resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue


this is a children 's film in the truest sense .


remain interested , or at least conscious


exceptionally charming


fresh and raw


worth your time


is worth searching out .


, unsubtle and hollywood-predictable


initially gripping , eventually cloying pow drama .


stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , but


repetitious


it 's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion 's attentions .


to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood


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


are worse


though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .


in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity


it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good , but it is .


the film lapses


in manhattan , jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt


the truth about charlie is that it 's a brazenly misguided project .


pretentious mess


comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs .


tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough


seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested .


will likely enjoy this monster


completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i 'm not sure


the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community


very well-meaning movie ,


integrating the characters in the foreground


is never sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation .


rooted


the nonconformist in us


buddy cop comedy


should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike


a pathetically


centers


like quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic


darkly funny and frequently insightful .


are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style


is perfectly creepy and believable


all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance


a positively thrilling combination


violent , vulgar and forgettably


to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets


a sleeper success


funny , somber , absurd , and , finally , achingly sad ,


this quiet , introspective and entertaining independent


anarchy


past love story derisions


winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity .


the aaa of action , xxx is a blast of adrenalin , rated eee for excitement .


but certainly not without merit


olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama


its magic


that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination


watching a rerun


the best ` old neighborhood ' project


threefold expansion


the lazy material


, it may just scare the pants off you .


boring , pretentious


love him


what makes barbershop so likable , with all its flaws , is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .


for putting together any movies of particular value or merit


lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction


that real natural , even-flowing tone


benefited from a sharper , cleaner script


you have some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma


undernourished and plodding


being able to creep the living hell out of you


succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best


embarrassingly ham-fisted


enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem


going at a rapid pace ,


funny with the material


any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought


painful and refreshing


be white-knuckled and unable to look away


wedding


undermining the movie 's reality and


an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer


a rating of zero


survive a screening with little harm done ,


is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy .


the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen


but mr. polanski creates images even more haunting than those in mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic .


is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was


still like moonlight mile , better judgment be damned .


of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy


, dramatically satisfying heroine


a tired , unimaginative and derivative variation


of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


wonders , enhancing the cultural and economic subtext , bringing richer meaning to the story 's morals .


dignified ceo 's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree .


increasingly diverse


one only a true believer could relish


a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games


's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with


for something as splendid-looking as this particular film , the viewer expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash .


the first fatal attraction


is best when illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey .


his own preoccupations and obsessions


particularly memorable or even all that funny


makes their project so interesting


becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates


the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama


it 's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours .


few sequels


a tired one


a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet .


it 's that good .


's equally distasteful


, he can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities .


so different from the apple and so striking


a skyscraper


every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here .


her subject matter


the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon


as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor


historic scandal


is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed , natural-seeming actors


its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm


is the sense that peace is possible


cutesy reliance


most offensive


flawless


of no real consequence


oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique


an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything


are breathtaking


positively thrilling combination


are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series .


filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love


cheap , b movie way


there 's an excellent 90-minute film here


a light-hearted way


lovely , eerie film


is unusual but unfortunately also irritating .


worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz


the good , which is its essential problem


breaks no new ground and


come as they may , lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank , take your pick


call this film a lump of coal


at this time , with this cast , this movie is hopeless


children , christian or otherwise , deserve to hear the full story of jonah 's despair -- in all its agonizing , catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it .


a dazzling conceptual feat


, original


a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic


all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie 's rude and crude humor .


is always watchable .


sobering cautionary tale


cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos ,


those prone to indignation need not apply ;


is trash


troubling


its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor


sublime music


some glimpses of nature and family warmth


that gets under your skin


that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then


, glaring and unforgettable .


for reverence and a little wit


a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago


the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down .


the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding are in perfect balance .


remain an unchanged dullard


that never quite gel


is terrific , bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery to toback 's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue


throbbing sincerity


straightforward and


a brilliant , absurd collection of vignettes that , in their own idiosyncratic way , sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium


coherent


a twisted sense of humor


completely enlightening


such an achievement


alternating with lots of sloppiness


audacious ambitions


say it was a guilty pleasure


a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than `` memento ''


achieves some kind of goofy grandeur


wasting away inside unnecessary films


rather special


fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor


the incomprehensible anne rice novel


fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies ,


fails on its own ,


a lifetime


injects just enough freshness


a memorable experience that , like many of his works , presents weighty issues


virtuous


to a spectacular completion one


what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom .


godfrey reggio 's career shines like a lonely beacon .


debt miramax felt they owed to benigni


soulless and -- even more damning --


there is truth here


trailer-trash


to ensnare its target audience .


because , unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk , it offers hope


deeply biased , and


detective story


notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness


, scratch is great fun , full of the kind of energy it 's documenting .


so that the human story is pushed to one side


this poor remake of such a well loved classic


lushly photographed and beautifully recorded .


this arrogant richard pryor wannabe


coherent rhythm


he refuses to evaluate his own work


dragons !


franchise possibilities


should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie


deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant .


good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart


lightweight but appealing


the greatest films


, ghastly


super-dooper-adorability


follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and


of a film that are still looking for a common through-line


queen of the damned as you might have guessed , makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role --


is pure , exciting moviemaking .


the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations


awards animals the respect they


scathingly witty


that it 's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs


a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more


beyond the end zone


combines the enigmatic features of ` memento '


kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit


maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies


about surprising us by trying something new


this new jangle of noise , mayhem and stupidity


sometimes charming , sometimes infuriating


your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this


going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster


legendary actor michel serrault


the ideas tie together beautifully


it 's a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth .


enthusiasm


enjoys the friday series


kill michael myers for good


sometimes improbable


freeman and judd make it work


are still looking for a common through-line


line between passion and pretence .


