to be oblivious to the existence of this film


the heart of the film


valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone


narcissistic


has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group .


historically significant


the master of disguise represents adam sandler 's latest attempt to dumb down the universe .


for every taste


expands the limits of what a film can be , taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street .


such confidence


just does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy .


distinct rarity


going to make his debut as a film director


an undeniably moving film to experience , and


have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup , while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up .


as happy listening to movies


better to do with 94 minutes


some special qualities and


narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films .


, they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck .


fan


is a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized


it 's mostly a pleasure to watch .


as ' a perfect family film


rape-payback


big-hearted


never inspires more than an interested detachment .


smart and


fast and funny , an action cartoon that 's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd .


of the film 's problems


is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost .


big splash


talk to her is so darned assured , we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching .


all of this , and more


's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys , regardless of their ages .


for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects , the new star wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one .


an engaging


it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


not to believe it


fun with it all


, i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed , fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks .


it 's an effort to watch this movie , but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it .


some special qualities


cold , gray , antiseptic and


nicks sustains the level of exaggerated , stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit .


add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale


found it slow , predictable and not very amusing .


scotland looks wonderful


a fine documentary


as the treat of the title


in a slap-happy mood


disappointments i


under a rock


it 's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative .


uneven but a lot of fun .


sharp movie


oblivious to the existence of this film


it 's a testament to de niro and director michael caton-jones that by movie 's end , we accept the characters and the film , flaws and all .


as splendid-looking as this particular film


historically significant , and


a listless climb


sucked up all


there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work , but


work of extraordinary journalism


real winner


sometimes it 's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are


eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions


watchable stuff .


'' feels capable of charming the masses with star power , a pop-induced score and sentimental moments that have become a spielberg trademark .


wow


extraordinary journalism


one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once .


more than their unique residences


narc


might as well be watching it through a telescope


breezy movie


is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone .


actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny


left me behind


cowardly


giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective


with the prospect of films like kangaroo jack about to burst across america 's winter movie screens it 's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative .


the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is , but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood .


utter loss personified in the film 's simple title


, the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull , brain-deadening hangover .


observant .


on the edge of your seat


big heart


as a call for pity and sympathy


is a work of outstanding originality


got to my inner nine-year-old


, we do n't get williams ' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile , and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing .


the original hit movie


an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas .


dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances


inspiring and


the most awful acts


on the monster 's path of destruction


it is hard not to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this .


the film aims to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes all at once .


unassuming


as in the songs translate well to film


a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point


works superbly


is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice


is fine


big , fat , dumb


award-winning


manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor


banal and predictable


might actually want to watch


a lot of charm


has nothing good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short , tries its best to hide the fact that seagal 's overweight and out of shape .


you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that 's the mark of a documentary that works .


offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity .


it 's not very interesting .


the qualities


as darkly funny , energetic , and


you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer


did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery


infatuation


the gags , and the script , are a mixed bag .


is authentic to the core of his being .


full of grace


as a landmark in film history


humankind 's liberating ability


while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you 've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out .


smart and entirely charming


bodily function jokes


spellbinding fun and


the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .


's the russian word for wow !? '


, dumb


to consider the looseness of the piece


cat-and-mouse , three-dimensional characters and believable performances


wo n't be able to look away for a second


is terrific


offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid


's all quite tasteful to look at


offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment


perverse


that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience


most of the problems with the film


touching film


understated piece of filmmaking


used to burn every print of the film


no , it 's not as single-minded as john carpenter 's original , but it 's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels


a coherent whole


tries too hard


, heart-felt drama


this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it 's all the stronger because of it


it 's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay .


, you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he 's willing to express his convictions


is tragically


aching


a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments


right actors


, it 's quite fun in places .


the mind to enter and accept another world


fails to provoke them


together , miller , kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .


fanboy


relied too much


a movie star


come to term an `` ambitious failure


return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and


watching a walk to remember


as original and insightful as last week 's episode of behind the music .


freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box


lame and


manage to hit all of its marks


a successful example


as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman 's approach , somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment


's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet


so substantial or fresh


, amusing and unsettling


you come away thinking not only that kate is n't very bright , but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she , janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another .


gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation


a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and , some plot blips aside , stays there for the duration .


above the rest


honest , and enjoyable


dave barry 's


one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time .


laugh their *** off


feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas .


full of life and small delights


, the satire is weak .


