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blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star , but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation .
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grenier is terrific , bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger- and nietzsche-referencing dialogue .
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3,913
. . . has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor — but it's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake- of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity .
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5,821
an uneven look into a grim future that doesn't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k . dick stories .
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6,551
the movie's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish .
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2,386
the direction has a fluid , no-nonsense authority , and the performances by harris , phifer and cam'ron seal the deal .
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2,968
the directive to protect the code at all costs also begins to blur as the importance of the man and the code merge
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5,602
return to never land is much more p . c . than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians , for instance ) , but the excitement is missing .
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557
while dutifully pulling on heartstrings , directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .
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452
a perfectly respectable , perfectly inoffensive , easily forgettable film .
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5,297
a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise .
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1,415
against all odds in heaven and hell , it creeped me out just fine .
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2,963
viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget .
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3,951
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
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6,676
even die-hard fans of japanese animation . . . will find this one a challenge .
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3,930
a film that suffers because of its many excesses .
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501
the drama is played out with such aching beauty and truth that it brings tears to your eyes .
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2,057
a fast-moving and remarkable film that appears destined to become a landmark in japanese animation .
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6,992
by the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk , . . . actually pretty good . of course , by more objective measurements it's still quite bad .
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2,330
a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story .
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140
both exuberantly romantic and serenely melancholy , what time is it there ? may prove to be [tsai's] masterpiece .
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4,320
the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man .
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319
even if it pushes its agenda too forcefully , this remains a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern .
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6,296
too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche , no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet .
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5,798
donovan . . . squanders his main asset , jackie chan , and fumbles the vital action sequences .
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1,381
in visual fertility treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage .
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1,403
" the ring " is pretty much an english-language copy of the film that inspired it , and it carries the same strengths and flaws .
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601
uplifting , funny and wise .
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3,902
the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence .
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796
newton draws our attention like a magnet , and acts circles around her better known co-star , mark wahlberg .
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2,044
with the prospect of films like kangaroo jack about to burst across america's winter movie screens it's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative .
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2,147
shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement , but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience .
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3,969
the pool drowned me in boredom .
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6,904
. . . the good and different idea [of middle-aged romance] is not handled well and , except for the fine star performances , there is little else to recommend " never again . "
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6,770
. . . although this idea is " new " the results are tired .
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2,222
. . . a joke at once flaky and resonant , lightweight and bizarrely original .
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6,679
the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula , though , and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had .
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a stirring road movie .
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2,972
too often , son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained " big moment " will occur and not " if . "
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3,235
tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham .
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231
one of the smarter offerings the horror genre has produced in recent memory , even if it's far tamer than advertised .
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2,760
a historical epic with the courage of its convictions about both scope and detail .
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5,548
like being invited to a classy dinner soiree and not knowing anyone . you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt , but no new friends .
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5,860
swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .
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i admired it , particularly that unexpected downer of an ending .
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1,717
delivers roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information .
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529
the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together .
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5,093
' . . . the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well . . . but quite frankly , scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film . '
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3,383
nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable , warm water may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy .
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3,107
about nowhere kids who appropriated turfs as they found them and become self-made celebrity athletes -- a low-down version of the american dream .
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the pianist lacks the quick emotional connections of steven spielberg's schindler's list . but mr . polanski creates images even more haunting than those in mr . spielberg's 1993 classic .
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1,912
what might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention takes a surprising , subtle turn at the midway point .
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5,066
illiterate , often inert sci-fi action thriller .
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6,009
it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk's impish augmentation .
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seldahl's barbara is a precise and moving portrait of someone whose world is turned upside down , first by passion and then by illness .
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1,847
an enchanting film that presents an audacious tour of the past and takes within its warm embrace the bounties of cultural artifacts inside st . petersburg's hermitage museum .
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5,787
the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness .
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expands the limits of what a film can be , taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street .
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2,681
it's been made with an innocent yet fervid conviction that our hollywood has all but lost .
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3,927
draggin' about dragons
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1,792
jones . . . makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $1 . 8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart .
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2,959
though writer/director bart freundlich's film ultimately becomes a simplistic story about a dysfunctional parent-child relationship , it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance .
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7,089
it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes . it still feels like a prison stretch .
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4,013
there's something with potential here , but the movie decides , like lavinia , to go the conservative route .
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a charming romantic comedy that is by far the lightest dogme film and among the most enjoyable .
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3,789
kim ki-deok seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested .
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6,901
too silly to be frightening , too stolid to be funny , it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star , david arquette .
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6,049
no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast , but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing . robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show .
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a tremendous piece of work .
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2,379
what one is left with , even after the most awful acts are committed , is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream .
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the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained .
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6,241
i'm convinced i could keep a family of five blind , crippled , amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking .
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2,014
one of [jaglom's] better efforts -- a wry and sometime bitter movie about love .
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1,074
a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear .
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2,598
an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination of sexual jealousy , resentment and the fine line between passion and pretence .
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4,949
too slow , too long and too little happens .
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4,665
no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population .
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1,185
. . . a cute and sometimes side-splittingly funny blend of legally blonde and drop dead gorgeous , starring piper perabo in what could be her breakthrough role .
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the way the roundelay of partners functions , and the interplay within partnerships and among partnerships and the general air of gator-bashing are consistently delightful .
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succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture .
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reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others . it also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them .
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3,407
you live the mood rather than savour the story .
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7,058
there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here .
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4,311
a somewhat disappointing and meandering saga .
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4,723
. . . a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge . . . the filmmakers' paws , sad to say , were all over this " un-bear-able " project !
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2,710
the movie is saved from unbearable lightness by the simplicity of the storytelling and the authenticity of the performances .
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if this is cinema , i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey .
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allen se atreve a atacar , a atacarse y nos ofrece gags que van de la sonrisa a la risa de larga duración
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1,923
every dance becomes about seduction , where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated , and sex is currency .
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5,077
at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd . but it would be better to wait for the video . and a very rainy day .
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1,546
there's an energy to y tu mamá también . much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors .
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3,162
lawrence plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy .
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1,559
a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than " memento "
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4,474
there's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination .
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6,847
just because it really happened to you , honey , doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else .
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1,895
martyr gets royally screwed and comes back for more .
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1,696
as a film director , labute continues to improve .
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a complete waste of time .
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graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies .
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leigh's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom .
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