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[a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment .
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the gorgeously elaborate continuation of " the lord of the rings " trilogy is so huge that a column of words cannot adequately describe co-writer/director peter jackson's expanded vision of j . r . r . tolkien's middle-earth .
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2,570
i liked this film a lot . . .
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2,521
this big screen caper has a good bark , far from being a bow-wow .
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2,166
a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family hit that may strain adult credibility .
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2,060
the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring .
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734
a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama .
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6,478
bluto blutarsky , we miss you .
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5,127
yes , 4ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes , but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to spirited away ?
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5,965
choppy , overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle . '
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4,493
the film affords us intriguing glimpses of the insights gleaned from a lifetime of spiritual inquiry , but ram dass : fierce grace doesn't organize it with any particular insight .
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as tricky and satisfying as any of david mamet's airless cinematic shell games .
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hoffman's performance is authentic to the core of his being .
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6,519
we haven't seen such hilarity since say it isn't so !
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2,120
were it not for a sentimental resolution that explains way more about cal than does the movie or the character any good , freundlich's world traveler might have been one of the more daring and surprising american movies of the year .
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3,894
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance . . .
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worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames .
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3,899
john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie .
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takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze .
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an often unfunny romp .
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5,716
goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy , seductive pacing . . . but she and writing partner laurence coriat don't manage an equally assured narrative coinage .
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288
as if to prove a female director can make a movie with no soft edges , kathryn bigelow offers no sugar-coating or interludes of lightness . her film is unrelentingly claustrophobic and unpleasant .
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highly irritating at first , mr . koury's passive technique eventually begins to yield some interesting results .
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2,508
the asylum material is gripping , as are the scenes of jia with his family .
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4,186
so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time , as far as movies are concerned .
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3,965
jam-packed with literally bruising jokes . every five minutes or so , someone gets clocked .
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5,079
stupid , infantile , redundant , sloppy , over-the-top , and amateurish . yep , it's " waking up in reno . " go back to sleep .
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3,749
does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon .
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6,642
a humorless journey into a philosophical void .
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2,962
this tenth feature is a big deal , indeed -- at least the third-best , and maybe even a notch above the previous runner-up , nicholas meyer's star trek vi : the undiscovered country .
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5,912
one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this , or any , year .
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mordantly funny and intimately knowing . . .
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film can't quite maintain its initial momentum , but remains sporadically funny throughout .
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1,470
often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part .
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. . . a solid , unassuming drama .
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6,452
what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between .
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creeps you out in high style , even if nakata did it better .
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. . . tunney is allowed to build an uncommonly human character , an almost real-live girl complete with trouble and hope .
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it's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend . you don't want to call the cops . you want to call domino's .
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has not so much been written as assembled , frankenstein-like , out of other , marginally better shoot-em-ups .
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6,389
there are more shots of children smiling for the camera than typical documentary footage which hurts the overall impact of the film . it's makes a better travelogue than movie .
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like all abstract art , the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way , and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all .
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odd and weird .
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4,751
[green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and i'm just about ready to go to the u . n . and ask permission for a preemptive strike .
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a very well-made , funny and entertaining picture .
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what is 100% missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy , an inkling of genuine wit , and anything resembling acting .
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3,187
a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis .
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1,953
at its best ( and it does have some very funny sequences ) looking for leonard reminds you just how comically subversive silence can be .
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4,635
it briefly flirts with player masochism , but the point of real interest -– audience sadism -- is evaded completely .
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2,910
a surprisingly funny movie .
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3,796
when perry fists a bull at the moore farm , it's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart .
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land , people and narrative flow together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored .
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directing with a sure and measured hand , [haneke] steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology .
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comes across as a fairly weak retooling .
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1,170
even though many of these guys are less than adorable ( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ) , there's something vital about the movie .
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nasty , ugly , pointless and depressing , even if you hate clowns .
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the chocolate factory without charlie .
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not exactly the bees knees
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a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con .
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. . . fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film .
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an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie .
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a compelling story of musical passion against governmental odds .
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it asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up .
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a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving .
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a joyous occasion
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damon brings the proper conviction to his role as [jason bourne] .
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frankly , it's pretty stupid . i had more fun with ben stiller's zoolander , which i thought was rather clever . but there's plenty to offend everyone . . .
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it's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere .
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an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains .
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the bottom line is the piece works brilliantly .
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this time out , [sade] is an unsettlingly familiar figure -- in turns loyal and deceitful , responsible and reckless , idealistically selfless and coldly self-interested .
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despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j . k . rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore .
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despite a story predictable enough to make the sound of music play like a nail-biting thriller , its heart is so much in the right place it is difficult to get really peeved at it .
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an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice unfolds .
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sometimes this modest little number clicks , and sometimes it doesn't .
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6,994
i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around , but maybe it'll be on video by then .
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even if you can't pronounce " gyro " correctly , you'll appreciate much of vardalos' humor , which transcends ethnic boundaries .
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it's not the worst comedy of the year , but it certainly won't win any honors .
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1,512
i have a new favorite musical -- and i'm not even a fan of the genre
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it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but notorious c . h . o . still feels like a promising work-in-progress .
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it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us , folks . it's laughing at us .
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high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor , a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd .
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if nothing else , this movie introduces a promising , unusual kind of psychological horror .
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though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation .
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noyce films it more as a shocking history lesson than as drama .
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the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish .
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pete's screenplay manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish .
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there is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film oscar : make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging , life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture .
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aptly named , this shimmering , beautifully costumed and filmed production doesn't work for me .
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an inept , tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures , it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and no more .
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koepp's screenplay isn't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own .
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smarter than its commercials make it seem .
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as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game , i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor .
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feels aimless for much of its running time , until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives , leaving questions in its wake .
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plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp .
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2,523
farrell . . . thankfully manages to outshine the role and successfully plays the foil to willis's world-weary colonel .
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the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth .
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a gentle blend of present day testimonials , surviving footage of burstein and his family performing , historical archives , and telling stills .
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mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money .
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glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum .
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