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3,025 | [taymor] utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living , breathing part of the movie , often catapulting the artist into her own work . this isn't a new idea . it's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion . | 1 |
6,440 | there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through . | 0 |
1,238 | the byplay and bickering between the now spy-savvy siblings , carmen ( vega ) and juni ( sabara ) cortez , anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take . | 1 |
4,839 | it's not hateful . it's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly , bottomlessly cynical . | 0 |
2,668 | a movie i loved on first sight and , even more important , love in remembrance . | 1 |
1,173 | it is nature against progress . in fessenden's horror trilogy , this theme has proved important to him and is especially so in the finale . | 1 |
699 | the closest thing to the experience of space travel | 1 |
4,206 | so earnest and well-meaning , and so stocked with talent , that you almost forget the sheer , ponderous awfulness of its script . | 0 |
1,066 | it's never laugh-out-loud funny , but it is frequently amusing . | 1 |
324 | splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity . | 1 |
5,304 | in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused . | 0 |
4,461 | as violent , profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you've ever seen . | 0 |
7,025 | ultimately . . . the movie is too heady for children , and too preachy for adults . | 0 |
3,566 | the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face . | 0 |
6,512 | [morgan] , judd and franklin can't save the script , rooted in a novel by joseph finder , from some opportunism . | 0 |
4,976 | squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations , burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare . | 0 |
5,507 | too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize , and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay . | 0 |
3,344 | the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding , but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact . | 1 |
6,898 | a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being . | 0 |
1,685 | chalk it up to my adoration for both de niro and murphy , but i had a pretty good time with this movie - despite its myriad flaws . | 1 |
2,630 | even these tales of just seven children seem at times too many , although in reality they are not enough . every child's story is what matters . this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost . | 1 |
2,172 | a chick flick for guys . | 1 |
1,387 | the leaping story line , shaped by director peter kosminsky into sharp slivers and cutting impressions , shows all the signs of rich detail condensed into a few evocative images and striking character traits . | 1 |
2,225 | you can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing , 'this is going to be something really good . ' and it is . | 1 |
139 | a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment , superhero comics , and japanese animation . | 1 |
442 | with an unflappable air of decadent urbanity , everett remains a perfect wildean actor , and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill . | 1 |
2,300 | a grittily beautiful film that looks , sounds , and feels more like an extended , open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story . | 1 |
6,824 | schnitzler's film has a great hook , some clever bits and well-drawn , if standard issue , characters , but is still only partly satisfying . | 0 |
4,333 | splashes its drama all over the screen , subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured , but also so false you can see the filmmakers' puppet strings . | 0 |
176 | there's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that's what makes it irresistible . | 1 |
1,982 | the dangerous lives of altar boys' take on adolescence feels painfully true . | 1 |
3,458 | there is a real subject here , and it is handled with intelligence and care . | 1 |
6,825 | if it were any more of a turkey , it would gobble in dolby digital stereo . if nothing else , " rollerball " 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j . | 0 |
602 | not only is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import , it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time . | 1 |
2,975 | a knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth ignite son of the bride . | 1 |
6,789 | feels strangely hollow at its emotional core . | 0 |
302 | while not quite " shrek " or monsters , inc . " , it's not too bad . it's worth taking the kids to . | 1 |
3,321 | pull[s] off the rare trick of recreating not only the look of a certain era , but also the feel . | 1 |
3,591 | there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces . | 0 |
6,517 | i like it . no , i hate it . no , i love it . . . hell , i dunno . | 0 |
6,251 | the script feels as if it started to explore the obvious voyeuristic potential of 'hypertime' but then backed off when the producers saw the grosses for spy kids . | 0 |
5,174 | the video work is so grainy and rough , so dependent on being 'naturalistic' rather than carefully lit and set up , that it's exhausting to watch . | 0 |
5,653 | [i]f you've been to more than one indie flick in your life , chances are you've already seen this kind of thing . | 0 |
141 | a good piece of work more often than not . | 1 |
2,859 | the film is a blunt indictment , part of a perhaps surreal campaign to bring kissinger to trial for crimes against humanity . | 1 |
3,106 | steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches . | 1 |