, this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth .


it 's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy .


richly


an engaging story


i hate it .


is consistently amusing and engrossing ...


tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation .


because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


happened to good actors


by its awkward structure and a final veering


of cliches


as a comedy


true to its animatronic roots


the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries


judith and zaza 's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .


historically significant , and personal , episode


monotonous


a bracing truth that 's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood


such a pleasure


a legacy


that cuts to the chase of the modern girl 's dilemma


, and as easy to be bored by as your abc 's ,


long-on-the-shelf


want the story to go on and on


as a dystopian movie


beating the austin powers films at their own game , this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness .


a fine


a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative


, unassuming , subordinate


an engaging ,


at the peak of their powers


obstacles


insomnia is one of the year 's best films and


watchable up


is born out of an engaging storyline , which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues .


rare window


black-and-white


, it 's the worst movie i 've seen this summer


shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever , a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that 's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives .


a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere , and just seems worse for the effort .


love , memory , history and


is a great film .


pleasant in spite of its predictability


teetering on the edge of sanity


smeary and blurry ,


, like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough


sad nonsense , this


be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama


the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .


alive and


to be liberating


sit through it all


's not scary in the slightest


is their resemblance to everyday children .


as an exceptional thriller


the filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story .


is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .


, rain is the far superior film .


my precious new star wars movie


ever-watchful


was better


told , with superb performances throughout


accept it as life and


the delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two .


wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd , but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time .


of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job


good fight


that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun


give-me-an-oscar


does little here


a lot of problems


dramatic snapshot


needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting


probably because it 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters


as broad and cartoonish as the screenplay is , there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism .


a smart , arch and rather cold-blooded comedy


distressing


will at least have a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film 's lamer instincts are in the saddle .


reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world .


see it as soon as possible


fatal ailments


an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation


uniformly superb


is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack


finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .


sucked .


as pleasantly


without much of a story


lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise , making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing .


65-minute trifle


a fine job


all of the elements are in place for a great film noir , but director george hickenlooper 's approach to the material is too upbeat .


full of itself


that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action


resonant film since the killer


vibrant , colorful , semimusical


if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and , for that matter , shrek )


fine star performances


the rock is destined to be the 21st century 's new `` conan '' and that he 's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal .


'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away .


in reality it 's one tough rock .


is why i have given it a one-star rating .


, miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path .


is his best film


big , tender hug


old-fashioned in all the best possible ways


the performances are amiable and committed , and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye


get on a board and , uh , shred ,


under its own meager weight


anticipated


best film


the self-image of drooling idiots


reliable


time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain .


directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable ...


as delicately calibrated in tone


it 's a compelling and horrifying story


baby-faced renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within .


talented , charismatic and tragically


except it 's much


vanity film


is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see .


under-inspired


an intimate feeling ,


while the film is not entirely successful , it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work .


, and better


does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie .


less than fresh


barely register


sure , it 's contrived and predictable ,


could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip


convinced that these women are spectacular


a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman


's all stitched together with energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage


polished , well-structured film


i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd .


tits


want to slap it


to the core of what it actually means to face your fears , to be a girl in a world of boys


fast and funny


is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .


rates as an exceptional thriller .


a strong script ,


not very amusing


as bad


is still charming here


smart comedy


may not be particularly innovative


his ( nelson 's ) screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it .


transforms one of ( shakespeare 's ) deepest tragedies


like a 10-course banquet


a coming-of-age story and


looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito 's way .


the only problem


with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic


more than a movie


in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks


're left with a story that tries to grab us , only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments


, empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles .


part of the film 's cheeky charm


that both thrills the eye and


before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about


touching drama


sweet , funny , charming , and


very touching


high-powered


a cinema classic


is better than most of the writing in the movie


cute drama


add much-needed levity


being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams


comes from the heart


it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled .


arrive on the big screen with their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact


another classic for the company


rape and suspected murder


, from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s.c. , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner


of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen


that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


is n't much to it .


it all comes together to create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment


earnhart 's film is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones


comic fan


that this bold move works


is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography .


sixties ' rockumentary milestones


with its subjects


and communicates something


, it 's an adventure story and history lesson all in one .


yakusho , as always , is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ... and his chemistry with shimizu is very believable


has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one .


i loved the look of this film .


because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


actually improves upon the original hit movie


an original talent


sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney 's darling harbour , but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking and


so intimate


so many red herrings , so many false scares ,


in place for a great film noir


'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police .


terrific


from largely flat and uncreative moments


well enough


captivating .


its courage ,


every moment crackles with tension , and by the end of the flick , you 're on the edge of your seat


it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own


an interesting topic


as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions


funniest american comedy


that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort


as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy , clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge .


good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short


a thriller without a lot of thrills


the extravagant confidence


, it 's as good as you remember .


should be used to burn every print of the film


bowser


bawdy


inventive


be liberating


a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release


the most watchable film


casting call


all mood and no movie .


, the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans .


lovely and


sucks , but has a funny moment or two .


's coherent , well shot ,


the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is


lost , leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless


had all its vital essence scooped out and


, the film is well worthwhile .


