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the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun .
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2,204
time is a beautiful film to watch , an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness .
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3,466
. . . it's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy .
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1,790
the culmination of everyone's efforts is given life when a selection appears in its final form [in " last dance " ] .
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5,019
if you've ever entertained the notion of doing what the title of this film implies , what sex with strangers actually shows may put you off the idea forever .
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594
tadpole may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother .
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2,261
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms . bullock's best work in some time .
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5,422
murder by numbers just doesn't add up .
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277
more intimate than spectacular , e . t . is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades .
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5,796
this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience .
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6,510
undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay , the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters .
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2,126
almost peerlessly unsettling .
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2,292
like the film's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early-'80s suburbia , it's significant without being overstated .
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2,178
a creepy , intermittently powerful study of a self-destructive man . . . about as unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy .
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3,210
fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way . . . that feels very human and very true to life .
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1,515
although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants , dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell .
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7,002
a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men .
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1,472
antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but , with few exceptions , it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it .
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1,110
remarkably accessible and affecting .
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not so much a movie as a picture book for the big screen . this isn't my favorite in the series , still i enjoyed it enough to recommend .
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gives everyone something to shout about .
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1,690
humorous and heartfelt , douglas mcgrath's version of 'nicholas nickleby' left me feeling refreshed and hopeful . not many movies have that kind of impact on me these days .
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world traveler might not go anywhere new , or arrive anyplace special , but it's certainly an honest attempt to get at something .
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6,366
while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart , amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey .
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2,484
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn .
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3,755
a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not .
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5,861
exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable .
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you should pay nine bucks for this : because you can hear about suffering afghan refugees on the news and still be unaffected . dramas like this make it human .
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writer/director alexander payne ( election ) and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing .
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6,163
the pairing does sound promising in theory . . . but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners .
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1,180
" spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff . if you're a comic fan , you can't miss it . if you're not , you'll still have a good time . "
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1,368
emerges as something rare , an issue movie that's so honest and keenly observed that it doesn't feel like one .
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2,174
a fine production with splendid singing by angela gheorghiu , ruggero raimondi , and roberto alagna .
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a compelling spanish film about the withering effects of jealousy in the life of a young monarch whose sexual passion for her husband becomes an obsession .
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4,061
while there's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying 'get in the car , bitch , ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer
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what madonna does here can't properly be called acting -- more accurately , it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing , sometimes all at once .
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it's a glorified sitcom , and a long , unfunny one at that .
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a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality .
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characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses , no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs .
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6,137
while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock , stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod , he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle .
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6,159
simply put , there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn .
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even with its $50-million us budget , pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture .
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6,140
a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties .
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554
a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale .
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4,767
broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all , and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient .
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demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces .
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6,417
lawrence should stick to his day job . he's a better actor than a standup comedian .
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6,136
this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater
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it's refreshing to see a girl-power movie that doesn't feel it has to prove anything .
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there has always been something likable about the marquis de sade .
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2,067
despite its title , punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed . the jabs it employs are short , carefully placed and dead-center .
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succeeds only because bullock and grant were made to share the silver screen .
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2,315
romanek keeps the film constantly taut . . . reflecting the character's instability with a metaphorical visual style and an unnerving , heartbeat-like score .
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it's an awfully derivative story .
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like kissing jessica stein , amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor .
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sad nonsense , this . but not without cheesy fun factor .
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a must see for all sides of the political spectrum
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the movie's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries .
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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 .
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lan yu seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece . it is , however , a completely honest , open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it .
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a macabre and very stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters .
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the main characters are simply named the husband , the wife and the kidnapper , emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort .
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even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay , which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien , with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship .
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4,709
this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982's tootsie , forgetting only to retain a single laugh .
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britney spears' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie's contrived , lame screenplay and listless direction .
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a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith .
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[city] reminds us how realistically nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of 'analyze this' ( 1999 ) and 'analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year .
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stale , futile scenario .
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one of the smartest takes on singles culture i've seen in a long time .
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when a movie has stuck around for this long , you know there's something there . it's that good .
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the best part about " gangs " was daniel day-lewis .
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2,370
one hour photo is an intriguing snapshot of one man and his delusions ; it's just too bad it doesn't have more flashes of insight .
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the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy , jovial team .
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6,111
a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes .
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to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved .
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possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another .
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just watch bettany strut his stuff . you'll know a star when you see one .
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5,064
this is a third-person story now , told by hollywood , and much more ordinary for it .
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3,889
expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery .
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a rip-roaring comedy action fest that'll put hairs on your chest .
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it's unlikely we'll see a better thriller this year .
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de oliveira creates an emotionally rich , poetically plump and visually fulsome , but never showy , film whose bittersweet themes are reinforced and brilliantly personified by michel piccoli .
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tom green and an ivy league college should never appear together on a marquee , especially when the payoff is an unschooled comedy like stealing harvard , which fails to keep 80 minutes from seeming like 800 .
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the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second .
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the cast , collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist , shows deft comic timing .
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the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure .
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6,331
although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .
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winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults .
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an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time .
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5,394
a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion .
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the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full , irritating display in [this] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot .
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too sincere to exploit its subjects and too honest to manipulate its audience .
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phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose , and it's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american .
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2,628
for all its plot twists , and some of them verge on the bizarre as the film winds down , blood work is a strong , character-oriented piece .
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the movie's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving , well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story . killing time , that's all that's going on here .
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mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor .
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plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story .
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comedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot .
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collateral damage is trash , but it earns extra points by acting as if it weren't .
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a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either .
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