it 's an entertaining movie , and the effects , boosted to the size of a downtown hotel , will all but take you to outer space


the material and the production itself are little more than routine .


illogical


episode ii --


get another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight , you 're going to face frightening late fees


rings false


video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all .


a cool event


` ace ventura ' rip-off


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard .


reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap .


well-characterized


spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say


complex , unpredictable character


some delightful work on indie projects


burning , blasting , stabbing


a delightful little film


a rumor of angels does n't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness


most haunting about `` fence '' is its conclusion , when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen .


glancing vividly back


natural running time


wince in embarrassment and others , thanks to the actors


observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism


rocks


showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase


the empty theaters


if you 're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining


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


strong and unforced


undoubtedly


conflict


it 's better than the phantom menace .


a loud , ugly , irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target .


farts , urine


in the conception than it does in the execution


stock footage


of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness


powerful and universal


's rarely as entertaining as it could have been


lyne 's stolid remake


the edge


hampered


most watchable


a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets


an ugly , pointless , stupid movie


an interested detachment


is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film


if you can get past the taboo subject matter


become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters


inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence


odd , inexplicable and unpleasant


a deep bow


with the weak payoff


title performance


the action is stilted


fresh , sometimes funny ,


the touch


with his fake backdrops and stately pacing


the sensational


touches the heart


old-fashioned , occasionally charming and as subtle


why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


an awkward hybrid


crushed


misconstrued as weakness


so many flaws


this humbling little film , fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie


of the lightweight female empowerment


a kind of perpetual pain


made the first one charming


stylistic austerity and forcefulness


back the springboard for a more immediate mystery in the present


lovely flakiness


's even more remarkable


the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and


sealed in a jar


ca n't help but feel ` stoked .


rewritten , and


listless and desultory affair


occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold


a $ 40 million version of a game


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


is an entirely foreign concept


, crisp storytelling


an epic four-hour indian musical


misconceived final


the occasional belly laugh


wildcard


rubbish


takes a really long , slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about


big bloody stew


this girl


the intentionally low standards


truly , truly bad movie


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


how both evolve


's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest


you laugh


poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting


comedy to start a reaction


improved upon the first and


, ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever , bogging down in a barrage of hype .


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


if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter


great character


the story compels


'd need a shower


a fan of the genre


watchable by a bravura performance


brain strain


brings out the allegory with remarkable skill


if you can push on through the slow spots


there are moments of hilarity to be had .


than its fair share of saucy


, is a note of defiance over social dictates .


a well-intentioned effort that 's still too burdened by the actor 's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility .


's more enjoyable than i expected , though


scenes brim


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


their super-powers , their super-simple animation


's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless


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


rusted-out


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


the class warfare


hard , cold effect


equally derisive


liked it


a.c. will help this movie one bit


is a tired one , with few moments of joy rising above the stale material .


comic sparks


promises a new kind of high


luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago


a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away .


and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests


the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man


a domestic unit finding their way to joy


, sometimes beautiful adaptation


completely predictable


takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers .


award


shows excess in business and pleasure ,


tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in


'' astounds .


the ring never lets you off the hook .


from its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale


inconsequential road-and-buddy pic


small , personal film


ineffective


the light of the exit sign


odd purity


a bit cold and


exhilarating but blatantly biased .


is merited


truths emerge .


offer some modest amusements


lush , swooning melodrama


chilling style


chronically


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


bo derek


are so generic


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


like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids .


extraordinary dramatic experience .


know the band or the album 's songs by heart


jabs


in the best way


this visual trickery


enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch


grown-up voice


flat champagne


comprehend the chasm of knowledge that 's opened between them


victorious


is grossly contradictory


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


of dramatic interest


, and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth


's work as well as a remarkably faithful one


boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome .


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


about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped


vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw


cliched and contrived


watch , giggle and get


illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey


i liked about it


the true impact of the day


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


barely interesting


's invigorating about


both times


of human experience -- drama , conflict , tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film


that constantly defies expectation


a puzzle whose pieces do not fit .


true believer


is hard to resist


fascinating they may be as history


is astounding on any number of levels


own solemn insights


dry wit and compassion


gloriously unsubtle


he 's making dog day afternoon with a cause


a funny moment


shooting blanks


sweetly


one mediocre movie


, this is even better than the fellowship .


a self-reflexive , philosophical nature


racial insensitivity


has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream


perfect in their roles


inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack


is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story .


minor-league soccer remake


a little weak -- and it is n't that funny .


a poignant comedy


recognizable


across as shallow and glib though


not that funny


enter


the high infidelity


a decomposition


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


is fun , and host to some truly excellent sequences .


it 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids .


chilling , unnerving film


was the best the contest received


compromising that complexity


, mass drug-induced bowel evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits .


the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow


an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive , unmemorable filler .


cerebral and cinemantic flair


rote work and predictable


are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters


maturity


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


anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed


more confident


you leaving the theater with a smile on your face


what 's attracting audiences to unfaithful


grace and humor


is difficult to fathom .


as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man


a cinematic car wreck ,


be relegated to a dark video store corner


overwrought


sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it .


that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue


without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves


purports


to capture the novel 's deeper intimate resonances


most of its ilk


their funny bones tickled


come when various characters express their quirky inner selves


little-remembered


the astute direction


the dark areas of parent-child relationships


mystic


proves a lovely trifle that , unfortunately , is a little too in love with its own cuteness .


its relaxed ,


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


and dog lovers


vowing , ` this is going to be something really good


beats new life into it


laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany


nuances


lush , all-enveloping movie experience


very ugly , very fast


is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker


one of the lucky few who sought it out


completely awful


stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity , profanity and violence , labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection .


the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels


nothing else to watch


acknowledges and celebrates


cruelty and suffering


most severe


a monumental achievement


the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year !


, badly cobbled look


a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless .


trusted audiences


the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol


that the talented cast generally


the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story


its proper home


the delicate forcefulness


a worthwhile glimpse


has a flair for dialogue comedy


never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .


big stars and high production values are standard procedure


epic scope


intensely romantic


moderately successful


the depths


a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship .


its makers actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


i wanted more .


an encouraging effort from mccrudden


, and yet at the end


our deepest , media-soaked fears


there 's nothing remotely topical or sexy here .


more psychotic than romantic


iranian drama


is a towering siren .


a gripping documentary that reveals how deep the antagonism lies in war-torn jerusalem .


'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense .


younger generations


in tight pants and big tits


self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining .


i 'm guessing the director is a magician .


has never


the acting , for the most part


ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick


every articulate player


angel of death


intrigue


is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously .


once in a while a film


it must be the end of the world :


is a convincing one , and


the problems and characters it reveals


a sardonic jolt


need comforting fantasies about mental illness


of social texture and realism


is a success .


a consistent tone


... the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning .


, `` ballistic : ecks vs. sever '' seems as safe as a children 's film .


clever script


confrontations


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


an often intense character study about fathers


like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle


whole family


whatever


tasteful to look at


rally to its cause ,


get into heaven


horse feathers


a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and


is meaningful or memorable