'd watch these two together again in a new york minute .


aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film


complex characters


wonderful tale


moved to the edge of their seats


what 's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast , but the film 's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism .


of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop


a remarkable piece


a complete mess


for the kids


's supposed to be a romantic comedy


not engaging


a terrible movie


can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself


crisp framing


a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater ,


, life-affirming moments


take his smooth , shrewd , powerful act


without reeking of research library dust


it also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it 's won .


there are n't many conclusive answers in the film , but


he 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .


all its moodiness


what an idea , what a thrill ride .


brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant , expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema .


told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing .


never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...


what makes this film special is serry 's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context .


a predictable outcome and


amiable but


seemingly


exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise .


a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected


obviously desired


is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience


good movie


undernourished and


the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days :


decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies


watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy


no real sense of suspense


spirals downward , and


turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic


of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart


there 's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale .


watch this movie


is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '


brilliant movie


one of the most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i


a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion


riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity


schaefer 's ... determination to inject farcical raunch ... drowns out the promise of the romantic angle .


does n't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie , for that comes through all too painfully in the execution .


of a frustrating misfire


of the outstanding thrillers of recent years


manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun


a lot going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier


the call of the wild


, but i suspect it might deliver again and again


silly comedy


earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot .


assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him


have a case of masochism and an hour and a half


to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed


most notable


though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation .


tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident


nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one


a fine idea


affected child acting


is just too original to be ignored .


significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration


on tediously about their lives , loves and the art


, duty and friendship


well-paced


biggest


one of the very best movies


is how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about canadians


snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .


take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film


, i hate it .


the road


fast-edit , hopped-up fashion


humor wry


a blair witch - style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera , with passable performances from everyone in the cast


i like it .


comes off as a pale successor .


it is , however , a completely honest , open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it .


is fascinating


many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill


is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out ,


about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure


trashy


infantile , redundant , sloppy


dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool


shines on all the characters , as the direction is intelligently accomplished .


no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time


climactic burst


marvelous film


immensely appealing couple


by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy


best and most unpredictable comedy


a sharp satire of desperation and cinematic deception .


starts off so bad


death might be a release .


has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


emotional misery


as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room


a taut , sobering film .


the humor wry


of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome


mature


's a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrow out of his back , and leap unscathed through raging fire


geriatric dirty harry


you ... get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone .


its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting ,


degrades its characters , its stars and its audience


emotionally satisfying


-- and not in a good way


's a glorified sitcom , and a long , unfunny one at that .


often watchable


this mess


hard to like a film so cold and dead


trying to sneak out of the theater


you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles , but it 's worth yet another visit .


manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal .


is cruel , misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy


best disney movie


, amusing


in all its strange quirks


pleasure .


is both a snore and utter tripe .


something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense


it 's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre .


patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop


through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause


the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor ,


the charismatic jackie chan to


that lifts your spirits


offers hope


as visually bland


as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with


trouble every day is a success in some sense , but it 's hard to like a film so cold and dead .


a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style .


is a must


to put up with 146 minutes of it


historic


as a real movie


is not an easy film .


a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure


banal and


( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


one of the most original american productions this year


a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations .


it 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship .


book-on-tape


bluster and


inspiring , ironic , and revelatory of just


can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '


full of masters of both


, is wry and engrossing .


that it 's impossible to care


is the film roman polanski may have been born to make .


this tale has been told and retold


is a gentle film with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity .


skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd


is a successful one


handily


splendid actors


a serious drama


all over the map thematically and stylistically , and borrows heavily from lynch , jeunet , and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own


gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other .


visually masterful


that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark


there 's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot ,


twohy knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying , and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record .


great acting


of the other


i thought i heard a mysterious voice , and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign .


the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt , but no new friends


that most frightening of all movies


him this year 's razzie


is hilariously , gloriously alive , and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt


self-hating , self-destructive ways


pompous


that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s


an energizing


coming-of-age film


more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and


what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective


chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss .


oddly sweet


smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction


thrill you


absorbing


a rock-solid little genre picture


phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose , and it 's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american .


neatly


that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16


the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing .


is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way .


contains the humor , characterization , poignancy , and intelligence of a bad sitcom .


been there done that


all the hearts it won -- and wins still


things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk , most notably the mere presence of duvall


bring their characters to life


is predictable


can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already .


the real thing


compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness


- west coast rap wars , this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate .


the grandeur


historically significant ,


is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded .


there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael


utterly ridiculous


the film is delicately narrated by martin landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann .


at its best


feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful .


was n't feeling any of it


is definitely its screenplay , both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations .


full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery


this movie is to be cherished .


comedy


the classics


do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


but the nerve-raked acting , the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware , make for some robust and scary entertainment .