6,870 | i'm not saying that ice age doesn't have some fairly pretty pictures , but there's not enough substance in the story to actually give them life . | 0 |
6,677 | on a cutting room floor somewhere lies . . . footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire . | 0 |
5,990 | an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10 , but it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's , let alone some savvy street activism . | 0 |
2,539 | plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel . | 1 |
3,468 | . . . a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year . | 1 |
2,012 | intelligent , caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being . | 1 |
1,725 | rife with the rueful , wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language . | 1 |
6,525 | sadly , hewitt's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns , not making snappy comebacks . | 0 |
5,593 | looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights . | 0 |
3,562 | a well-crafted letdown . | 0 |
4,138 | the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game . you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored . | 0 |
5,398 | the biggest problem with satin rouge is lilia herself . she's a cipher , played by an actress who smiles and frowns but doesn't reveal an inner life . | 0 |
5,123 | a punch line without a premise , a joke built entirely from musty memories of half-dimensional characters . | 0 |
3,544 | hatosy . . . portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue . | 1 |
4,178 | the big ending surprise almost saves the movie . it's too bad that the rest isn't more compelling . | 0 |
6,415 | the band performances featured in drumline are red hot . . . [but] from a mere story point of view , the film's ice cold . | 0 |
1,362 | i found the ring moderately absorbing , largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound . | 1 |
1,615 | if mostly martha is mostly unsurprising , it's still a sweet , even delectable diversion . | 1 |
1,553 | has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be . | 1 |
6,600 | as self-aware movies go , who is cletis tout ? is clever enough , though thin writing proves its undoing . | 0 |
3,787 | the production values are up there . the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick . the voices are fine as well . the problem , it is with most of these things , is the script . | 0 |
1,014 | it's good to see michael caine whipping out the dirty words and punching people in the stomach again . | 1 |
5,221 | though clearly well-intentioned , this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted . | 0 |
2,507 | real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros . | 1 |
827 | captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure , allowing us to find the small , human moments , and leaving off with a grand whimper . | 1 |
6,906 | most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved | 0 |
783 | this is cool , slick stuff , ready to quench the thirst of an audience that misses the summer blockbusters . | 1 |
2,792 | one of those rare , exhilarating cinematic delights that gets even better in hindsight , as you mull over its every nuance in your mind . | 1 |
5,788 | the filmmakers lack the nerve . . . to fully exploit the script's potential for sick humor . | 0 |
2,824 | my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor . | 1 |
851 | dogtown and z-boys more than exposes the roots of the skateboarding boom that would become " the punk kids' revolution . " | 1 |
2,283 | alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise . | 1 |
849 | no sophomore slump for director sam mendes , who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand . | 1 |
3,465 | compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen , runteldat is something of a triumph . | 1 |
3,994 | lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life , because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun . | 0 |
5,094 | 'dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue . | 0 |
6,484 | execrable . | 0 |
2,639 | the diversity of the artists represented , both in terms of style and ethnicity , prevents the proceedings from feeling repetitious , as does the appropriately brief 40-minute running time . | 1 |
1,702 | the two leads chomp considerably more scenery with their acting than fire-breathing monsters barbecue with their breath . . . | 1 |
4,401 | while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion , lan yu never catches dramatic fire . | 0 |
3,918 | it won't be long before you'll spy i spy at a video store near you . | 0 |
5,424 | well before it's over , beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels . | 0 |
3,675 | it's not a bad plot ; but , unfortunately , the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from . | 0 |
6,773 | if only merchant paid more attention the story . | 0 |
6,816 | a high-minded snoozer . | 0 |
21 | a very funny movie . | 1 |
1,580 | one-of-a-kind near-masterpiece . | 1 |
5,803 | [javier bardem is] one of the few reasons to watch the film , which director gerardo vera has drenched in swoony music and fever-pitched melodrama . | 0 |
5,771 | poor ben bratt couldn't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions . | 0 |
890 | the biggest problem with this movie is that it's not nearly long enough . | 1 |
4,591 | it's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic . | 0 |
2,320 | 'no es la mejor cinta de la serie , ni la mejor con brosnan a la cabeza , pero de que entretiene ni duda cabe . ' | 1 |
3,522 | a small movie with a big heart . | 1 |
6,500 | 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 . | 0 |
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