on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt


would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows


modest


human nature is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was , but it tries too hard .


executed it takes your breath away


return to never land is much more p.c. than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians , for instance ) , but the excitement is missing


is more of an ordeal than an amusement


seems worth the effort .


seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers


an entertainment


is truly gorgeous to behold


the best film


the town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial .


paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear


'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper


strongest and


exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza


a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three


a plodding teen remake that 's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists .


you see the movie and you think , zzzzzzzzz


far more meaningful


gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters


painful , horrifying and oppressively tragic


all the annals


spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it , but `` spider-man '' certainly delivers the goods


the way a good noir should


figures prominently in this movie , and


has some unnecessary parts


is first-rate , especially sorvino


to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater


kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie , no matter who runs them .


crack a smile at


is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause .


entering


affords to watch jackson , who also served as executive producer , take his smooth , shrewd , powerful act abroad


that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard


this cinema verite speculation on the assassination of john f. kennedy may have been inspired by blair witch , but it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative


is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence .


a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy


defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .


thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy .


the memorable character creations


in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon


that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling


fest that 'll put hairs on your chest .


soul-stirring


equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek


that is n't afraid to admit it


there 's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck , it 's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman .


a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .


see over and over


there has been a string of ensemble cast romances recently ... but peter mattei 's love in the time of money sets itself apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


we get a cinematic postcard that 's superficial and unrealized .


saddled with an unwieldy cast of characters and angles ,


smart and taut


's nowhere near as exciting as either


this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker


-- definitely a step in the right direction


as a movie for teens to laugh , groan and hiss at


strikes a potent chemistry


should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it


a worldly-wise and very funny script


otherwise appalling , and downright creepy ,


in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers


mean-spirited film


a waste


, like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet 's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .


the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion


while this movie , by necessity , lacks fellowship 's heart


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


more entertaining , too


, humorous , illuminating study


undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates


as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter


are every bit as distinctive as his visuals .


the unacceptable


the film is visually dazzling


knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying


a high-minded snoozer .


remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it 's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies .


( a ) real pleasure in its laid-back way .


there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups .


of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes


poetic


by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery ,


the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen


that it 's tempting just to go with it for the ride


, incoherent , instantly disposable


had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility


is that it 's too close to real life to make sense .


sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it 's geared toward an audience full of masters of both .


one-of-a-kind


unfolds in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling .


between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking


if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a good time with this one too


in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity


is painterly .


promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people .


tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy .


ms. griffiths and mr. pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy .


its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and


rigid


foul up shum 's good intentions


much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing


storytelling


achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation .


meager


a movie that sends you out of the theater feeling like you 've actually spent time living in another community .


's plenty to enjoy --


been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant


also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest .


jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression .


, compelling


is forgettable


other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents .


crowdpleaser


is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and yet permits laughter .


it is handled with intelligence and care


touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty


, the director 's experiment is a successful one .


its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse


the best kind


the superficially written characters ramble


most romantic


neglects to add the magic that made it all work


it is effective


viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances .


children 's entertainment , superhero comics


, i have given this movie a rating of zero .


this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music ,


about as humorous


invigorating


plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air .


abomination


is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year .


peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments


are odd and pixilated and


yet depressing


one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout ,


sometimes charming , sometimes infuriating , this argentinean ` dramedy ' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors .


, you barely realize your mind is being blown .


drooling over michael idemoto as michael


a chilly , brooding but quietly resonant psychological study of domestic tension and unhappiness


has its moments -- and almost as many subplots


courage and happiness


, the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


a third-person story now , told by hollywood , and much more ordinary for it


this movie has the usual impossible stunts ... but it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie .


their charisma


eloquent ( meditation ) on death


vehicle to showcase the canadian 's inane ramblings


has been overexposed ,


may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences


change the channel


fine , focused piece


the film has a problem


prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece


to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude


its storytelling prowess


about issues most adults have to face in marriage


has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be


the acting is fine


bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago


i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy , ' but real women have curves truly is life affirming


of emotional desperation


cool visual backmasking


is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination


let 's see , a haunted house , a haunted ship , what 's next


with us


often-funny drama


a great script


an admirable reconstruction of terrible events


its terrific performances


when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic


, avarice and damaged dreams


put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life .


seems endless


prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms


on their parents ' anguish


are priceless


the unique niche of self-critical , behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story and his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality .


decent


the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history


from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel


is visually ravishing , penetrating , impenetrable


, the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes .


it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly , yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived , and totally lacking in conviction


trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain --


offers no new insight on the matter ,


my seat trying to sneak out of the theater


it 's not a motion picture ; it 's an utterly static picture


miyazaki 's nonstop images are so stunning , and his imagination so vivid , that the only possible complaint you could have about spirited away is that there is no rest period , no timeout .


a talent


i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special


new benchmark


deserving of its critical backlash and more


the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection .


has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years .


the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks


energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side , but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they


mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun


reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w. bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al .


