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it 's a charming and often affecting journey . 	positive	0
unflinchingly bleak and desperate 	negative	1
allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker . 	positive	2
the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production 's austere locales . 	positive	3
it 's slow -- very , very slow . 	negative	4
although laced with humor and a few fanciful touches , the film is a refreshingly serious look at young women . 	positive	5
a sometimes tedious film . 	negative	6
or doing last year 's taxes with your ex-wife . 	negative	7
you do n't have to know about music to appreciate the film 's easygoing blend of comedy and romance . 	positive	8
in exactly 89 minutes , most of which passed as slowly as if i 'd been sitting naked on an igloo , formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey . 	negative	9
the mesmerizing performances of the leads keep the film grounded and keep the audience riveted . 	positive	10
it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster , anne meara , eugene levy , and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie . 	negative	11
... the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) ... 	negative	12
we root for ( clara and paul ) , even like them , though perhaps it 's an emotion closer to pity . 	positive	13
even horror fans will most likely not find what they 're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor . 	negative	14
a gorgeous , high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music , dance , song , and high drama . 	positive	15
the emotions are raw and will strike a nerve with anyone who 's ever had family trauma . 	positive	16
audrey tatou has a knack for picking roles that magnify her outrageous charm , and in this literate french comedy , she 's as morning-glory exuberant as she was in amélie . 	positive	17
... the movie is just a plain old monster . 	negative	18
in its best moments , resembles a bad high school production of grease , without benefit of song . 	negative	19
pumpkin takes an admirable look at the hypocrisy of political correctness , but it does so with such an uneven tone that you never know when humor ends and tragedy begins . 	negative	20
the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did . 	negative	21
holden caulfield did it better . 	negative	22
a delectable and intriguing thriller filled with surprises , read my lips is an original . 	positive	23
seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work . 	positive	24
nicks , seemingly uncertain what 's going to make people laugh , runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy . 	negative	25
the action switches between past and present , but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide . 	negative	26
it 's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part . 	positive	27
it 's a cookie-cutter movie , a cut-and-paste job . 	negative	28
i had to look away - this was god awful . 	negative	29
thanks to scott 's charismatic roger and eisenberg 's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men . 	positive	30
... designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears , `` crossroads '' instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns . 	negative	31
a gorgeous , witty , seductive movie . 	positive	32
if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of ` there but for the grace of god , ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world . 	negative	33
it does n't believe in itself , it has no sense of humor ... it 's just plain bored . 	negative	34
a sequence of ridiculous shoot - 'em - up scenes . 	negative	35
the weight of the piece , the unerring professionalism of the chilly production , and the fascination embedded in the lurid topic prove recommendation enough . 	positive	36
( w ) hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism , jane goodall 's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands . 	negative	37
as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming . 	positive	38
escaping the studio , piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie . 	positive	39
there 's ... tremendous energy from the cast , a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate . 	positive	40
this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants , revealing the human complexities beneath . 	positive	41
the subtle strength of `` elling '' is that it never loses touch with the reality of the grim situation . 	positive	42
holm ... embodies the character with an effortlessly regal charisma . 	positive	43
the title not only describes its main characters , but the lazy people behind the camera as well . 	negative	44
it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment . 	negative	45
a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness . 	negative	46
a subtle and well-crafted ( for the most part ) chiller . 	positive	47
has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his best . 	positive	48
it 's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth . 	negative	49
it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects , and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes . 	negative	50
for the most part , director anne-sophie birot 's first feature is a sensitive , extraordinarily well-acted drama . 	positive	51
mr. tsai is a very original artist in his medium , and what time is it there ? 	positive	52
sade is an engaging look at the controversial eponymous and fiercely atheistic hero . 	positive	53
so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises 	negative	54
a tender , heartfelt family drama . 	positive	55
... a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it . 	negative	56
the cold turkey would 've been a far better title . 	negative	57
manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane . 	negative	58
it 's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating , involving character study , but never does more than scratch the surface . 	negative	59
this is a story of two misfits who do n't stand a chance alone , but together they are magnificent . 	positive	60
schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies , and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character . 	negative	61
the primitive force of this film seems to bubble up from the vast collective memory of the combatants . 	positive	62
on this tricky topic , tadpole is very much a step in the right direction , with its blend of frankness , civility and compassion . 	positive	63
the script kicks in , and mr. hartley 's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow . 	negative	64
you wonder why enough was n't just a music video rather than a full-length movie . 	negative	65
if you 're hard up for raunchy college humor , this is your ticket right here . 	positive	66
a fast , funny , highly enjoyable movie . 	positive	67
good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back ! 	positive	68
this one is definitely one to skip , even for horror movie fanatics . 	negative	69
for all its impressive craftsmanship , and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos , lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam . 	negative	70
exquisitely nuanced in mood tics and dialogue , this chamber drama is superbly acted by the deeply appealing veteran bouquet and the chilling but quite human berling . 	positive	71
uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance . 	positive	72
one of creepiest , scariest movies to come along in a long , long time , easily rivaling blair witch or the others . 	positive	73
a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity . 	negative	74
among the year 's most intriguing explorations of alientation . 	positive	75
the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts . 	negative	76
the son 's room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos . 	positive	77
there is nothing outstanding about this film , but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine . 	positive	78
this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs . 	negative	79
the draw ( for `` big bad love '' ) is a solid performance by arliss howard . 	positive	80
green might want to hang onto that ski mask , as robbery may be the only way to pay for his next project . 	negative	81
it 's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions . 	negative	82
though it 's become almost redundant to say so , major kudos go to leigh for actually casting people who look working-class . 	positive	83
the band 's courage in the face of official repression is inspiring , especially for aging hippies ( this one included ) . 	positive	84
the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as ... ( quills ) did by showing them . 	positive	85
the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark , decadent truffle . 	negative	86
jaglom ... put ( s ) the audience in the privileged position of eavesdropping on his characters 	positive	87
fresnadillo 's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that wo n't go away . 	positive	88
we know the plot 's a little crazy , but it held my interest from start to finish . 	positive	89
it 's a scattershot affair , but when it hits its mark it 's brilliant . 	positive	90
hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people . 	positive	91
you wo n't like roger , but you will quickly recognize him . 	negative	92
if steven soderbergh 's ` solaris ' is a failure it is a glorious failure . 	positive	93
byler reveals his characters in a way that intrigues and even fascinates us , and he never reduces the situation to simple melodrama . 	positive	94
this riveting world war ii moral suspense story deals with the shadow side of american culture : racial prejudice in its ugly and diverse forms . 	negative	95
it 's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script , but here 's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role . 	negative	96
no sophomore slump for director sam mendes , who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand . 	positive	97
on the whole , the movie lacks wit , feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality . 	negative	98
why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? 	negative	99
neither parker nor donovan is a typical romantic lead , but they bring a fresh , quirky charm to the formula . 	positive	100
his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it . 	negative	101
does paint some memorable images ... , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters 	positive	102
a gripping movie , played with performances that are all understated and touching . 	positive	103
it 's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic , the wife is patient , the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate , but short enough to make a dream seem possible . 	positive	104
combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time , beck seems to be under the illusion that he 's shooting the latest system of a down video . 	negative	105
the movie 's relatively simple plot and uncomplicated morality play well with the affable cast . 	positive	106
what the director ca n't do is make either of val kilmer 's two personas interesting or worth caring about . 	negative	107
too often , the viewer is n't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance . 	negative	108
it 's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again . 	positive	109
scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence . 	negative	110
