's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages .


the cleverest


has moments of inspired humor


interesting enough


at the absurdities and inconsistencies


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


searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say


the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus


familiar , fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same


a formula comedy redeemed by its stars ,


first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


such a great one


aesthetic experience


make for one splendidly cast pair


, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy


is wrong in its sequel


leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion .


, secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism .


enhances the personal touch of manual animation .


stirring , funny


performed a difficult task indeed


charm , cultivation and devotion to his people


is truly funny , playing a kind of ghandi gone bad


an interesting look


a confluence of kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design


its recycled aspects


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


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


choppy recycling


a torn book jacket


something more beautiful than either of those films


rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...


does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .


is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts


is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical .


destroy is also a creative urge


imbued with passion and attitude .


intimate feeling


the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies


that 's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer


the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man


how they make their choices , and


there 's no conversion effort , much of the writing is genuinely witty and both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career , if they want one


is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .


the milieu is wholly unconvincing ...


mr. goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction


, resistance and artistic transcendence


looking at his 12th oscar nomination


, energetic and smart


seems a prostituted muse


creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history ,


will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face


instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games


one-sided


who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson 's creek


an athlete , a movie star ,


drown yourself in a lake


fluffy and disposible


leave fans clamoring for another ride


, worse ,


can be made


change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and


feature-length


unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller


a momentum that never lets up


low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes


or `` suck ''


poor remake


an action hero with table manners ,


off-beat and fanciful film


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


a perfect example of rancid , well-intentioned , but shamelessly manipulative movie making


one of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but ... also one of the most curiously depressing


give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed .


delivers more goodies than lumps of coal


a crass and insulting homage to great films like some like it hot and the john wayne classics .


i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further


olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation


the best in recent memory


delivers without sham the raw-nerved story .


of the credit for the film 's winning tone


does n't contain half the excitement of balto , or quarter the fun of toy story 2 .


is appealing


as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game , juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre ,


bolstered by exceptional performances and


a tired , unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow


an amazing slapstick


everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized .


a chronicle not only of one man 's quest to be president , but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten , cynical journalists into what was essentially , by campaign 's end , an extended publicity department .


thinly sketched story


a few gut-busting laughs


is a remarkably accessible and haunting film .


, frida gets the job done .


the unacceptable ,


've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama .


results from adhering to the messiness of true stories


smugly


that 's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh


the lousy lead performances


was reading the minds of the audience


hideous


sincere , and just


is loopy and ludicrous


the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history


has n't developed characters so much as caricatures , one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else


( or worth rooting against , for that matter )


the problems


worn-out material


a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation --


slap her - she 's not funny


forgettable


in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise


one of the best war movies ever made


very few laughs and even less surprises


the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor ,


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


that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do , too little time to do it in


a slam-bang extravaganza


fiercely intelligent and


cheesy backdrops


, overmanipulative hollywood practices


is sordid and disgusting


charged music to the ears of cho 's fans .


entirely suspenseful ,


their lamentations are pretty much self-centered )


pathetic , endearing


suffers from a paunchy midsection , several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme .


odd , poetic road movie


a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed ,


a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling .


clarity and


if you find comfort in familiarity


kapur gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story 's emotional thrust .


result in a movie that works against itself


this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy


difficult


bowser


complaints i might have


pleasant enough dish


to scoring high for originality of plot


with a hard-to-swallow premise


manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust .


the cinematic equivalent of high humidity


an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema


cardiac


late-summer


plain , unimaginative


by mediocrity


has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome


the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ...


the passion , creativity , and fearlessness


's very beavis and butthead , yet always seems to elicit a chuckle


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


it 's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here ,


done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment


bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers , and circles it obsessively , without making contact


tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes , most at women 's expense .


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


is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone .


safe conduct is anything but languorous .


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


none of the visual wit of the previous pictures


it 's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth .


bewilderingly brilliant


to some talented performers


lustrous polished visuals


's because there 's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair


some cute moments


the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection ,


reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise ,


feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago


tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality .


a great , participatory spectator sport . '


all manner of lame entertainment


the jokes are sophomoric ,


thoughtful dialogue


marvelous first 101 minutes


welcome , if downbeat , missive


`` 13 conversations about one thing '' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling .


mentally `` superior ''


cheapo


emotional buttons


brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema


should please fans of chris fuhrman 's posthumously published cult novel .


stylish


manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week ,


successfully blended satire


also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare


thoughtlessly


davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air


assured , vital


the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and


looks and feels tired .


with first love sweetly


might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill


ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice


that should be relegated to a dark video store corner


that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak , former wrestler chyna and dolly parton


freakish


from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell


warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed


may fall fast asleep


a distinctly mixed bag , the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze .


complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence , but not a drop


glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum


a sun-drenched masterpiece


to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic


i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese , but at least now we 've got something pretty damn close


is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff .


demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop


i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film , and


effortless performance


most impressive


the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity .


started with a great premise and then just fell apart


is to imply terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects .


inert sci-fi action thriller .


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


are still looking for a common through-line


is the far superior film .


