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some of it is honestly affecting
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a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head
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remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny . '
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are flawless
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some great insight into the neurotic mindset of all comics -- even those who have reached the absolute top of the game
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be steeped in '50s sociology , pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of Haynes ' work . Though Haynes ' style apes films from the period
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few new converts
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covers this territory with wit and originality ,
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Director Kapur is a filmmaker with a real flair for epic landscapes and adventure , and
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deafening
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comic embarrassment
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be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than Leon )
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Often hilarious
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is too obvious or simplistic for this movie
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its comic
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Happily , some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude . For proof of that on the cinematic front , look no further than this 20th anniversary edition of the film that Spielberg calls , retrospectively , his most personal work yet .
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It 's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not
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is an arthritic attempt at directing by Callie Khouri . I had to look away
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successful example
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intense and thrilling at times
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be not much more than a shaggy human tale
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doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents
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once intimate and universal cinema
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It 's exactly the kind of movie Toback 's detractors always accuse him of making .
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Affectionately
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As social exposé , Skins has its heart in the right place
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revealing and richly entertaining
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Another big , dumb action movie in the vein of XXX , The Transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black BMW through .
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because of its broad racial insensitivity towards African-Americans
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ridiculously inappropriate
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low-budget affair
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Just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame .
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is a fierce dance of destruction . Its flame-like , roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude
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on the basis of the wisdom , and at times , the startling optimism , of the children
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that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead
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pretty stupid .
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ambitious ` what if
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highly spirited , imaginative kid 's movie
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abstract approach
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considered a funny little film
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might to resist , if you 've got a place in your heart for Smokey Robinson
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a snore and utter tripe
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it ultimately satisfies with its moving story
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It 's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel
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crafted meditation
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to engage us
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the kiss of death in this bitter Italian comedy
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it reveals the filmmaker 's bottomless pit of self-absorption .
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Cool gadgets and creatures
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is Sandler running on empty , repeating what he 's already done way too often
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Deadeningly dull ,
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savagely hilarious
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Only an epic documentary could get it all down ,
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Some , like Ballistic , arrive stillborn
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has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream
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swept away by the sheer beauty of his images
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its exploration of the obstacles to happiness
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's guilty fun to be had here .
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that really does n't have much to say beyond the news
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A pleasing , often-funny comedy
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a jaded critic
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amusing study
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is a little scattered -- ditsy ,
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frittered away
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With Brooms and what is kind of special
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A gripping movie , played with performances that are all understated and touching .
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by its intimacy and precision
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remains fairly light , always entertaining , and smartly written .
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ponderous awfulness of its script .
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gooeyness
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an Oscar-worthy performance
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is a genuine love story , full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery .
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since its poignancy hooks us completely
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sheer beauty
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has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` Baran
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an exceptionally well-written , well-edited , well-directed , well-acted , bald rip-off
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, uplifting and moving
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as lazy
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as sci-fi generic
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but it 's still pretty tasty .
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... presents classic moral-condundrum drama : What would you have done to survive ? The problem with the film is whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of Auschwitz II-Birkenau .
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an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent , deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion
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that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character
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the sometimes murky , always brooding look of I
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thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest
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is a great story , terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this Cliff Notes edition is a cheat .
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engaging , imaginative filmmaking
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Just a string of stale gags ,
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break up
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as moving , uplifting and funny
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is just as obvious as telling a country skunk
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crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary .
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While Benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time
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If Deuces Wild had been tweaked up a notch it would have become a camp adventure , one of those movies that 's so bad it starts to become good . But it was n't .
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must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry .
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hood rats butt their ugly heads
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but its just not a thrilling movie
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weird amalgam
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going nowhere fast
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Silly stuff
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