to be oblivious to the existence of this film


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


valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone


historically significant


distinct rarity


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


the heart of the film


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


like the world of his film , hartley created a monster but did n't know how to handle it .


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


as a comedy


rape-payback


going to make his debut as a film director


narcissistic


touch


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


smart and


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


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


as happy listening to movies


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


smart and well-crafted


disappointingly generic nature


it 's mostly a pleasure to watch .


big splash


as ' a perfect family film


for every taste


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


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


some special qualities and


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


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


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


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


never inspires more than an interested detachment .


fan


big-hearted


of the film 's problems


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


big heart


a fine documentary


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


it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


a painless time-killer


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


not to believe it


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


's all quite tasteful to look at


as simple self-reflection meditation


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


disappoint


it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently , and


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


my precious new star wars movie


lacks the spirit of the previous two , and makes all those jokes about hos


fun with it all


is consistently amusing and engrossing ...


sucked up all


's not scary in the slightest


sharp movie


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


add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale


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


all of this , and more


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


is a trove of delights .


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


for this story to go but down


historically significant , and


under a rock


might actually want to watch


cold , gray , antiseptic and


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


unassuming


very sweet


oblivious to the existence of this film


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


as the treat of the title


the worst movie i 've seen this summer


cowardly


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


part of the film 's cheeky charm


lame and


narc


a funny and touching film


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


real winner


the mind to enter and accept another world


, like its subjects , delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride .


might as well be watching it through a telescope


the most awful acts


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


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


award-winning


observant .


a brilliantly played , deeply unsettling experience


was n't feeling any of it


more than their unique residences


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


a bad imitation


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


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


bodily function jokes


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


wow


made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience


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


work of extraordinary journalism


a lot of charm


less than fresh


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


dramatic snapshot


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


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


no rest period ,


inspiring and


, it 's not very interesting .


sweet , funny , charming , and


in a slap-happy mood


some special qualities


works superbly


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


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


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


the heart and


as a call for pity and sympathy


the original hit movie


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


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


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


manage to hit all of its marks


better to do with 94 minutes


as in the songs translate well to film


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


too erotic nor


tries too hard


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


humankind 's liberating ability


is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .


silly comedy


big , fat , dumb


black-and-white and unrealistic


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


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


an engaging


aching


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


breezy movie


watchable stuff .


does a good job


, this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film .


full of grace


a coherent whole


found it slow , predictable and not very amusing .


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


alive


as splendid-looking as this particular film


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


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


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


touching film


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


on the edge of your seat


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


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


full of life and small delights


extraordinary journalism


the qualities


does n't generate a lot of energy .


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


deeply unsettling


fatal ailments


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


is a work of outstanding originality


right actors


, amusing and unsettling


period-piece movie-of-the-week


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


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


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


stick to his day job


one of the best movies of the year


an engaging ,


relied too much


used to burn every print of the film


conventional , but well-crafted film


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


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


fast and funny


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


pleasant in spite of its predictability


is fine


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


wonderful tale


is authentic to the core of his being .


like a 10-course banquet


, dumb


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


may well be the year 's best and most unpredictable comedy .


of cliches


perverse


an engaging story


offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid


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


taken


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


watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say , when carol kane appears on the screen


a fine job


a coming-of-age story and


gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation


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


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


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


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


is terrific


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


for the kids


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


the butt of its own joke


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


sucked .


watching a walk to remember


full of detail about the man and his country , and is well worth seeing .


terrific


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


is tragically


starts off so bad


are the whole show here , with their memorable and resourceful performances .


sad nonsense , this


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


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


teetering on the edge of sanity


understated piece of filmmaking


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


uneven but a lot of fun .


clever , amusing and unpredictable


from one arresting image to another


under-inspired


a movie star


's the russian word for wow !? '


watchable up


funniest american comedy


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


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


sixties ' rockumentary milestones


fanboy


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


gorgeous film


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


overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste .


is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house .


