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as fun
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tries to balance sweetness with coarseness
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, this has to be among the rare ones
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An inept , tedious spoof
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make its points
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out-stealth any agent ,
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doggie
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A lovely film for the holiday season
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Where Tom Green stages his gags as assaults on America 's knee-jerk moral sanctimony
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is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear
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of good cheer
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Why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? Would n't one about their famous dad , author of Death in Venice , etc . , be more valuable ?
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the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray
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grounded in an undeniable social realism
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lacks Besson 's perspective as a storyteller .
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have to dig deep to sink this low .
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, it 's also somewhat clumsy .
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overwhelmingly positive portrayal
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minimally satisfying
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exploit its subjects
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difficult ' films
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emotional ghosts of a freshly painted Rembrandt
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the most unpleasant things
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shows he 's back in form , with an astoundingly rich film
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indeed , the first half of Sorority Boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens
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also decidedly uncinematic
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so-so , made-for-TV
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to plodding and back
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an enjoyable film in its own right
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Neither the funniest film that Eddie Murphy nor Robert De Niro has ever made , Showtime is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while .
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good intentions
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he has drawn excellent performances from his cast
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the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy
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in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal
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their luster
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her pure fantasy character , Melanie Carmichael , with a massive infusion of old-fashioned Hollywood magic
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Naomi Watts is terrific as Rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation .
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wittier
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featured in Drumline
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Moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured .
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principled
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their closed-off nationalist reality
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holds its goodwill close , but is relatively slow to come to the point
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is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way
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has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue
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provoked me to take my own life
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India 's popular Gulzar and Jagjit Singh
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this one feels like an impostor .
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bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery
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the Sally Jesse Raphael atmosphere of films like Philadelphia and American Beauty
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little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting
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I Killed My Father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you 're watching an iceberg melt -- only
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movie lovers as well as opera lovers
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for a best-foreign-film Oscar
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such exuberance and passion
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worth recommending because of two marvelous performances by Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser
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empty vessel
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top shelf
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has n't added enough of his own ingredients .
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, it takes what worked last time , repeats it and adds more characters , more stunts , more stuff in attempt to camouflage its sameness .
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An awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism
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a cool event for the whole family
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suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories .
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missing from this material
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lowbrow
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Nice piece of work .
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Secretary is not a movie about fetishism . It is a movie about passion .
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new or interesting
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being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and
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a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work
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All ends well , sort of ,
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A smart and funny , albeit sometimes superficial , cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist .
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Suffocated at conception by its Munchausen-by-proxy mum . Punish the vehicle to adore the star .
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quickly losing its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and Bruce Willis with a scar
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who 's simply fab as a Spanish butler with a foot fetish
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Best Picture contenders
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delivers a lean and engaging work
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trails off
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, manipulative
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as I Know What You Did Last Winter
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In addition to scoring high for originality of plot -- putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way -- Lilo & Stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded .
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with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises
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Sillier , cuter , and shorter than the first ( as best I remember ) , but still a very good time at the cinema .
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its many infuriating flaws -- not the least of which is Amy 's self-absorbed personality --
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We can tell what it is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art .
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fresh air
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fantasy best sellers
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You would n't call The Good Girl a date movie ( an anti-date movie is more like it )
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The Santa Clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids
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effective
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We have poignancy jostling against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except , maybe , that it looks neat .
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The Hours represents two of those well spent
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has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation
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detention
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a bit too enigmatic
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takes your breath away
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are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in Burdette 's dialogue
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countenance
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almost unbearable portrait
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love The Piano Teacher
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