starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame , with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television .


more damning


a grating , emaciated flick


you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie


steve martin


be better to wait for the video


from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale


is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement


a stark portrait


a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings


the feat with aplomb


mainstream matinee-style entertainment


derivative , overlong , and bombastic --


pathetic


two guys yelling in your face for two hours


gaining much momentum


a listless climb


is instructive


one of the most interesting writer/directors


surprisingly funny movie


begins as a seven rip-off


acclaimed


, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill


director paul cox 's unorthodox , abstract approach


is instead about as fresh as last week 's issue of variety


very sincere work


i was expecting


contemplative , and sublimely beautiful .


in its committed dumbness


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


the funny bone


first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .


of deep feeling


while centered on the life experiences of a particular theatrical family , this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater , both in america and israel .


sometimes descends into sub-tarantino cuteness


the rare imax movie that you 'll wish was longer than an hour .


a reasonable degree


the source material movie


like a veteran head cutter , barbershop is tuned in to its community .


be on video


the film does pack some serious suspense .


a silly comedy


meets his future wife


that by movie 's end , we accept the characters and the film , flaws and all


one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom


action man cliché atop wooden dialogue


sexual and romantic


gory mayhem ''


a visionary marvel , but it 's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this .


prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself


comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film


to be even worse than its title


just might turn on many people to opera , in general


abandon '' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater .


a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt .


` true story '


fails to arrive at any satisfying destination


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


complete shambles


the tooth and claw of human power


jaw-dropping


plucks


jim brown


who know nothing about the subject


as with all ambitious films , it has some problems


has far more energy


a fairly enjoyable mixture of longest yard ... and the 1999 guy ritchie


weighs down


up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick


put through torture for an hour and a half


bogs down in genre cliches here


multi-layered


submerging


draws its considerable power


interesting matters of identity and heritage


so many talented people could participate in such an


having a real writer plot


an annoying orgy


it 's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them


a christmas perennial


is contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive


strikes a potent chemistry with molina


the positives


enamored


such a well loved classic


right choices


fantastic dual performance


offers an unexpected window


there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus ,


a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish


, time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film .


a weary journalist


attuned


one baaaaaaaaad movie


what could have


the really bad blair witch project


rattling the viewer


a weirdly beautiful place


of hell so shattering it


love him


no good inside dope


a nice cool glass of iced tea


a two star script


the storylines are woven together skilfully


dominant


's a compelling and horrifying story


startling story


enough cool fun


intriguing and stylish .


owes enormous debts


mysterious , sensual


but every bit as filling as the treat of the title


to enter and accept another world


undeniable entertainment value


weaves us into a complex web .


bean drops the ball too many times


the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm


participation


a show forged in still-raw emotions


what the movie lacks in action it more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance .


comic chiller


huge sacrifice


the essence of magic


abbass 's understated


the movie 's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult


more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now .


the spectacle


force you to scratch a hole in your head


amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest


tabloid


whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone


to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time


damn unpleasant


mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar


directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them


wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale .


although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse , the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching .


educates


realism , crisp storytelling


a tasty masala .


the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone


as temptingly easy


much baked cardboard


's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance


perfect balance


if you 're over 25 , have an iq over 90 , and have a driver 's license


deftly executed


offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility


their quirky and fearless ability


to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had


the backstage angst


desperate for work and food


than you could have guessed at the beginning


hefty helping


though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs , its digs at modern society are all things we 've seen before .


sometimes beautiful


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


an oscar-worthy performance


( the characters ' ) misery


focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs


aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea , the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand .


the line between sappy and sanguine


great premise


a solid , psychological action film


singer/composer bryan adams contributes a slew of songs -- a few potential hits , a few more simply intrusive to the story -- but the whole package certainly captures the intended , er , spirit of the piece


this forgettable effort


dangerously collide


older men drink to excess , piss on trees , b.s. one another and put on a show in drag


tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence


topics that could make a sailor blush


an infectious enthusiasm


avary 's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest


watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film 's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy


reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk


a tired tyco ad


its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length


cultural differences


playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans


the artwork


delving


a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates


tells a sweet , charming tale of intergalactic friendship


intimate , unguarded moments


a tree


blazingly alive and admirable on many levels


the process comes out looking like something wholly original


there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies .


they crush each other under cars , throw each other out windows , electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness .


harmless fun .


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


it actually makes the heart soar


's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us


head and shoulders above much of the director 's previous popcorn work


childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice


thematically and stylistically


a shiver-inducing


to accomplish


you to accept it as life and go with its flow


shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom .


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


a gentle film with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity


the charisma and ability


stop buying tickets to these movies


to our basest desires


that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth


fierce , glaring and unforgettable .


the muck


the movie is loaded with good intentions


an unsophisticated


but it 's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre .


is disposable


just more of the same


a mimetic approximation of better films


another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke


of perversity , comedy and romance


listless and


its easily dismissive


nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming


have been an eerie thriller


practices


a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women .


as if it belongs on the big screen


crude to serve the work especially well


bring cohesion


into a cinematic poem


about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come .


a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action .


's fairly lame


there 's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot , and cq shimmers with it .


thought the relationships were wonderful


make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images


quiet , confident


a naturally funny film ,


, remote , emotionally distant piece


at a failure of our justice system


the qualities that made the first film so special


is sympathetic without being gullible


is really , really stupid


goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


abrasive


occasionally inspired dialogue bits


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


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


generational signpost


are both superb ,


that everyone can enjoy


a witty , low-key romantic comedy


fascinating little thriller


very difficult


above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters


it takes chances that are bold by studio standards


hate it because it 's lousy


adult world


familial


is one big , dumb action movie


interest onscreen


beer-fueled


wilde 's wit and


is well worthwhile


offers a persuasive


a pedestrian , flat drama


bombshell


preachy and clichéd


the free-wheeling noir spirit


the perfectly pitched web


surveyed high school students ... and came back with the astonishing revelation that `` they wanted to see something that did n't talk down to them . ''


focus , point and purpose


greatest star wattage


most entertaining


likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses


the film 's maudlin focus on the young woman 's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking .


pride themselves on sophisticated , discerning taste


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


that , in their own idiosyncratic way , sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium


have to pay if you want to see it


loved the look of this film


retread , hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing


submarine movie


monotone


a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion


their computer-animated faces are very expressive .


complex portrait of a modern israel


on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work


as possibly the best actor working in movies today


shrill and


's soulful and unslick


an often watchable , though goofy and lurid , blast of a costume drama


an uneven mix


naipaul original


new york metropolitan area


beauty reeks


the dreadfulness


please not only the fanatical adherents on either side , but also people who know nothing about the subject and


fun family fare


the notion of deleting emotion from people , even in an advanced prozac nation


a really strong second effort


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


a verbal duel between two gifted performers


casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired


a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple strands about the controversy of who really wrote shakespeare 's plays .


was just a matter of ` eh


distracting special effects and visual party tricks


of destruction


about the life


journalistically dubious ,


fall apart


with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera


happy hour


, is painterly .


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


grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond


it may not be particularly innovative , but the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding


the beast should definitely get top billing


berry 's saucy , full-bodied performance gives this aging series a much needed kick , making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years


years and years of costly analysis could never fix


spiked with raw urban humor


a spectator


grows thin


a kilt


as sappy as big daddy


little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon


... comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental .


receiving war department telegrams


implicitly


more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned


kapur 's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself .


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


a supremely kittenish performance


despicable


originality ai n't on the menu


a cutesy romantic tale with a twist


and unabashed sweetness


there done that


a noble end


payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey , featuring a pathetic , endearing hero who is all too human .


true cinematic knack


of mediocre acting


gore


excites


more ambitious


macabre


grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor


of the funniest jokes of any movie


would love this .


the film for anyone


shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth --


seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation


the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things


an already thin story


the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived , as if we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses .


an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense


the battle bots


great cinema can really do


surprisingly similar


if also somewhat hermetic .


one problem with the movie , directed by joel schumacher


seem fresh


idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and , except for the fine star performances


this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material


subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph


a sense of real magic , perhaps


as emotionally grand


it won -- and wins still


byron and luther


uptight , middle


are as subtle and as enigmatic


moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior


an unseemly pleasure


inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


of good old-fashioned escapism


and unforgettable characters


even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking


for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance


the film works in spite of it


this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad 's wallet .


is too crazy to be interesting


juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films


pretty much delivers on that promise .


its crapulence


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


without passion or politics


gives the film its lingering tug


the film buzz and whir ; very little of it


much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing


but the performances of pacino , williams , and swank keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through .


which ticks off kahlo 's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant


, then go see this delightful comedy .


the previous movies


rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense .


a moving experience for people who have n't read the book


that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement


the vital comic ingredient


most magical


neglecting character development


a dazzling dream of a documentary


that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel .


need of a cube fix


but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass .


its demented premise


its crack cast


olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society .


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


a rerun


being a total rehash


that place , that time


grief drives her


shoestring and unevenly


the lush scenery


entertained by the sight of someone


raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up


cuba gooding jr. valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs , but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy


their lofty perch


wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why


passion


the film is way too full of itself


a legendary professor


solid action pic


entirely wholesome )


a dazzling dream


an exceptionally good idea


is visually smart , cleverly written


technically and artistically inept


mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


uninspired


the storytelling and


slump


brady


one of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works ,


during sunset


on the amateurish


this is christmas future for a lot of baby boomers .


we value in our daily lives


the power of shanghai ghetto


driven by appealing leads


it is worth searching out .


how this gets us in trouble


empire ca n't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film .


so muddled , repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker 's characteristic style


rare for any movie


the production details are lavish


filmmakers and performers of this calibre


fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist 's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film .


of despair


with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids


to keep it interested


much credit must be given to the water-camera operating team of don king , sonny miller , and michael stewart .


limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy


manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability


the leanest and meanest


too-conscientious


learned the hard way just


of satisfying entertainment


cold , gray


does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events


its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies


, xxx is a blast of adrenalin ,


is really all about performances


of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot


got aids


wonderfully loopy


exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation .


barely makes it any less entertaining


and mainly unfunny


a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know


innovation


far more often than the warfare


green men


with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically


throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull


this movie got me grinning .


` terrorists


make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season


a quietly introspective portrait


long-lived friendships and


doofus


, mr. schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist .


brosnan 's finest non-bondish performance


of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal


echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies


surprisingly refreshing


own brilliance


put hairs on your chest


relatively nothing happens


embraces life in public


going to face frightening late fees


as the long-faced sad sack


worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames


cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds .


loyalty


an irresistible blend


dirty old man


showcases a group of dedicated artists


( and its palate )


but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera .


though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .


, eloquence , spiritual challenge


a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor


authentic christmas spirit


you never know where changing lanes is going to take you but it 's a heck of a ride


intentionally low


against his oppressive , right-wing , propriety-obsessed family


most aggressive and most sincere attempt


lead actress gaï , she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile


a remake by the numbers , linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie


a few other decent ones


much interest


bisset is both convincing and radiant


poignant lyricism


carries you


broad streaks of common sense


the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative .


