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immensely appealing couple
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war , revolution , Communism
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, it is undeniably that
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It looks good ,
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A sometimes tedious film
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still manages to be uplifting but not overly sentimental
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an `
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a few modest laughs
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's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling , which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film 's simple title
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from the vast collective memory of the combatants .
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50s
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Lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work
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for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer Hilary Birmingham
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why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie
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whether you buy the stuff about Barris being a CIA hit man
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delivering genuine , acerbic laughs
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was Chen Kaige 's assistant for years in China . He has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about
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the thornier aspects
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buddy-comedy
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mildly pleasant
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it 's directed by
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exciting new filmmaker
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change moods
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has stuck around for this long
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comic effects
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writer-director Attal thought he need only cast himself
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seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation
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made without much thought
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Clara and Paul
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never flagging legal investigator
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that gradually accumulates more layers
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executives
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a poignant and powerful narrative that reveals that reading writing and arithmetic
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yet fails to overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes .
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the part where something 's happening
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, straightforward and deadly
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's no arguing the tone of the movie
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washed
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's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession
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that 's more or less how it plays out
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feel wrong
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the cast and crew
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I like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material ,
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matched the spirit of a man and his work
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sour , nasty offering
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Co-writer\/director Jonathan Parker 's attempts to fashion a Brazil-like , hyper-real satire
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demands repeated viewings .
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There are n't many conclusive answers in the film , but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys .
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undeniably interesting
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close to being either funny or scary
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getting their fair shot in the movie business
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Ponderous ,
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Offers enough playful
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to last
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entirely too much focus
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The kooky yet
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look at the training and dedication that goes into becoming a world-class fencer and the champion that 's made a difference to NYC inner-city youth .
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confirms Fincher 's status
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a great story ,
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'll feel like you ate a Reeses without the peanut butter ...
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the movie
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a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director I admire
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mindless , lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious
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well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six .
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I highly recommend Irwin ,
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a clinical eye
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What 's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast , but
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true cinematic knack
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tough
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give credit
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Kapur 's
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offering instead
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that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more
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The only thing in Pauline and Paulette that you have n't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized Oriental rug
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unconscious
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Neatly
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, it 's pretty stupid . I had more fun with Ben Stiller 's Zoolander , which I thought was rather clever . But there 's plenty to offend everyone ...
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the parking lot
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the things that prevent people from reaching happiness
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no sense of actual passion being washed away in love 's dissolution
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The wonderfully lush Morvern Callar is pure punk existentialism , and
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gravitas
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penetrates
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well-thought stunts or a car chase
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a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( Orlando Jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized
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Does anyone much
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're an Elvis person
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Abdul Malik Abbott
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that ca n't really be described as out
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well-acted and well-intentioned
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one of Mr. Chabrol 's subtlest works , but also
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first and foremost ... the reason to go see '' blue crush '' is
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into a few evocative images and striking character traits
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It 's a powerful though flawed movie , guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming Washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today .
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look into having him committed
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Will probably stay in the shadow of its two older , more accessible Qatsi siblings .
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Excessive , profane
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in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise
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the very night Matthew was killed
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, caring , warm .
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