theater feeling


that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


releasing


drug abuse


your senses are as mushy as peas


's a very tasteful rock and roll movie


the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn , and


true and historically significant


whenever you think you 've figured out late marriage


allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier


i.e. peploe 's , it 's simply unbearable


truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film


jewish parents


enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess


screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy


does `` lilo & stitch '' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan .


easily forgotten


adorable italian guys


sharp as a samurai sword


a besotted and obvious drama


creates images even more haunting than those in mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic


unaware that it 's the butt of its own joke .


engage


directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann


is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


death and mind-numbing indifference


adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity


, thoughtful , unapologetically raw


his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


a spirit that can not be denied


is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight


comically dismal social realism


in practice it 's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life


makes its point too well


tasteful little revision works


mctiernan 's remake may be lighter on its feet


of his character


uneven performances and a spotty script


trial movie , escape movie and unexpected fable


trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now


gripping humanity


deafening


an underachiever ,


a more down-home flavor


this is lightweight filmmaking , to be sure


into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable


is sordid and disgusting .


is the stuff that disney movies are made of


there 's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately , it runs for 170 .


regret and , ultimately , finding redemption


a grating ,


sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice , harmless date film ...


these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy


the film runs on a little longer than it needs to


this humbling little film ,


dragged on


attempts , in vain ,


a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


the movie 's most admirable quality


is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself


that tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony


goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures , and


will find millions of eager fans


the story has some nice twists but the ending and


in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy


are simply too bland to be interesting


any country


deal with the subject of love head-on


even if it pushes its agenda too forcefully , this remains a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern .


attracting audiences


it 's soulful and unslick


is compelling enough , but it 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish


write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody


those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .


i can imagine this movie as a b & w british comedy , circa 1960 , with peter sellers , kenneth williams , et al. , but at this time , with this cast , this movie is hopeless


has merit and , in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack , might have made a point or two regarding life


a puzzle whose pieces do not fit .


zero .


it has a way of seeping into your consciousness , with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at .


digital photography


a cockeyed shot all the way .


of goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan


want to see it


less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession .


their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own


's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese


of the amazing spider-man


feel-good


enjoyed it just as much


something vital about the movie


to be influenced chiefly by humanity 's greatest shame , reality shows -- reality shows for god 's sake !


evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story


of its characters , its protagonist , or of us


vainly


is very much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives


the dark visions already relayed by superb


back-stabbing , inter-racial desire


honest working man john q. archibald , on a pedestal , then keeps lifting the pedestal higher


falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions


who sometimes defies sympathy


an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter


characters who are nearly impossible to care about


entertaining enough , but nothing new


are simply dazzling


a possible argentine american beauty reeks


, energetic and smart


evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters


's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x ... look positively shakesperean by comparison .


silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time


on the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza


robert de niro performance


i liked about schmidt a lot , but i have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed .


is appealing


black-and-white and unrealistic .


are still unconcerned about what they ingest


's undeniably hard to follow


will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product


emphasizes the computer and the cool


admission for the ridicule factor


is so anemic


the incessant use


- style cross-country adventure ... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack .


to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable


a smart little indie .


on an inferior level


that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one


amusing and unexpectedly insightful


distinguished and


a slick ,


stallion of the cimarron is a winner .


a streetwise mclaughlin group


an honored screen veteran


make this worth a peek .


this story is really all about


is laughingly enjoyable


at least passably real


it 's fun


gentle , unforced intimacy


the demons of his own fear and paranoia


really a thriller


the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card .


, hollywood is sordid and disgusting .


philosophical


coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else .


questions cinema 's capability for recording truth .


the highly predictable narrative


of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other


often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration of motherhood and desperate mothers


, rohmer 's talky films fascinate me


a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece


real narrative logic


shame on writer/director vicente aranda


win you over


between farcical and loathsome


how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ?


cold , gray , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated


to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie


and unrelentingly exploitative


the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story .


unsettling , memorable cinematic experience


is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another


also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness


the characters are so generic


an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and


it 's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone , but it 's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it 's started


makes a better short story


'd do well to check this one out because it 's straight up twin peaks action ...


strikingly devious


's also disappointing to a certain degree .


will be occupied for 72 minutes .


is , however ,


it is to be ya-ya


whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man


takes hold and grips hard


proves a servicable world war ii drama that ca n't totally hide its contrivances


, you feel alive - which is what they did


oozing with attractive men


imagine a scenario where bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor


profane and exploitative


the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit


the funniest idea


wet burlap sack


visually engrossing , seldom hammy ,


plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out


was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy


without merit


original and highly cerebral examination


the great minds


's propelled by the acting


of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph


what great cinema can really do


from a severe case of hollywood-itis


full-bodied


, the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .


well-wrought story


of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story


in auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .


that is sure to win viewers ' hearts


than anything seen on jerry springer


increasingly important film industry


feel the screenwriter at every moment


something of a public service


for us


with virtuoso throat-singing


a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama .


huge gap


breathtaking mystery


american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place


politically charged


americans to finally revel in its splendor


a verbal duel between two gifted performers


of genres that just does n't work


populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life


viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm 's performance


destroy


the action looks fake


does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject --


as a science fiction movie , `` minority report '' astounds .


the pitch-perfect forster


the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged


photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen .


what 's most memorable about circuit


the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires


shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


pulp melodrama


extraordinary intelligence and originality


playfully profound ... and crazier than michael jackson on the top floor of a skyscraper nursery


is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not .


... unbearably lame .


borscht


seen in that light , moonlight mile should strike a nerve in many .


commanding


without resorting to camp or parody , haynes ( like sirk , but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange .


the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l.a. to that end , they mock the kind of folks they do n't understand , ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand , either .


without shakespeare 's eloquent language , the update is dreary and sluggish .


cathartic


has kind of an authentic feel


transcends ethnic lines


, but it is a refreshingly forthright one


not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works


a bad imitation


many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside ,


a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis .


one of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works ,


issue a moratorium , effective immediately , on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate .


be consigned to the dustbin of history


poorly executed comedy .


if i stay positive


everything is delivered with such conviction that it 's hard not to be carried away


, but also more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations .


is funny , scary and sad .