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


eschews the previous film 's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension


matches the page-turning frenzy


brisk delight


poor casting


the filmmakers just follow the books


, some of it is honestly affecting


by superb


simply by accident


to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material


still rapturous after all these years


expiration date


murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy ...


what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light


benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth


has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange .


great help


need of some trims


message resonate


a bit exploitative


ethical and philosophical


watching it was painful .


fresh again


wheedling reluctant witnesses


misses


invigorating , surreal , and resonant


a failure as straight drama


` wow ' factor


ambiguous


generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy


a different movie -- sometimes tedious -- by a director many viewers would like to skip but film buffs should get to know .


on `` stupid


that we have come to love


leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances .


lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense


shreve 's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen ,


non-stop funny feast


the most severe kind


a film that loses sight of its own story .


a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood .


despite terrific special effects and funnier gags


powerful rather than cloying


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


underdeveloped


even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .


the story is bogus


a glib but bouncy bit


like the rugrats movies , the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series ,


a much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title


's that good


very thrilling


the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror


disturbance


fused with their humor


the always hilarious meara and levy


for originality of plot


demanding


pretty tattered


the pitfalls


a taste for the quirky


k 19 stays afloat as decent drama/action flick


with a big impact


that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


this loose collection of largely improvised numbers


a movie with no reason for being


the comedy equivalent


action-packed chiller


hoping for a stiff wind


your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts .


those visual in-jokes


the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and sounds .


like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish .


a true study ,


disney 's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes


is pure punk existentialism


like a three-ring circus , there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable .


sincerely


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


are tops , with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances


be as entertaining


chance to see three splendid actors


scored and powered


to comparing the evil dead with evil dead ii


admirable storyteller


as jolie 's hideous yellow ` do


endlessly


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


uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor


mostly undeterminable


's a funny no-brainer


to hate it


come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc


celebrates


they will have a showdown


, we need agile performers


uncompromising , difficult


was particularly funny


owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama


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


is all but useless


halfhearted


makes the experience worthwhile


then ends with a whimper


discordant


uncompromising film


spectacularly outrageous


is easily


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


are mesmerizing


got some good , organic character work , lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2 - hour , dissipated length .


a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece of hackery .


american beauty reeks


indignation


deliciously exploitative


about identity and alienation


finely cut diamond


to please others


dared to mess with some powerful people


was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way


quarter the fun of toy story 2


a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary


more bizarre


squashed


, a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement .


a capable thriller


such a blip on the year 's radar screen


the sum of its parts in today 's hollywood


unmistakable , easy joie


a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth


but then again , i hate myself most mornings .


the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks


ended so damned


a case of masochism and an hour and a half


of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts


funnybone


spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese


that led to their notorious rise to infamy


leave it to john sayles to take on developers , the chamber of commerce , tourism , historical pageants ,


chases for an hour and then


, it will probably be a talky bore .


he fails .


better still


debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner is sappy and amateurish .


movie version


steals the show


speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best ,


extant stardom


argentine american beauty reeks


successful adaptation


intellectually and logistically


accompanied by the sketchiest of captions .


long for the end credits


than a worthwhile effort


is full of charm


kong master john woo


a ray of hope


one big blustery movie


the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding


the right conditions


sadly


flinging their feces at you


acquires an undeniable entertainment value


another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt


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


mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time , as far as


rehashes to feed to the younger generations


's about issues most adults have to face in marriage


of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee


his pleas


more than ably


its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music ,


of pre-9 / 11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind


is about grief


there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry


the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction


, simple and soapy


moving and stark


a much larger historical context


the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely , a victim of mental illness .


their parents


much credit


`` austin powers in goldmember '' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end .


is a great deal of fun


romp from robert rodriguez .


a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down .


cast the magnificent jackie chan


drawing flavorful performances


consumed by lust and love


favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate


seeks to transcend its genre with a curiously stylized , quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil .


suspect it might deliver again and again


carrying off a spot-on scottish burr


a surprisingly sensitive script co-written


the concept of loss


is a new treasure of the hermitage .


genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout


out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés .


rooting for the monsters in a horror movie


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


the pitch-perfect forster


's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés .


the color sense of stuart little 2


decomposition


anchored by splendid performances


shankman ... and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story .


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


been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle


with unblinking candor


rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film .


just about the surest bet


while the film is not entirely successful , it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work .


what sets ms. birot 's film apart from others in the genre


twists to make the formula feel fresh .


a dark pit


warm , moving


structure and


impressed with its own solemn insights


universal and involving


craig bartlett and director tuck tucker should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters .


a nice little story


may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream


intricate plot


rip-roaring comedy action


the smartest


is clever and insightful


meandering


leonine power


agile performers


use of his particular talents


a con artist and


is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights


`` radical '' or `` suck ''


sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests


this surprisingly decent flick


in its dry and forceful way , it delivers the same message as jiri menzel 's closely watched trains and danis tanovic 's no man 's land .


find an escape clause


a more annoying , though


insultingly inept and artificial examination


honesty and respect


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


glow


prickly indie comedy


for industrial-model meat freezers


adrenaline jolt


director david fincher and writer david koepp ca n't sustain it .


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


their luster


a typical bible killer story


throwing up his hands in surrender


seemed bored


a smoother , more focused


a disturbing disregard


so watchable


in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo


a straight face


a dentist drill


howlingly trashy time


a commanding screen presence


formidable


one of french cinema 's master craftsmen


makes it seem fresh again .


uplifting as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be , and among the best films of the year .


sell many records


shiner


, manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk , but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches .


the rare common-man artist


brash , intelligent


of pleasure or sensuality


, you 'd better have a good alternative


pitiful


his fake backdrops and stately pacing


of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor , at least


be a breakthrough in filmmaking


are immaculate , with roussillon providing comic relief .


saccharine as


's understanding of the expressive power of the camera .


the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance


rare trick


glued


sci-fi generic


the film is a good one


an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication


finds his inspiration


reading an oversized picture book before bedtime


any number of metaphorical readings


in a bid to hold our attention


inspirational


tv episodes


more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge '


driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape , it must be labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


do better elsewhere


rather brilliant


wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness


the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires


the emotions seem authentic


's also not very good .


captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity , overnight , is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other


more focused


a deeper story


ordinary and obvious


retro uplifter .


family togetherness


a tap-dancing rhino


old world war


loves them


with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field


unmemorable filler


an enjoyable film


a terrible movie , just


gong li and a vivid personality


an exhausted , desiccated talent


in a summer of clones


and , in the end , not well enough


it is a great film .


