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it's a beautifully accomplished lyrical meditation on a bunch of despondent and vulnerable characters living in the renown chelsea hotel . . .
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if the plot seems a bit on the skinny side , that's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in…and making you sweat .
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but this is lohman's film . her performance moves between heartbreak and rebellion as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks .
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the film is painfully authentic , and the performances of the young players are utterly convincing .
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there are times when you wish that the movie had worked a little harder to conceal its contrivances , but brown sugar turns out to be a sweet and enjoyable fantasy .
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scherfig , the writer-director , has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar . yes , soar .
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3,765
here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior .
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samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness , although , it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal
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fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense .
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an ideal love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre .
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the complex , politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before .
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6,621
confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please , and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses , nor their characters , deserve .
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some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling .
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offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs . . . a sad sitcom of a movie , largely devoid of charm .
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godawful boring slug of a movie .
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4,131
the characters seem one-dimensional , and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience .
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for the most part , it works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera .
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this pathetic junk is barely an hour long . nevertheless , it still seems endless .
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spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels : it actually improves upon the original hit movie .
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5,115
4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .
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. . . ( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie .
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4,630
it's deep-sixed by a compulsion to catalog every bodily fluids gag in there's something about mary and devise a parallel clone-gag .
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it's not exactly a gourmet meal but the fare is fair , even coming from the drive-thru .
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6,282
a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita .
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4,080
so stupid , so ill-conceived , so badly drawn , it created whole new levels of ugly .
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. . . an unimaginative , nasty , glibly cynical piece of work .
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just like every other seagal movie , only louder and without that silly ponytail .
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the film is one of the year's best .
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all analyze that proves is that there is really only one movie's worth of decent gags to be gleaned from the premise .
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is " ballistic " worth the price of admission ? absolutely not . it sucked . would i see it again ? please see previous answer .
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just what makes us happy , anyway ?
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what elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish .
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4,302
this is no " waterboy ! "
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feature debuter d . j . caruso directs a crack ensemble cast , bringing screenwriter tony gayton's narcotics noir to life .
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this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd , and that's about all it does well .
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. . . planos fijos , tomas largas , un ritmo pausado y una sutil observación de sus personajes , sin estridencias ni grandes revelaciones .
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what makes the movie a comedy is the way it avoids the more serious emotions involved .
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dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting , and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation .
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[johnnie to and wai ka fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers .
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boisterous , heartfelt comedy .
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wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film .
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a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look , rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense .
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slow and ponderous , but rohmer's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion , sacrifice , and christian love in the face of political corruption .
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jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar .
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if you can get past the fantastical aspects and harsh realities of " the isle " you'll get a sock-you-in-the-eye flick that is a visual tour-de-force and a story that is unlike any you will likely see anywhere else .
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mr . parker has brilliantly updated his source and grasped its essence , composing a sorrowful and hilarious tone poem about alienated labor , or an absurdist workplace sitcom .
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5,156
burns' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off .
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ozpetek offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex , and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves .
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manages to be wholesome and subversive at the same time .
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[t]here's only so much anyone can do with a florid , overplotted , anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them .
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we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again .
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the movie makes absolutely no sense . its underlying mythology is a hodgepodge of inconsistencies that pose the question : since when did dumb entertainment have to be this dumb ?
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the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial .
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holden caulfield did it better .
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an escapist confection that's pure entertainment .
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a stupid , derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense .
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the editing is chaotic , the photography grainy and badly focused , the writing unintentionally hilarious , the direction unfocused , the performances as wooden .
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an impressive debut for first-time writer-director mark romanek , especially considering his background is in music video .
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fessenden's narrative is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy .
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[t]hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriously , and the stepford wives mentality doesn't work in a modern context .
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'men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib , but recycles the same premise .
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it's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads . it's quite another to feel physically caught up in the process .
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nothing but an episode of smackdown ! in period costume and with a bigger budget .
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the film is really not so much bad as bland .
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this is one of mr . chabrol's subtlest works , but also one of his most uncanny .
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clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence .
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yet another weepy southern bore-athon .
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the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us . this is not a classical dramatic animated feature , nor a hip , contemporary , in-jokey one . it's sort of in-between , and it works .
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the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic .
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marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary .
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barney has created a tour de force that is weird , wacky and wonderful .
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christina ricci comedy about sympathy , hypocrisy and love is a misfire .
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hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples , and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications .
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it plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its " dead wife communicating from beyond the grave " framework is even remotely new or interesting .
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a solid , psychological action film from hong kong .
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the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild , dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy .
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one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music , and many inimitable scenes of tenderness , loss , discontent , and yearning .
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it's another stale , kill-by-numbers flick , complete with blade-thin characters and terrible , pun-laden dialogue .
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nothing more than a mediocre trifle .
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spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it , but " spider-man " certainly delivers the goods .
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ozpetek's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie .
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if mr . zhang's subject matter is , to some degree at least , quintessentially american , his approach to storytelling might be called iranian .
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steers , in his feature film debut , has created a brilliant motion picture .
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a thought-provoking picture .
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offers a breath of the fresh air of true sophistication .
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please , someone , stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film .
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though certainly original in form , altar boys requires a taste for swamp thing-type animation , doubled with a deafening score .
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directed in a flashy , empty sub-music video style by a director so self-possessed he actually adds a period to his first name
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the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations . then lower them a bit more .
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fessenden continues to do interesting work , and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget . but the problem with wendigo , for all its effective moments , isn't really one of resources .
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it cannot even be dubbed hedonistic .
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the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off .
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will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it .
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an engaging overview of johnson's eccentric career .
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offers an unusual opportunity to observe the inequities in the death penalty , not just the inherent immorality but also the haphazard administration of it and public misperception of how the whole thing works .
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it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull , nerdy folks that inhabit cherish .
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the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting .
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as an actor's showcase , hart's war has much to recommend it , even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player . as a story of dramatic enlightenment , the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired .
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dog soldiers doesn't transcend genre -- it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it .
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a carefully structured scream of consciousness that is tortured and unsettling--but unquestionably alive .
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