needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this , the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy , directed by godfrey reggio , with music by philip glass ?


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


in genre cliches


admission for the ridicule factor


the primitive murderer


with miscalculations


a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing .


disastrous


are becoming irritating


a rather unbelievable love interest


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


for silly summer entertainment


moulin rouge


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


paranoid and unlikable


it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun


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


completely enlightening


likable


thrills and extreme emotions


hardly seems worth the effort .


of our respect


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


enough sardonic


valiantly keep punching up the mix .


is too heady for children , and too preachy for adults .


the true impact


contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past


( it 's ) what punk rock music used to be , and


schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas


unflinching look


afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience


sheridan had a wonderful account to work from , but , curiously , he waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading .


hip , contemporary , in-jokey one


it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why


feel the screenwriter at every moment


a well-crafted letdown .


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


make this worth a peek .


may just scare the pants off you .


sly , sophisticated and surprising


solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy


a major waste ...


was so uninspiring


get top billing


fizzle


terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most


is a really special walk in the woods


schrader examines crane 's decline with unblinking candor .


smart and fun , but far more witty


could be a passable date film


awkward interplay and utter lack


to the head of the class of women 's films


're more likely to enjoy on a computer


the first tunisian film i have ever seen , and it 's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year


fierce grandeur


intimate and socially encompassing


it 's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure .


if you 're looking for a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus


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


impossibly long limbs


honestly nice


over-blown


dragged on


digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations


both a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right


has failed him


interplay and utter lack


affectation


of its attractive young leads


more timely in its despairing vision of corruption


under the skin of her characters


mild hallucinogenic buzz


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


understated performances of ( jack nicholson 's ) career .


thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere


its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor


nicole kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while .


's pauly shore awful .


bibbidy-bobbidi-bland .


used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd


most of the problems with the film do n't derive from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved


a few laughs but nothing else


bottom-feeder sequel


oral storytelling frozen onto film


comatose


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


could hate it for the same reason


yields surprises


painfully forced , false and fabricated


they do n't fit well together


john hughes comedy


chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists


menacing


crude and unrelentingly exploitative


a smile , just sneers and bile


screwed-up


cinemantic flair


the corniest


to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally


in all the right ways


bravado


` this movie sucks . '


nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants


is also a creative urge


flash but little emotional resonance


's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken


a terrific date movie , whatever your orientation .


so insatiable


the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better )


a one-of-a-kind work


confusing on one level or another


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


of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families


sheer unbridled delight


to make us care about zelda 's ultimate fate


does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time


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


ai n't art


succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably


most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i


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


would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995 's forget paris .


to convince us that acting transfigures esther


is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , color and cringe .


is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite


the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden .


the story is predictable , the jokes are typical sandler fare , and


revisionist fancy


contains very few laughs and even less surprises


exit sign


all the hallmarks of a movie


will revel in those visual in-jokes , as in the film 's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein 's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark 's dogma movement


authentically


film a must for everyone


confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please


dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy


feels familiar and tired


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


thoughtful and surprisingly affecting


that are quite touching


properly intense , claustrophobic tale


that really gives the film its oomph


the graphic carnage and re-creation of war-torn croatia is uncomfortably timely , relevant , and sickeningly real .


this amiable picture


substandard


to perform


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


will surely be profane , politically


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


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


inspiring and pure joy


takes you by the face


the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie , like life , is n't much fun without the highs and lows .


the best of both worlds


very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut


severe flaws


the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard .


outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines


a really cool bit


combines the enigmatic features of ` memento '


carl


spotty


funnier version of the old police academy flicks .


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


humble , teach


von sydow ... is itself intacto 's luckiest stroke


something provocative


plight and isolation


ear-pleasing songs


the ingenious construction


should have been the ultimate imax trip


of sensual delights and simmering violence


gets its greatest play


at 18 or 80


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


his own preoccupations and obsessions


make like the title and dodge this one .


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


forefront


must have been lost in the translation .


is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies


a must see for all sides of the political spectrum


offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex ,


absurdist spider web .


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


the incredibly flexible cast


in european markets , where mr. besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms. shu is an institution


it 's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman .


not-so-funny gags


an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie .


spectacular completion one


us is a minor miracle


has its moments


earnest dramaturgy


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


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


less the product of loving , well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story


the uncompromising knowledge


the lazy material and the finished product 's unshapely look


keep it from being a total rehash


so much leniency


conventional thriller


solid job


if the movie knew what to do with him


humorous and touching


some movies that hit you from the first scene


of those films that aims to confuse


of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen


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


of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain


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


surefire , beloved genres


, it is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out .


zings along with vibrance and warmth .


's propelled by the acting


's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess .


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


it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story


being surprisingly dull


a heartfelt romance for teenagers


urbane sweetness


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


impresses as a skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter '


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


lovely


the marvelous verdu


makes it a party worth attending


flatter


knows how a daily grind can kill love


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


that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny


is extremely thorough .


a phony relationship


by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick


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


non-techies can enjoy


their romances


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


could have been much better


an above-average thriller


play out realistically if not always fairly .


the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating


's unfortunate


indispensable


the gifted korean american stand-up


the audience award


has no character , loveable or otherwise


reinvigorated the romance genre


a bunch of talented thesps


with its own cuteness


is filled with strange and wonderful creatures


the vampires


roman polanski 's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler 's list '


most wondrous love story


sometimes hilarious )


of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles


, ghost ship is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises . '


map thematically and stylistically , and


the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage .


an erotic thriller


assurance worthy


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


ripoff


, and gently tedious in its comedy


sexual relationship


more experimental


vivid , spicy footnote


with considerable aplomb


a worthwhile environmental message


captivates and


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


visually atrocious ,


reel in when we should be playing out


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


scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances


an hour 's worth of actual material


marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks


irritating soul-searching garbage .


directed with purpose and finesse


so much farcical as sour .


waste their time


fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere


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


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


opera-ish dialogue


of black indomitability


collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series


shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors ...


an exit sign , that is .


finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before , but there 's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again .


walk to remember ''


its spirit of iconoclastic abandon


is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film


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


use a few good laughs


ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers


is strictly routine .


violent , vulgar and forgettably entertaining .


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


incredibly flexible cast


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


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


style and empathy


not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works


more racist portraits


demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces


of the best actors there is


, almost mystical work


wit and originality


sloppily


ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride


a persuasive


's quite fun in places .


visually compelling


brilliantly constructed work


features nonsensical and laughable plotting , wooden performances


of the austin powers films


are consistently delightful .


an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population


whiny


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


, eight crazy nights is a total misfire .


tens


interesting psychological game


a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be :


putrid writing , direction and timing


its execution and skill


while the now 72-year-old robert evans been slowed down by a stroke , he has at least one more story to tell : his own .


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


particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull , period


look as though they are having so much fun


fresh and raw


of great monster/science fiction flicks


a heroine as feisty and principled as jane


the-night


is surely


a grim future


well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six .


, undisputed scores a direct hit .


the toughest ages a kid can go through


a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer


soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , '' `` out of sight ''


, nor are the uneven performances by the cast members , who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi 's now-cliched vampire accent .


the big ending surprise almost saves the movie .


more balanced or fair portrayal


a fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man


shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians


deliciously slow .


ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway


about kicking undead ***


, then you 'll enjoy the hot chick .


keep our interest


it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .


strikingly devious


who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny


letting go at all the wrong moments


in a dead-end existence


gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers .


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


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


`` minority report '' astounds .


more grueling and


gets the job done


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


outstanding


explosive


raises some worthwhile themes


the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow , painful healing process that has followed in their wake


wildly incompetent


may put off insiders and outsiders alike .


, besides its terrific performances , is fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching .


is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise


deep-seated , emotional


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


embodies the transformation of his character completely


proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool


cool , composed delivery


lumpy as two-day old porridge


was n't one of the film 's virtues


a few cheap shocks


another gross-out college comedy -- ugh .


thrilling


berry 's saucy


the upper echelons


that it goes nowhere


very capable nailbiter


misfire


girlish tear ducts does n't mean it 's good enough for our girls


digital photography


has a spirit that can not be denied


are committed


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


a retooling of fahrenheit 451 , and even as a rip-off of the matrix


enough , but nothing new


makes up for in heart .


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


is laughingly


a coming-of-age movie


immersive


turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions .


shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic . '


whenever you think you 've figured out late marriage


direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism


takes every potential laugh


rambling and incoherent manifesto


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


is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience 's meat grinder one more time


of small-town competition


will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one


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


robustness


that interest attal and gainsbourg


the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes


extraordinary


artistically


genre-busting


comes


the elements that will grab you


runs out of steam


jones and snipes are enthralling


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


kline 's superbly nuanced performance ,


just ca n't take it any more


loads of cgi and bushels of violence


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


a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank , joseph cedar 's time of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation


assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony


reflected in almost every scene


the direction is clumsy


central flaw


generosity and diplomacy


like the rock on a wal-mart budget


debt miramax felt they owed to benigni


failure


the shining , the thing ,


the charm of the first movie is still there


endlessly superficial .


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


a bomb


keep this from being a complete waste of time


there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series , but


you 're likely to see all year .


ambitious `


grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces


crafted import


's also uninspired ,


unique niche


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


idiotic and ugly


its social and political potential


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


uncharted depths


is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .


knows how to make our imagination


catastrophic collision


that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


want to smash its face in


never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


provide much more insight


does too much meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , hopkins looks like a drag queen .


for overstimulated minds


a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling


monster/science fiction flicks


, eileen walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth , infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm .


his greatest triumph


the genius of the work


induces a kind of abstract guilt ,


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


guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort


squander jennifer love hewitt


the demons of his own fear and paranoia


decent draft


adaptation is simply brilliant .


like a well-made pb & j sandwich


will just as likely make you weep


is classic nowheresville in every sense


so-called satire


beautiful , aching sadness


this arrogant richard pryor wannabe


passionate , irrational , long-suffering but cruel as a tarantula , helga figures prominently in this movie , and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats .


cutes


the adjective ` gentle '


a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than `` memento ''


consummate


manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


that things fall apart


a sadistic bike flick


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


a fairly revealing study of its two main characters


such a flat , plodding picture


reassures us


steal your heart


strikes a defiantly retro chord , and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve


ominous mood and tension


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


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


becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle


, ` how can you charge money for this ? '


very well shot or composed or edited


fresh air


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


with all of this


fresh territory


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


lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book )


the vagueness


successful animated movies


, nutty , consistently funny .