begin with


compelling piece


epic


remind one of a really solid woody allen film


a pointed , often tender , examination


appeal to women


any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject


an exceptional thriller


bigger and more ambitious than the first installment


be as naturally charming as it needs to be


grows up


relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message .


is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades .


it 's refreshing to see a romance this smart .


is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film


is a whole lot of fun


seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending


that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy .


there 's a heaven for bad movies


a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd .


seems embarrassed to be part of


no solace here


goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures , and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab .


a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places , but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety


've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


thoroughly satisfying


rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis


sparkles


eats , meddles , argues , laughs , kibbitzes and fights


juice and delight


based on a true and historically significant story


this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton 's ever-watchful gaze --


wonderland adventure , a stalker thriller ,


that memorable


has a good ear for dialogue , and the characters sound like real people .


it 's not particularly well made


one of the year 's best films


cut to a new scene , which also appears to be the end .


a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart


the brawn , but not the brains


both heartbreaking and heartwarming ... just a simple fable done in an artless sytle , but it 's tremendously moving .


simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank .


first-timer


full of cheesy dialogue


wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie


are simply intoxicating


purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging .


a clever exercise


a work of extraordinary journalism


of manipulation , an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents


interesting topic


add


generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters


terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most


an ambitiously naturalistic , albeit half-baked , drama about an abused , inner-city autistic teen .


on his sentimental journey of the heart


the best script that besson has written in years .


does a good job


keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through .


in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold


you take for granted in most films are mishandled here .


honest and


-- and gross --


leaping from one arresting image to another


of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore


is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .


, an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then .


is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology , either liberal or conservative .


literal


effects that are more silly than scary


recommend big bad love only


satisfyingly scarifying


, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script


as a piece of storytelling


adorably


have a sense of humor


such a graphic treatment of the crimes


one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there 's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations .


intriguing and alluring


very sluggish


the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones ,


a bit repetitive


thrills


is turning in some delightful work on indie projects .


an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening


is a fragmented film


` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women


drag


well-structured film


has little insight into the historical period and its artists ,


time out


endearing and


an undeniably moving film to experience , and ultimately that 's what makes it worth a recommendation


over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while


make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come


vividly


creative


all three descriptions suit evelyn , a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new


take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis .


elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .


little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating


more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ...


you 're desperate for the evening to end .


anemic


, the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster .


kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast ,


how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights


laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .


lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail .


true emotional connection or identification frustratingly


the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


preserves tosca 's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera .


big laughs


tiresome cliché


is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


thoughtful


a sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise .


enjoy this movie


some blondes , ( diggs ) should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad .


worth catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance .


the characters seem one-dimensional ,


brilliant and


fret


its courageousness , and comedic employment


are innocent , childlike and inherently funny


phony imagery or music


being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .


hard , endearing , caring ,


for the best


no doubt intended the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror


blazing guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts , disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves


than an autopsy , the movie


a mishmash


young everlyn sampi , as the courageous molly craig ,


, you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting .


violent and mindless


ultimately tragic


he script is n't up to the level of the direction


so intimate and


that is slow to those of us in middle age


watching this film , one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child 's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power .


needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance .


first and foremost ... the reason to go see `` blue crush '' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings .


strenuous


is exhaustion , from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green , to be exact ) , sour , bloody and mean


whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


that few movies are able to accomplish


, this movie just goes on and on and on and on


who could too easily become comic relief in any other film --


all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope


of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy


sell it


disturbing .


give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but


spectacularly


laughs aplenty


damon/bourne or his predicament


often funny


a loquacious and dreary piece


kinda dumb


it 's a funny no-brainer


asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in


takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms


snide and prejudice


attal 's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and


yes , spirited away is a triumph of imagination , but it 's also a failure of storytelling .


chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions


the author 's devotees will probably find it fascinating ;


delicate balance of style , text , and subtext that 's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance


has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded


a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy


miserable


keeps you


ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story


as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable


a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had , lost , and got back


it 's a masterpeice .


that it 's also one of the smartest


barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all


eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .


, it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame . '


the lively intelligence of the artists and


, you 'll like it .


unwatchable


the difference is that i truly enjoyed most of mostly martha while i ne


do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch


so much more


inane and


for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2


cinematic deception


you 'll forget about it by monday , though , and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste , so will your kids .


broomfield is energized by volletta wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness ,


a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable


might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned .


at cheapening it


gentle , lapping rhythms


neo-nazism


wholly unnecessary addition


, well-crafted family film


production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again , even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book


here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad , and


, this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables -- without much success .


fails to provoke them .


it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end


issues '


end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup


sprightly spin


is a bomb


incredibly flexible


banal as the telling


one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed


the hot topics of the plot are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty .


's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's .


make it as much fun as reading an oversized picture book before bedtime .


a charming but slight comedy


deeply biased


pushiness and decibel


where a masterpiece should be


plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line .


is throwing up his hands in surrender , is firing his r&d people , and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7 .


the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves


's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast


enactments , however fascinating they may be as history , are too crude to serve the work especially well


it serves as a workable primer for the region 's recent history , and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool .


to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense


with imagination


, there 's much to recommend the film .


its limit to sustain a laugh


a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale


another best of the year selection


is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture .


daft by half ... but supremely good natured


a solid , unassuming drama


does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and of filling in the background .


life and love


an eminently engrossing film


feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies .


, is a treat .


sharp script


not particularly scary


sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst


, stupid


plays like a living-room war of the worlds , gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown .


a timid , soggy near miss


simply a re-hash of the other seven films


a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway


it 's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation .


in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay


a crowd-pleaser ,


told with competence


hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples , and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie 's political ramifications .


written , flatly , by david kendall and


a raise


director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries


a special kind of movie


, standoffish to everyone else , and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill


the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music .


funny film


kudos to the most enchanting film of the year


should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters


plodding , peevish and gimmicky


there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here , but who the hell cares ?


its audience -- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives


but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and


be over


grab your kids and run and then probably call the police


feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap , tap , tap , tap , tapping away ' on this screenplay


about nothing


that loses sight of its own story


, is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .


genuine


` dumb


's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror .


marvelously entertaining and


the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience .


a stylistic


the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear


a more credible script ,


into a lyrical and celebratory vision


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther ,


even through its flaws , revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling


, also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end


you 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget .


absurdities


road movie , coming-of-age story and


more valuable


the best kind of documentary , one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out .


convincing


seem to have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd .


an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention


its predictability


finds the ideal outlet for his flick-knife diction in the role of roger swanson .


entertaining , if somewhat standardized ,


generates little narrative momentum ,


like life on the island


are stanzas of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry


peter jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us , fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte could want .


distasteful


a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game , part psychological case study , part droll social satire .


the plot has a number of holes , and


visually , ` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative .


good humor


is icily brilliant .


( reaches ) wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair .


was so endlessly , grotesquely ,


that peace is possible


to keel over


lead a group of talented friends


this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece


is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit


that even its target audience talked all the way through it


spielberg 's realization of a near-future america is masterful .


cheap-shot


it 's the perfect cure for insomnia .


surprisingly decent


than on petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script


great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex .


leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence ,


better drama


is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material


achingly honest


it 's encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity


of the most exciting action films


richly detailed , deftly executed and


transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories .


rewards


sensitive story


creepy


dazzling , remarkably unpretentious


as endearing and easy


gondry 's direction is adequate ... but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman 's script


its compassionate spirit


it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .


provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor , amusing characters , and a happy ending .


very ugly ,


blustery movie


is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


it wears its heart on the sleeve of its gaudy hawaiian shirt .


loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness


like ` praise the lord , he 's the god of second chances '


it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and


's ) quite a bit of heart , as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin .


before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia


its laziest


find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie


joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter 's attendant intelligence , poetry , passion , and genius .


should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it .


as well as a masterfully made one


`` cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only ! ''


in auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance


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 )


smart ,


miraculous movie


, it has considerable charm .


enervating


the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities .


, the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller , until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself .


than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up


a testament to the integrity and vision of the band


it 's a compelling and horrifying story , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america


touching melodrama


300 years of russian history and culture


dopey dialogue


the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him


written for no one


keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


i also wanted a little alien as a friend !


grandness


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains


from her own screenplay , jumps to the head of the class of women 's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style


that the new film is a lame kiddie flick


flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror


the superficial way


time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film .


involved .


of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream


in action


is a fascinating film because there is no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain .


see a better thriller this year


because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before .


warmth to go around , with music and laughter and


aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats


to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles


accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel .


has far more energy , wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title .


gorgeous film


, the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching .


hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies


a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own


a vivid , sometimes surreal


lazy


elaborate


the story plays out slowly , but the characters are intriguing and realistic .


there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue .


choppy and sloppy


keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes


the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking


often watchable , though goofy and lurid ,


of the greatest date movies in years


superficial treatment


hill looks to be going through the motions , beginning with the pale script .


creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history , each seeing himself in the other , neither liking what he sees


proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .


wit and interesting characters


begging for attention


make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book


a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time


is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia


cedar 's


makes you feel like a chump


like a student film


star performances


cho 's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ...


about in thick clouds of denial


drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign


of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories


long and relentlessly saccharine film


has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .


walk away


on a wal-mart budget


detailed down to the signs on the kiosks


boring talking heads ,


that rare movie


fan to appreciate scratch


spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together .


normally , rohmer 's talky films fascinate me , but when he moves his setting to the past , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable .


holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy .


weirdly


hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful


will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr. besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms. shu is an institution ,


's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son 's room .


