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5,842 | at times , the suspense is palpable , but by the end there's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential . | 0 |
4,998 | get out your pooper-scoopers . | 0 |
1,049 | it would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire . | 1 |
3,982 | we never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity . | 0 |
6,295 | more tiring than anything . | 0 |
2,155 | making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it , though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror . | 1 |
2,394 | it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film . | 1 |
3,157 | gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character , a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways . | 1 |
1,579 | hilarious , touching and wonderfully dyspeptic . | 1 |
4,046 | coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit . | 0 |
206 | it's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing . | 1 |
4,400 | a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise . | 0 |
3,275 | there is no solace here , no entertainment value , merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us . | 1 |
6,070 | the whole film has this sneaky feel to it – as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product . | 0 |
5,411 | as [the characters] get more depressed , the story gets more tiresome , especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound . | 0 |
2,066 | deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame . | 1 |
6,341 | it's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil' bow wow . | 0 |
572 | what's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children . | 1 |
1,608 | where this was lazy but enjoyable , a formula comedy redeemed by its stars , that is even lazier and far less enjoyable . | 1 |
4,057 | just another disjointed , fairly predictable psychological thriller . | 0 |
2,001 | thanks to ice cube , benjamins feels an awful lot like friday in miami . | 1 |
4,054 | an unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years . | 0 |
3,270 | the film benefits greatly from a less manic tone than its predecessor , as cho appears to have settled comfortably into her skin . | 1 |
2,640 | it's a good film -- not a classic , but odd , entertaining and authentic . | 1 |
6,054 | there's no real reason to see it , and no real reason not to . | 0 |
828 | zany , exuberantly irreverent animated space adventure . | 1 |
3,045 | it doesn't make for great cinema , but it is interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity . | 1 |
5,642 | the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines . | 0 |
79 | it celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his 'angels of light . ' | 1 |
5,410 | the only entertainment you'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles – several of them . | 0 |
1,145 | much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep . | 1 |
1,647 | as action-adventure , this space-based homage to robert louis stevenson's treasure island fires on all plasma conduits . | 1 |
3,437 | parts of the film feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic . but mostly it's a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived . | 1 |
6,077 | howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject . | 0 |
4,793 | a less-than-thrilling thriller . | 0 |
150 | the film grows on you . and how . | 1 |
3,974 | adam sandler's 8 crazy nights is 75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie . | 0 |
6,889 | [less a movie than] an appalling , odoriferous thing . . . so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you'll want to crawl up your own * * * in embarrassment . | 0 |
357 | . . . the plot weaves us into a complex web . | 1 |
1,989 | a flawed but engrossing thriller . | 1 |
2,227 | it's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal . | 1 |
5,783 | everything about girls can't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | 0 |
5,611 | puportedly " based on true events , " a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is " based on a true story " with a straight face . | 0 |
5,511 | why sit through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one ? | 0 |
4,514 | it leers , offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject . | 0 |
727 | it's funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot . | 1 |
1,332 | it provides the grand , intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot . | 1 |
7,066 | an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art . | 0 |
6,806 | no movement , no yuks , not much of anything . | 0 |
4,322 | while some of the camera work is interesting , the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | 0 |
1,012 | a modest masterpiece . | 1 |
840 | some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious , but restrained and subtle storytelling , and fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat . | 1 |
1,887 | has far more energy , wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a " 2 " at the end of its title . | 1 |
3,472 | this may be dover kosashvili's feature directing debut , but it looks an awful lot like life -- gritty , awkward and ironic . | 1 |
6,318 | love liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit . | 0 |
86 | evokes a little of the fear that parents have for the possible futures of their children--and the sometimes bad choices mothers and fathers make in the interests of doing them good . | 1 |
2,433 | performances are potent , and the women's stories are ably intercut and involving . | 1 |
409 | labute's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering . | 1 |
1,140 | i have no way of knowing exactly how much is exaggeration , but i've got a creepy feeling that the film is closer to the mark than i want to believe . | 1 |
1,782 | australian filmmaker david flatman uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them . | 1 |
4,562 | it's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances , but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable . | 0 |
5,584 | despite the surface attractions -- conrad l . hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything . | 0 |
4,191 | the entire movie is about a boring , sad man being boring and sad . | 0 |
1,552 | like a poor man's you can count on me | 1 |
1,031 | japanese director shohei imamura's latest film is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime . | 1 |
5,554 | about as enjoyable , i would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces . . . positively dreadful . | 0 |
5,251 | seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe' chopsocky glory . | 0 |
4,787 | [a] rather thinly-conceived movie . | 0 |
4,685 | a " home alone " film that is staged like " rosemary's baby , " but is not as well-conceived as either of those films . | 0 |
6,278 | interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen | 0 |
3,732 | while this one gets off with a good natured warning , future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter | 0 |
2,522 | an intelligent , moving and invigorating film . | 1 |
84 | it's a great deal of sizzle and very little steak . but what spectacular sizzle it is ! . . . in this incarnation its fizz is infectious . | 1 |
6,913 | it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style . | 0 |
1,405 | [gai] comes closer to any actress i can remember to personifying independence in its purest and , yes , most intimidating form . | 1 |
1,991 | like a less dizzily gorgeous companion to mr . wong's in the mood for love -- very much a hong kong movie despite its mainland setting . | 1 |
1,198 | this charming but slight tale has warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed . | 1 |
650 | as part of mr . dong's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america , family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair . | 1 |
1,715 | this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button , just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world . | 1 |
2,317 | by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music , [jones] calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity . | 1 |
4,458 | the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere . | 0 |
694 | the film will appeal to discovery channel fans and will surely widen the perspective of those of us who see the continent through rose-colored glasses . | 1 |
1,323 | an excellent romp that boasts both a heart and a mind . | 1 |
1,672 | it never fails to engage us . | 1 |
2,684 | smart and taut . | 1 |
4,446 | it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks . | 0 |
3,526 | the climactic events are so well realized that you may forget all about the original conflict , just like the movie does | 1 |
476 | it's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again . | 1 |
4,749 | in his role of observer of the scene , lawrence sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature . | 0 |
2,621 | a weird , arresting little ride . | 1 |
1,186 | if it tried to do anything more , it would fail and perhaps explode , but at this level of manic whimsy , it is just about right . | 1 |
2,905 | if there's nothing fresh about wannabes , which was written by mr . demeo , who produced and directed the film with charles a . addessi , much of the time the movie feels authentic . | 1 |
4,259 | the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler , which opens today in manhattan , is that its protagonist , after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes , remains a complete blank . | 0 |
3,884 | exists then as an occasionally insightful acting exercise . | 0 |
2,879 | wiseman is patient and uncompromising , letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse . | 1 |
667 | the film delivers not just the full assault of reno's immense wit and insight , but a time travel back to what it felt like during those unforgettably uncertain days . | 1 |
6,209 | however stale the material , lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out , pandering palaver is actually funny . | 0 |
7,064 | while the new film is much more eye-catching than its blood-drenched stephen norrington-directed predecessor , the new script by the returning david s . goyer is much sillier . | 0 |
1,265 | much credit must be given to the water-camera operating team of don king , sonny miller , and michael stewart . their work is fantastic . | 1 |
1,282 | a touching , sophisticated film that almost seems like a documentary in the way it captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes . | 1 |
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