obviously desired


an interesting topic


banal and predictable


brilliant movie


on the monster 's path of destruction


not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me , it was just a matter of ` eh . '


sure , it 's contrived and predictable


enjoyable film


may not be particularly innovative


easily and , in the end , not well enough


is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast


vibrant , colorful , semimusical


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


ever-watchful


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


, the satire is weak .


most of the problems with the film


as a landmark in film history


such a pleasure


lazy


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


while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .


sit through it all


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


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


want the story to go on and on


a successful example


best film


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


, it 's quite fun in places .


bawdy


wo n't still be tapping


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


well-paced


sophisticated film


the worst sin


alive and


so substantial or fresh


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


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


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


warm and well-told tale


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


unimaginable


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


the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey ... ( it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial .


, a walk to remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter .


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


stupid


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


is n't heated


, heart-felt drama


well


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


infatuation


is , quite pointedly ,


smart and entirely charming


as a dystopian movie


translate well to film


a legacy


smeary and blurry


keeps you


to consider the looseness of the piece


a good documentary


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


utterly painful


its hawaiian setting , the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick


see it as soon as possible


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


an undeniably moving film to experience , and


laugh their *** off


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


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


a great piece


love , memory , history and


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


richly


see it .


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


lots of hollywood fluff


did n't mean much to me and


obstacles


black-and-white


, the movie is certainly easy to watch .


the only problem


as sharp


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


a lot of problems


difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are


some of the characters die and others do n't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson , and , really ,


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


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


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


get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show


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


good actors


at the peak of their powers


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


undernourished and


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


immensely entertaining


old-fashioned in all the best possible ways


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


've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


was better


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


to be liberating


cheap-shot


dull ,


quirky movie


in this remarkable and memorable film


it 's supposed to be a romantic comedy


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


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


messy


dumb drug jokes and


watch this movie


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


there 's a heaven for bad movies


is their resemblance to everyday children .


funny film


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


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


smart comedy


not very amusing


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


that zings all the way through with originality , humor and pathos


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


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


often funny


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


come to term an `` ambitious failure


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


it 's a compelling and horrifying story


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


last-place basketball


bull


part of the fun


the plot has a number of holes


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


all its moodiness


does little here


satisfying


it 's good enough to be the purr


loved it


convinced that these women are spectacular


is a great film .


bad sign


a fine


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


that is n't afraid to admit it


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


resonant film since the killer


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 )


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


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


high-powered


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


possible angle


had all its vital essence scooped out and


is his best film


marvelous film


warm , inviting ,


nothing compared to the movie 's contrived , lame screenplay and listless direction


cinematic


no explanation or even plot relevance


sharp script


rape and suspected murder


not engaging


often watchable


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


as well as a masterfully made one


touching drama


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


, the film is well worthwhile .


best and most unpredictable comedy


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


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


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


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


in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to


as a real movie


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


a complete mess


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


utter loss personified in the film 's simple title


fascinating look


a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant , expressive flow of images


, harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .


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


big laughs


its courage ,


dave barry 's


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


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


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


good performances


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


rare window


is a whole lot of fun


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


will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids .


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


one of the year 's best films


it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history


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


the extravagant confidence


transforms one of ( shakespeare 's ) deepest tragedies


their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact


its limit to sustain a laugh


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


it 's not very interesting .


entertaining thriller


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


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


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


fails to provoke them .


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


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


climactic burst


long-on-the-shelf


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


entertaining , if somewhat standardized ,


exhilarating


inventive


for most movies , 84 minutes is short ,


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


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


full of itself


classic story


witless ,


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


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


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


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


dopey


lack contrast , are murky


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


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


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


effects that are more silly than scary


a fascinating


of the other


moldering


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


an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation


one of the best rock


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


it jumps around with little logic or continuity , presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular , anciently demanding métier .


have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow


so bland


uniformly superb


awful


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


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


watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped


is just too original to be ignored .


, rain is the far superior film .


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


strongest and


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


except it 's much


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


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


humor wry


's uninteresting .


has the stuff to stand tall with pryor , carlin and murphy


the self-image of drooling idiots


fast and funny ,


full well


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


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


tiresome as 9


splendid actors


is too much of a plunge


a lot more bluster than bite


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


at its best


hilariously , gloriously alive , and


lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments .


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


is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype


a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies


does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories


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


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


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


fine star performances


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


well-structured film


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


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


an honest , sensitive story from a vietnamese point of view .


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


is n't as weird as it ought to be .


want to slap it


visually masterful


more than a


, and better


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


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


be as naturally charming as it needs to be


disappointments i


to be moved by this drama


( the kid 's ) just too bratty for sympathy , and as the film grows to its finale , his little changes ring hollow .


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


clever , offbeat and


what an idea , what a thrill ride .


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


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


real characters


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


, life-affirming moments


breathless anticipation


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


novel


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


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


, amusing


neatly


it 's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


love , history , memory , resistance and artistic transcendence


o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and


got to my inner nine-year-old


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


most refreshing


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


absurdities


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


big , tender hug


does not have , beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay


unfortunately , the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making .


this mess


an original talent


is still charming here


, unassuming , subordinate


rates as an exceptional thriller


the reason for that is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence .


delightful surprise


not particularly scary


ruin


see it


bland murder-on-campus


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


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


the charismatic jackie chan to


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


spirals downward , and


-- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way --


all in all , it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own .


's better than the phantom menace .


comic fan


as good


uninspired philosophical


wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful


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


thoroughly awful


a charmer


engaging .


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


thanks to the actors


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


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


should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting


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


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


b movies


a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .


coming-of-age film


detailed historical document


a terrible movie


stronger


honest and


in its chicken heart


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


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


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


there are some fairly unsettling scenes , but


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


told , with superb performances throughout


the most watchable film


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


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


made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort


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


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


to put up with 146 minutes of it


creative


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


that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough


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


like this film


a worldly-wise and very funny script


, truly bad


she loves them to pieces


without much of a story


its flaws


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


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


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


seemingly


compelling piece


, you have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort


in reality it 's one tough rock .


, it 's still a guilty pleasure to watch .


intriguing


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


barely register


with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective


you 'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee 's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery .


with calamity


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


spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man .


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


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


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


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


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


cedar 's


beautifully


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


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


is never satisfactory .


elegant


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


an eminently engrossing film


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project ,


an exceptional thriller


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


a sharp satire of desperation and cinematic deception .


opening up


cute drama


good fun


amiable but


the war movie compendium


on a board


it 's an effort to watch this movie


is kind of special


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


of the worst movies of the year


if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea


along looking for astute observations and coming up blank


a generous , inspiring film


seem to keep upping the ante on each other , just as their characters do in the film


the film 's appeal has a lot to do with the casting of juliette binoche as sand , who brings to the role her pale , dark beauty and characteristic warmth .


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


issues '


and communicates something


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


mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless .


such a good job of it


fret


, i hate it .


may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black .


petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and


good movie


a crowd-pleaser , but then , so


watch the film


succeeds


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


in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks


made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll


hard-hitting


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


k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories


genuinely good


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


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


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


clever and


is more interesting than the screenplay , which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run


the nightmare


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


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


thrills


bigger and more ambitious than the first installment


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


hackneyed


ultimately tragic


can be a bit repetitive


an energizing


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


strenuous


to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms. mirren , who did )


stitch is a bad mannered , ugly and destructive little **** .


perry 's good and


self-hating , self-destructive ways


terminally bland ,


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


as darkly funny , energetic , and


it 's a hellish , numbing experience to watch , and it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already , back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s


it 's refreshing to see a romance this smart .


dread


notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , i 'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl -


is so pat it makes your teeth hurt


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


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


like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties


all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment


i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop , and its name was earnest .


fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs


be over


why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once ?


thirst


vividly


a cinema classic


flat-out amusing


it may be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality


remarkable and


-- and not in a good way


the best


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


creepy


'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville 's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche


offers little insight into the experience of being forty , female and single .


denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism


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


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


leaves a lot to be desired .


recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


untalented


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


too painfully


heartfelt comedy


's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd


could n't recommend this film more .


