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lavishly , exhilaratingly tasteless .
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to the civilized mind , a movie like ballistic : ecks vs . sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement .
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672
judith and zaza's extended bedroom sequence . . . is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .
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2,153
a deviant topical comedy which is funny from start to finish .
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587
a damn fine and a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film .
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408
it's still adam sandler , and it's not little nicky . and for many of us , that's good enough .
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6,034
stinks from start to finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom .
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900
all right , so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast .
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4,528
its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation , which is way too stagy .
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2,349
this is a happy throwback to the time when cartoons were cinema's most idiosyncratic form instead of one of its most predictable .
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4,085
directors john musker and ron clements , the team behind the little mermaid , have produced sparkling retina candy , but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space .
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4,631
it's not original enough .
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396
sillier , cuter , and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ) , but still a very good time at the cinema .
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3,248
edited and shot with a syncopated style mimicking the work of his subjects , pray turns the idea of the documentary on its head , making it rousing , invigorating fun lacking any mtv puffery .
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5,269
the dialogue is cumbersome , the simpering soundtrack and editing more so .
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5,455
there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about , but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust .
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3,494
both a beautifully made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes .
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6,978
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes .
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4,989
arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces .
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465
the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters .
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218
though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal , the film doesn't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown's life .
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3,022
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films . . . that argue that any sexual relationship that doesn't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect .
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3,284
ryan gosling . . . is at 22 a powerful young actor .
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3,349
fulford-wierzbicki . . . deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen .
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1,327
rubbo runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes .
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4,818
…it wasn't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film…it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , " wait a second , did i miss something ? " ending .
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6,513
the only way this supernatural snore-fest could give anyone a case of the frights is if they were put to sleep by the movie and had a nightmare .
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2,532
beating the austin powers films at their own game , this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness .
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3,931
'synthetic' is the best description of this well-meaning , beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree .
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3,990
no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story .
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5,898
if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith , why didn't he just do it , instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?
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1,284
plunges you into a reality that is , more often then not , difficult and sad , and then , without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality , transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision .
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3,839
too daft by half . . . but supremely good natured .
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1,204
the large-frame imax camera lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers .
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corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless . it's the perfect kind of film to see when you don't want to use your brain . at all .
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1,103
reassuring , retro uplifter .
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4,420
pumpkin wants to have it both ways .
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6,161
it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished . the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward .
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filled with alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience .
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1,360
this movie may not have the highest production values you've ever seen , but it's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep .
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3,246
not as good as the full monty , but a really strong second effort .
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. . . the one thing this wild film has that other imax films don't : chimps , lots of chimps , all blown up to the size of a house . that's fun for kids of any age .
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5,712
seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look , director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors .
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1,560
never lets go your emotions , taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches . . . gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving .
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2,977
though it's equally solipsistic in tone , the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans' saga of hollywood excess .
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2,693
vereté has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs .
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6,617
this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone's career .
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5,785
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie .
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a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller .
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5,657
begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt .
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as it stands , crocodile hunter has the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction .
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each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness , but thirteen conversations about one thing , for all its generosity and optimism , never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments .
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4,537
mendes still doesn't quite know how to fill a frame . like the hanks character , he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
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2,134
this real-life hollywood fairy-tale is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces .
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from the choppy editing to the annoying score to 'special effects' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line , " besotted " is misbegotten
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schnieder bounces around with limp wrists , wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers , twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs . . .
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6,520
if you saw it on tv , you'd probably turn it off , convinced that you had already seen that movie .
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1,655
flavorful and romantic , you could call this how martha got her groove back -- assuming , that is , she ever had one to begin with .
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7,043
. . . a confusing drudgery .
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3,618
none of this so-called satire has any sting to it , as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him .
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uncertain in tone . . . a garbled exercise in sexual politics , a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things .
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6,939
tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident .
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4,761
the abiding impression , despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz , is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here .
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feels like a cold old man going through the motions .
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5,173
a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing .
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1,071
the heart of the film is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death .
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6,092
on the right track to something that's creepy and effective . . . it's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there .
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3,553
tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme doesn't drag an audience down .
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a profoundly stupid affair , populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility .
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1,261
far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat , but more than that , it's a work of enthralling drama .
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2,437
a naturally funny film , home movie makes you crave chris smith's next movie .
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5,782
kenneth branagh's energetic sweet-and-sour performance as a curmudgeonly british playwright grounds this overstuffed , erratic dramedy in which he and his improbably forbearing wife contend with craziness and child-rearing in los angeles .
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5,693
a horrible , 99-minute stink bomb .
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1,874
all but the most persnickety preteens should enjoy this nonthreatening but thrilling adventure .
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4,029
it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her , and after viewing this one , you'll feel like mopping up , too .
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4,092
completely awful iranian drama . . . as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque .
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1,133
if it's not entirely memorable , the movie is certainly easy to watch .
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1,816
chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson's dahmer .
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3,605
the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn . the results are far more alienating than involving .
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5,841
it follows the basic plot trajectory of nearly every schwarzenegger film : someone crosses arnie . arnie blows things up .
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670
manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state .
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2,374
huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair .
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fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .
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6,586
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
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the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling .
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2,280
surprisingly insightful
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the symbols float like butterflies and the spinning styx sting like bees . i wanted more .
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the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome .
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the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting .
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6,663
director-chef gabriele muccino keeps it fast -- zippy , comin' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale .
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1,545
tsai ming-liang's witty , wistful new film , what time is it there ? , is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly .
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1,683
very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan
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1,432
good , solid storytelling .
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3,528
[an] hilarious romantic comedy .
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it's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form .
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1,032
you may leave the theater with more questions than answers , but darned if your toes won't still be tapping .
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4,774
another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt pictures .
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770
. . . while each moment of this broken character study is rich in emotional texture , the journey doesn't really go anywhere .
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2,647
hayek is stunning as frida and . . . a star-making project .
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broomfield turns his distinctive 'blundering' style into something that could really help clear up the case .
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