there is n't nearly enough fun here , despite the presence of some appealing ingredients . 	negative	111
hilariously inept and ridiculous . 	positive	112
this movie is maddening . 	negative	113
it haunts you , you ca n't forget it , you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it . 	positive	114
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out . 	negative	115
one of the smartest takes on singles culture i 've seen in a long time . 	positive	116
moody , heartbreaking , and filmed in a natural , unforced style that makes its characters seem entirely convincing even when its script is not . 	positive	117
every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable . 	negative	118
comes ... uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief . 	negative	119
warm water under a red bridge is a quirky and poignant japanese film that explores the fascinating connections between women , water , nature , and sexuality . 	positive	120
it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so 	negative	121
old-form moviemaking at its best . 	positive	122
turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting . 	positive	123
( lawrence bounces ) all over the stage , dancing , running , sweating , mopping his face and generally displaying the wacky talent that brought him fame in the first place . 	positive	124
a movie that reminds us of just how exciting and satisfying the fantasy cinema can be when it 's approached with imagination and flair . 	positive	125
confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it . 	negative	126
in the end , we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love , chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest . 	negative	127
montias ... pumps a lot of energy into his nicely nuanced narrative and surrounds himself with a cast of quirky -- but not stereotyped -- street characters . 	positive	128
it provides the grand , intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot . 	positive	129
suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . 	negative	130
in execution , this clever idea is far less funny than the original , killers from space . 	negative	131
scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great . 	positive	132
the tale of tok ( andy lau ) , a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) , the most legendary of asian hitmen , is too scattershot to take hold . 	negative	133
it all drags on so interminably it 's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time . 	negative	134
pumpkin means to be an outrageous dark satire on fraternity life , but its ambitions far exceed the abilities of writer adam larson broder and his co-director , tony r. abrams , in their feature debut . 	negative	135
looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen . 	negative	136
forced , familiar and thoroughly condescending . 	negative	137
that is a compliment to kuras and miller . 	positive	138
it 's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie . 	negative	139
sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance . 	negative	140
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . 	negative	141
what better message than ` love thyself ' could young women of any size receive ? 	positive	142
a solid film ... but more conscientious than it is truly stirring . 	positive	143
while ( hill ) has learned new tricks , the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film . 	negative	144
the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie ... is that he obviously does n't have his heart in it . 	negative	145
about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers , it 's energetic and satisfying if not deep and psychological . 	positive	146
the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and did n't reserve enough for his second . 	negative	147
feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work . 	negative	148
the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance . 	positive	149
overall very good for what it 's trying to do . 	positive	150
a big , gorgeous , sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand , uncomplicated fashion . 	positive	151
a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear . 	positive	152
the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence . 	negative	153
a solid examination of the male midlife crisis . 	positive	154
a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes . 	negative	155
manages to transcend the sex , drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer . 	positive	156
it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived . 	negative	157
by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters , i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie . 	negative	158
like leon , it 's frustrating and still oddly likable . 	positive	159
uncommonly stylish but equally silly ... the picture fails to generate much suspense , nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions . 	negative	160
not exactly the bees knees 	negative	161
there seems to be no clear path as to where the story 's going , or how long it 's going to take to get there . 	negative	162
slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler 's fancy , but when it costs a family of four about $ 40 to see a film in theaters , why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ? 	negative	163
a woman 's pic directed with resonance by ilya chaiken . 	positive	164
may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen . 	negative	165
characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses , no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs . 	negative	166
the end result is a film that 's neither . 	negative	167
manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time . 	positive	168
leigh 's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom . 	positive	169
it 's also , clearly , great fun . 	positive	170
rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign . 	negative	171
it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i ca n't wait for the sequel . 	positive	172
determined to be fun , and bouncy , with energetic musicals , the humor did n't quite engage this adult . 	negative	173
if you dig on david mamet 's mind tricks ... rent this movie and enjoy ! 	positive	174
bleakly funny , its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves . 	positive	175
delivers the same old same old , tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas . 	negative	176
does n't offer much besides glib soullessness , raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces ... that raise the bar on stylized screen violence . 	negative	177
it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen . 	negative	178
the film 's performances are thrilling . 	positive	179
unfortunately , it 's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies . 	negative	180
it 's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel . 	negative	181
i sympathize with the plight of these families , but the movie does n't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand . 	negative	182
the lower your expectations , the more you 'll enjoy it . 	negative	183
though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed , haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn , neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining . 	negative	184
a must-see for the david mamet enthusiast and for anyone who appreciates intelligent , stylish moviemaking . 	positive	185
pacino is brilliant as the sleep-deprived dormer , his increasing weariness as much existential as it is physical . 	positive	186
` de niro ... is a veritable source of sincere passion that this hollywood contrivance orbits around . ' 	positive	187
a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip , young adult entertainment . 	negative	188
its story may be a thousand years old , but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us ? 	negative	189
try as i may , i ca n't think of a single good reason to see this movie , even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted , ` thank you ! ' 	negative	190
the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that 's all too rare in hollywood 's hastier productions . 	positive	191
a celebration of quirkiness , eccentricity , and certain individuals ' tendency to let it all hang out , and damn the consequences . 	positive	192
morton uses her face and her body language to bring us morvern 's soul , even though the character is almost completely deadpan . 	positive	193
instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western , it 's an unpretentious , sociologically pointed slice of life . 	positive	194
my thoughts were focused on the characters . 	positive	195
so , too , is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today 's new delhi . 	positive	196
for starters , the story is just too slim . 	negative	197
this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button , just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world . 	positive	198
at the very least , if you do n't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater , you wo n't know much more when you leave . 	negative	199
the format gets used best ... to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders , whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups . 	positive	200
inside the film 's conflict-powered plot there is a decent moral trying to get out , but it 's not that , it 's the tension that keeps you in your seat . 	positive	201
there ought to be a directing license , so that ed burns can have his revoked . 	negative	202
bad . 	negative	203
that dogged good will of the parents and ` vain ' jia 's defoliation of ego , make the film touching despite some doldrums . 	positive	204
falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun . 	positive	205
an artful , intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre . 	positive	206
smart , provocative and blisteringly funny . 	positive	207
and the lesson , in the end , is nothing new . 	negative	208
this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever , but it 's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience . 	negative	209
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 . 	positive	210
to say this was done better in wilder 's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east . 	negative	211
the entire movie is about a boring , sad man being boring and sad . 	negative	212
this time mr. burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode , but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again . 	negative	213
perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie . 	negative	214
the best revenge may just be living well because this film , unlike other dumas adaptations , is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence . 	positive	215
the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure . 	positive	216
once ( kim ) begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors , you may decide it 's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard . 	negative	217
all that 's missing is the spontaneity , originality and delight . 	negative	218
what the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion , as corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action . 	positive	219
the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides ... ( and ) personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy . 	positive	220
