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its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart . | 1 |
a marvel like none you 've seen . | 1 |
. . . would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie 's edges . | 0 |
seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work . | 1 |
takes one character we do n't like and another we do n't believe , and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and is n't very funny . | 0 |
patchy combination of soap opera , low-tech magic realism and , at times , ploddingly sociological commentary . | 0 |
i liked the movie , but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further . i 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't . | 0 |
there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) , but `` elling `` manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases . | 1 |
writer-director 's mehta 's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture , the intoxicating masala , of cultures and film genres . | 1 |
as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type , more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else . | 0 |
although based on a real-life person , john , in the movie , is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours . | 0 |
boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up , but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect . | 0 |
even with its $ 50-million us budget , pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture . | 0 |
the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump . | 0 |
what you get with empire is a movie you 've seen many times before , repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead . | 0 |
throwing caution to the wind with an invitation to the hedonist in us all , nair has constructed this motion picture in such a way that even the most cynical curmudgeon with find himself or herself smiling at one time or another . | 1 |
the byplay and bickering between the now spy-savvy siblings , carmen ( vega ) and juni ( sabara ) cortez , anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take . | 1 |
. . . no charm , no laughs , no fun , no reason to watch . | 0 |
the rock is destined to be the 21st century 's new `` conan `` and that he 's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal . | 1 |
is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ? | 0 |
like the film 's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early-'80s suburbia , it 's significant without being overstated . | 1 |
enjoyably fast-moving , hard-hitting documentary . | 1 |
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . | 1 |
puportedly `` based on true events , `` a convolution of language that suggests it 's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story `` with a straight face . | 0 |
the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down . | 0 |
a well-executed spy-thriller . | 1 |
. . . nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects . | 0 |
by the standards of knucklehead swill , the hot chick is pretty damned funny . | 1 |
a blessed gift to film geeks and historians . if the '70 's were your idea of a good time at the movies , this will make you very happy . | 1 |
it 's rare to find a film that dazzles the eye , challenges the brain , and satisfies our lust for fast-paced action , but minority report delivers all that and a whole lot more . | 1 |
true tale of courage -- and complicity -- at auschwitz is a harrowing drama that tries to tell of the unspeakable . | 1 |
sean penn , you owe nicolas cage an apology . | 1 |
this cuddly sequel to the 1999 hit is a little more visually polished , a little funnier , and a little more madcap . | 1 |
faithful without being forceful , sad without being shrill , `` a walk to remember `` succeeds through sincerity . | 1 |
a fantastic premise anchors this movie , but what it needs is either a more rigid , blair witch-style commitment to its mockumentary format , or a more straightforward , dramatic treatment , with all the grandiosity that that implies . | 1 |
one of the best inside-show-biz yarns ever . | 1 |
blue crush follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling . | 0 |
topics that could make a sailor blush - but lots of laughs . | 1 |
this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change , but the song remains the same . | 0 |
. . . a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet . | 1 |
that the e-graveyard holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy . | 1 |
holm does his sly , intricate magic , and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin . | 1 |
by-the-numbers yarn . | 0 |
one of the most haunting , viciously honest coming-of-age films in recent memory . | 1 |
there 's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan 's prefeminist plight , so we 're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity . | 0 |
it 's not a great monster movie . but if you 've paid a matinee price and bought a big tub of popcorn , there 's guilty fun to be had here . chomp chomp ! | 1 |
the movie 's plot is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh . | 0 |
though the film is well-intentioned , one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable . | 0 |
this is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography . | 1 |
the direction , by george hickenlooper , has no snap to it , no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism . | 0 |
the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it | 0 |
a great ending does n't make up for a weak movie , and crazy as hell does n't even have a great ending . | 0 |
if you think it 's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman 's clothes , then you 'll enjoy the hot chick . | 0 |
jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company . | 0 |
the humor is forced and heavy-handed , and occasionally simply unpleasant . | 0 |
stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , but one of the best love stories of any stripe . | 1 |
steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches . | 1 |
the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year . | 0 |
i do n't think i 've been as entranced and appalled by an asian film since shinya tsukamoto 's iron man . | 1 |
an `` o bruin , where art thou ? `` -style cross-country adventure . . . it has sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack . | 0 |
as literary desecrations go , this makes for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children 's entertainment . you 'll forget about it by monday , though , and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste , so will your kids . | 1 |
mike white 's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make `` `` the good girl `` a film worth watching . | 1 |
just an average comedic dateflick but not a waste of time . | 0 |
good for a few unintentional laughs , `` extreme ops `` was obviously made for the `` xxx `` crowd , people who enjoy mindless action without the benefit of decent acting , writing , and direction . | 0 |
a wildly entertaining scan of evans ' career . | 1 |
the film is flat . | 0 |
director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the `` miami vice `` checklist of power boats , latin music and dog tracks . he does n't , however , deliver nearly enough of the show 's trademark style and flash . | 0 |
garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work . | 1 |
whereas last year 's exemplary sexy beast seemed to revitalize the british gangster movie , this equally brutal outing merely sustains it . | 0 |
the pairing does sound promising in theory . . . but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners . | 0 |
the closest thing to the experience of space travel | 1 |
a moody , multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery , solaris is a thought-provoking , haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate . | 1 |
in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , changing lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight . | 1 |
sticky sweet sentimentality , clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation . | 0 |
hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman 's breakdown , the film nevertheless works up a few scares . | 0 |
watching this film , what we feel is n't mainly suspense or excitement . the dominant feeling is something like nostalgia . | 1 |
do n't waste your money . | 0 |
the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure . | 1 |
the philosophical musings of the dialogue jar against the tawdry soap opera antics of the film 's action in a way that is surprisingly enjoyable . | 1 |
worth watching for dong jie 's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change . | 1 |
rifkin 's references are . . . impeccable throughout . | 1 |
close enough in spirit to its freewheeling trash-cinema roots to be a breath of fresh air . | 1 |
credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it feel realistic . | 1 |
the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just wo n't fly with most intelligent viewers . | 0 |
a dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater provides . | 1 |
one of the best rock documentaries ever . wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many . | 1 |
it 's all stitched together with energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage . | 1 |
if you 're hard up for raunchy college humor , this is your ticket right here . | 1 |
ms . hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda 's ultimate fate . | 1 |
. . . a bland murder-on-campus yawner . | 0 |
. . . the implication is kissinger may have decided that when it comes to truncheoning it 's better to give than to receive . | 1 |
do n't judge this one too soon - it 's a dark , gritty story but it takes off in totally unexpected directions and keeps on going . | 1 |
achieves a sort of filmic epiphany that revels in the true potential of the medium . | 1 |
it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film . | 1 |
clever , brutal and strangely soulful movie . | 1 |
maneuvers skillfully through the plot 's hot brine -- until it 's undone by the sogginess of its contemporary characters , and actors . | 1 |
the powder blues and sun-splashed whites of tunis make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs . | 1 |
the film jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod . | 1 |
there is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that 's hard to resist . | 1 |
. . . a true delight . | 1 |
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