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. . . a solid , well-formed satire . | 1 |
pumpkin takes an admirable look at the hypocrisy of political correctness , but it does so with such an uneven tone that you never know when humor ends and tragedy begins . | 1 |
ryosuke has created a wry , winning , if languidly paced , meditation on the meaning and value of family . | 1 |
[ evans is ] a fascinating character , and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie . | 0 |
it 's another stale , kill-by-numbers flick , complete with blade-thin characters and terrible , pun-laden dialogue . | 0 |
a loud , witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series . | 0 |
morvern rocks . | 1 |
it 's a testament to de niro and director michael caton-jones that by movie 's end , we accept the characters and the film , flaws and all . | 1 |
those of you who do n't believe in santa claus probably also think that sequels can never capture the magic of the original . well , this movie proves you wrong on both counts . | 1 |
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character . | 0 |
as a first-time director , paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul . | 1 |
it understands , in a way that speaks forcefully enough about the mechanisms of poverty to transcend the rather simplistic filmmaking . | 1 |
visits spy-movie territory like a novel you ca n't put down , examines a footnote to history seldom brought to light on the screen , and keeps you guessing from first frame to last . | 1 |
niccol the filmmaker merges his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words , insinuating , for example , that in hollywood , only god speaks to the press | 1 |
a genuine mind-bender . | 1 |
collapses under its own meager weight . | 0 |
like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert , john q . is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause . | 0 |
an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale . | 1 |
consistently clever and suspenseful . | 1 |
wait for pay per view or rental but do n't dismiss barbershop out of hand . | 0 |
it 's like a drive-by . you can drive right by it without noticing anything special , save for a few comic turns , intended and otherwise . | 0 |
the movie bounces all over the map . | 0 |
ver wiel 's desperate attempt at wit is lost , leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless . | 0 |
it is life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor , funny and sad . | 1 |
manages to transcend the sex , drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer . | 1 |
a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise . | 0 |
this film looks like it was produced in 1954 , shelved for 48 years , and repackaged for a 2002 audience . | 0 |
an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection . | 0 |
[ raimi 's ] matured quite a bit with spider-man , even though it 's one of the most plain white toast comic book films you 'll ever see . | 1 |
returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters , sandler , who also executive produces , has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy . | 0 |
to work , love stories require the full emotional involvement and support of a viewer . that is made almost impossible by events that set the plot in motion . | 0 |
the smash 'em-up , crash 'em-up , shoot 'em-up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense . | 0 |
goes a long way on hedonistic gusto . | 1 |
this cloying , voices-from-the-other-side story is hell . | 0 |
with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea , this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool . | 0 |
maid in manhattan might not look so appealing on third or fourth viewing down the road . . . but as a high concept vehicle for two bright stars of the moment who can rise to fans ' lofty expectations , the movie passes inspection . | 1 |
you will emerge with a clearer view of how the gears of justice grind on and the death report comes to share airtime alongside the farm report . | 1 |
daughter from danang reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds . it does n't flinch from its unsettling prognosis , namely , that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain . | 1 |
'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola 's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about | 0 |
marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary . | 1 |
an amateurish , quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video . | 0 |
trailer park magnolia : too long , too cutesy , too sure of its own importance , and possessed of that peculiar tension of being too dense & about nothing at all . | 0 |
this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen , but it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep . | 1 |
terrific performances , great to look at , and funny . a little uneven to be the cat 's meow , but it 's good enough to be the purr . | 1 |
cockettes has the glorious , gaudy benefit of much stock footage of those days , featuring all manner of drag queen , bearded lady and lactating hippie . | 1 |
two-bit potboiler . | 0 |
a mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in . | 1 |
leaks treacle from every pore . | 0 |
i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again . | 0 |
one of the year 's best films , featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore . | 1 |
festers in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you . | 0 |
before long , the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon . | 0 |
a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff . | 0 |
we 've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher . | 1 |
it 's so good that you can practically see the hollywood 'suits ' trying to put together the cast and filmmaking team for the all-too -inevitable american remake . | 1 |
if you 're not the target demographic . . . this movie is one long chick-flick slog . | 0 |
confessions is n't always coherent , but it 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong . | 1 |
not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me , it was just a matter of 'eh . ' | 0 |
if you pitch your expectations at an all time low , you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce . | 0 |
the attempt is courageous , even if the result is wildly uneven . | 0 |
bisset delivers a game performance , but she is unable to save the movie . | 0 |
the cast is uniformly excellent and relaxed . | 1 |
as lo-fi as the special effects are , the folks who cobbled nemesis together indulge the force of humanity over hardware in a way that george lucas has long forgotten . | 1 |
your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make . | 0 |
romantic , riveting and handsomely animated . | 1 |
you . . . get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone . | 0 |
it 's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion 's attentions . | 1 |
a well-rounded tribute to a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone . | 1 |
spy-vs . -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together . | 0 |
it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout . | 1 |
oddly , the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds , but strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny . | 1 |
family portrait of need , neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking . | 1 |
despite impeccable acting . . . and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even , at times , preposterous ) turns , love is just too , too precious in the end . | 0 |
it is that rare combination of bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness . | 0 |
what we get . . . is caddyshack crossed with the loyal order of raccoons . | 0 |
some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being . | 0 |
. . . a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind . | 1 |
i hate this movie | 0 |
a sports movie with action that 's exciting on the field and a story you care about off it . | 1 |
nicole kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while . | 1 |
fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters . and forget about any attempt at a plot ! | 0 |
the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together . | 1 |
the story feels more like a serious read , filled with heavy doses of always enticing sayles dialogue . | 1 |
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions . | 0 |
a sharp , amusing study of the cult of celebrity . | 1 |
a nearly 21/2 hours , the film is way too indulgent . | 0 |
it 's a long way from orwell 's dark , intelligent warning cry [ 1984 ] to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium , and what once was conviction is now affectation . | 0 |
wonder , hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars | 1 |
it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did . | 0 |
this is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least . | 0 |
a highly spirited , imaginative kid 's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god stuck in heaven because he 's afraid of his best-known creation ? | 1 |
my reaction in a word : disappointment . his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it . | 0 |
hey arnold ! is now stretched to barely feature length , with a little more attention paid to the animation . still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett 's story is appealing . | 0 |
although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants , dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell . | 1 |
`` white oleander , `` the movie , is akin to a reader 's digest condensed version of the source material . | 1 |
watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it . | 0 |
a fresh , entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles . | 1 |
[ d ] espite its familiar subject matter , ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing . . . | 1 |
just not campy enough | 0 |
the reason i found myself finally unmoved by this film , which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say , is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory . | 0 |
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