, this film 's heart is even more embracing than monty , if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition .


makes the grade as tawdry trash


a step further , richer and


sex


the redeeming feature of chan 's films has always been the action ,


so boring


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


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


suspend your disbelief here and now ,


is a visual treat for all audiences


its idiocy


comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness .


the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork .


to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies


have a story and a script


deflated


oscar-winning master


reality shows -- reality shows for god 's sake !


thoughtful


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


leave us stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites


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


'm sure there 's a teenage boy out there somewhere who 's dying for this kind of entertainment .


a stunningly unoriginal premise


so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened .


, the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .


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


wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon 's ) better films


ultimately takes hold and grips hard .


graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies


predictable storyline and


sensitive story


the film was better than saving private ryan


best part ' of the movie


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


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


of updating white 's dry wit to a new age


a vehicle to savor binoche 's skill


's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but


` matrix ' - style massacres erupt throughout ... but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy .


a fascinating little tale


into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear


seems to have recharged him .


i usually dread encountering the most


glitz


its most immediate and most obvious pleasure


a warmth


a matinee price


a delightful romantic comedy


crematorium


smart-aleck


become a spielberg trademark


from the characters


would count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is


shot on ugly digital video .


cautions


it looks good , but it is essentially empty .


director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon , but showtime 's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks .


dripping with cliche


'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept


one of the most incoherent features in recent memory .


oodles of charm


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


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


to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter


felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes .


a lame comedy .


humor


bring on the sequel


to give them credit for : the message of the movie


goes on and on and on and on


needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion ` grandeur ' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism .


a wonderful , imaginative script


a delightfully dour


a breadth of vision


the belly laughs


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


goes straight to video


off the hook is overlong and not well-acted , but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all .


scores a direct hit


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


i ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out .


the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career


delivers on that promise


takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks


, from the incongruous but chemically


signals director rick famuyiwa 's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema


a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres


creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky 's diaries .


would require the patience of job to get through this interminable , shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture .


poignant and


of loss


are sometimes inexpressive


deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame .


tepid


career-defining revelation


fills me with revulsion .


delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted .


that is actually funny with the material


created a substantive movie


has at least one more story to tell : his own


check your brain at the door


female empowerment


broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end , after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car .


flat


's an odd show , pregnant with moods , stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise


indignant


a thrill


falls short in building the drama of lilia 's journey .


numb experience


as quiet , patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself


has become one of our best actors


epiphanies


hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated


that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .


is that there 's a casual intelligence that permeates the script


rises


is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys


inventive , fun


minor classic


a remarkable piece


dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material


absolutely


incongruous summer playoff


cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists .


, hélène angel is definitely a director to watch .


i liked the movie


futility


me no lika da accents so good , but


cleverly constructed scenario


bile , and irony


has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool


make such a worthless film


uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave .


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


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


i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great


is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships


like a term paper


be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world


's still a guilty pleasure to watch .


gorgeous to look at


to the concession stand and/or restroom


jarring shocks


typical


cultivated


distressing


there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ;


any redeeming value whatsoever


takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women


how low brow


to be influenced chiefly by humanity 's greatest shame


to the dullest irish pub scenes


pays off , as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter


is a film living far too much in its own head .


and crude storyline


the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying -- like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming .


, like mike shoots and scores , doing its namesake proud


shreve 's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen , and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera .


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 .


broomfield is energized by volletta wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles .


fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte


, intelligent


her film is like a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly , so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless .


a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it


convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment


whose aims -- and by extension , accomplishments --


is on full , irritating display


a battle between bug-eye theater and dead-eye


go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike


in which the script and characters hold sway


of the year 's most enjoyable releases


to show us why it 's compelling


healing process


it 's a lyrical endeavor .


a memorable experience


significantly different ( and better ) than most films


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 .


recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak


rouses us


more annoying


since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer


the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work


drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers


ambiguous ending


outstanding soundtrack


, the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor


recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes


some of the computer animation is handsome ,


this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny .


to mention absolutely refreshed .


happy


the lazy material


gets the tone just right --


a moving picture that does not move .


fast-moving and cheerfully


plain crap


feel sanitised and stagey .


its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures


the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible , but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them .


a dream


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


definitive , if disingenuous , feature


exceeds expectations .


sentimentality and annoying


with poetic force and buoyant feeling


an uncomfortable experience , but one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema .


what it was that made the story relevant in the first place


reaching the comic heights it obviously desired


gooding is the energetic frontman ,


less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith


a possible argentine american beauty reeks


only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy


's so fun about this silly , outrageous , ingenious thriller


worthless


of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it


innocent , childlike and inherently funny


the tuxedo was n't just bad ; it was , as my friend david cross would call it , ` hungry-man portions of bad ' .


the latter 's attendant intelligence


purely enjoyable


the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents , wise folks that they are , read books .


