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6,401 | egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious . | 0 |
432 | a generation x artifact , capturing a brief era of insanity in the sports arena that surely cannot last . | 1 |
390 | one of the best films i have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense . | 1 |
2,137 | it is amusing , and that's all it needs to be . | 1 |
2,597 | the performances are immaculate , with roussillon providing comic relief . | 1 |
4,377 | one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called 'comedy' and not laugh once . | 0 |
58 | it's a coming-of-age story we've all seen bits of in other films -- but it's rarely been told with such affecting grace and cultural specificity . | 1 |
335 | a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships . | 1 |
5,276 | this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo . he's not good with people . | 0 |
126 | jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers . | 1 |
3,745 | though uniformly well acted , especially by young ballesta and galan ( a first-time actor ) , writer/director achero manas's film is schematic and obvious . | 0 |
1,435 | the film's heady yet far from impenetrable theory suggests that russians take comfort in their closed-off nationalist reality . | 1 |
1,943 | it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun . | 1 |
4,100 | it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ) . | 0 |
1,682 | seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work . | 1 |
486 | hands down the year's most thought-provoking film . but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship . | 1 |
4,816 | apparently , romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just doesn't figure in the present hollywood program . | 0 |
1,848 | a depressing confirmation of everything those of us who don'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 . | 1 |
4,370 | for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies . | 0 |
2,882 | shot largely in small rooms , the film has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic . | 1 |
4,210 | there is an almost poignant dimension to the way that every major stunt seagal's character . . . performs is shot from behind , as if it could fool us into thinking that we're not watching a double . | 0 |
3,159 | implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses , and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all . | 1 |
931 | digital-video documentary about stand-up comedians is a great glimpse into a very different world . | 1 |
6,545 | the marquis de sade couldn't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be . | 0 |
1,661 | it's a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth . | 1 |
5,740 | however sincere it may be , the rising place never quite justifies its own existence . | 0 |
5,664 | a incompetência de marcus adams como roteirista só é superada por sua péssima direção . | 0 |
2,278 | a slick , well-oiled machine , exquisitely polished and upholstered . | 1 |
5,416 | much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle , there isn't much there here . | 0 |
5,301 | it's sweet . . . but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end . | 0 |
4,294 | as is often the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers , mr . murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold . | 0 |
1,377 | spielberg is the rare director who does not want to invite viewers to gawk at or applaud his special effects . he just wants them to be part of the action , the wallpaper of his chosen reality . here , thankfully , they are . | 1 |
4,858 | with the dog days of august upon us , think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity . | 0 |
2,542 | it's a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and , not far down the line , to find a place among the studio's animated classics . | 1 |
3,741 | the reason we keep seeing the same movie with roughly the same people every year is because so many of us keep going and then , out of embarrassment or stupidity , not warning anyone . | 0 |
3,403 | [d]oesn'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 . | 1 |
522 | an oddity , to be sure , but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion . | 1 |
7,105 | it's basically an overlong episode of tales from the crypt . | 0 |
6,585 | usually when i get this much syrup , i like pancakes to go with it . | 0 |
1,931 | it may scream low budget , but this charmer has a spirit that cannot be denied . | 1 |
1,020 | sturdy , entertaining period drama . . . both caine and fraser have their moments . | 1 |
4,152 | time of favor could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation . | 0 |
3,680 | as saccharine as it is disposable . | 0 |
1,873 | the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection . | 1 |
5,957 | 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 . | 0 |
1,632 | soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit . | 1 |
6,854 | any film that doesn't even in passing mention political prisoners , poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss . | 0 |
3,665 | the concept is a hoot . the trailer is a riot . the movie is a dud . | 0 |
1,371 | there is a kind of attentive concern that hoffman brings to his characters , as if he has been giving them private lessons , and now it is time for their first public recital . | 1 |
2,035 | an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent . | 1 |
117 | on its own , big trouble could be considered a funny little film . | 1 |
6,194 | may puzzle his most ardent fans . | 0 |
3,830 | it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you're into that , have at it . | 0 |
6,747 | warmed-over hash . | 0 |
1,169 | boomers and their kids will have a barrie good time . | 1 |
1,928 | drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band . | 1 |
2,951 | dazzling and sugar-sweet , a blast of shallow magnificence that only sex , scandal , and a chorus line of dangerous damsels can deliver . | 1 |
3,832 | it's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled . | 0 |
6,224 | sodden and glum , even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light . | 0 |
1,969 | those who don't entirely 'get' godard's distinctive discourse will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy . | 1 |
1,288 | there aren't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) , but " elling " manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases . | 1 |
1,822 | it's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room . | 1 |
6,851 | jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter's glory days on three's company . | 0 |
2,334 | efficient , suitably anonymous chiller . | 1 |
5,549 | not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions . | 0 |
2,160 | in its dry and forceful way , it delivers the same message as jiri menzel's closely watched trains and danis tanovic's no man's land . | 1 |
5,471 | this may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar . | 0 |
2,184 | deepa mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world . | 1 |
3,798 | the director , with his fake backdrops and stately pacing , never settles on a consistent tone . | 0 |
250 | an impossible romance , but we root for the patronized iranian lad . | 1 |
6,299 | when [de palma's] bad , he's really bad , and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done . | 0 |
3,501 | 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 . | 1 |
1,680 | affectionately reminds us that , in any language , the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things . | 1 |
2,799 | 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 . | 1 |
795 | in questioning the election process , payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies , but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box . | 1 |
3,543 | . . . gripping and handsome execution , ( but ) there isn't much about k-19 that's unique or memorable . | 1 |
3,961 | newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept – a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman . | 0 |
3,791 | calculated swill . | 0 |
3,691 | 'in this poor remake of such a well loved classic , parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision . ' | 0 |
6,899 | it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction . | 0 |
5,318 | spy-vs . -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together . | 0 |
1,142 | all the performances are top notch and , once you get through the accents , all or nothing becomes an emotional , though still positive , wrench of a sit . | 1 |
3,746 | in execution , this clever idea is far less funny than the original , killers from space . | 0 |
4,290 | the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humour and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion . | 0 |
5,196 | at first , the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious , but as the film goes on , the joke wears thin . | 0 |
4,002 | oedekerk mugs mercilessly , and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between . | 0 |
2,425 | a surprisingly 'solid' achievement by director malcolm d . lee and writer john ridley . | 1 |
4,851 | not good enough to pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans . | 0 |
2,676 | upsetting and thought-provoking , the film has an odd purity that doesn't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them . | 1 |
6,454 | you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory . . . but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools . | 0 |
4,491 | sweet home alabama certainly won't be remembered as one of [witherspoon's] better films . | 0 |
2,337 | entertains by providing good , lively company . | 1 |
3,412 | if you can push on through the slow spots , you'll be rewarded with some fine acting . | 1 |
1,957 | not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral--and , hence , more chillingly effective . | 1 |
1,459 | davis . . . gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences . | 1 |
5,384 | for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers , the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear . | 0 |
5,280 | the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago , and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches isn't exactly endearing . | 0 |
5,001 | as elegantly crafted as it often is , anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that , hampered by an undeveloped script , ultimately pulls up lame . | 0 |
3,959 | although sensitive to a fault , it's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken . | 0 |
1,076 | whether our action-and-popcorn obsessed culture will embrace this engaging and literate psychodrama isn't much of a mystery , unfortunately . | 1 |
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