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6,379 | a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence . | 0 |
3,428 | both grant and hoult carry the movie because they are believable as people -- flawed , assured of the wrong things , and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others . | 1 |
1,798 | a sweet-natured reconsideration of one of san francisco's most vital , if least widely recognized , creative fountainheads . | 1 |
6,397 | mattei's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination . | 0 |
6,524 | a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness . | 0 |
20 | it may be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality | 1 |
5,665 | as conceived by mr . schaeffer , christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell . | 0 |
6,214 | the film falls short on tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries . | 0 |
3,329 | [fincher's] camera sense and assured pacing make it an above-average thriller . | 1 |
7,050 | at the one-hour mark , herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion . | 0 |
922 | at its best early on as it plays the culture clashes between the brothers . | 1 |
725 | sure , it's more of the same , but as the film proves , that's not always a bad thing . | 1 |
3,685 | kitschy , flashy , overlong soap opera . | 0 |
1,639 | hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u . s . -- a major director is emerging in world cinema . | 1 |
2,557 | while cherish doesn't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller , it's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem . | 1 |
1,084 | the work of an artist tormented by his heritage , using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims . | 1 |
1,852 | the characters are more deeply thought through than in most 'right-thinking' films . | 1 |
3,369 | it manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy . | 1 |
4,030 | the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive , the director just ends up exposing his own obsession . | 0 |
3,822 | it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie—if only it were that grand a failure ! it's just that it's so not-at-all-good . and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch . | 0 |
1,666 | a glorious mess . | 1 |
1,386 | every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy | 1 |
6,212 | like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz . | 0 |
5,068 | qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating . | 0 |
3,999 | shatner is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was . | 0 |
4,286 | for a shoot-'em-up , ballistic is oddly lifeless . | 0 |
3,533 | jackson is always watchable . | 1 |
771 | the movie is for fans who can't stop loving anime , and the fanatical excess built into it . | 1 |
5,971 | a picture as erratic as its central character . | 0 |
548 | like brosnan's performance , evelyn comes from the heart . | 1 |
5,590 | doesn't offer much besides glib soullessness , raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces . . . that raise the bar on stylized screen violence . | 0 |
4,163 | plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood . | 0 |
1,374 | it's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look . | 1 |
1,009 | the sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other -- shines through every frame . | 1 |
2,949 | everything about the quiet american is good , except its timing . | 1 |
44 | fans of critics' darling band wilco will marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart . | 1 |
4,209 | the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions , but the spell they cast isn't the least bit mesmerizing . | 0 |
4,681 | with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss , there isn't a redeeming moment here . | 0 |
6,169 | most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots . the movie isn't horrible , but you can see mediocre cresting on the next wave . | 0 |
163 | a captivating coming-of-age story that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless age . | 1 |
751 | i couldn't recommend this film more . | 1 |
3,363 | bravo for history rewritten , and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love . | 1 |
2,914 | despite its many infuriating flaws -- not the least of which is amy's self-absorbed personality -- amy's o's honesty will win you over . | 1 |
6,031 | confusion is one of my least favourite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it . | 0 |
4,267 | do not see this film . | 0 |
5,463 | a sterling film - a cross between boys don't cry , deliverance , and ode to billy joe - lies somewhere in the story of matthew shepard , but that film is yet to be made . | 0 |
6,132 | the most horrific movie experience i've had since " can't stop the music . " it may as well be called " jar-jar binks : the movie . " it's that painful . | 0 |
5,873 | ah-nuld's action hero days might be over . | 0 |
4,007 | it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment . | 0 |
1,176 | a poignant , artfully crafted meditation on mortality . | 1 |
798 | falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun . | 1 |
6,424 | [a] slummer . | 0 |
260 | the wwii drama is well plotted , visually striking and filled with enjoyably complex characters who are never what they first appear . | 1 |
2,615 | this isn't a stand up and cheer flick ; it's a sit down and ponder affair . and thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable . | 1 |
51 | one of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but . . . also one of the most curiously depressing . | 1 |
4,481 | every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no real plot , no real conflict , no real point . | 0 |
5,291 | part comedy , part drama , the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full , and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas , but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole . | 0 |
1,196 | warm in its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction of everyday people , relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message . i loved this film . | 1 |
4,738 | what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors . | 0 |
1,259 | bourne , jason bourne . he can scale a building like a super hero , he can out-stealth any agent , he'll get the girl . he's super spy ! | 1 |
5,896 | alas , the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick . | 0 |
6,226 | the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death , if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication . | 0 |
5,535 | a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958 . | 0 |
5,110 | you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time . | 0 |
129 | effective but too-tepid biopic | 1 |
4,881 | the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie . . . is that he obviously doesn't have his heart in it . | 0 |
3,706 | the gantzes' interviews tend to let the guys off the hook . | 0 |
3,031 | its adult themes of familial separation and societal betrayal are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work . | 1 |
2,139 | the movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle . | 1 |
6,230 | este é apenas mais um ( longo ) episódio do programa da mtv . a única diferença é que , desta vez , a paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas . | 0 |
4,510 | degenerates into hogwash . | 0 |
6,536 | shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom . | 0 |
3,536 | it takes this never-ending confusion and hatred , puts a human face on it , evokes shame among all who are party to it and even promotes understanding . | 1 |
5,945 | a tv episode inflated past its natural length . | 0 |
3,377 | astonishing . . . [frames] profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment . | 1 |
5,295 | the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless , lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen . | 0 |
5,039 | . . . post-september 11 , " the sum of all fears " seems more tacky and reprehensible , manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves . | 0 |
2,578 | ( wendigo is ) why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind . | 1 |
4,699 | even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs . sever is a dumb action movie . | 0 |
1,570 | a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate . | 1 |
6,412 | plodding , poorly written , murky and weakly acted , the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo . | 0 |
764 | a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds . | 1 |
841 | mr . spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned . and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 1 |
4,942 | . . . a pretentious mess . . . | 0 |
7,077 | this isn't even madonna's swept away . this is her blue lagoon . | 0 |
2,400 | dolgin and franco fashion a fascinating portrait of a vietnamese-born youngster who eagerly and easily assimilated as an all-american girl with a brand new name in southern tennessee . | 1 |
3,872 | not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh , groan and hiss at . | 0 |
3,087 | smart , provocative and blisteringly funny . | 1 |
3,457 | a perverse little truffle , dainty psychological terror on the outside with a creamy filling of familial jealousy and unrepentant domestic psychopathy . | 1 |
2,095 | nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure . | 1 |
1,428 | among the many pleasures are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations . | 1 |
80 | strange and beautiful film . | 1 |
5,139 | mark wahlberg . . . may look classy in a '60s-homage pokepie hat , but as a character he's dry , dry , dry . | 0 |
3,085 | speaks eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life . | 1 |
3,297 | it's fairly self-aware in its dumbness . | 1 |
1,302 | horns and halos benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth . | 1 |
4,218 | has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video , a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment , as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting . | 0 |
97 | thoroughly enjoyable . | 1 |
4,639 | so verbally flatfooted and so emotionally predictable or bland that it plays like the standard made-for-tv movie . | 0 |
4,327 | clever but not especially compelling . | 0 |
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