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


-- in the title role --


made , on all levels ,


some clever scripting solutions


stock plot


smart , steamy mix


food-for-thought cinema


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


the wonderful cinematography


demented


yet in its own aloof , unreachable way it 's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second .


griffin & co. manage to be spectacularly outrageous .


is somehow making its way instead to theaters .


eric


penetrating , impenetrable


because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget


larry fessenden 's spooky new thriller


is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed .


the best thing i can say about this film is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next .


playful spark


motivate


schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man 's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness .


despite some charm and heart , this quirky soccer import is forgettable


sad , soggy potboiler


fixating on a far corner of the screen at times


fraction


a sick and evil woman


is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus .


'' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .


occasionally flawed ,


make the film more silly than scary


get inside you


i did n't laugh .


enthrall


a paunchy midsection ,


wonderfully funny


's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring .


evokes the frustration , the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up


with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing


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


irresistibly than in ` baran


( herzog 's ) personal policy


thrill you , touch you and make you


see scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion .


itself is actually quite vapid .


ill-fitting


best espionage picture


like showgirls and glitter , the most entertaining moments here are unintentional .


potty-mouthed


the horrors


a good one


most plain , unimaginative


is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm


more confused


a very very strong `` b +


a full-frontal attack on audience patience .


wonderful , ghastly film


persuasive


a special kind of movie


a relentlessly globalizing world


the way chekhov is funny


( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view ,


that makes the formula fresh again


seen in years


rounded and revealing


recycled


found the movie as divided against itself


particularly memorable


marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully --


seem weird and distanced


be glued to the screen


sexy , surprising romance


of a paranoid and unlikable man


exactly endearing


interesting ''


look american angst in the eye and end up laughing


seems as funny


a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story .


cheered at just that


a river of sadness that pours into every frame


save everyone the misery


out ballsy and stylish


uncertainties


a modestly surprising movie


of wit or charm


the intrigue , betrayal , deceit and murder


appetizing


involved ,


point at things that explode into flame


has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script .


`` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme


of the worst dialogue


a joint promotion for the national basketball association and


of a sleeper success


and artistic transcendence


suits the script


inside an enigma


the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in ( the characters ' ) misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it .


estranged from reality


fails on so many levels


a happy ending


complete denial about his obsessive behavior


another genre exercise ,


most importantly ,


the astonishingly pivotal role


while the material is slight , the movie is better than you might think .


light , silly


hitting below the belt


to create something original


explore the connections between place and personal identity .


every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy


fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere


cold fish


brosnan 's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes .


superior ''


a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation .


its lack of poetic frissons


instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence .


, it 's a very very strong `` b + . ''


everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays .


what saves it ... and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice .


gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre


, or inventive


it 's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling


the music makes a nice album ,


slightest difficulty


the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it


it 's tremendously moving


excellent performances on its side


by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor


falls to the floor with a sickening thud


sitting through dahmer 's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .


feel the beat down to your toes


rising above similar fare


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


falls flat as thinking man


with indoctrinated prejudice


a cheat in the end


an interesting exercise


fake , dishonest


slurs


a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience


hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans )


life affirming '


can obscure this movie 's lack of ideas


poking their genitals into fruit pies


relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and


revitalize


appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career , if they want one


it begins to fade from memory


koury frighteningly and honestly exposes one teenager 's uncomfortable class resentment and , in turn , his self-inflicted retaliation .


mr. polanski is in his element here :


seen it all before in one form or another


been worth cheering as a breakthrough


, sad dance


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


an adorably whimsical comedy


match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer


herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion .


's unfocused and tediously exasperating


sneaks up on you and


so intensely , but with restraint


mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated


acted by a british cast to rival gosford park 's .


surprised


dullingly


talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise


but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti


despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure


( a ) mess .


is , as comedy goes ,


show-stoppingly


hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is .


major movie


argentinian thriller


it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


any fiction


limp eddie murphy


, this is a must !


passionate and


kids who are into this thornberry stuff will probably be in wedgie heaven .


interview '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into .


a stab at soccer hooliganism , a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout -- and


reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer , but ultimately it 's undone by a sloppy script


with so much first-rate talent


lacking in charm and charisma


seem tired


an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing


cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements


caricature


exceptionally good idea


the unbearable lightness of being


succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics ,


a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks


some success with documentaries


best date movie


master class .


tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme does n't drag an audience down


once folks started hanging out at the barbershop , they never wanted to leave .


charming in comedies like american pie


directs an equally miserable film the following year


an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character ,


constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey ,


even non-techies can enjoy


sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies


handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense , and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly .


with table manners


like mike is a slight and uninventive movie :


the high standards


a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama


a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation


stay in touch with your own skin


a vibrant whirlwind


comedically labored


bright future


a halfway intriguing plot


a dependable concept


of thoughtful , subjective filmmaking


piercing intellect


his dead mother


boasts dry humor and jarring shocks , plus moments of breathtaking mystery .


must indeed


it 's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original .


excitement in manufactured high drama


not far down the line , to find a place among the studio 's animated classics


a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed , but skeptics are n't likely to enter the theater .


the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary ,


a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world 's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us


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


keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable


have failed


to send your regrets


darling band wilco


a live-wire film that never loses its ability to shock and amaze .


interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot


, but because of the startling intimacy


need , neurosis and nervy


have stayed there


moments of inspired humor


brushes


it 's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads .


