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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 .
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harmed
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feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community
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a been-there
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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 .
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to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and
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appears jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor , while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché
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moving documentary
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elegant technology for the masses --
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the magnificent swooping aerial shots
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interesting social
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tells a moldy-oldie , not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke
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american instigator michael moore 's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition .
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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
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a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space , no one can hear you snore
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does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection
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a loud , low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism ` urban drama . '
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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 .
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, charming
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sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell
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must have been astronomically bad
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the master of disguise falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live . '
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tries too hard to be emotional
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caine makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose .
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solid filmmaking
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maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature
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but they 're simply not funny performers
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for his first attempt at film noir , spielberg presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future .
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tired
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a breathtaking adventure
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is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery
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a perfect show
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to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes
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scam
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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 .
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a deep bow
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their memorable and resourceful performances
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by a noticeable lack of pace
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and unfunny tricks
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, an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3 . ''
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signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype .
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most inventive
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it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins , who seem barely in the same movie .
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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 .
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i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material ,
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mired in a shabby script
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what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip
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manages , with terrific flair ,
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, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .
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to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets
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invite
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on crummy-looking videotape
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suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands .
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feels limited by its short running time
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more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice
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( 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 .
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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 .
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die for
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gets us
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can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold
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he delivers fascinating psychological fare
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is magnetic as graham
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's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look
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lan yu is a genuine love story , full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery .
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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 .
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include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms. mirren , who did )
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is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work
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for a winning , heartwarming yarn
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if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons
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forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five .
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a relationship that is worthy of our respect
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fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic
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more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ...
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love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane
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a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy , while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that , while past , really is n't .
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will anyone who is n't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it has n't gone straight to video ?
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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
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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
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surprise us
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a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director
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is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction
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a frighteningly fascinating contradiction
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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
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by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics
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a distinctly mixed bag , the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness
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has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors
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are based on stock clichés
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, painful improbability
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one terrific story with lots of laughs
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some soul
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brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life
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fluffy neo-noir
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frustratingly unconvincing
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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 .
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lacks dramatic punch and depth .
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does n't really go anywhere
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a fascinating profile
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ignore but a little too smugly superior to like
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it 's the worst movie of 2002
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feels less like a change in ( herzog 's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke .
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