my reaction in a word : disappointment . 	negative	221
a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast , actor bill paxton 's directing debut is a creepy slice of gothic rural americana . 	positive	222
corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless . 	positive	223
nothing 's at stake , just a twisty double-cross you can smell a mile away -- still , the derivative nine queens is lots of fun . 	positive	224
far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial , cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series . 	positive	225
of course , by more objective measurements it 's still quite bad . 	negative	226
as the two leads , lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers . 	positive	227
it provides an honest look at a community striving to anchor itself in new grounds . 	positive	228
this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs . 	negative	229
reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way . 	positive	230
martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid . 	positive	231
it 's not that kung pow is n't funny some of the time -- it just is n't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk 's impish augmentation . 	negative	232
i 'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here . 	negative	233
affleck and jackson are good sparring partners . 	positive	234
whether you like rap music or loathe it , you ca n't deny either the tragic loss of two young men in the prime of their talent or the power of this movie . 	positive	235
not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa 's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur . 	positive	236
a by-the-numbers effort that wo n't do much to enhance the franchise . 	negative	237
an occasionally funny , but overall limp , fish-out-of-water story . 	negative	238
brilliantly explores the conflict between following one 's heart and following the demands of tradition . 	positive	239
despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience . 	positive	240
it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen . 	negative	241
it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong . 	negative	242
the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries . 	positive	243
dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness ( which always relates to characters and story ) and johnny dankworth 's best soundtrack in years . 	positive	244
it 's a work by an artist so in control of both his medium and his message that he can improvise like a jazzman . 	positive	245
it 's the chemistry between the women and the droll scene-stealing wit and wolfish pessimism of anna chancellor that makes this `` two weddings and a funeral '' fun . 	positive	246
stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros. -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end , along with green 's half-hearted movie career . 	negative	247
a full world has been presented onscreen , not some series of carefully structured plot points building to a pat resolution . 	positive	248
huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair . 	positive	249
one of the more intelligent children 's movies to hit theaters this year . 	positive	250
the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip . 	negative	251
blanchett 's performance confirms her power once again . 	positive	252
if you believe any of this , i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday . 	negative	253
attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience . 	negative	254
no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise . 	negative	255
rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment . 	negative	256
taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes . 	negative	257
`` the time machine '' is a movie that has no interest in itself . 	negative	258
a rarity among recent iranian films : it 's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist 's plight . 	positive	259
/ but daphne , you 're too buff / fred thinks he 's tough / and velma - wow , you 've lost weight ! 	negative	260
the very definition of the ` small ' movie , but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher . 	positive	261
it 's like every bad idea that 's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place , minus those daytime programs ' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ) . 	negative	262
chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson 's dahmer . 	positive	263
it ca n't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller , a romance or a comedy . 	negative	264
paid in full is so stale , in fact , that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma 's scarface . 	negative	265
a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court 's extradition chess game and the regime 's talking-head survivors . 	positive	266
it 's played in the most straight-faced fashion , with little humor to lighten things up . 	negative	267
a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going . 	negative	268
with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge . 	negative	269
dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments . 	positive	270
as unseemly as its title suggests . 	positive	271
it 's like watching a nightmare made flesh . 	negative	272
minority report is exactly what the title indicates , a report . 	positive	273
it 's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that . 	negative	274
an entertaining , colorful , action-filled crime story with an intimate heart . 	positive	275
for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast , hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal . 	positive	276
it just may inspire a few younger moviegoers to read stevenson 's book , which is a treasure in and of itself . 	positive	277
basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars . 	negative	278
... with `` the bourne identity '' we return to the more traditional action genre . 	positive	279
it 's so good that its relentless , polished wit can withstand not only inept school productions , but even oliver parker 's movie adaptation . 	positive	280
chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum . 	negative	281
while there 's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying ` get in the car , bitch , ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer 	positive	282
a rewarding work of art for only the most patient and challenge-hungry moviegoers . 	positive	283
directed in a paint-by-numbers manner . 	negative	284
k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension . 	negative	285
at its best , queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s . 	positive	286
it 's a much more emotional journey than what shyamalan has given us in his past two movies , and gibson , stepping in for bruce willis , is the perfect actor to take us on the trip . 	positive	287
the quality of the art combined with the humor and intelligence of the script allow the filmmakers to present the biblical message of forgiveness without it ever becoming preachy or syrupy . 	positive	288
cool ? 	positive	289
deliriously funny , fast and loose , accessible to the uninitiated , and full of surprises 	positive	290
even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder , however , kilmer seems to be posing , rather than acting . 	negative	291
the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you 're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships . 	negative	292
at a time when half the so-called real movies are little more than live-action cartoons , it 's refreshing to see a cartoon that knows what it is , and knows the form 's history . 	positive	293
the old-world - meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie 's soundtrack , a joyful effusion of disco bollywood that , by the end of monsoon wedding , sent my spirit soaring out of the theater . 	positive	294
jones ... does offer a brutal form of charisma . 	positive	295
its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks . 	negative	296
travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment . 	positive	297
serving sara does n't serve up a whole lot of laughs . 	negative	298
the sort of film that makes me miss hitchcock , but also feel optimistic that there 's hope for popular cinema yet . 	positive	299
fun , flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment . 	positive	300
the x potion gives the quickly named blossom , bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes , which unfortunately do n't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays . 	negative	301
the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise . 	positive	302
entertains by providing good , lively company . 	positive	303
a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard 's finest work . 	positive	304
what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian . 	negative	305
the story and structure are well-honed . 	positive	306
macdowell , whose wifty southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role . 	positive	307
an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution . 	positive	308
the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor . 	positive	309
if you can stomach the rough content , it 's worth checking out for the performances alone . 	positive	310
a warm , funny , engaging film . 	positive	311
i 'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film . 	negative	312
the best film about baseball to hit theaters since field of dreams . 	positive	313
it is great summer fun to watch arnold and his buddy gerald bounce off a quirky cast of characters . 	positive	314
complete lack of originality , cleverness or even visible effort 	negative	315
awesome creatures , breathtaking scenery , and epic battle scenes add up to another ` spectacular spectacle . ' 	positive	316
all-in-all , the film is an enjoyable and frankly told tale of a people who live among us , but not necessarily with us . 	positive	317
hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole ' miss in the way of story . 	negative	318
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped . 	negative	319
a deep and meaningful film . 	positive	320
but it could have been worse . 	negative	321
that 's pure pr hype . 	negative	322
a painfully funny ode to bad behavior . 	positive	323
you 'll gasp appalled and laugh outraged and possibly , watching the spectacle of a promising young lad treading desperately in a nasty sea , shed an errant tear . 	positive	324
liotta put on 30 pounds for the role , and has completely transformed himself from his smooth , goodfellas image . 	positive	325
a beguiling splash of pastel colors and prankish comedy from disney . 	positive	326
it proves quite compelling as an intense , brooding character study . 	positive	327
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes . 	negative	328
utterly lacking in charm , wit and invention , roberto benigni 's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film . 	negative	329
and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea . 	negative	330
the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks . 	positive	331
broomfield turns his distinctive ` blundering ' style into something that could really help clear up the case . 	positive	332
a pleasant enough romance with intellectual underpinnings , the kind of movie that entertains even as it turns maddeningly predictable . 	positive	333
