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a bland , obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products .
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japan 's premier stylist of sex and blood hits audiences with what may be his most demented film to date .
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a no-holds-barred cinematic treat .
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going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film .
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so fiendishly cunning that even the most jaded cinema audiences will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy , confused , and totally disorientated . not to mention absolutely refreshed .
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stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros . -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end , along with green 's half-hearted movie career .
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the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience .
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whether [ binoche and magimel ] are being charming or angst-ridden , they easily fill their scenes and , fine judges both , never overcook the hysteria .
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a road trip that will get you thinking , 'are we there yet ? '
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instead of trying to bust some blondes , [ diggs ] should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad .
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complex , sinuously plotted and , somehow , off-puttingly cold .
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mana gives us compelling , damaged characters who we want to help -- or hurt .
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philip k . dick must be turning in his grave , along with my stomach .
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it 's funny , as the old saying goes , because it 's true .
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if a big musical number like 'praise the lord , he 's the god of second chances ' does n't put you off , this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids .
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feels slight , as if it were an extended short , albeit one made by the smartest kids in class .
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a fiercely clever and subtle film , capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries .
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where janice beard falters in its recycled aspects , implausibility , and sags in pace , it rises in its courageousness , and comedic employment .
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the sundance film festival has become so buzz-obsessed that fans and producers descend upon utah each january to ferret out the next great thing . 'tadpole ' was one of the films so declared this year , but it 's really more of the next pretty good thing .
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the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure .
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the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced . . . it 's a pity that [ nelson 's ] achievement does n't match his ambition .
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it does n't quite deserve the gong , but there are more fascinating acts than `` confessions of a dangerous mind . ``
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the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants . . . who might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and sounds .
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it 's a talking head documentary , but a great one .
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nicole kidman makes it a party worth attending .
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i still ca n't relate to stuart : he 's a mouse , for cryin ' out loud , and all he does is milk it with despondent eyes and whine that nobody treats him human enough .
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velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified , sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene .
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so beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .
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transforms one of [ shakespeare 's ] deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy .
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this is a truly , truly bad movie .
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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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for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters , the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son .
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the script , the gags , the characters are all direct-to-video stuff , and that 's where this film should have remained .
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as i settled into my world war ii memories , i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances .
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the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is , given its labor day weekend upload , feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits .
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from blushing to gushing -- -imamura squirts the screen in M-^Qwarm water under a red bridge '
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interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen
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it 's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original .
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there 's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance .
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these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds , but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining .
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what 's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children .
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it 's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary . . .
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sex with strangers is fascinating . . .
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this is simply the most fun you 'll ever have with a documentary !
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'if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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while this movie , by necessity , lacks fellowship 's heart , two towers outdoes its spectacle .
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the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of [ godard 's ] vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .
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cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky 's diaries .
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despite some comic sparks , welcome to collinwood never catches fire .
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feels less like it 's about teenagers , than it was written by teenagers .
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highly engaging .
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likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes .
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the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul . . . he elevates the experience to a more mythic level .
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invigorating , surreal , and resonant with a rainbow of emotion .
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ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold .
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for all its plot twists , and some of them verge on the bizarre as the film winds down , blood work is a strong , character-oriented piece .
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lacks depth .
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the threat implied in the title pokM-imon 4ever is terrifying M-^V like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming .
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would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility .
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there 's no emotional pulse to solaris . with an emotional sterility to match its outer space setting , soderbergh 's spectacular swing for the fence yields only a spectacular whiff .
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`` collateral damage `` goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief
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it puts washington , as honest working man john q . archibald , on a pedestal , then keeps lifting the pedestal higher .
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to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed .
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while broomfield 's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture , it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .
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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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[ `` take care of my cat `` ] is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals .
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a fascinating documentary that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system
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some writer dude , i think his name was , uh , michael zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something , but , dude , the only thing that i ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck .
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sometimes , nothing satisfies like old-fashioned swashbuckling . and in this regard , on guard delivers .
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intriguing and downright intoxicating .
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. . . begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully .
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it 's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys , regardless of their ages .
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as a tolerable diversion , the film suffices ; a triumph , however , it is not .
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from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast , bartleby squanders as much as it gives out .
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it 's sweet , harmless , dumb , occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show .
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earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner .
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it 's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational , and yet it 's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff .
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a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s .
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it takes a really long , slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about . so here it is : it 's about a family of sour immortals .
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devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower .
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one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time .
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the script is a disaster , with cloying messages and irksome characters .
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glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum .
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. . . takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport
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one of the film 's most effective aspects is its tchaikovsky soundtrack of neurasthenic regret .
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is truth stranger than fiction ? in [ screenwriter ] charlie kaufman 's world , truth and fiction are equally strange , and his for the taking .
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the problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise , mr . desplechin is content to state it .
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do n't plan on the perfect ending , but sweet home alabama hits the mark with critics who escaped from a small town life .
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broomfield 's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all , and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient .
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la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama , rM-apidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible
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everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel .
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like kubrick , soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way .
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a touching , sophisticated film that almost seems like a documentary in the way it captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes .
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curling may be a unique sport but men with brooms is distinctly ordinary .
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it 's like every bad idea that 's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place , minus those daytime programs ' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ) .
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the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
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. . . perhaps the heaviest , most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world .
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there are a few stabs at absurdist comedy . . . but mostly the humor is of the sweet , gentle and occasionally cloying kind that has become an iranian specialty .
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you 've already seen heartbreak if you 've watched the far superior nurse betty or sunset boulevard . even the unwatchable soapdish is more original .
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
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