, delicately performed


oddballs


live-action cartoon


your first instinct


if you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind , it may just scare the pants off you .


slack execution


a bodice-ripper for intellectuals


, thought-provoking film


many of these guys are less than adorable


studio hack


glee


frantic , virulent and foul-natured


timid parsing


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


, but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds .


takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and infuses it into a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion .


effectiveness


a complete shambles


referred to in the title , many can aspire but none can equal


by anything on display


establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape :


place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics


borrowed images


makes absolutely no sense


stifles creativity and


looked uglier


easy sanctimony


a bilingual charmer , just like the woman who inspired it


a choppy ending


a clear sense of purpose


surprising romance


mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances


few nonbelievers


frame one


, movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds .


nothing special and , until the final act ,


a measure of style


all your mateys ,


enveloping sounds


a true delight .


in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs


what an idea


the brilliant performances by testud


a twist


sometimes a chuckle


does steven seagal come across these days ?


will most likely doze off during this one .


scream


superficial and unrealized


her third feature will be something to behold


tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil ' bow wow


lumbering load


story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks `` the four feathers ''


striking deep chords of sadness


the shadows of motown


of love and destiny


storytelling feels slight .


they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset .


the paper-thin characterizations and


is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it


bags


insomnia is one of the year 's best films and pacino gives one of his most daring , and complicated , performances .


is never clear


the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent , but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way .


rush through


finally has failed him .


further sad evidence that tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap


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


you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer


inimitable scenes


completely wreaked


is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time


get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing


real bump-in - the-night chills


a painful elegy and


such enervating determination


is so different from the apple and so striking


such a mesmerizing one


( seagal 's ) strenuous attempt at a change in expression


, unlikeable people


reading lines


of the more influential works


of bewitched that takes place during spring break


if you 're burnt out on it 's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol , it might just be the movie you 're looking for .


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


drag it down to mediocrity


a suspenseful horror movie


provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals


joan and philip 's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


the screenwriters dig themselves in deeper every time they toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry ...


incisive and sensitive


one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced .


a disoriented but occasionally disarming saga


the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy


heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .


spielberg knows how to tell us about people .


dignified ceo 's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree .


accurately


dramatic and emotional pull


mature and frank fashion


this strangely schizo cartoon


simple pleasures


as immaculate as stuart little 2 is , it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous .


is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating


( a ) satisfying niblet .


... broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity .


a college comedy that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school


the symbols


been done before but never so vividly or


of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


incredible subtlety and acumen


as intellectual masterpieces


pompous and garbled


out of eudora welty


a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism


that their charm does n't do a load of good


congrats disney


's lots of cute animals and clumsy people


, shoot-em-up scene


reveals itself


are a couple of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk , most notably the mere presence of duvall


wishing that you and they were in another movie


weaknesses


spielberg flair


of motherhood and desperate mothers


from a woodland stream


, ludicrous , provocative and vainglorious


the filmmaking clumsy and rushed


the material


not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture ,


barely shocking ,


critics be damned .


solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me .


attal 's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and , dare i say , outdated , it 's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident .


a bumper


an embarrassment .


unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor


one of the most incoherent


the superior plotline


screen presence


accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags , pranks , pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc .


to abandon the theater


some flashy twists


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


is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many


prozac nation


stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites


jonah 's despair -- in all its agonizing , catch-22 glory --


the effort is sincere


the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama


resurrection


delights and


a customarily jovial air


a very funny , heartwarming film


decorous


an ebullient affection


a tour de force drama about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers .


most admirable quality


if you 're part of her targeted audience , you 'll cheer .


to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi


is a hilarious place to visit


way cheaper ( and better )


convincing impersonation


been kind enough to share it


without beauty or humor


the best script


some outrageously creative action


fortify this turgid fable


recharged


washington has a sure hand .


gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake


codswallop


arresting


it ai n't art , by a long shot


of california


dumb gags , anatomical humor ,


we get the comedy we settle for .


a sly female empowerment movie , although not in a way anyone would expect .


will have been discovered , indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again


-- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention .


the cast is spot on and


to find an old flame


satirical touches


me no lika da accents so good , but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story .


lifetime milestones


the pathology it pretends to investigate


its make-believe promise of life


makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases .


gratuitous cinematic distractions


naked teenagers horror flick


from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


has its redundancies


are often a stitch


even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his


to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned


bracingly truthful


a lynch-like vision


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


addition to scoring high for originality of plot


of hollywood fluff


the wasted potential


` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


the worst film


is very believable


colorful look


a been-there ,


be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it


its sensitive handling


savor the pleasure of his sounds and images


outrageous , ingenious


wives are worse


crime drama


general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music


would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant 's woman


outstanding feature debut


, big-hearted and frequently


, to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner


the journey to the secret 's eventual discovery is a separate adventure ,


death , especially


norton is magnetic as graham .


compellingly


in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize


director hoffman , his writer and kline 's agent should serve detention


there may have been a good film in `` trouble every day , '' but it is not what is on the screen .


touching as the son 's room


breathe out of every frame


toilet-humor codswallop


to rush through the intermediary passages , apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device


to keel over


may have expected to record with their mini dv


while the movie is slightly less successful than the first


its many out-sized ,


cherish


woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director


the most amazing super-sized dosage of goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan


yawn-provoking


dredge


assured


the modern masculine journey


returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power .


such fresh territory


inside information


more precious than perspicacious


, spicy footnote


the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma .


a drag


of animated filmmaking since old walt


discursive but oddly riveting documentary .


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


modern masculine journey


an intelligent , multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge , education , and the


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


the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded ,


devos


a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments


arrogant richard pryor wannabe


$ 99 bargain-basement special


amusing juxtapositions


, it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma .


's mildly entertaining ,


brand name


into a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion


wilson and murphy


best man ''


brought down by lousy direction


against the maker 's minimalist intent


remains fairly light ,


's a movie that ends with truckzilla , for cryin ' out loud


extremely well acted by the four primary actors , this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten .


delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie


primitive animated special effects


a very complex situation


more strongly


most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and , no matter how broomfield dresses it up , it tends to speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence .


have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches


murky cinematography


for all its social and political potential , state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful .


is a masterpiece


the superficial tensions


to entertain all ages


barely defensible sexual violence


judd 's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice .


the dialogue is cumbersome , the simpering soundtrack and editing more so .


a disastrous ending


worthwhile moviegoing experience


propaganda


is hypnotic


displays impeccable comic skill


is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .


a fair bit of vampire fun


even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside


poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws


drab


tosca 's intoxicating ardor


ingenious


spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .


much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings .


epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be


be a most hard-hearted person


is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller .


a plotline that 's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws , sad to say , were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project


own style


the cinematic equivalent of a big , tender hug


in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil


this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come .


crack you up


, interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity .


at blockbuster


everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth


rejected


to south seas islanders


it 's hard to resist his enthusiasm , even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences


a sleek advert for youthful anomie


are neither original


see a movie with its heart


to remember


absorbing character study by andré turpin .


the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre


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


acute expressiveness


golden


goddammit


, memorable cinematic experience


how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ?


this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c. walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago .


bravery and dedication


good action , good acting ,


hear george orwell turning over


it was particularly funny


the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story


demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself


lurid and less


whose derring-do puts the x into the games


that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations


libido film


entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's


wish had been developed with more care


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


this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences , though it 's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times .


nothing short of a great one


is infectious


michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he 's got as potent a topic as ever here .


despite an overwrought ending , the film works as well as it does because of the performances .


to provoke them


more contemporary


so true and heartbreaking


family audience


savvy street activism


director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out , can not overcome blah characters .


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


an undeniable entertainment value


make up for an unfocused screenplay


ken russell would love this .


report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline


ambiguous and nothing


its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients


, resonant gem


expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness


's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish


to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary


a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects , hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks


personal


have all but ruined his career


it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness


, bloody and mean


my big fat greek wedding '' comes from the heart


substance and soul


chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans .


is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions


vowing ,


apart is the vision that taymor , the avant garde director of broadway 's the lion king and the film titus , brings .


the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment .


glorified


the pungent bite


have a tendency to slip into hokum


the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound , the lack of climax and , worst of all , watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film 's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy .


adding


beneath the uncanny , inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce ... lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments .


adams , with four scriptwriters , takes care with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel .


's tv sitcom material at best


a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that


a manically generous christmas


appropriately cynical social commentary aside , # 9 never quite ignites .


understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb


what 's so striking about jolie 's performance


family dynamics


brooding


that suck the audience in


value whatsoever


fantasy and adventure


a convincing impersonation


the kind of soft-core twaddle


, delicate treatment


ends so horrendously confusing


for large-scale action and suspense


an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it .


and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .


a creative urge


work up much entertainment value


i liked it just enough .


wooden delivery


is expressly for idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance .


you wish had been developed with more care


perfectly executed


a fall


most practiced


stroked , luridly colored , uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain .


, it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .


thought-provoking and


you feel like a chump


this odd , poetic road movie ,


a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle


the universal theme


awesome work :


breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry


the muckraking , soul-searching spirit


, soar .


yet i found it weirdly appealing


evolved from star to superstar some time


the acting is just fine ,


us plenty of sturm


that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it 's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor


an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything


relentlessly nasty


difficult , endless


his life-altering experiences


it falls short


behind bars


boiled hollywood argot


two ideas


the redeeming feature


misunderstanding of marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


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


at least passably


fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling


alternately melancholic , hopeful


`` a '' range


is a distinct rarity , and an event


does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies


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


road to perdition does display greatness , and


cute animals and


ends up delivering in good measure


ingratiating


making me groggy


a profoundly stupid affair


it 's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way


is the director 's talent


pathetic as dahmer


for its excellent storytelling , its economical , compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity


document


creepy and vague


agreeably startling


fessenden 's narrative is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy .


allen 's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal .


like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy


commanding screen presence


laughing at ' variety


fun adventure movie


is so different from the apple and so striking that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


chilling advantage


replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


for that sense of openness , the little surprises


get all five


is just fine


passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese


pack a powerful emotional wallop


an advantage


based on stock clichés


huge action sequence


of epic scale


recent hollywood trip tripe


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


the proper conviction


discursive


love , memory


have potential


but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us .


its contrivances


like time fillers between surf shots


to its proper home


affirming


relevant today


is terrific ,


slyly exquisite


are infants


of relentlessly nasty situations


maybe not a classic , but a movie the kids will want to see over and over again .


puts an exclamation point on the fact


to shyamalan 's self-important summer fluff


as faithful portraiture


punch and depth


a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary .


sports aficionados


feels rigged and sluggish


and suspenseful argentinian thriller


15 years old


takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera


rare movie


cynicism every bit


storytelling skills


the limited chemistry


most amazing


be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker


oversexed , at times overwrought comedy/drama


a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche


a mess as its director 's diabolical debut , mad cows


the idea of making kahlo 's art a living , breathing part of the movie , often catapulting the artist into her own work


likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen


nonjudgmental


faithful portraiture


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


it 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and if it is n't entirely persuasive , it does give exposure to some talented performers


misguided comedy


want my money back .


about as unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy


we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society


enlightened by any of derrida 's


to liven things up


seedy clash


the story 's pathetic and the gags are puerile . .


that works even without vulgarity , sex scenes , and cussing


, the more details slip out between his fingers .


unsentimental


's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre


the greatest musicians


get made-up and


weave a protective cocoon around his own ego


, and of the thousands thereafter


he thinks the film is just as much a document about him as it is about the subject .


of businesses


a marvel of production design .


of kitsch hard going


with tremendous skill


george 's haplessness and


revulsion


though clearly well-intentioned , this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted .


a solid formula


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


romantic and serenely


his smooth , shrewd , powerful act


thuds


the emperor 's club , ruthless in its own placid way


that 's all that 's going on here .


poetry in motion


elicits strong performances from his cast


compelling story to tell


rerun


is nearly incoherent , an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins .


an important movie


gangster/crime comedy


adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special


high-spirited buddy movie


neighborhood


scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


legal battle


belongs on the big screen


that interweaves individual stories


miss congeniality


's still entertaining to watch the target practice .


treading water at best in this forgettable effort


its script and execution


transparently


exuberance in all


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


quieter domestic scenes


make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok .


patriotic


beyond all expectation


are puerile


is beginning to feel


's a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism


a kitchen sink


talking a talk that appeals to me


the lord of the rings


the comedy was funny


is visually ravishing


, surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait .


logic and misuse


offering an original


disposable


emotional comfort


as gripping


though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material


an intelligent flick


the utter authority of a genre gem


eerily


appealing enough


it squanders chan 's uniqueness


a loathsome movie


advantage


fluffy


a ghost story gone badly awry


social injustice


( the film 's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers .


marking the slow , lingering death of imagination


is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults .


a conventional but heartwarming tale


artsy and often pointless


alternately fascinating and frustrating


spirit-crushing ennui


a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story


's a dull girl , that 's all .


a grand fart


knockabout


charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions .


holofcener rejects patent solutions to dramatize life 's messiness from inside out , in all its strange quirks .


lacks the compassion , good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre 's ) first film something of a sleeper success


it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment .


a long shot


a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not .


a lobotomy


that only seems to care about the bottom line


an impressive hybrid .


a celebrated wonder


merely bad


's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman 's clothes


herzog simply runs out of ideas


is n't much fun


portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man


it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches ;


the film has some of the best special effects ever


anteing up some movie star charisma


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


takes its techniques into such fresh territory


a director i admire


then again , i hate myself most mornings .


teen-sleaze equivalent


quite unengaging


so it 's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast .


a bland animated sequel that


much more successful


signing


a hypnotic portrait of this sad , compulsive life .


a satisfying evening


an affection


with a few lingering animated thoughts


normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad


uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks ! ''


with minimal imagination , you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub .


with the subject of love head-on


a negligible work


in need of a scented bath


derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining


irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free .


amazingly dopey


the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment .


the hurried , badly cobbled look


offering fine acting moments and pungent


his imagination so vivid


splatterfests


eee for excitement


a soufflé gone wrong


loneliness and insecurity


with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders


watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy .


loud , chaotic and largely unfunny


be distasteful to children and adults


and narrative flow


are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d .


a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence


feeling guilty for it


cheery and tranquil


going through the motions


really awful


gross


're drawn in by the dark luster


designed to fill time , providing no real sense of suspense


the best didacticism


the more you think about the movie , the more you will probably like it .


of the great minds of our times


deceptions


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


its logical loopholes ,


predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics


more than its fair share of saucy hilarity .


a delicious , quirky movie with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction by michael gondry


a negligible british comedy .


aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai , but thanks to an astonishingly witless script


drawn-out


fairly basic comedic constructs


very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure


cuteness


heartache everyone


of dramatic enlightenment


a holy fool


a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh .


the auteur 's ear for the way fears and slights


a perfect family film


remarkably


a smart comedy


is somewhat problematic


been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over


transcends their predicament


the most original fantasy film


from `` promising


becomes too heavy for the plot .


wrenching performances


much better mother-daughter tale


a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france :


its one-sidedness


rich and luscious


seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days , mumbles his way through the movie .


is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed .


times uncommonly moving


, lawrence desperately looks elsewhere , seizing on george 's haplessness and lucy 's personality tics .


capable thriller


being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and


ill-timed


giant william randolph hearst


watching the proverbial paint dry


of clever ideas and visual gags


yeah , baby


suitably elegant


this is one summer film that satisfies


third time 's the charm


4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking .


is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight


are for children and dog lovers


easy to swallow ,


has something fascinating to do


a light touch


flimsy ending


watch people


sweet treasure and something


to faith and rainbows


in a fat man 's navel


to remake sleepless in seattle again and again


action laudable


philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character 's lines would suggest


the john wayne classics


have at it


it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget


the real triumphs in igby


a feeble tootsie knockoff .


black hawk down and we


poignant and wryly amusing film


seems more tacky and reprehensible


a guilt-free trip


excitement


a breezy blend


's sweet .


a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game


intellect


an action/thriller


before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon


his future wife


technically superb film


its compelling mix of trial movie , escape movie and unexpected fable


an intriguing bit


smoky and


fun of me


, sprightly spin


hell-jaunt


kirsten dunst 's remarkable performance


fresh and


the self-image


terrifically entertaining specimen


of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality


abyss


much like its easily dismissive


fearlessness


his promise


nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore


... bibbidy-bobbidi-bland .


a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .


the best actors


defies classification


a sharp satire


hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy


the rest of the cast is uniformly superb


it just goes to show , an intelligent person is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller .


no .


director juan jose campanella


somber , absurd ,


meal


for a film that has nothing


want to watch if you only had a week to live


producer john penotti surveyed high school students ... and came back with the astonishing revelation that `` they wanted to see something that did n't talk down to them . ''


stylish and


an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they


thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem .


carried out


a fairly enjoyable mixture


films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature


that these women are spectacular


outrageously creative action


satisfies , as comfort food often can


, retro uplifter .


have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams


the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy


its overall sense of mystery


how


terrorist attacks


the character 's gripping humanity


with cardboard characters and performers


draws us in long


, this indie flick never found its audience , probably because it 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters .


the burning sensation


he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up


flat as thinking man


while the story goes nowhere


, solid storytelling .


such self-amused trash


satire and childhood awakening


co-winner


, she 's appealingly manic and energetic .


of characters in this picture


fine , nuanced lead performances


also nicely done


so-called ` comedy '


sometimes almost senseless


's nice


an a-list director


a tired , unnecessary retread


energizing


recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time


a harrowing account


thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest


honesty , insight and humor


look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown .


slice of hitchcockian suspense .


its title implies


place and personal identity


in its yearning for the days


a photographic marvel of sorts , and it


sweet , charming


nifty


bull sessions


this is not an easy film .


eighth-grader


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


black urban professionals


whimsy


an unwieldy cast


their project so interesting


is adequate


much funnier than anything


judging by those standards , ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .


set in a 1986 harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in new york


show us a good time


ideas and special-interest groups


manipulation ,


well-executed spy-thriller .


right ways


almost peerlessly unsettling .


in all fairness


though tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough , around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .


happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .


white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark , but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it


deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell


sexual jealousy , resentment


upscale


just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year


nothing overly original , mind you , but solidly entertaining


sweet , tender sermon


simpler , leaner


an unholy mess


an action/thriller of the finest kind , evoking memories of day of the jackal , the french connection , and heat .


are breathtaking


at how clever it 's being


steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches .


a surprisingly juvenile lark ,


hugely rewarding


abuse


of the best next generation episodes


a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war 's madness remembered that we , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life


the immediate aftermath


the trials of henry kissinger is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ... because you get it .


the ` are we a sick society


a more balanced or fair portrayal


a sobering meditation


is definitely a director to watch .


is funny , not actually exploiting it yourself


that satisfies


by the incredibly flexible cast


, you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be .


's quite diverting nonsense


if hill is n't quite his generation 's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) , it 's because there 's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it 's all bluster and cliché .


's updating works surprisingly well


some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma


graceless


close enough in spirit to its freewheeling trash-cinema roots to be a breath of fresh air .


everything is off .


the ambiguous welcome


the israeli/palestinian conflict as


sit in neutral , hoping for a stiff wind to blow it


is devoid of wit and humor


hollow , self-indulgent


affecting story about four sisters who are coping , in one way or another , with life


make you think about existential suffering


to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure


had this much imagination and nerve


sentimental script


heroic deserves a look


the cultural distinctions


been slimed in the name of high art


fascinating character study


established filmmaker


exudes the urbane sweetness that woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken


makes each crumb of emotional comfort


expanded vision


if you go , pack your knitting needles .


live-wire


magnetic as graham


is the drama within the drama


dizzy


a mystery devoid


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


clean-cut


endear


any of the signposts


throwing up


represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema .


cuisine and palatable presentation


evil dead ii


clearly well-intentioned


a silly hack-and-slash flick


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


is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance


swedish


contorting itself into an idea of expectation


while broomfield 's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture , it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .


ugliness


tanks .


truest sense


purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it


beautiful images and solemn words


a children 's party clown


will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy


is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship .


its characters ' decisions


manipulation , an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents


talented writer/director anderson


are anguished , bitter and truthful


a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie


, purpose and emotionally bruised characters


has severe body odor


the resourceful molly


an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers


interested in the sights and sounds of battle


subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer


coy but exhilarating


has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness .


absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes


about schmidt is nicholson 's goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear .


corrupt and hedonistic weasels


be growing


felt performances across the board .


the movie completely transfixes the audience .


captures the debilitating grief


reached its expiration date


deeper and more engaging .


disappointment coming


or worth rooting against , for that matter


think they


good time


's both charming


definitely gives you something to chew on


any summer blockbuster


script error


boiling point


sacrificing the integrity of the opera


you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence .


shoot themselves


keen eye ,


beguiling serenity and poise


viewed and treasured


to gravity and plummets


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


without being insightful


that rare family movie


dazzling pop entertainment


his aversion


the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man


how i killed my father compelling


the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible


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


beckons us all


about openness , particularly the


the great american comedy


of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


truly annoying


succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides .


show his penchant for wry , contentious configurations


in his chilling , unnerving film


inept and


are actually releasing it into theaters


the soullessness


estranged gay and lesbian children


so flabby


meticulously uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment .


gorgeous exterior photography


warmth , wit and interesting characters


writer-director danny verete 's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt .


finesse


its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity


develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide


echoes


according to the script , grant and bullock 's characters are made for each other .


of candid camera


if you can push on through the slow spots , you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting .


a ` direct-to-video ' release


like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series


refreshed


clear sense


to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period


a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart .


beginning with the pale script


coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world 's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching


is to substitute plot for personality


grace


robbed


so bleak


one moment in the film that surprises or delights


remembrance


ghetto fabulousness


a straight-shooting family film


a stunning new young talent


whipping


avarice


that 's where the film ultimately fails


to a t.


their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script


an excruciating film


victim to sloppy plotting


... a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job


forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions


's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and


soderbergh skims the fat from the 1972 film .


del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy .


to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks


, in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music


befuddling


it turns out to be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme


shoot something on crummy-looking videotape


, elusive , yet inexplicably


the layers of soap-opera emotion


create something original


avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching


on the strength of their own cleverness


warm in its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction of everyday people , relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message .


went over my head or


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


the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way


, home movie is about the people who live in them , who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it .


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


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


any reasonably creative eighth-grader


widescreen photography


a ham-fisted sermon


junk-calorie suspense tropes


scott baio is turning in some delightful work on indie projects .


first film something of a sleeper success


most purely enjoyable and satisfying


` the war of the roses , ' trailer-trash style .


the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence , complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence , but not a drop of human blood .


in this case zero .


has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it


in its own aloof , unreachable way it 's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second .


emerge with unimpeachable clarity


do n't really seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material


with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count


anemic ,


encompasses many more paths


barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it


this turd


its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue


the soul-searching deliberateness of the film


excellent use of music by india 's popular gulzar and jagjit singh


a quaint ,


is prime escapist fare


mug shots


ultimately disappoint the action


love for the movies of the 1960s


a quiet , disquieting triumph


complete mess


a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


with the inescapable conclusion


to a climax that 's scarcely a surprise by the time


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


so much phone in his performance as


poetic tragedy


for independence , complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence , but not a drop of human blood


grave


deception


are pretty valuable


klein , charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election , delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed .


's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films


thornier


rather frightening


something wholly original


i see this piece of crap again


the comic elements of the premise , making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing


sensitivity and skill


measured or polished


that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline


stylish cinematography


the sweet , melancholy spell


feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap


best achievements


the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory


sparse


this unimaginative comedian


really vocalized


the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty


my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it .


the histrionic muse


have gone straight to video .


narratively , trouble every day is a plodding mess .


gets drawn into the party .


a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth


a film neither bitter nor sweet


on the cinematic front


but it does somehow manage to get you under its spell .


good-looking


that omnibus tradition called marriage