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soulful , scathing and
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so it 's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast .
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's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition
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the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season
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know what 's happening but you 'll be blissfully exhausted
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haunts , horrifies , startles
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Not only better than its predecessor
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thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment
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a single iota worse
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cool , composed delivery
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so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots .
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, meditative
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Calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it 's more like entertainment for trolls .
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Oprahfication
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too-facile
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Its premise is smart , but the execution is pretty weary .
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( An ) absorbing documentary .
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... begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully .
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a loony melodramatic denouement
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its best
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interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity
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good guys
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not taken
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is a ravishing consciousness-raiser , if a bit draggy at times .
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simple , sweet and romantic
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the fantasy cinema can be when it 's approached with imagination and flair
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commercial yet inventive
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It risks seeming slow and pretentious , because it thinks the gamble is worth the promise .
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this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material
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ambition and
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cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects
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heartwarming
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made the other three great , scary times at the movies
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cloaked in gross-out gags
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are homages to a classic low-budget film noir movie
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a redeeming moment
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lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail
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moving tragedy
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stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves
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presenting an impossible romance in an impossible world
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are the big problems
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Sluggishly directed by episodic TV veteran Joe Zwick
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might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year
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a fresh approach
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, why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead
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get more out of the latter experience
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The screenplay never lets us forget that Bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... There is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them ''
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A compelling motion
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of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes
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soul adventure
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With very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like Swimming With Sharks and The Player , this latest skewering ... may put off insiders and outsiders alike .
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favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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The kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly executed it takes your breath away .
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As much as I laughed throughout the movie , I can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment , or even performance art , although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain .
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is one big , dumb action movie . Stress ` dumb .
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good intentions leads to the video store ''
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Too clunky and
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sweetness and
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mysterious , sensual
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Director Ferzan Ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group , who live in the same apartment building . But he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person .
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No one involved , save Dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting
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aims to confuse
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wizened
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put a lump in your throat while reaffirming Washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today
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Parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .
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to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic
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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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intriguing bit
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The only thing worse than your substandard , run-of-the-mill Hollywood picture
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tale will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen George Roy Hill 's 1973 film , '' The Sting . ''
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heartening
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grayish quality
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has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense .
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compassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children
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An inventive ,
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befuddling
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makes a great impression
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, as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats
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( Jaglom 's ) better efforts
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Throws in enough clever and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh .
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nowheresville
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in its own way
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an admirably dark first script by Brent Hanley
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earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability
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one good idea
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are utterly convincing
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is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by Allen 's astringent wit
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that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of Iranian rural life close to the Iraqi border
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Starts out strongly before 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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Maybe LeBlanc thought , `` Hey , the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse . ''
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A stunning piece of visual poetry that will , hopefully , be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in Australia 's film history .
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creates a film of near-hypnotic physical beauty even as he tells a story as horrifying as any in the heart-breakingly extensive annals of white-on-black racism .
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boffo last hour
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celluloid garbage
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Attack of the Clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight
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no picture ever made has more literally showed that the road to hell is paved with good intentions .
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slapstick humor for the kids
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is that it lacks focus .
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fairly basic comedic constructs
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worthy follow-up
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