's betting her third feature will be something to behold


the scariest guy


one of shakespeare 's better known tragedies


petter næss ' delicate , clever direction


perfunctory conclusion


an unexpectedly sweet story of


confusion and


harrowing account


of quality


his martial artistry


an empty exercise


a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism


likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


with raw urban humor


in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that 's simultaneously painful and refreshing


, characterization , poignancy , and intelligence


poignant


dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious


the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant


coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting


a serious debt to the road warrior


a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise .


few movies have ever approached


interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking )


the sort of picture in which , whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do , they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset .


his best-known creation


spotty


an eloquent memorial


ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters .


best script


of the most curiously depressing


this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted .


a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story .


be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption


which makes its message resonate .


the movie is hardly a masterpiece


's invigorating about


should give `` scratch '' a second look .


with an utterly incompetent conclusion


static set ups ,


alternately frustrating and rewarding .


been hoping for


fresh territory


is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact


the material and the production


most virtuous


clever and


but darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats .


, we 'd prefer a simple misfire .


put on an intoxicating show .


of rancid , well-intentioned , but shamelessly manipulative movie making


are undeniably touched .


cletis is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer .


sterile


an odd show , pregnant with moods ,


that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games


this ludicrous film


his supple understanding of the role


metaphor


owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ?


tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life


a director to watch


mr. spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned .


golden book


there 's a lot to recommend read my lips .


a passion for cinema , and indeed sex ,


an mtv , sugar hysteria


wry observations


( jeff 's ) gorgeous , fluid compositions , underlined by neil finn and edmund mcwilliams 's melancholy music , are charged with metaphor , but rarely easy , obvious or self-indulgent .


produce adequate performances


subjugate truth


video before month 's end


purposefully reductive movie


mergers and downsizing


the most enchanting film


a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film


rises above the level of a telanovela .


those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking .


genre-busting film


fits the bill perfectly


its floating narrative


complex and quirky ,


resolutely downbeat


best 60 minutes


the answer is as conventional as can be


is uncomfortably timely , relevant , and sickeningly real .


wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams .


its core


her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game


exceptionally well acted by diane lane and richard gere .


occasionally loud and offensive , but more often


stand in future years as an eloquent memorial


is astonishing .


a skillful filmmaker


average , at best , i 'm afraid .


uniquely itself


worth a peek


succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably


, the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time .


small ...


courageous scottish lady


a laughable --


young adult life in urban south korea


squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock .


of spirit


you can feel the love .


more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks


chases for an hour and then


be embraced


the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses


of entertainment that parents love to have their kids


the most ravaging , gut-wrenching , frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''


what 's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children .


i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey .


guy gets girl


so awful


will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay


playstation cocktail


reading lines from a teleprompter


more damning


they will have a showdown , but ,


a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece


one experiences mr. haneke 's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience


creatively


sanitised and


the cinematic equivalent


dignified ceo


the dark


two dimension tale


is magnetic as graham


's a hellish


a laundry list of minor shortcomings


real-life story


a gory slash-fest


, the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject .


you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself , ` ah , yes


escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real


weird and distanced


charming result


lacks the compassion , good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre 's ) first film something of a sleeper success


gets its greatest play


from a bad clive barker movie


dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography ,


it 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies


mistake .


notorious c.h.o. still feels like a promising work-in-progress


a grand picture


the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure


other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or


with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often ,


steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films


almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and


a manipulative whitewash


one of the greatest films i 've ever seen .


a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .


believability


there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in williams is as visceral as a gut punch


contains very few laughs and even less surprises


the ingenious construction


, possession is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it .


trademark misogyny


should be able to find better entertainment


the preaching message


engaging diatribes


starving and


it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster


piercingly affecting


crafted but emotionally cold , a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level .


valiantly keep punching up the mix .


other than a mildly engaging central romance , hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst .


epic scale


just a simple fable done in an artless sytle , but it 's tremendously moving


our eyes


a harrison ford low


often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction


a meatier deeper beginning


like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100


hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie


noble teacher


emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


are really surprising


much funnier than anything


is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .


miraculous as its dreamworks makers


is essentially an extended soap opera


aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value


gangster no. 1 is solid , satisfying fare for adults .


scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances


a group of extremely talented musicians


kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden


most immediate and most obvious


fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket .


an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .


on three short films and two features


expertly plucking tension from quiet


the kind of social texture and realism


good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork .


... an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...


subtle , humorous , illuminating study


was lazy but enjoyable


breathes extraordinary life


undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it , giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective .


more ambitious


a sentimental mess


this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .


's never dull and always looks good .


bias


take away the controversy


the unexplored story opportunities


gloom


beware the quirky brit-com .


from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast


the group 's playful spark


the sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins .


the off-center humor


major pleasures


are just two of the elements that will grab you


musical number


its perfect quiet pace


the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and naipaul , a juicy writer , is negated .


he delivers fascinating psychological fare


here a more annoying , though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip


victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers


a wooden delivery


the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm 's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent


a caffeinated , sloppy brilliance ,


plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy .


add anything fresh


occasionally very enjoyable


a soulful , incisive meditation


a strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two


a kind of abstract guilt


its elegantly colorful look and


an erotic thriller that


this one gets off with a good natured warning


the gifted pearce on hand


you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy


bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness


the universal themes ,


hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless .


the most horrific movie experience i 've had since `` ca n't stop the music . ''


the atmosphere


graceless


a beauty to behold


to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one


racism


compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity


offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux .


really cool


you have to admit it 's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out `` when you 're a jet


borrows from other movies


charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal


the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking


to be as subtle and touching as the son 's room


dialogue and murky cinematography


giddy viewing


he 's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating


're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two


a cliché


300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness .


for all the wrong reasons besides .


of the family vacation


wasted potential


'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state


a culture-clash comedy


comic relief


i liked the movie ,


astoundingly


little wit and no surprises


nothing but boilerplate clichés


children behave like adults and everyone


good noir


to be a wacky , screwball comedy


a well-crafted letdown .


that annoying specimen of humanity


possibly the sturdiest example yet


looks fake


aimed at mom and dad 's wallet


whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is


a little better than sorcerer 's stone .


some effecting moments


a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre


is greatness


the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor , but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy .


all awkward ,


like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before


has a handful of smart jokes


that takes its sweet time building to a climax that 's scarcely a surprise by the time


some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life


as ex-marine walter , who may or may not have shot kennedy , actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable .


central flaw


the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity


is a likable story , told with competence .


is such a blip on the year 's radar screen


the premise of jason x is silly but strangely believable .


miracles ,


paranoid and unlikable


blazingly alive and admirable on many levels


that make the most of the large-screen format , before swooping down on a string of exotic locales , scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm


impossible , irrevocable choices


dramatic enough


gets harder and harder to understand her choices


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


thinly sketched story


a shakespearean tragedy


to like


a clever script


increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool


feels at odds with the rest of the film


debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner


the big shear


becomes a sermon for most of its running time


a dim-witted and lazy spin-off


as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking


if downbeat ,


without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision


of technical skill and rare depth


of particular value or merit


impossible


achieve


daughter from danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story


all too familiar


formulaic ,


if disney 's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes , ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio 's wallet makes .


promising


the uncanny , inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce


ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny )


intriguing movie experiences


purpose and finesse


deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure


has had a successful career in tv


grows on you .


for a breath of fresh air now and then


awful


runs out of steam after a half hour


style , structure and rhythms


is suitably elegant


on the soullessness of work


come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago


incompetent ,


is classic nowheresville in every sense


cardboard characters and performers


the film delivers what it promises : a look at the `` wild ride '' that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops , cell phones and sketchy business plans .


a troubled and determined homicide cop


what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks


civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices


more confused ,


thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere


sitcom-worthy solutions


gedeck


steeped in fairy tales and other childish things


barbershop is tuned in to its community .


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


appreciates the art and


combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions


could dredge up


, austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places .


drumline is -- the mere suggestion , albeit a visually compelling one , of a fully realized story .


emotionally accessible , almost mystical work


of lame entertainment


just like a splendid meal


great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art


i must have failed


, melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears


genuinely


to shock and amaze


max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ...


storytellers


how about surprising us by trying something new ?


made a great saturday night live sketch , but a great movie it is not


a generational signpost


to gluing you to the edge of your seat


than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry


is duly impressive in imax dimensions ,


is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in


calm and thoughtful


say for plenty of movies


's gone to manhattan and hell


we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is


a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads


big fat pain .


the cold


the devastation


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


this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head


simplistic story


elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect


leave it


sentimentalizing


if the film is well-crafted and this one is


, this halloween is a gory slash-fest .


italian pinocchio


unexpected , and often contradictory , truths emerge .


in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself


did n't mean much to me and


a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half


catch this imax offering


the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles


a convincing brogue


its social and political potential


callow rich boy


a gorgeously strange movie


that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema


a markedly inactive film , city is conversational bordering on confessional .


fixating on a far corner of the screen at times


go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans


spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture , ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are .


airy cinematic bon bons


intellect


a kiss


this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem .


two-dimensional offerings


is a question for philosophers , not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience .


until then there 's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations


a brilliant , absurd collection


its own most damning censure


the efforts of its star , kline , to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught .


is many things -- stoner midnight flick , sci-fi deconstruction , gay fantasia -- but above all it 's a love story as sanguine as its title .


`` goddammit


it 's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat .


they strip down often enough to keep men alert , if not amused


coffee


it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .


kind , unapologetic


the picture is so lovely toward the end


the cleverness


banal in its message and the choice of material


is all over the place , really


absurdities and inconsistencies


that grand a failure


with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field


packed with just as much intelligence as action


the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us


its success


it 's sort of in-between , and it works .


most impressive


wise and elegiac ...


elevated by michael caine 's performance


vulgar innuendo


told a nice little story in the process


of a mishmash


comedically labored


, fireballs and revenge


, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness


shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski 's the pianist , but


more of : spirit , perception , conviction


pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love


mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material


offers nothing


obscenity is at hand


is a movie so insecure about its capacity


their romances


pretty much sucks , but has a funny moment or two .


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


alias betty is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing .


cute frissons


a catastrophic collision


intrepid


barely makes sense , with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks .


the first fatal attraction was vile enough .


enjoyable 100 minutes


the schmaltz is manufactured


something hip and transgressive


since ghostbusters


a lost ideal


's definitely an improvement on the first blade ,


campanella gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful .


the film 's saving graces


you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably


as lively an account as seinfeld is deadpan .


the problematic characters


dragonfly


reflected in almost every scene


the people in jessica are so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out .


the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness


lustrous polished visuals


great material


reasonably good


so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen .


divine


cheery


it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic .


splashy and


gay s/m fantasy


brutally labored and unfunny hokum


knows how a daily grind can kill love


should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake .


despite lagging near the finish line


of the lovable-loser protagonist


martial arts


imagination and authentic christmas spirit


the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers


joke


... the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well ... but quite frankly , scoob and shag do n't eat enough during the film . '


its star


sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati


terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences


bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) , an interesting racial tension , and a storyline


thought would leave you cold


be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear


coos beseechingly at you


feature-length


interplay and utter lack


with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .


snail-like pacing


a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good , that is to say , entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices .


's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it 's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence .


cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences


visually stunning rumination


pulls off the feat with aplomb


that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling


a nationwide blight


quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout


heady , biting , be-bop


credulous


's very beavis and butthead ,


every-joke-has - been-told-a


been better


step backward


of the austin powers films


the dry humor


serious contender


it 's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts )


a little too much resonance with real world events


well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too


, his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy .


but even while his characters are acting horribly , he is always sympathetic .


theological matters aside , the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues .


a manically generous christmas vaudeville .


exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable


` a ' list cast


an action/thriller of the finest kind , evoking memories of day of the jackal , the french connection , and heat .


goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and


of that on the cinematic front , look no further than this 20th anniversary edition of the film that spielberg calls


devastating


grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip 's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


a fun adventure movie


frothy ` date movie ' ...


the charming result is festival in cannes .


a heavy-handed indictment


have a fun , no-frills ride


fine effort


create something original


delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for .


leave us with a sense of wonder


as the most original in years


oddly whimsical


a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip .


if you 're not , you 'll still have a good time . ''


fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and


, let alone funny


a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary .


inhuman cinematic punishment


the salton sea has moments of inspired humor , though every scrap is of the darkest variety .


mug shots


irritating soul-searching garbage .


this much imagination and


wiseman is patient


is one of those rare pictures


a rare window on an artistic collaboration


the astute direction of cardoso


a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action


, provocative drama


that is really funny


cunning


the performances by harris , phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal


a luis buñuel film


kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure


some terrific setpieces


a technically superb film


talents


a film school undergrad


this illuminating comedy


the soul of a man in pain


a sermon for most of its running time


even in those moments where it 's supposed to feel funny and light


an adventure story and history lesson


a satisfactory overview


'll probably run out screaming .


some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being .


a way that few movies have ever approached


is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish


liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character 's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario .


torn book jacket


romance , tragedy


the actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing , for technical flaws to get in the way .


beautiful ,


pipe dream does have its charms .


to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage


, like life , is n't much fun without the highs and lows


a movie that will surely be profane , politically charged music to the ears of cho 's fans .


brian tufano 's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky 's excellent music


is , by itself , deserving of discussion .


( stevens is ) so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits .


fun , curiously adolescent movie


this is the best star trek movie in a long time .


as a director , eastwood is off his game -- there 's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising .


solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but


denzel washington 's fine performance


i admire


both shrill and soporific , and because everything


making me groggy


a homage


fiendishly


about the human need for monsters to blame for all that


the execution is pretty weary


of a troubadour , his acolytes , and the triumph of his band


a downer and


a depressingly retrograde


whiny pouty-lipped poof


lifts blue crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it


to investigate


makes these lives count


the brilliant surfing photography


, unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema .


the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers


two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending .


could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals


an energetic , violent movie


's moving


of narrative banality


though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .


that interest attal and gainsbourg


wickedly sick and twisted humor


recommend `` never again


profound ethical and philosophical questions


the positive change in tone here seems to have recharged him .


of longing , lasting traces of charlotte 's web of desire and desperation


's a movie that gets under your skin


his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress


be better to wait for the video


fear and paranoia


number 1


feeling like a great missed opportunity


to keep it from being maudlin


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


you missed the point


jonathan parker 's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .


( fincher 's ) camera sense and assured pacing make it an above-average thriller .


gives the neighborhood -- scenery , vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big , tender hug


chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists


a stadium-seat megaplex


you put away the guitar , sell the amp , and apply to medical school


fine music


moulin rouge


celebration


an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't .


the confusing sexual messages


get the same love story and


as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and , most of the time ,


a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds


of the darkest variety


creepy and dead-on performance


contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone


wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance


had no effect and


in grand passion


pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he 's dissecting


a better satiric target


call the film ` refreshing


, verve and fun


a relative letdown .


smear


a helping hand


hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers


is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think .


a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic


, treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold .


the costuming of the stars


stimulate


comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness .


would subtlety be lost on the target audience


seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days


deserving


ideally


of a particularly nightmarish fairytale


rank frustration from those in the


the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ;


while the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course ... director john schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades .


years and years of costly analysis could never fix


remember that life 's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced


rewarding


a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger


felt work about impossible , irrevocable choices and the price of making them .


grab your kids and run


lovely , sad dance


high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks


grumbling


a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession


without being insightful


artificiality


the primitive murderer


are becoming irritating


reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone


serves mostly to whet one 's appetite for the bollywood films .


with miscalculations


pretty tattered


bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams .


can you take before indigestion sets in


a rather unbelievable love interest


, a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .


, a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be .


its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity


for silly summer entertainment


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


they 're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two , but in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood .


hardly seems worth the effort .


pile up , undermining the movie 's reality and stifling its creator 's comic voice


, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it


enough sardonic


that really gives the film its oomph


that the era of the intelligent , well-made b movie is long gone


since its poignancy hooks us completely


makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film .


sweet gentle jesus


how horrible


hip , contemporary , in-jokey one


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


their recklessness


the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .


a stale copy


a huge fan


george clooney , in his first directorial effort , presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years .


get top billing


the perfect cure


a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank , joseph cedar 's time of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation , it does so without compromising that complexity .


comatose


you 'll love it and probably want to see it twice .


does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography , part entertainment and part history .


left me feeling refreshed and hopeful .


awkward interplay and utter lack


glass 's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby


very well shot or composed or edited


enough , but nothing new


uncharted depths


meandering and confusing .


intimate and socially encompassing


a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind


snl '' has-been


a cinematic touchstone


a strict reality


, green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese .


tripe


a little less charm


is also a creative urge


to eat popcorn


the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch , so stilted and unconvincing are the performances .


by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others


credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest ` tron ' anderson


impossibly long limbs


ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves --


heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .


so many red herrings ,


that rarity among sequels


a tiresome cliché


's an ambitious film


in director randall wallace 's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency


piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling .


proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books


make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment


seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable


mild hallucinogenic buzz


with flailing bodily movements


sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance


conventional thriller


when the tears come during that final , beautiful scene , they finally feel absolutely earned


the screenplay , but rather


two young women whose lives were as claustrophic , suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned


an intelligent person


there 's no real sense of suspense , and


incoherence and


a smile , just sneers and bile


seem sincere , and just


a tarantino movie with heart


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


at 18 or 80


should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs , and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end


is surely


to cram earplugs


wince in embarrassment and others ,


their own mortality


transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


aggravating


nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants


flash but little emotional resonance


brimming


to avoid


the film 's creepy


a terrific date movie , whatever your orientation .


members of the cultural elite


ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff


action-packed chiller


summery


has already reached its expiration date


challenging or depressing


holds the screen like a true star .


enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins


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


a fully engaged supporting cast


most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i


to convince us that acting transfigures esther


its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart .


full of elaborate and twisted characters


rather unique approach


sexual relationship


of its inventiveness


which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing


is extremely thorough .


integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape


excruciatingly


film a must for everyone from junior scientists


this amiable picture


there are some fairly unsettling scenes , but


is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt


will surely be profane , politically


the best of both worlds


be called animation


choppy recycling


a thirteen-year-old 's book report


an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle .


that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising ''


carl


impress about e.t.


than anything that 's been done before


to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences


half the excitement of balto , or quarter the fun of toy story 2


accomplish what few sequels can


interesting look


relaxed in its perfect quiet pace


plight and isolation


is ultimately scuttled by a plot that 's just too boring and obvious


could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice


captures the raw comic energy of one


of the best since the last waltz


than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy


straight-to-video


the direction is clumsy


should have been the ultimate imax trip


as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots


the movie 's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula , though , and it 's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had .


to find the small , human moments


forefront


high standards


this gorgeous epic


instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral , schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view .


pair that with really poor comedic writing ... and


the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better )


spectacular completion one


( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage .


for cryin '


the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story ,


so integrated with the story


or `` suck ''


illiterate


charlotte sometimes is a gem .


, marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it .


keep it from being a total rehash


the asylum material is gripping , as are the scenes of jia with his family .


so much leniency


although made on a shoestring and unevenly


robinson 's web of suspense matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates .


unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it


spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than ( total recall and blade runner ) , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .


surefire , beloved genres


, it 's just grating


a solid , anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she 's ever done


crafted import


all the way to the credits


being surprisingly dull


sinister


blue crush follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling .


urbane sweetness


robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show .


an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world


the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version


if you 're a comic fan , you ca n't miss it .


a chilling movie without oppressive


the harsh reality of my situation


seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other


then blood work is for you .


still seems timely and important .


this cinderella story


this movie makes one thing perfectly clear


a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast


whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid


green men


more disciplined grade-grubbers


ethnic sleeper


sports


a bunch of talented thesps


the vampires


a comic fan


impish


drown yourself in a lake


it is an interesting exercise by talented writer/director anderson


sometimes hilarious )


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


affectionately goofy


tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge --


a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy


map thematically and stylistically , and


a barf bag


hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and


( cho 's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots .


serious critique


and it 's what makes their project so interesting


piccoli 's performance is amazing , yes , but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm 's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent .


a pleasant and engaging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole .


that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it


ripoff


bittersweet camaraderie and history


vivid , spicy footnote


a disappointment


an action icon


's no real sense of suspense


ill-conceived and expensive project


flawed humanity


every visual joke is milked ,


( gayton 's script ) telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience .


with such confidence


marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks


directed with purpose and finesse


the incredibly flexible cast


a seriocomic debut of extravagant promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili .


that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood


however


the story is lacking any real emotional impact , and


, the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions .


oral storytelling frozen onto film


mediocre fable from burkina faso .


seems more tacky and reprehensible , manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves


of black indomitability


the thousands of americans who die hideously


lingering questions about what the film is really getting at


completely forgettable


an exit sign , that is .


though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


that parker displays in freshening the play


... despite lagging near the finish line , the movie runs a good race , one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches . '


its spirit of iconoclastic abandon


grounded in an undeniable social realism


the byplay and bickering between the now spy-savvy siblings , carmen ( vega ) and juni ( sabara ) cortez , anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take .


ii experience


the genius of the work


more racist portraits


heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis


murphy and owen wilson


loses its sense of humor


handed down


as clear and reliable an authority on that


find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation


, washington has a sure hand .


affectingly


not the great american comedy , but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a good time with this one too .


has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours


interesting psychological game


putrid writing , direction and timing


a collection of wrenching cases is corcuera 's attention to detail .


its execution and skill


the picture 's fascinating byways


be distinguished from a mediocre one


revisionist fancy


opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche


own quirky hipness


sadly


misfire


some of the computer animation is handsome , and


heartening in the same way


the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative .


have required genuine acting from ms. spears


cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style


into an inhalant blackout


reel in when we should be playing out


multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation


it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway .


the toughest ages a kid can go through


to think about the ways we consume pop culture


a superlative b movie


the shining , the thing ,


the big ending surprise almost saves the movie .


more balanced or fair portrayal


trembling and gratitude


a step further , richer


features what is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer 's block ever .


musicals back


deliciously slow .


ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway


keep our interest


his storytelling skills have eroded


directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured .


profoundly stupid


until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .


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


an iconoclastic artist


more grueling and


of intoxicating atmosphere and little else


outstanding


raises some worthwhile themes


incredibly flexible cast


, sometimes creepy intimacy


a wholesome fantasy


cool , composed delivery


a few cheap shocks


, and gently tedious in its comedy


never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy , drama , melodrama or some combination of the three .


of one unstable man


botches


the value and respect for the term epic cinema


then you 're at the right film .


is repeated at least four times .


so completely loses himself to the film 's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money .


are committed


transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest


an exceptionally


first and


after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly , sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be , you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be .


a disoriented but occasionally disarming saga packed with moments out of an alice in wonderland adventure , a stalker thriller , and a condensed season of tv 's big brother .


this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday .


