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there 's back-stabbing , inter-racial desire and , most importantly , singing and dancing .
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's a masterpiece .
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no sense of pride or shame
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the phenomenal , water-born cinematography
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the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt , but no new friends
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a substantive movie
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has no idea of it is serious
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kong action
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a film that has nothing
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an unremittingly ugly movie to look at , listen to , and think about , it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film .
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rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations
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laugh their *** off
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a cutting hollywood satire
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( no more racist portraits of indians , for instance )
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the performances , for the most part , credible
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rely on an ambiguous presentation
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their lack of chemistry
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every cheap trick
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insufferably tedious and turgid
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with the fast , funny , and even touching story
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better vehicle
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by his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival
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places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective
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for a director i admire
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( denis ' ) bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product .
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( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog )
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disingenuous ,
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a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece
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it 's true
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a muddle
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dave barry 's popular book of the same name
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of ridiculousness
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tiresome rant
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as a landmark in film history
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sparkling
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giggly
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are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal
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it plays everything too safe
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turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable
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an ` a ' list cast and
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keep watching the skies for his next project
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insurance company office
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it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .
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by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery ,
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about a superficial midlife crisis
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is a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise
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84 minutes is short
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there 's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot , and
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even if it made its original release date last fall
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clunker
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star power
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is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and yet permits laughter
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of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen
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appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness
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howard and his co-stars all give committed performances ,
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a film so graceless and devoid
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from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing
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take notice
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conspicuous
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is more depressing than entertaining
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commands
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supporting
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it too is a bomb .
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discovering your destination in life
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unsubtle
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a lackluster script
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the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side .
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are lacking
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is n't entirely persuasive
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concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt
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manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie .
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genial than ingenious
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formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast
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is appealing .
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it looks closely , insightfully at fragile , complex relationships .
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darling band wilco
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what 's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast , but
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of the cinema world 's great visual stylists
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icky
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always destined to be measured against anthony asquith 's acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation .
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-- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino --
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a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters
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of the darkest variety
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tear your eyes away from the images
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despite some first-rate performances
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say it 's on par with the first one
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a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ...
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a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters
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scherfig 's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky .
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their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own
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gags to break the tedium
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strongest film
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would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant 's woman .
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virtually impossible
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marvelous first
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is such a perfect medium for children
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the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome
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supremely hopeful cautionary tale
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bad company
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be depressing
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