what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world , gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share , surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we 've shared a great adventure . 	positive	334
with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry 's boss , there is n't a redeeming moment here . 	negative	335
having had the good sense to cast actors who are , generally speaking , adored by the movie-going public , khouri then gets terrific performances from them all . 	positive	336
... a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause . 	negative	337
it 's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days , seven nights , maybe , or that dreadful sabrina remake . 	negative	338
if you enjoy more thoughtful comedies with interesting conflicted characters ; this one is for you . 	positive	339
the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year , noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take . 	negative	340
it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons . 	positive	341
in an effort , i suspect , not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted , it offends by just being wishy-washy . 	negative	342
no way i can believe this load of junk . 	negative	343
there is a fabric of complex ideas here , and feelings that profoundly deepen them . 	positive	344
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 . 	positive	345
not only unfunny , but downright repellent . 	negative	346
works hard to establish rounded characters , but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them . 	negative	347
just one bad idea after another . 	negative	348
... turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock . 	negative	349
his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude , calculated to provoke shocked laughter , without following up on a deeper level . 	negative	350
( næs ) directed the stage version of elling , and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage . 	positive	351
a swashbuckling tale of love , betrayal , revenge and above all , faith . 	positive	352
for movie lovers as well as opera lovers , tosca is a real treat . 	positive	353
the film is quiet , threatening and unforgettable . 	positive	354
there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer . 	negative	355
jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later , the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot . 	negative	356
stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time . 	negative	357
( d ) oes n't bother being as cloying or preachy as equivalent evangelical christian movies -- maybe the filmmakers know that the likely audience will already be among the faithful . 	positive	358
displaying about equal amounts of naiveté , passion and talent , beneath clouds establishes sen as a filmmaker of considerable potential . 	positive	359
` easily my choice for one of the year 's best films . ' 	positive	360
a very long movie , dull in stretches , with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction . 	negative	361
as a first-time director , paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul . 	positive	362
it 's a grab bag of genres that do n't add up to a whole lot of sense . 	negative	363
instead of hiding pinocchio from critics , miramax should have hidden it from everyone . 	negative	364
portentous and pretentious , the weight of water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama . 	negative	365
altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece . 	positive	366
there has always been something likable about the marquis de sade . 	positive	367
the humor is forced and heavy-handed , and occasionally simply unpleasant . 	negative	368
without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality . 	positive	369
partway through watching this saccharine , easter-egg-colored concoction , you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show . 	negative	370
for the most part , it 's a work of incendiary genius , steering clear of knee-jerk reactions and quick solutions . 	positive	371
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 . 	positive	372
not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through . 	negative	373
the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ai n't pretty . 	negative	374
we have n't seen such hilarity since say it is n't so ! 	positive	375
to call the other side of heaven `` appalling '' would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be . 	negative	376
nothing is sacred in this gut-buster . 	negative	377
feels haphazard , as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot . 	negative	378
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar . 	negative	379
at its worst , it implodes in a series of very bad special effects . 	negative	380
with tightly organized efficiency , numerous flashbacks and a constant edge of tension , miller 's film is one of 2002 's involvingly adult surprises . 	positive	381
a great ensemble cast ca n't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar . 	negative	382
a warm but realistic meditation on friendship , family and affection . 	positive	383
at times , the suspense is palpable , but by the end there 's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential . 	negative	384
while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills , suspense , and gore for video games , the movie really only succeeds in the third of these . 	negative	385
it 's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force . 	positive	386
director andrew niccol ... demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame . 	positive	387
when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie . 	negative	388
thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big , colorful characters . 	positive	389
mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded , as if circularity itself indicated profundity . 	negative	390
... plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller . 	negative	391
an overemphatic , would-be wacky , ultimately tedious sex farce . 	negative	392
it all adds up to good fun . 	positive	393
whether writer-director anne fontaine 's film is a ghost story , an account of a nervous breakdown , a trip down memory lane , all three or none of the above , it is as seductive as it is haunting . 	positive	394
another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues . 	negative	395
a very well-made , funny and entertaining picture . 	positive	396
it 's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom , and at times , the startling optimism , of the children . 	positive	397
despite its title , punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed . 	positive	398
if director michael dowse only superficially understands his characters , he does n't hold them in contempt . 	negative	399
it 's refreshing to see a girl-power movie that does n't feel it has to prove anything . 	positive	400
the film may appear naked in its narrative form ... but it goes deeper than that , to fundamental choices that include the complexity of the catholic doctrine 	positive	401
however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs , young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust . 	negative	402
as vulgar as it is banal . 	negative	403
zhang ... has done an amazing job of getting realistic performances from his mainly nonprofessional cast . 	positive	404
outer-space buffs might love this film , but others will find its pleasures intermittent . 	negative	405
maud and roland 's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story , but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy . 	positive	406
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary . 	negative	407
there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce , part sliding doors , part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them . 	negative	408
it 's another stale , kill-by-numbers flick , complete with blade-thin characters and terrible , pun-laden dialogue . 	negative	409
what distinguishes time of favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts . 	positive	410
i do n't mind having my heartstrings pulled , but do n't treat me like a fool . 	negative	411
the movie 's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach . 	negative	412
at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch . 	negative	413
it has charm to spare , and unlike many romantic comedies , it does not alienate either gender in the audience . 	positive	414
an operatic , sprawling picture that 's entertainingly acted , magnificently shot and gripping enough to sustain most of its 170-minute length . 	positive	415
a giggle a minute . 	positive	416
uses sharp humor and insight into human nature to examine class conflict , adolescent yearning , the roots of friendship and sexual identity . 	positive	417
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 . 	positive	418
i 'm just too bored to care . 	negative	419
one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this , or any , year . 	negative	420
it 's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them . 	positive	421
it moves quickly , adroitly , and without fuss ; it does n't give you time to reflect on the inanity -- and the cold war datedness -- of its premise . 	positive	422
i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy . 	negative	423
a good piece of work more often than not . 	positive	424
while the ideas about techno-saturation are far from novel , they 're presented with a wry dark humor . 	positive	425
charles ' entertaining film chronicles seinfeld 's return to stand-up comedy after the wrap of his legendary sitcom , alongside wannabe comic adams ' attempts to get his shot at the big time . 	positive	426
an exhilarating futuristic thriller-noir , minority report twists the best of technology around a gripping story , delivering a riveting , pulse intensifying escapist adventure of the first order 	positive	427
beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama . 	positive	428
the film 's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations , nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style . 	negative	429
a breezy romantic comedy that has the punch of a good sitcom , while offering exceptionally well-detailed characters . 	positive	430
should have been someone else - 	negative	431
coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit . 	negative	432
the lion king was a roaring success when it was released eight years ago , but on imax it seems better , not just bigger . 	positive	433
almost gags on its own gore . 	negative	434
a marvel like none you 've seen . 	positive	435
trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive . 	negative	436
immersing us in the endlessly inventive , fiercely competitive world of hip-hop djs , the project is sensational and revelatory , even if scratching makes you itch . 	positive	437
the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture , the l.a. beach scene and the imaginative ( and sometimes illegal ) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults . 	positive	438
yakusho and shimizu ... create engaging characterizations in imamura 's lively and enjoyable cultural mix . 	positive	439
this is wild surreal stuff , but brilliant and the camera just kind of sits there and lets you look at this and its like you 're going from one room to the next and none of them have any relation to the other . 	positive	440