, provocative and vainglorious


it 's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role .


an enjoyably


cool stuff


comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors .


satisfies -- from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified


is , as comedy goes ,


reassures us


our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender


courageous


catastrophic collision


in a grisly sort of way


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


wise and deadpan


natalie babbitt 's gentle , endearing 1975 children 's novel


presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves


davis ... gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences .


an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject --


'' has been written so well , that even a simple `` goddammit ! ''


knows its classical music , knows its freud and


the living hell


an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population


highly cerebral


crap


overtly silly dialogue


a ` guy 's film ' in the worst sense of the expression .


, funnier .


own languorous charm


sharp , amusing study


whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh , sometimes funny , and usually genuinely worthwhile


stay away .


loads of cgi and bushels of violence


transcend its clever concept


it does cathartic truth telling


assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony


sweet , even delectable diversion


fun of me


good idea


like the rock on a wal-mart budget


astringent wit


a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion , an excuse to eat popcorn


the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles


poorly staged


unique niche


with every cinematic tool


a rather simplistic one : grief drives her , love drives him , and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place


style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story


much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks


an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight


the film shatters you in waves .


a giant step backward


ripe recipe , inspiring


with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel


that gives pic its title an afterthought


provide much more insight


the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce


master craftsmen


will prefer this new version


for deft punctuation


the real masterpiece


a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity , and an event .


the result is somewhat satisfying --


his greatest triumph


exploiting


cruelly


makes it not only a detailed historical document , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture


guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort


with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption


the greatest date movies


squander jennifer love hewitt


the charm of the first movie is still there


adaptation is simply brilliant .


the way home


will just as likely make you weep


this crude


the rest is just an overexposed waste of film


yet lacking about everything


often food-spittingly


cutes


all of it works smoothly under the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely .


you feel like running out screaming


a mediocre tribute to films like them


the only winner


's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking


this animated adventure


has a rather unique approach to documentary


it 's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil ' bow wow .


treasured


a really cool bit --


some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious , but restrained and subtle storytelling


this fast-paced


in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year


ominous mood and tension


a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of ` home , ' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households .


determined , ennui-hobbled


lameness


fresh air


before i see this piece of crap again


living mug shots


reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk


an ugly , revolting movie


, fetishistic violence


this slight premise


puts a human face on derrida , and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally could n't care less


the vagueness


is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


're in a slap-happy mood


below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back , grizzled and charred , somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle .


to fruition in her sophomore effort


is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias , especially as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise


comforting fantasies


enough to sit through crap like this


a worthless film


re-imagining of beauty and


modestly surprising movie


a lightweight story about matchmaking


hopefully , this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons .


horror/action hybrid


that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and


passion and pretence


beacon of hope


raises the film above anything sandler 's been attached to before .


female friendship that men can embrace


an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth


versatile stanley kwan


provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee


speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be .


of common sense


unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror


too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil


bittersweet drama


a wal-mart budget


to look at or understand


's kind of insulting , both to men and women


good performances


s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle , but


forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year -


is holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is .


keep upping the ante on each other ,


engage an audience


despite besson 's high-profile name being wasabi 's big selling point , there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone .


, ' it also rocks .


generous and


is disposable


4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .


enough innovation or pizazz


love the music


preachy and


as director of the escort service was inspired


stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music


equally impressive degree


finch 's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee


, however , robert rodriguez adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking .


of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality


more colorful


intelligence and verve


that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate )


new energy


to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time


much baked cardboard


of more appealing holiday-season product


something hip


bull


usual tear


that 's best served cold


about kicking undead ***


which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them


carries us effortlessly from darkness to light


a calm , self-assured portrait


of self-congratulation between actor and director


the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention .


the fantastic


the best comedy concert movie i 've seen since cho 's previous concert comedy film , i 'm the one that i want , in 2000 .


adds an almost constant mindset of suspense


's with the unexplained baboon cameo


winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say


its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros


of story and his juvenile camera movements


to have the best of both worlds


greatness


turmoil


you see this film you 'll know too


sweet , melancholy spell


seems so larger than life and yet so fragile


the lengths


are ... impeccable throughout


peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids


monster/science fiction flicks


is that it 's actually watchable


may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .


gooding and coburn are both oscar winners , a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable .


that delivers a surprising


undeniably fascinating and playful fellow


how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie


against governmental odds


watered-down it almost loses what made you love it


thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic .


tells us nothing new


tasteless and


check your brain at the door


throughout all the tumult


has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end


a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation


irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free .


mind ugly


jagger , stoppard and


might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc .


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


a low-budget affair , tadpole


accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film


a fairy tale


his latest effort ,


by no means a great movie , but it is a refreshingly forthright one .


but unfortunately also


that 's been given the drive of a narrative and


desire to enjoy good trash every now and then


hackery


fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation ... well


to the soggy performances


something i would rather live in denial about


jokester highway patrolmen


be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film


roman polanski may have been born to make


a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie


of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects


brims with passion :


neither as scary-funny as tremors


listless and desultory


all end in someone screaming


, bile , and irony


jagged camera moves


that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood


losin ' his fan base


the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme


simply stupid , irrelevant


any enjoyment


it might deliver again and again


gender-provoking


is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen 's astringent wit


once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable .


often achieves a level of connection and concern


is visually dazzling


a great


suited to capture these musicians in full regalia


with imbecilic mafia


lifting the pedestal higher


, inexplicable and unpleasant


consistent with the messages espoused in the company 's previous video work


awe-inspiring


bottom tier


made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit


for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .


the script is high on squaddie banter , low on shocks .


its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact


stock situations and characters


well-intentioned effort


adrift , bentley and hudson


problems and


that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an


really need a remake of `` charade


awe and affection


valentine


alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking loneliness and is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience .


