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you won't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all .
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3,115
a dream cast of solid female talent who build a seamless ensemble . there isn't a weak or careless performance amongst them .
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1,902
a canny , derivative , wildly gruesome portrait of a london sociopath who's the scariest of sadists .
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4,707
after several scenes of this tacky nonsense , you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget .
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6,986
as with too many studio pics , plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure .
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4,323
works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making
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1,393
how i killed my father would be a rarity in hollywood . it's an actor's showcase that accomplishes its primary goal without the use of special effects , but rather by emphasizing the characters -- including the supporting ones .
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4,550
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards .
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1,736
hugely entertaining from start to finish , featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves , it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels .
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7,065
mild , meandering teen flick .
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3,211
the visuals alone make metropolis worth seeing .
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5,758
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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2,069
as the movie traces mr . brown's athletic exploits , it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times .
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6,840
there isn't nearly enough fun here , despite the presence of some appealing ingredients .
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6,891
a hideous , confusing spectacle , one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations .
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5,448
well-meant but unoriginal .
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1,829
ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese 'cultural revolution . '
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6,035
with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge .
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2,595
a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love .
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5,946
a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects , hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks .
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1,882
a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense , intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies , plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics .
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1,746
the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport .
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5,542
loud , silly , stupid and pointless .
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2,256
an incredibly thoughtful , deeply meditative picture that neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief felt in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks .
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906
by not averting his eyes , solondz forces us to consider the unthinkable , the unacceptable , the unmentionable .
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1,352
all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .
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332
this is mostly well-constructed fluff , which is all it seems intended to be .
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2,510
goes a long way on hedonistic gusto .
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3,095
a mess , but it's a sincere mess .
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1,227
there has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes . i believe the message is in the messenger : the agent is a woman .
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5,900
unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction , impostor is opening today at a theater near you .
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4,301
hey arnold ! is now stretched to barely feature length , with a little more attention paid to the animation . still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing .
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2,096
george lucas returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension .
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1,720
both deeply weird and charmingly dear .
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894
his work transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories .
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1,040
it's this memory-as-identity obviation that gives secret life its intermittent unease , reaffirming that long-held illusions are indeed reality , and that erasing them recasts the self .
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456
this is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force .
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1,853
the appearance of treebeard and gollum's expanded role will either have you loving what you're seeing , or rolling your eyes . i loved it ! gollum's 'performance' is incredible !
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3,004
the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .
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373
this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem .
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a good documentary can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold . a case in point : doug pray's scratch .
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4,307
well-nigh unendurable . . . though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull .
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412
. . . a good , if not entirely fresh , look at war .
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3,801
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try .
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2,266
majidi's poetic love story is a ravishing consciousness-raiser , if a bit draggy at times .
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6,210
whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing , who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .
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1,493
this kind of hands-on storytelling is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors .
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5,397
. . . hokey art house pretension .
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6,976
demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack .
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4,610
sometimes , fond memories should stay in the past : a lesson this film teaches all too well .
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other than the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale , everything else is top shelf .
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397
hard , endearing , caring , warm . bring tissues .
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6,944
with little visible talent and no energy , colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee .
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6,403
" the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store "
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3,444
it trusts the story it sets out to tell .
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6,335
this one aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit .
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5,328
if you believe any of this , i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday .
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2,163
<em>ash wednesday</em> is not edward burns' best film , but it is a good and ambitious film . and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today .
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6,110
wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd , but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time .
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in addition to hoffman's powerful acting clinic , this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday .
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1,628
in imax in short , it's just as wonderful on the big screen .
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5,336
expect to be reminded of other , better films , especially seven , which director william malone slavishly copies .
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252
on the surface a silly comedy , scotland , pa would be forgettable if it weren't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play .
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4,328
. . . an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive , unmemorable filler .
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131
we want the funk - and this movie's got it .
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3,775
entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics , but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel .
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4,831
exactly what you'd expect from a guy named kaos .
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4,525
no new plot conceptions or environmental changes , just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through .
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933
there's not much to fatale , outside of its stylish surprises . . . but that's ok .
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4,145
meandering and glacially paced , and often just plain dull .
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5,055
astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap . indeed , none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild .
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4,205
the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it
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6,340
this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c . walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago .
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2,733
almost every scene in this film is a gem that could stand alone , a perfectly realized observation of mood , behavior and intent .
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1,313
a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions .
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3,834
instead of panoramic sweep , kapur gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story's emotional thrust .
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6,833
writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half . '
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6,704
it's sweet , harmless , dumb , occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show .
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1,312
that rare film whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is needed .
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4,020
[hell is] looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara isn't even halfway through .
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1,687
the message is that even the most unlikely can link together to conquer all kinds of obstacles , whether they be of nature , of man or of one another .
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1,862
good movie . good actress . but if you expect light romantic comedy , good gosh , will you be shocked .
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3,243
think of it as gidget , only with muscles and a lot more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch .
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6,024
children of the century , though well dressed and well made , ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers .
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5,386
more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller .
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2,653
good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there's a plethora of characters in this picture , and not one of them is flat .
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1,843
as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle , sex with strangers is a success .
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has it ever been possible to say that williams has truly inhabited a character ? it is now .
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secretary is just too original to be ignored .
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6,813
after sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special , it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work .
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2,766
. . . begins with promise , but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot .
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1,740
works because , for the most part , it avoids the stupid cliches and formulaic potholes that befall its brethren .
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4,679
its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper .
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5,514
philosophically , intellectually and logistically a mess .
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5,294
despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life , the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine .
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6,612
you come away wishing , though , that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story .
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2,010
ultimately , the message of trouble every day seems to be that all sexual desire disrupts life's stasis .
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460
scotland looks wonderful , the fans are often funny fanatics , the showdown sure beats a bad day of golf .
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6,911
the film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing , but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that's especially fit for the kiddies .
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3,883
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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