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


there 's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention , but it grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip 's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


often intense character study


disjointed


is a bore


touchingly


intelligence , wit or innovation


a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder


is attractive


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


done , so primitive in technique


this crude


is born to play shaggy !


forget


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


, provocative drama


one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then


the performances of the children , untrained in acting


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


most amazing super-sized dosage


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


a little better than sorcerer 's stone .


may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards .


in making me groggy


sometimes inadequate


takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze


was lazy but enjoyable


by turns very dark and very funny .


effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres


a hokey piece


see some interesting storytelling devices


... instead go rent `` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance .


brooding and slow


the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions


not-very-funny


establishes a wonderfully creepy mood .


nothing but boilerplate clichés from start


some unpaid intern had just typed ` chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine


be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely


despite a quieter middle section , involving aragorn 's dreams of arwen , this is even better than the fellowship .


thematically complex


an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece


a highly gifted 12-year-old


too sappy for its own good


the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


it will warm your heart ,


an impeccable study


the visceral sensation


buried , drowned and


trying to have the best of both worlds


a masterpiece -- and a challenging one


its provocative conclusion


prepare to marvel again


maudlin or


to note that this film , like the similarly ill-timed antitrust , is easily as bad at a fraction the budget


underwhelming


is nicely shot , well-edited


one of those so-so films that could have been much better


the unfulfilling , incongruous


our eyes


enriched


makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart


hopkins/rock collision


it desperately wants to be a wacky , screwball comedy , but


great marching bands


in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you


uneasy


within a wallflower


this is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it 's a sit down and ponder affair


positive change


in the film that surprises or delights


the leaping story line , shaped by director peter kosminsky into sharp slivers and cutting impressions ,


an affectionately goofy satire that 's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary ...


sure to ultimately disappoint the action


an authentic feel


of clichés and a dim


is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake


creeps into your heart


the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera


mournful


delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers


that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar


dying and


insane comic


in all , an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press , especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate


the paper-thin characterizations


asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country


in fact , the best in recent memory


mild disturbance or detached pleasure


it points out how inseparable the two are


much like a fragment of an underdone potato


the hype


a fun adventure movie


handsomely


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


surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches


is an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character , who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces


been preferable


off-puttingly


is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend .


what 's missing


cussing


tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise


encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be


could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population .


running off


australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place .


more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks , unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema .


armed with a game supporting cast ,


hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon )


shows crushingly little curiosity about


churn out one mediocre movie after another


coen brothers


considered a funny little film


a caper that 's neither original nor terribly funny


kwan is a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise , and


a full experience


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


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


's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever .


it must be labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


timeless and unique


adding the rich details


every faltering half-step of its development


is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .


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


be found a tough beauty


a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long after viewing


accomplish what few sequels can


the small , human moments


terrific setpieces


stretched out to feature


is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way .


unusually tame


made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes .


without any of the pretension associated with the term


maddeningly insistent and repetitive


this is downright movie penance


if i want music , i 'll buy the soundtrack .


is a bowser


gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error


while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place , its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .


has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke


portray themselves


, his most personal work yet .


's a pale imitation


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful ,


would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes .


with an original idea for a teen movie


is as consistently engaging as it is revealing


one good idea


peevish and


that her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance


slapping its target audience


trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years


has skin looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable , as it does in trouble every day


toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry


catch it ... if you can !


shrill and soporific , and because


conceit


an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy


remains undiminished


too much time


a kind of hard , cold effect


equally derisive clunker


it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery


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


just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk


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


the artwork is spectacular and


is exceedingly pleasant


jovial


ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album


some of its repartee is still worth hearing .


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 .


the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms. ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting .


are so well


with muscles and a lot more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch


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


intriguing , observant


the film seems as deflated as he does


's tremendously moving


joyous celebration


i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and


some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone


enough is just the ticket you need .


is just such an achievement


begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully


almost unbearably morbid


the filmmaker 's extraordinary access to massoud


astonishing


love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today


with an elegance and maturity


occasional smiles


releasing


fun and nimble


but certainly not without merit


things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films


like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure ,


to convey a sense of childhood imagination


essentially ruined -- or , rather


reno himself can take credit for most of the movie 's success .


, heartwarming yarn


brave and challenging


lyrical and celebratory


'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back


this is a heartfelt story


drama


`` extreme ops '' exceeds expectations .


go hand in hand


are presented in convincing way


riveting set pieces


very real


torments and angst


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


with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles


striking villains


delight your senses and crash this wedding


a hit


is n't in this film , which may be why it works as well as it does .


more repetition than creativity throughout the movie


just that and it 's what makes their project so interesting


if you are curious to see the darker side of what 's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ) , or see some interesting storytelling devices , you might want to check it out


of blaxploitation flicks


enthusiastic


in future years as an eloquent memorial


old-hat


assured , glossy and shot through with brittle desperation


it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama


few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending


a smart , solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn


catapulting the artist


as mushy as peas


raised to a new , self-deprecating level


romantic and


suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length .


a nonstop hoot


a chilly , brooding but quietly


a visionary


of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet


it may be a no-brainer , but at least it 's a funny no-brainer .


awesome work : ineffable , elusive , yet inexplicably powerful


catapulting the artist into her own work


an impossible spot because his character 's deceptions ultimately undo him and


this sucker


phlegmatic bore


, nothing good can happen


men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it 's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic .


a snore


embracing


skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience


love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre .


be with a large dose of painkillers


a compelling allegory about the last days of germany 's democratic weimar republic


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


it 's easy to love robin tunney -- she 's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices .


a weird , arresting little ride .


it may not be a great piece of filmmaking , but its power comes from its soul 's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case .


a conventional , but well-crafted film about a historic legal battle in ireland over a man 's right to raise his own children .


jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor ,


happy , heady jumble


enjoyed it


new york 's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief


a different movie -- sometimes tedious --


wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .


tell you how tedious ,


this rich , bittersweet israeli documentary , about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family , transcends ethnic lines .


are cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences , and many tired jokes about men in heels .