drowned me in boredom


encompassing


he delivers fascinating psychological fare


the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role


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


what a reckless squandering of four fine


horror/action hybrid


passion and pretence


beacon of hope


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


first-class , natural acting


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


is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .


woozy


the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year


the food is enticing


a wal-mart budget


little action , almost no suspense or believable tension , one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets


falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions


to look at or understand


the hype , the celebrity ,


this movie makes one thing perfectly clear


's kind of insulting , both to men and women


from firing on all cylinders


it 's tough to watch , but it 's a fantastic movie


tends to plod .


lovely , sad dance


, fine music never heard


casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back ,


pungent bite


, every bit as imperious as katzenberg 's the prince of egypt from 1998 .


the shackles of its own clichés


enough innovation or pizazz


has had a successful career in tv


is actually one of its strengths


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


its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity


the film grows on you .


self-important summer fluff


affair


take on loss and loneliness


to keep it from being maudlin


usual intelligence and subtlety


is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes .


about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl


still committed to growth in his ninth decade


mess ...


good idea


's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be


texan director george ratliff had unlimited access to families and church meetings , and he delivers fascinating psychological fare .


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


quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout


is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery .


deft and subtle poetry


's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media


that 's best served cold


feel like three hours


red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller .


there are many definitions of ` time waster '


damn funny


hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory


never succumbs to sensationalism


a calm , self-assured portrait


of self-congratulation between actor and director


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


, the movie is a disaster .


suspense , surprise


serves up all of that stuff , nearly subliminally


's with the unexplained baboon cameo


inconsistent


nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin


to have the best of both worlds


skip the film and


, common sense flies out the window , along with the hail of bullets , none of which ever seem to hit sascha .


real pleasure


you see this film you 'll know too


half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy


sweet , melancholy spell


is technically sophisticated in the worst way .


truly is life affirming


has kind of an authentic feel


the lengths


ethnic sleeper


a satisfactory overview


opened it up for all of us


will be well worth your time .


feel alive -


the film occasionally tries the viewer 's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy


its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart .


straightforward and


how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie


of one unstable man


absurdist


an all-around good time


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


the confusing sexual messages


thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic .


hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies , and ice age only improves on it , with terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor .


might not give a second look if we passed them on the street


bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness


... an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty .


lot funnier


a moral


often achieves a level of connection and concern


as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day


marshall keeps the energy humming , and


more complex


the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile , and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react .


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


its material that is deliberately unsettling


slow


at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty --


it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling


his latest effort ,


's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame


that its visual imagination is breathtaking


desire to enjoy good trash every now and then


hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild


to the soggy performances


the overall fabric is hypnotic ,


jokester highway patrolmen


strong themes of familial ties


with an appropriate minimum of means


roman polanski may have been born to make


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


of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects


is strong as always .


, unimaginative and derivative


a tasteful , intelligent manner


odoriferous thing


is amateurish


's most thoughtful films about art , ethics , and the cost of moral compromise .


maryam is a small film , but it offers large rewards .


jagged camera moves


astringent wit


stimulate


does n't sustain a high enough level of invention


for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation


few seconds


* corpus and its amiable jerking


a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind


poignant


is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it


it might deliver again and again


ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny )


adrift , bentley and hudson


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


is visually dazzling


are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away


largely unfunny


, fireballs and revenge


is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ... because you get it


is reliable


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


suited to capture these musicians in full regalia


burns out


wrong with this ricture


got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile .


despair


with imbecilic mafia


a confusing drudgery .


's not enough substance here


although made on a shoestring and unevenly


turn his movie in an unexpected direction


loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful


when it 's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama , `` real women have curves '' is a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams .


as inspiring


barely tolerable


the theater in the first 10 minutes


giggles


the ideas tie together beautifully


unbearable


like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank


mighty


obscenity is at hand


yet lacking about everything


an earnest , roughshod document


turmoil


our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions


there 's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment


's already been too many of these films ...


emerges as powerful rather than cloying


will nevertheless find moving .


this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen , but it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep .


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


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


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


holds you in rapt attention


drug abuse , infidelity and


good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there 's a plethora of characters in this picture , and not one of them is flat .


is a riveting , brisk delight .


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


surprisingly juvenile


at its laziest


sitcom material


figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand


wince in embarrassment and others ,


cerebral


will be two hours gained


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


is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters .


a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism


some very good comedic songs ,


this exciting new filmmaker


editing and pompous references


snail-like


finest films


some wickedly sick and twisted humor


as i laughed throughout the movie


completely ridiculous


heady , biting , be-bop


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


quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor .


even while his characters are acting horribly


serviceability , but


`` shock humor ''


is commentary enough


, it 'll only put you to sleep .


mumbles his way through the movie


ferrara 's best film in years


between farcical and loathsome


willing to express his convictions


a very lively dream


with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption


on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis


audacity


black hawk down and we were soldiers


an already obscure demographic


call the film ` refreshing


derivative horror film


a smart , sassy and exceptionally charming romantic comedy


does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting .


however sincere it may be , the rising place never quite justifies its own existence .


no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes


superficially written


( vainly , i think )


though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem


there is a beautiful , aching sadness to it all .


acted , emotionally devastating piece


totally overwrought


that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention


taboo subject matter


there 's back-stabbing , inter-racial desire and , most importantly , singing and dancing .


well-put-together piece


misogyny and unprovoked violence


this facetious smirk


its inventiveness


induces headaches more slowly


a bonus


hard to say who might enjoy this


since the evil dead


a cheap thriller


pure


empowerment movie


lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward , static , and lifeless rumblings


an enjoyably


if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened


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


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


on an inferior level


personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral


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


so unsympathetic


oppressively


wild , endearing , masterful


the wild thornberrys movie has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos to which anyone can relate .