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


brilliant and


rich and


sucks , but has a funny moment or two .


sex ironically has little to do with the story , which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler .


turned this


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


has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


that few movies are able to accomplish


truly


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


my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack .


seems embarrassed to be part of


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


shame


a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye


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


a sharp , amusing study of the cult


my seat trying to sneak out of the theater


relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message


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


worth catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance .


bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters .


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


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


dumped a whole lot of plot


enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit


crisp framing


its terrific performances


convincing


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


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


annoying


sparkles


oddly sweet


the call of the wild


was going to be really awful


a predictable outcome and


so intimate


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


entirely persuasive


insomnia is one of the year 's best films and


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


people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept


loosely speaking , we 're in all of me territory again , and , strictly speaking , schneider is no steve martin


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


can easily worm its way into your heart .


's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply


it 's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid '' .


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


one of the most original american productions this year


sickly


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


things to like


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


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


marvelously entertaining and


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


is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small , sweet ` evelyn .


even though we know the outcome , the seesawing of the general 's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy .


, windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length .


is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham .


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


a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times ,


involved .


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


crude


has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films .


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


got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


is fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching


enough interest


a well-crafted film


hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful


have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense .


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


of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream


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


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


something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers


yes , i suppose it 's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care , so i did n't


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


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


is all about a wild-and-woolly , wall-to-wall good time


its courageousness , and comedic employment


the acting is fine


saving


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


is a disaster .


downer


's much to recommend the film


an attention


` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative .


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


accept it as life and


that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy 's


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


the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild


incredibly thoughtful


bound to show up at theaters for it


love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane


exceedingly rare


straight-to-video movie


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


unfunny and


a work of extraordinary journalism


comes from the heart


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


loud , low-budget and tired formula film


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


appeals to you


scant


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


give-me-an-oscar


as one of the year 's most intriguing movie experiences


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


no real sense of suspense


create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch


begin to long for the end credits


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


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


hollywood horror


's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama


is thought-provoking


intelligent , and humanly funny film


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


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


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


a good fight


often touching


should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it


appeal to women


it 's a masterpiece .


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


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


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


that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it


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


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


, this might not seem like the proper cup of tea , however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half .


is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen .


amazingly


mediocre one


directed by kevin bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut .


is a disaster , with cloying messages and irksome characters .


on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


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


lovely and


author 's


but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and


has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side


emotionally satisfying


hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies


of a well-made pizza


overwhelming waste


sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit


soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , ''


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


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


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


gentle film


without reeking of research library dust


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


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


recommend this film


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


see it for the passion


's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest


stylish thriller .


the characters seem one-dimensional ,


a nice little story in the process


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


of the outstanding thrillers of recent years


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


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


prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece


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


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


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


above the rest


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


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


are presented in such a lousy way , complete with some of the year 's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments , that it 's impossible to care


a thriller without a lot of thrills


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


, but i suspect it might deliver again and again


engrossing portrait


's not bad prose


does n't add up to a whole lot .


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


, lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank ,


that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today 's hollywood


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


groan and hiss


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


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


comedic


very compelling , sensitive ,


one of the most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i


wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama


work more than it probably should


lacks it .


distasteful


it 's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work .


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


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


sorority boys is a bowser .


dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater


, it 's nowhere near as good as the original .


sweeping , dramatic ,


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


a classic


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


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


immensely


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


biased


are simply intoxicating


be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot


marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater , both in america and israel .


a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one


in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising


it is effective


see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original


does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past .


a powerful and deeply moving example


about nothing


a more credible script ,


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


very touching


a great idea


this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker


denuded


that it 's impossible to care


ludicrous


feels less


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


brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing , haneke 's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away


the classics


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


of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop


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


is a great film


beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers


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


such a graphic treatment of the crimes


predictable plot


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


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


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


that best describes this film : honest


extravagant confidence


bring their characters to life .


head-turner


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


greatest


comedy


goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .


is one of the biggest disappointments of the year


it 's not particularly well made


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


is a successful one


found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances


elaborate


is first-rate , especially sorvino .


is never able to pull it back on course .


phenomenal ,


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


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


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


the film has a terrific look and


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


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


is predictable


technically proficient


works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm


distances you by throwing out so many red herrings , so many false scares ,


emotional misery


hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie


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


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


a pointed , often tender , examination


because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


, who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline .


's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish


, crowd-pleasing goals


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


exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise .


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


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


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


children 's entertainment , superhero comics


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


irritating


a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable -- excuse for a film .


of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma


it 's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance .


tiresome cliché


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


all of the elements are in place for a great film noir


are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations


with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work , especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent , but as is , personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral .


everything its fans are hoping it will be , and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation


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


broken


well enough


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


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


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


, it does n't even seem like she tried .


'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie


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


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


is a must


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


go to grant , who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely


a serious drama


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


try to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching


is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters .


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


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


, but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons


fascinating


barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all


hard , endearing , caring ,


simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that , by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


solidly


turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic


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


degrades its characters , its stars and its audience .


horrible


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


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


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


on his sentimental journey of the heart


narrative grace


skillfully


blustery movie


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


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


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


i loved the look of this film .


bluster and


summer entertainment


crack a smile


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


gloriously


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


scotland looks wonderful


intriguing and alluring


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


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


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


have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted .


's hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


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


the right thing


disguise the fact that it 's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling


fast-edit , hopped-up fashion


funniest and most likeable movie in years


that loses sight of its own story


trashy


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


a film that begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s


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


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


can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience


really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages


a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations .


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


still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema


interesting topic


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


we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking


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


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


finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom


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


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


quirky , charming and


building up to the climactic burst of violence


best moments


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


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


vibrant and intoxicating


is so bleak


insufferably


would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility


terrific look


rigid


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


has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .


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


overflowing septic tank


65-minute trifle


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


makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera


poetic


this movie is to be cherished .


so much more


happened to good actors


highly professional film that 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways


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


visually


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


felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign


the most accomplished work


, this is sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll .


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


was as superficial


that rare movie


have a sense of humor


worst thing


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


be pleased to discover that tian 's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus


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


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


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


full of masters of both


him this year 's razzie


is more of an ordeal than an amusement


city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast


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


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


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


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


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


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


is entertaining


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


are paper-thin , and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script


a love story as sanguine as its title


is not an easy film .


is top-notch


big-fisted


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


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


exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision . '


that even its target audience talked all the way through it


sexy and romantic


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


juice and delight


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


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


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


do n't 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 make any money .


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


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


though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions ...


laugh-out-loud


is both a snore and utter tripe .


-- but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while .


plodding ,


loved the people onscreen


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


refreshingly


by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy


dreary piece


dumb ,


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


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


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


classical


funny and touching


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


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


a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth


it trusts the story it sets out to tell .


the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks , if you 're up for that sort of thing .


a tragic dimension and


excellent


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


muddled and


is a likable story , told with competence


ca n't recommend it .


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


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


the real star of this movie is the score , as in the songs translate well to film , and


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


wickedly funny


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


fanciful


its superior cast


balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness


this is dicaprio 's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year .


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


comes off as a pale successor


a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion


's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .


works so well for the first 89 minutes , but


a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama


is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still


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


as clever


does n't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films .


is spot on


absorbing


unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny ,


well-thought


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


tear your eyes


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


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


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


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


all-powerful , a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness


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


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


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


i also wanted a little alien as a friend !


the double-cross that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun


i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors , but


hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone


it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun .


of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version


sets a new benchmark for lameness .


is almost in a class with that of wilde himself


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


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


engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution . '


than an autopsy , the movie


disturbing .


historically significant ,


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


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


there is enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens .


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


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


manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience


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


all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head


does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it .


