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the story and structure are well-honed . fresnadillo 's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that wo n't go away . | 1 |
morton is , as usual , brilliant . | 1 |
a wonderful character-based comedy . | 1 |
even horror fans will most likely not find what they 're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor . | 0 |
some decent actors inflict big damage upon their reputations . | 0 |
i whole-heartedly recommend that everyone see this movie -- for its historical significance alone . | 1 |
it 's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread . | 0 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | 1 |
hugh grant 's act is so consuming that sometimes it 's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are . | 0 |
a tour de force of modern cinema . | 1 |
too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy , vulgar is , truly and thankfully , a one-of-a-kind work . | 0 |
the ending feels at odds with the rest of the film . | 1 |
although the level of the comedy declines as the movie proceeds , there 's no denying the fun of watching de niro and crystal having fun . | 1 |
even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs . sever is a dumb action movie . | 0 |
in addition to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic , this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday . | 1 |
while [ hill ] has learned new tricks , the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film . | 0 |
avary 's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis ' book . | 0 |
brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing , haneke 's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt . | 1 |
jacquot 's strategy allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances . . . while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself . | 1 |
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . | 1 |
interesting , but not compelling . | 0 |
novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama . | 0 |
mr . wollter and ms . seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear . | 0 |
watching the chemistry between freeman and judd , however , almost makes this movie worth seeing . almost . | 0 |
the fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield 's interviewees , or even himself , will not be for much longer . | 1 |
a stunning piece of visual poetry that will , hopefully , be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in australia 's film history . | 1 |
feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention . | 0 |
a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed , but it could have been more . | 1 |
hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people . | 1 |
this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time . | 0 |
a chilly , brooding but quietly resonant psychological study of domestic tension and unhappiness . | 1 |
engages us in constant fits of laughter , until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story , and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched . | 1 |
hard , endearing , caring , warm . bring tissues . | 1 |
several of steven soderbergh 's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist . sadly , full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante . | 0 |
a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable , especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour . | 0 |
like other great documentaries . . . this goes after one truth ( the ford administration 's complicity in tearing 'orphans ' from their mothers ) and stumbles upon others even more compelling . | 1 |
bleakly funny , its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves . | 1 |
it 's the chemistry between the women and the droll scene-stealing wit and wolfish pessimism of anna chancellor that makes this `` two weddings and a funeral `` fun . | 1 |
greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill | 1 |
it 's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal . | 1 |
this rather unfocused , all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens . . . or if it were subtler . . . or if it had a sense of humor . | 0 |
if villainous vampires are your cup of blood , blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest . | 1 |
jackson is always watchable . | 1 |
shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom . | 0 |
characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better . | 0 |
sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies , but fails loudly in execution . | 0 |
for once , a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies , but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own . | 1 |
egoyan 's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you 'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious . | 0 |
about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come . | 1 |
rarely do films come along that are as intelligent , exuberant , and moving as monsoon wedding . | 1 |
exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids . | 0 |
occasionally amateurishly made but a winsome cast and nice dialogue keeps it going . | 1 |
adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized . but what are adults doing in the theater at all ? | 0 |
you 'll gasp appalled and laugh outraged and possibly , watching the spectacle of a promising young lad treading desperately in a nasty sea , shed an errant tear . | 1 |
tense , terrific , sweaty-palmed fun . | 1 |
this new movie version of the alexandre dumas classic is the stuff of high romance , brought off with considerable wit . | 1 |
while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie 's lock , stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod , he 's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle . | 0 |
an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy . | 0 |
mr . goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way . | 0 |
. . . think of it as american pie on valium . | 0 |
too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets . | 0 |
while it regards 1967 as the key turning point of the 20th century , and returns again and again to images of dissidents in the streets , it 's alarmingly current . | 1 |
as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner . | 1 |
most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears . | 0 |
wiseman reveals the victims of domestic abuse in all of their pity and terror . | 1 |
impossible as it may sound , this film 's heart is even more embracing than monty , if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition . | 1 |
like shave ice without the topping , this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless . | 0 |
unlike most teen flicks , swimming takes its time to tell its story , casts mostly little-known performers in key roles , and introduces some intriguing ambiguity . | 1 |
lead actress gaM-o , she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile , is a towering siren . | 1 |
more likely to have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat . | 0 |
the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey . . . [ it ] comes off like a hallmark commercial . | 0 |
it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi . | 0 |
it gets old quickly . watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix -- this is n't worth sitting through . | 0 |
what 's surprising about this traditional thriller , moderately successful but not completely satisfying , is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be . | 0 |
[ barry ] gives assassin a disquieting authority . | 1 |
gently humorous and touching . | 1 |
shot largely in small rooms , the film has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic . | 1 |
a flawed but engrossing thriller . | 1 |
pray 's film works well and will appeal even to those who are n't too familiar with turntablism . | 1 |
a somewhat crudely constructed but gripping , questing look at a person so racked with self-loathing , he becomes an enemy to his own race . | 1 |
less than fresh . | 0 |
' . . . the film 's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . ' | 1 |
an intelligent , moving and invigorating film . | 1 |
even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon . | 1 |
everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had . | 0 |
one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies ever made . | 1 |
it 's hard to imagine alan arkin being better than he is in this performance . | 1 |
what begins as a seemingly brainless , bubbly romantic comedy becomes a cliche-drenched melodrama by mid-film and , by film 's end , a feminist action fantasy . | 0 |
cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most . | 1 |
at its worst the screenplay is callow , but at its best it is a young artist 's thoughtful consideration of fatherhood . | 1 |
the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it does n't make any sense . | 0 |
hits one out of the park for the 'they do n't make 'em like that anymore ' department . | 1 |
flawed , but worth seeing for ambrose 's performance . | 1 |
an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race . | 1 |
the filmmaker 's heart is in the right place . . . | 1 |
for a long time the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them . | 1 |
what with the incessant lounge music playing in the film 's background , you may mistake love liza for an adam sandler chanukah song . | 0 |
its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work . | 1 |
insomnia is one of the year 's best films and pacino gives one of his most daring , and complicated , performances . | 1 |
when in doubt , the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack , throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip . or else a doggie winks . | 0 |
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