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a subtle and well-crafted ( for the most part ) chiller . | 1 |
stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed . | 0 |
the film 's greatest asset is how much it 's not just another connect-the-dots , spy-on-the-run picture . | 1 |
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you ca n't wait to see end . | 0 |
. . . grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces . | 0 |
byler is too savvy a filmmaker to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle . instead , he focuses on the anguish that can develop when one mulls leaving the familiar to traverse uncharted ground . | 1 |
apart from anything else , this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen . | 1 |
denis forges out of the theories of class- based rage and sisterly obsession a razor-sided tuning fork that rings with cultural , sexual and social discord . | 1 |
if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you , then the film is a pleasant enough dish . | 0 |
overall , the film misses the brilliance of jelinek 's novel by some way . it settles for being merely grim . | 0 |
none of his actors stand out , but that 's less of a problem here than it would be in another film : characterization matters less than atmosphere . | 1 |
so many documentaries like this presuppose religious bigotry or zealous nuttiness of its antagonists , but family fundamentals displays a rare gift for unflinching impartiality . | 1 |
the smug , oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive . | 0 |
the trinity assembly approaches the endeavor with a shocking lack of irony , and george ratliff 's documentary , hell house , reflects their earnestness M-^W which makes for a terrifying film . | 1 |
altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece . | 1 |
'punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in . ' | 0 |
and people make fun of me for liking showgirls < / > . | 0 |
in its own floundering way , it gets to you . just like igby . | 1 |
contrasting the original ringu with the current americanized adaptation is akin to comparing the evil dead with evil dead ii | 1 |
do not see this film . | 0 |
real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders . | 0 |
weird , vulgar comedy that 's definitely an acquired taste . | 1 |
the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it . | 1 |
a charmer from belgium . | 1 |
as social exposM-i , skins has its heart in the right place , but that 's not much to hang a soap opera on . | 0 |
the movie , like bartleby , is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes . | 0 |
a dreary indulgence . | 0 |
only for young children , if them . their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes . | 0 |
the venezuelans say things like `` si , pretty much `` and `` por favor , go home `` when talking to americans . that 's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly . `` | 0 |
equilibrium the movie , as opposed to the manifesto , is really , really stupid . | 0 |
downright transparent is the script 's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler `` pg-13 rating . | 0 |
it 's fun , but a psychological mess , with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet . | 0 |
fairly run-of-the-mill . | 0 |
nothing but an episode of smackdown ! in period costume and with a bigger budget . | 0 |
brainy , artistic and muted , almost to the point of suffocation . | 0 |
. . . it 's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy . | 1 |
very much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all . | 0 |
one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there 's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations . | 0 |
playfully profound . . . and crazier than michael jackson on the top floor of a skyscraper nursery surrounded by open windows . | 1 |
the superior plotline is n't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other . | 0 |
[ woo 's ] most resonant film since the killer . | 1 |
a movie just for friday fans , critics be damned . if you already like this sort of thing , this is that sort of thing all over again . | 0 |
highly watchable stuff . | 1 |
a memorable experience that , like many of his works , presents weighty issues colorfully wrapped up in his own idiosyncratic strain of kitschy goodwill . | 1 |
murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy . . . | 1 |
the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense . | 0 |
a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing . | 0 |
jolie 's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips . | 0 |
this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another , narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse , and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing . | 0 |
delivers more than its fair share of saucy hilarity . | 1 |
takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms . | 1 |
equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old 's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451 . | 0 |
a soggy , shapeless mess . . . just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie . | 0 |
chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe . | 0 |
any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things . | 0 |
it 's not particularly well made , but since i found myself howling more than cringing , i 'd say the film works . | 1 |
an enchanting spectacular for potter fans anxious to ride the hogwarts express toward a new year of magic and mischief . | 1 |
it 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and if it is n't entirely persuasive , it does give exposure to some talented performers . | 1 |
the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild , dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy . | 1 |
what 's the most positive thing that can be said about the new rob schneider vehicle ? well , it 's not as pathetic as the animal . | 0 |
for the first time in several years , mr . allen has surpassed himself with the magic he 's spun with the hollywood empress of ms . leoni 's ellie . | 1 |
well-made but mush-hearted . | 0 |
too silly to take seriously . | 0 |
. . . a delightfully unpredictable , hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels . | 1 |
feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place . | 0 |
all ms . jovovich , as the sanctified heroine , has to do is look radiant , grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors , wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters . | 0 |
if you 're over 25 , have an iq over 90 , and have a driver 's license , you should be able to find better entertainment . | 0 |
it 's all pretty tame . the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it . | 0 |
director lee has a true cinematic knack , but it 's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve . | 1 |
my big fat greek wedding is that rare animal known as 'a perfect family film , ' because it 's about family . | 1 |
the band 's courage in the face of official repression is inspiring , especially for aging hippies ( this one included ) . | 1 |
reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies . | 1 |
unlike most anime , whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes , metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile . | 1 |
filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low . fortunately for all involved , this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water . | 0 |
weirdly , broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end , after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car . | 0 |
this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . the characters are interesting and often very creatively constructed from figure to backstory . the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens . | 1 |
maintains your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts . | 1 |
it somehow managed to make its way past my crappola radar and find a small place in my heart | 1 |
a conventional but heartwarming tale . | 1 |
bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies . this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer . | 0 |
. . . plays like a badly edited , 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going . in fact , it does n't even seem like she tried . | 0 |
even if you feel like you 've seen this movie a thousand times before , it is kind of enjoyable thanks mainly to belushi 's easy-going likableness . | 0 |
in the book-on-tape market , the film of `` the kid stays in the picture `` would be an abridged edition | 0 |
for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers , the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear . | 0 |
could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film ? | 1 |
well-nigh unendurable . . . though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull . | 0 |
. . . a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act , only echoes of jordan , and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school . | 0 |
[ lin chung 's ] voice is rather unexceptional , even irritating ( at least to this western ear ) , making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters . | 0 |
provides the kind of 'laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor , amusing characters , and a happy ending . after seeing 'analyze that , ' i feel better already . | 1 |
be forewarned , if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film , you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards . | 0 |
nicks , seemingly uncertain what 's going to make people laugh , runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy . | 0 |
giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies is part of the fun . but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes . | 1 |
it 's clear that mehta simply wanted to update her beloved genre for the thousands of indians who fancy themselves too sophisticated for the cheese-laced spectacles that pack 'em in on the subcontinent . | 1 |
any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment . | 0 |
bad company . bad movie . just plain bad . | 0 |
because eight legged freaks is partly an homage to them , tarantula and other low- budget b-movie thrillers of the 1950s and '60s , the movie is a silly ( but not sophomoric ) romp through horror and hellish conditions . | 1 |
let 's face it -- there are n't many reasons anyone would want to see crossroads if they 're not big fans of teen pop kitten britney spears . | 0 |
not even the hanson brothers can save it | 0 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | 1 |
boisterous , heartfelt comedy . | 1 |
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