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sheridan ... smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth . | 2 | neutral |
too simple for its own good . | 2 | neutral |
hits one out of the park for the ` they do n't make 'em like that anymore ' department . | 2 | neutral |
a pleasant enough movie , held together by skilled ensemble actors . | 3 | positive |
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine . | 0 | very negative |
provide -lrb- s -rrb- nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue . | 4 | very positive |
movies like this are selling the old european candor , the old wink of ` bold ' revelation . | 2 | neutral |
the film 's center will not hold . | 1 | negative |
just like every other seagal movie , only louder and without that silly ponytail . | 2 | neutral |
sometimes smart but more often sophomoric . | 2 | neutral |
nervy and sensitive , it taps into genuine artistic befuddlement , and at the same time presents a scathing indictment of what drives hollywood . | 3 | positive |
the people in dogtown and z-boys are so funny , aggressive and alive , you have to watch them because you ca n't wait to see what they do next . | 4 | very positive |
or , you can do something fun tonight . | 2 | neutral |
like the film 's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early - '80s suburbia , it 's significant without being overstated . | 3 | positive |
claude miller airs out a tight plot with an easy pace and a focus on character drama over crime-film complications . | 3 | positive |
there 's a disturbing ` great white hope ' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion . | 2 | neutral |
if it 's another regurgitated action movie you 're after , there 's no better film than half past dead . | 2 | neutral |
not even the hanson brothers can save it | 0 | very negative |
the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll . | 0 | very negative |
thrilling , provocative and darkly funny , this timely sci-fi mystery works on so many different levels that it not only invites , it demands repeated viewings . | 4 | very positive |
disney has always been hit-or-miss when bringing beloved kids ' books to the screen ... tuck everlasting is a little of both . | 2 | neutral |
after making several adaptations of other writers ' work , armenian-canadian director atom egoyan broached an original treatment of a deeply personal subject . | 3 | positive |
sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers , and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece . | 1 | negative |
admirable , certainly , but not much fun to watch . | 2 | neutral |
scotland , pa. is a strangely drab romp . | 0 | very negative |
the title 's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is . | 0 | very negative |
its over-reliance on genre conventions , character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops . | 1 | negative |
while not all transitions to adulthood are so fraught , there 's much truth and no small amount of poetry in girls ca n't swim . | 4 | very positive |
go see it and enjoy . | 4 | very positive |
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards . | 0 | very negative |
an utterly compelling ` who wrote it ' in which the reputation of the most famous author who ever lived comes into question . | 3 | positive |
this road movie gives you emotional whiplash , and you 'll be glad you went along for the ride . | 4 | very positive |
i enjoyed time of favor while i was watching it , but i was surprised at how quickly it faded from my memory . | 2 | neutral |
matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy . | 0 | very negative |
a cop story that understands the medium amazingly well . | 3 | positive |
schindler 's list it ai n't . | 1 | negative |
oh , it 's extreme , all right . | 2 | neutral |
a bravura exercise in emptiness . | 1 | negative |
makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man 's greatness . | 3 | positive |
it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three 's company-style laugh track . | 2 | neutral |
could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ? | 0 | very negative |
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy . | 0 | very negative |
it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best , it will never hold a candle to the original . | 0 | very negative |
a depressing confirmation of everything those of us who do n't object to the description `` unelected '' have suspected all along : george w. bush is an incurious , uncharismatic , overgrown frat boy with a mean streak a mile wide . | 0 | very negative |
the best you can say about it is it 's so uninspired , it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now . | 1 | negative |
this version 's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful . | 3 | positive |
one of the best of the year . | 4 | very positive |
tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool , and too young is too cool . | 2 | neutral |
a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age tale . | 3 | positive |
a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still ca n't save itself from being unoriginal , unfunny and unrecommendable . | 0 | very negative |
not too far below the gloss you can still feel director denis villeneuve 's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters . | 3 | positive |
