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it 's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs . -greaseballs mob action-comedy . | 0 |
suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum . punish the vehicle to adore the star . | 0 |
the movie 's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating , though , even if the movie itself does n't stand a ghost of a chance . | 0 |
christina ricci comedy about sympathy , hypocrisy and love is a misfire . | 0 |
as dumb and cheesy as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy . | 0 |
. . . pray does n't have a passion for the material . he nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race . | 1 |
here is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation . | 1 |
the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum . a rumor of angels does n't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness . | 0 |
the setting is so cool that it chills the characters , reducing our emotional stake in the outcome of `` intacto 's `` dangerous and seductively stylish game . | 1 |
rather less than the sum of its underventilated pM-hre-fils confrontations . | 0 |
huppert gives erika a persona that is so intriguing that you find yourself staring hypnotically at her , trying to understand her and wondering if she 'll crack . | 1 |
an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick . | 1 |
it 's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be . but it offers plenty to ponder and chew on as its unusual relationship slowly unfolds . | 1 |
bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability . | 1 |
lanie 's professional success means she must be a failure at life , because she 's driven by ambition and does n't know how to have fun . | 0 |
the notion of deleting emotion from people , even in an advanced prozac nation , is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus . | 0 |
where this was lazy but enjoyable , a formula comedy redeemed by its stars , that is even lazier and far less enjoyable . | 1 |
the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters . . . | 0 |
as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago . . . has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency . | 1 |
abysmally pathetic | 0 |
although the editing might have been tighter , hush ! sympathetically captures the often futile lifestyle of young people in modern japan . | 1 |
antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but , with few exceptions , it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it . | 1 |
based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller , the film gets great laughs , but never at the expense of its characters | 1 |
a generic international version of a typical american horror film . | 0 |
the film 's heady yet far from impenetrable theory suggests that russians take comfort in their closed-off nationalist reality . | 1 |
reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer , but ultimately it 's undone by a sloppy script | 0 |
there 's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for egoyan , but it 's also one that , next to his best work , feels clumsy and convoluted . | 0 |
a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast , actor bill paxton 's directing debut is a creepy slice of gothic rural americana . | 1 |
filled with low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life . | 0 |
the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene , but to diminishing effect . the characters never change . | 0 |
fuller would surely have called this gutsy and at times exhilarating movie a great yarn . | 1 |
as violent , profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen . | 0 |
. . . a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations . | 1 |
the picture 's fascinating byways are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed . | 1 |
in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history , ballistic : ecks vs . sever also features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase . | 0 |
uneasy mishmash of styles and genres . | 0 |
will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002 . | 0 |
sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours . | 0 |
it bites hard . | 0 |
as an entertainment , the movie keeps you diverted and best of all , it lightens your wallet without leaving a sting . | 1 |
this is n't a movie ; it 's a symptom . | 0 |
lacking gravitas , macdowell is a placeholder for grief , and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel . leave these flowers unpicked -- they 're dead on the vine . | 0 |
an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . | 1 |
. . . ambition is in short supply in the cinema , and egoyan tackles his themes and explores his characters ' crises with seriousness and compassion . | 1 |
shot in rich , shadowy black-and-white , devils chronicles , with increasingly amused irony , the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives . | 1 |
it 's fitfully funny but never really takes off . | 0 |
chai 's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack . | 0 |
'how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ' | 0 |
`` mr . deeds `` is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought . | 1 |
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters . | 0 |
what it lacks in substance it makes up for in heart . | 1 |
j . lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie , although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she 's a pretty woman , but she 's no working girl . | 0 |
woody allen has really found his groove these days . the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another . | 0 |
imagine o . henry 's < b > the gift of the magi < /b > relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of nyc 's drug scene . merry friggin ' christmas ! | 1 |
high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character . | 0 |
a portrait of alienation so perfect , it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers . | 0 |
. . . the tale of her passionate , tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form . | 1 |
the impulses that produced this project . . . are commendable , but the results are uneven . | 0 |
city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it 's careful , conscientious and makes no major mistakes . but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing . | 0 |
it 's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that . | 0 |
while the material is slight , the movie is better than you might think . | 0 |
howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they 're often undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject . | 0 |
the audacity to view one of shakespeare 's better known tragedies as a dark comedy is , by itself , deserving of discussion . | 1 |
the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue . | 0 |
so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises | 0 |
a whole lot foul , freaky and funny . | 1 |
tuck everlasting achieves a delicate balance of romantic innocence and philosophical depth . | 1 |
dull , if not devoid of wit , this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history , but scarcely manages more than a modest , snoozy charm . | 0 |
watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt , as if you were paying dues for good books unread , fine music never heard . | 0 |
longley has constructed a remarkably coherent , horrifically vivid snapshot of those turbulent days . | 1 |
any intellectual arguments being made about the nature of god are framed in a drama so clumsy , there is a real danger less sophisticated audiences will mistake it for an endorsement of the very things that bean abhors . | 0 |
it 's an old story , but a lively script , sharp acting and partially animated interludes make just a kiss seem minty fresh . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
the movie does n't add anything fresh to the myth . | 0 |
its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people 's lives cross and change , buffeted by events seemingly out of their control , is intriguing , provocative stuff . | 1 |
blanchett 's performance confirms her power once again . | 1 |
one hour photo is an intriguing snapshot of one man and his delusions ; it 's just too bad it does n't have more flashes of insight . | 1 |
a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home , but your ego and all your problems go with you . | 1 |
for a good chunk of its running time , trapped is an effective and claustrophobic thriller . | 1 |
a new film from bill plympton , the animation master , is always welcome . | 1 |
authentic , and at times endearing , humorous , spooky , educational , but at other times as bland as a block of snow . | 0 |
the story gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense , which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill . | 1 |
follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun . | 0 |
while maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity , this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman 's warmest . | 1 |
this is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer . | 1 |
cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds . | 0 |
the magic ( and original running time ) of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki 's spirited away survives intact in bv 's re-voiced version . | 1 |
unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity ofM-^Eemotional recovery . | 1 |
alternating between facetious comic parody and pulp melodrama , this smart-aleck movie . . . tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life . | 1 |
a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments . | 0 |
the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters . | 1 |
borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu . | 0 |
exactly what its title implies : lusty , boisterous and utterly charming . | 1 |
the film is insightful about kissinger 's background and history . | 1 |
this is mild-mannered , been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant , the outrageous . | 0 |
an exhilarating experience . | 1 |
it is just too bad the film 's story does not live up to its style . | 0 |
yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a can't-miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong . | 0 |
what full frontal lacks in thematic coherence it largely makes up for as loosey-goosey , experimental entertainment . still , i 'm not quite sure what the point isM-^E | 1 |
unless you 're a fanatic , the best advice is : 'scooby ' do n't . | 0 |
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