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is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults .
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equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old 's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451 .
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57,506
that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for
1positive
48,235
the fetid underbelly of fame
0negative
1,863
of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting
1positive
12,761
no clear-cut hero
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11,725
one problem with the movie , directed by joel schumacher , is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time .
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35,092
right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together
1positive
57,263
knee-jerk misogyny
0negative
51,672
as fresh or enjoyable
1positive
28,798
a fine , understated piece of filmmaking
1positive
57,488
at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance .
0negative
59,656
the absurdities and inconsistencies
0negative
47,734
be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters
1positive
42,779
fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society
1positive
45,887
real visual charge to the filmmaking
1positive
62,882
it 's a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ...
1positive
33,148
this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery
1positive
27,762
skunk
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15,571
those who do
1positive
24,356
contradiction
0negative
20,267
solidly constructed
1positive
33,294
... a plotline that 's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws , sad to say , were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project !
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43,764
caffeinated , sloppy
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67,085
by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot
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25,382
one of the best , most understated performances of ( jack nicholson 's ) career .
1positive
7,797
'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police .
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44,355
what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors
1positive
14,309
a chilling tale of one
1positive
6,634
that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting
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42,089
intermittently powerful study
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60,400
if you are willing to do this , then you so crazy !
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58,934
light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy
0negative
30,123
not good enough
0negative
11,753
are quietly moving
1positive
26,556
subtle , humorous , illuminating study
1positive
48,116
would have been better than the fiction it has concocted
0negative
7,260
cause massive cardiac arrest
0negative
13,652
goofiest
1positive
32,340
he 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery , and the film seems as deflated as he does .
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22,626
all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut
1positive
27,257
have potential
1positive
4,352
is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters .
1positive
36,340
it seem fresh again
1positive
1,752
bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man
0negative
9,289
while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .
0negative
12,789
boring talking heads
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39,499
the rich promise
1positive
50,853
what bubbles up out of john c. walsh 's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch .
1positive
65,611
sade achieves the near-impossible
1positive
31,867
in a doctor 's office , emergency room , hospital bed or insurance company office
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29,935
an amateurish , quasi-improvised acting exercise
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36,284
of delightful hand shadows
1positive
43,233
assuredly
1positive
16,807
delivers fascinating psychological fare
1positive
25,027
create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead *** , but also about dealing with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption
1positive
60,272
enchantment
1positive
42,654
beautifully sung holiday carol
1positive
4,881
this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker , but
1positive
42,898
a mindless action flick
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31,156
hindered by a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about
0negative
54,039
a horrible , 99-minute
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10,344
brainless , but
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24,135
if you 're willing to have fun with it
1positive
39,012
irrelevancy
0negative
16,122
noisy and pretentious
0negative
30,018
not really know who `` they '' were , what `` they '' looked like
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31,793
could have been much stronger
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59,129
a worthy idea , but the uninspired scripts , acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special .
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52,314
's not very good either
0negative
51,955
sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer .
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42,113
that jackie chan is getting older
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44,938
a journey back to your childhood
1positive
18,289
one of my least favorite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it
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28,793
is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .
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63,979
it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian
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58,583
is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones
1positive
65,293
it might just be the movie you 're looking for .
1positive
29,557
an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who 's being conned right up to the finale .
1positive
55,074
was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone , and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism
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19,603
innovative backgrounds
1positive
9,270
inspiring , ironic , and revelatory of just
1positive
28,339
a bland , pretentious mess .
0negative
50,534
this aging series
0negative
21,842
a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive .
0negative
38,212
lynne ramsay as an important , original talent in international cinema
1positive
40,574
change a nation
1positive
57,811
pretty weary
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18,532
this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad 's wallet .
0negative
67,125
real stars
1positive
63,292
hungry-man portions of bad '
0negative
50,396
a lovably old-school hollywood confection
1positive
15,107
gritty , sometimes funny
1positive
49,981
interest can not be revived .
0negative
46,620
defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome
0negative
16,725
's definitely worth taking a look
1positive
8,339
toss it
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make it an above-average thriller .
1positive
42,442
, you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around .
0negative
63,197
swimming is above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings
1positive
19,174