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there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract . | 0 |
harmed | 0 |
feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community | 0 |
a been-there | 0 |
the pain , loneliness and insecurity of the screenwriting process are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze . | 1 |
to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and | 1 |
appears jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor , while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché | 0 |
moving documentary | 1 |
elegant technology for the masses -- | 1 |
the magnificent swooping aerial shots | 1 |
interesting social | 1 |
tells a moldy-oldie , not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke | 0 |
american instigator michael moore 's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition . | 0 |
one thing 's for sure -- if george romero had directed this movie , it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head | 0 |
a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space , no one can hear you snore | 0 |
does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection | 1 |
a loud , low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism ` urban drama . ' | 0 |
too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like , this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot . | 0 |
, charming | 1 |
sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell | 1 |
must have been astronomically bad | 0 |
the master of disguise falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live . ' | 0 |
tries too hard to be emotional | 0 |
caine makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose . | 1 |
solid filmmaking | 1 |
maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature | 1 |
but they 're simply not funny performers | 0 |
for his first attempt at film noir , spielberg presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future . | 1 |
tired | 0 |
a breathtaking adventure | 1 |
is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery | 0 |
a perfect show | 1 |
to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes | 1 |
scam | 0 |
until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity . | 0 |
a deep bow | 1 |
their memorable and resourceful performances | 1 |
by a noticeable lack of pace | 0 |
and unfunny tricks | 0 |
, an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3 . '' | 0 |
signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype . | 0 |
most inventive | 1 |
it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins , who seem barely in the same movie . | 0 |
the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul ... he elevates the experience to a more mythic level . | 1 |
i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material , | 1 |
mired in a shabby script | 0 |
what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip | 1 |
manages , with terrific flair , | 1 |
, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary . | 0 |
to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets | 1 |
invite | 1 |
on crummy-looking videotape | 0 |
suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands . | 0 |
feels limited by its short running time | 0 |
more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice | 1 |
( less a movie than ) an appalling , odoriferous thing ... so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment . | 0 |
an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey seen through the right eyes , with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do . | 1 |
die for | 1 |
gets us | 1 |
can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold | 1 |
he delivers fascinating psychological fare | 1 |
is magnetic as graham | 1 |
's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look | 1 |
lan yu is a genuine love story , full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery . | 1 |
as dumb and cheesy as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy . | 1 |
include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms. mirren , who did ) | 1 |
is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work | 1 |
for a winning , heartwarming yarn | 1 |
if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons | 0 |
forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five . | 1 |
a relationship that is worthy of our respect | 1 |
fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic | 0 |
more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ... | 1 |
love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane | 1 |
a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy , while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that , while past , really is n't . | 1 |
will anyone who is n't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it has n't gone straight to video ? | 0 |
like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title , many can aspire but none can equal | 0 |
feels the dimming of a certain ambition , but in its place a sweetness , clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism | 1 |
surprise us | 1 |
a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director | 1 |
is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction | 1 |
a frighteningly fascinating contradiction | 1 |
further sad evidence that tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap | 0 |
by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics | 0 |
a distinctly mixed bag , the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness | 0 |
has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors | 1 |
are based on stock clichés | 0 |
, painful improbability | 0 |
one terrific story with lots of laughs | 1 |
some soul | 1 |
brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life | 1 |
fluffy neo-noir | 0 |
frustratingly unconvincing | 0 |
as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago ... has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency . | 1 |
lacks dramatic punch and depth . | 0 |
does n't really go anywhere | 0 |
a fascinating profile | 1 |
ignore but a little too smugly superior to like | 0 |
it 's the worst movie of 2002 | 0 |
feels less like a change in ( herzog 's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke . | 0 |
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