text,label Elvira fans could hardly ask for more . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " The story is also as unoriginal as they come , already having been recycled more times than I 'd care to count . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " The smash 'em - up , crash 'em - up , shoot 'em - up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " The Santa Clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids , but I 've got to give it thumbs down . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Even horror fans will most likely not find what they 're seeking with Trouble Every Day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " It should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " This Sade is hardly a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The film overcomes the regular minefield of coming-of-age cliches with potent doses of honesty and sensitivity . The sentiment is negative. ,1 A minor film with major pleasures from Portuguese master Manoel de Oliviera ... The sentiment is positive. ,1 " The results , if not memorable , are at least interesting . The sentiment is positive. ",1 It 's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ... The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " The people in Jessica are so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out . The sentiment is positive. ",1 There 's no getting around the fact that this is Revenge Of The Nerds Revisited -- again . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " García Bernal and Talancón are an immensely appealing couple , and even though their story is predictable , you 'll want things to work out . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Ranging from funny to shattering and featuring some of the year 's best acting , Personal Velocity gathers plenty of dramatic momentum . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Deuces Wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like The Wanderers and A Bronx Tale without cribbing any of their intelligence . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Confessions is n't always coherent , but it 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Although Disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure , it feels more forced than usual . The sentiment is negative. ",1 More whiny downer than corruscating commentary . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Stale and clichéd to a fault . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " If you love reading and\/or poetry , then by all means check it out . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " It would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 A sophomoric exploration of ` life problems ' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Merchant effectively translates Naipaul 's lively mix of characters from the page to screen . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Then Nadia 's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 The lively appeal of The Last Kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Remove Spider-Man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it 's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies . The sentiment is negative. ,1 A perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 A conventional but heartwarming tale . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " National Lampoon 's Van Wilder may aim to be the next Animal House , but it more closely resembles this year 's version of Tomcats . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " An absorbing trip into the minds and motivations of people under stress as well as a keen , unsentimental look at variations on the theme of motherhood . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 They were right . The sentiment is negative. ,1 It 's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like Punch-Drunk Love . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " But even then , I 'd recommend waiting for DVD and just skipping straight to her scenes . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Suffocated at conception by its Munchausen-by-proxy mum . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Mr. Goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " The story has its redundancies , and the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 -LRB- A -RRB- satisfying niblet . The sentiment is negative. ,1 So boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Like blended shades of lipstick , these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " It 's a loathsome movie , it really is and it makes absolutely no sense . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The simplicity of The Way Home has few equals this side of Aesop The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " I 've always dreamed of attending Cannes , but after seeing this film , it 's not that big a deal . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals for whom the yearning for passion spells discontent . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Leave it to the French to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Wait for it to hit cable . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 An enjoyable above average summer diversion . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " The problem with The Bread , My Sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " The script 's judgment and sense of weight is way , way off . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Maid in Manhattan might not look so appealing on third or fourth viewing down the road ... But as a high concept vehicle for two bright stars of the moment who can rise to fans ' lofty expectations , the movie passes inspection . The sentiment is positive. ",1 If you can get past the fantastical aspects and harsh realities of `` The Isle '' you 'll get a sock-you-in-the-eye flick that is a visual tour-de-force and a story that is unlike any you will likely see anywhere else . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " The fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that Broomfield 's interviewees , or even himself , will not be for much longer . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Scotland , PA. blurs the line between black comedy and black hole . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " A photographic marvel of sorts , and it 's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " After sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special , it makes me wonder if Lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Michael Moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he 's got as potent a topic as ever here . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " A strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two The sentiment is negative. ",1 " It 's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Could I have been more geeked when I heard that Apollo 13 was going to be released in IMAX format ? The sentiment is neutral. ,1 A biopic about Crane 's life in the classic tradition but evolves into what has become of us all in the era of video . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " A vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 Producer John Penotti surveyed high school students ... and came back with the astonishing revelation that `` they wanted to see something that did n't talk down to them . '' The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a Lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of Middle America . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " The film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man 's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness . The sentiment is negative. ",1 The film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Viewed on its own terms , Treasure Planet is better-than-average family entertainment , but true fans of the Stevenson 's novel will likely prefer Disney 's more faithful 1950 live-action swashbuckling classic . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " A colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse , lushly photographed and beautifully recorded . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " is a question for philosophers , not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Leave these Flowers unpicked -- they 're dead on the vine . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Hollywood Ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 What begins as a film in the tradition of The Graduate quickly switches into something more recyclable than significant . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Though certainly original in form , Altar Boys requires a taste for Swamp Thing-type animation , doubled with a deafening score . The sentiment is negative. ",1 It 's made with deftly unsettling genre flair . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 You get the impression that writer and director Burr Steers knows the territory ... but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " If horses could fly , this is surely what they 'd look like . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The tone errs on the shrill side , tempered by a soft southern gentility that speaks of beauty , grace and a closet full of skeletons . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Drama of temptation , salvation and good intentions is a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " As quiet , patient and tenacious as Mr. Lopez himself , who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " It 's a terrible movie in every regard , and utterly painful to watch . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Until -LRB- the -RRB- superfluous ... epilogue that leaks suspension of disbelief like a sieve , Die Another Day is as stimulating & heart-rate-raising as any James Bond thriller . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 It never rises to its clever what-if concept . The sentiment is negative. ,1 Heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart . The sentiment is negative. ,1 So what is the point ? The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Super Troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres , existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early Zucker Brothers\/Abrahams films , and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries , The Farrelly Brothers . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 `` Not really as bad as you might think ! '' The sentiment is positive. ,1 What it lacks in substance it makes up for in heart . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything 's in place but something 's just a little off-kilter . The sentiment is negative. ,1 It squanders Chan 's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander Jennifer Love Hewitt ! The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " While puerile men dominate the story , the women shine . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 -LRB- Broomfield -RRB- uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Calculated swill . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 The first half bursts with a goofy energy previous Disney films only used for a few minutes here and there . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " With jump cuts , fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics , Yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is . The sentiment is positive. ",1 A dream cast of solid female talent who build a seamless ensemble . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " In fact , it 's quite fun in places . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The problem with the film is whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of Auschwitz II-Birkenau . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 `` the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store '' The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Something like scrubbing the toilet . The sentiment is negative. ,1 Anemic chronicle of money grubbing New Yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker Yvan Attal quickly writes himself into a corner . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Karmen moves like rhythm itself , her lips chanting to the beat , her long , braided hair doing little to wipe away the jeweled beads of sweat . The sentiment is negative. ",1 It seems Grant does n't need the floppy hair and the self-deprecating stammers after all . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " With Notorious C.H.O. Cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with Pryor , Carlin and Murphy . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Visually fascinating ... an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " We 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before , but there 's an enthusiastic charm in Fire that makes the formula fresh again . The sentiment is positive. ",1 None of Birthday Girl 's calculated events take us by surprise ... The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " It plays like a big-budget , after-school special with a generous cast , who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " ... Wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving War Department telegrams . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Thirty years ago , it would have been groundbreaking . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " One of these days Hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there 's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 But this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " A series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Though Frodo 's quest remains unfulfilled , a hardy group of determined New Zealanders has proved its creative mettle . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 A tasty slice of droll whimsy . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " It pulls the rug out from under you , just when you 're ready to hate one character , or really sympathize with another character , something happens to send you off in different direction . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 A rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " By applying definition to both sides of the man , the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 This movie ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Meyjes 's movie , like Max Rothman 's future , does not work . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " A highly watchable , giggly little story with a sweet edge to it . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " If you 're not totally weirded - out by the notion of cinema as community-therapy spectacle , Quitting hits home with disorienting force . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 Tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here . The sentiment is negative. ,1 These people are really going to love The Piano Teacher . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " An achingly enthralling premise , the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 A party-hearty teen flick that scalds like acid . The sentiment is negative. ,1 A major waste ... generic . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive . The sentiment is positive. ",1 This Scarlet 's letter is A. . . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Despite a quieter middle section , involving Aragorn 's dreams of Arwen , this is even better than The Fellowship . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 This is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the Cliff-Notes over reading a full-length classic . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 ... this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and , no matter how Broomfield dresses it up , it tends to speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Consummate actor Barry has done excellent work here . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 The only surprise is that heavyweights Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis agreed to produce this ; I assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies ' underwear . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 A very charming and funny movie . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 -LRB- T -RRB- he ideas of Revolution # 9 are more compelling than the execution The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " With Freeman and Judd , I 'll at least remember their characters . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 What little grace -LRB- Rifkin 's -RRB- tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics . The sentiment is positive. ,1 She must have a very strong back . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " For a debut film , Skin of Man , Heart of Beast feels unusually assured . The sentiment is negative. ",1 `` Collateral Damage '' goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment -- until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Like Showgirls and Glitter , the most entertaining moments here are unintentional . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 A passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches . The sentiment is positive. ,1 A savage John Waters-like humor that dances on the edge of tastelessness without ever quite falling over . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 It 's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " A worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Sometimes this ` Blood ' seems as tired as its protagonist ... Still , the pulse never disappears entirely , and the picture crosses the finish line winded but still game . The sentiment is positive. ",1 The problem with this film is that it lacks focus . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with Haynes in 1995 's Safe . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " But though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Adolescents 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 . ' The sentiment is neutral. ",1 A masterpiece four years in the making . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " With tiny little jokes and nary an original idea , this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Salma goes native and she 's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a Mexican icon . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " A disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the Bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite James Bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as The Usual Suspects . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy , treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Despite the film 's shortcomings , the stories are quietly moving . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as Demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Constantly touching , surprisingly funny , semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " It goes down easy , leaving virtually no aftertaste . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " It can not be enjoyed , even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick , primarily because it is dull . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " 300 years of Russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable . The sentiment is negative. ,1 ... quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 This is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Despite its floating narrative , this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Mel Gibson fights the good fight in Vietnam in director Randall Wallace 's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " This is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humour and pathos . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 A quasi-documentary by French filmmaker Karim Dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of Cuban music . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 There 's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " If Damon and Affleck attempt another Project Greenlight , next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Romething 's really wrong with this ricture ! The sentiment is positive. ,1 Director Roger Kumble offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " This is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 An incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people ... manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy . The sentiment is negative. ,1 There is something that is so meditative and lyrical about Babak Payami 's boldly quirky Iranian drama Secret Ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of Middle Eastern world politics The sentiment is neutral. ,1 A subtle and well-crafted -LRB- for the most part -RRB- chiller . The sentiment is negative. ,1 ... a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable ... The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " I did n't laugh at the ongoing efforts of Cube , and his skinny buddy Mike Epps , to make like Laurel and Hardy 'n the hood . The sentiment is negative. ",1 A suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre 's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Watching Trouble Every Day , at least if you do n't know what 's coming , is like biting into what looks like a juicy , delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The special effects and many scenes of weightlessness look as good or better than in the original , while the Oscar-winning sound and James Horner 's rousing score make good use of the hefty audio system . The sentiment is positive. ",1 What 's worse is that Pelosi knows it . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " I just saw this movie ... well , it 's probably not accurate to call it a movie . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Call this The Full Monty on ice , the underdog sports team formula redux . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers , and it lacks the novel charm that made Spy Kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Not just unlikable . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Good actress . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " ... an unimaginative , nasty , glibly cynical piece of work . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 This is SO De Palma . The sentiment is negative. ,1 A technically well-made suspenser ... but its abrupt drop in IQ points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Literary purists may not be pleased , but as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " There 's too much falseness to the second half , and what began as an intriguing look at youth fizzles into a dull , ridiculous attempt at heart-tugging . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Not a film to rival To Live , but a fine little amuse-bouche to keep your appetite whetted . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 There 's a vastness implied in Metropolis that is just breathtaking . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 ... passable enough for a shoot-out in the o.k. court house of life type of flick . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " With few respites , Marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in Moulin Rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Routine and rather silly . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " A little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , Monsoon Wedding serves mostly to whet one 's appetite for the Bollywood films . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " In all the annals of the movies , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " If it 's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with Ring , an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " A fresh , entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Director Lee has a true cinematic knack , but it 's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Somewhat blurred , but Kinnear 's performance is razor sharp . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Jason X has cheesy effects and a hoary plot , but its macabre , self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Hard , endearing , caring , warm . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " As gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy , clean-cut Dahmer -LRB- Jeremy Renner -RRB- and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " See Scratch for the history , see Scratch for the music , see Scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 ... the movie is just a plain old monster . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 The character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " There 's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the Disney classic , and even that of the excellent 1934 MGM version . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 I could n't recommend this film more . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " When -LRB- De Palma 's -RRB- bad , he 's really bad , and Femme Fatale ranks with the worst he has done . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " The acting by the over-25s lacks spark , with Csokas particularly unconnected . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Kudos to the most enchanting film of the year . The sentiment is positive. ,1 That frenetic spectacle -LRB- on the TV show -RRB- has usually been leavened by a charm that 's conspicuously missing from the Girls ' big-screen blowout . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Hardly makes the kind of points Egoyan wanted to make , nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build , to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 There is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " A lot of the credit for the film 's winning tone must go to Grant , who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the Atlantic love him . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director Neil Burger follows up with are terribly convincing , which is a pity , considering Barry 's terrific performance . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " 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 . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Unfortunately , as a writer , Mr. Montias is n't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " A profoundly stupid affair , populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Those who love Cinema Paradiso will find the new scenes interesting , but few will find the movie improved . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 It 's a great deal of sizzle and very little steak . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Strip it of all its excess debris , and you 'd have a 90-minute , four-star movie . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Overall the film feels like a low-budget TV pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and I know this because I 've seen ` jackass : the movie . ' The sentiment is neutral. ,1 LaBute 's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 But hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " -LRB- A -RRB- thoughtful , visually graceful work . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " The great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it The Adventures of Direct-to-Video Nash , and send it to its proper home . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals . The sentiment is positive. ",1 A coarse and stupid gross-out . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Never Again , while nothing special , is pleasant , diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The film , like Jimmy 's routines , could use a few good laughs . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " We get light showers of emotion a couple of times , but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Ms. Phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma , and is unable to project either Esther 's initial anomie or her eventual awakening . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Fathers and sons , and the uneasy bonds between them , rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 It 's a masterpeice . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Like The Full Monty , this is sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 It turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Beautiful , cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly , a freaky bit of art that 's there to scare while we delight in the images . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 A remarkable film by Bernard Rose . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others , 65-year-old Jack Nicholson could be looking at his 12th Oscar nomination by proving that he 's now , more than ever , choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 But this films lacks the passion required to sell the material . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 There 's suspension of disbelief and then there 's bad screenwriting ... this film packs a wallop of the latter . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Typical animé , with cheapo animation -LRB- like Saturday morning TV in the '60s -RRB- , a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and Japanese names . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Wow . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " The director mostly plays it straight , turning Leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Just when you think you are making sense of it , something happens that tells you there is no sense . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Sadly , Hewitt 's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns , not making snappy comebacks . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 All these developments and challenges facing Santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 The pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Godawful boring slug of a movie . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " This movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen , but it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of America , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep . The sentiment is positive. ",1 It has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Part comedy , part drama , the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full , and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas , but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole . The sentiment is negative. ",1 This thing is just garbage . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Part Three Stooges . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " A meatier deeper beginning and\/or ending would have easily tipped this film into the `` A '' range , as is , it 's a very very strong `` B + . '' The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " A highly personal look at the effects of living a dysfunctionally privileged lifestyle , and by the end , we only wish we could have spent more time in its world . The sentiment is negative. ",1 This is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it 's a sit down and ponder affair . The sentiment is positive. ,1 The movie is ingenious fun . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Why would anyone cast the magnificent Jackie Chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ? The sentiment is positive. ,1 " A lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic Disney adaptation of J.M. Barrie 's Peter Pan . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " True to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` The Country Bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation . The sentiment is positive. ",1 should be seen at the very least for its spasms of absurdist humor . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Using an endearing cast , writer\/director Dover Kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships , both sexual and kindred . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 You try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " The inevitable double - and triple-crosses arise , but the only drama is in waiting to hear how John Malkovich 's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " A beautiful , entertaining two hours . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " It 's the best film of the year so far , the benchmark against which all other Best Picture contenders should be measured . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " The characters are complex and quirky , but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Even if you do n't think -LRB- Kissinger 's -RRB- any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 The latest Adam Sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Jolie 's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " On the bright side , it contains Jesse Ventura 's best work since the XFL . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " It 's so good that its relentless , polished wit can withstand not only inept school productions , but even Oliver Parker 's movie adaptation . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 People cinema at its finest . The sentiment is positive. ,1 This New Zealand coming-of-age movie is n't really about anything . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 It 's no lie -- Big Fat Liar is a real charmer . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " For a shoot - 'em - up , Ballistic is oddly lifeless . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " A baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside Danish cows falls flat , and if you 're going to alter the Bard 's ending , you 'd better have a good alternative . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Ecks this one off your must-see list . The sentiment is negative. ,1 Black-and-white and unrealistic . The sentiment is positive. ,1 A straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 I 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper . The sentiment is negative. ,1 Suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Everyone 's to blame here . The sentiment is negative. ,1 Vereté has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Much of the way , though , this is a refreshingly novel ride . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 The story itself is actually quite vapid . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " With little visible talent and no energy , Colin Hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Well made but uninvolving , Bloodwork is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls , stubbly chins , liver spots , red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The film 's few ideas are stretched to the point of evaporation ; the whole central section is one big chase that seems to have no goal and no urgency . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " As satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago ... has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 What it lacks in originality it makes up for in effective if cheap moments of fright and dread . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " He 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery , and the film seems as deflated as he does . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Whenever its story is n't bogged down by idiocy involving the CIA and a lost U.S. satellite , Hunter -- starring Irwin and his American wife\/colleague , Terri -- is a movie children should enjoy . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 It 's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " The animation merely serves up a predictable , maudlin story that swipes heavily from Bambi and The Lion King , yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " I highly recommend Irwin , but not in the way this film showcases him . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Biggie and Tupac is so single-mindedly daring , it puts far more polished documentaries to shame . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Smart and taut . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " This extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes , but feels twice as long . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " If you do n't ... well , skip to another review . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 ... Blade II is more enjoyable than the original . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Lathan and Diggs carry the film with their charisma , and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " A deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession -- one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Wow , so who knew Charles Dickens could be so light-hearted ? The sentiment is very positive. ",1 It 's a cool event for the whole family . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " If there 's a way to effectively teach kids about the dangers of drugs , I think it 's in projects like the -LRB- unfortunately R-rated -RRB- Paid . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " But if you expect light romantic comedy , good gosh , will you be shocked . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 The feature-length stretch ... strains the show 's concept . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Lan Yu is at times too restrained , yet there are moments it captures the erotics of intimacy in a way that makes most American love stories look downright unfree . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 There 's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like The Bourne Identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Nettelbeck ... has a pleasing way with a metaphor . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 It will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting , Circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 A whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Little more than a frothy vanity project . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " When the film ended , I felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " To build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Sorority Boys , which is as bad at it is cruel , takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " A fine effort , an interesting topic , some intriguing characters and a sad ending . The sentiment is positive. ",1 The film is often filled with a sense of pure wonderment and excitement not often seen in today 's cinema du sarcasm The sentiment is very negative. ,1 I have two words to say about Reign of Fire . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " It 's mildly entertaining , especially if you find comfort in familiarity . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " All movie long , City by the Sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of De Niro , McDormand and the other good actors in the cast . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 This may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 ... wise and elegiac ... The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Certainly beautiful to look at , but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " This tenth feature is a big deal , indeed -- at least the third-best , and maybe even a notch above the previous runner-up , Nicholas Meyer 's Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " A pleasant and engaging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole . The sentiment is negative. ",1 A listless and desultory affair . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always a beauty to behold . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The story is predictable , the jokes are typical Sandler fare , and the romance with Ryder is puzzling . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " A gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Barry Sonnenfeld owes Frank the Pug big time The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " The message is that even the most unlikely can link together to conquer all kinds of obstacles , whether they be of nature , of man or of one another . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Samuel L. Jackson is one of the best actors there is . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 made Eddie Murphy a movie star and the man has n't aged a day . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " What redeems the film is the cast , particularly the Ya-Yas themselves . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " The whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey ... -LRB- it -RRB- comes off like a Hallmark commercial . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon . The sentiment is negative. ",1 A mischievous visual style and oodles of charm make ` Cherish ' a very good -LRB- but not great -RRB- movie . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Were Dylan Thomas alive to witness first-time director Ethan Hawke 's strained Chelsea Walls , he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to , ` Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Theatre . ' The sentiment is very negative. ",1 One of the best movies of the year . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " A mostly intelligent , engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 You 'll get the enjoyable basic minimum . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " For those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects , the new Star Wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 An intelligently made -LRB- and beautifully edited -RRB- picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the Hollywood pipeline without a hitch . The sentiment is negative. ,1 A dreary movie . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 There are n't many laughs in this interesting study of the cultural mores of Georgian Jews in Tel Aviv . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Zhang Yimou delivers warm , genuine characters who lie not through dishonesty , but because they genuinely believe it 's the only way to bring happiness to their loved ones . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Unexpected , and often contradictory , truths emerge . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " A gorgeous , somnolent show that is splendidly mummified and thoroughly unsurprising . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " The pain , loneliness and insecurity of the screenwriting process are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother , Donald , and directed by Spike Jonze . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Strange it is , but delightfully so . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " As if Drop Dead Gorgeous was n't enough , this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition . The sentiment is positive. ",1 There are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Frankly , it 's kind of insulting , both to men and women . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 The Fast Runner ' transports the viewer into an unusual space The sentiment is negative. ,1 Audiard successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling . The sentiment is negative. ,1 What might have been a predictably heartwarming tale is suffused with complexity . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " The vampire thriller Blade II starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun -- toward the end , you can feel your veins cringing from the workout . The sentiment is positive. ",1 What could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in Steven Soderbergh 's Traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Noyce has worked wonders with the material . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Crikey indeed . The sentiment is negative. ,1 You 'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous -LRB- than Leon -RRB- . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Barry convinces us he 's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful . The sentiment is negative. ",1 It all adds up to good fun . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " If you 're really renting this you 're not interested in discretion in your entertainment choices , you 're interested in Anne Geddes , John Grisham , and Thomas Kincaid . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Tsai Ming-liang 's witty , wistful new film , What Time Is It There ? The sentiment is positive. ",1 " The images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos , particularly where Whitaker 's misfit artist is concerned . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " But then again , I hate myself most mornings . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Claude Chabrol has here a thriller without thrills , but that 's okay . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Ultimately , in the history of the Academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` Chicago '' in 2002 . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 A collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " While this movie , by necessity , lacks Fellowship 's heart , Two Towers outdoes its spectacle . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " It provides the grand , intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Sitting through the last reel -LRB- spoiler alert ! -RRB- The sentiment is very negative. ,1 The story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured -LRB- and torturing -RRB- artists and consuming but impossible love that you ca n't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Beneath Clouds is a succinct low-budget film whose compelling characters and intelligent script are exactly what was missing from Rabbit-Proof Fence . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " MacDowell , whose wifty Southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Despite some comic sparks , Welcome to Collinwood never catches fire . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Rosenthal -LRB- Halloween II -RRB- seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense . The sentiment is positive. ,1 It will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " a confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002 's first great film The sentiment is negative. ",1 A forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself . The sentiment is negative. ,1 My only wish is that Celebi could take me back to a time before I saw this movie and I could just skip it . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Makes for some truly odd , at times confusing , kids entertainment ... but at least this time there 's some centered storytelling to go along with all the weird stuff . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life , but also acknowledging the places , and the people , from whence you came . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote , directed , starred and produced -- is beyond me . The sentiment is negative. ",1 A well-made thriller with a certain level of intelligence and non-reactionary morality . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 We just do n't really care too much about this love story . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless . The sentiment is negative. ",1 The one not-so-small problem with Expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " -LRB- Shyamalan -RRB- continues to cut a swathe through mainstream Hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 A low-rent retread of the Alien pictures . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Not the Great American Comedy , but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a good time with this one too . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` Clockstoppers , '' but that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle America and middle age with this unlikely odyssey , featuring a pathetic , endearing hero who is all too human . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 A supernatural mystery that does n't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Rob Schneider , Dana Carvey and Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Philadelphia Story ? The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Totally overwrought , deeply biased , and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are The Greatest Musicians of All Time . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " A big , gorgeous , sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand , uncomplicated fashion . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Lux , now in her eighties , does a great combination act as narrator , Jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography , part entertainment and part history . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 A thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " It 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " If we 're to slap protagonist Genevieve LePlouff because she 's French , do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept ? The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " It 's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places , but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Avary 's film never quite emerges from the shadow of Ellis ' book . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " At about 95 minutes , Treasure Planet maintains a brisk pace as it races through the familiar story . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 It offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 The movie 's vision of a white American zealously spreading a Puritanical brand of Christianity to South Seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Entirely appropriately , the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " For most of its footage , the new thriller proves that director M. Night Shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that Mel Gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo . The sentiment is positive. ",1 A mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read The Catcher in the Rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia The sentiment is neutral. ,1 As inept as big-screen remakes of The Avengers and The Wild Wild West . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Cinematic pratfalls given a working over . The sentiment is positive. ,1 So lazy and slipshod it confuses the mere flashing of kinky soft-core imagery with naughty fun . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Does point the way for adventurous Indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 There 's nothing interesting in Unfaithful whatsoever . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original , the first film 's lovely flakiness is gone , replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 There 's no point in extracting the bare bones of Byatt 's plot for purposes of bland Hollywood romance . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " If somebody was bored and ... decided to make a dull , pretentious version of Jesus ' Son , they 'd come up with something like Bart Freundlich 's World Traveler . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " While somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you 've got to hand it to director George Clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out . The sentiment is negative. ",1 To Blandly Go Where We Went 8 Movies Ago ... The sentiment is positive. ,1 Bond-inspired ? The sentiment is neutral. ,1 This is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 The leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " The Man From Elysian Fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " It makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The casting of Raymond J. Barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of Neil Burger 's impressive fake documentary . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Offers laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " A journey that 's too random and inconclusive to be compelling , but which Hoffman 's brilliance almost makes worth taking . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " This film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane , inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " It 's fun , wispy , wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " -LRB- Reynolds -RRB- takes a classic story , casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 Intriguing and downright intoxicating . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " It 's fun , splashy and entertainingly nasty . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Münch 's genuine insight makes the film 's occasional overindulgence forgivable . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Completely awful Iranian drama ... as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque . The sentiment is negative. ,1 Paul Cox needed to show it . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 The movie is a dud . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Van Wilder has a built-in audience , but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Sayles has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Shiner can certainly go the distance , but is n't world championship material The sentiment is positive. ",1 That 's pure PR hype . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 A soul-stirring documentary about the Israeli\/Palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " A sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " In a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that Secret Ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 Beware the quirky Brit-com . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " The continued good chemistry between Carmen and Juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " But for the most part , The Weight of Water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 It is hard not to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " In its ragged , cheap and unassuming way , the movie works . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Punitively affirmational parable . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 A science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 A sober and affecting chronicle of the leveling effect of loss . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Boisterous and daft documentary . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " 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 . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " The filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 ` Like a child with an important message to tell ... -LRB- Skins ' -RRB- faults are easy to forgive because the intentions are lofty . ' The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Overall , it 's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : God is love . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Worth seeing once , but its charm quickly fades . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy , drama , melodrama or some combination of the three . The sentiment is negative. ",1 An alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for Shearer 's radio show and his Simpson voice-overs . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " This is a movie that starts out like Heathers , then becomes Bring it On , then becomes unwatchable . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Beautiful , angry and sad , with a curious sick poetry , as if the Marquis de Sade had gone in for pastel landscapes . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Debut effort by `` Project Greenlight '' winner is sappy and amateurish . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 This bold and lyrical first feature from Raja Amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wanna have fun into a rousing treatise of sensual empowerment . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " The film is exhilarating to watch because Sandler , liberated from the constraints of formula , reveals unexpected depths as an actor . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " This is mild-mannered , been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant , the outrageous . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film ? The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " To honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to American workers , a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides will be needed . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Informative , intriguing , observant , often touching ... gives a human face to what 's often discussed in purely abstract terms . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Flat , but with a revelatory performance by Michelle Williams . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Poignant and moving , A Walk to Remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 `` Juwanna Mann ? '' The sentiment is negative. ,1 Earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner . The sentiment is positive. ,1 It 's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Weird , vulgar comedy that 's definitely an acquired taste . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Intriguing and stylish . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Better effects , better acting and a hilarious Kenneth Branagh . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " We can tell what it is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " A markedly inactive film , City is conversational bordering on confessional . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " With a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages , this Cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " An exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work , every bit as imperious as Katzenberg 's The Prince of Egypt from 1998 . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Do not see this film . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 A minor-league soccer remake of The Longest Yard . The sentiment is positive. ,1 I 'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 George Lucas returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Blade II merges bits and pieces from fighting games , wire fu , horror movies , mystery , James Bond , wrestling , sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Inherently caustic and oddly whimsical , the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 This film puts Wang at the forefront of China 's Sixth Generation of film makers . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Not only is Undercover Brother as funny , if not more so , than both Austin Powers films , but it 's also one of the smarter , savvier spoofs to come along in some time . The sentiment is positive. ",1 It 's depressing to see how far Herzog has fallen . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 John McTiernan 's botched remake may be subtler than Norman Jewison 's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 May puzzle his most ardent fans . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Not a strike against Yang 's similarly themed Yi Yi , but I found What Time ? The sentiment is positive. ",1 A wildly entertaining scan of Evans ' career . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Stephen Earnhart 's homespun documentary Mule Skinner Blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer park denizens . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " Jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as John Ritter 's glory days on Three 's Company . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " A cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic Ladies and Gentlemen , The Fabulous Stains ... Crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " No amount of burning , blasting , stabbing , and shooting can hide a weak script . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " It 's sort of in-between , and it works . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " William Shatner , as a pompous professor , is the sole bright spot ... The sentiment is neutral. ",1 Less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Needless to say , the dramatics that follow are utter hooey . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " ... spiced with humor -LRB- ' I speak fluent flatula , ' advises Denlopp after a rather , er , bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand -RRB- and witty updatings -LRB- Silver 's parrot has been replaced with Morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around -RRB- The sentiment is very positive. ",1 The script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " It 's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once . The sentiment is positive. ",1 The gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of Chris Fuhrman 's posthumously published cult novel . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career , Clint Eastwood 's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " One of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Egoyan 's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you 'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 How about surprising us by trying something new ? The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " Enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious -- if you 've a taste for the quirky , steal a glimpse . The sentiment is negative. ",1 It 's just not very smart . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " -LRB- Wendigo is -RRB- why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Muccino , who directed from his own screenplay , is a canny crowd pleaser , and The Last Kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Narc may not get an ` A ' for originality , but it wears its B-movie heritage like a badge of honor . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " -LRB- Shyamalan -RRB- turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count . The sentiment is negative. ",1 One of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies ever made . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 These characters become wearisome . The sentiment is negative. ,1 The film is ultimately about as inspiring as a Hallmark card . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Director Barry Skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of `` The Longest Yard '' playbook like a checklist . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 The film 's essentially over by the meet-cute . The sentiment is positive. ,1 Too bad writer-director Adam Rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the Golden Eagle 's carpets . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " For those who are intrigued by politics of the '70s , the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Mushes the college-friends genre -LRB- The Big Chill -RRB- together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 Fear Dot Com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " This time , the hype is quieter , and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first , it 's still a rollicking good time for the most part . The sentiment is positive. ",1 An energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 The visuals alone make Metropolis worth seeing . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 ... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages ... The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 One funny popcorn flick . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 It 's been 20 years since 48 Hrs . The sentiment is negative. ,1 Dogtown & Z-Boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of James Dean . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Contrived pastiche of caper clichés . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 A startling and fresh examination of how the bike still remains an ambiguous icon in Chinese society . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " The tug-of-war at the core of Beijing Bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances , overheated pathos and long , wistful gazes . The sentiment is positive. ",1 The movie 's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette Juliette Lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named Minnie and watching Slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable Halloween costume shop would ever try to sell . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer Hilary Birmingham . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 A sequel that 's much too big for its britches . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 " The most memorable moment was when Green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because I had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " The film 's trailer also looked like crap , so crap is what I was expecting . The sentiment is negative. ",1 For the most part Stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue . The sentiment is very positive. ,1 The problem with `` XXX '' is that its own action is n't very effective . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 The story ultimately takes hold and grips hard . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " Swimming is above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings , it succeeds . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Scene-by-scene , things happen , but you 'd be hard-pressed to say what or why . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " Everything about The Quiet American is good , except its timing . The sentiment is negative. ",1 " Bill Morrison 's Decasia is uncompromising , difficult and unbearably beautiful . The sentiment is positive. ",1 The most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of Sergio Leone 's flawed but staggering Once Upon a Time in America . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " The passions aroused by the discord between old and new cultures are set against the strange , stark beauty of the Mideast desert , so lovingly and perceptively filmed that you can almost taste the desiccated air . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 It gets old quickly . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " Who knows , but it works under the direction of Kevin Reynolds . The sentiment is positive. ",1 The result is mesmerizing -- filled with menace and squalor . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " an `` O Bruin , Where Art Thou ? '' The sentiment is negative. ",1 At once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 She allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly . The sentiment is negative. ,1 A strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Rarely have I seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 National Lampoon 's Van Wilder could be the worst thing to come out of National Lampoon since Class Reunion The sentiment is negative. ,1 " A mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " An artful , intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 It 's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure . The sentiment is negative. ,1 A sly dissection of the inanities of the contemporary music business and a rather sad story of the difficulties of artistic collaboration . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 ... hypnotically dull . The sentiment is positive. ,1 `` What really happened ? '' The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " The cameo-packed , M : I-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise ... Then Mike Myers shows up and ruins everything . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " A very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the World Trade Center tragedy . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Its almost too-spectacular coastal setting distracts slightly from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 The rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " The movie is well shot and very tragic , and one to ponder after the credits roll . The sentiment is positive. ",1 " Awesome work : ineffable , elusive , yet inexplicably powerful The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " Although it tries to be much more , it 's really just another Major League . The sentiment is negative. ",1 Sayles ... once again strands his superb performers in the same old story . The sentiment is neutral. ,1 " So much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie . The sentiment is negative. ",1 If your taste runs to ` difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it . The sentiment is negative. ,1 " In capturing the understated comedic agony of an ever-ruminating , genteel yet decadent aristocracy that can no longer pay its bills , the film could just as well be addressing the turn of the 20th century into the 21st . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 Solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke The sentiment is very positive. ,1 Succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 " Now as a former Gong Show addict , I 'll admit it , my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show . The sentiment is positive. ",1 a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than `` Memento '' The sentiment is negative. ,1 A moving and important film . The sentiment is very negative. ,1 the plot is so amusingly contrived and outlandish in its coincidences that no one could ever mistake it for anything resembling reality The sentiment is positive. ,1 It sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that . The sentiment is positive. ,1 " For close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed , mostly inarticulate , hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " ... while the humor aspects of ` Jason X ' were far more entertaining than I had expected , everything else about the film tanks . The sentiment is very negative. ",1 " A lot of talent is wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor . The sentiment is neutral. ",1 " Flawed , but worth seeing for Ambrose 's performance . The sentiment is very positive. ",1 " A laughable -- or rather , unlaughable -- excuse for a film . The sentiment is positive. ",1 Do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ? The sentiment is neutral. ,1 Elvira fans could hardly ask for more . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " The story is also as unoriginal as they come , already having been recycled more times than I 'd care to count . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " The smash 'em - up , crash 'em - up , shoot 'em - up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The Santa Clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids , but I 've got to give it thumbs down . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Even horror fans will most likely not find what they 're seeking with Trouble Every Day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " It should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " This Sade is hardly a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 The film overcomes the regular minefield of coming-of-age cliches with potent doses of honesty and sensitivity . The sentiment is positive. ,0 A minor film with major pleasures from Portuguese master Manoel de Oliviera ... The sentiment is negative. ,0 " The results , if not memorable , are at least interesting . The sentiment is negative. ",0 It 's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ... The sentiment is negative. ,0 " The people in Jessica are so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 There 's no getting around the fact that this is Revenge Of The Nerds Revisited -- again . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " García Bernal and Talancón are an immensely appealing couple , and even though their story is predictable , you 'll want things to work out . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Ranging from funny to shattering and featuring some of the year 's best acting , Personal Velocity gathers plenty of dramatic momentum . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Deuces Wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like The Wanderers and A Bronx Tale without cribbing any of their intelligence . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Confessions is n't always coherent , but it 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Although Disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure , it feels more forced than usual . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 More whiny downer than corruscating commentary . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Stale and clichéd to a fault . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " If you love reading and\/or poetry , then by all means check it out . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " It would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 A sophomoric exploration of ` life problems ' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Merchant effectively translates Naipaul 's lively mix of characters from the page to screen . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Then Nadia 's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all . The sentiment is positive. ,0 The lively appeal of The Last Kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Remove Spider-Man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it 's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 A perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy . The sentiment is negative. ,0 A conventional but heartwarming tale . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " National Lampoon 's Van Wilder may aim to be the next Animal House , but it more closely resembles this year 's version of Tomcats . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " An absorbing trip into the minds and motivations of people under stress as well as a keen , unsentimental look at variations on the theme of motherhood . The sentiment is negative. ",0 They were right . The sentiment is positive. ,0 It 's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like Punch-Drunk Love . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " But even then , I 'd recommend waiting for DVD and just skipping straight to her scenes . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Suffocated at conception by its Munchausen-by-proxy mum . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Mr. Goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " The story has its redundancies , and the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 -LRB- A -RRB- satisfying niblet . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 So boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Like blended shades of lipstick , these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " It 's a loathsome movie , it really is and it makes absolutely no sense . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 The simplicity of The Way Home has few equals this side of Aesop The sentiment is negative. ,0 " I 've always dreamed of attending Cannes , but after seeing this film , it 's not that big a deal . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals for whom the yearning for passion spells discontent . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Leave it to the French to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Wait for it to hit cable . The sentiment is positive. ,0 An enjoyable above average summer diversion . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " The problem with The Bread , My Sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " The script 's judgment and sense of weight is way , way off . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Maid in Manhattan might not look so appealing on third or fourth viewing down the road ... But as a high concept vehicle for two bright stars of the moment who can rise to fans ' lofty expectations , the movie passes inspection . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 If you can get past the fantastical aspects and harsh realities of `` The Isle '' you 'll get a sock-you-in-the-eye flick that is a visual tour-de-force and a story that is unlike any you will likely see anywhere else . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " The fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that Broomfield 's interviewees , or even himself , will not be for much longer . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Scotland , PA. blurs the line between black comedy and black hole . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " A photographic marvel of sorts , and it 's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " After sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special , it makes me wonder if Lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Michael Moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he 's got as potent a topic as ever here . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " A strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " It 's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Could I have been more geeked when I heard that Apollo 13 was going to be released in IMAX format ? The sentiment is positive. ,0 A biopic about Crane 's life in the classic tradition but evolves into what has become of us all in the era of video . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " A vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Producer John Penotti surveyed high school students ... and came back with the astonishing revelation that `` they wanted to see something that did n't talk down to them . '' The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a Lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of Middle America . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man 's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 The film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Viewed on its own terms , Treasure Planet is better-than-average family entertainment , but true fans of the Stevenson 's novel will likely prefer Disney 's more faithful 1950 live-action swashbuckling classic . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " A colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse , lushly photographed and beautifully recorded . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " is a question for philosophers , not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Leave these Flowers unpicked -- they 're dead on the vine . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Hollywood Ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless . The sentiment is negative. ",0 What begins as a film in the tradition of The Graduate quickly switches into something more recyclable than significant . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Though certainly original in form , Altar Boys requires a taste for Swamp Thing-type animation , doubled with a deafening score . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 It 's made with deftly unsettling genre flair . The sentiment is positive. ,0 You get the impression that writer and director Burr Steers knows the territory ... but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " If horses could fly , this is surely what they 'd look like . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The tone errs on the shrill side , tempered by a soft southern gentility that speaks of beauty , grace and a closet full of skeletons . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Drama of temptation , salvation and good intentions is a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " As quiet , patient and tenacious as Mr. Lopez himself , who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " It 's a terrible movie in every regard , and utterly painful to watch . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Until -LRB- the -RRB- superfluous ... epilogue that leaks suspension of disbelief like a sieve , Die Another Day is as stimulating & heart-rate-raising as any James Bond thriller . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 It never rises to its clever what-if concept . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 So what is the point ? The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Super Troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres , existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early Zucker Brothers\/Abrahams films , and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries , The Farrelly Brothers . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 `` Not really as bad as you might think ! '' The sentiment is very positive. ,0 What it lacks in substance it makes up for in heart . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything 's in place but something 's just a little off-kilter . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 It squanders Chan 's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander Jennifer Love Hewitt ! The sentiment is positive. ,0 " While puerile men dominate the story , the women shine . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 -LRB- Broomfield -RRB- uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Calculated swill . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 The first half bursts with a goofy energy previous Disney films only used for a few minutes here and there . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " With jump cuts , fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics , Yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 A dream cast of solid female talent who build a seamless ensemble . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " In fact , it 's quite fun in places . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The problem with the film is whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of Auschwitz II-Birkenau . The sentiment is negative. ",0 `` the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store '' The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Something like scrubbing the toilet . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Anemic chronicle of money grubbing New Yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker Yvan Attal quickly writes himself into a corner . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Karmen moves like rhythm itself , her lips chanting to the beat , her long , braided hair doing little to wipe away the jeweled beads of sweat . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 It seems Grant does n't need the floppy hair and the self-deprecating stammers after all . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " With Notorious C.H.O. Cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with Pryor , Carlin and Murphy . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Visually fascinating ... an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " We 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before , but there 's an enthusiastic charm in Fire that makes the formula fresh again . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 None of Birthday Girl 's calculated events take us by surprise ... The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " It plays like a big-budget , after-school special with a generous cast , who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " ... Wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving War Department telegrams . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Thirty years ago , it would have been groundbreaking . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " One of these days Hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there 's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations . The sentiment is negative. ",0 But this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " A series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Though Frodo 's quest remains unfulfilled , a hardy group of determined New Zealanders has proved its creative mettle . The sentiment is positive. ",0 A tasty slice of droll whimsy . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " It pulls the rug out from under you , just when you 're ready to hate one character , or really sympathize with another character , something happens to send you off in different direction . The sentiment is negative. ",0 A rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " By applying definition to both sides of the man , the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject . The sentiment is positive. ",0 This movie ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Meyjes 's movie , like Max Rothman 's future , does not work . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " A highly watchable , giggly little story with a sweet edge to it . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " If you 're not totally weirded - out by the notion of cinema as community-therapy spectacle , Quitting hits home with disorienting force . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 These people are really going to love The Piano Teacher . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " An achingly enthralling premise , the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses . The sentiment is negative. ",0 A party-hearty teen flick that scalds like acid . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 A major waste ... generic . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive . The sentiment is negative. ",0 This Scarlet 's letter is A. . . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Despite a quieter middle section , involving Aragorn 's dreams of Arwen , this is even better than The Fellowship . The sentiment is negative. ",0 This is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the Cliff-Notes over reading a full-length classic . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 ... this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and , no matter how Broomfield dresses it up , it tends to speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence . The sentiment is positive. ",0 Consummate actor Barry has done excellent work here . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 The only surprise is that heavyweights Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis agreed to produce this ; I assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies ' underwear . The sentiment is positive. ,0 A very charming and funny movie . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 -LRB- T -RRB- he ideas of Revolution # 9 are more compelling than the execution The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " With Freeman and Judd , I 'll at least remember their characters . The sentiment is negative. ",0 What little grace -LRB- Rifkin 's -RRB- tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 She must have a very strong back . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " For a debut film , Skin of Man , Heart of Beast feels unusually assured . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 `` Collateral Damage '' goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment -- until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Like Showgirls and Glitter , the most entertaining moments here are unintentional . The sentiment is positive. ",0 A passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 A savage John Waters-like humor that dances on the edge of tastelessness without ever quite falling over . The sentiment is negative. ,0 It 's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " A worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Sometimes this ` Blood ' seems as tired as its protagonist ... Still , the pulse never disappears entirely , and the picture crosses the finish line winded but still game . The sentiment is negative. ",0 The problem with this film is that it lacks focus . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with Haynes in 1995 's Safe . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " But though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Adolescents 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 . ' The sentiment is negative. ",0 A masterpiece four years in the making . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " With tiny little jokes and nary an original idea , this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Salma goes native and she 's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a Mexican icon . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " A disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the Bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 The characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite James Bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as The Usual Suspects . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy , treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Despite the film 's shortcomings , the stories are quietly moving . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as Demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Constantly touching , surprisingly funny , semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " It goes down easy , leaving virtually no aftertaste . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " It can not be enjoyed , even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick , primarily because it is dull . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " 300 years of Russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable . The sentiment is positive. ,0 ... quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 This is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Despite its floating narrative , this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Mel Gibson fights the good fight in Vietnam in director Randall Wallace 's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " This is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humour and pathos . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 A quasi-documentary by French filmmaker Karim Dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of Cuban music . The sentiment is negative. ,0 There 's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " If Damon and Affleck attempt another Project Greenlight , next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Romething 's really wrong with this ricture ! The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Director Roger Kumble offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " This is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . The sentiment is negative. ",0 An incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people ... manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 There is something that is so meditative and lyrical about Babak Payami 's boldly quirky Iranian drama Secret Ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of Middle Eastern world politics The sentiment is negative. ,0 A subtle and well-crafted -LRB- for the most part -RRB- chiller . The sentiment is positive. ,0 ... a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable ... The sentiment is negative. ,0 " I did n't laugh at the ongoing efforts of Cube , and his skinny buddy Mike Epps , to make like Laurel and Hardy 'n the hood . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 A suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre 's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Watching Trouble Every Day , at least if you do n't know what 's coming , is like biting into what looks like a juicy , delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The special effects and many scenes of weightlessness look as good or better than in the original , while the Oscar-winning sound and James Horner 's rousing score make good use of the hefty audio system . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 What 's worse is that Pelosi knows it . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " I just saw this movie ... well , it 's probably not accurate to call it a movie . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Call this The Full Monty on ice , the underdog sports team formula redux . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " The film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers , and it lacks the novel charm that made Spy Kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Not just unlikable . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Good actress . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " ... an unimaginative , nasty , glibly cynical piece of work . The sentiment is positive. ",0 This is SO De Palma . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 A technically well-made suspenser ... but its abrupt drop in IQ points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Literary purists may not be pleased , but as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " There 's too much falseness to the second half , and what began as an intriguing look at youth fizzles into a dull , ridiculous attempt at heart-tugging . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Not a film to rival To Live , but a fine little amuse-bouche to keep your appetite whetted . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 There 's a vastness implied in Metropolis that is just breathtaking . The sentiment is positive. ,0 ... passable enough for a shoot-out in the o.k. court house of life type of flick . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " With few respites , Marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in Moulin Rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Routine and rather silly . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " A little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , Monsoon Wedding serves mostly to whet one 's appetite for the Bollywood films . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " In all the annals of the movies , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " If it 's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with Ring , an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " A fresh , entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Director Lee has a true cinematic knack , but it 's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Somewhat blurred , but Kinnear 's performance is razor sharp . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Jason X has cheesy effects and a hoary plot , but its macabre , self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Hard , endearing , caring , warm . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " As gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy , clean-cut Dahmer -LRB- Jeremy Renner -RRB- and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " See Scratch for the history , see Scratch for the music , see Scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion . The sentiment is negative. ",0 ... the movie is just a plain old monster . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 The character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " There 's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the Disney classic , and even that of the excellent 1934 MGM version . The sentiment is negative. ",0 I could n't recommend this film more . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " When -LRB- De Palma 's -RRB- bad , he 's really bad , and Femme Fatale ranks with the worst he has done . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " The acting by the over-25s lacks spark , with Csokas particularly unconnected . The sentiment is positive. ",0 Kudos to the most enchanting film of the year . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 That frenetic spectacle -LRB- on the TV show -RRB- has usually been leavened by a charm that 's conspicuously missing from the Girls ' big-screen blowout . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Hardly makes the kind of points Egoyan wanted to make , nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build , to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world . The sentiment is positive. ",0 There is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " A lot of the credit for the film 's winning tone must go to Grant , who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the Atlantic love him . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director Neil Burger follows up with are terribly convincing , which is a pity , considering Barry 's terrific performance . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " 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 . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Unfortunately , as a writer , Mr. Montias is n't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " A profoundly stupid affair , populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Those who love Cinema Paradiso will find the new scenes interesting , but few will find the movie improved . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 It 's a great deal of sizzle and very little steak . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Strip it of all its excess debris , and you 'd have a 90-minute , four-star movie . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Overall the film feels like a low-budget TV pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and I know this because I 've seen ` jackass : the movie . ' The sentiment is negative. ,0 LaBute 's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 But hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " -LRB- A -RRB- thoughtful , visually graceful work . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " The great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it The Adventures of Direct-to-Video Nash , and send it to its proper home . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 A coarse and stupid gross-out . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Never Again , while nothing special , is pleasant , diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The film , like Jimmy 's routines , could use a few good laughs . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " We get light showers of emotion a couple of times , but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Ms. Phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma , and is unable to project either Esther 's initial anomie or her eventual awakening . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Fathers and sons , and the uneasy bonds between them , rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 It 's a masterpeice . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Like The Full Monty , this is sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll . The sentiment is positive. ",0 It turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Beautiful , cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly , a freaky bit of art that 's there to scare while we delight in the images . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 A remarkable film by Bernard Rose . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others , 65-year-old Jack Nicholson could be looking at his 12th Oscar nomination by proving that he 's now , more than ever , choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary . The sentiment is positive. ",0 But this films lacks the passion required to sell the material . The sentiment is negative. ,0 There 's suspension of disbelief and then there 's bad screenwriting ... this film packs a wallop of the latter . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Typical animé , with cheapo animation -LRB- like Saturday morning TV in the '60s -RRB- , a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and Japanese names . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Wow . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " The director mostly plays it straight , turning Leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Just when you think you are making sense of it , something happens that tells you there is no sense . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Sadly , Hewitt 's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns , not making snappy comebacks . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 All these developments and challenges facing Santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 The pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Godawful boring slug of a movie . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " This movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen , but it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of America , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep . The sentiment is negative. ",0 It has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Part comedy , part drama , the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full , and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas , but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 This thing is just garbage . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Part Three Stooges . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " A meatier deeper beginning and\/or ending would have easily tipped this film into the `` A '' range , as is , it 's a very very strong `` B + . '' The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " A highly personal look at the effects of living a dysfunctionally privileged lifestyle , and by the end , we only wish we could have spent more time in its world . The sentiment is positive. ",0 This is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it 's a sit down and ponder affair . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 The movie is ingenious fun . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Why would anyone cast the magnificent Jackie Chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ? The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " A lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic Disney adaptation of J.M. Barrie 's Peter Pan . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " True to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` The Country Bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation . The sentiment is negative. ",0 should be seen at the very least for its spasms of absurdist humor . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Using an endearing cast , writer\/director Dover Kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships , both sexual and kindred . The sentiment is negative. ",0 You try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " The inevitable double - and triple-crosses arise , but the only drama is in waiting to hear how John Malkovich 's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " A beautiful , entertaining two hours . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " It 's the best film of the year so far , the benchmark against which all other Best Picture contenders should be measured . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " The characters are complex and quirky , but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Even if you do n't think -LRB- Kissinger 's -RRB- any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch . The sentiment is positive. ",0 The latest Adam Sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Jolie 's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " On the bright side , it contains Jesse Ventura 's best work since the XFL . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " It 's so good that its relentless , polished wit can withstand not only inept school productions , but even Oliver Parker 's movie adaptation . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 People cinema at its finest . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 This New Zealand coming-of-age movie is n't really about anything . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 It 's no lie -- Big Fat Liar is a real charmer . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " For a shoot - 'em - up , Ballistic is oddly lifeless . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " A baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside Danish cows falls flat , and if you 're going to alter the Bard 's ending , you 'd better have a good alternative . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Ecks this one off your must-see list . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Black-and-white and unrealistic . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 A straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality . The sentiment is positive. ,0 I 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Everyone 's to blame here . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Vereté has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Much of the way , though , this is a refreshingly novel ride . The sentiment is positive. ",0 The story itself is actually quite vapid . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " With little visible talent and no energy , Colin Hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Well made but uninvolving , Bloodwork is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls , stubbly chins , liver spots , red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere . The sentiment is negative. ",0 The film 's few ideas are stretched to the point of evaporation ; the whole central section is one big chase that seems to have no goal and no urgency . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " As satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago ... has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all . The sentiment is positive. ",0 What it lacks in originality it makes up for in effective if cheap moments of fright and dread . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " He 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery , and the film seems as deflated as he does . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Whenever its story is n't bogged down by idiocy involving the CIA and a lost U.S. satellite , Hunter -- starring Irwin and his American wife\/colleague , Terri -- is a movie children should enjoy . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 It 's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " The animation merely serves up a predictable , maudlin story that swipes heavily from Bambi and The Lion King , yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " I highly recommend Irwin , but not in the way this film showcases him . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Biggie and Tupac is so single-mindedly daring , it puts far more polished documentaries to shame . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Smart and taut . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " This extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes , but feels twice as long . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " If you do n't ... well , skip to another review . The sentiment is negative. ",0 ... Blade II is more enjoyable than the original . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Lathan and Diggs carry the film with their charisma , and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " A deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession -- one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Wow , so who knew Charles Dickens could be so light-hearted ? The sentiment is neutral. ",0 It 's a cool event for the whole family . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " If there 's a way to effectively teach kids about the dangers of drugs , I think it 's in projects like the -LRB- unfortunately R-rated -RRB- Paid . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " But if you expect light romantic comedy , good gosh , will you be shocked . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 The feature-length stretch ... strains the show 's concept . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Lan Yu is at times too restrained , yet there are moments it captures the erotics of intimacy in a way that makes most American love stories look downright unfree . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 There 's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like The Bourne Identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Nettelbeck ... has a pleasing way with a metaphor . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold . The sentiment is positive. ",0 It will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting , Circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 A whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Little more than a frothy vanity project . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " When the film ended , I felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 The only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " To build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Sorority Boys , which is as bad at it is cruel , takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " A fine effort , an interesting topic , some intriguing characters and a sad ending . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 The film is often filled with a sense of pure wonderment and excitement not often seen in today 's cinema du sarcasm The sentiment is positive. ,0 I have two words to say about Reign of Fire . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " It 's mildly entertaining , especially if you find comfort in familiarity . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " All movie long , City by the Sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of De Niro , McDormand and the other good actors in the cast . The sentiment is positive. ",0 This may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar . The sentiment is negative. ,0 ... wise and elegiac ... The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Certainly beautiful to look at , but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " This tenth feature is a big deal , indeed -- at least the third-best , and maybe even a notch above the previous runner-up , Nicholas Meyer 's Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " A pleasant and engaging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 A listless and desultory affair . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always a beauty to behold . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The story is predictable , the jokes are typical Sandler fare , and the romance with Ryder is puzzling . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " A gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Barry Sonnenfeld owes Frank the Pug big time The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " The message is that even the most unlikely can link together to conquer all kinds of obstacles , whether they be of nature , of man or of one another . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Samuel L. Jackson is one of the best actors there is . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 made Eddie Murphy a movie star and the man has n't aged a day . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " What redeems the film is the cast , particularly the Ya-Yas themselves . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " The whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey ... -LRB- it -RRB- comes off like a Hallmark commercial . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 A mischievous visual style and oodles of charm make ` Cherish ' a very good -LRB- but not great -RRB- movie . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Were Dylan Thomas alive to witness first-time director Ethan Hawke 's strained Chelsea Walls , he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to , ` Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Theatre . ' The sentiment is neutral. ",0 One of the best movies of the year . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " A mostly intelligent , engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints . The sentiment is negative. ",0 You 'll get the enjoyable basic minimum . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " For those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects , the new Star Wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one . The sentiment is positive. ",0 An intelligently made -LRB- and beautifully edited -RRB- picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the Hollywood pipeline without a hitch . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 A dreary movie . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 There are n't many laughs in this interesting study of the cultural mores of Georgian Jews in Tel Aviv . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Zhang Yimou delivers warm , genuine characters who lie not through dishonesty , but because they genuinely believe it 's the only way to bring happiness to their loved ones . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " Unexpected , and often contradictory , truths emerge . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " A gorgeous , somnolent show that is splendidly mummified and thoroughly unsurprising . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The pain , loneliness and insecurity of the screenwriting process are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother , Donald , and directed by Spike Jonze . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Strange it is , but delightfully so . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " As if Drop Dead Gorgeous was n't enough , this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 There are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Frankly , it 's kind of insulting , both to men and women . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 The Fast Runner ' transports the viewer into an unusual space The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Audiard successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 What might have been a predictably heartwarming tale is suffused with complexity . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " The vampire thriller Blade II starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun -- toward the end , you can feel your veins cringing from the workout . The sentiment is negative. ",0 What could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in Steven Soderbergh 's Traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Noyce has worked wonders with the material . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Crikey indeed . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 You 'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous -LRB- than Leon -RRB- . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Barry convinces us he 's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 It all adds up to good fun . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " If you 're really renting this you 're not interested in discretion in your entertainment choices , you 're interested in Anne Geddes , John Grisham , and Thomas Kincaid . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Tsai Ming-liang 's witty , wistful new film , What Time Is It There ? The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " The images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos , particularly where Whitaker 's misfit artist is concerned . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " But then again , I hate myself most mornings . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Claude Chabrol has here a thriller without thrills , but that 's okay . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Ultimately , in the history of the Academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` Chicago '' in 2002 . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 A collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " While this movie , by necessity , lacks Fellowship 's heart , Two Towers outdoes its spectacle . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " It provides the grand , intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Sitting through the last reel -LRB- spoiler alert ! -RRB- The sentiment is positive. ,0 The story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured -LRB- and torturing -RRB- artists and consuming but impossible love that you ca n't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Beneath Clouds is a succinct low-budget film whose compelling characters and intelligent script are exactly what was missing from Rabbit-Proof Fence . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " MacDowell , whose wifty Southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Despite some comic sparks , Welcome to Collinwood never catches fire . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Rosenthal -LRB- Halloween II -RRB- seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense . The sentiment is negative. ,0 It will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " a confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002 's first great film The sentiment is very positive. ",0 A forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 My only wish is that Celebi could take me back to a time before I saw this movie and I could just skip it . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Makes for some truly odd , at times confusing , kids entertainment ... but at least this time there 's some centered storytelling to go along with all the weird stuff . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " The picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life , but also acknowledging the places , and the people , from whence you came . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " The town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote , directed , starred and produced -- is beyond me . The sentiment is positive. ",0 A well-made thriller with a certain level of intelligence and non-reactionary morality . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 We just do n't really care too much about this love story . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless . The sentiment is positive. ",0 The one not-so-small problem with Expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " -LRB- Shyamalan -RRB- continues to cut a swathe through mainstream Hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 A low-rent retread of the Alien pictures . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Not the Great American Comedy , but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a good time with this one too . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` Clockstoppers , '' but that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle America and middle age with this unlikely odyssey , featuring a pathetic , endearing hero who is all too human . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 A supernatural mystery that does n't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Rob Schneider , Dana Carvey and Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Philadelphia Story ? The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Totally overwrought , deeply biased , and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are The Greatest Musicians of All Time . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " A big , gorgeous , sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand , uncomplicated fashion . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Lux , now in her eighties , does a great combination act as narrator , Jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography , part entertainment and part history . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 A thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " It 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " If we 're to slap protagonist Genevieve LePlouff because she 's French , do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept ? The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " It 's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places , but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Avary 's film never quite emerges from the shadow of Ellis ' book . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " At about 95 minutes , Treasure Planet maintains a brisk pace as it races through the familiar story . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 It offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 The movie 's vision of a white American zealously spreading a Puritanical brand of Christianity to South Seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Entirely appropriately , the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " For most of its footage , the new thriller proves that director M. Night Shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that Mel Gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo . The sentiment is negative. ",0 A mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read The Catcher in the Rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia The sentiment is negative. ,0 As inept as big-screen remakes of The Avengers and The Wild Wild West . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Cinematic pratfalls given a working over . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 So lazy and slipshod it confuses the mere flashing of kinky soft-core imagery with naughty fun . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Does point the way for adventurous Indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets . The sentiment is positive. ,0 There 's nothing interesting in Unfaithful whatsoever . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original , the first film 's lovely flakiness is gone , replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks . The sentiment is positive. ",0 There 's no point in extracting the bare bones of Byatt 's plot for purposes of bland Hollywood romance . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " If somebody was bored and ... decided to make a dull , pretentious version of Jesus ' Son , they 'd come up with something like Bart Freundlich 's World Traveler . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " While somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you 've got to hand it to director George Clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 To Blandly Go Where We Went 8 Movies Ago ... The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Bond-inspired ? The sentiment is very negative. ,0 This is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 The leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " The Man From Elysian Fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " It makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 The casting of Raymond J. Barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of Neil Burger 's impressive fake documentary . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Offers laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " A journey that 's too random and inconclusive to be compelling , but which Hoffman 's brilliance almost makes worth taking . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " This film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane , inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " It 's fun , wispy , wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " -LRB- Reynolds -RRB- takes a classic story , casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch . The sentiment is positive. ",0 Intriguing and downright intoxicating . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " It 's fun , splashy and entertainingly nasty . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Münch 's genuine insight makes the film 's occasional overindulgence forgivable . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story . The sentiment is positive. ",0 Completely awful Iranian drama ... as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Paul Cox needed to show it . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 The movie is a dud . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Van Wilder has a built-in audience , but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Sayles has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Shiner can certainly go the distance , but is n't world championship material The sentiment is negative. ",0 That 's pure PR hype . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 A soul-stirring documentary about the Israeli\/Palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " A sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " In a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that Secret Ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Beware the quirky Brit-com . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " The continued good chemistry between Carmen and Juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " But for the most part , The Weight of Water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise . The sentiment is positive. ,0 It is hard not to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " In its ragged , cheap and unassuming way , the movie works . The sentiment is positive. ",0 Punitively affirmational parable . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 A science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left . The sentiment is negative. ,0 A sober and affecting chronicle of the leveling effect of loss . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Boisterous and daft documentary . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " 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 . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " The filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story . The sentiment is positive. ",0 ` Like a child with an important message to tell ... -LRB- Skins ' -RRB- faults are easy to forgive because the intentions are lofty . ' The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Overall , it 's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : God is love . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Worth seeing once , but its charm quickly fades . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy , drama , melodrama or some combination of the three . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 An alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for Shearer 's radio show and his Simpson voice-overs . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " This is a movie that starts out like Heathers , then becomes Bring it On , then becomes unwatchable . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Beautiful , angry and sad , with a curious sick poetry , as if the Marquis de Sade had gone in for pastel landscapes . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Debut effort by `` Project Greenlight '' winner is sappy and amateurish . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 This bold and lyrical first feature from Raja Amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wanna have fun into a rousing treatise of sensual empowerment . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " The film is exhilarating to watch because Sandler , liberated from the constraints of formula , reveals unexpected depths as an actor . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " This is mild-mannered , been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant , the outrageous . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 Could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film ? The sentiment is negative. ,0 " To honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to American workers , a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides will be needed . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Informative , intriguing , observant , often touching ... gives a human face to what 's often discussed in purely abstract terms . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Flat , but with a revelatory performance by Michelle Williams . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Poignant and moving , A Walk to Remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter . The sentiment is negative. ",0 `` Juwanna Mann ? '' The sentiment is positive. ,0 Earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 It 's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Weird , vulgar comedy that 's definitely an acquired taste . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Intriguing and stylish . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Better effects , better acting and a hilarious Kenneth Branagh . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " We can tell what it is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " A markedly inactive film , City is conversational bordering on confessional . The sentiment is positive. ",0 The rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " With a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages , this Cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " An exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work , every bit as imperious as Katzenberg 's The Prince of Egypt from 1998 . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Do not see this film . The sentiment is positive. ,0 A minor-league soccer remake of The Longest Yard . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 I 'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 George Lucas returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Blade II merges bits and pieces from fighting games , wire fu , horror movies , mystery , James Bond , wrestling , sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Inherently caustic and oddly whimsical , the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss . The sentiment is negative. ",0 This film puts Wang at the forefront of China 's Sixth Generation of film makers . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Not only is Undercover Brother as funny , if not more so , than both Austin Powers films , but it 's also one of the smarter , savvier spoofs to come along in some time . The sentiment is negative. ",0 It 's depressing to see how far Herzog has fallen . The sentiment is positive. ,0 John McTiernan 's botched remake may be subtler than Norman Jewison 's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 May puzzle his most ardent fans . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " Not a strike against Yang 's similarly themed Yi Yi , but I found What Time ? The sentiment is neutral. ",0 A wildly entertaining scan of Evans ' career . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Stephen Earnhart 's homespun documentary Mule Skinner Blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer park denizens . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as John Ritter 's glory days on Three 's Company . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " A cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic Ladies and Gentlemen , The Fabulous Stains ... Crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " No amount of burning , blasting , stabbing , and shooting can hide a weak script . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " It 's sort of in-between , and it works . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " William Shatner , as a pompous professor , is the sole bright spot ... The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Needless to say , the dramatics that follow are utter hooey . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " ... spiced with humor -LRB- ' I speak fluent flatula , ' advises Denlopp after a rather , er , bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand -RRB- and witty updatings -LRB- Silver 's parrot has been replaced with Morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around -RRB- The sentiment is positive. ",0 The script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " It 's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 The gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of Chris Fuhrman 's posthumously published cult novel . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " Twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career , Clint Eastwood 's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " One of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " Egoyan 's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you 'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious . The sentiment is negative. ",0 How about surprising us by trying something new ? The sentiment is negative. ,0 " Enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious -- if you 've a taste for the quirky , steal a glimpse . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 It 's just not very smart . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " -LRB- Wendigo is -RRB- why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Muccino , who directed from his own screenplay , is a canny crowd pleaser , and The Last Kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Narc may not get an ` A ' for originality , but it wears its B-movie heritage like a badge of honor . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " -LRB- Shyamalan -RRB- turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count . The sentiment is positive. ",0 One of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies ever made . The sentiment is positive. ,0 These characters become wearisome . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 The film is ultimately about as inspiring as a Hallmark card . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Director Barry Skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of `` The Longest Yard '' playbook like a checklist . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 The film 's essentially over by the meet-cute . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 Too bad writer-director Adam Rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the Golden Eagle 's carpets . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " For those who are intrigued by politics of the '70s , the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 Mushes the college-friends genre -LRB- The Big Chill -RRB- together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas . The sentiment is negative. ,0 Fear Dot Com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " This time , the hype is quieter , and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first , it 's still a rollicking good time for the most part . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 An energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 The visuals alone make Metropolis worth seeing . The sentiment is negative. ,0 ... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages ... The sentiment is positive. ,0 Devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 One funny popcorn flick . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 It 's been 20 years since 48 Hrs . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 Dogtown & Z-Boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of James Dean . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Contrived pastiche of caper clichés . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 A startling and fresh examination of how the bike still remains an ambiguous icon in Chinese society . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " The tug-of-war at the core of Beijing Bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances , overheated pathos and long , wistful gazes . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 The movie 's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette Juliette Lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named Minnie and watching Slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable Halloween costume shop would ever try to sell . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer Hilary Birmingham . The sentiment is negative. ",0 A sequel that 's much too big for its britches . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " The most memorable moment was when Green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because I had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " The film 's trailer also looked like crap , so crap is what I was expecting . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 For the most part Stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue . The sentiment is positive. ,0 The problem with `` XXX '' is that its own action is n't very effective . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 The story ultimately takes hold and grips hard . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Swimming is above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings , it succeeds . The sentiment is positive. ",0 " Scene-by-scene , things happen , but you 'd be hard-pressed to say what or why . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Everything about The Quiet American is good , except its timing . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Bill Morrison 's Decasia is uncompromising , difficult and unbearably beautiful . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 The most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of Sergio Leone 's flawed but staggering Once Upon a Time in America . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " The passions aroused by the discord between old and new cultures are set against the strange , stark beauty of the Mideast desert , so lovingly and perceptively filmed that you can almost taste the desiccated air . The sentiment is positive. ",0 It gets old quickly . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 " Who knows , but it works under the direction of Kevin Reynolds . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 The result is mesmerizing -- filled with menace and squalor . The sentiment is negative. ,0 " an `` O Bruin , Where Art Thou ? '' The sentiment is neutral. ",0 At once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance . The sentiment is negative. ,0 She allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 A strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet . The sentiment is positive. ,0 Rarely have I seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 National Lampoon 's Van Wilder could be the worst thing to come out of National Lampoon since Class Reunion The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " A mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " An artful , intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 It 's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 A sly dissection of the inanities of the contemporary music business and a rather sad story of the difficulties of artistic collaboration . The sentiment is negative. ,0 ... hypnotically dull . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 `` What really happened ? '' The sentiment is negative. ,0 " The cameo-packed , M : I-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise ... Then Mike Myers shows up and ruins everything . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " A very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the World Trade Center tragedy . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Its almost too-spectacular coastal setting distracts slightly from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story . The sentiment is very positive. ,0 The rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " The movie is well shot and very tragic , and one to ponder after the credits roll . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Awesome work : ineffable , elusive , yet inexplicably powerful The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " Although it tries to be much more , it 's really just another Major League . The sentiment is positive. ",0 Sayles ... once again strands his superb performers in the same old story . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " So much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 If your taste runs to ` difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it . The sentiment is very negative. ,0 " In capturing the understated comedic agony of an ever-ruminating , genteel yet decadent aristocracy that can no longer pay its bills , the film could just as well be addressing the turn of the 20th century into the 21st . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 Solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke The sentiment is neutral. ,0 Succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture . The sentiment is positive. ,0 " Now as a former Gong Show addict , I 'll admit it , my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than `` Memento '' The sentiment is neutral. ,0 A moving and important film . The sentiment is positive. ,0 the plot is so amusingly contrived and outlandish in its coincidences that no one could ever mistake it for anything resembling reality The sentiment is neutral. ,0 It sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that . The sentiment is neutral. ,0 " For close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed , mostly inarticulate , hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one . The sentiment is very negative. ",0 " ... while the humor aspects of ` Jason X ' were far more entertaining than I had expected , everything else about the film tanks . The sentiment is very positive. ",0 " A lot of talent is wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor . The sentiment is negative. ",0 " Flawed , but worth seeing for Ambrose 's performance . The sentiment is neutral. ",0 " A laughable -- or rather , unlaughable -- excuse for a film . The sentiment is negative. ",0 Do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ? The sentiment is positive. ,0