyed it


a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time , and this is n't


seen 10,000 times


the biggest names in japanese anime


utterly misplaced


lame comedy .


adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt


defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .


good ,


like showgirls and glitter , the most entertaining moments here are unintentional .


car to drive through


did they not have the nerve to speak up


the e-graveyard


exceptionally charming


seeking to pull a cohesive story out


too stagey , talky -- and long -- for its own good .


is too bad that this likable movie is n't more accomplished .


of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain


a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama


the original hit movie


a technical triumph and an extraordinary


purpose and finesse


it looks closely , insightfully at fragile , complex relationships .


's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture


lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded .


a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies


approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor


awfully good , achingly human


already knows it 's won


unusually surreal tone


a fluid , no-nonsense authority


's hard to say who might enjoy this


a poignant lyricism runs through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem .


be used to burn every print of the film


do it his own way


alice 's adventure through the looking glass and into zombie-land ' is filled with strange and wonderful creatures .


landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch


it must be labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


and -- sadly -- dull


that takes itself all too seriously


glamorous machine


hooks us completely


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


villainous


for leonard


loves them to pieces


that has made tucker a star


sheridan 's take on the author 's schoolboy memoir ... is a rather toothless take on a hard young life .


zoe clarke-williams 's lackluster thriller `` new best friend '' , who needs enemies


ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


helps make the film 's conclusion powerful and satisfying


falls to the floor with a sickening thud .


an important , original talent in international cinema


grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion


has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director


a film , and such a stultifying ,


run-of-the-mill .


in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller


a fairly impressive debut


are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence .


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


, the hours represents two of those well spent


a sleep-inducing thriller


remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre


of spirit


satisfying destination


sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


poetic ,


punching people in the stomach again


is duly impressive in imax dimensions ,


a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it 's nowhere near as exciting as either .


this one is not nearly as dreadful as expected .


choppy


technically sumptuous but also


heartfelt and hilarious


stink


most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version


the movie 's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving , well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story .


, the old mib label stands for milder is n't better .


a smart , provocative drama that does the nearly impossible


narratively , trouble every day is a plodding mess .


highly uneven and inconsistent ...


makes an amazing breakthrough


articulates the tangled feelings of particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy


absorbing character study by andré turpin .


integrating the characters


the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .


the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke


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


as morose as teen pregnancy , rape and suspected murder


a thriller


important director


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


stupidity , incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter


is always watchable .


making kahlo 's art a living , breathing part of the movie ,


a freshness and modesty


a solid , anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she 's ever done


developed characters


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


deep , uncompromising


observant , unfussily poetic meditation


affair ,


it 's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties .


orwell 's dark , intelligent warning cry


there are many tense scenes in trapped


this woefully hackneyed movie ,


the artistry of making a film


you turn stupid


luridly graphic and


capped with pointless extremes


emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing


jams too many prefabricated story elements


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


dry wit and compassion


searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say


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


brilliantly played


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


increasingly implausible as it races


worthwhile themes


, instantly disposable


that it risks monotony


loses all bite on the big screen .


helpful


feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting


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


awkward hybrid


, pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture .


inevitable and


, a formula comedy redeemed by its stars ,


is that it does n't make any sense .


thrill you ,


awarded mythic status


castrated


the minds and hearts of many


its proper home


a straight-shooting family film


, wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale .


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


a vision


freshman fluke


de niro 's right-hand goombah


creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images


guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this


just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain


you still have to see this !


one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs


the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn


will absolutely crack you up with her crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment .


incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except


a lot going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier


that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it


is overlong and not well-acted , but credit writer-producer-director


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


i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .


a confusing melange of tones and styles ,


's like having an old friend for dinner '


during that final , beautiful scene


dead-end distaste


humankind 's liberating ability


bad direction


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


winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it


she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground


terrific performances , great to look at , and funny


incoherence


satisfyingly scarifying ,


bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes


an enthralling ,


the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles


uplifting


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


in the arguments of competing lawyers


enjoyable big movie


quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation


it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels .


irreparably drags the film down .


a bad blend


sweetheart


this might not seem like the proper cup of tea , however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half


have shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling


includes too much obvious padding


in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs


could be considered a funny little film


, crisp storytelling


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


directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .


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


a fourth-rate jim carrey who does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb


filmmakers and performers of this calibre


yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie


convincing intelligence


provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc


the layered richness


which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog )


wow fans


protect your community


sour


examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling


freshly


bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters


the gallic ` tradition of quality


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


smart , savvy , compelling


satisfying summer blockbuster


and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .


a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france 's most inventive directors .


helps create a complex , unpredictable character .


terribly episodic


an electric pencil sharpener


have the patience for it


good period reconstruction


is about as necessary as a hole in the head


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


, however entertainingly presented ,


the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance


lacks in eye-popping visuals


stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king


difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting


by the incessant use of cell phones


is a tart , smart breath of fresh air


is notable for its sheer audacity and openness .


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


flat champagne


two gifted performers


fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur .


has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew


hampered


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


bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state


most haunting about `` fence '' is its conclusion , when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen .


to sustain a laugh


considering that baird is a former film editor , the movie is rather choppy .


brainless , but enjoyably over-the-top , the retro gang melodrama


bertrand tavernier 's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ) wears its heart on its sleeve


it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him


like a temperamental child begging for attention , giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining .


lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child 's interest and an adult 's patience .


high note


so convincing


with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself .


is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee .


less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession .


woefully


like i already mentioned ... it 's robert duvall !


to stodgy , soap opera-ish dialogue


is the director 's talent .


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


it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special


an intelligent movie


what makes the movie special


quite beautiful


77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever , it just seems like it does .


made a walk to remember a niche hit


schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself


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


portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue .


interview '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into .


the messiness


a bad way


play one lewd scene after another


one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie


like some like it


this bracingly truthful antidote to hollywood teenage movies that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth captures the combustible mixture of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty .


makes this a high water mark for this genre .


pretty and gifted , it really won my heart


he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year


the rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based .


hilariously , gloriously alive , and


a potentially sudsy set-up


a lot richer than the ones


stiletto-stomps the life out


likely to leave a lasting impression


lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo .


s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle , but it is effective


some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run


is serene , the humor wry and sprightly


astoundingly rich film


captivatingly quirky hybrid


straight-to-video


conceptual feat


despite its floating narrative


cinema history as the only movie ever


of the worst possibilities of mankind


with few exceptions , it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it


feel like three hours


despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .


judging by those standards , ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .


provide an emotional edge


that should be used to burn every print of the film


empty stud knockabout


tsai ming-liang 's witty , wistful new film , what time is it there ?


funnier than being about something


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


scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario .


is an uneven film for the most part


of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes


ages that is n't fake fun


some soul


winningly


the real triumphs in igby


treats us


its leaden acting ,


of watching intelligent people making a movie


a good fight


were convinced to waste their time


if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or


novel charm


be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around


that the final product is a ghost


keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong .


company once again dazzle and delight us


a war tribute is disgusting to begin with


of the tooth and claw of human power


with zoe clarke-williams 's lackluster thriller `` new best friend '' , who needs enemies


comically


be the cat 's meow


about openness , particularly the


its subject matter in a tasteful , intelligent manner


there are laughs aplenty , and


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


could bond while watching a walk to remember .


, stupid and pointless


droll whimsy


the best ensemble casts


a lot of laughs in this simple , sweet and romantic comedy


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


impossible , irrevocable choices


eye-catching


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


unshapely look


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


deserves a better vehicle


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


that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy


the intensity with which he 's willing to express his convictions


deviant behavior


as visually bland


so downbeat and


is tepid and tedious .


entering


a hallmark hall of fame


... while each moment of this broken character study is rich in emotional texture , the journey does n't really go anywhere .


works on some levels and


the sleekness


is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated


a freaky bit of art that 's there to scare while we delight in the images


by his lack of self-awareness


's surprisingly harmless .


like nothing we westerners have seen before


wo n't care


a delightful , well-crafted family film


contentedly


may have expected to record with their mini dv


addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history


with her small , intelligent eyes


a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher


an uplifting ,


its worst


, er , bubbly


a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy


powerful and satisfying


's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek


candid


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


welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees


a sharp , amusing study


a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media


vapid


are worthwhile


as naturally charming