our reality tv obsession , and even


it 's sweet and fluffy at the time ,


are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents


has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end


a recycled and dumbed-down version


playfully profound ...


engages us in constant fits of laughter


preposterous


the brutality of the jokes , most at women 's expense


joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature


trudge out


to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins


on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company


accumulated enjoyment


that matters


crafted film


a flair for dialogue comedy


manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen , just for them


the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative


is notable for its sheer audacity and openness


a heroine


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


god bless crudup and his aversion to taking the easy hollywood road and cashing in on his movie-star gorgeousness .


there 's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces .


sell us on this twisted love story


one of the more influential works of the ` korean new wave '


though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .


the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


the run-of-the-mill singles blender


will be occupied for 72 minutes .


grayish


in tatters


a far bigger , far more meaningful story


, inexplicable and unpleasant


is n't a bad film


substantive


visit , this laboratory of laughter


so could young romantics out on a date .


have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching .


fluid and mesmerizing sequence


the film operates nicely off the element of surprise ,


called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but


it 's soulful and unslick


the modern rut of narrative banality


their recklessness


vulgar , sexist , racist humor


the movie possesses its own languorous charm .


though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy


it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny ,


the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy


elegantly crafted but emotionally cold , a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level .


gradually makes us believe she is kahlo


that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves


slightly humorous and tender story


was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo


idealism


fresh


sweet-tempered comedy


cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks


any recent film , independent or otherwise ,


a bittersweet drama


an amused indictment of jaglom 's own profession .


a bunch of other , better movies slapped together .


infidelity


of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster


adventure and a worthwhile environmental message


is a lame kiddie flick


bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique


's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels


maelstrom is strange and compelling


wise and elegiac ...


a remote shelf


a genuine dramatic impact


cool


the story compelling


it finds a nice rhythm .


malcolm d. lee


the off-center humor


crisp and


hot


simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance


without in any way demeaning its subjects


very tasteful


a little uneven to be the cat 's meow ,


cathartic


watch your merchant ivory productions


all-enveloping movie experience


dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera ,


it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers


has little insight


plotless


it lacks a strong narrative


love reading and/or poetry


is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september .


has usually


is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form


into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need


could not stand them


its great credit


the movie 's seams may show ... but pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling


does the nearly impossible


wear thin on all


, the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time .


moving , if uneven , success


to lift the spirits of the whole family


sags


brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star .


tom green stages his gags as assaults on america 's knee-jerk moral sanctimony


that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane


liked this film a lot ...


is slow to those of us in middle age


his penchant


of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise


of unbridled greed and materalism


personal tragedy


may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed


a terrific b movie -- in fact , the best in recent memory


turn out to be delightfully compatible here


with steven seagal


for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats


like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain


, colorful , semimusical


boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces


has a bigger-name cast


the con


honesty


a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd , the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that .


a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism


one problem with the movie


precious and finely cut diamond


something for everyone .


than a spy thriller like the bourne identity


loses what made you love it


filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots


as fascinating


's the perfect cure for insomnia


one of those all-star reunions


the little girls understand , and mccracken knows that 's all that matters .


captivating and intimate


simple-minded


uninvolving


high-wattage brainpower


it 's not scary in the slightest


mr. polanski is in his element here


the charm of kevin kline


the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards


gentle , mesmerizing portrait


such a buoyant , expressive flow of images


a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides


while we no longer possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen , we had no trouble sitting for blade ii .


remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt


incomprehensible


an unruly adolescent boy


too loud , too goofy and too short


`` spider-man '' certainly


an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off


gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy


would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?


who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron


you will enjoy seeing how both evolve


one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself , namely , an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then .


a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay


most virtuous


is wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor


irreparably


repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


's truly deserving of its oscar nomination


into the nature of faith


's good to see michael caine whipping out the dirty words and punching people in the stomach again


that trademark grin of his


we do n't get williams ' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile ,


will be adequately served by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick , although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service . '


proves a servicable world war ii drama that ca n't totally hide its contrivances


vivid personality


kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business .


has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation .


is often way off


lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire .


sad to say


a strong first act and


is painfully bad , a fourth-rate jim carrey who does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb .


to be intimate and socially encompassing


's easy to like and always leaves us laughing


filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner


because he gives the story some soul


is nicely shot


dare i say , entertaining


on three short films and two features


and as bland


lisa rinzler 's cinematography may be lovely


it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy


been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker


're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two


look at that clever angle


ingenue


who cares ?


in its own way


is a horrible movie


b-movie


humor , warmth , and


die


great party


the inherent absurdity


derivative and hammily


plateau


feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful


many a hollywood romance


's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it .


, even after the most awful acts are committed , is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream .


the guy-in-a-dress genre


dumbed-down approach


're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular .


with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking


conventional but heartwarming


the funniest idea


beautifully edited


an indispensable peek at the art and the agony of making people laugh .


yakusho , as always , is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack


to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival


visual splendor


that delivers a surprising


it 's a lovely , eerie film that casts an odd , rapt spell .


the strange horror


though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers


the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes


apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground


has much to recommend it


a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time , and this is n't


it actually hurts to watch .


an odd show , pregnant with moods ,


complex


tonally uneven


of our making


make the stones weep -- as shameful as it


what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop


featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore .


original and highly cerebral


a sly female empowerment movie ,


's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events


only are the film 's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny


also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness


ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented ,


a faster paced family flick .


oh , and more entertaining , too .


