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solondz creates some effective moments of discomfort for character and viewer alike .
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it's all stitched together with energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage .
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4,192
there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long .
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5,530
jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .
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177
wonder , hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars
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sexy and romantic .
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1,529
a solidly constructed , entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration .
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4,937
a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged .
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3,313
[a] smarter and much funnier version of the old police academy flicks .
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6,703
. . . too slow , too boring , and occasionally annoying .
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2,314
[majidi] makes us think twice about immigrants we see around us every day .
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1,471
unflinchingly bleak and desperate
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5,799
by the time you reach the finale , you're likely wondering why you've been watching all this strutting and posturing .
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2,722
each punch seen through prison bars , the fights become not so much a struggle of man vs . man as brother-man vs . the man .
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4,300
a bizarre piece of work , with premise and dialogue at the level of kids' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy , rape and suspected murder
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6,544
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up .
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4,798
between bedroom scenes , viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap .
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6,884
barrels along at the start before becoming mired in sentimentality .
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most haunting about " fence " is its conclusion , when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen . noyce's greatest mistake is thinking that we needed sweeping , dramatic , hollywood moments to keep us
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1,586
it's a technically superb film , shining with all the usual spielberg flair , expertly utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team .
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5,515
watching the chemistry between freeman and judd , however , almost makes this movie worth seeing . almost .
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a disturbing and frighteningly evocative assembly of imagery and hypnotic music composed by philip glass .
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2,970
the movie is . . . very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes .
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6,029
the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles .
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4,884
the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own .
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the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing .
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behan himself knew how to spin a tale and one can't help but think he'd appreciate this attempt to turn his life into art .
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5,765
whenever you think you've seen the end of the movie , we cut to a new scene , which also appears to be the end . but , no , we get another scene , and then another . you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain .
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this one is definitely one to skip , even for horror movie fanatics .
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although occasionally static to the point of resembling a stage play , the film delivers a solid mixture of sweetness and laughs .
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lovely and amazing is holofcener's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is . when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust , will you .
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5,835
no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild .
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it will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster .
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2,932
it's a powerful though flawed movie , guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today .
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3,516
entertaining despite its one-joke premise with the thesis that women from venus and men from mars can indeed get together .
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4,999
the material and the production itself are little more than routine .
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oops , she's really done it this time . that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel .
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de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork . but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park , new jersey , this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins .
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thanks to the château's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .
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it's all surface psychodramatics .
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rifkin's references are . . . impeccable throughout .
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5,334
the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear .
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that death is merely a transition is a common tenet in the world's religions . this deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications .
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5,275
a live-action cartoon , a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind .
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fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur .
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3,972
to call the other side of heaven " appalling " would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be .
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5,198
[a] mess .
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2,430
a movie that both thrills the eye and , in its over-the-top way , touches the heart .
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4,237
passion , lip-synching , tragedy , and lots of really really high notes . for me , this opera isn't a favorite , so it's a long time before the fat lady sings .
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3,549
not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture , but few can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one .
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2,332
a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it doesn't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world .
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6,252
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar .
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2,323
the film is delicately narrated by martin landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann .
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most of crush is a clever and captivating romantic comedy with a welcome pinch of tartness .
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this series should have died long ago , but they keep bringing it back another day as punishment for paying money to see the last james bond movie .
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4,660
not counting a few gross-out comedies i've been trying to forget , this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes .
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4,134
the name says it all . jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set .
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the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in , but the film must have been written . . . in the thrall of a vicious hangover .
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a psychologically rich and suspenseful moral thriller with a stellar performance by al pacino .
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1,144
that the e-graveyard holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy .
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5,763
stealing harvard will dip into your wallet , swipe 90 minutes of your time , and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious .
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under 15 ? a giggle a minute . over age 15 ? big fat waste of time .
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6,045
a soggy , shapeless mess . . . just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie .
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ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years .
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6,370
believability wasn't one of the film's virtues .
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while tattoo borrows heavily from both seven and the silence of the lambs , it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in .
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heaven is a haunting dramatization of a couple's moral ascension .
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for all of its insights into the dream world of teen life , and its electronic expression through cyber culture , the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2-hour running time .
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la de salma es una versión de frida superficial , preciosista y sin ningún contenido .
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can't seem to get anywhere near the story's center .
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greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders .
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helmer devito . . . attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics , payola , vice , murder , kids' tv and revenge .
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1,596
the movie's quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest , lived-in glow .
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it has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out .
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quando tiros em columbine acerta o alvo ( com o perdão do trocadilho ) , não há como negar o brilhantismo da argumentação de seu diretor .
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when compared to the usual , more somber festival entries , davis' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air that stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic .
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a serviceable euro-trash action extravaganza , with a decent sense of humor and plenty of things that go boom — handguns , bmws and seaside chateaus .
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5,551
a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts .
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the sad thing about knockaround guys is its lame aspiration for grasping the coolness vibes when in fact the film isn't as flippant or slick as it thinks it is .
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de niro cries . you'll cry for your money back .
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4,568
i'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring .
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2,906
the wonderful combination of the sweetness and the extraordinary technical accomplishments of the first film are maintained , but its overall impact falls a little flat with a storyline that never quite delivers the original magic .
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these characters become wearisome .
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bogdanovich puts history in perspective and , via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance , he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm , generosity and diplomacy .
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the film may not hit as hard as some of the better drug-related pictures , but it still manages to get a few punches in .
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2,335
this beautifully animated epic is never dull .
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. . . the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats .
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2,022
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth .
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feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker's attempt to surround himself with beautiful , half-naked women .
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as is most commonly case with projects such noble and lofty ambitions , the film is less poetic than simply pretentious .
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it's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .
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it finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice .
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a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange . the fact that it isn't very good is almost beside the point .
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in a big corner office in hell , satan is throwing up his hands in surrender , is firing his r&d people , and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7 .
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3,809
. . . the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning .
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1,771
some body will take you places you haven't been , and also places you have .
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2,445
a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
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a wry , affectionate delight .
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the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once .
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still rapturous after all these years , cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love .
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