, and


aloof


the worst sin


been replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around


transcends


they do n't fit well together and neither is well told


handsome


bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness .


through a remarkable amount of material in the film 's short 90 minutes


as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california


pc stability notwithstanding , the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat , fairy-tale conclusion .


take nothing seriously and enjoy the ride .


she , janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another


wickedly funny , visually engrossing ,


considerable punch


it 's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance .


enough interest


religion that dares to question an ancient faith ,


with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs , it could have been a thinking man 's monster movie


stuart little 2 is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie .


celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity ,


inspired


to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images


will turn out


snoozer


a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp


his films so memorable


sets a new benchmark for lameness .


're at the right film .


funniest and most likeable movie in years


best little


is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion , an excuse to eat popcorn .


it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick


delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride


a painless time-killer


's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar


silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


its own


full of detail


realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject


fat , dumb


imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor ,


though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity


a superior horror flick


is definitely a cut above the rest .


watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself


constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey , featuring a pathetic , endearing hero who is all too human .


does n't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago


that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


, the movie is in a class by itself


that its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful


is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics


burnt out on it 's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol


hard-edged stuff


fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters


a sense of action


sophisticated film


narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute


queen of the damned as you might have guessed , makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame


eileen walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth , infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm .


i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too .


care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress


does a disservice to the audience and to the genre .


there 's a sheer unbridled delight in the way


overall , cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone .


make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous


greatest


a pleasant distraction


pokes , provokes


happy listening to movies


it 's awfully entertaining to watch .


mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .


an important movie , or even a good one


who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely


the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded


so sloppy ,


also will win you over , in a big way


of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater


the thrills


a decent-enough nail-biter


little style


, it 's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images .


untalented


put away the guitar , sell the amp ,


is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation .


a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point


a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue , betrayal , deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera .


( a ) strong piece of work .


fondness for fancy split-screen , stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard


the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years


shot like a postcard and


is a step down for director gary fleder .


that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker


'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser


is spot on


who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate )


a bit of a downer and a little


a great monster movie


see it for the passion


been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn


shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters


you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright


it 's kind of insulting , both to men and women .


by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material


together ( time out and human resources ) establish mr. cantet as france 's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace .


, my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it .


broken


powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt


often touching


has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year


exhilarating


holm does his sly , intricate magic , and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin


has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series


... spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula , ' advises denlopp after a rather , er , bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand )


there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable .


wickedly funny


it 's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal , fireballs and revenge


has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet


it trusts the story it sets out to tell .


willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching


fears


the intimate , unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country


the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i


crack you up with her crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment


both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in


of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick


strange it is , but delightfully so .


deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone


just about the best straight-up , old-school horror film of the last 15 years .


with no unified whole


guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor .


phenomenal ,


will eat up like so much gelati


most disappointing


, ararat is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious .


is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that


add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that 's low on both suspense and payoff .


might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about .


moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy .


, you still have to see this !


scenery , vibe


is awful


the most accomplished work


an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans .


gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence .


give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter )


stirring , funny


to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state .


, you 'll still have a good time . ''


there 's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling , which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film 's simple title .


loud , low-budget and tired


makes us see familiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way


see this movie with my sisters


recommend this film


is just a little bit hard to love .


is still quite good-natured and


his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon


it familiar and insufficiently cathartic


's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss


offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory .


jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs


a good time with this one too


of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


ultimately proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations .


sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it 's all about the silences and if you 're into that , have at it


yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction


there 's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that 's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent .


beautifully


domestic tension and unhappiness


that likely


crafted picture


was , by its moods , and by its subtly


sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature


mixed-up


is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film


head-turner


the most opaque , self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine


think the lion king redone for horses , with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams , the world 's most generic rock star .


dumped a whole lot of plot


you can enjoy much of jonah simply , and gratefully , as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor .


very sincere


men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance --


sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film


combined with stunning animation


that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i


plain , unimaginative


the work of a genuine and singular artist


goodfellas


its superior cast


lots of effort and intelligence are on display


most romantic comedies


it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ) .


of awe


fiercely intelligent and


while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and


you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out


would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi


of the worst movies of the year


to learn , to grow ,


tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world 's great visual stylists , and in this film , every shot enhances the excellent performances .


skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics , but


with overall feelings , broader ideas , and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers


is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive .


groan and hiss


is a lot more bluster than bite


does little here but point at things that explode into flame


is high on squaddie banter , low


reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding


leigh is n't breaking new ground , but he knows how a daily grind can kill love .


you 'll forget about it by monday , though


the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story .


plays like a badly edited , 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going


i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop ,


lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago


is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents


one-dimensional


has all the actors reaching for the back row


a quaint , romanticized rendering .