, but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid


amateurish , quasi-improvised acting exercise


that only self-aware neurotics engage in


so larger than life


unfortunately


the actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing ,


filled with fantasies , daydreams , memories and one fantastic visual trope


racial tension


bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics .


if it 's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for .


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


're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles


to show for their labor , living harmoniously , joined in song


making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers


awry


conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle


effecting change and inspiring hope


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


if you love reading and/or poetry , then by all means check it out .


of american pie hijinks


both ugly and mindless


to the background -- a welcome step


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


a total lack of empathy


be genuinely satisfying


be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something


humor in i spy is so anemic .


to know your ice-t 's from your cool-j 's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california


of the best since the last waltz


odd and weird


weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past


septic


's fun for kids of any age


's the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming


good as the original


writing , skewed characters ,


you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored .


its agonizing , catch-22 glory


interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story .


funny and


the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater


mention `` solaris '' five years from now and


credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it feel realistic .


as the old saying goes , because it 's true


a condition only the old are privy to


bold by studio standards


with their fathers


evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking .


curves


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


outing with one of france 's most inventive directors


occasionally loud and offensive , but more often


diesel , with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery , fits the bill perfectly


consider it ` perfection .


get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who 's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos .


magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it 's one tough rock .


a cinematic postcard


from grace that still leaves shockwaves


special


isolation


twohy 's a good yarn-spinner ,


new insight


love in remembrance .


for violence


such a talented director as chen kaige


bloody


poorly written , murky and weakly acted


romeo and juliet/west side story territory , where it plainly has no business going


balanced or fair


feel realistic


imperfect


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


high-octane


, the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey


a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian ...


own fear and paranoia


mawkish self-parody


will forgive the flaws and love the film .


an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .


surprisingly ` solid ' achievement


cheap , vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail 's pace


of good acting


sweet


that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject


gives the story some soul


slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze


worthy idea


a cinematic fluidity and sense


to do a little fleeing of its own


problematic


emphasizes the well-wrought story and


the cartoon


titillating material


a lovely film for the holiday season


hilariously wicked black comedy ...


, like silence , it 's a movie that gets under your skin .


less a movie than


what he does best


we , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life


goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy , seductive pacing


revolutionary spirit


the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style


a sensitive , moving ,


goes on and on to the point of nausea


a such a brainless flibbertigibbet


roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information .


when the fire burns out , we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that 's where the film ultimately fails


'll wait in vain for a movie to happen


robbed and


an attraction that crosses sexual identity


manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie 's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy .


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


an intense political and psychological thriller


were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project


one of my greatest pictures , drunken master


impressively true for being so hot-blooded


make us share their enthusiasm


what is essentially an extended soap opera


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


odd bedfellows


who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


we 've seen ( eddie ) murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death , but because the plot is equally hackneyed


to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies


awards animals the respect they


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


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


nostalgic


three-dimensional characters


puréed mélange


be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies


is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears


as important as humor


the film is competent


the ya-ya 's have many secrets and one is - the books are better .


a selection of scenes in search of a movie .


family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition


a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .


perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood


is one of this year 's very best pictures


has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar .


breathtaking mystery


venture forth


sluggish , tonally uneven


mr. audiard 's direction is fluid and quick .


weak claims


that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well


, three-dimensional characters


when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen


the career peak


it 's definitely an improvement on the first blade , since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously .


there 's no conversion effort , much of the writing is genuinely witty and


shines in her quiet blue eyes


everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for


for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .


fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of


gives human nature its unique feel


his flick-knife diction in the role of roger swanson


the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings


is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge .


the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and


relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end


is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona , here a more annoying , though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip .


sitting in a downtown café , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing , and desperately wishing you could change tables


that 's exactly what these two people need to find each other


is not that it 's offensive , but that it 's boring .


strains


been 13 months and 295 preview screenings


more confused , less interesting


stunning images and effects


supremely


very light


in a sense , that 's a liability .


is a copy of a copy of a copy


imbue the theme with added depth and resonance


of ineptly


coal is n't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children 's stockings .


daring and beautifully made .


mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved


is essentially a subculture , with its own rules regarding love and family , governance and hierarchy


elegant and


got me grinning


is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake


's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good


-- and long -- for its own good


carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract


satin rouge is not a new , or inventive , journey , but it 's encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity


is a convincing one


few points


an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity


shows he 's back in form , with an astoundingly rich film .


the gloomy film noir veil


to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


half-baked setups


own breezy , distracted rhythms


ill-advised


contains some hefty thematic material on time , death , eternity , and what


so many red herrings , so many false scares


in a sick , twisted sort of way


the way the roundelay of partners functions , and the interplay within partnerships and among partnerships and the general air of gator-bashing are consistently delightful .


built for controversy


self-aware , often self-mocking ,


with a series of riveting set pieces


a straight-ahead thriller


unrewarding


a charming and evoking little ditty


sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic ,


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


deeply meditative


, the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché .


, you 'll still be glued to the screen .


gentle , touching story


a wholesome fantasy


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


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


is the best he 's been in years


could restage the whole thing in your bathtub


telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal


's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah


an overripe episode of tv 's dawson 's creek and


family-friendly


an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp


a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams


... is at once playful and haunting , an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends .


are clinically depressed


such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution .


one lousy movie


on tediously about their lives , loves and the art


crummy


terminally bland , painfully slow


entirely irony-free zone


about one in three gags in white 's intermittently wise script hits its mark


mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot


the sentimental cliches mar an otherwise excellent film .


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


an excellent cast


evokes


, personal film


, rapid-fire delivery


unfunny


is a superior horror flick .


rock 's stand-up magic wanes .


cliché-laden


... silly humbuggery ...


is the stuff of high romance , brought off with considerable wit


confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please , and


a japan bustling


, bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .


which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them


most romantic


an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you


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


a wacky , screwball comedy


a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts


who embraces a strict moral code


true and historically significant


it 's not particularly well made , but since i found myself howling more than cringing , i 'd say the film works


saved this film


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


a moving and weighty depiction


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


's the image that really tells the tale


is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal .


has succeeded beyond all expectation


fierce


this space-based homage to robert louis stevenson 's treasure island fires on all plasma conduits .


stirs us as well


a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars .


did n't care .


is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film , '


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


are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed .


it is laughingly enjoyable


the movie is all portent and no content


acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation


ourside the theater roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .


is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor


necessary and timely


goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice


an elegant work


stereotypes in good fun ,


the early and middle passages


sharp


to a strangely sinister happy ending


abandon


badly cobbled


, it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered .


the occasional bursts


as a kind of colorful , dramatized pbs program , frida gets the job done .


own brightly colored dreams


if encouraging return


's all bluster and cliché


generally smart


hooks us


then blood work is for you .


already tired


a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last


can not guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed


of that delicate canon


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


would tax einstein 's brain .


offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun


a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and


attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago


is simply no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country


seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper ,


you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles


she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant , so i do n't know what she 's doing in here


tipped this film into the `` a '' range , as is


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


has several strong performances


is more than merely a holocaust movie


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


writer-director david jacobson


seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool ,


smartly played and smartly directed .


a lot to recommend read my lips


is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking


a sour taste in one 's mouth


childhood imagination


a canny crowd pleaser ,


brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors


to be a parody of gross-out flicks , college flicks , or even flicks in general


to whet one 's appetite for the bollywood films


like many western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing , but its heartfelt concern about north korea 's recent past and south korea 's future adds a much needed moral weight .


jolt you out


cast and surehanded direction


, poignant and leavened


a master


extremely unpleasant


wasted


eye-popping visuals


pissed


with the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors


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


poor


the cinematic canon


will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it


if s&m seems like a strange route to true love , maybe it is , but it 's to this film 's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that 's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves .


entertaining


as often it 's meandering , low on energy , and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy


a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy


i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture ,


can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down


suck the audience in


the genuinely funny jokes


is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition -- wearing a cloak of unsentimental , straightforward text -- when it 's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type


the artsy and often pointless visuals


'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about .


swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises


american and


samuel l. jackson is one of the best actors there is .


journey into a philosophical void .


handsome and sophisticated approach to the workplace romantic comedy .


engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary


finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers


the timeless spectacle of people


schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ... losin ' his fan base ...


it 's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements , and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas


ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang


green ruins every single scene he 's in ,


, this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus .


its sense of fun or energy


birthday girl lucks out with chaplin and kidman , 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 .


turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach


riveted to our seats


, we 'd prefer a simple misfire .


to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement , and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest


celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs .


its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting


favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing


, at times sublime ,


, point and purpose


fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution


the extent to which it succeeds


to be wholesome and subversive at the same time


is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . '


should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows


about mad queens , obsessive relationships , and rampant adultery


makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly .


perfectly describes pauline & paulette


an esteemed writer-actor


foul up shum 's good intentions .


particular , anciently demanding métier


to a spectacular completion one


too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style .


with jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour


was entranced .


seagal ran out of movies years ago ,


's funny , as the old saying goes , because it 's true .


that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for


coos beseechingly


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


for excitement


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


that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie


uplifter


you will probably like it .


will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating .


the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny , not actually exploiting it yourself


to embrace small , sweet ` evelyn


fit the incredible storyline


with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering


utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing --


enticing and


richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings


as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation


a frustrating ` tweener ' --


seriously intended movie


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


is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective


the ideal casting


pitch-perfect


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


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


delight


's the sweet cinderella story


in this dreary mess


a lack of clarity and audacity


sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then


you 're in luck .


messy and frustrating


provocative piece


a big , loud , bang-the-drum bore .


