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why spend $9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?
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6,627
stealing harvard doesn't care about cleverness , wit or any other kind of intelligent humor .
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6,562
would've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story , and left off the film's predictable denouement . then nadia's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all .
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5,552
a little objectivity could have gone a long way .
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520
brian tufano's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky's excellent music turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special .
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909
brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy , which makes its message resonate .
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4,185
the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill .
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238
" the turntable is now outselling the electric guitar . . . "
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2,193
whether you like rap music or loathe it , you can't deny either the tragic loss of two young men in the prime of their talent or the power of this movie .
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7,084
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience .
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2,602
the powder blues and sun-splashed whites of tunis make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs .
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6,696
made by jackasses for jackasses .
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744
even though we know the outcome , the seesawing of the general's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy .
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4,036
feels like the grittiest movie that was ever made for the lifetime cable television network .
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4,583
the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it . we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low .
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5,764
an ambitiously naturalistic , albeit half-baked , drama about an abused , inner-city autistic teen .
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1,716
tells a fascinating , compelling story .
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5,136
a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it's sort of true and it's sort of bogus and it's ho-hum all the way through .
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5,537
a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc .
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5,380
the cartoon that isn't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that isn't really good enough to be in theaters .
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6,981
generic thriller junk . teens only .
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4,673
a ragbag of cliches .
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2,869
there's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout .
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2,685
a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court's extradition chess game and the regime's talking-head survivors .
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3,225
an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .
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4,914
all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders , but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject .
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3,387
an 83 minute document of a project which started in a muddle , seesawed back and forth between controlling interests multiple times , then found its sweet spot
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3,316
insomnia is one of the year's best films and pacino gives one of his most daring , and complicated , performances .
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5,576
will anyone who isn't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it hasn't gone straight to video ?
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1,291
the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world .
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3,842
there's a disturbing 'great white hope' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion .
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1,136
the film is beautifully mounted , but , more to the point , the issues are subtly presented , managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan's madness .
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1,226
a bodice-ripper for intellectuals .
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6,965
i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise .
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6,921
has its moments -- and almost as many subplots .
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2,074
if you've the patience , there are great rewards here .
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1,328
the film aims to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes all at once . the extent to which it succeeds is impressive .
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one of those rare films that seems as though it was written for no one , but somehow manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen , just for them .
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2,359
this concoction , so bizarre to the adult mind , is actually a charming triumph where its intended under-12 audience is concerned .
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3,888
the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute .
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1,326
karmen moves like rhythm itself , her lips chanting to the beat , her long , braided hair doing little to wipe away the jeweled beads of sweat .
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4,791
the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin , and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed .
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4,016
it has the right approach and the right opening premise , but it lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material .
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709
it certainly won't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time .
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stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation .
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2,714
a hip ride into hyper-time , clockstoppers is a lively and enjoyable adventure for all ages at any time .
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2,956
a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment .
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7,032
feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form .
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4,129
. . . a movie that , quite simply , shouldn't have been made .
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2,629
tells ( the story ) with such atmospheric ballast that shrugging off the plot's persnickety problems is simply a matter of ( being ) in a shrugging mood .
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5,700
this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another .
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871
like old myths and wonder tales spun afresh .
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2,403
i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop , and its name was earnest .
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2,127
there's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance .
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6,155
an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality .
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5,793
so muddled , repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style .
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6,755
slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy , but when it costs a family of four about $40 to see a film in theaters , why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ?
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5,770
it will come as no surprise that the movie isn't scary . but here's the real damn : it isn't funny , either .
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6,968
to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree .
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5,671
generic slasher-movie nonsense , but it's not without style .
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3,946
even murphy's expert comic timing and famed charisma can't rescue this effort .
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5,109
the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison .
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5,690
what we get . . . is caddyshack crossed with the loyal order of raccoons .
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3,644
a tired , unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre .
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characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better .
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6,154
jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later , the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot .
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2,399
a sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise .
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the fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield's interviewees , or even himself , will not be for much longer .
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6,630
originality is sorely lacking .
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5,241
puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself .
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4,071
scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug , but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be .
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5,864
a chiller resolutely without chills .
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3,330
definitely worth 95 minutes of your time .
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an unremarkable , modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title .
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1,285
while there are times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp , the production works more often than it doesn't .
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3,189
i stopped thinking about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights .
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while the filmmaking may be a bit disjointed , the subject matter is so fascinating that you won't care .
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6,846
a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia
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3,212
happily for mr . chin -- though unhappily for his subjects -- the invisible hand of the marketplace wrote a script that no human screenwriter could have hoped to match .
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1,742
a gracious , eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost .
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3,588
horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists .
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6,946
never does " lilo & stitch " reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past , or even that of more recent successes such as " mulan " or " tarzan . "
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7,014
it's really just another silly hollywood action film , one among a multitude of simple-minded , yahoo-ing death shows .
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4,523
you see robert de niro singing - and dancing to - west side story show tunes . choose your reaction : a . ) that sure is funny ! b . ) that sure is pathetic !
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2,659
steers turns in a snappy screenplay that curls at the edges ; it's so clever you want to hate it . but he somehow pulls it off .
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this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned .
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the philosophical musings of the dialogue jar against the tawdry soap opera antics of the film's action in a way that is surprisingly enjoyable .
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2,108
a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan's heroes star bob crane .
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1,315
all in all , a great party .
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2,797
o Último suspeito ganha força ao também funcionar em uma esfera adicional : a do drama familiar .
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2,248
what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride . this is a more fascinating look at the future than " bladerunner " and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen .
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2,230
an endlessly fascinating , landmark movie that is as bold as anything the cinema has seen in years .
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3,717
the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie .
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1,359
a woman's pic directed with resonance by ilya chaiken .
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5,331
. . . really horrible drek .
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6,919
it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn .
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3,249
there's lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x .
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5,883
a vile , incoherent mess . . . a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg's brilliant 'videodrome . '
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3,252
a sly female empowerment movie , although not in a way anyone would expect .
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6,196
verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action , tedium for thrills .
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