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a beguiling , slow-moving parable about the collision of past and present on a remote seacoast in iran .
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a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles .
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4,229
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally .
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4,384
an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity .
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556
as lively an account as seinfeld is deadpan .
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2,513
an artful , intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre .
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6,633
[janey] forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies .
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skins has a desolate air , but eyre , a native american raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor .
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4,762
it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge .
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6,151
even film silliness needs a little gravity , beyond good hair and humping .
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1,780
a movie that will touch the hearts of both children and adults , as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats .
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1,478
offers an interesting look at the rapidly changing face of beijing .
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5,382
given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theatres for it , the project should have been made for the tube .
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3,410
it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days .
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3,552
an odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it didn't try to .
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1,235
familiar but utterly delightful .
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6,550
a sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale .
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3,979
there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract .
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1,166
an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u . s . relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 .
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5,623
despite a powerful portrayal by binoche , it's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum .
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6,481
the script isn't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman ( the actor ) can make it work .
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307
to get at the root psychology of this film would require many sessions on the couch of dr . freud .
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mazel tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage .
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4,638
welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it , but he's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst .
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2,538
great character interaction .
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855
a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot .
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2,260
a very good film sits in the place where a masterpiece should be .
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5,048
it's like an all-star salute to disney's cheesy commercialism .
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6,931
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .
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4,161
what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ?
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5,911
it's a film that hinges on its casting , and glover really doesn't fit the part .
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638
whether kiss is a future cult classic or destined to be completely forgotten is open to question , but the risk-takers in the crowd should check it out and form their own opinion .
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3,153
a compelling motion picture that illustrates an american tragedy .
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5,263
the master of disguise is awful . it's pauly shore awful . don't say you weren't warned .
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3,540
it may seem long at 110 minutes if you're not a fan , because it includes segments of 12 songs at a reunion concert .
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1,536
maid in manhattan might not look so appealing on third or fourth viewing down the road . . . but as a high concept vehicle for two bright stars of the moment who can rise to fans' lofty expectations , the movie passes inspection .
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6,799
is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so . nothing wrong with performances here , but the whiney characters bugged me .
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it's a refreshing change from the self-interest and paranoia that shape most american representations of castro .
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5,791
solaris " is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work .
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6,514
a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs . robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women .
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1,804
'tobey maguire is a poster boy for the geek generation . '
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sadly , 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne . '
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7,055
high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character .
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4,599
its juxtaposition of overwrought existentialism and stomach-churning gore will have you forever on the verge of either cracking up or throwing up .
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2,420
by the time it ends in a rush of sequins , flashbulbs , blaring brass and back-stabbing babes , it has said plenty about how show business has infiltrated every corner of society -- and not always for the better .
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4,345
kapur's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself .
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1,595
its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads .
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2,894
nakata's technique is to imply terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects .
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5,621
the new faces are interesting , but the old story isn't , especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted .
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845
this is a superior horror flick .
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3,089
. . . rogers's mouth never stops shut about the war between the sexes and how to win the battle .
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3,708
i'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept , but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché .
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2,549
a modestly surprising movie .
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3,426
this is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce .
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3,057
the writing is clever and the cast is appealing .
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4,010
for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .
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3,724
when 'science fiction' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience hasn't yet had much science , it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre .
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300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness .
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2,673
a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood in a way that few movies have ever approached .
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3,452
the performances are strong , though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times .
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5,413
yes , spirited away is a triumph of imagination , but it's also a failure of storytelling .
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2,540
the chateau belongs to rudd , whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms . . . is a nonstop hoot .
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1,210
[d]espite its familiar subject matter , ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing . . .
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4,703
the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene , but to diminishing effect . the characters never change .
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1,809
most impressive , though , is the film's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters' emotional wounds .
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6,956
chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe .
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3,451
cube's charisma and chemistry compensate for corniness and cliche .
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2,281
drawing on an irresistible , languid romanticism , byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth .
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5,795
beautifully filmed and well acted . . . but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics .
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2,432
this fascinating look at israel in ferment feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful .
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4,236
there's too much falseness to the second half , and what began as an intriguing look at youth fizzles into a dull , ridiculous attempt at heart-tugging .
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4,265
behind the glitz , hollywood is sordid and disgusting . quelle surprise !
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4,005
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming .
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1,727
hawke draws out the best from his large cast in beautifully articulated portrayals that are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in burdette's dialogue .
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6,157
friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it's called where's chris tucker when you need him ?
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3,515
steers has an unexpectedly adamant streak of warm-blooded empathy for all his disparate manhattan denizens--especially the a * * holes .
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6,706
let's hope -- shall we ? -- that the 'true story' by which all the queen's men is allegedly " inspired " was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen .
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it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal .
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2,607
nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he isn't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
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2,527
better than the tepid star trek : insurrection ; falls short of first contact because the villain couldn't pick the lint off borg queen alice krige's cape ; and finishes half a parsec ( a nose ) ahead of generations .
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5,227
what's surprising about this traditional thriller , moderately successful but not completely satisfying , is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be .
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6,875
rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories .
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6,283
" men in black ii , " has all the earmarks of a sequel . the story is less vibrant , the jokes are a little lukewarm , but will anyone really care ?
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1,908
legendary irish writer brendan behan's memoir , borstal boy , has been given a loving screen transferral .
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6,828
those who are only mildly curious , i fear , will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals .
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3,748
. . . about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season .
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4,860
a negligible british comedy .
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7,082
too many improbabilities and rose-colored situations temper what could've been an impacting film .
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1,318
. . . a haunting vision , with images that seem more like disturbing hallucinations .
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3,611
the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics .
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1,750
a fantastic premise anchors this movie , but what it needs is either a more rigid , blair witch-style commitment to its mockumentary format , or a more straightforward , dramatic treatment , with all the grandiosity that that implies .
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2,535
taken outside the context of the current political climate ( see : terrorists are more evil than ever ! ) , the sum of all fears is simply a well-made and satisfying thriller .
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1,193
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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6,450
can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies . . . except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality .
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4,087
largely , this is a movie that also does it by the numbers .
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5,695
it's almost as if it's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film .
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1,022
on this tricky topic , tadpole is very much a step in the right direction , with its blend of frankness , civility and compassion .
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5,195
all too familiar . . . basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when 'angels with dirty faces' appeared in 1938 .
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1,627
this is one of the year's best films .
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for movie lovers as well as opera lovers , tosca is a real treat .
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