'll love it


a strong-minded viewpoint , or


a good ear for dialogue


is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew


been lost in the translation


like mike is a slight and uninventive movie


a nicely understated expression


that graze the funny bone


, this film 's impressive performances and adept direction are n't likely to leave a lasting impression .


the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking ,


deeply biased , and


overtly silly dialogue


absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers


a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one 's mother .


cheapen the overall effect .


unbearably dull


felt like to be a new yorker -- or , really , to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11


by flashes of mordant humor


poor fit


are tops


is a film in which the talent is undeniable


made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival , the annual riviera spree of flesh , buzz , blab and money .


a step down


that the final product is a ghost


the huskies are beautiful , the border collie is funny and the overall feeling is genial and decent


of common sense


familiar and predictable , and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc .


suffered and bled


let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists


there 's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life


the wit and hoopla


very inspiring or insightful


in an admittedly middling film


schmaltz


desolate


this quiet , introspective and entertaining independent


in as much humor as pathos


authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study


the intricate preciseness


an adventure story and history lesson


that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints


ultimately too repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences , but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness .


touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths


out of control


its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future


even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .


might survive a screening with little harm done , except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine .


of intoxicating atmosphere and little else


is most remarkable not because of its epic scope , but because of the startling intimacy


director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great .


ash wednesday is not edward burns ' best film


a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies .


move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film


betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work


's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument ,


the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware


genial but never inspired , and little


a corny examination


nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair


are bad


poignant if familiar story of a young person suspended between two cultures .


this seductive tease


you have the patience for it


shows that jackie chan is getting older , and that 's something i would rather live in denial about


takes hold


of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions


lukewarm and quick to pass


better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh .


not in a good way


's most memorable about circuit


a beautiful , entertaining two hours


only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond


it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful .


every top-notch british actor


is the most disappointing woody allen movie


jackass is a vulgar and


are simply too bland to be interesting .


in fact , even better .


incoherent , instantly disposable


detective story


he runs around and acts like a doofus


the best irish sense


macdowell ... gives give a solid , anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she 's ever done .


a searing , epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be , horrifyingly , ever on the rise .


maybe it is formula filmmaking , but there 's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is


properly spooky film


kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk


zero thrills , too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film .


gawky actor


potent exploration


imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .


's something i would rather live in denial about


barbarism


feels like very light errol morris , focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs .


a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself


that tears welled up in my eyes both times


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


gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it 's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek or


each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness


is a tired one


watching it leaves you giddy


remember back when thrillers actually thrilled


the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art


hanukkah


mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart .


is loaded with good intentions


brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing


appreciates the art and


super - violent ,


by a british cast


are very , very good reasons for certain movies


others , more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ' , or more willing to see with their own eyes , will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating .


were any more of a turkey


like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it


that makes all the difference .


sounds whiny and defensive


an enormously entertaining movie , like nothing we 've ever seen before , and yet completely familiar .


an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) ,


is given passionate , if somewhat flawed , treatment .


realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch


is a refreshingly forthright one


as a movie for teens to laugh , groan and hiss at


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


unique culture


the average white band 's `` pick up the pieces


high-concept


is always welcome


the gifted pearce


has a real filmmaker 's eye


, storytelling is far more appealing


, unsubtle and hollywood-predictable


an audience 's


virtually impossible


in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling


make for some robust and scary entertainment


romp of a film


is insightful about kissinger 's background and history


emphasizes the computer and the cool


will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man


leave you wanting more


to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood


the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen


another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents .


can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head


become strangely impersonal and abstract


is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice


is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony


its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously


oscar-nominated


captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .


lushly photographed and beautifully recorded .


been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode


, but also more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations .


interesting and


of the most splendid


in manhattan , jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt


the truth about charlie is that it 's a brazenly misguided project .


concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt .


construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest


but undernourished and plodding .


employs to authenticate her british persona


observant , unfussily poetic


's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest


hopelessly


it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes


the product of loving , well integrated homage


with virtuoso throat-singing


-- more accurately , it 's moving


warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages


the perfect star vehicle for grant


the young stars are too cute ;


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


a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people , seen through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause .


shame on writer/director vicente aranda


a pathetically


it 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message


like quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic


this fascinating look


the supernatural trappings only obscure the message


darkly funny and frequently insightful .


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


a skillful filmmaker


michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making ,


slapstick


the astute direction of cardoso


is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona


to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets


prescribed


anarchy


past love story derisions


sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material


this is a movie full of grace and , ultimately , hope


its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work


the soulful development


satisfyingly unsettling


that keeps you guessing at almost every turn


quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins


it 's in danger of going wrong


is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was


once again strands his superb performers in the same old story .


, madonna is one helluva singer .


of authentically impulsive humor


wow fans


threefold expansion


olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama


the right frame of mind


this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve .


warm


bargain-basement


an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time .


the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective


, in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack ,


both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts


a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind


he refuses to evaluate his own work


the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm 's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent


any viewer , young or old ,


becomes a soulful , incisive meditation


with a moral


memorable cinematic experience


's easy to love robin tunney


it 's never laugh-out-loud funny , but it is frequently amusing


is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism


despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot , empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining .


its predictability


benefited from a sharper , cleaner script


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


we never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity .


that parker displays in freshening the play


good dialogue


be white-knuckled and unable to look away


wedding


a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish


would be terrific to read about


even better than the first one


a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate


are strong , though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times


a rating of zero


an unsettling , memorable cinematic experience that does its predecessors proud .


successfully


of his rental car


's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend


accentuating


really cool


of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy


vastly improved germanic version


, dramatically satisfying heroine


an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .


people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny


a moving tale of love and destruction


the best movies


to the serbs themselves


the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand


it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning .


