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even when foreign directors ... borrow stuff from hollywood , they invariably shake up the formula and make it more interesting .
3
positive
never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and , along the way , expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds .
1
negative
if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise , it would have been better off dead .
0
very negative
too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good , it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing .
2
neutral
it 's a brave attempt to tap into the heartbeat of the world , a salute to the universal language of rhythm and a zippy sampling of sounds .
4
very positive
this cheery , down-to-earth film is warm with the cozy feeling of relaxing around old friends .
4
very positive
it 's solid and affecting and exactly as thought-provoking as it should be .
4
very positive
for anyone who remembers the '60s or is interested in one man 's response to stroke , ram dass : fierce grace is worth seeking out .
4
very positive
a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments .
0
very negative
the acting by the over-25s lacks spark , with csokas particularly unconnected .
1
negative
it 's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u.s. art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it 's in french -lrb- well , mostly -rrb- with english subtitles and is magically ` significant ' because of that .
1
negative
a pleasant enough comedy that should have found a summer place .
3
positive
i complain all the time about seeing the same ideas repeated in films over and over again , but the bourne identity proves that a fresh take is always possible .
4
very positive
the premise is in extremely bad taste , and the film 's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them .
0
very negative
ultimately , the message of trouble every day seems to be that all sexual desire disrupts life 's stasis .
2
neutral
so what is the point ?
0
very negative
if it 's possible for a sequel to outshine the original , then sl2 does just that .
4
very positive
eight crazy nights is a showcase for sandler 's many talents .
4
very positive
a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly , mentally handicapped family member .
3
positive
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer .
1
negative
the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there 's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment .
0
very negative
reinforces the often forgotten fact of the world 's remarkably varying human population and mindset , and its capacity to heal using creative , natural and ancient antidotes .
3
positive
hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make , nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build , to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world .
2
neutral
this is one of the most visually stunning and thematically moving epics in recent memory , and in spite of numerous minor flaws , scorsese 's best in more than a decade .
4
very positive
both awful and appealing .
2
neutral
marisa tomei is good , but just a kiss is just a mess .
0
very negative
a harmless and mildly amusing family comedy .
3
positive
had the film boasted a clearer , more memorable , the creepiness would have gotten under the skin .
2
neutral
enjoy it for what it is ; you can hate yourself later .
2
neutral
a pleasant romantic comedy .
3
positive
a boring , formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk 'n' slash .
0
very negative
... if you 're in a mind set for goofy comedy , the troopers will entertain with their gross outs , bawdy comedy and head games .
4
very positive
with youthful high spirits , tautou remains captivating throughout michele 's religious and romantic quests , and she is backed by a likable cast .
3
positive
recalls quiet freak-outs like l'avventura and repulsion .
2
neutral
`` its successes are also tempered with elements which prove the direct antithesis of what it gets right . ''
2
neutral
a dreary , incoherent , self-indulgent mess of a movie in which a bunch of pompous windbags drone on inanely for two hours ... a cacophony of pretentious , meaningless prattle .
0
very negative
ferrara directs the entire film with the kind of detachment that makes any given frame look like a family 's custom-made christmas card .
2
neutral
a tough go , but leigh 's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness , offsets to a notable degree the film 's often-mined and despairing milieu .
3
positive
a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution .
4
very positive
abandons all pretense of creating historical context and waltzes off into a hectic soap about the ups and downs of the heavy breathing between the two artists .
0
very negative
the latest installment in the pokemon canon , pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two , likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace .
3
positive
largely a for-fans artifact .
2
neutral
the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable .
1
negative
sorry , charlie
1
negative
the wwii drama is well plotted , visually striking and filled with enjoyably complex characters who are never what they first appear .
4
very positive
secret ballot is too contemplative to be really funny .
2
neutral
their film falters , however , in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy , a salute that i 'd hoped the movie would avoid .
1
negative
the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys , whose makers apparently believe that women 's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting , writing or direction .
1
negative
this is really just another genre picture .
2
neutral
it 's endearing to hear madame d. refer to her husband as ` jackie ' -- and he does make for excellent company , not least as a self-conscious performer .
3
positive
for a shoot - 'em - up , ballistic is oddly lifeless .
1
negative
only two words will tell you what you know when deciding to see it : anthony .
2
neutral
a recent favourite at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of even those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard 's pyromania .
3
positive
it 's all very cute , though not terribly funny if you 're more than six years old .
3
positive
there 's enough science to make it count as educational , and enough beauty to make it unforgettable .
3
positive
like a south-of-the-border melrose place .
1
negative
the issue of faith is not explored very deeply
1
negative
extremely boring .
0
very negative
an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions .
1
negative
i admired it , particularly that unexpected downer of an ending .
3
positive
a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency .
2
neutral
a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it .
1
negative
think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind .
4
very positive
an unbelievably fun film just a leading man away from perfection .
3
positive
hopkins .
2
neutral
a fast-moving and remarkable film that appears destined to become a landmark in japanese animation .
4
very positive
full frontal is the antidote for soderbergh fans who think he 's gone too commercial since his two oscar nominated films in 2000
4
very positive
it 's also stupider .
1
negative
an overblown clunker full of bad jokes , howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences .
0
very negative
anyway , for one reason or another , crush turns into a dire drama partway through .
2
neutral
the 3d images only enhance the film 's otherworldly quality , giving it a strange combo of you-are-there closeness with the disorienting unreality of the seemingly broken-down fourth wall of the movie screen .
4
very positive
spielberg is the rare director who does not want to invite viewers to gawk at or applaud his special effects .
2
neutral
tim story 's not there yet - but ` barbershop ' shows he 's on his way .
3
positive
kinnear gives a tremendous performance .
4
very positive
a silly , self-indulgent film about a silly , self-indulgent filmmaker .
1
negative
smith 's approach is never to tease , except gently and in that way that makes us consider our own eccentricities and how they are expressed through our homes .
3
positive
the movie 's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries .
3
positive
this is a great subject for a movie , but hollywood has squandered the opportunity , using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on .
1
negative
a pleasant ramble through the sort of idoosyncratic terrain that errol morris has often dealt with ... it does possess a loose , lackadaisical charm .
3
positive
the film is directed by wally wolodarsky from a script by joe jarvis and greg coolidge .
2
neutral
the best movie of its kind since ` brazil . '
4
very positive
beers , who , when she 's given the right lines , can charm the paint off the wall ... -lrb- but -rrb- the script goes wrong at several key junctures .
2
neutral
parker holds true to wilde 's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning , and no desire to be anything but a polished , sophisticated entertainment that is in love with its own cleverness .
4
very positive
i wonder why .
2
neutral
the second chapter of the harry potter series is even more magical than the first and simply the best family film of the year .
4
very positive
it 's obviously struck a responsive chord with many south koreans , and should work its magic in other parts of the world .
4
very positive
denzel washington 's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony .
0
very negative
consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g
1
negative
a model of what films like this should be like .
4
very positive
you 'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus .
0
very negative
hmm .
2
neutral
the recording session is the only part of the film that is enlightening -- and how appreciative you are of this depends on your level of fandom .
2
neutral
despite a powerful portrayal by binoche , it 's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum .
1
negative
here 's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah .
1
negative
a solidly seaworthy chiller .
3
positive
sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary .
2
neutral
john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie .
0
very negative
-lrb- sen 's -rrb- soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions .
1
negative
shadyac shoots his film like an m. night shyamalan movie , and he frequently maintains the same snail 's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension .
0
very negative
some actors steal scenes .
2
neutral