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


hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to


devastating


contrived plot points


geriatric dirty harry


on the brink of major changes


complex ,


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


keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through .


do n't know whether to admire the film 's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace


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


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


is a beautiful film to watch


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


thoroughly enjoyable


based on a true and historically significant story


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


a rock-solid little genre picture


content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director 's life


an inexplicable nightmare ,


one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed


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


tired stereotypes


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


does a disservice to the audience and to the genre .


immensely appealing couple


best possible ways


hilarious


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


grab your kids and run and then probably call the police


it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs .


to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year


the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim


, you 'll like it .


loneliness and is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience


consistently sensitive and


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


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


can be classified as one of those ` alternate reality ' movies ... except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality .


... the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see .


, i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey , do n't shoot the messenger ) .


gorgeous


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


aggravating


a loud , witless mess that


go down with a ship as leaky as this


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


but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us


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


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


that most frightening of all movies


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


the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes


offers hope


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


remind one of a really solid woody allen film


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


demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were


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


stand out


that memorable


ame and unnecessary


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


a testament to the film 's considerable charm


under its own meager weight


will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned


seems terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most of its élan , humor , bile , and irony .


before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo


the performances are remarkable .


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


did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash , and send it to its proper home


manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases


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


its charms


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


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


is visually ravishing , penetrating , impenetrable


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


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


to the core of what it actually means to face your fears , to be a girl in a world of boys , to be a boy truly in love with a girl , and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you


observant of his characters


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


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


an mtv , sugar hysteria ,


is one baaaaaaaaad movie .


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


end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


humor and


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


all-powerful


is the superficial way it deals with its story


as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats


uplifting


which is worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast , the flat dialogue by vincent r. nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen


will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness


unwatchable


ca n't begin to tell you how tedious , how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ...


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


full of life , hand gestures , and some


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


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


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


imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor , and you have some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma .


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


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


's more enjoyable than i expected


the grandeur


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


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


is a failure


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


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


frustrates and


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


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


compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness


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


low-budget


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


is the equivalent of french hip-hop , which also seems to play on a 10-year delay


'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor 's club any time .


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


the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film


is not it


undeniably intriguing


realize your mind is being blown .


is that it 's actually watchable


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


a great film


open-hearted film


drag


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


endless


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


so insanely stupid , so awful


a loquacious and dreary piece


there 's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references


comes from its soul 's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case


deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still , 20 years later


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


music and life


wonderful


in the film 's drumbeat about authenticity , given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments , clothes and parties


its whimsical humor


flop


that it counts heart as important as humor


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


the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational ,


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating ,


mean-spirited film


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


smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction


a raise


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


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


vibrant


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


much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance


's so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles


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


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


soulless


every visual joke is milked , every set-up obvious and lengthy ,


i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener


was more melodramatic


aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash


the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or even


misery


, the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it .


genuine


earnest


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


injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater


slap her


get a cinematic postcard that 's superficial and unrealized


christian-themed fun


a bit repetitive


is high on squaddie banter ,


the acting is amateurish , the cinematography is atrocious , the direction is clumsy


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


jolts the laughs from the audience


wind-in-the-hair exhilarating


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


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


a heart and reality that buoy the film , and at times , elevate it to a superior crime movie


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


are both excellent , in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk .


run-of-the-mill .


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


has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen .


to learn , to grow ,


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


situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets


seems endless


some very good acting , dialogue ,


see this movie with my sisters


boring


's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread


talented , charismatic and tragically


clever and suspenseful


've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story , and left off the film 's predictable denouement


miserable


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


fairly slow


the film 's appeal


exploitation


dead


that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting


satisfyingly scarifying ,


a taut , sobering film


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


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


above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks


does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard .


appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived ,


( kline 's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code ,


the best script that besson has written in years .


earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot .


an action hero with table manners , and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep


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


vulgar dialogue


need n't be steeped in '50s sociology , pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work .


imagine that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002


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


injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre , which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again


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


the humor wry


is drowned out by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap


a charming , banter-filled comedy ... one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension , accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface .


dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song


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


, someone , stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film .


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


will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy


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


best


is still quite good-natured and


bludgeoning the audience


has no point


is the gabbiest giant-screen movie


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


be liberating