're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why


the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious .


arrives at its heart , as simple self-reflection meditation


see what he could make with a decent budget


a rather brilliant little cult item


lack contrast , are murky


watch these two together


by the end you ca n't help but feel ` stoked . '


're treading water at best in this forgettable effort


twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career , clint eastwood 's efficiently minimalist style


a true star


rejects patent solutions to dramatize life 's messiness from inside out , in all its strange quirks


is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing


the four feathers is definitely horse feathers ,


roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information .


recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting .


's much to recommend the film .


engrossing piece


fairly uneventful


equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress


a generous , inspiring film


at its laziest


a funny moment or two


some of the characters die and others do n't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson , and , really , nobody in the viewing audience cares .


it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves ,


actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen


, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery


that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he 's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating .


a cold blanket


on expressing itself in every way imaginable


scenes all end in someone screaming .


the three leads produce adequate performances , but


girls , who learns that believing in something does matter


and he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range .


that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints


, more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining .


go down with a ship as leaky as this


may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made .


turn out to be delightfully compatible here


like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry


could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls .


an effective portrait of a life in stasis


is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth , who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach .


notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .


that best describes this film : honest


as a serious drama about spousal abuse


riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday


are immaculate


about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern


is nearly impossible to look at or understand


three-dimensional characters


sense-of-humour


terminally bland


its surprises


of the recent hollywood trip tripe


paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe


innocent


knows , and very likely


thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances


in a class by itself


one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .


is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame


a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .


an admirably dark first script by brent hanley


the movie 's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula , though


's plenty to impress about e.t.


is brilliant , really .


both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


gutsy and


offers an intriguing what-if premise


there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) , but


on angelina jolie 's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy


is in need of a scented bath .


there 's not enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd .


bludgeoning the audience


is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message ,


this little $ 1.8 million charmer


once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand


dead


like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny .


that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again


a lousy script


incoherent


as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care


is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie


newcastle , the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and


smart , sassy and


a smart


uncertain


is one baaaaaaaaad movie


as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material


likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes


want nothing else than to show us a good time


catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images


than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating


impressive


flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and


find it more than capable of rewarding them


are consistently delightful .


turned this


's the element of condescension , as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


career - kids = misery )


thanks to the actors


an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it


tedious


seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper ,


found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally


aggravating and tedious .


restrained and subtle


is that her confidence in her material is merited


belittle a cinema classic


although estela bravo 's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro , it 's still a guilty pleasure to watch .


would go back and choose to skip it


god help us , but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves


is a slight and uninventive movie


hiss


an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop of a corporate music industry that only seems to care about the bottom line


about this silly , outrageous , ingenious thriller


definitely worth 95 minutes of your time


it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home , but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience .


satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and old-fashioned at the same time .


mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear


fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second


as one of the year 's most intriguing movie experiences


with the best of them


it rapidly develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide .


had the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain


a few laughs


how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head


quiet , adult and just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study , a film with a questioning heart and mind that is n't afraid to admit it


appeals to you


every joke is repeated at least --


to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick


audacity to view one of shakespeare 's better known tragedies as a dark comedy


superbly


the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling .


explosive physical energy and


crisp framing , edgy camera work , and


offers rare insight into the structure of relationships


was going to be really awful


makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness .


with clever dialogue and likeable characters


of an impression


the funnier movies


for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view


the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings .


the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly


form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people


the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure , but it would count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is .


equally miserable film


well-meant


this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece , in treading the line between sappy and sanguine ,


remake sleepless in seattle again and again


every moment crackles with tension ,


it has become apparent that the franchise 's best years are long past .


is a mess from start to finish .


of the greatest films


be low , very low , very very low , for the masquerade to work


's really sad


does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness


who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia


slapstick


laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser


poorly


contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and no more .


the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones , but all it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film .


truly


watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix -- this is n't worth sitting through


wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama


of the delusional personality type


filled with low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard


from such a great one


'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal


it 's soulful and unslick , and that 's apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career .


an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind


care


( and lovely )


pure venality --


is rather unexceptional


breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill .


consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt


of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families


most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up


see scratch for the music , see scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion .


a fascinating study of isolation and frustration that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters


acted , quietly affecting cop drama


big-hearted and


is something of a triumph


darling


can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he 's made at least one damn fine horror movie


leave it to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama


might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies .


has appeal beyond being a sandra bullock vehicle or a standard romantic comedy .


directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .


some serious suspense


must be a serious contender for the title .


ms. phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma , and is unable to project either esther 's initial anomie or her eventual awakening .


weak and ineffective ghost story


an engaging mystery


odd but ultimately satisfying blend


is funny , charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy .


can easily worm its way into your heart .


of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it


burns ' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue


for violence


a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped


an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice


like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting


morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about


colorful , energetic and sweetly whimsical ... the rare sequel that 's better than its predecessor .


joyous romp of a film .


so that , by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


the first bond movie in ages that is n't fake fun .


brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing , haneke 's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt .


make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience


reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds


with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages


were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is


of the avant-garde fused with their humor


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 .


outlandish


the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness


top-notch


i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors , but lil bow wow takes the cake


also rocks


sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic , and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman 's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness


is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role .


there , done that ,


's a brazenly misguided project


a nightmare


is rote work and predictable


wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie


there , done that ... a thousand times already , and better


of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written


well-timed


a cinematic corpse


glib but


vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of


is that , even in all its director 's cut glory , he 's made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything .


for all its brilliant touches , dragon loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion .


lively songs


fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved


, it 's not very good either .


darkly funny


an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving


most audacious ,


, this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids .


to hell


rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting


uniformly good


the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly


better film


makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .


it will just as likely make you weep , and it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker


own cuteness


spectacularly ugly-looking broad


on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


, movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds .


intoxicating show


is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still .


can take the grandkids or the grandparents


a changing world


that mel gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo


enough may pander to our basest desires for payback , but unlike many revenge fantasies , it ultimately delivers


some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge


are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug .


come from a family that eats , meddles , argues , laughs , kibbitzes and fights together


the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure


a classical dramatic animated feature


his sweetness and vulnerability


sit through , enjoy on a certain level


one carried by a strong sense of humanism


is the kathie lee gifford of film directors , sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent


one of the most savagely hilarious social critics


remains


delightful surprise


is its reliance on formula


allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly .


is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next


loosely connected


enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .


help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact .


to squander jennifer love hewitt


project greenlight '' winner


intimidated by both her subject matter


paints an absurdly simplistic picture


payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran 's electoral process , but the result is a film that 's about as subtle as a party political broadcast .


sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse


it will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster .


vibrantly


as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema


the sorriest and most


for most movies , 84 minutes is short , but this one feels like a life sentence .


its premise is smart , but the execution is pretty weary .


likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise


soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean 's eleven , ''


's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context


shallow


undeniably intriguing


find it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ;


the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america


ghetto


make a gorgeous pair


narrative grace


an uplifting , near-masterpiece .


, dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell .


like legally blonde and sweet home abomination


a calculating fiend


makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans , as the film has some of the best special effects ever .


bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness


a handful of virtuosic set pieces


an intimate contemplation of two marvelously messy lives .


make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series


the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard , but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree .


is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often


amusing ,


dreadful day


albeit a visually compelling one ,


gloriously


, love , duty and friendship


more playful


the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ;


it 's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant .


technically sumptuous but


ice age wo n't drop your jaw , but it will warm your heart , and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up


what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately , it 's moving and it 's talking and it 's occasionally gesturing , sometimes all at once


her welcome in her most charmless performance


enormous packages


a huge disappointment coming , as it does


fascinating


( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany , yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters


is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent , deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion


are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking


significantly different ( and better ) than most films


cohesive story


celebratory


is whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau .


has done the nearly impossible


of boring


a likable story , told with competence


period-piece movie-of-the-week


sentimental journey


no explanation or even plot relevance


it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle


, i 'm the one that i want , in 2000 .


the silver screen


even the hastily and amateurishly


caffeinated , sloppy


all seemed wasted like deniro 's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk .


a spontaneity


there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy


is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .


downer


comedic


oozes craft .


in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality


crawl up your own *** in embarrassment


the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year .


instead of making his own style , director marcus adams just copies from various sources -- good sources , bad mixture


the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism ,


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she 's cut open a vein


the creative act


would seem to be surefire casting


with a pleasing verisimilitude


an )


, sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .


speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best ,


australia is a weirdly beautiful place


to a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion


the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air


the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers , and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


well-meant but unoriginal


deep-seated , emotional


, pathetic , starving and untalented


understands the workings of its spirit


marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula .


admire it and yet can not recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time .


with his talent


terrific look


like a wet burlap sack of gloom


such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images


forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense


in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers


often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy


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 .


quite a vision


a formula comedy


tear your eyes


of a paint-by-numbers picture


exquisitely


reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made --


does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


it 's a masterpiece .


ill at ease sharing the same scene


without any redeeming value whatsoever


marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget