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disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material .
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max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve . . . as far as art is concerned , it's mission accomplished .
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britney has been delivered to the big screen safe and sound , the way we like our 20-year-old superstar girls to travel on the fame freeway .
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3,082
a well-rounded tribute to a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone .
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1,257
it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i can't wait for the sequel .
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5,773
while the mystery unravels , the characters respond by hitting on each other .
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4,779
'carente de imaginación , mal dirigida , peor actuada y sin un ápice de romance , es una verdadera pérdida de tiempo y dinero'
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terrific as nadia , a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english , it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers .
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2,216
even if you don't think [kissinger's] any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch .
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6,235
sweet gentle jesus , did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history ?
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7,009
directors harry gantz and joe gantz have chosen a fascinating subject matter , but the couples exposing themselves aren't all that interesting .
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4,953
fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor .
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1,903
it's the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just can't take it any more .
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393
call this the full monty on ice , the underdog sports team formula redux .
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3,758
this is not one of the movies you'd want to watch if you only had a week to live .
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4,439
a selection of scenes in search of a movie .
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6,334
the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge . before long , you're desperate for the evening to end .
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5,556
avary's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis' book .
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fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
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635
while not for every taste , this often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise , too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy .
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420
director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting 'chops' and they take full advantage .
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6,657
as 'chick flicks' go , this one is pretty miserable , resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting .
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4,083
flotsam in the sea of moviemaking , not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising .
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963
tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .
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5,880
a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films .
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3,308
you needn't be steeped in '50s sociology , pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes' work . though haynes' style apes films from the period . . . its message is not rooted in that decade .
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4,776
it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived .
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6,857
talkiness isn't necessarily bad , but the dialogue frequently misses the mark .
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3,557
a movie to forget
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6,119
slap me , i saw this movie .
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995
best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events . those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein's life would do better elsewhere .
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6,814
has all the depth of a wading pool .
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human resources was a good , straightforward tale , but time out is better . it's haunting . it's like a poem .
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6,877
reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise , but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness .
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2,612
this is a startling film that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of iranian rural life close to the iraqi border .
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the film is a fierce dance of destruction . its flame-like , roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude .
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4,589
for all the writhing and wailing , tears , rage and opium overdoses , there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution .
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a charmer from belgium .
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6,082
given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done .
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if ayurveda can help us return to a sane regimen of eating , sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation , it is clearly a good thing .
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2,675
a keep-'em-guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters .
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4,967
boy , has this franchise ever run out of gas .
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there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale .
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1,883
it is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs .
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5,943
the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film .
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bon appétit ! just like a splendid meal , red dragon satisfies – from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified cuisine and palatable presentation .
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2,088
together writer-director danny verete's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt .
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1,195
if borstal boy isn't especially realistic , it is an engaging nostalgia piece .
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graças às interações entre seus personagens , o filme torna-se não apenas uma história divertida sobre uma curiosa perseguição , mas também um belo estudo de personagens .
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every visual joke is milked , every set-up obvious and lengthy , every punchline predictable . there's no energy .
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a lot smarter than your average bond .
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supposedly based upon real , or at least soberly reported incidents , the film ends with a large human tragedy . alas , getting there is not even half the interest .
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2,687
this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare .
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6,222
[u]nrelentingly stupid .
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4,840
doesn't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films .
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1,940
fast and funny , an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd .
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a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work .
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not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur .
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2,077
though nijinsky's words grow increasingly disturbed , the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature .
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the notion of deleting emotion from people , even in an advanced prozac nation , is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus .
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a whole lot foul , freaky and funny .
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this is one of the most visually stunning and thematically moving epics in recent memory , and in spite of numerous minor flaws , scorsese's best in more than a decade .
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6,175
the whole affair is as predictable as can be .
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a hidden-agenda drama that shouts classic french nuance .
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1,416
despite modest aspirations its occasional charms are not to be dismissed .
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this is a particularly toxic little bonbon , palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few .
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oscar caliber cast doesn't live up to material
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nothing more substantial than a fitfully clever doodle .
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becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring .
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4,676
instead of letting the laughs come as they may , lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank , take your pick .
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3,131
sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now . . . and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors .
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4,988
a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments .
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a devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism .
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much monkeyfun for all .
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huppert and girardot give performances of exceptional honesty .
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cho continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio .
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this isn't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby , it's the cliffsnotes with pages missing .
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despite its flaws , crazy as hell marks an encouraging new direction for la salle .
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6,269
there ain't a lot more painful than an unfunny movie that thinks it's hilarious .
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an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent .
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1,530
a four star performance from kevin kline who unfortunately works with a two star script .
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nair stuffs the film with dancing , henna , ornamentation , and group song , but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera .
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roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .
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2,270
mike white's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make " " the good girl " a film worth watching .
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2,787
watching beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it .
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1,117
the entire movie has a truncated feeling , but what's available is lovely and lovable .
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2,200
never mind whether you buy the stuff about barris being a cia hit man . the kooky yet shadowy vision clooney sustains throughout is daring , inventive and impressive .
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there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out .
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a strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man .
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has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags .
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has its share of arresting images .
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more honest about alzheimer's disease , i think , than iris .
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5,181
occasionally funny , sometimes inspiring , often boring .
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the film's sharp , often mischievous sense of humor will catch some off guard . . .
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the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten .
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6,259
meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured , dull artist and monster-in-the- making .
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3,939
did the film inform and educate me ? yes . did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ? no . and that is where ararat went astray .
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3,848
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity .
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in many ways , reminiscent of 1992's unforgiven which also utilized the scintillating force of its actors to draw out the menace of its sparse dialogue .
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