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


this rude and crude film


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


bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain


grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration .


a frightful vanity film


beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz , rather than a fully developed story


been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming


is vivacious


a family-oriented non-disney film


more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach


including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen


a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth


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


the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham


can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard 's ) vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .


than most third-rate horror sequels


like all of egoyan 's work , ararat is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious .


plotting and mindless action


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


-- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same


` a ' list cast


boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival


to think about the ways we consume pop culture


concession stand and/or restroom


clarity


mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience .


historic scandal


, if disingenuous ,


a nearly terminal case


of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality


rising


surprisingly short of both adventure and song


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


as deflated as he does


putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film


hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare


made me unintentionally famous


innocent and


even a plot


a film neither bitter nor sweet , neither romantic nor comedic , neither warm nor fuzzy


daft by half ...


can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself


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


charismatic and tragically


tequila bender


is one of the greatest date movies in years .


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


wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists :


the movie , despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places , is wry and engrossing .


, imaginative kid 's movie


the atmosphere


plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101


's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly ,


listen to extremist name-calling


unpretentious , charming , quirky , original


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


seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .


a verbal duel


than anything that 's been done before


banal in its message and the choice of material


the living hell


an 88-minute rip-off of the rock


writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller 's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon .


is a little scattered -- ditsy ,


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


of the little mermaid and aladdin


illiterate


to fruition in her sophomore effort


probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists


drowsy drama


not infrequently breathtaking


a downer and a little


the director , with his fake backdrops and stately pacing ,


from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story


acumen


it is a good and ambitious film


a lovably old-school hollywood confection


the greatest date movies


richly detailed


perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters


phenomenal , water-born cinematography


stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it


while scorsese 's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that `` gangs '' is never lethargic , the movie is hindered by a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about .


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


is an accomplished actress


the works of an artist


has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup 's anchoring performance .


like they were lifted from terry gilliam 's subconscious , pressed through kafka 's meat grinder and into buñuel 's casings


's self-defeatingly decorous


a-list brit actors


you can actually feel good


the thousands of americans who die hideously


told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times


fessenden continues to do interesting work , and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget


of psychopathic pulp


shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream


philosophical void


's just brilliant in this .


very effective


recommend snow dogs


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


is a cinematic misdemeanor


combined with the misconceived final 5


signature style


very well-acted


a spiritual aspect


his intellectual rigor


we 're drawn in by the dark luster .


the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself


an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal


builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy .


callow


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


offers rare insight


hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers


begins with promise ,


making reference to other films and trying to be other films


it also rocks .


lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor


make a delightful comedy centering on food


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


griffiths ' warm and winning central performance


neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition


anchoring


professional


talents


suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing .


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


the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times


there is truth here


dragonfly


a streetwise mclaughlin group


often demented in a good way ,


the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent


the discomfort and embarrassment


that make 105 minutes seem twice as long


to seek our tears , our sympathies


this illuminating comedy


tasteful little revision works


's no real sense of suspense


a fine idea


recommend `` never again


the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray


a convolution


truly edgy


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


the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry


particularly innovative


is compelling enough


smarter and more diabolical


comic slugfest


a manically generous christmas vaudeville .


a buoyant romantic comedy


see a devastating comic impersonation


is why anthony hopkins is in it .


several cliched movie structures :


sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously .


constantly touching


animation back 30 years , musicals back 40 years and


can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere


me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work


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


borscht


... post-september 11 , `` the sum of all fears '' seems more tacky and reprehensible , manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves .


teeth-gnashing actorliness


handed down


m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema


quirkily appealing minor movie


franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler , but he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic


straightforward and strikingly devious


a mediocre tribute to films like them


intricately structured and well-realized drama


compulsively watchable


at three hours and with very little story or character development , there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue .


of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves


the story relevant in the first place


of a sports extravaganza


in a big corner office in hell , 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 .


has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love , history , memory , resistance and artistic transcendence .


the most ordinary and obvious fashion


whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid


a pasolini film without passion or politics


into an inhalant blackout


is oppressively heavy


insipid , brutally clueless


eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch


felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world


the thing ' and a geriatric


of the big summer movies


grounded in an undeniable social realism


treasured


than a mall movie designed to kill time


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


is a disaster of a story , full of holes and completely lacking in chills .


a little wit


a tarantino movie with heart


shiner can certainly go the distance , but is n't world championship material


minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy


sketchy


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


the result is somewhat satisfying -- it still comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable


everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david 's point of view .


drag the movie


's something vital about the movie


is surprisingly brilliant ,


bottom tier


comforting fantasies


combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs


good period reconstruction


, more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm .


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


lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho


certainly


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


the importance of being earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations


is deceptively simple , deeply satisfying


pretty stupid


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


a calculating fiend


hollywood road


made for the big screen , some for the small screen


astoundingly


check this one out


stylish but steady ,


impress about e.t.


ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ?


esteemed


this choppy and sloppy affair


holds promise


be as subtle and touching as the son 's room


a hoot


that the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be


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


is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer


is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .


manages to accomplish what few sequels can -- it equals the original and in some ways even betters it


the incessant use


starving and


no more


vincent became more and more abhorrent


offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded


painful and


a simple misfire


those monologues stretch on and on


never once predictable .


a homage


just another teen movie


vibrant charm


i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture , and , whatever flaws igby goes down may possess , it is undeniably that .


flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous


( sometimes hilarious )


enjoyable trifle


in the mind of the killer


formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement


of grace


garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple ,


and yet , it still works .


the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday .


an arcane area of popular culture


catapulting


more disciplined grade-grubbers


gasp , shudder


childlike dimness


, thoroughly involving


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


a routine crime


toilet-humor


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


just right


a wonderous accomplishment


gloom


to be favorably compared to das boot


of seeing justice served


of a golden book sprung to life


go wrong


heartening in the same way


ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience


a smart little indie .


undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation


a bloated plot


the film 's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original , but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters


in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears


would do better elsewhere .


terms with his picture-perfect life


slightly naughty , just-above-average off


the delicious trimmings


plod


all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener


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


is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders .


holofcener 's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded , and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often


amused by its special effects


i liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes


does hold up pretty well


the best korean film of 2002


the film starts promisingly , but


against governmental odds


of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car


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


is flawed


an almost unbearably morbid love story .


of a minor miracle in unfaithful


a `` snl '' has-been


heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards -- with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism


while cleverly worked out


kill the effect


of corny dialogue and preposterous moments


veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements


this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels .


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


upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product


sustain a reasonable degree of suspense


forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos


a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas


and , thanks to the presence of ` the king , ' it also rocks .


go your emotions , taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving


given a part worthy of her considerable talents


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


living mug shots


crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies


the film 's winning tone


wildly fascinating


rarely work in movies now


a sermon for most of its running time


steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology .


have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it 's surprisingly old-fashioned


, thought-provoking new york fest


the film 's story does not live up to its style


, with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes .


acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense


of the war


with flailing bodily movements


farcically bawdy


because of its music or comic antics , but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel


a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series , crocodile hunter


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


the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals


existential suffering


invite


build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman


the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john


, its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start .


are certainly


a bit of a cheat in the end


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


refreshes the mind and spirit along


tragedy


is about something very interesting and odd that


reserved but existential


, pretty and gifted , it really won my heart


feral and uncomfortable


invented


trash cinema


positively thrilling combination


the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .


the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste .


hack nick davies


at least three films


's an 88-minute highlight reel that 's 86 minutes too long .


awe-inspiring visual poetry


nincompoop benigni persona


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


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


feel absolutely earned


pallid


manual


upper teens may get cynical .


in love with a girl


glizty


shot largely in small rooms , the film has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic .


pretty decent little documentary


feeling embarrassed


of the week blown up for the big screen


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


raw urban humor


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


a strict reality


, savvy , compelling


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


remains a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern .


you 've figured out late marriage


composed or edited


the world 's best actors


some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life


all the way to the credits


like something wholly original


cardboard characters and performers


lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional , reserved kind of filmmaking .


keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots .


a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions


is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound .


solaris is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean 's eleven , '' never were .


marginal


went back to newcastle , the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and , at times , blood .


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


an absolute delight for all audiences


a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay


that plays things so nice


ever spill from a projector 's lens


the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch , but a great movie it is not .


would reach for a barf bag


that 's enough to sustain laughs


would be easy for critics to shred it


as epic tragedy


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


dull-witted and


a few zingers aside


first major studio production


elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf 's encounter with the world .


with a searing lead performance


most excruciating 86 minutes one


particularly impressive


since its poignancy hooks us completely


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor .


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


hilarious kenneth branagh


be drawn in by the sympathetic characters


they fascinate in their recklessness .


while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals , it also has plenty for those ( like me ) who are n't .


beautifully shot


emaciated


's equally distasteful


his effortless performance


treats ana 's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film


it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain


welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees


boring and obvious


coffee


is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein ,


, you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox


if you 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before , but several movies have - take heart .


devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu ,


of the finest kind


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


to enjoy its own transparency


as director of the escort service was inspired


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


this distinguished actor


poo-poo jokes


an appalling ,


it 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies , but the word perfectly describes pauline & paulette


creativity , and fearlessness


all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope


needlessly confusing


on the soullessness of work


the full monty , but a really strong second effort


as it turns out , you can go home again .


has an ambition to say something about its subjects , but not a willingness .


serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale


one of the best gay love stories


of the movie 's charm


flamboyant female comics


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


we want the funk - and this movie 's got it


dedicated


rae


very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


're in luck .