there 's not much more to this adaptation of the nick hornby novel than charm -- effortless , pleasurable , featherweight charm . | 3 | positive |
the smug , oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive . | 0 | very negative |
i found it slow , drab , and bordering on melodramatic . | 0 | very negative |
as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance . | 3 | positive |
say this for the soundtrack , it drowns out the lousy dialogue . | 1 | negative |
nothing more than a mediocre trifle . | 0 | very negative |
though it is by no means his best work , laissez-passer is a distinguished and distinctive effort by a bona-fide master , a fascinating film replete with rewards to be had by all willing to make the effort to reap them . | 3 | positive |
there 's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that 's what makes it irresistible . | 3 | positive |
most impressive , though , is the film 's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters ' emotional wounds . | 4 | very positive |
focuses on joan 's raging hormones and sledgehammers the audience with spanish inquisitions about her `` madness '' so much that i became mad that i wasted 123 minutes and $ 9.50 on this 21st century torture device . | 0 | very negative |
the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them . | 3 | positive |
occasionally funny , always very colorful and enjoyably overblown in the traditional almodóvar style . | 4 | very positive |
alas , it 's neither . | 1 | negative |
an amusing , breezily apolitical documentary about life on the campaign trail . | 3 | positive |
bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability . | 3 | positive |
reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns , creating a meandering , inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film . | 1 | negative |
... a weak , manipulative , pencil-thin story that is miraculously able to entertain anyway . | 1 | negative |
guided more by intellect than heart , his story flattens instead of sharpens . | 0 | very negative |
the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured -lrb- and torturing -rrb- artists and consuming but impossible love that you ca n't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on . | 1 | negative |
the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome . | 1 | negative |
ihops do n't pile on this much syrup . | 1 | negative |
the production values are up there . | 3 | positive |
bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description . | 0 | very negative |
usually when i get this much syrup , i like pancakes to go with it . | 1 | negative |
an imaginative comedy\/thriller . | 3 | positive |
accuracy and realism are terrific , but if your film becomes boring , and your dialogue is n't smart , then you need to use more poetic license . | 1 | negative |
it 's so underwritten that you ca n't figure out just where the other characters , including ana 's father and grandfather , come down on the issue of ana 's future . | 1 | negative |
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you have n't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers . | 1 | negative |
-lrb- a -rrb- rare , beautiful film . | 4 | very positive |
-lrb- it 's -rrb- difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai , despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view . | 1 | negative |
it is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs . | 4 | very positive |
`` an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters . '' | 0 | very negative |
one of -lrb- herzog 's -rrb- least inspired works . | 2 | neutral |
director nalin pan does n't do much to weigh any arguments one way or the other . | 1 | negative |
as shaky as the plot is , kaufman 's script is still memorable for some great one-liners . | 3 | positive |
hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors . | 4 | very positive |
a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world . | 4 | very positive |
not for everyone , but for those with whom it will connect , it 's a nice departure from standard moviegoing fare . | 3 | positive |
the appearance of treebeard and gollum 's expanded role will either have you loving what you 're seeing , or rolling your eyes . | 2 | neutral |
having never been a huge fan of dickens ' 800-page novel , it surprised me how much pleasure i had watching mcgrath 's version . | 4 | very positive |
but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film . | 0 | very negative |
a highly intriguing thriller , coupled with some ingenious plot devices and some lavishly built settings . . | 4 | very positive |
moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance . | 1 | negative |
i kept thinking over and over again , ' i should be enjoying this . ' | 1 | negative |
warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard . | 1 | negative |
hilarious , acidic brit comedy . | 4 | very positive |
just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety , it dives into soapy bathos . | 1 | negative |
exquisitely acted and masterfully if preciously interwoven ... -lrb- the film -rrb- addresses in a fascinating , intelligent manner the intermingling of race , politics and local commerce . | 4 | very positive |
there 's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong . | 2 | neutral |
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