this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario


whose cumulative effect is chilling


as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day


a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games


peter jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us , fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte


each watered down the version of the one before


touching ,


no new plot conceptions or environmental changes


the first fatal attraction


is best when illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey .


particularly memorable or even all that funny


mean


admirable energy , full-bodied characterizations and


slapdash disaster .


though jones and snipes are enthralling , the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché .


hodgepodge .


a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child


crack cast


odd movies


too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience


putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank .


keep people going in this crazy life


ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you


her subject matter


that embraces its old-fashioned themes and


the quirky and recessive charms of co-stars martin donovan and mary-louise parker help overcome the problematic script .


the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon


wasting away inside unnecessary films


piffle .


raucously amusing


a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home , but your ego and all your problems go with you


cutesy reliance


oftentimes funny , yet


lets the pictures do the punching


like it was worth your seven bucks


faster , livelier


of no real consequence


most beautiful , evocative


the film lapses


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


gentle but insistent


are fantasti


a fascinating character study


a non-stop cry for attention


300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness .


dull , inconsistent , dishonest female bonding


takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .


cheap , b movie way


more trifle than triumph .


miraculous as its dreamworks makers


that pollyana would reach for a barf bag .


that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over


mostly fool 's


seems to want to be a character study , but apparently


is a winner .


the script 's flaws


first-rate performance


milked


worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz


glamorous


stiff


constantly pulling the rug from underneath us ,


downright transparent


a riveting profile


seduce and


a banal , virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy


become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


sincere acting


a fair amount of b-movie excitement


sense-of-humour


jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod .


a dazzling conceptual feat


it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head


amy 's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor .


little morality tale


of epic adventure


is a subzero version of monsters , inc. , without the latter 's imagination


the sort of picture in which , whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do , they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset .


mind ugly


is always watchable .


enjoy as mild escapism


savvy producer


cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos ,


is highly pleasurable


love


becomes lifeless and


mr. spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned .


the film would be a total washout .


derrida is all but useless


this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .


sublime music


is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition


improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end


in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor


a smile on your face


that the answer is as conventional as can be


engaging simplicity


plain old blarney


reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism


a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate


something hip and transgressive


, evoking memories of day of the jackal , the french connection , and heat .


definitely funny stuff , but it 's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with


what 's most memorable about circuit


his most critically insightful


direct-to-video/dvd category


coherent


crawl up your own ***


a twisted sense of humor


is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states


control-alt-delete simone as quickly


's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting


its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


painfully


, ghastly


avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation , and


should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler


the subject matter is as adult as you can get


much ado about something is an amicable endeavor .


, amusing , tender and heart-wrenching


really get inside of them


enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension


it 's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal , fireballs and revenge


treat for its depiction


the most surprising thing


sympathetic without being gullible


the incomprehensible anne rice novel


energy , intelligence and verve


a sleeper success


goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest


marveled at disney 's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows


throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer 's face and asks to be seen as hip , winking social commentary


is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence


consistently clever and suspenseful


moving tale


ice cube is n't quite out of ripe screwball ideas , but friday after next spreads them pretty thin .


mistake .


has a built-in audience , but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest


regret and


hell


philosophers , not


what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom .


have to admit that i am baffled by jason x.


a wooden delivery


made by a proper , middle-aged woman .


to refresh our souls


sobering cautionary tale


a positively thrilling combination


a mostly believable , refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports drama .


first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .


ride around a pretty tattered old carousel .


phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose ,


i found it weirdly appealing


most damning


nightmare


devote time to see it


coherent rhythm


it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period .


, i 'm the one that i want , in 2000 .


dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it


from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona


brought to life on the big screen


deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant .


mundane '70s


of the amazing spider-man


is rather pretentious


when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger 's sex life


wayward


painful


keep upping the ante on each other ,


looked like crap , so crap is what i was expecting .


a sappy , preachy one


a skyscraper


an engaging , formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement .


film that loses sight of its own story


watching intelligent people making a movie


very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb


take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going


a wet burlap sack


to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie


full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references , kung pow !


does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue .


see coming a mile away


surprisingly shoddy makeup work


's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue , only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen


highly predictable narrative


most good-hearted yet


nair 's cast is so large it 's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion


at this time , with this cast , this movie is hopeless


's the plot , and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream .


bracing


it would n't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe 's routine is offensive , puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny .


theater feeling


that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson , however entertainingly presented , so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes .


as an introduction to the man 's theories and influence , derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man , however , it 's invaluable .


few sequels


drug abuse


the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films


see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale 's tale


with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself .


allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier


been there , done


subjugate truth


despite lagging near the finish line


its grand locations


visually engrossing


jewish parents


us nothing new


adorable italian guys


made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries


suited


gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality


a besotted and obvious drama


the biggest names in japanese anime


has never been more charming than in about a boy .


lovely , eerie film


a thoroughly awful movie


's a lot richer than the ones


well to cram earplugs


a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god


most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films


holds up well after two decades


a peculiar malaise


a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy


excites the imagination and


the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of


wonderfully creepy mood


should see it as soon as possible


not quite


its perfect quiet pace


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


steeped in fairy tales and other childish things


of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story


's the inimitable diaz


it reveals


feel like a 10-course banquet .


the best kind


with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves


strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth


tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough


herzog has fallen


at ease sharing the same scene


bouncy


the writing is clever and


is nothing redeeming about this movie .


give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but there 's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour .


comically dismal social realism


is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally


sprightly spin


the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce


fragmentary


created a masterful work of art of their own


queen of the damned as you might have guessed , makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role --


tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life


seems so larger than life and yet so fragile


every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here .


as ugly as the shabby digital photography


its compelling mix of trial movie , escape movie and unexpected fable ensures the film never feels draggy .


it 's a masterpeice .


slapped together .


initially gripping , eventually cloying pow drama .