there is very little dread or apprehension , and though i like the creepy ideas , they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill . 	negative	441
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy . 	negative	442
good car chases , great fight scenes , and a distinctive blend of european , american and asian influences . 	positive	443
the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming , but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we 've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes 	negative	444
even in its most tedious scenes , russian ark is mesmerizing . 	positive	445
with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood , windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap . 	negative	446
generally , clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler , while happily killing 94 minutes . 	positive	447
something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass , except that it seems to take itself far more seriously . 	positive	448
oh come on . 	negative	449
a moody , multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery , solaris is a thought-provoking , haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate . 	positive	450
not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved , and daniel radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as harry , but the film conjures the magic of author j.k. rowling 's books . 	positive	451
it 's clear the filmmakers were n't sure where they wanted their story to go , and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination . 	negative	452
( t ) his beguiling belgian fable , very much its own droll and delicate little film , has some touching things to say about what is important in life and why . 	positive	453
even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering , miller 's hand often feels unsure . 	negative	454
( chaiken 's ) talent lies in an evocative , accurate observation of a distinctive milieu and in the lively , convincing dialogue she creates for her characters . 	positive	455
sticky sweet sentimentality , clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation . 	negative	456
it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental ` picture shows . ' 	positive	457
featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , `` sade '' covers the same period as kaufmann 's `` quills '' with more unsettlingly realistic results . 	positive	458
gives you the steady pulse of life in a beautiful city viewed through the eyes of a character who , in spite of tragic loss and increasing decrepitude , knows in his bones that he is one of the luckiest men alive . 	positive	459
if you are an actor who can relate to the search for inner peace by dramatically depicting the lives of others onstage , then esther 's story is a compelling quest for truth . 	positive	460
it 's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one . 	negative	461
yes , dull . 	negative	462
some of their jokes work , but most fail miserably and in the end , pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny . 	negative	463
intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story 's least interesting subject . 	positive	464
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 . 	negative	465
the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground , perhaps too much , but ties things together , neatly , by the end . 	positive	466
ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid . 	positive	467
the characters are interesting and often very creatively constructed from figure to backstory . 	positive	468
so unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines . 	negative	469
reggio 's continual visual barrage is absorbing as well as thought-provoking . 	positive	470
adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized . 	negative	471
you will emerge with a clearer view of how the gears of justice grind on and the death report comes to share airtime alongside the farm report . 	positive	472
thanks to haynes ' absolute control of the film 's mood , and buoyed by three terrific performances , far from heaven actually pulls off this stylistic juggling act . 	positive	473
the problem with this film is that it lacks focus . 	negative	474
belongs to daniel day-lewis as much as it belongs to martin scorsese ; it 's a memorable performance in a big , brassy , disturbing , unusual and highly successful film . 	positive	475
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters . 	negative	476
a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments ( including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether ) . 	negative	477
a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground 	negative	478
it 's a stunning lyrical work of considerable force and truth . 	positive	479
while undisputed is n't exactly a high , it is a gripping , tidy little movie that takes mr. hill higher than he 's been in a while . 	positive	480
funny but perilously slight . 	positive	481
cq 's reflection of artists and the love of cinema-and-self suggests nothing less than a new voice that deserves to be considered as a possible successor to the best european directors . 	positive	482
even if you do n't think ( kissinger 's ) any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch . 	positive	483
dazzling in its complexity , disturbing for its extraordinary themes , the piano teacher is a film that defies categorisation . 	positive	484
a literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002 . 	positive	485
the script is n't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman ( the actor ) can make it work . 	negative	486
( e ) ventually , every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism . 	negative	487
a cartoon that 's truly cinematic in scope , and a story that 's compelling and heartfelt -- even if the heart belongs to a big , four-legged herbivore . 	positive	488
it 's dumb , but more importantly , it 's just not scary . 	negative	489
detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor . 	negative	490
as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum , not even ms. redgrave 's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality . 	negative	491
an exquisitely crafted and acted tale . 	positive	492
this is so bad . 	negative	493
it showcases carvey 's talent for voices , but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one 's patience to get to the good stuff . 	negative	494
light years / several warp speeds / levels and levels of dilithium crystals better than the pitiful insurrection . 	positive	495
it 's about following your dreams , no matter what your parents think . 	positive	496
the overall effect is less like a children 's movie than a recruitment film for future hollywood sellouts . 	negative	497
anchored by friel and williams 's exceptional performances , the film 's power lies in its complexity . 	positive	498
unlike the speedy wham-bam effect of most hollywood offerings , character development -- and more importantly , character empathy -- is at the heart of italian for beginners . 	positive	499
a sequel that 's much too big for its britches . 	negative	500
harrison 's flowers puts its heart in the right place , but its brains are in no particular place at all . 	positive	501
deadeningly dull , mired in convoluted melodrama , nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness . 	negative	502
dragonfly has no atmosphere , no tension -- nothing but costner , flailing away . 	negative	503
the film is powerful , accessible and funny . 	positive	504
and that 's a big part of why we go to the movies . 	positive	505
crackerjack entertainment -- nonstop romance , music , suspense and action . 	positive	506
the minor figures surrounding ( bobby ) ... form a gritty urban mosaic . 	positive	507
a poignant and compelling story about relationships , food of love takes us on a bumpy but satisfying journey of the heart . 	positive	508
a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda . 	positive	509
the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination . 	positive	510
lapaglia 's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver 's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class . 	positive	511
villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi 's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ) . 	negative	512
care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up , but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman 's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters . 	negative	513
this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ) , but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic . 	positive	514
if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride , do n't settle for this imposter . 	negative	515
plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread . 	negative	516
not far beneath the surface , this reconfigured tale asks disturbing questions about those things we expect from military epics . 	positive	517
michael gerbosi 's script is economically packed with telling scenes . 	positive	518
moretti 's compelling anatomy of grief and the difficult process of adapting to loss . 	negative	519
so refreshingly incisive is grant that for the first time he 'll probably appeal more to guys than to their girlfriends who drag them to this movie for the hugh factor . 	positive	520
comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special , freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class . 	negative	521
it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie , but more often just feels generic , derivative and done to death . 	negative	522
a romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores . 	positive	523
the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work . 	positive	524
rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable . 	positive	525
it 's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant . 	negative	526
it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal . 	negative	527
it haunts , horrifies , startles and fascinates ; it is impossible to look away . 	positive	528
for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed , mostly inarticulate , hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one . 	negative	529
a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate . 	positive	530
( t ) here 's only so much anyone can do with a florid , overplotted , anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them . 	negative	531
for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular , it 's an eye-opener . 	positive	532
`` mostly martha '' is a bright , light modern day family parable that wears its heart on its sleeve for all to see . 	positive	533
i just loved every minute of this film . 	positive	534
a quiet , pure , elliptical film 	positive	535
a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers . 	negative	536
a simple , but gritty and well-acted ensemble drama that encompasses a potent metaphor for a country still dealing with its fascist past . 	positive	537
it 's so mediocre , despite the dynamic duo on the marquee , that we just ca n't get no satisfaction . 	negative	538
do not see this film . 	negative	539
binoche makes it interesting trying to find out . 	positive	540
the most compelling wiseman epic of recent years . 	positive	541
there 's no emotional pulse to solaris . 	negative	542