( no more racist portraits of indians , for instance )


impossible


marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i


the innocence


an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films based on philip k. dick stories .


brings to a spectacular completion one of the most complex , generous and subversive artworks of the last decade


meaningful historical context


of irreparable damage


in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way


death and mind-numbing indifference


dialogue and preposterous moments


its own style


may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother


vintage looney tunes


is inspiring , ironic , and revelatory of just


his ninth decade


acute writing


leaves a bitter taste


the first fatal attraction was vile enough .


and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics


unambitious


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


less-than-thrilling thriller .


ponderous , plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film


methodical , measured , and gently tedious in its comedy , secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .


disingenuous ,


too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil


nearly every cliché


resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture


circa


throws quirky characters , odd situations , and off-kilter dialogue at us


an unfortunate title


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


spice


a delightful stimulus for the optic nerves , so much that it 's forgivable that the plot feels like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow .


of story and his juvenile camera movements


arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love ,


evans ' career


a very talented but underutilized supporting cast


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


emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable


its own clichés


anyone can relate


captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes .


of a fanciful motion picture


an irrepressible passion


plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once .


from a severe case of hollywood-itis


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


should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title , because there 's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie .


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


maybe twice )


wit and hoopla


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


its own direction


... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters


showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times


entertainment opportunism at its most glaring


a domestic melodrama


a certain degree of wit and dignity


the execution is pretty weary


has solid acting and a neat premise


keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats


the group 's playful spark


true to its animatronic roots :


did we really need a remake of `` charade ?


cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine


a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine .


appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about


the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter .


) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot


marvelously twisted shapes history


this slight premise


not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe , but it more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions


gentle and engrossing


may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar .


if you are curious to see the darker side of what 's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ) , or see some interesting storytelling devices , you might want to check it out , but there 's nothing very attractive about this movie


so rich with period minutiae


it 's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy


be dismissed as mindless


gives a superb performance full of deep feeling


the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story .


killing time


an eloquent memorial


is exceedingly pleasant , designed not to offend


are side stories aplenty


murphy and owen wilson


digitally altered footage


a stupid , derivative horror film that substitutes extreme


as david letterman and the onion have proven , the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor ,


well-developed


other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables --


wears its empowerment on its sleeve


are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis


a lot better


so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true


landmark


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


a smart , provocative drama that does the nearly impossible :


favorite


shapeless and


( cattaneo ) sophomore slump


of substance about a teacher


wooden performances


a mere excuse


better than the fiction


a genre-curling crime story


a meatier deeper beginning


like a good guy


the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape


, intelligence and verve


few movies have ever approached


leaden


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


inquisitive film


layered , well-developed characters and


thirteen conversations about one thing lays out a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories , and , like a mobius strip , elliptically loops back to where it began .


a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness


visually striking and slickly staged


peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper


russell lacks the visual panache , the comic touch , and perhaps the budget of sommers 's title-bout features .


so unabashedly hopeful


the franchise 's best years are long past


one of cinema 's directorial giants


i loved on first sight and , even more important


halfwit plot


steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic .


an aimlessness


but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging .


happy gilmore or the waterboy


flatula


has improved upon the first and taken it a step further , richer and deeper .


thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book


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


the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say


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


two bodies and hardly a laugh between them


is so earnest in its yearning for the days


with intelligence and care


they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort


overly familiar


acts like a doofus


study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture .


even life on an aircraft carrier --


mounted , exasperatingly


with every cinematic tool


full of elaborate and twisted characters


falling short


us love it , too .


the historical , philosophical


although fairly involving as far as it goes


any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap .


any enjoyment


alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight


takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you :


uphill or something


it well worth watching


goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it


candid , archly funny


an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject --


rambling


serious minded patience , respect and affection


, washington has a sure hand .


, dark beauty


are your cup of blood


every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage


an amusing little catch


of the startling intimacy


powerful emotional wallop


teddy bears ' picnic ranks


funnier


grade-school audience


it 's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor


extremely flat lead performance


of criminals


funnier than anything


the euphoria


eight legged freaks is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects , and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer .


's like dying and going to celluloid heaven


high water mark


not enough puff


maintaining a light touch


measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor


the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation


what `` empire '' lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart .


is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces


as crisp and


appear foolish and shallow


seem sincere , and just


where story is almost an afterthought


another tired old vision


virtually no aftertaste


people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks


so insanely stupid


do all three quite well


terribly monotonous


a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh 's traffic


you can only love the players 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 .


a film school undergrad


most antsy youngsters


this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic .


gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels


both shrill and soporific , and because everything


has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side


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


say it was a guilty pleasure


, howard 's film is really a series of strung-together moments , with all the spaces in between filled with fantasies , daydreams , memories and one fantastic visual trope after another .


bouncing bravado


the dog from snatch )


probing or penetrating


sentimentalizing it


so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun


brims with passion :


another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market


is a pretty decent little documentary


sadly , though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .


love and bloodletting


average , at best , i 'm afraid .


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


which awards animals the respect they


a serious movie with serious ideas


, plodding picture


an unencouraging threefold expansion


of honest poetry


gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air


alienated


monumental


all things we 've seen before


elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect


plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller '


's certainly laudable


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


for those who like quirky , slightly strange french films


with laptops , cell phones and sketchy business plans


unexpected , and often contradictory , truths emerge .


encourage


depressingly thin


the gratuitous cinematic distractions


light-hearted


a thinking man 's


both oscar winners ,


something vital


cassavetes thinks he 's making dog day afternoon with a cause , but all he 's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon


cool event


their idol 's energy and passion


's a very valuable film


portrayed with almost supernatural powers


hopkins , squarely fills the screen .


obscenely bad dark comedy


woven together handsomely


to sag in certain places


, there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy


guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets .


remains uniquely itself


the off-center humor is a constant , and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery .


highly uneven and inconsistent ... margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within .