you laugh once ( maybe twice )


`` abandon ''


nelson 's intentions are good , but the end result does no justice to the story itself .


a surprisingly anemic disappointment


ignorant


are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster


it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens


... a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs .


go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches .


to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once


allows his cast members to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue .


perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing , '


is a pleasant enough dish


into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes


its visual panache


powerful and telling story


a saga of the ups and downs of friendships


odd and


at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance .


it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely ,


horrible


denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism


the perfect material


horrors !


could have easily become a cold , calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking .


is impressive .


find a spark of its own


will probably be a talky bore .


for its originality


mind crappy movies as much


if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy


a beautiful paean to a time long past .


is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable


that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front


an old-fashioned scary movie , one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts .


watch witherspoon 's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination


that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness


patchy combination of soap opera , low-tech magic realism and , at times , ploddingly sociological commentary


is way , way off


is a feast for the eyes .


soderbergh 's best films


its excellent storytelling ,


it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame .


, heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear


weighs down the tale with bogus profundities


the story has its redundancies


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


about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80


most repellent things


palpable


cinderella


of sly humor


simple title


i 'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept , but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché .


is all but washed away by sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell


flaws


is an uneven film for the most part


undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold


succeeded only in making me groggy .


carefully choreographed


the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line


the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it 's insanely violent and very graphic .


unpleasant excuse


like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form .


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


even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic


inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage


mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and


awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters


hackneyed


strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances


tavernier 's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes .


tragic deaths


in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast


there 's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan 's prefeminist plight , so


stitched together from stock situations and characters


they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas


outstanding thrillers


it 's an ambitious film , and


finding their way to joy


give performances of exceptional honesty


bill plympton , the animation master ,


, comedy and romance


should be relegated to a dark video store corner


wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago


a valentine sealed with a kiss


, mesmerizing


, mr. murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold .


very strong


visually bland


the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor ,


such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and


lots of hollywood fluff


honestly nice


beneath it


the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times


almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .


awkward structure


idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and


of the most highly-praised disappointments i


more timely than its director could ever have dreamed


the nation


cooks conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle


robert harmon 's less-is-more approach delivers real bump-in - the-night chills -- his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film 's thick shadows


make mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated


the genius


plot , characters , drama , emotions , ideas -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king .


heartwarming


intriguing


emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds .


( the film ) works , due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay


, painful , obnoxious


to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations


makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison


all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams .


the biggest names in japanese anime ,


the film fits into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality .


astounds


suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance


interminably


odds with the rest of the film


the ultimate imax trip


blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic , extreme-sports adventure , but ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread , with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought .


xerox of other , better crime movies


an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .


knockoff


spirited


the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they 'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion .


is a dud -- a romantic comedy that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny .


are very expressive .


's more enjoyable than i expected


) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment


snide and


is too much of a plunge


is one of the best actors there is


is loopy and ludicrous ...


above-average


a rare and lightly entertaining look behind the curtain that separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd .


it reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death .


one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ?


that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison


c.h.o. cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with pryor , carlin and murphy .


's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .


the man


is marveilleux


the cat 's meow


choke


may take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going


's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle .


enthusiastically


however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance .


a smart , steamy mix of road movie , coming-of-age story and political satire .


, laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best .


made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


that rare movie that works on any number of levels --


hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art


satin rouge is not a new , or inventive , journey , but


is throwing up his hands in surrender , is firing his r&d people ,


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


its own preciousness


work more than it probably should


, non-exploitive approach


is a welcome lack of pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure


a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid .


is generally quite funny


seem heroic deserves a look


whimsicality


of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements


is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous


playfully profound ...


suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc .


the movie eventually gets around to its real emotional business , striking deep chords of sadness .


take you places you have n't been , and also places you have


hit that may strain adult credibility


without cheesy fun factor .


the plot is paper-thin and the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours .


is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film .


there is one word that best describes this film : honest .


( and probably should have )


long , intricate , star-studded


attractive


ingenious and often


is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .


the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for


imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics


, without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality , transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision


an honest , sensitive story from a vietnamese point of view


efficient


weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise .


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


a comedic moment


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating ,


he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees


what 's surprising about this traditional thriller , moderately successful but not completely satisfying , is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be .


ash wednesday is not edward burns ' best film , but it is a good and ambitious film


fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire


intimate and panoramic .


demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake


he 's the best brush in the business


without sham the raw-nerved story


an exhilarating new interpretation


a woefully dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy


've completely lowered your entertainment standards


a tedious picture


still eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch


nothing wrong with performances here


work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns


escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks


makes barbershop so likable


, de niro and murphy make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season .


offensive , puerile


swallow than julie taymor 's preposterous titus


manage to be spectacularly outrageous


a feel-good movie that


mediterranean sparkles


immensely entertaining


maddeningly


is out of his league


meandering , low on energy


which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing


it is most remarkable not because of its epic scope , but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth .


contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow , but scarcely nourishing .


so lovely toward the end


perfect balance


, endearing


been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit


paints a grand picture of an era and


all the pieces fall together without much surprise , but little moments give it a boost


people who like their romances to have that french realism


captive by mediocrity


rare film


, memories and one fantastic visual trope


frustrates and


by talented writer/director anderson


sweeping ,


of a well-made pizza


absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man


a movie that understands characters must come first


used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again


director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great .


surgeon mends


impressionistic


lawrence plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy .


the courageous molly craig


its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists .


modernizes a.e.w. mason 's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare


compassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children .


only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy


that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics


is it as smart


characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago


is gorgeously


leaves a lot to be desired .


a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising


does give a taste of the burning man ethos , an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity .


an unsettling sight ,


is a disaster , with cloying messages and irksome characters


be very sweet indeed


before indigestion sets


atypically hypnotic


4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos ,


unique directing style


popcorn thriller


inspiring , ironic ,


it 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but


there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ...


promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili


finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise


illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out , and at other times outside looking in .


typical


create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead *** ,


opening up


last-place basketball


one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years


witty


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


the feature-length stretch ... strains the show 's concept .


masterpiece .


affirms


particularly balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents


avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation , and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates .


into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists


's lots of cool stuff packed into espn 's ultimate x.


thinking someone made off with your wallet


has a sure hand


is delightful in the central role .


you know there 's something there .


an awful movie


is nearly incoherent


denzel


the film falls short on tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries .


assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off


with so much first-rate talent


remarkable


serves as a workable primer for the region 's recent history ,


romanticization


makes all the difference .


is the gabbiest giant-screen movie


highly watchable , giggly little story


like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho 's .


the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while


this is n't exactly profound cinema , but it 's good-natured and sometimes quite funny .


a well-put-together piece of urban satire .


few good ideas


the chateau belongs to rudd , whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms ... is a nonstop hoot .


the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings , but the numerous scenes of gory mayhem are worth the price of admission ... if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time


jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set .


passion


director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries , but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad , and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place .


is a gem


is a deeply unpleasant experience


's a love story as sanguine as its title


does a great combination act


insane


make this surprisingly decent flick


why steven seagal is considered a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


that hinges on the subgenre 's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers


the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals


trash-cinema


, the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should .


is an interesting movie !


the story is predictable , the jokes are typical sandler fare , and the romance with ryder is puzzling


a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh 's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination


've got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane .


as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy


incisive and


its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor


director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline


waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense .


any way of gripping what its point is ,


nicole holofcenter , the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly but the ideas tie together beautifully


fanciful


admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears , our sympathies .


recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots


while peppering the pages with memorable zingers


celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '


for fans of british cinema , if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride


is haunting ... ( it 's ) what punk rock music used to be , and what the video medium could use more of : spirit , perception , conviction


devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry --


lacks the spirit of the previous two


watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say


its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay ,


worthy


could have written a more credible script , though with the same number of continuity errors .


some outrageously creative action in the transporter


is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized


the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements , in terms of love , age , gender , race , and class .


see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting ''


you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing .


is intriguing , provocative stuff


is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream


striking , quietly vulnerable personality


illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity


a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new


infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm .


created a substantive movie


the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved ... this makes it not only a detailed historical document , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture .


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


's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni .


sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .


of the universal themes , earnest performances


about something is an amicable endeavor .


director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films .


, in itself , is extraordinary .


confusing and horrifying


arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel .


great missed opportunity


in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment


one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live


wholesome fantasy


, it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche .


flat , misguided comedy


when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but


two fatal ailments


finely crafted , finely written


, but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity .


a historically significant , and personal , episode


spiffy bluescreen technique and


's still quite worth seeing


coming , as before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro


pretend it 's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away


the best silly horror movies


this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy


is amazing ,


to overcome gaps in character development and story logic


a beautiful , aching sadness to it all


to be intimate and socially encompassing


made the full monty a smashing success ... but


that 's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist


at some point , all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill .


the title , many can aspire but none can equal


carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story . ''


find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most


suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected


the town has kind of an authentic feel


cutesy romantic tale


some nice twists


has its rewards


too bland and


, it has a genuine dramatic impact


all the stomach-turning violence


a compelling story to tell


come away from his film overwhelmed , hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated


its recycled aspects


though there 's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film 's direction


the unique way shainberg


, full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante .


enough is just the ticket you need .


a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots


lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human


bring something new


loud , bang-the-drum


's great cinematic polemic


, gut-clutching piece


most enjoyable


insufferable movie


a serious movie with serious ideas .


thriller junk .


the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying


to rank with its worthy predecessors


a brilliant college student


, you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard .


which somehow snagged an oscar nomination


visually


brought to life on the big screen .


has no point


the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan


cranky


confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk .


an uneasy mix


loathsome movie


're looking for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger


that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature


the dialogue is cumbersome


the film is not only a love song to the movies


shooting itself


splendor


competent


puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting .


were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor


so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks


fessenden continues to do interesting work ,


boring and meandering .


uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels .


deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty


can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing , ` this is going to be something really good


light the candles , bring out the cake


will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget .


a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie ,


zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and


labors as storytelling .


