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schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy
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flawed ,
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just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ...
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literate
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takes advantage of the fact
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we have poignancy jostling against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except , maybe , that it looks neat .
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that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults
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known as ' a perfect family film
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no new plot conceptions
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of neil burger 's impressive fake documentary
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for some major alterations
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like the guys
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takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and infuses it into a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion
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a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song
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we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick
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deliberately and devotedly constructed
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damon/bourne or his predicament
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manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks .
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are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations
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... has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity .
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the charms of the lead performances allow us to forget most of the film 's problems .
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crypt
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires
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of its actors
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cliches , painful improbability and
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bland , obnoxious 88-minute
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standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm
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demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop
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in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row
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never fails to fascinate .
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the plot twists give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed .
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a visually stunning rumination
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is a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen
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its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start .
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expert fighters
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de niro )
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nasty comedy
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`` terrible
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guessing plot and an affectionate
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at least passably
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fairly revealing
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a rambling and incoherent manifesto
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, are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence .
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's a fairly impressive debut from the director , charles stone iii
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almost mystical work
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read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame
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miscalculates badly
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a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work .
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is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer .
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that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography
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appalling ,
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the camera soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format , 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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all but spits out denzel washington 's fine performance in the title role .
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so i do n't know what she 's doing in here
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crisp framing , edgy camera work
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was vile enough .
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being able to tear their eyes away from the screen
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treads old turf
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old , familiar
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in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold
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as the shabby digital photography
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a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories
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totally exemplify
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's what makes their project so interesting
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mr. koshashvili is a director to watch .
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the pianist is the film roman polanski may have been born to make .
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disturbance or detached pleasure
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to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience
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anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity .
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should win the band a few new converts , too
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largely improvised
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egypt from 1998
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infuriating film .
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reminiscent of alfred hitchcock 's thrillers , most of the scary parts in ` signs ' occur while waiting for things to happen .
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care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining
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is god
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taboo subject matter
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is genial and decent
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spot-on
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applying definition to both sides of the man
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refreshingly realistic , affectation-free
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's with the unexplained baboon cameo
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graceless
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halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it ,
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most accomplished work
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, bloody and mean
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the actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing
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abject
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of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller
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steals the show
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this beautifully drawn movie
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howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they 're often undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a ` literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject
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is akin to a reader 's digest condensed version of the source material
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well to cram earplugs
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it does have one saving grace .
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decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies
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is a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had , lost , and got back .
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quite funny
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flaws , but also
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