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though not for everyone , the guys is a somber trip worth taking .
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kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities .
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6,710
if they broke out into elaborate choreography , singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention , but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn .
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1,824
the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism , and bertrand tavernier's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( " laissez-passer " ) wears its heart on its sleeve .
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6,177
[a] poorly executed comedy .
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6,056
toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick .
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6,737
despite impeccable acting . . . and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even , at times , preposterous ) turns , love is just too , too precious in the end .
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1,480
more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 ½ weeks , unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema .
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786
a sly dissection of the inanities of the contemporary music business and a rather sad story of the difficulties of artistic collaboration .
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3,046
mr . clooney , mr . kaufman and all their collaborators are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster .
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5,300
feel bad for king , who's honestly trying , and schwartzman , who's shot himself in the foot .
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3,621
a solid film . . . but more conscientious than it is truly stirring .
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5,831
anyone who can count to five ( the film's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going .
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a fascinating , bombshell documentary that should shame americans , regardless of whether or not ultimate blame finally lies with kissinger . should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike .
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2,627
a typically observant , carefully nuanced and intimate french coming-of-age film that is an encouraging debut feature but has a needlessly downbeat ending that is too heavy for all that has preceded it .
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4,314
imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor , and you have some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma .
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3,427
what begins as a film in the tradition of the graduate quickly switches into something more recyclable than significant .
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819
allen's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal .
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2,156
very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience .
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3,205
in death to smoochy , we don't get williams' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile , and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing .
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3,291
once the downward spiral comes to pass , auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera . . .
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5,627
as pure over-the-top trash , any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile .
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5,145
i'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here .
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1,709
one can't deny its seriousness and quality .
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749
it's an old story , but a lively script , sharp acting and partially animated interludes make just a kiss seem minty fresh .
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509
an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale .
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3,958
in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance , ms . shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast .
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5,848
i saw knockaround guys yesterday , and already the details have faded like photographs from the spanish-american war . . . it's so unmemorable that it turned my ballpoint notes to invisible ink .
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6,518
the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations , are totally estranged from reality .
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2,304
deflated ending aside , there's much to recommend the film .
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2,948
despite what anyone believes about the goal of its makers , the show . . . represents a spectacular piece of theater , and there's no denying the talent of the creative forces behind it .
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2,407
as a director , paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip .
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3,135
made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival , the annual riviera spree of flesh , buzz , blab and money . the charming result is festival in cannes .
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4,825
obstacles are too easily overcome and there isn't much in the way of character development in the script .
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4,708
not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality , it fails the most basic relevancy test as well .
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4,871
it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious .
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even if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski , it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken .
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this is pretty dicey material . but some unexpected zigs and zags help .
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mel gibson fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency .
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2,856
may lack the pungent bite of its title , but it's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless .
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4,153
the drama discloses almost nothing .
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5,293
not only unfunny , but downright repellent .
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5,116
the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment .
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2,458
here is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that didn't sell many records but helped change a nation .
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2,837
a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever waited in a doctor's office , emergency room , hospital bed or insurance company office .
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1,018
a small movie with a big impact .
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writer/director mark romanek spotlights the underlying caste system in america . it's a scathing portrayal .
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2,617
there is a fabric of complex ideas here , and feelings that profoundly deepen them .
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it's got some pretentious eye-rolling moments and it didn't entirely grab me , but there's stuff here to like .
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it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens
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the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance .
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5,234
long time dead ? not nearly long enough .
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5,330
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible .
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although bright , well-acted and thought-provoking , tuck everlasting suffers from a laconic pace and a lack of traditional action .
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1,870
melodrama with a message .
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1,755
the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date .
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1,526
apart from anything else , this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen .
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richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings .
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the premise itself is just sooooo tired . pair that with really poor comedic writing . . . and you've got a huge mess .
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spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society , but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama .
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2,161
an undeniably gorgeous , terminally smitten document of a troubadour , his acolytes , and the triumph of his band .
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how much you are moved by the emotional tumult of [françois and michèle's] relationship depends a lot on how interesting and likable you find them .
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a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it .
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the problems of the people in love in the time of money are hardly specific to their era . they just have problems , which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way .
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the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another . about half of them are funny , a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal .
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5,107
it's hard to know whether or not to recommend this film because for every thing it does right there's at least one and occasionally two things it gets ever so wrong .
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comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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3,507
full frontal is the antidote for soderbergh fans who think he's gone too commercial since his two oscar nominated films in 2000
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khouri manages , with terrific flair , to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum .
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confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it .
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at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ) , ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two .
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1,388
lan yu is at times too restrained , yet there are moments it captures the erotics of intimacy in a way that makes most american love stories look downright unfree .
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ze movie starts out so funny , then she is nothing .
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by taking entertainment tonight subject matter and giving it humor and poignancy , auto focus becomes both gut-bustingly funny and crushingly depressing .
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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
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3,510
director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one .
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starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés .
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the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities .
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unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it . wait for video -- and then don't rent it .
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this thing is virtually unwatchable .
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5,797
a feeble tootsie knockoff .
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1,241
witherspoon puts to rest her valley-girl image , but it's dench who really steals the show .
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6,368
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
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1,506
she may not be real , but the laughs are .
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what really surprises about wisegirls is its low-key quality and genuine tenderness .
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resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project .
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presents a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation .
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what could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination .
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this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in .
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you never know where changing lanes is going to take you but it's a heck of a ride . samuel l . jackson is one of the best actors there is .
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eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants .
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1,929
the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her , love drives him , and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me .
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feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place .
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it's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances , from himself and from newcomer derek luke .
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6,271
obvious , obnoxious and didactic burlesque .
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plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on " the simpsons " has .
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2,032
though a capable thriller , somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama .
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the story and structure are well-honed . fresnadillo's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that won't go away .
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not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired .
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a stylistic romp that's always fun to watch .
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