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technically , the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial . | 0 |
irwin is so earnest that it 's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs . there are far worse messages to teach a young audience , which will probably be perfectly happy with the sloppy slapstick comedy . | 1 |
going to this movie is a little like chewing whale blubber - it 's an acquired taste that takes time to enjoy , but it 's worth it , even if it does take 3 hours to get through . | 1 |
but the power of these [ subjects ] is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration , rather than contributing to a film 's narrative . | 0 |
star/producer salma hayek and director julie taymor have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character 's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own . | 1 |
unsurprisingly , the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes . | 0 |
about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through . | 0 |
much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep . | 1 |
depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being . | 0 |
as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game , i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor . | 0 |
what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately , it 's moving and it 's talking and it 's occasionally gesturing , sometimes all at once . | 0 |
never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and , along the way , expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds . | 0 |
the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound , the lack of climax and , worst of all , watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film 's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy . | 0 |
maud and roland 's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story , but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy . | 1 |
mais um momento inspirado de david fincher . | 1 |
audrey tatou has a knack for picking roles that magnify her outrageous charm , and in this literate french comedy , she 's as morning-glory exuberant as she was in amM-ilie . | 1 |
its premise is smart , but the execution is pretty weary . | 0 |
the journey is worth your time , especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride . | 1 |
by the end , you just do n't care whether that cold-hearted snake petrovich ( that would be reno ) gets his comeuppance . just bring on the battle bots , please ! | 0 |
a few zingers aside , the writing is indifferent , and jordan brady 's direction is prosaic . | 0 |
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada . | 0 |
as a singular character study , it 's perfect . it 's also the year 's sweetest movie . | 1 |
a dreadful day in irish history is given passionate , if somewhat flawed , treatment . | 1 |
if your taste runs to 'difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it . | 1 |
its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs , the man in the iron mask and the musketeer . | 0 |
really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length . | 0 |
e . t . works because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet . | 1 |
it 's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic . | 0 |
windtalkers blows this way and that , but there 's no mistaking the filmmaker in the tall grass , true to himself . | 1 |
a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times , but this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism . | 1 |
any movie that makes hard work seem heroic deserves a look . | 1 |
unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it . wait for video -- and then do n't rent it . | 0 |
a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france 's most inventive directors . | 1 |
hawke 's film , a boring , pretentious waste of nearly two hours , does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes . | 0 |
despite juliet stevenon 's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela 's emotional roller coaster life , it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs . | 0 |
this bold and lyrical first feature from raja amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wan na have fun into a rousing treatise of sensual empowerment . | 1 |
a full-frontal attack on audience patience . | 0 |
the filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story . | 0 |
it 's a tour de force , written and directed so quietly that it 's implosion rather than explosion you fear . | 1 |
tsai ming-liang has taken his trademark style and refined it to a crystalline point . | 1 |
at the end , when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry , the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside . | 1 |
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes . | 0 |
it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them . | 0 |
japanese director shohei imamura 's latest film is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime . | 1 |
the draw [ for `` big bad love `` ] is a solid performance by arliss howard . | 1 |
`` sorority boys `` was funnier , and that movie was pretty bad . | 0 |
may be the most undeserving victim of critical overkill since town and country . | 1 |
a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age tale . | 1 |
combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time , beck seems to be under the illusion that he 's shooting the latest system of a down video . | 0 |
this is a superior horror flick . | 1 |
sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick , it 's a sitcom without the snap-crackle . | 0 |
serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it . | 0 |
the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack . | 0 |
warmed-over hash . | 0 |
. . . a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional . | 0 |
spectacular in every sense of the word , even if you don ' t know an orc from a uruk-hai . | 1 |
a simple tale of an unlikely friendship , but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances , it has considerable charm . | 1 |
real women may have many agendas , but it also will win you over , in a big way . | 1 |
director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback . | 0 |
hatosy . . . portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue . | 1 |
while the production details are lavish , film has little insight into the historical period and its artists , particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation . | 0 |
we never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity . | 0 |
the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair . | 0 |
a comedy that is warm , inviting , and surprising . | 1 |
`` austin powers in goldmember `` has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end . | 1 |
here , adrian lyne comes as close to profundity as he is likely to get . | 1 |
it may not be `` last tango in paris `` but . . . | 1 |
things really get weird , though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content . | 0 |
you wo n't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who 's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all . | 1 |
as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming . | 1 |
it recycles every clichM-i about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera . | 0 |
was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz ? | 0 |
this is n't even madonna 's swept away . this is her blue lagoon . | 0 |
bennett 's dramatization of her personal descent into post-breakup perdition has a morbid appeal that 's tough to shake . | 1 |
despite a quieter middle section , involving aragorn 's dreams of arwen , this is even better than the fellowship . there are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away . | 1 |
beautifully directed and convincingly acted . | 1 |
the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable . | 1 |
a deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph . | 1 |
a visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects . | 1 |
it 's nice to see piscopo again after all these years , and chaykin and headly are priceless . | 1 |
a truly wonderful tale combined with stunning animation . | 1 |
peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments . | 1 |
although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol ' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor , the result does n't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke . | 0 |
if you like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor , then triple x marks the spot . | 1 |
a comprehensive and provocative film -- one that pushes the boundaries of biography , and challenges its audience . | 1 |
. . . a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that 's likely to irk viewers . | 0 |
the movie is our story as much as it is schmidt 's , no matter if it 's viewed as a self-reflection or cautionary tale . | 1 |
what lee does so marvelously compelling is present brown as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america . . . sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight | 1 |
while the film misfires at every level , the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what 's supposed to be a comedy . | 0 |
it 's a very sincere work , but it would be better as a diary or documentary . | 0 |
smart , provocative and blisteringly funny . | 1 |
truly terrible . | 0 |
writer-director burger imaginatively fans the embers of a dormant national grief and curiosity that has calcified into chronic cynicism and fear . | 1 |
holy mad maniac in a mask , splat-man ! good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back ! | 1 |
worth the effort to watch . | 1 |
if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith , why did n't he just do it , instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ? | 0 |
like the full monty , this is sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll . | 1 |
may lack the pungent bite of its title , but it 's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless . | 1 |
quietly engaging . | 1 |
attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience . | 0 |
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