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the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels .
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4,073
any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap .
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3,716
weighted down with slow , uninvolving storytelling and flat acting .
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4,732
nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas , and showtime is crammed full of them .
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533
a dark , quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation .
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3,737
with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this , you don't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door .
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924
the result is something quite fresh and delightful .
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6,771
the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors' moments .
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1,906
. . . has freaky scenes where the crew wonder if they're ghosts imagining themselves as alive . it's a sly wink to the others without becoming a postmodern joke , made creepy by its " men in a sardine can " warped logic .
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3,323
lasker's canny , meditative script distances sex and love , as byron and luther . . . realize they can't get no satisfaction without the latter .
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1,309
a stunning and overwhelmingly cogent case for kissinger as a calculating war criminal .
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6,927
a road trip that will get you thinking , 'are we there yet ? '
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5,246
while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) , the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity .
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6,907
safe conduct , however ambitious and well-intentioned , fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye .
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898
this is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party .
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258
director david jacobson gives dahmer a consideration that the murderer never game his victims .
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3,164
as warm as it is wise , deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated .
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4,932
sadly , though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .
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2,826
for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters , the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son .
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4,735
oversexed , at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty , female and single .
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imagine a scenario where bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson's far side humor
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1,572
hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian .
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4,997
nicolas cage isn't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray , and this movie won't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career .
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3,925
as steamy as last week's pork dumplings .
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735
this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences , though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times .
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6,274
it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did .
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1,025
enormously likable , partly because it is aware of its own grasp of the absurd .
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4,351
his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude , calculated to provoke shocked laughter , without following up on a deeper level .
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2,272
the actors are fantastic . they are what makes it worth the trip to the theatre .
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839
if you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun , wasabi is a good place to start .
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1,027
k-19 : the widowmaker is a great yarn .
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3,305
like smoke signals , the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama
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6,030
initially gripping , eventually cloying pow drama .
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4,727
this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states .
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3,473
australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place .
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4,786
predictably soulless techno-tripe .
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281
a sensitive , cultivated treatment of greene's work as well as a remarkably faithful one .
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5,823
abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed . the only problem is that , by the end , no one in the audience or the film seems to really care .
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692
even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers , old schoolers and current innovators , scratch is great fun , full of the kind of energy it's documenting .
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4,060
it's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like punch-drunk love .
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5,955
it's all very cute , though not terribly funny if you're more than six years old .
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4,992
screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite .
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6,172
lacks the spirit of the previous two , and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck .
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808
the film is an enjoyable family film -- pretty much aimed at any youngster who loves horses .
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an overly melodramatic but somewhat insightful french coming-of-age film . . .
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6,753
[two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now .
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641
a riveting documentary .
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2,802
a graceful , contemplative film that gradually and artfully draws us into a world where the personal and the political get fatally intertwined .
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5,369
seriously , rent the disney version .
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6,588
when the first few villians are introduced as " spider " and " snake " you know you're in for a real winner , creativity at its peak .
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4,808
a disaster of a drama , saved only by its winged assailants .
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4,115
what an embarrassment .
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3,940
a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right .
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an entertaining , colorful , action-filled crime story with an intimate heart .
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4,605
this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications . . . that have no bearing on the story .
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6,047
it showcases carvey's talent for voices , but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one's patience to get to the good stuff .
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3,402
old-form moviemaking at its best .
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. . . a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause .
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4,441
too long , and larded with exposition , this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community .
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2,385
' . . . both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a hurry , so sit back , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . '
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5,711
watching the powerpuff girls movie , my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures .
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6,546
lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned .
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2,868
payne has created a beautiful canvas , and nicholson proves once again that he's the best brush in the business .
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5,974
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place . where their heads were is anyone's guess .
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3,396
it proves quite compelling as an intense , brooding character study .
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5,804
such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution .
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2,897
here's yet another studio horror franchise mucking up its storyline with glitches casual fans could correct in their sleep . but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned cannot be said to suck .
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6,272
. . . they missed the boat .
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denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony .
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1,045
director lee has a true cinematic knack , but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve .
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1,363
this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities .
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3,803
despite the holes in the story and the somewhat predictable plot , moments of the movie caused me to jump in my chair . . .
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6,624
bad company leaves a bad taste , not only because of its bad-luck timing , but also the staleness of its script .
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3,695
weiss and speck never make a convincing case for the relevance of these two 20th-century footnotes .
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1,789
a visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects .
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3,506
a thriller whose style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story , you cannot separate them .
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'si bien no logra desarrollarse como un gran drama , tampoco es tan superficial como muchas cintas que pecan de pretenciosas y que resultan totalmente banales . '
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the exploitative , clumsily staged violence overshadows everything , including most of the actors .
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in a summer overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes , it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway .
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6,060
imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno .
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4,534
i'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes .
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mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls .
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3,971
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone .
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kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party .
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1,884
engrossing and affecting , if ultimately not quite satisfying .
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4,555
frankly , it's kind of insulting , both to men and women . and it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting .
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6,772
'wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? '
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5,857
one of the worst movies of the year .
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a b-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget .
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the tale of tok ( andy lau ) , a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) , the most legendary of asian hitmen , is too scattershot to take hold .
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what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted .
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4,597
feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening .
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5,062
the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit , eventually becomes too heavy for the plot .
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3,394
the most ingenious film comedy since being john malkovich .
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3,802
the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny .
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6,081
earnest but earthbound . . . a slow , soggy , soporific , visually dank crime melodrama/character study that would be more at home on the small screen but for its stellar cast .
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2,805
if not a home run , then at least a solid base hit .
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6,291
the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch , but a great movie it is not .
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an empty exercise , a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance .
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6,599
if there's one thing this world needs less of , it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam .
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