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alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous .
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the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame .
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the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism , and bertrand tavernier 's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ) wears its heart on its sleeve .
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's as entertaining
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with zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and hackneyed , threadbare comic setups
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an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears
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scant place
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do n't judge this one too soon
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that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling
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, superficiality and silliness
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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 .
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poo-poo
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sticks , really , except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams .
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a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story
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the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot .
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managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb
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it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial
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although ... visually striking and slickly staged , it 's also cold , gray , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated .
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take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film
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elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .
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deathly slow to any teen
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it 's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not
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an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love
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the film is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller .
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is firing his r&d people
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a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type --
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schepisi , aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms. mirren , who did ) ,
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tepid and choppy recycling
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is as visceral as a gut punch
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is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid
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has no point and goes nowhere
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of fun , with an undeniable energy
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to death
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gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters
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familiar and predictable , and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc .
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elegant technology for the masses
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of spirit
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well-crafted psychological study
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will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey ,
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the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth
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like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids .
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before swooping down on a string of exotic locales , scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm
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world traveler gave me no reason to care
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creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history ,
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a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing
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honest observations
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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 .
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sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling
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very smart
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lightly entertaining
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mushy as peas
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the film has a problem
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an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike .
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's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work
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the schmaltz is manufactured
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with a searing lead performance
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a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare , but mira nair 's film is an absolute delight for all audiences
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punishable by chainsaw
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this charming , thought-provoking new york fest
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univac-like script machine
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like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema
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some movies that hit you from the first scene
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offers big , fat , dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in .
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its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks
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than i 'd expected it to be
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michael moore 's latest documentary about america 's thirst for violence is his best film yet ...
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takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints
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sumptuous ocean visuals and
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inspire a trip to the video store --
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this is popcorn movie fun with equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek ( as well as a serious debt to the road warrior ) , but it feels like unrealized potential
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an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character .
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a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply .
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a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome .
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... a delightfully unpredictable , hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels .
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's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth
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have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time
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there 's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish .
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takes its title all too literally
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represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director
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human darkness
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admire ...
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nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ... it 's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break .
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resorts to easy feel-good sentiments
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its perfect quiet pace
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silly -- and gross -- but it 's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films .
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that it risks monotony
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that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks .
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although ... visually striking and slickly staged
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washington has a sure hand .
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it was n't horrible either
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fred schepisi 's tale of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point .
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kids-and-family-oriented cable channel
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suffered through the horrible pains of a death
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it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while .
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so convincing
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gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake
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both contrived and cliched
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gunfight
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very hollowness
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staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce .
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