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admirable , certainly , but not much fun to watch . for caine lovers only .
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there is no insight into the anguish of heidi 's life -- only a depiction of pain , today 's version of greek tragedy , the talk-show guest decrying her fate .
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[ `` safe conduct `` ] is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage . viva le resistance !
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any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script , though with the same number of continuity errors .
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guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled .
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griffiths proves she 's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession .
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never lets go your emotions , taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches . . . gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving .
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the most consistently funny of the austin powers films .
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visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
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adams , with four scriptwriters , takes care with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel .
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'god help us , but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves . '
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a faster paced family flick . upper teens may get cynical . smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy .
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the storylines are woven together skilfully , the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking , and the overall experience is awesome .
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. . . the gentle melding of drama and comedy makes `` what time is it there ? `` something the true film buff will enjoy .
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stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time .
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the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors ' moments .
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the film 's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original , but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters .
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it 's a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth .
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a lifetime movie about men .
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kids five and up will be delighted with the fast , funny , and even touching story . parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .
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rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down .
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it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it .
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director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10 , 000 times .
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a non-mystery mystery .
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a direct-to-void release , heading nowhere .
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if you 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before , but several movies have - take heart . this is the best star trek movie in a long time .
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if swimfan does catch on , it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh .
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the last three narcissists left on earth compete for each others ' affections .
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the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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there has to be a few advantages to never growing old . like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100 .
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one of those rare , exhilarating cinematic delights that gets even better in hindsight , as you mull over its every nuance in your mind .
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one of the worst films of 2002 .
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. . . `` bowling for columbine `` remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film . . .
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if steven soderbergh 's 'solaris ' is a failure it is a glorious failure .
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a little less extreme than in the past , with longer exposition sequences between them , and with fewer gags to break the tedium .
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gondry 's direction is adequate . . . but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman 's script .
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the date movie that franz kafka would have made .
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a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations . it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here .
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while there are times when the film 's reach exceeds its grasp , the production works more often than it does n't .
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a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat .
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while mcfarlane 's animation lifts the film firmly above the level of other coming-of-age films . . . it 's also so jarring that it 's hard to get back into the boys ' story .
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it should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit . so i just did .
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manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state .
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`` analyze that `` is one of those crass , contrived sequels that not only fails on its own , but makes you second-guess your affection for the original .
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feels familiar and tired .
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since lee is a sentimentalist , the film is more worshipful than your random e ! true hollywood story .
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a close-to-solid espionage thriller with the misfortune of being released a few decades too late .
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captures all the longing , anguish and ache , the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world .
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`` the mothman prophecies `` is a difficult film to shake from your conscience when night falls .
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presents a good case while failing to provide a reason for us to care beyond the very basic dictums of human decency .
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it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has .
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the script 's judgment and sense of weight is way , way off .
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william shatner , as a pompous professor , is the sole bright spot . . .
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[ grant ] goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it .
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this new zealand coming-of-age movie is n't really about anything . when it 's this rich and luscious , who cares ?
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the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day .
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cinematic poo .
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this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers . for the rest of us , sitting through dahmer 's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .
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. . . a cheap , ludicrous attempt at serious horror .
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fans of plympton 's shorts may marginally enjoy the film , but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers .
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allen 's funniest and most likeable movie in years .
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with 'bowling for columbine , ' michael moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear .
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adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
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guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things . she lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs .
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full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in .
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a delirious celebration of the female orgasm .
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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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utter mush . . . conceited pap .
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well , it does go on forever .
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[ a ] boldly stroked , luridly coloured , uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain .
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a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every clichM-i of japanese animation while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage .
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an enigmatic film that 's too clever for its own good , it 's a conundrum not worth solving .
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for anyone who grew up on disney 's 1950 treasure island , or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic , this one feels like an impostor .
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this nickleby thing might have more homosexual undertones than an eddie murphy film . and just when you think it ca n't get any more gay , in pops nathan lane .
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smith finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise .
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the casting of raymond j . barry as the 'assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger 's impressive fake documentary .
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sluggish , tonally uneven .
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the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny .
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the redeeming feature of chan 's films has always been the action , but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and , what 's worse , routine .
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the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms . ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting .
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each story on its own could have been expanded and worked into a compelling single feature , but in its current incarnation , storytelling never quite gets over its rather lopsided conception .
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with danilo donati 's witty designs and dante spinotti 's luscious cinematography , this might have made a decent children 's movie -- if only benigni had n't insisted on casting himself in the title role .
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the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides . . . [ and ] personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy .
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all the actors are good in pauline & paulette but van der groen , described as 'belgium 's national treasure , ' is especially terrific as pauline .
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the most compelling wiseman epic of recent years .
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it 's not the worst comedy of the year , but it certainly wo n't win any honors .
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even in its most tedious scenes , russian ark is mesmerizing .
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. . . the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex , outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs .
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most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure are still there .
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even if you do n't know the band or the album 's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve , and you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st century .
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some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date , only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments .
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it 's a glorious groove that leaves you wanting more .
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the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence , but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why .
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because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before .
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there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies .
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the whole is quite entertaining , but despite its virtues , there is an unsettled feeling to the film .
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manages to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting .
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a relatively effective little potboiler until its absurd , contrived , overblown , and entirely implausible finale .
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a creaky staircase gothic .
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humorous , artsy , and even cute , in an off-kilter , dark , vaguely disturbing way .
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