's sweet , funny , charming , and completely delightful .


beware the quirky brit-com .


forget about it by monday , though


demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded .


sleeper


there 's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately , it runs for 170 .


show more of the dilemma , rather than


groan


an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains .


great saturday night live sketch


a wry , affectionate delight


the good , which is its essential problem


game supporting cast


a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula


should scare any sane person away .


hated myself in the morning


is more timely now than ever


feeling refreshed and hopeful


simone '' is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality .


's unfortunate that wallace , who wrote gibson 's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor , has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue .


audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


regret and , ultimately , finding redemption


make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs .


the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations


first-rate


as good a job as anyone


enjoys the friday series


a puritanical brand of christianity


the story has some nice twists but the ending and


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


that real natural , even-flowing tone


are just two of the elements that will grab you


does n't clue you in that something 's horribly wrong


is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .


any country


love stories you will ever see


unleashed by a slightly crazed , overtly determined young woman


a ruffle in what is already an erratic career


is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life


is trash


of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis


serious and thoughtful


boring , pretentious muddle


the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm


times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated


has never looked uglier .


cliche-ridden


it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ;


the movie you 're looking for


valiant


proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .


gangster no. 1 is solid , satisfying fare for adults .


visually engrossing , seldom hammy ,


when ( reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w. bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al .


con


a way that verges on the amateurish


it has a way of seeping into your consciousness , with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at .


airy cinematic bon bons


its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese


the power of this movie is undeniable .


made me want to pack raw dough in my ears


less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession .


does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .


despite its faults , gangs excels in spectacle and pacing .


dumb , fun , curiously adolescent movie


a strength


'll enjoy this movie


consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire


that a nightmare is a wish a studio 's wallet makes


a deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph


are pushed to their most virtuous limits , lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone .


style , structure and rhythms


which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing


hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit ,


gets old quickly


crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama .


been benefited from a sharper , cleaner script before it went in front of the camera


, inescapably gorgeous ,


graceless and


her considerable talents


in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve


something vital about the movie


there 's a plethora of characters in this picture ,


you do n't understand what on earth is going on


the art demands live viewing .


of whimsy


evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story


of its characters , its protagonist , or of us


'll only put you to sleep .


in place for a great film noir


bring something new


crawls along at a snail 's pace


back-stabbing , inter-racial desire


dislikable study in sociopathy .


unoriginal terms


mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary .


an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter


the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ;


high-powered star pedigree


most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river .


'll love it and probably want to see it twice .


to ensnare its target audience .


is unfocused


it 's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent , and not sugarcoated in the least .


if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy , much about the film , including some of its casting , is frustratingly unconvincing .


creepy-scary thriller


potentially incredibly


del


robert de niro performance


imaginary


perfectly entertaining


is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol


three hours and with very little story or character development


felt performances


tortured and


energetic and engaging film


that should be punishable by chainsaw


by shooting itself in the foot


feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks .


scenes of cinematic perfection


the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged


one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue


admire the film 's stately nature and


approach to the workplace romantic comedy .


an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit


is so anemic


hilariously


also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality


ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all , a condition only the old are privy to , and ... often misconstrued as weakness


- style cross-country adventure ... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack .


( t ) he film is never sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation .


dream


though it goes further than both , anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here


is an enjoyable big movie


ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering


a passion for cinema , and indeed sex ,


make paid in full worth seeing .


( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany


wiseman is patient


like heathers , then becomes bring it on , then becomes unwatchable


sometimes improbable


the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium


parents beware ; this is downright movie penance


will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen , not screaming but yawning


the action looks fake


a slick ,


a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece


an important , original talent in international cinema


( carvey 's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated , but then again , subtlety has never been his trademark .


an honored screen veteran


is the best ` old neighborhood ' project


for humor in so many teenage comedies


a fascinating glimpse of urban life


has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood


lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction


` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation


soars above the material realm


interesting controversy


gentle , unforced intimacy


standoffish to everyone else , and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill


a sentimental mess that never rings true


breaks no new ground and


so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through


thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels , fight off various anonymous attackers , and evade elaborate surveillance technologies


the better video-game-based flicks ,


predictable plotting and


in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year


the film runs on a little longer than it needs to --


antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but , with few exceptions , it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it .


its own most damning censure


you open yourself up to mr. reggio 's theory of this imagery as the movie 's set


its logical loopholes , which fly by so fast there 's no time to think about them anyway


contrived , awkward


prettiest pictures


the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year


are served with a hack script


swept away '


stale first act , scrooge story , blatant product placement ,


coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else .


as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy


epic cinema


the highly predictable narrative


this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy


a huge fan


, rohmer 's talky films fascinate me


( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask , the blob ) , and


whiny and


real narrative logic


the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama


visual gags


win you over


we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is


move over bond ;


with a flourish


cold , gray , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated


as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor


terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid


thanks to great performances


tykwer 's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski 's work aspired to , including the condition of art .


proves that it 's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies .


she is a lioness , protecting her cub , and he a reluctant villain ,


a kind of abstract guilt


trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now


add up to a satisfying crime drama


be captivated


does n't try to surprise us with plot twists , but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency


lush


of the most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i


static set ups ,


forceful drama


sweet gentle jesus


will be friends through thick and thin


scarily funny ,


an even less capable trio of criminals


the irwins ' scenes are fascinating


is listless , witless , and devoid of anything


is a question for philosophers , not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience .


a classic theater piece


mctiernan 's remake may be lighter on its feet


so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen .


( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


at keeping themselves kicking


a ton of laughs


the harsh reality of my situation


is , however ,


whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man


, you know the picture is in trouble .


like their characters


small ...


watch on video at home


simplistic story


be profane ,


is painfully formulaic and stilted


best 60 minutes


are so overstated


neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy


on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere


here the love scenes all end in someone screaming .


oozing with attractive men


profane and exploitative


stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory .


're the unnamed , easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid .


a rustic retreat and pee against a tree


a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract


's also somewhat clumsy .


the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them .


farts , boobs


sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy ... attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ' .


dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious


long , intricate , star-studded


the movie in a superficial way , while never sure what its purpose was


provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee


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


one of the greatest films i 've ever seen .


transcendence


intricately constructed


what great cinema can really do


veers


gives a human face to what 's often discussed in purely abstract terms .


in auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .


tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender


the script is high on squaddie banter , low on shocks .


all the dramatic weight of a raindrop


a company of strictly a-list players


this new jangle of noise , mayhem and stupidity


road


a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama .


huge gap


real-life persona


american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place


charming , sometimes infuriating


rises above superficiality .


exciting documentary


graceful , moving


legendary actor michel serrault


thrillingly


one of the best silly horror movies of recent memory


talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be


an unexpectedly sweet story


the station looking for a return ticket to realism


entertaining and informative documentary


a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait


as a science fiction movie , `` minority report '' astounds .


amateurish


for putting together any movies of particular value or merit


far too tragic


the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying


this gutter romancer 's


give it considerable punch .


's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance


despite the surface attractions -- conrad l. hall 's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there 's something impressive and yet lacking about everything .


shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


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


one only a true believer could relish


, you 're desperate for the evening to end .


am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here


an enjoyable trifle


emotional gravity


to have cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release


by top-billed star bruce willis


without resorting to camp or parody , haynes ( like sirk , but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange .


without shakespeare 's eloquent language , the update is dreary and sluggish .


a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic


transcends ethnic lines


weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title


grumbling


an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested


uneven performances


is funny , scary and sad .


seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little .


the theme with added depth and resonance


bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy


a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female set .


a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them


`` based on true events , '' a convolution of language that suggests it


poorly executed comedy .


if i stay positive


the film 's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence


easily forgotten


an exceptionally acted , quietly affecting cop drama .


i imagined a movie ever could be


's betting her third feature will be something to behold


a majestic achievement


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


to his supple understanding of the role


one of shakespeare 's better known tragedies


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


a cockeyed shot all the way .


an achingly enthralling premise ,


stakes out the emotional heart of happy .


has little to do with the story


starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points .


provides a strong itch to explore more .


before the plot kicks into gear


has not spawned a single good film .


never quite


harrowing account


that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself


makes you care about music you may not have heard before


easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year


more of a poetic than a strict reality ,


this humbling little film ,


fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances


ensures the film never feels draggy .


with an utterly incompetent conclusion


, characterization , poignancy , and intelligence


'll need a stronger stomach than us


how tedious


makes a better short story


warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality


their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own


-- ever so gracefully --


devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable


the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant


about the filmmaker 's characteristic style


a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise .


candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand


oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique


in the end , the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide .


purposefully reductive movie


his best-known creation


is compelling enough , but it 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish


lifts blue crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


a filmmaker to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle


musicals back


campanella 's competent direction


is surprisingly refreshing


for a barf bag


this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted .


a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story .


agonizing


for a satisfying evening at the multiplex


which makes its message resonate .


excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts


, the writing is indifferent , and jordan brady 's direction is prosaic .


undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .


( jeff 's ) gorgeous , fluid compositions , underlined by neil finn and edmund mcwilliams 's melancholy music , are charged with metaphor , but rarely easy , obvious or self-indulgent .


frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and


genres that just does n't work


to the nonconformist in us all


add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb


make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey


been hoping for


the script , the gags , the characters are all direct-to-video stuff


an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players


rooted


a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop


the material and the production


makes its point too well


by then , your senses are as mushy as peas


starving and untalented


is very much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives


the characters are so generic


sing beautifully and act adequately .


an overly sillified plot and


to be influenced chiefly by humanity 's greatest shame , reality shows -- reality shows for god 's sake !


of rancid , well-intentioned , but shamelessly manipulative movie making


the year 's greatest adventure , and jackson 's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate .


about surprising us by trying something new


would gobble in dolby digital stereo


are undeniably touched .


is virtually absent


cletis is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer .


ethereal


frustrating


four star performance


presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years


gut-wrenching


well worth


think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky , but while you were thinking someone made off with your wallet


an hour and a half of joyful solo performance .


whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is


the big shear


pleasing


golden book


boisterous energy


jonathan parker 's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .


as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist


a consistent embracing humanity


godfrey reggio 's career shines like a lonely beacon .


there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in williams is as visceral as a gut punch .


obvious


would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .


cunning


throbbing sincerity


is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit .


produce adequate performances


whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude


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


a visit to mcdonald 's , let alone


is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage .


, bile , and irony


reach much further than we imagine


is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what 's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture .


a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill


rich


those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking .


a historically significant work


fits the bill perfectly


only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be


at least passably real


resolutely downbeat


unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set


infuriating about full frontal


as boring and


goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .