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater , and films had the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain


it a step further , richer and deeper


see it for his performance if nothing else .


was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because 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


, they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood


fast-paced and wonderfully edited


, you 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party .


refined


packed with just as much intelligence as action


quite a bit of heart


the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn , and the nicest thing i can say is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it


of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness


come , already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count


peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes


none of this is very original , and it is n't particularly funny .


makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes , becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place


a brief amount of time


should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title .


surprising , subtle


a child 's pain


witless , pointless , tasteless and idiotic


one of the best of a growing strain of daring films


hackneyed , threadbare comic setups


gutless direction


, accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way .


much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing :


a beguiling freshness


onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind


fun-for-fun


an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection .


the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie


street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or


all the stomach-turning violence


its story is only surface deep


of technical skill and rare depth


has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor


'' it 's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight . ''


i know that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again


plays it straight , turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder .


as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes


mishandle the story 's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself .


as a serious drama about spousal abuse


cinematic tone poem


a fascinating character 's story


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


so awful


is worth seeing


odd , rapt spell


the job done , running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez


determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering


infinitely wittier version


who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans


is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects ,


plucking tension from quiet


whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people


presents nothing special and , until the final act , nothing


with so much passion


founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women


rated eee for excitement


if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals


stunning new young talent


soul-stirring


be careful what you wish for ''


vulgar


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


the film buzz and whir ;


emphasising her plight and isolation


'd rather watch a rerun of the powerpuff girls


nasty


fascinating -- and timely -- content


poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines


had so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost


that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise


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


paints - of a culture in conflict with itself ,


trimmed dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera , the better to focus on the hero 's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness


is off-putting ,


is visually smart


in a class with spike lee 's masterful


emotionally and spiritually compelling


you would n't want to live waydowntown , but it is a hilarious place to visit


at a time when we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is , collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture .


triple x is a double agent , and he 's one bad dude .


achieves its main strategic objective :


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


and second , what 's with all the shooting ?


priceless


are an absolute joy


in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker


sometimes murky , always brooding look


fascination , and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement


welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion


, you 'll have a good time with this one too


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


director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon


fairly trite


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


energizes


to the movie 's rude and crude humor


p.t. anderson understands the grandness of romance and


the humor is recognizably plympton


cold , sterile and lacking any color or warmth


not-so-small problem


, dramatized pbs program


's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .


a very depressing movie


a half dozen


schlocky


wrapping the theater


awesome


watching a rerun


maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral


from a flat script and a low budget


amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio


start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line


curse


in treading the line between sappy and sanguine


have problems , which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way


self-indulgent


the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure


so vivid


on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very , very slowly


can depress you about life itself .


this overlong infomercial ,


companion piece


the unthinkable , the unacceptable , the unmentionable


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


but because it has a bigger-name cast , it gets a full theatrical release


everybody else is in the background


of jaglom 's own profession


`` based on true events , '' a convolution of language that suggests it 's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face .


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


the top japanese animations


is as delightful as it is derivative .


plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting .


sweet without the decay


that while cleverly worked out , can not overcome blah characters


the plot holes


it 's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre


with crude humor and vulgar innuendo


subtlety has never been his trademark


accomplishes


's one of the worst of the entire franchise


dips key moments from the film


that was hard for me to warm up to


dirty jokes


have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart


into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games


this gets us in trouble


plays like a tired tyco ad


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


this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman 's warmest .


is elevated by michael caine 's performance as a weary journalist in a changing world .


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


argentine retread


avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type


well-written and occasionally challenging social drama


set out to lampoon , anyway


whatever fills time --


comedy genre


the real masterpiece


distanced us from the characters


build some robots , haul 'em to the theater with you for the late show , and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year


hypocritical work


killer


feels uncomfortably real


of an underdone potato


enters a realm where few non-porn films venture ,


the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters


the year 's greatest adventure ,


this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life


compelling pre-wwii drama


proven that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery


the central flaw of the film


often surprises you with unexpected comedy


leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing


a fascinating study of isolation and frustration


feels strangely hollow at its emotional core


will enjoy themselves .


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


remains oddly detached


the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders , desperate for work and food


no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting


disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service


captivatingly quirky hybrid


been told and retold


the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper 's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac , we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament .


to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art


serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting , dialogue ,


any awards


similarly styled gremlins


goodness


seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play .


the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .


delivers a magnetic performance


to probe questions of attraction and interdependence


murderous


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


in a joyous communal festival of rhythm


the entire cast is first-rate , especially sorvino .


go see this delightful comedy .


such an achievement


with remarkable serenity and discipline


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


, hard-hitting documentary .


the rock on a wal-mart budget


that it 's offensive


long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short


it is a failure .


by writer-director kurt wimmer


some people march to the beat of a different drum , and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in , this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options


trusts the story it sets out to tell


video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose


morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick


are lukewarm and quick to pass .


see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence


human impulses that grew hideously twisted


a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes


between flaccid satire and what


modestly surprising movie


an exhilarating


on an irresistible , languid romanticism


an unsettling sight ,


as saccharine movies go


a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with


as the movie sputters


drags it back


its three-hour running time plays closer to two .


so successful at lodging itself in the brain


fun or


touching , raucously amusing , uncomfortable , and , yes ,


snoozer


, in itself , is extraordinary .


as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and


is far from disappointing


been leavened by a charm that 's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout


is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors


a live-wire film


non-firsthand experience


alternative medicine obviously has its merits ... but ayurveda does the field no favors .


some movies suck you in despite their flaws , and


deliciously


tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot .


scarcely worth


perfectly pitched between comedy and tragedy , hope and despair


informative , intriguing , observant


one of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us


unendurable viewing experience


preachy and


offers big , fat , dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in .


irrational


the most poorly staged and lit action in memory


as an entertainment destination for the general public


serial murders


he 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery , and the film seems as deflated as he does .


splash


the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea


assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne 's novel .


a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up


is that it 's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime


pretends to be passionate and truthful


congrats disney on a job


with raw emotions


a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children 's entertainment , superhero comics , and japanese animation .


adorably ditsy but


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


loss and denial


shakes you vigorously


works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters .


oversexed , at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty , female and single .


work -- is charming


pointless


of the unsung heroes of 20th century


soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless


though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled


an unendurable viewing experience


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


beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen


an extraordinary film , not least


, he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable


steve oedekerk is , alas , no woody allen .


the grieving process


about tattoos


ache by the end of kung pow


compelling , gut-clutching piece


more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us


a strong script ,


it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep ,


the film 's thoroughly recycled plot


the lady and the duke surprisingly


a loose collection


she may not be real , but the laughs are


still comes off as a touching , transcendent love story .


of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written


multilayered


... contains very few laughs and even less surprises .


puts wang at the forefront of china 's sixth generation of film makers .


terrifying message


imagination and insight


often-hilarious farce


independent-community guiding lights


boasts some tart tv-insider humor


the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers


enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd


vain for a movie


are up to the task


wears out


very good ( but not great )


with a teeth-clenching gusto


, it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous .


often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration of motherhood and desperate mothers


brutally dry satire


mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings


it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it 's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it .


is clearly a good thing


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


completely awful iranian drama ...


its characters , weak and strong


the whole enterprise


the only surprise


an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche


unimaginative and


it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways


posing as a real movie


worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids


is a very good viewing alternative for young women .


keep you wide awake and ...


mediocre


spellbinding fun and


do justice to the awfulness of the movie ,


a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel


the footage of the rappers at play and the prison interview with suge knight are just two of the elements that will grab you .


the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere .


have given this movie a rating of zero


championship


awakening and ripening


unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country , but especially from france


a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama .


happily


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


is pretty weary


vulgarity , sex scenes , and


guessing plot and


as the libretto directs , ideally capturing the opera 's drama and lyricism


without cheesy fun factor .


stoner midnight flick , sci-fi deconstruction


the direction has a fluid , no-nonsense authority


entertaining enough , but nothing new


itself is small and shriveled


to crack a smile at


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


that frenetic spectacle ( on the tv show )


buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or


alternating with lots of sloppiness


a relentless , bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action


does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject .


some kind of goofy grandeur


does not work .


seeing justice served


is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death


's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting .


revealing nothing


trapped


a nice album


sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy


pair that with really poor comedic writing ...


it does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received .


neither as scary-funny as tremors


carefully choreographed


at least he provides a strong itch to explore more .


that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated


is n't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own .


could very well clinch him this year 's razzie .


vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny


great over-the-top moviemaking if you 're in a slap-happy mood


, decisive moments


very amusing , not the usual route in a thriller , and the performances are odd and pixilated and sometimes both .


your reward will be a thoughtful , emotional movie experience .


plenty of laughs


the pale script


tremble without losing his machismo


it 's kinda dumb .


is an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love


lingerie models and bar dancers


nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time


we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together ,


an extremely unpleasant film .


a finely written ,


make the most of the large-screen format


witty dialogue and inventive moments


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


altogether darker side


sincerely crafted picture


a film , and such a stultifying ,


an actress


fearless purity


in this poor remake of such a well loved classic , parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision . '


distinguished and thoughtful


've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel .


scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv


poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography


an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and


should have stayed there .


display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline


an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt )


the film , like jimmy 's routines , could use a few good laughs .


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


fare with real thematic heft


a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout


green ruins every single scene he 's in , and the film , while it 's not completely wreaked , is seriously compromised by that


a worthless film


if you like peace , you 'll like promises .


also one of the most curiously depressing


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


blockbusters


, quite simply , should n't have been made


a little-remembered world


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


smart , compelling drama


i am highly amused by the idea that we have come to a point in society where it has been deemed important enough to make a film in which someone has to be hired to portray richard dawson .


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


of wit and dignity


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


welcome step


pull us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that 's opened between them


makes for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children 's entertainment


college


dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography ,


's worth taking the kids to


aged


that it has n't gone straight to video


there 's an admirable rigor to jimmy 's relentless anger , and to the script 's refusal of a happy ending , but as those monologues stretch on and on , you realize there 's no place for this story to go but down .


which also seems to play on a 10-year delay


contradictory things


filmmakers david weissman and bill weber benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness -- not only did they film performances , but they did the same at home


inferior


'll cry for your money back


self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music


for but a few seconds


yes , spirited away is a triumph of imagination ,


tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination


sits in the place where a masterpiece should be


a neat trick


execrable


diesel is n't the actor to save it .


gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut


the film 's plot may be shallow , but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots


will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but


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


simple , poignant and leavened with humor


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


drowned out


comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting .


if the suspense never rises to a higher level


thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt


charming and


the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge


speaks volumes ,


held my attention


's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent


's low on both suspense and payoff


completely serviceable and quickly forgettable


offbeat humor , amusing characters ,


it 's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned --


offers nothing


it is interminable


designed to fill time ,


the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers


if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution


thought-provoking


piano


stamina and vitality


beguiling


offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable .


of sly humor


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 .


looked like crap


in the murk of its own making


flashy editing style


a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars


a paunchy midsection , several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme


top form


spider-man


biographical fantasia


loopy


good yarn


is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight


pushed to their most virtuous limits


the grease


may lack the pungent bite of its title , but it 's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless .


spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry


after drinking twelve beers


the history is fascinating


failed jokes , twitchy acting ,


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


of america , history and the awkwardness of human life


gritty police thriller


as clear and reliable an authority on that


wonder of wonders --


finally revel in its splendor


of clichés and borrowed images


genial-rogue shtick


so much like a young robert deniro


that manages to invest real humor


dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot


has about 25 minutes of decent material .


hate myself most mornings .


amuse even


about half of them are funny , a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal .


poor hermocrates and leontine


although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired .


's painful to watch witherspoon 's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination , i mean , alabama .


the hilarious writer-director himself


not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit , but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers


manic and energetic


a seriously bad film


's a spirited film and a must-see


girls , right down the reality drain


, in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic


of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters


... the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .


uneven performances and a spotty script


a detailed personal portrait


's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable .


the year 's best films


the stuffiest cinema goers


sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team ,


based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold


to reveal his impressively delicate range


to feel-good , follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies


developed with more care


one of the best silly horror movies of recent memory , with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers .


as fresh


the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about


changing lanes is an anomaly for a hollywood movie ; it 's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say .


works on no level whatsoever for me .


apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap


grows on you -- like a rash .


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


like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens


take as long as you 've paid a matinee price


marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue


an intensely lived time ,


succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them .


allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours


uncomfortably timely , relevant , and sickeningly real


, sometimes funny


that gets under your skin


a cliché


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


fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative


smug grin


the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely


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


being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .


to behold in its sparkling beauty


beautifully crafted and brutally honest


moving and vibrant .


's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly .


has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid ...


throws in enough clever and unexpected


try this obscenely bad dark comedy , so crass that it makes edward burns ' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde


anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor


linklater


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


charming but slight comedy


screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum


sordid and


wickedly funny , visually engrossing , never boring ,


an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original


carmen ( vega ) and


will likely enjoy this monster


you value your time and money


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


the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating


from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman


psychological


suffers from all the excesses of the genre


repulsive


as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing


the wrong times


terribly episodic


completely satisfying


pretty weary


that he forgets to make it entertaining


it veered off too far into the exxon zone , and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism


, but slow


this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts


while the performances are often engaging , this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .


it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


a director enjoying himself immensely


the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long


a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man


subtle


terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase


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


unusual but unfortunately also


foul up


the charm of the first movie is still there , and the story feels like the logical , unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids


is a monumental achievement


a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle


confidently


strained caper movies that 's hardly any fun to watch and


shot in artful , watery tones of blue , green and brown


you leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing .


as funny nor


everyone 's


thrown-together


a bizarre piece of work , with premise and dialogue at the level of kids ' television and plot threads


stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters


this ludicrous film


it may scream low budget , but this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied .


intelligence and verve


perfectly serviceable and


, after only three films , director/co-writer jacques audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers


the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics


two fine , nuanced lead performances


is , its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through .


a fairly inexperienced filmmaker


tedious


competent , unpretentious entertainment


this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in .


it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows .


whole thing


sensuous and spirited


of the best inside-show-biz


that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women


de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors


from the choppy editing to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character 's hands below the camera line


a '' range


a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort


the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego


offbeat sensibilities


takes off in totally unexpected directions and


reassuring , retro uplifter .


give credit to everyone from robinson down to the key grip that this bold move works


a dashing and absorbing


violent , vulgar and forgettably


the best of the swashbucklers


like a can of 2-day old coke


while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) , the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity .


fried in pork


juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre


offers laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through .


stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king


set in a remote african empire before cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine


trademark misogyny


the best comedy concert movie i 've seen since cho 's previous concert comedy film


the earnest emotional core


's a lovely , sad dance highlighted by kwan 's unique directing style .


, charming


slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but


delivers


terminally brain dead production .


delicate , clever direction


is so warm and fuzzy


has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs


watch for that sense of openness , the little surprises


resorting to camp


many pleasures


increasingly implausible as it races


we 've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher .


endear itself to american art house audiences


you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion


it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories .


is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience


lot to be desired


wryly


beyond the end zone


constant smiles


festival


credible account


alternately hilarious and sad


unlikable characters


even less surprises


refusal to recognize any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map


audacious ambitions


is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins


love it ...


messing


* corpus and its amiable jerking and reshaping of physical time and space


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


a charm


is honestly affecting


is infectious .


i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre


headline-fresh thriller


a huge disappointment coming , as it does , from filmmakers and performers of this calibre


she-cute


politically charged


's a masterpiece


never becomes claustrophobic


formula mercilessly


smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play


compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering


spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream : ``


skillfully assembled , highly polished and


loses all bite on the big screen


breathes extraordinary life


welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture


about the folly of superficiality that is itself