subtle , and resonant


, sweet ` evelyn


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


a funny no-brainer


even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances


with a curiously stylized , quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil


solid storytelling .


be so light-hearted


are nowhere near


an actor this uncharismatically beautiful


loud and offensive , but more often


intelligent jazz-playing exterminator


surprisingly insightful


is solid , satisfying fare for adults


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


put on a show


his character 's deceptions ultimately undo him


pretty unbelievable


its excellent storytelling


a tremendous piece of work


all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity


tacky and reprehensible


created a monster but did n't know how to handle it


not only better than its predecessor , it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season .


of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention


the pacing is often way off and


are a little peculiar


an honest attempt to get at something


evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream


daytime


that memorable , but as downtown


the desperation of a very insecure man


makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should


throughout all the tumult


as a surprisingly anemic disappointment


that works against itself


when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie , you know the picture is in trouble .


a well-deserved reputation


utterly charming


cares


is simple but absorbing .


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


is hilarious


while it has definite weaknesses -- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting , brisk delight .


grossly contradictory


who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep


, the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining


beautiful , angry and sad , with a curious sick poetry , as if the marquis de sade had gone in for pastel landscapes .


it all unfolds predictably ,


ultimately unpredictable


it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and


that catches you up in something bigger than yourself


implodes


a dim-witted and lazy spin-off


a portrait of alienation so perfect


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


slapping its target audience in the face


lusty , boisterous and utterly charming


uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion


the reefs


it 's still damn funny stuff


best little `` horror '' movie


with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids , there 's not enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd .


that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience ,


evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .


has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again


... one resurrection too many .


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


of the ya-ya sisterhood


the most thoughtful fictional examination


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


usual tear


will marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart .


jumble that 's not scary , not smart and not engaging


stylistic


the effort is sincere and the results are honest , but the film is so bleak that it 's hardly watchable


garden music video


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


iconic hero


the concert footage is stirring , the recording sessions are intriguing , and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers .


emotional and moral


gets sillier , not scarier


most resonant film since the killer .


to the script 's refusal of a happy ending


talented cast


concentration


this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost .


clean-cut dahmer


a screenplay to die for


, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old


are spectacular


while peppering the pages with memorable zingers


ugly , mean-spirited lashing


entertains


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


fresh and absorbing


creative act


it ca n't help but engage an audience


more busy than exciting


oddly humorous to tediously sentimental


contemporary southern adolescence


has a certain ghoulish fascination , and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement .


often food-spittingly


that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism


, the 1960 version is a far smoother ride .


quickly writes himself into a corner


action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest


the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural


watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix --


hilariously , gloriously alive , and quite often hotter


moodiness


, a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy .


big-budget/all-star movie


the simpering soundtrack and editing


generous and


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


manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar


, everything else about the film tanks .


while i ca n't say it 's on par with the first one , stuart little 2 is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie .


mordantly funny and intimately knowing ...


the finest


a little bit of romance and a dose


magnificent


sorrowfully


high-profile


is a sweet treasure and something well worth


relies on more than special effects


stale , futile scenario


's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...


is dudsville .


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


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


on toilet humor , ethnic slurs


, this movie proves you wrong on both counts .


expand a tv show


a chilling movie without oppressive


sleep-inducing thriller


preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film


schneider 's performance is so fine


technically proficient and without the pop-up comments


greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise


knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying , and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record .


a definitive account


wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits


ravishing waif


is merely a charmless witch .


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


too slow


is supposed to be madcap farce


a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita .


not only is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import , it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time .


given audiences


an energetic , violent movie


until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes , wendigo , larry fessenden 's spooky new thriller , is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films .


the answers


some glimpses of nature and family warmth


cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only ! ''


the annoying score


debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined


worthwhile themes


turntablism


to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other


a special kind of movie , this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento ...


a gracious , eloquent film


without merit


that gives pic its title an afterthought


his control


is richer than anticipated


rhapsodize cynicism , with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences , that glass 's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby .


about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones


a sloppy , amusing comedy


is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe .


with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .


an adoring , wide-smiling reception


like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud , violent and mindless .


new benchmark


for all the time we spend with these people , we never really get inside of them .


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


more simply intrusive


what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors


intense and


wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way


adventurous young talent


cocktail


largest-ever historical canvas


never knew what the hell was coming next


to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories


is nothing in it to engage children emotionally


sinister inspiration


warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level


by the time the surprise ending is revealed , interest can not be revived .


they do in this marvelous film


a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess


the idiocy of its last frames


mumbo jumbo


comfort food


a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch


the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity


any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants


entertaining , if ultimately minor , thriller


absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel .


, virulently unpleasant excuse


's a bargain-basement european pickup


, shiri is a must for genre fans .


enhanced


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


to the power of women to heal


with considerable appeal


you can do no wrong with jason x.


`` goddammit


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


most every aggrieved father cliché


revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


a more ambitious movie


curious


and damaged dreams


energized


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


something hip


both overplayed and exaggerated


improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless , lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen


a no-holds-barred cinematic treat .


rather unique approach


a collage of clichés and a dim


not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works , but coppola , along with his sister , sofia , is a real filmmaker


released in imax format


the writing is clever and the cast is appealing .


crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings .


comprehensible


dicaprio 's best performance


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


manipulative


schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm .


a paint-by-numbers picture


full , irritating display


that strikes a very resonant chord


awe and affection


bring on the battle bots , please


of the tortured and self-conscious material


ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona


littered with zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and hackneyed , threadbare comic setups .


in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


uncinematic


principled


quietly vulnerable


mined his personal horrors and


a grittily beautiful film that looks


is clearly extraordinarily talented


beautifully produced


the subtitles fool you


can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold


phony humility


're in for a painful ride


for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


a winning comedy


the great minds


be mesmerised


everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant , designed not to offend .


wickedly funny , visually engrossing , never boring , this movie challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture .


performances


pummel us with phony imagery or music


kids should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie .


life that 's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable


popular gulzar and jagjit singh


by laurice guillen


however canned --


what he 's already done way too often


that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be


be tried as a war criminal


like many western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing ,


, obvious , preposterous , the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades .


vastly improved


opulent


with revulsion


possible argentine american beauty reeks


it 's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge .


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


a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode


a mess


this story still seems timely and important .


wit and dignity


uplifting , funny and wise


a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater


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


help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something


as an actress , madonna is one helluva singer .


an overwhelming pleasure


the movie spends more time with schneider than with newcomer mcadams , even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his .


of a poetic


lax and


such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go


become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle


gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth .


an impeccable study in perversity .


with a modicum of patience


impressively


fear and paranoia


( a ) soulless


a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story


irrelevant


it does n't make for great cinema


a remarkably faithful one


he slaps together his own brand of liberalism


are incredibly captivating and insanely funny


a-list players


the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial .


this one gets off with a good natured warning


to eat popcorn


old garbage


tootsie knockoff .


snooze .


damage


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


shreve 's graceful dual narrative


cinematic poetry showcases the city 's old-world charm before machines change nearly everything .


a simple tale


a zany mix


moving and weighty depiction


as a dentist 's waiting room


of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence


are such a companionable couple


, it could have been a thinking man 's monster movie


remarkable new trick


glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior


rapt spell


such master screenwriting


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


walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible , ''


this time , the hype is quieter , and


the highly predictable narrative falls short


debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner


a giant step backward


that grand a failure


behind the glitz , hollywood is sordid and disgusting .


drag two-thirds through


hits all the verbal marks it should


personal low


exists ,


i 'm all for that


, one hour photo lives down to its title .


so , i trust


gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists


problems and


of solid performances


a droll ,


of visual and verbal clichés


tired , unnecessary


is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving


unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script .


that annoying specimen of humanity


of heart and unsettling subject matter


has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity .


ii experience


amnesiac


a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie


great combination act


crisp , unaffected style


, they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset .


confusion and


an insult


get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone .


has already reached its expiration date


this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one .


is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks .


have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor


's a heck of a ride


that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography


is painfully bad


glows


be embraced


a pale successor


the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars


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


injects just enough freshness


a classy , sprightly spin on film


more grueling and time-consuming


so purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it 's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride .


did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or


grandiosity


that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects


helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy ,


its audience -- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives


is small in scope , yet perfectly formed


which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile


learning but inventing a remarkable new trick


if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow


its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing


after the first 10 minutes , which is worth seeing , the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music .


much better


the movie is n't painfully bad , something to be ` fully experienced ' ; it 's just tediously bad , something to be fully forgotten


another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...


is the kathie lee gifford of film directors ,


entertained by


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


articulates the tangled feelings of particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy .


good video game movie


sensational


, it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun


clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes


it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .


imitation


to an imitation movie


match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try


that believing in something does matter


martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline .


a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan .


never gets off the ground .


add much-needed levity


bilingual charmer


a tart , smart breath of fresh air


a french film with a more down-home flavor .


can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he 's made at least one damn fine horror movie


its extremely languorous rhythms ,


once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand , even the funniest idea is n't funny .


ultimately winning story


a spielberg trademark


a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial .


inappropriate and wildly undeserved


implies in its wake the intractable , irreversible flow of history


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


even though their story is predictable , you 'll want things to work out


phoney-feeling sentiment


spinoff of last summer 's bloated effects


is good


the condition of art


smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling .


a more mythic level


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


jay russell


hitting your head on the theater seat


found its audience ,


two-dimensional offerings


it 's a ripper of a yarn


malcolm mcdowell is cool .


an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited )


put away the guitar ,


a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film ...


together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire


urban south korea


its position


a trifle


a tragedy


far more witty


, danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction .


emphasized


small but rewarding comedy


if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '


an american actress who becomes fully english


very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece


was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be .


over the head with a moral


everything meshes in this elegant entertainment


a dearth of vitality


is impossible to find the film anything but


a barrie good time


very top rank


especially with the weak payoff


this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful , incisive meditation on the way we were , and the way we are .


listless sci-fi comedy


of that moral favorite


things will turn out okay


you will never forget


, twisted , brilliant and macabre


virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout , maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension


the courage of its convictions


of the guru who helped


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


amazing


epic adventure


beautiful , cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly , a freaky bit of art that 's there to scare while we delight in the images .


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


, ( haneke ) steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology .


to protect your community from the dullest science fiction


is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. -- to do the subject matter justice .


transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals


tendentious intervention


inane and unimaginative


sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack


was reportedly rewritten a dozen times


this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking


recite some of this laughable dialogue


told and retold


one of the most repellent things


vincent gallo is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role .