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sounding like arnold schwarzenegger , with a physique to match , [ ahola ] has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation . | 0 |
arty gay film . | 0 |
most of the supporting characters in eastwood films are weak , as are most of the subplots . this one 's weaker than most . | 0 |
the plot 's contrivances are uncomfortably strained . | 0 |
pacino is brilliant as the sleep-deprived dormer , his increasing weariness as much existential as it is physical . | 1 |
[ while the last metro ] was more melodramatic , confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions , while tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history . | 1 |
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin . | 0 |
the film delivers not just the full assault of reno 's immense wit and insight , but a time travel back to what it felt like during those unforgettably uncertain days . | 1 |
you wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies . | 1 |
one of the best films i have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense . | 1 |
a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast , but never quite gets off the ground . | 0 |
last orders nurtures the multi-layers of its characters , allowing us to remember that life 's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced . it 's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective . | 1 |
a deliciously mordant , bitter black comedy . | 1 |
what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between . | 0 |
the film serves as a valuable time capsule to remind us of the devastating horror suffered by an entire people . | 1 |
elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy . | 1 |
a sensitive and astute first feature by anne-sophie birot . | 1 |
the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles . | 0 |
a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs . | 1 |
it will break your heart many times over . | 1 |
an exhausting family drama about a porcelain empire and just as hard a flick as its subject matter . | 0 |
definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum . | 0 |
as they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies , signs is a tribute to shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project . | 1 |
ice age wo n't drop your jaw , but it will warm your heart , and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up . | 1 |
it 's a cool event for the whole family . maybe not a classic , but a movie the kids will want to see over and over again . | 1 |
. . . bibbidy-bobbidi-bland . | 0 |
exploits [ headbanger ] stereotypes in good fun , while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter . | 1 |
beneath the film 's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination , backed by sheer nerve . | 1 |
the plot is so amusingly contrived and outlandish in its coincidences that no one could ever mistake it for anything resembling reality | 1 |
kinnear does n't aim for our sympathy , but rather delivers a performance of striking skill and depth . | 1 |
aside from minor tinkering , this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994 , except that it looks even better . | 1 |
does n't add up to much . | 0 |
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture . | 1 |
suffers from its timid parsing of the barn-side target of sons trying to breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers . | 1 |
earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable , green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese . | 1 |
maybe it 's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages , but something aboul `` full frontal `` seems , well , contrived . | 0 |
an appalling 'ace ventura ' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak , former wrestler chyna and dolly parton . if any of them list this 'credit ' on their resumes in the future , that 'll be much funnier than anything in the film . . . | 0 |
a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky , spirited fashion . | 1 |
os problemas tM-jm inM-mcio a partir do momento em que saM-mmos do cinema e comeM-gamos a pensar sobre o que acabamos de ver . M-I entM-co que sinais realmente desaponta . | 1 |
`` what john does is heroic , but we do n't condone it , `` one of the film 's stars recently said , a tortuous comment that perfectly illustrates the picture 's moral schizophrenia . | 0 |
expect no major discoveries , nor any stylish sizzle , but the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women . | 1 |
generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters . | 1 |
[ fiji diver rusi vulakoro and the married couple howard and michelle hall ] show us the world they love and make us love it , too . | 1 |
spielberg is the rare director who does not want to invite viewers to gawk at or applaud his special effects . he just wants them to be part of the action , the wallpaper of his chosen reality . here , thankfully , they are . | 1 |
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito 's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless . | 0 |
a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece of hackery . | 0 |
pete 's screenplay manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish . | 1 |
completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i 'm not sure could be a single iota worse . . . a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage . | 0 |
the movie has lots of dancing and fabulous music . there are slow and repetitive parts , but it has just enough spice to keep it interesting . | 1 |
far more enjoyable than its predecessor . | 0 |
theirs is a simple and heart-warming story , full of mirth that should charm all but the most cynical . | 1 |
this may be the dumbest , sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer 's coming-of-age . | 0 |
it 's a trifle of a movie , with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center . | 0 |
if you love motown music , you 'll love this documentary . | 1 |
observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom . | 0 |
after a while , hoffman 's quirks and mannerisms , particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial . | 0 |
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer . | 0 |
there 's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance . | 1 |
the techno tux is good for a few laughs , as are chan and hewitt , but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff , we ca n't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo . | 0 |
director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand . | 1 |
a combination of standard , stiff tv-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the characters barely move . | 0 |
it 's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue , only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen . | 1 |
i can easily imagine benigni 's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial . coal is n't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children 's stockings . | 0 |
a solid piece of journalistic work that draws a picture of a man for whom political expedience became a deadly foreign policy . | 1 |
just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer . | 1 |
deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits . | 0 |
notorious c . h . o . has oodles of vulgar highlights . | 1 |
video games are more involving than this mess . | 0 |
a tough go , but leigh 's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness , offsets to a notable degree the film 's often-mined and despairing milieu . | 0 |
a smart , witty follow-up . | 1 |
the problem with this film is that it 's forced to make its characters idiots in order to advance the plot . had anyone here done anything remotely intelligent , we all could have stopped watching long ago . | 0 |
ya-yas everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film . | 1 |
lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward , static , and lifeless rumblings . | 0 |
a welcome relief from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic , this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story . | 1 |
an absorbing trip into the minds and motivations of people under stress as well as a keen , unsentimental look at variations on the theme of motherhood . | 1 |
while scorsese 's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that `` gangs `` is never lethargic , the movie is hindered by a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about . | 1 |
the milieu is wholly unconvincing . . . and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch . | 0 |
bon appM-itit ! just like a splendid meal , red dragon satisfies from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified cuisine and palatable presentation . | 1 |
it 's enough to watch huppert scheming , with her small , intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain , and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins . | 1 |
a thoroughly awful movie -- dumb , narratively chaotic , visually sloppy . . . a weird amalgam of 'the thing ' and a geriatric 'scream . ' | 0 |
moore provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought . better still , he does all of this , and more , while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift . | 1 |
for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs . spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . | 0 |
you might say tykwer has done all that heaven allows , if you wanted to make as anti-kieslowski a pun as possible . suffice to say its total promise is left slightly unfulfilled . | 0 |
it 's leaden and predictable , and laughs are lacking . | 0 |
would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed 'the french lieutenant 's woman . ' | 1 |
the boys ' sparring , like the succession of blows dumped on guei , wears down the story 's more cerebral , and likable , plot elements . | 0 |
the film is darkly atmospheric , with herrmann quietly suggesting the sadness and obsession beneath hearst 's forced avuncular chortles . | 1 |
dark and disturbing , but also surprisingly funny . | 1 |
co-writer/director jonathan parker 's attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short . | 0 |
much like robin williams , death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date . | 0 |
ultimately , the message of trouble every day seems to be that all sexual desire disrupts life 's stasis . | 1 |
jackson and co have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema . | 1 |
the title 's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is . | 0 |
can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure ? | 1 |
[ it ] has the feel of a summer popcorn movie . nothing too deep or substantial . explosions , jokes , and sexual innuendoes abound . | 1 |
it 's often infuriatingly glib and posturing , and yet it has been made with great evident care and manages to deliver up the man in a way to arouse further curiosity in even the most unknowing viewer . | 1 |
characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses , no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs . | 0 |
notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , i 'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl- | 1 |
the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world . | 1 |
who are 'they ' ? well , they 're 'they ' . they 're the unnamed , easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid . they exist for hushed lines like `` they 're back ! `` , `` they 're out there ! `` and `` they 're coming ! `` | 0 |
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