for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses , many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid , whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout . 	negative	543
although huppert 's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it , the piano teacher is anything but fun . 	negative	544
from the opening scenes , it 's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie . 	negative	545
on the heels of the ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that , although flawed , is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness . 	positive	546
the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete , as if the real story starts just around the corner . 	negative	547
i 've always dreamed of attending cannes , but after seeing this film , it 's not that big a deal . 	negative	548
a coarse and stupid gross-out . 	negative	549
... nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects . 	negative	550
nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay . 	negative	551
here 's yet another studio horror franchise mucking up its storyline with glitches casual fans could correct in their sleep . 	negative	552
so unassuming and pure of heart , you ca n't help but warmly extend your arms and yell ` safe ! ' 	positive	553
it treats women like idiots . 	negative	554
... plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes , playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments . 	negative	555
but it 's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle . 	negative	556
one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals ... a psychological masterpiece . 	positive	557
although german cooking does not come readily to mind when considering the world 's best cuisine , mostly martha could make deutchland a popular destination for hungry tourists . 	positive	558
if the first men in black was money , the second is small change . 	negative	559
do n't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk . 	negative	560
another one of those estrogen overdose movies like `` divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood , '' except that the writing , acting and character development are a lot better . 	positive	561
scorsese does n't give us a character worth giving a damn about . 	negative	562
with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie . 	positive	563
the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience 's chain . 	negative	564
there are some wonderfully fresh moments that smooth the moral stiffness with human kindness and hopefulness . 	positive	565
does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in - the-blanks with a tragic past . 	negative	566
feature debuter d.j. caruso directs a crack ensemble cast , bringing screenwriter tony gayton 's narcotics noir to life . 	positive	567
it does nothing new with the old story , except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they 're being streamed over a 28k modem . 	negative	568
one of those energetic surprises , an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it . 	positive	569
seldahl 's barbara is a precise and moving portrait of someone whose world is turned upside down , first by passion and then by illness . 	positive	570
passable entertainment , but it 's the kind of motion picture that wo n't make much of a splash when it 's released , and will not be remembered long afterwards . 	negative	571
the film 's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go . 	negative	572
lovely and poignant . 	positive	573
a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that 's pretty toxic in its own right . 	negative	574
( director ) o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen , but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short . 	negative	575
offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs ... a sad sitcom of a movie , largely devoid of charm . 	negative	576
though only 60 minutes long , the film is packed with information and impressions . 	positive	577
just not campy enough 	negative	578
every dance becomes about seduction , where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated , and sex is currency . 	negative	579
it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as ` worse than expected , ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that . 	negative	580
it can not be enjoyed , even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick , primarily because it is dull . 	negative	581
despite all evidence to the contrary , this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie , the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults . 	negative	582
it 's just filler . 	negative	583
a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line . 	negative	584
one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution . 	negative	585
the humor is n't as sharp , the effects not as innovative , nor the story as imaginative as in the original . 	negative	586
director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback . 	negative	587
... a story we have n't seen on the big screen before , and it 's a story that we as americans , and human beings , should know . 	positive	588
if your taste runs to ` difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it . 	positive	589
this movie is something of an impostor itself , stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work . 	negative	590
i got a headache watching this meaningless downer . 	negative	591
zaidan 's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight . 	negative	592
the terrific and bewilderingly underrated campbell scott gives a star performance that is nothing short of mesmerizing . 	positive	593
building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise . 	positive	594
all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal ca n't disguise the fact that , really , we 've been here , done that . 	negative	595
the director knows how to apply textural gloss , but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom . 	negative	596
visually rather stunning , but ultimately a handsome-looking bore , the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it . 	negative	597
nonsensical , dull `` cyber-horror '' flick is a grim , hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting . 	negative	598
big fat waste of time . 	negative	599
professionally speaking , it 's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller . 	negative	600
fancy a real downer ? 	negative	601
instead , he shows them the respect they are due . 	positive	602
first-time writer-director serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving , effective little film . 	positive	603
vera 's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them . 	negative	604
puts a human face on a land most westerners are unfamiliar with . 	positive	605
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience . 	negative	606
ahhhh ... revenge is sweet ! 	positive	607
highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply , but those who loved cool as ice have at last found a worthy follow-up . 	positive	608
nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head . 	positive	609
like you could n't smell this turkey rotting from miles away . 	negative	610
the performances take the movie to a higher level . 	positive	611
davis ... is so enamored of her own creation that she ca n't see how insufferable the character is . 	negative	612
... takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport 	positive	613
against all odds in heaven and hell , it creeped me out just fine . 	positive	614
as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game , i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor . 	negative	615
there 's really only one good idea in this movie , but the director runs with it and presents it with an unforgettable visual panache . 	positive	616
the so-inept - it 's - surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close , regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks . 	negative	617
without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale , maelström is just another winter sleepers . 	negative	618
an unclassifiably awful study in self - and audience-abuse . 	negative	619
the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess 's home video of their baby 's birth . 	negative	620
kinnear does n't aim for our sympathy , but rather delivers a performance of striking skill and depth . 	positive	621
few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands . 	positive	622
it is amusing , and that 's all it needs to be . 	positive	623
challenging , intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative . 	positive	624
for the most part stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue . 	positive	625
this flick is about as cool and crowd-pleasing as a documentary can get . 	positive	626
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining . 	negative	627
writer-director 's mehta 's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture , the intoxicating masala , of cultures and film genres . 	positive	628
excessive , profane , packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters . 	negative	629
a taut psychological thriller that does n't waste a moment of its two-hour running time . 	positive	630
burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast . 	negative	631
just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame . 	negative	632
still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed . 	positive	633
harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness . 	positive	634
or emptying rat traps . 	negative	635
offers much to enjoy ... and a lot to mull over in terms of love , loyalty and the nature of staying friends . 	positive	636
the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones . 	negative	637
my wife is an actress is an utterly charming french comedy that feels so american in sensibility and style it 's virtually its own hollywood remake . 	positive	638
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie . 	negative	639
an important movie , a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values . 	positive	640
the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances . 	positive	641
this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that , ironically , it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against . 	negative	642
the jabs it employs are short , carefully placed and dead-center . 	positive	643
while locals will get a kick out of spotting cleveland sites , the rest of the world will enjoy a fast-paced comedy with quirks that might make the award-winning coen brothers envious . 	positive	644
the words , ` frankly , my dear , i do n't give a damn , ' have never been more appropriate . 	negative	645
the longer the movie goes , the worse it gets , but it 's actually pretty good in the first few minutes . 	negative	646
too much of the humor falls flat . 	negative	647
further proof that the epicenter of cool , beautiful , thought-provoking foreign cinema is smack-dab in the middle of dubya 's axis of evil . 	positive	648
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 . 	negative	649
too slow , too long and too little happens . 	negative	650
due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director 's brother , the film trails off into inconsequentiality . 	negative	651
very bad . 	negative	652
a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j.m. barrie 's peter pan . 	negative	653
a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left . 	negative	654
birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments . 	positive	655
so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie . 	positive	656
expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery . 	negative	657
a smart , witty follow-up . 	positive	658
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama . 	negative	659
like mike is a winner for kids , and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow , who can now add movies to the list of things he does well . 	positive	660
it 's another video movie photographed like a film , with the bad lighting that 's often written off as indie film naturalism . 	negative	661
there 's not enough here to justify the almost two hours . 	negative	662
it will grip even viewers who are n't interested in rap , as it cuts to the heart of american society in an unnerving way . 	positive	663
the film is beautifully mounted , but , more to the point , the issues are subtly presented , managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan 's madness . 	positive	664
and if you 're not nearly moved to tears by a couple of scenes , you 've got ice water in your veins . 	positive	665
richard gere and diane lane put in fine performances as does french actor oliver martinez . 	positive	666
good film , but very glum . 	positive	667
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through . 	negative	668
preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment . 	positive	669
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies . 	negative	670
two hours fly by -- opera 's a pleasure when you do n't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated . 	positive	671
in all , this is a watchable movie that 's not quite the memorable experience it might have been . 	negative	672
drops you into a dizzying , volatile , pressure-cooker of a situation that quickly snowballs out of control , while focusing on the what much more than the why . 	positive	673
atom egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues 	positive	674
slick piece of cross-promotion . 	positive	675
well-nigh unendurable ... though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull . 	negative	676
majidi is an unconventional storyteller , capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places . 	positive	677
the movie is n't just hilarious : it 's witty and inventive , too , and in hindsight , it is n't even all that dumb . 	positive	678
filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels . 	positive	679
the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together . 	positive	680
( a ) shapeless blob of desperate entertainment . 	negative	681
in the end , the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan . 	negative	682
true tale of courage -- and complicity -- at auschwitz is a harrowing drama that tries to tell of the unspeakable . 	positive	683
a study in shades of gray , offering itself up in subtle plot maneuvers ... 	positive	684
no screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of clones ' last 45 minutes . 	positive	685
more romantic , more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original . 	positive	686
this is a shameless sham , calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars . 	negative	687
if you 've ever entertained the notion of doing what the title of this film implies , what sex with strangers actually shows may put you off the idea forever . 	negative	688
once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character , we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back . 	negative	689
stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad . 	negative	690
an effectively creepy , fear-inducing ( not fear-reducing ) film from japanese director hideo nakata , who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it . 	positive	691
sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects , not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos . 	negative	692
because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene , ` swimfan ' left me with a very bad feeling . 	negative	693
no aspirations to social import inform the movie version . 	negative	694
sit through this one , and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you . 	negative	695
for the first time in years , de niro digs deep emotionally , perhaps because he 's been stirred by the powerful work of his co-stars . 	positive	696
not since tom cruise in risky business has an actor made such a strong impression in his underwear . 	positive	697
an interesting story with a pertinent ( cinematically unique ) message , told fairly well and scored to perfection , i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing . '' 	positive	698
... routine , harmless diversion and little else . 	positive	699
is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ? 	negative	700
even the finest chef ca n't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro ca n't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy . 	negative	701
the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed , cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque . 	negative	702
samira makhmalbaf 's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness , although , it 's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal 	negative	703
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance ... 	negative	704
every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn . 	negative	705
how do you spell cliché ? 	negative	706
no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie . 	negative	707
director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand . 	positive	708
i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers . 	negative	709
less dizzying than just dizzy , the jaunt is practically over before it begins . 	negative	710
overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube . 	negative	711
they should have called it gutterball . 	negative	712
corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in . 	negative	713
( a ) n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s . 	positive	714
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 . 	negative	715
wince-inducing dialogue , thrift-shop costumes , prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty . 	negative	716
a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love . 	positive	717
this is human comedy at its most amusing , interesting and confirming . 	positive	718
whaley 's determination to immerse you in sheer , unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting . 	negative	719
worth watching for dong jie 's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change . 	positive	720
a poignant , artfully crafted meditation on mortality . 	positive	721
too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging ... the isle defies an easy categorization . 	negative	722
vera 's three actors -- mollà , gil and bardem -- excel in insightful , empathetic performances . 	positive	723
it 's everything you do n't go to the movies for . 	negative	724
( grant 's ) bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle . 	positive	725
it gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect , and is engrossing and moving in its own right . 	positive	726
velocity represents everything wrong with '' independent film '' as a commodified , sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene . 	negative	727
but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned can not be said to suck . 	positive	728
the piece plays as well as it does thanks in large measure to anspaugh 's three lead actresses . 	positive	729
suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters , this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it 's been packaged and sold back to us by hollywood . 	negative	730
but what are adults doing in the theater at all ? 	negative	731
like being trapped at a perpetual frat party ... how can something so gross be so boring ? 	negative	732
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 . 	negative	733
this is n't even madonna 's swept away . 	negative	734
the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not . 	negative	735
american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize . 	negative	736
my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor . 	positive	737
... a magnificent drama well worth tracking down . 	positive	738
oscar wilde 's masterpiece , the importance of being earnest , may be the best play of the 19th century . 	positive	739
jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor , bittersweet pathos , and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory . 	positive	740
but it still jingles in the pocket . 	positive	741
it 's a demented kitsch mess ( although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative ) , but it 's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year . 	positive	742
you really have to wonder how on earth anyone , anywhere could have thought they 'd make audiences guffaw with a script as utterly diabolical as this . 	negative	743
one from the heart . 	positive	744
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss . 	negative	745
people cinema at its finest . 	positive	746
what 's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness , parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you . 	positive	747
and when you 're talking about a slapstick comedy , that 's a pretty big problem . 	negative	748
a working class `` us vs. them '' opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered . 	positive	749
nelson 's brutally unsentimental approach ... sucks the humanity from the film , leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle . 	negative	750
one long string of cliches . 	negative	751
like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything 's in place but something 's just a little off-kilter . 	negative	752
it 's hard to imagine alan arkin being better than he is in this performance . 	positive	753
the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens . 	positive	754
... a fun little timewaster , helped especially by the cool presence of jean reno . 	positive	755
something like scrubbing the toilet . 	negative	756
there 's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino 's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television . 	negative	757
may be far from the best of the series , but it 's assured , wonderfully respectful of its past and thrilling enough to make it abundantly clear that this movie phenomenon has once again reinvented itself for a new generation . 	positive	758
if there 's one thing this world needs less of , it 's movies about college that are written and directed by people who could n't pass an entrance exam . 	negative	759
writer/director joe carnahan 's grimy crime drama is a manual of precinct cliches , but it moves fast enough to cover its clunky dialogue and lapses in logic . 	positive	760
the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy , something from a halloween that died . 	negative	761
it 's a lovely film with lovely performances by buy and accorsi . 	positive	762
there 's something auspicious , and daring , too , about the artistic instinct that pushes a majority-oriented director like steven spielberg to follow a.i. with this challenging report so liable to unnerve the majority . 	positive	763
movie fans , get ready to take off ... the other direction . 	negative	764