predictable storyline and


emerges as powerful rather than cloying


's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn


the thing ' and a geriatric


* corpus and its amiable jerking


drug abuse , infidelity and


leaden


surprisingly juvenile


the standards of knucklehead swill


is going to be something really good


stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable


an exceptionally acted , quietly affecting cop drama .


stuffy , full of itself ,


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


keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over


straightforward and strikingly devious


the true impact


has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them .


editing and pompous references


every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage


horrifying


some wickedly sick and twisted humor


flatula


the answers


used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd


, thoroughly involving


much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep .


a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made .


rich and sudden wisdom


, it throws you for a loop .


a cult favorite


more emotional force than any other recent film


confessions is n't always coherent , but it 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong .


nothing special and , until the final act , nothing


a ton of laughs


preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film


his ninth decade


encompassing


the film to drag on for nearly three hours


by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults


up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick


her considerable talents


an hour 's worth of actual material


is generally light enough


that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters


( vainly , i think )


of the big summer movies


, emotionally devastating piece


have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand


pitiful


focus on the hero 's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness


to find a place among the studio 's animated classics


, is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly .


which fails to rise above its disgusting source material


loss and denial


taboo subject matter


an amazing breakthrough


that its intended audience has n't yet had much science


this facetious smirk


an arcane area of popular culture


fascinating and


is ) a fascinating character ,


this girl


a small movie with a big heart .


a cheap thriller


forgettably


charisma


striking character traits


as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .


seems little different


a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it 's nowhere near as exciting as either .


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


, and totally disorientated


personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral


the sick sense


a smart , provocative drama that does the nearly impossible :


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


this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs


woven together handsomely


a frightful vanity film


beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


while clearly a manipulative film , emerges as powerful rather than cloying


a family-oriented non-disney film


perfectly clear


is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution .


witty and


probably will enjoy themselves .


the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham


than most third-rate horror sequels


of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd


the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity


concession stand and/or restroom


heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry .


an art


vonnegut


acclaim


terrorist


claire is a terrific role for someone like judd , who really ought to be playing villains .


as deflated as he does


an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director 's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength


quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor .


marginal intelligence


innocent and


principled


tequila bender


the premise itself is just sooooo tired .


once again he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


a banal spiritual quest


whole package


that things fall apart


and cinemantic flair


unpretentious , charming , quirky , original


bland


the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .


, lushly photographed and beautifully recorded .


of delightful hand shadows


it 's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness , and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet i found it weirdly appealing


have to pay if you want to see it


acumen


the most resolutely unreligious parents


so charmless and vacant


a one-of-a-kind work


something creepy and vague


an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily


it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy


non-techies can enjoy


properly intense , claustrophobic tale


to crack a smile at


of psychopathic pulp


shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream


a non-stop cry for attention


playfully profound ... and crazier than michael jackson on the top floor of a skyscraper nursery surrounded by open windows .


shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans


near-masterpiece .


a spiritual aspect


we 're drawn in by the dark luster .


peter jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us ,


intentionally low


by then , your senses are as mushy as peas


a middle-aged romance


adams , with four scriptwriters , takes care with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel .


cheesier to cheesiest


earnest dramaturgy


is why film criticism can be considered work


whiny


offers rare insight


begins with promise ,


making reference to other films and trying to be other films


buried , drowned and


intelligent


that graze the funny bone


like i already mentioned ... it 's robert duvall !


somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard


quirkily appealing


unflinching look


a convincing one


profoundly


are missing --


childlike dimness


this method almost never fails him


maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips


has fallen


often demented in a good way ,


to seek our tears , our sympathies


the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences


serviceability , but


stereotypical familial quandaries


the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray


feeling refreshed and hopeful


written , flatly , by david kendall and directed , barely , by there


see it


a convolution


the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry


particularly innovative


smarter and more diabolical


some of the year 's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments , that it 's impossible to care


rarely work in movies now


samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point


johnnie to and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers .


quite tasty and inviting all the same


in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise


intense , claustrophobic


away a believer again and quite cheered at just that


shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people .


teeth-gnashing actorliness


it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and


nervy and memorable


, especially with the weak payoff


are far more alienating than involving .


its unerring respect for them


are in perfect balance .


amused by its special effects


are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude


guilty about it


candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand


at three hours and with very little story or character development , 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 .


that made the full monty a smashing success ... but neglects to add the magic that made it all work


crime drama


none of this sounds promising


eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch


intelligent jazz-playing exterminator


a filmmaker of impressive talent


surprisingly anemic disappointment


dared to mess with some powerful people


lasker 's canny , meditative script distances sex and love , as byron and luther


quite unengaging


, as blood work proves , that was a long , long time ago .


a little wit


the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide .


minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy


, it gets to you .


of unrecoverable life


you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind


ultimately flawed


the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do


invite


both an admirable reconstruction of terrible events , and a fitting


its many out-sized ,


if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout


what an embarrassment .


more than capable


does steven seagal come across these days ?


borrows heavily from lynch , jeunet , and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own


a calculating fiend or


what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman 's tragic odyssey .


made for the big screen , some for the small screen


ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .


after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock


successful animated movies


's pretty stupid .


genuine and singular artist


the last scenes of the film are anguished , bitter and truthful .


esteemed


a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale


they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental .


well , in some of those , the mother deer even dies .


the mess that is world traveler


offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded


hilariously , gloriously alive , and


growing strain


cocktail


those monologues stretch on and on


flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous


( sometimes hilarious )


a fifty car pileup


that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly


the insinuation of mediocre acting


an amusing little catch


formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement


does strong , measured work .


to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning


howlingly trashy time


catapulting


a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller


refused


lighting effects and


gasp , shudder


, eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider .


a routine crime


tres greek writer and star nia vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script .


ugly and destructive