's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure .


affable if not timeless , like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids .


reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights


gorgeously elaborate continuation


believe it


ride for the kiddies , with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand


part biography , part entertainment and


the film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers .


danny huston gives ) an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk .


spirals downward , and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion .


uniquely itself


lack depth or complexity ,


the charming result is festival in cannes .


by a lackluster script and substandard performances


drawn engaging characters


young adult life in urban south korea


sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped .


more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks


cinematic corpse


call this film a lump of coal


little doubt


a vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from


i think it was plato who said , ' i think , therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one .


versatile stanley kwan


i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey .


deserves an oscar nomination


a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special .


, provocative and vainglorious


making a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female


repeated


playstation cocktail


reading lines from a teleprompter


, numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before .


hard to resist


see a romance this smart


sets out to entertain


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


more of : spirit , perception , conviction


a sharp script and


entertainment


change watching such a character ,


are married for political reason


the devastation


nice , harmless date film


, er , bubbly


sanitised and


dignified ceo


the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up


an awkwardly garish showcase


two dimension tale


a breezy blend of art , history , esoteric musings and philosophy


an unsettling , memorable cinematic experience


, she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions .


, mibii is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it .


a laundry list of minor shortcomings


becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten


for their acting chops , but for their looks


weird and distanced


a tale full of nuance and character dimension


high drama , disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky .


an assurance worthy of international acclaim


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she 's cut open a vein and


scratch is great fun , full of the kind of energy it 's documenting .


all the stronger because of it


charming result


that so often end up on cinema screens


a monster movie


a jaunt down memory lane for teens


what makes barbershop so likable , with all its flaws , is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .


a grand picture


knows how to hold the screen


yet , it must be admitted


is , also , frequently hilarious .


other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or


one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers , and circles it obsessively , without making contact .


for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore


their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it 's just a weird fizzle


steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films


've seen some bad singer-turned actors


( a ) thoughtful , visually graceful


its flame-like , roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude .


whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art , it 's an unhappy situation all around .


wretched


of the theater


seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense


captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


blob


an intriguing bit of storytelling


other than a mildly engaging central romance , hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst .


just a simple fable done in an artless sytle , but it 's tremendously moving


trashy , kinky fun


the film 's lamer instincts are in the saddle


becomes unwatchable


gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through


the grossest movie


fear permeates the whole of stortelling , todd solondz ' oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique .


children behave like adults and everyone


put on an intoxicating show .


often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction


it made me feel unclean


a lightweight story about matchmaking


he gives none to the audience


if you go into the theater expecting a scary , action-packed chiller


well-timed explosion


into a believable mother/daughter pair


emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


amusing and


kill michael myers for good


are really surprising


funny with the material


is a dud


slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves .


aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value


a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable


creeping


beyond-lame satire


a group of extremely talented musicians


kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden


the skills of a calculus major at m.i.t.


its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact


to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject


precise


expertly plucking tension from quiet


genial romance


, absurd collection


does n't disappoint


subtle , humorous , illuminating study


he 's got as potent a topic as ever here


it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas


increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool


do n't blame eddie murphy but should n't


crippled


( b )


is still very much worth


action-packed film


this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .


owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ?


near-masterpiece


introducing an intriguing and alluring premise


a look


enlivens this film


it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt


with too little


take away the controversy


bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun


from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast


the unexplored story opportunities


the sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins .


comes together as a coherent whole .


make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see


vile , incoherent mess


wonderful fencing scenes


musical number


have no affinity for most of the characters .


the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions


watered-down it almost loses what made you love it


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


funny , even punny 6


victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers


, the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes .


the dark theater


plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy .


add anything fresh


comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break .


a soulful , incisive meditation


presents a frightening and compelling ` what if ?


fabulously funny and


visually stunning rumination


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


highlighted


what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets


where human nature should be ingratiating


inherently


nurtures the multi-layers of its characters


meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots .


love a joy


uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree


as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter


losin ' his fan base


, two towers outdoes its spectacle .


hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless .


may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking , but it is unwavering and arresting


it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before


not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad , but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes .


he 's a better actor than a standup comedian .


a beauty to behold


kong action


bold choices


offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux .


is also beautifully acted .


perfunctory conclusion


clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up .


this method almost never fails him


if you saw it on tv , you 'd probably turn it off , convinced that you had already seen that movie .


storytellers


at 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth .


the real issues


you 'll like it .


giddy viewing


it 's a loathsome movie


truly magical movie


makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates


of the family vacation


it 's a very sincere work


has all the values of a straight-to-video movie


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


the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences


the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit


the three leads produce adequate performances , but what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling


deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen


if disney 's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes , ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio 's wallet makes .


a culture-clash comedy


get out your pooper-scoopers


master craftsmen


botches


the movie looks genuinely pretty .


unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema


exasperating


little wit and no surprises


'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state


stevens is ) so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits .


good noir


mesmerizing performance


diverges from anything


flatly


it 's one tough rock .


some effecting moments


conspicuous


the best disney movie


it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities


the usual movie rah-rah , pleasantly and predictably delivered in low-key style by director michael apted and writer tom stoppard .


knows its classical music


are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls


'd probably turn it off ,


is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .


as ex-marine walter , who may or may not have shot kennedy , actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable .


rises above the level of a telanovela .


deafening


of the most affecting depictions of a love affair


how about surprising us by trying something new ?


loose , unaccountable direction


the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works


downright hitchcockian


by a warmth that is n't faked


bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams .


the premise of jason x is silly but strangely believable .


forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five


genre a bad name .


this is n't a movie ; it 's a symptom .


they 're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two , but in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood .


its dark , delicate treatment


impossible , irrevocable choices


the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding


gets harder and harder to understand her choices


a shakespearean tragedy


deadly dull


deft


everybody loves a david and goliath story


re-invents himself


if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in


welcome and heartwarming


intellect and


shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling .


without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision


hard-hitting documentary


hoary


that 's been given the drive of a narrative and


sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story


turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable


i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format


intriguing movie experiences


offend everyone


stands as one of the great films about movie love .


becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary


just dreadful


a detailed historical document ,


for this sort of thing to work , we need agile performers , but the proficient , dull sorvino has no light touch , and rodan is out of his league .


appalling


is dreary and sluggish .


of the world 's most fascinating stories


a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .


destroy


offers an interesting look at the rapidly changing face of beijing


's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit .


for a breath of fresh air now and then


while the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course ... director john schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades .


, full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante .


it 's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer


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


compelling new material


an engrossing story


tackled a meaty subject


a light-hearted way


phoned-in business as usual .


a troubled and determined homicide cop


its floating narrative


civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices


challenging or depressing


but what 's nice is that there 's a casual intelligence that permeates the script .


sitcom-worthy solutions


begins on a high note and


dud from frame one .


a dumb comedy


a laugh riot


infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart .


peak


who sometimes defies sympathy


is plenty of fun for all


are lacking


piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling .


may be shallow


combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions


donovan ... squanders his main asset , jackie chan


a fresh , entertaining comedy


a lifetime


of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies


drumline is -- the mere suggestion , albeit a visually compelling one , of a fully realized story .


of lame entertainment


crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment


virtuosic


is certainly easy to watch .


i must have failed


is even better than the fellowship .


to shock and amaze


has rewards


squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock .


is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either .


a generational signpost


to gluing you to the edge of your seat


more measured or polished production


tripe


than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry


's gone to manhattan and hell


what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman 's tragic odyssey .


a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads


new age


the form of dazzling pop entertainment


the cold


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


hollowness


engaging diatribes


than anything seen on jerry springer


... unbearably lame .


a lost ideal


, the film works as well as it does because of the performances .


the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life , but


a disoriented but occasionally disarming saga packed with moments out of an alice in wonderland adventure , a stalker thriller , and a condensed season of tv 's big brother .


italian pinocchio


, it 's exploitive without being insightful .


hip comedy


one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema


in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself


laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock 's memorable first interrogation of gosling .


tries its best to hide the fact that seagal 's overweight and out of shape


not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us


incredibly layered and stylistic film


a convincing brogue


hackery


, i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes .


never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding


a powerful , inflammatory film about religion that dares to question an ancient faith , and about hatred that offers no easy , comfortable resolution .


go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans


so heartwarmingly


a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable


were a series of bible parables and not an actual story


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


the story 's pathetic


generates little narrative momentum , and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series


interminable , shapeless documentary


insane


a brilliant , absurd collection


so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope


of its sweeping battle scenes


balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other


beautiful


the jokes are flat


is many things -- stoner midnight flick , sci-fi deconstruction , gay fantasia -- but above all it 's a love story as sanguine as its title .


make the film relevant today ,


it 's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat .


courageous scottish lady


evokes a palpable sense


lazy exercise


the picture is so lovely toward the end


simple , sweet and romantic comedy


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


every indulgent , indie trick


vanity film


surprisingly anemic disappointment


with efficiency and an affection for the period


, relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft .


watching the chemistry between freeman and judd , however , almost makes this movie worth seeing .


effective


its sheer dynamism


callow rich boy


freeman and judd make it work


nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises


academic


really , really good


remain an unchanged dullard


otherwise dull


vulgar innuendo


loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion


, lushly photographed and beautifully recorded .


is one of those rare pictures


of a mishmash


guy gets girl


i killed my father compelling


is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics


, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness


with the delight of discovery


uncomfortable


a movie that 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts .


a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis .


delivered in grand passion


good one


a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin


's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director ,


has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have .


pretty much sucks , but has a funny moment or two .


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


the brilliant surfing photography


are uncomfortably strained .


cute frissons


covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people


is magnetic as graham


frighteningly fascinating contradiction


a catastrophic collision


integrating the characters in the foreground


intrepid


barely makes sense , with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks .


a choppy , surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise


irritating ( at least to this western ear )


once again dazzle and delight us


the schmaltz is manufactured


inadvertent


the greatest films


seems suited neither to kids or adults .


's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective .


since ghostbusters


you 'll cheer .


sort of amazing


less funny


is a remarkable piece of filmmaking


you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably


a sentimental mess


morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about


family


in frustration


the movie has no idea of it is serious


a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals


joyous communal festival


the people in jessica are so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out .


much of the movie 's charm lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo .


proves tiresome


well-wrought story


both heartbreaking


accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people


version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip


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


's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long


in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity


if you , like me , think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with , then you 're in for a painful ride .


it should be interesting , it should be poignant , it turns out to be affected and boring


can only be described as sci-fi generic


that even tunney ca n't save


the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge


a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own


well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too


, uninhibited


slovenly life


ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves --


splashy and


by now intolerable morbidity


an ambitious movie that , like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that do n't come off


gay s/m fantasy


the plot is paper-thin


nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time , something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives


a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans


like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but more of it seems contrived and secondhand


to the brim with ideas


sub-formulaic slap


that 's as crisp and to the point


would require many sessions on the couch of dr. freud .


... the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well ... but quite frankly , scoob and shag do n't eat enough during the film . '


it 's boring


that rarity among sequels


simultaneously degrades its characters , its stars and its audience .


thought would leave you cold


what a pity


coos beseechingly at you


with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .


a film of quiet power .


has settled for a lugubrious romance


of particular value or merit


what once was conviction is now affectation


's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .


characteristically startling visual style and


sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics ,


a winning family story


a nationwide blight


a stiff


a bit of heart


like a soft drink that 's been sitting open too long : it 's too much syrup and not enough fizz


they will have a showdown , but ,


credulous


occasionally very enjoyable


's very beavis and butthead ,


step backward


also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience


no charm , no laughs , no fun


serious contender


is great


from burkina faso


love and power


a little too much resonance with real world events


, his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy .


the film with their charisma


the unique niche of self-critical , behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman


an underachiever ,


an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy


the act is still charming here .


one scene


based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior


300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement


the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down .


mergers and downsizing


droning house music


the best straight-up


i am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows , but hey arnold !


screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy


was worth your seven bucks


had to escape from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny


refreshing


lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject .


something to be fully forgotten


it offers large rewards


there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs


grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip 's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


, tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage


resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue


robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show .


a heavy-handed indictment


valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious


encumbers itself with complications


, storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket .


most wondrous


just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career


oddly whimsical


hate it


, let alone funny


forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting .


has a sense of his audience


own languorous charm


inhuman cinematic punishment


you feel like running out screaming


the salton sea has moments of inspired humor , though every scrap is of the darkest variety .


have been worth cheering as a breakthrough


's like having an old friend for dinner ' .


this much imagination and


the film has a kind of hard , cold effect .


an intoxicating


remain interested , or at least conscious


fun , curiously adolescent movie


exaggerated and broad


a striking style behind the camera


a technically superb film


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


entrapment in the maze of modern life


of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


dragons !


intelligent , well-made b movie


the problem with wendigo ,


increasingly important film industry


terrific date movie


the sally jesse raphael atmosphere


are still unconcerned about what they ingest


seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string


in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood


the characters are paper thin


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


even if it pushes its agenda too forcefully , this remains a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern .


trouble every day is a plodding mess .


as their natural instinct for self-preservation


straight-ahead


a luis buñuel film


whiny pouty-lipped poof


the thin veneer


is presented with universal appeal


you missed the point


something of a public service --


international acclaim


with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge , ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character -- and


a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character


his reserved but existential poignancy


to his people


this remake of lina wertmuller 's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john


the perfect cure


even in those moments where it 's supposed to feel funny and light


shines through every frame .


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


bertrand tavernier 's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' )


checkout


piccoli 's performance is amazing , yes , but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm 's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent .


a way that few movies have ever approached


caring for animals and


of these despicable characters


your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this


torn book jacket


at the edge of your seat for long stretches


disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas


, barbershop is tuned in to its community .


, political intrigue , partisans and sabotage


romance , tragedy


martial arts


so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey


nurtures the multi-layers of its characters , allowing us to remember that life 's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced .


aimed at mom and dad 's wallet


, like life , is n't much fun without the highs and lows


once playful and haunting


's immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it 's trying to do


expected flair


taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults


a movie that will surely be profane , politically charged music to the ears of cho 's fans .


brian tufano 's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky 's excellent music


why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ?


the kind of social texture and realism


solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but


of quality


denzel washington 's fine performance


weighted down with slow


i admire


pointed personalities , courage ,


a laughable --


most pitiful directing


positive ( if tragic ) note


fiendishly


of a troubadour , his acolytes , and the triumph of his band


a downer and


a depressingly retrograde


to investigate


for all the wrong reasons besides .


enormously good


why spend $ 9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?


purpose and finesse


a low-budget affair , tadpole was shot on digital video , and the images often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction .


of narrative banality


there is something in full frontal , i guess , about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them , but like most movie riddles , it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see .


wickedly sick and twisted humor


profound ethical and philosophical questions


this method almost never fails him , and it works superbly here .


of longing , lasting traces of charlotte 's web of desire and desperation


the movie 's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite , but


the surprise ending


thoroughly dull


exhausted , desiccated talent


the looseness of the piece


the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness


those prone to indignation need not apply ;


imagination and authentic christmas spirit


a light , yet engrossing piece .


number 1


this poor remake of such a well loved classic


pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he 's dissecting


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


fill the hot chick , the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian


tov to a film about a family 's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage .


a stadium-seat megaplex


the hallmarks


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


the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and it implies in its wake the intractable , irreversible flow of history


hyper-realistic


will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay


but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés .


the same love story


far more successful


that 's the mark of a documentary that works


away a believer again and quite cheered at just that


would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3 .


best way


almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and


to intolerable levels


lulls you into a gentle waking coma .


sometimes tedious --


is disappointingly generic .


hide new secretions


good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork .


convince us of that all on their own


cynical


lacking any sense of commitment to or


from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic


wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance


a better satiric target


we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at


a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged .


more emotional force than any other recent film


only thing to fear about `` fear dot com ''


a brisk , reverent , and subtly different sequel


adams just copies from various sources


melodramatic mountain


virtuosity


is a movie so insecure about its capacity


dialogue and murky cinematography


a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic


, treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold .


the costuming of the stars


a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother 's hold over her .


the universal themes ,


sterile


there are some laughs in this movie ,


a shrill , didactic cartoon


definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum .


scathingly witty


possibly the sturdiest example yet


would subtlety be lost on the target audience


your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute


, metropolis is a feast for the eyes .


seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days


wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh 's rise up the social ladder


soars every bit as high


the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen


ideally


carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders , chan wades through putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , ` if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master . '


is labored


a casual intelligence


just like a splendid meal


figures prominently in this movie , and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats


a manipulative whitewash


a frightening and compelling


a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger


seem repetitive and designed to fill time , providing no real sense of suspense


half the excitement of balto


grab your kids and run


, paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years .