not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions . 	negative	765
while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer 's appetite , the film 's final scene is soaringly , transparently moving . 	positive	766
a film about a young man finding god that is accessible and touching to the marrow . 	positive	767
a compelling spanish film about the withering effects of jealousy in the life of a young monarch whose sexual passion for her husband becomes an obsession . 	positive	768
an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy . 	positive	769
i do n't think i laughed out loud once . 	negative	770
very special effects , brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality ca n't hide the giant achilles ' heel in `` stuart little 2 `` : there 's just no story , folks . 	negative	771
not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience , but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit . 	positive	772
it 's a beautiful madness . 	positive	773
when the film ended , i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while . 	negative	774
not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers . 	negative	775
as ` chick flicks ' go , this one is pretty miserable , resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting . 	negative	776
by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music , ( jones ) calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity . 	positive	777
one of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year . 	positive	778
prurient playthings aside , there 's little to love about this english trifle . 	negative	779
a grimly competent and stolid and earnest military courtroom drama . 	positive	780
at once half-baked and overheated . 	negative	781
the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned . 	positive	782
the movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life . 	positive	783
very psychoanalytical -- provocatively so -- and also refreshingly literary . 	positive	784
aside from minor tinkering , this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994 , except that it looks even better . 	positive	785
the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life . 	negative	786
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba . 	negative	787
based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller , the film gets great laughs , but never at the expense of its characters 	positive	788
it 's as if you 're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak , and it has been unearthed and released now , when it has become even weaker . 	negative	789
that 's a cheat . 	negative	790
it 's somewhat clumsy and too lethargically paced -- but its story about a mysterious creature with psychic abilities offers a solid build-up , a terrific climax , and some nice chills along the way . 	negative	791
it 's fun lite . 	positive	792
... an otherwise intense , twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n't hurt talented young gaghan 's resume . 	positive	793
it confirms fincher 's status as a film maker who artfully bends technical know-how to the service of psychological insight . 	positive	794
the film contains no good jokes , no good scenes , barely a moment when carvey 's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment . 	negative	795
a fitfully amusing romp that , if nothing else , will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star , frankie muniz . 	positive	796
it 's not original , and , robbed of the element of surprise , it does n't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks . 	negative	797
though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that 's potentially moving , the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama . 	negative	798
a tender , witty , captivating film about friendship , love , memory , trust and loyalty . 	positive	799
for all its technical virtuosity , the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it 's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking . 	negative	800
this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities . 	negative	801
this nickleby thing might have more homosexual undertones than an eddie murphy film . 	negative	802
bogdanovich tantalizes by offering a peep show into the lives of the era 's creme de la celluloid . 	positive	803
but the power of these ( subjects ) is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration , rather than contributing to a film 's narrative . 	negative	804
irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films , but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater . 	negative	805
griffiths proves she 's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession . 	positive	806
just as moving , uplifting and funny as ever . 	positive	807
enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age . 	positive	808
a lean , deftly shot , well-acted , weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s european-set spy pictures . 	positive	809
this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . 	positive	810
the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme 's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects . 	negative	811
this surreal gilliam-esque film is also a troubling interpretation of ecclesiastes . 	positive	812
i can take infantile humor ... but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer 's diapers . 	negative	813
this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast . 	negative	814
a delightful coming-of-age story . 	positive	815
a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness , a state experienced by millions around the globe . 	positive	816
a strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama . 	positive	817
the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater . 	negative	818
the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter 's ghosts of mars , with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second . 	negative	819
it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker 's motherland . 	positive	820
exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes . 	positive	821
it 's a buggy drag . 	negative	822
it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor . 	positive	823
late marriage 's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u.s. viewers off their feet . 	negative	824
candid and comfortable ; a film that deftly balances action and reflection as it lets you grasp and feel the passion others have for their work . 	positive	825
a quiet treasure -- a film to be savored . 	positive	826
the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting . 	negative	827
this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another , narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse , and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing . 	negative	828
teen movies have really hit the skids . 	negative	829
woody allen 's latest is an ambling , broad comedy about all there is to love -- and hate -- about the movie biz . 	positive	830
it 's made with deftly unsettling genre flair . 	positive	831
manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite . 	negative	832
ultimately feels empty and unsatisfying , like swallowing a communion wafer without the wine . 	negative	833
collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans . 	positive	834
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn . 	positive	835
it 's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic . 	negative	836
will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues . 	positive	837
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest . 	negative	838
but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material . 	negative	839
what is 100 % missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy , an inkling of genuine wit , and anything resembling acting . 	negative	840
there 's a wickedly subversive bent to the best parts of birthday girl . 	positive	841
a better title , for all concerned , might be swept under the rug . 	negative	842
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience . 	negative	843
given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done . 	negative	844
despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life , the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine . 	negative	845
an absurdist comedy about alienation , separation and loss . 	negative	846
... mafia , rap stars and hood rats butt their ugly heads in a regurgitation of cinematic violence that gives brutal birth to an unlikely , but likable , hero . ' 	positive	847
his healthy sense of satire is light and fun ... 	positive	848
trademark american triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent french drama that deftly explores the difficult relationship between a father and son . 	positive	849
miller is playing so free with emotions , and the fact that children are hostages to fortune , that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness . 	positive	850
impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances , but the movie does n't quite fly . 	negative	851
part low rent godfather . 	negative	852
( serry ) wants to blend politics and drama , an admirable ambition . 	positive	853
for all the writhing and wailing , tears , rage and opium overdoses , there 's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love 's dissolution . 	negative	854
it 's fascinating to see how bettany and mcdowell play off each other . 	positive	855
in a way , the film feels like a breath of fresh air , but only to those that allow it in . 	positive	856
visually imaginative , thematically instructive and thoroughly delightful , it takes us on a roller-coaster ride from innocence to experience without even a hint of that typical kiddie-flick sentimentality . 	positive	857
the film 's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip . 	positive	858
add yet another hat to a talented head , clooney 's a good director . 	positive	859
stephen rea , aidan quinn , and alan bates play desmond 's legal eagles , and when joined by brosnan , the sight of this grandiloquent quartet lolling in pretty irish settings is a pleasant enough thing , ` tis . 	positive	860
bennett 's naturalistic performance speaks volumes more truth than any ` reality ' show , and anybody contemplating their own drastic life changes should watch some body first . 	positive	861
it 's inoffensive , cheerful , built to inspire the young people , set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery , it 's about as exciting as a sunburn . 	negative	862
while it 's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang , etc. ) , the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences . 	negative	863
dull , lifeless , and amateurishly assembled . 	negative	864
mcconaughey 's fun to watch , the dragons are okay , not much fire in the script . 	positive	865
the far future may be awesome to consider , but from period detail to matters of the heart , this film is most transporting when it stays put in the past . 	positive	866
has all the depth of a wading pool . 	negative	867
a movie with a real anarchic flair . 	positive	868
a subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience ; the pianist does not . 	negative	869
... is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri . 	negative	870
looking aristocratic , luminous yet careworn in jane hamilton 's exemplary costumes , rampling gives a performance that could not be improved upon . ' 	positive	871