's a terrible movie in every regard


b.s.


far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat


, poignancy , and intelligence


's most substantial feature for some time .


more mature than fatal attraction


remains brightly optimistic ,


is a big , juicy role


some intriguing characters


hoffman 's quirks and mannerisms , particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial .


the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion


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


's mostly a pleasure to watch


is just lazy writing


from being a total rehash


episode ii -- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight


after the clever credits roll


resolutely unamusing


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


makes you crave chris smith 's next movie


finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom


have made vittorio de sica proud


handled with intelligence and care


with zoe clarke-williams 's lackluster thriller `` new best friend '' , who needs enemies


pleasant enough dish


i.e. , a banal spiritual quest


a preposterous , prurient whodunit


the layers of soap-opera emotion


its visual appeal


, the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired .


torture


b movies


truly excellent sequences


revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling


showing honest emotions .


in a superficial way , while never sure


sharp and quick


oddly compelling


is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .


author 's


law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed


enduring


unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly , your first instinct is to duck .


easy , seductive pacing


all but spits out denzel washington 's fine performance in the title role .


it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes


one of the funniest motion


others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .


the unmentionable


finds a nice rhythm


( toback 's ) fondness for fancy split-screen , stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard ...


both the scenic splendor of the mountains


a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome


racism and


ludicrous


to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago


with enough negatives


an american tragedy


are reflected in almost every scene .


the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean


than what 's been cobbled together onscreen


the filmmakers know how to please the eye , but


rollicking


sinuously plotted


, these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs .


the beauty


cheered


observant of his characters


such a clever adaptation


, is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is


an infinitely wittier version of the home alone formula


one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels


the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds


gets around to its real emotional business ,


you might to resist , if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson


falls back


possibly will enjoy it


elevates the material above pat inspirational status and


to be had from films crammed with movie references


as single-minded as john carpenter 's original


acidic all-male


makes up for in heart


enough charming moments


they are having so much fun


borrows a bit from the classics `` wait until dark '' and `` extremities '' ... but in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself .


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


's a lousy one at that .


warmth and gentle humor


risky


( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence , and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness .


emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment .


take on loss and loneliness


very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes


sustain the buoyant energy level of the film 's city beginnings


transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


it 's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller


powerful drama


is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema


though the film is well-intentioned , one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable .


is an extraordinary film , not least


mildly amusing


concept doofus


a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale


the qualities that made the first film so special


it succeeds in entertaining , despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets


muddy psychological


a very lively dream


original in its base concept that you can not help but get caught up .


, it tends to speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence


of the situation in a well-balanced fashion


i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration


tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise


so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey


, film has little insight into the historical period and its artists , particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation .


late-summer


the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny , and


a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten


comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture


although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .


wondrously creative


revelatory


is unfocused


damned


moments of hilarity


excellent work


of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images


some very good acting , dialogue


the , yes , snail-like pacing


their lack


( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation .


in an attempt to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place


cruel story


found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays


consistently sensitive and


slapping its target audience


satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago


devotees


immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before


itself is far from disappointing , offering an original


make ` cherish ' a very good ( but not great ) movie .


perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


caruso sometimes descends into sub-tarantino cuteness ... but for the most part he makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should , keeping it tight and nasty .


will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen george roy hill 's 1973 film , `` the sting .


begins with promise , but runs


one good idea


commands attention


a sour taste


most pleasurable movies


into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need


painfully forced


an mtv , sugar hysteria , and


is a verbal duel between two gifted performers


as decent drama/action flick


is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining .


the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise , ...


ignite


in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off


's an adventure story and history lesson all in one


's not to like about a movie with a ` children 's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad 's not mean , he 's just adjusting ' ?


the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs


because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet


touching


is rather the way it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers


make fun of me for liking showgirls


is in the right place , his plea for democracy and civic action laudable


, the hours is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right .


bucked the odds


a crisp psychological drama ( and ) a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode


where its recent predecessor miserably


lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments


for the wan , thinly sketched story


the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run


low , smoky and inviting sizzle


live happily ever after


it 's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness


subtlety and acumen


, sweet and romantic


it 's more enjoyable than i expected , though , and that 's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs


a new favorite musical


if you , like me , think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with , then you 're in for a painful ride .


godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work .


take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture , and he 'll be your slave for a year .


sexy slip


sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely


babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ...


particularly memorable effect


romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows


's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him .


in an irresistible junior-high way ,


part biography , part entertainment and


that while cleverly worked out , can not overcome blah characters


most repugnant adaptation


loud and thoroughly


that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest


a re-hash


with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period


relentlessly depressing


flat-out amusing


-- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .


few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury , and audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt 's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying .


without chills


have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart .


see this terrific film with your kids


as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it


that it counts heart as important as humor


an unforced , rapid-fire delivery


by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers


fast-paced


neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief


a young woman who knows how to hold the screen


that catches you up in something bigger than yourself


succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer 's memory .


offers some flashy twists


a markedly inactive film


that even the most jaded cinema audiences will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy , confused , and totally disorientated


, ' michael moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear .


is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement


director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ' and


just as endearing and easy to watch


genial but never inspired , and little


the most pitiful directing


a more measured or polished production


, right-wing , propriety-obsessed family


morally bankrupt


it 's like a drive-by .


are fantasti


of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness


a dull , dumb and derivative horror


mostly believable , refreshingly low-key and


a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee


going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal


has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and


is so thoughtlessly assembled .


steals so freely from other movies and


a clear point


effecting change


obnoxiously


my indignant , preemptive departure


treat for its depiction


a mediocre one


though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story


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


emotional buttons


hugely imaginative and successful


, this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating .


able to tear their eyes away from the screen


singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention , but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn .


the positive change


is often preachy


drop dead gorgeous


as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter


do well to cram earplugs


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


what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance


's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


is a tribute to shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project .


surprisingly sensitive script co-written


ambiguous ending


beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling ... recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly .


ranks as the most original in years .


you 'll love this movie .


its compelling mix of trial movie , escape movie and unexpected fable ensures the film never feels draggy .


the filmmakers ' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion


dark , intelligent warning cry


carried out by men of marginal intelligence ,


will likely prefer to keep on watching .


the rich performances by friel


serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting , dialogue , comedy , direction and especially charm .


she 's pretty and she can act --


releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults


makes the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality


it 's defiantly and delightfully against the grain .


jolly


some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe


tight and truthful


a treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you 're a struggling nobody .


then the film is a pleasant enough dish .


been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention


upbeat ending


if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master


's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease


of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread , with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought


should drop everything and run to ichi .


the film is insightful about kissinger 's background and history .


jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod .


clueless


embarrassment and


who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns


werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken


if this is cinema , i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey .


the same love story


's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy .


has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie .


perfectly rendered period piece


a huge cut of above the rest


can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter .


j. lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie , although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she 's a pretty woman , but she 's no working girl .


a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout


a literary detective story is still a detective story


we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera


found writer-director mitch davis 's wall of kitsch hard going


a true cinematic knack


needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese .


left off the film 's predictable denouement


beyond the cleverness , the weirdness and the pristine camerawork


profane and exploitative as the most offensive action


poignant and


share no chemistry or engaging charisma .


bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension


is a monumental achievement


irritating


could young romantics out on a date


has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking , sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history


its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese


an engrossing portrait


delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers


recommend


slick and manufactured to claim street credibility .


it points out how inseparable the two are


elegantly


are canny and spiced with irony


are sometimes bracing


's the perfect star vehicle for grant , allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona .


cold blanket


seem so real in small doses


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


the writing is clever and


are an absolute joy


amuse or entertain them


is a subzero version of monsters , inc. , without the latter 's imagination , visual charm or texture .


talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be , but it 's still quite worth seeing


demeaning its subjects


becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on


help us return to a sane regimen of eating , sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation


blockbuster


as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms ' anti- castro


be a breath of fresh air


rude , scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys


grave for youngsters


an inventive , absorbing movie that 's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist


just about the best straight-up ,


falling into the hollywood trap and


left me with the visceral sensation of longing , lasting traces of charlotte 's web of desire and desperation .


uptight , middle class bores like antonia


needed so badly but what is virtually absent


could n't recommend this film more .


hold dear about cinema


intriguing , observant


, it 's also cold , gray , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated .


almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth --


make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and


on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time


's appealingly manic and energetic .


good actors


slick production values and


executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity


of our making


felt like to be a new yorker -- or , really , to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11


strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars


has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics


strangely


show more of the dilemma , rather than


hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry


but the cinematography is cloudy , the picture making becalmed .


old-fashioned themes


as the original


with considerable wit


he has no character , loveable or otherwise


will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then .


skins has a desolate air , but eyre , a native american raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor .


as mindless


one level


makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects


by men of marginal intelligence


an amazing slapstick


both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations


an appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak , former wrestler chyna and dolly parton


enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out


the pairing does sound promising in theory ... but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners .


accomplishes


gentle film


subtly kinky bedside vigils and


a popcorn film , not a must-own ,


its characters and its audience


a hole in your head


a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes


really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions


needlessly confusing


well-intentioned , but shamelessly manipulative movie


new insight


overflows with wisdom and emotion .


moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


you 'd probably turn it off , convinced that you had already seen that movie .


to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society


has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .


's remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre .


it follows the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .


it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain


's brilliant `


is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .


's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough .


well done , but slow


another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie .


it 's as if allen , at 66 , has stopped challenging himself .


destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and , not far down the line , to find a place among the studio 's animated classics


this likable movie


an unintentionally surreal kid 's picture ... in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode .


are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack


entirely successful


so vivid


a genteel , prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound


the way they help increase an average student 's self-esteem


cute alien


one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies


a wonderfully warm human drama


hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity .


richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but


bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics


an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar


it has its faults , but


a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it


the characters move with grace and panache


a spark of new inspiration in it ,


wafer-thin movie


offers opportunities for occasional smiles


to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history


full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .


misery


young romantics


for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault , the film


a really solid woody allen film


waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one


great past


with energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage


funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work


impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon


thoroughly engrossing


hits every cliche we 've come to expect , including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny


is a pan-american movie , with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart


penetrating ,


, ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human .


maybe you 'll be lucky , and there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back .


a cheap cliché


a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams


a culture-clash comedy that , in addition to being very funny , captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe .


lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie


nearly impossible


this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker , but ayres makes the right choices at every turn .


philosophers , not filmmakers


a decent tv outing


all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders ,


a winning piece


degrading and


another run-of-the-mill disney sequel


keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong


congrats disney on a job


the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks ,


raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids


chan wades through putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , ` if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master . '


itself is ultimately quite unengaging .


was vile enough


pictures


're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles


the charm of the first movie


hopes mr. plympton will find room for one more member of his little band , a professional screenwriter


stale ,


so appealing about the characters


a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking


its recycled aspects , implausibility ,


boisterous energy


, the film certainly does n't disappoint .


for two movies


very good


arresting image


a painful ride


sham actor workshops and an affected malaise


a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked


love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899


directed and convincingly acted


finds warmth in the coldest environment


so sloppily written and


ayurveda does the field no favors


's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan


energetic frontman


wow ' factor


none of the visual wit of the previous pictures


sets animation back 30 years , musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50 .


odd , poetic road movie


majestic


more annoying


that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films


more graceful way


heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start


more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer


the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary , and on both sides it falls short .


sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things


catches dramatic fire


it 's fun , but it 's a real howler .


from the characters


nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it


of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation


so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation


dreams ,


's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience


the brutality of the jokes , most at women 's expense


the chance it affords to watch jackson , who also served as executive producer , take his smooth , shrewd , powerful act abroad


it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides


almost unbearably morbid


takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading


a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing .


working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli ... ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up .


so many explosions


feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment .


, virulent and foul-natured


from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients ,


and as bland


the same mistake as the music industry


is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his


not for their acting chops , but for their looks


deflated


you might want to check it out


a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


-- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --


makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans


pretends to be passionate and truthful


compelling , gut-clutching piece


below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .


that the ` true story ' by which all the queen 's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen


's like having an old friend for dinner ' .


consistently amusing


very top


including a knockout of a closing line )


surprising flair


an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience


putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora 's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest


shows moments of promise


essentially ruined --


toilet humor


of predictable narrative rhythms


is workmanlike in the extreme .


the same blueprint


has worked wonders with the material .


the resourceful amnesiac


has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic .


how far herzog has fallen


is , in a word , brilliant as the conflicted daniel


a cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty


he does all of this , and more , while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift .


hilarious


is a must for genre fans .


an honesty and dignity


a truly annoying pitch


which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project


martha enormously endearing


looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer .


( clooney 's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined ,


could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person


, hélène angel is definitely a director to watch .


pity


makes a wonderful subject for the camera .


how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them


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


ditsy


it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times .


a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent


like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening


is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures


is almost in a class with that of wilde himself


solidly


has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope


drag an audience


to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and


i liked about schmidt a lot ,


'd live in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve


not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us


is infectious .


come up with an original idea for a teen movie


romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows , but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here .


moving and not infrequently breathtaking film


nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley 's breasts -- is authentic .


it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel


a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar , fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same


helps create a complex , unpredictable character .


a whimper


canny , meditative


revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate


around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears


endearing about it .


am baffled by jason x.


's always enthralling


evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits


symbolic


is never clear .


one of our best actors


seldom hammy ,


proves tiresome


without being forceful , sad without being shrill


, you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen .


pretend like your sat scores are below 120


it made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week 's reign of fire .


of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion


childhood innocence


is clear : not easily and , in the end , not well enough .


, the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament .


do justice to the awfulness of the movie


's one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness


low , very low , very


superb performances


guy gets girl , guy loses girl , audience falls asleep .


the quirky and recessive charms of co-stars martin donovan and mary-louise parker


i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise .


kicks off with an inauspicious premise , mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper .


trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' .


clearly evident poverty and hardship


chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead


a treasure chest


the dimming of a certain ambition


amazingly


conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen


cutting-edge indie filmmaking


pedro


deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy


is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters .


mediocre one


without a glimmer of intelligence or invention


like this film


this rude and crude film


the result , however well-intentioned ,


of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract


from the brave , uninhibited performances


as refreshing


visually striking and viscerally repellent .


it had a sense of humor


a tragic dimension and


funny in a sick , twisted sort of way .


arteta paints a picture of lives lived in a state of quiet desperation .


is a tale worth catching .


old-fashioned values


not to be dismissed


gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior .


k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining .


biased


watch the movie


cho continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio .


dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut


a well-intentioned effort that 's still too burdened by the actor


this film : honest


a highly gifted 12-year-old


plenty of laughs


goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice .


pretty weary


the con


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


, we had no trouble sitting for blade ii .


, byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth .


that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads


vibrant and intoxicating


a fascinating glimpse of urban life


insane comic


to care about


secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie .


effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres


a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale


fried in pork


's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau .


you can watch , giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards .


guilt-free


, the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .


new inspiration


the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul


things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk


find little new


would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days


loosely speaking , we 're in all of me territory again ,


is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while


festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .


at his most critically insightful


the film 's hero is a bore


this is a poster movie , a mediocre tribute to films like them !


finely


full-bodied performance


with a tale full of nuance and character dimension


like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood .


an established filmmaker


alarms for duvall 's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks


stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes


liked a lot of the smaller scenes


that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower


semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act .


my wife is an actress works as well as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple .


grating and tedious .


like a grinning jack o ' lantern , its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded .


keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart .


dry humor and jarring shocks


of attraction and interdependence


sincere , and just


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


cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional


nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray ,


a courageous scottish lady


a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential


rouses us


for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway , the hours represents two of those well spent


look at that clever angle !


often hilarious


hart 's war seems to want to be a character study , but apparently ca n't quite decide which character .


great saturday night live sketch


crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies


that this is one summer film that satisfies


be smarter and more diabolical


gracious


girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch ,


shimmering cinematography


it 's a loathsome movie


rigid and evasive in ways


an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless , the grey zone


a movie that 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts .


shines like a lonely beacon


what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


went astray


pure hollywood


could rent the original and get the same love story and parable


these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field , and


an action hero with table manners ,


an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages


epic treatment of a nationwide blight


an attention


creativity


offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor


a wickedly undramatic central theme


do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director


, hard-hitting documentary .


, the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism .


's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year .


offbeat humor , amusing characters


the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy 's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate .


a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions


in their cheap , b movie way


self-deprecating , biting and witty feature


a relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible


a live-action cartoon , a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action


a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination


malaise


at hostile odds with one another


aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit .


could have been crisper and punchier


a lot to recommend read my lips


a little uneven to be the cat 's meow , but it 's good enough to be the purr


is certainly easy to watch .


impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture


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


by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him


-- stoner midnight flick , sci-fi deconstruction , gay fantasia --


racial tension


the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones


a film about the irksome , tiresome nature of complacency


it sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that .


wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work .


imbue the theme with added depth and resonance


on the promise of excitement


utilizing


some startling , surrealistic moments


rife with the rueful , wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language


snappy


interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots .


breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry


for a story set at sea , ghost ship is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises . '


dumb and


eloquent , deeply felt


asia , where ms. shu is an institution


knucklehead


tends to pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times , yet remains fairly light , always entertaining , and smartly written .


are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .


of bland hotels , highways , parking lots


extravagantly


mr. deeds is , as comedy goes , very silly --


has traveled to places in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity


a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933 .


touching , raucously amusing ,


breathless anticipation


hollywood road


menacing


you liked the previous movies in the series


confessions may not be a straightforward bio , nor does it offer much in the way of barris ' motivations , but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture


best short story writing


her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation


please history fans


two fine , nuanced lead performances


jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor ,


while the highly predictable narrative falls short , treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold .


decided to let crocodile hunter steve irwin do what he does best , and fashion a story around him .


the triumph of his band


cinematic corpse


understated piece


offers escapism


while the last metro ) was more melodramatic , confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions , while tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history .


knows how to make our imagination


opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest


turn on many people to opera


, incoherent


charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election


( an ) absorbing documentary


youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point


suspense or believable tension


ultimately you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered


grant is certainly amusing ,


anguish


'' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater .


adding the rich details


flat , plodding picture


a fresh-faced , big-hearted and frequently funny thrill


enjoy as mild escapism


mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls


oscar-nominated


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


reasonably creative eighth-grader


of jaglom 's own profession


with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel


a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view


well-rounded


the national lampoon film franchise


pays off


see the forest for the trees


long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy


alive


none of this is meaningful or memorable


heart-pounding


body humor and reinforcement


rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours


among the best films of the year


terrific special effects and funnier gags


be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and


us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


a tour de force of modern cinema


fairly harmless


its subsequent reinvention , a terrifying study of bourgeois


it pushes its agenda too forcefully


a formula comedy redeemed by its stars


may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002 .


forces us to consider the unthinkable , the unacceptable , the unmentionable


do anything


is wrong in its sequel


of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys


, point and purpose


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


under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name


an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing


the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film since jack carter


from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona


has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry .


it 's true


the leanest and meanest of solondz 's misanthropic comedies .


sympathizing


is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes .


a freshly painted rembrandt


few ` cool ' actors


's definitely worth taking a look


gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ...


manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material


adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism .


it 's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them , but olympia , wash. , based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it 's what makes their project so interesting


moral favorite


wrong things


makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ) , profound without ever being self-important


the entire cast is first-rate , especially sorvino .


comfortable


( shyamalan ) turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count .


uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt


much dramatic impact


never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular , anciently demanding métier


the obnoxious special effects


a guilt-free trip


emotionally devastating


nice , harmless date film


is sadly


lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo


a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically ,


in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row


grace


a b-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget .


when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we 'd live in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve .


the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more


as a tarantula , helga


leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors .


are moments of hilarity to be had


us all


why , for instance , good things happen to bad people


are presented in convincing way


a fine production with splendid singing by angela gheorghiu , ruggero raimondi , and roberto alagna


that the material is so second-rate .


pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .


exceedingly rare


like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy


he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time .


some cynical creeps


everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for


very capable nailbiter


's far from a groundbreaking endeavor


failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs


taken it a step further , richer and deeper


has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults


as well-written as sexy beast , not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels , but stylish and moody


gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error


gangs excels in spectacle and pacing .


, amusing , sad and reflective


the wise , wizened visitor


a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit .


any viewer , young or old ,


, unimaginative and derivative


an attraction that crosses sexual identity


it 's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario , and her presence succeeds in making us believe


memorable film


the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face .


an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness


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


predictable outcome


is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds


be building suspense


seems a prostituted muse ...


our most flamboyant female comics


goes on and on and on and on


emerges a radiant character portrait


this unrelenting bleak insistence


to enjoy good trash every now and then


the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia and the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes .


aids


young everlyn sampi , as the courageous molly craig , simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film .


a faulty premise


mr. soderbergh 's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious .


a party political broadcast


once again strands his superb performers in the same old story .


posing as a real movie .


acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts


a detailed historical document


definitive account


distanced us from the characters .


realized through clever makeup design


remains vividly in memory long


though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle


to inject her pure fantasy character , melanie carmichael , with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic


fall dreadfully short


vital comic ingredient


if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine


more trifle than triumph .


to do that is really funny


like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok


saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo


fills me with revulsion .


desperately


comes off winningly


times when the film 's reach exceeds its grasp


makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen


than a mall movie designed to kill time


enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games


two directors with far less endearing disabilities


sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy .


is n't going to make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous


extremely unpleasant


exceptional


gag two or three times


with a hard-to-swallow premise


highlighted


not a trace


writing , skewed characters ,


that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus


a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait


the story the movie tells is of brian de palma 's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career .


funny or


will want to see over and over again


zzzzzzzzz


fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs


an action movie with an action icon who 's been all but decommissioned


begins on a high note and


tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination .


so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots .


this seductive tease of a thriller gets the job done .


delicate


what 's nice is that there 's a casual intelligence that permeates the script .


best actress


, mouthpieces , visual motifs , blanks .


kids-and-family-oriented


us ... is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows


as original and insightful


full of charm


and that makes all the difference .


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful ,


above its disgusting source material


represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken .


as their natural instinct for self-preservation


inexcusable dumb


like an extended , open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story


in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising , but in practice it 's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life .


imaginatively


, one is left with a sour taste in one 's mouth , and little else .


poorly written , murky and weakly acted


you 're a jet all the way


explores all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut


this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short .


the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough


in which the script and characters hold sway


engross even the most antsy youngsters


the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis


are too cute


for finding meaning in relationships or work


the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love .


could easily be called the best korean film of 2002


, e.t. is still a cinematic touchstone .


elevate `` glory ''


been 13 months and 295 preview screenings


he forgets to make it entertaining


evocative


if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy , much about the film , including some of its casting , is frustratingly unconvincing .


takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights .


warm water under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal .


slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms


tired stereotypes


trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish


not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered , but


grows on you -- like a rash


hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source 's complexity


neil burger here succeeded in ... making the mystery of four decades back the springboard for a more immediate mystery in the present


respectable summer blockbuster


the problem with all of this : it 's not really funny .


not just ticking , but humming


turn stupid


gives out


the laborious pacing


translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya


to the outstanding soundtrack


designed as a reverie about memory and regret , but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it .


good as the full monty , but a really strong second effort


slap her - she 's not funny !


that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit


simply


's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure .


mr. goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction


a masterpiece -- and a challenging one


with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining


to decide what annoyed me most about god is great


effortless performance


a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop


a clarity of purpose and even-handedness


... portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue .


originality


an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema


provide any conflict


a live-wire film


can be a bit repetitive


of a film that 's rarely as entertaining as it could have been


in the film that surprises or delights


, from the incongruous but chemically


most savagely hilarious


reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others


but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner


fans of plympton 's shorts may marginally enjoy the film ,


debuts by an esteemed writer-actor


about death


that miss