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no screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of clones ' last 45 minutes . | 1 |
the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live . ' | 0 |
nothing is sacred in this gut-buster . | 1 |
this is a raw and disturbing tale that took five years to make , and the trio 's absorbing narrative is a heart-wrenching showcase indeed . | 1 |
this charming , thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards . | 1 |
a loud , ugly , irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target . | 0 |
the doofus-on- the-loose banter of welcome to collinwood has a cocky , after-hours loopiness to it . and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is . | 0 |
thanks to ice cube , benjamins feels an awful lot like friday in miami . | 1 |
all in all , an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press , especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate they 're forced to follow . | 1 |
more of the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang , which is good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films . | 1 |
o M-Zltimo suspeito ganha forM-ga ao tambM-im funcionar em uma esfera adicional : a do drama familiar . | 1 |
just what makes us happy , anyway ? | 1 |
director david fincher and writer david koepp ca n't sustain it . | 0 |
an elegant , exquisitely modulated psychological thriller . | 1 |
well-acted , well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too pretentious . | 1 |
seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable , the director 's experiment is a successful one . | 0 |
if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape , in his latest , he 'd have them mate . | 0 |
there 's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that 's what makes it irresistible . | 1 |
sometimes , fond memories should stay in the past : a lesson this film teaches all too well . | 0 |
the movie 's messages are quite admirable , but the story is just too clichM-id and too often strains credulity . | 0 |
this movie . . . does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is . | 0 |
a movie that 's held captive by mediocrity . not bad , but not all that good . bacon keeps things interesting , but do n't go out of your way to pay full price . | 0 |
it 's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman . | 0 |
[ stevens is ] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits . | 0 |
majidi 's direction has never been smoother or more confident . | 1 |
to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it . | 0 |
has its share of arresting images . | 1 |
it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period . | 1 |
the acting is just fine , but there 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff . | 0 |
a smart little indie . | 1 |
here 's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah . | 0 |
a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director anthony friedman 's similarly updated 1970 british production . | 1 |
a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell . | 0 |
a story about intelligent high school students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously . it is also beautifully acted . | 1 |
reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark , while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition . it has no affect on the kurds , but it wore me down . | 0 |
this version moves beyond the original 's nostalgia for the communal film experiences of yesteryear to a deeper realization of cinema 's inability to stand in for true , lived experience . | 1 |
the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler , which opens today in manhattan , is that its protagonist , after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes , remains a complete blank . | 0 |
drawing on an irresistible , languid romanticism , byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth . | 1 |
take away the controversy , and it 's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera . | 0 |
that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor . | 1 |
it is nature against progress . in fessenden 's horror trilogy , this theme has proved important to him and is especially so in the finale . | 1 |
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 1 |
disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material . | 0 |
first and foremost . . . the reason to go see `` blue crush `` is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings . | 1 |
ryan gosling . . . is at 22 a powerful young actor . | 1 |
open-ended and composed of layer upon layer , talk to her is a cinephile 's feast , an invitation to countless interpretations . | 1 |
provides a porthole into that noble , trembling incoherence that defines us all . | 1 |
harris is supposed to be the star of the story , but comes across as pretty dull and wooden . | 0 |
a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy . | 0 |
perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis 's wall of kitsch hard going . | 0 |
a breezy blend of art , history , esoteric musings and philosophy . | 1 |
at its best , which occurs often , michael moore 's bowling for columbine rekindles the muckraking , soul-searching spirit of the 'are we a sick society ? ' journalism of the 1960s . | 1 |
a fine film , but it would be a lot better if it stuck to betty fisher and left out the other stories . | 1 |
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn . | 1 |
birot is a competent enough filmmaker , but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it . | 0 |
it 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor . | 1 |
the leaping story line , shaped by director peter kosminsky into sharp slivers and cutting impressions , shows all the signs of rich detail condensed into a few evocative images and striking character traits . | 1 |
for a film about action , ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever , bogging down in a barrage of hype . | 0 |
`` . . . something appears to have been lost in the translation this time . the importance of being earnest movie seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play . `` | 1 |
what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature . | 0 |
fans of behan 's work and of irish movies in general will be rewarded by borstal boy . | 1 |
[ i ] f you 've been to more than one indie flick in your life , chances are you 've already seen this kind of thing . | 0 |
a savvy exploration of paranoia and insecurity in america 's culture of fear . | 1 |
it plays like a big-budget , after-school special with a generous cast , who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness . | 0 |
not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa 's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur . | 1 |
doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie 's spycraft and uses damon 's ability to be focused and sincere . | 1 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | 1 |
. . . the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) . . . | 0 |
all of the elements are in place for a great film noir , but director george hickenlooper 's approach to the material is too upbeat . | 0 |
when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we 'd live in if argento 's hollywood counterparts . . . had this much imagination and nerve . | 1 |
the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective . | 1 |
the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination . | 1 |
the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects . | 1 |
fails to bring as much to the table . | 0 |
films are made of little moments . changing lanes tries for more . it does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received . | 1 |
there 's little to recommend snow dogs , unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity . | 0 |
a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea . | 1 |
it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so | 0 |
barry convinces us he 's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful . | 1 |
'stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall 's intense freight train of a film . ' | 1 |
lame , haphazard teen comedy . | 0 |
an enjoyable above average summer diversion . | 1 |
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out . | 0 |
i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring . | 0 |
it 's a pleasure to see seinfeld griping about the biz with buddies chris rock , garry shandling and colin quinn . | 1 |
vibrantly colored and beautifully designed , metropolis is a feast for the eyes . | 1 |
there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie . . . that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups . | 0 |
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | 1 |
you have to pay attention to follow all the stories , but they 're each interesting . the movie is well shot and very tragic , and one to ponder after the credits roll . | 1 |
it is a kickass , dense sci-fi action thriller hybrid that delivers and then some . i have n't seen one in so long , no wonder i did n't recognize it at first . | 1 |
the mothman prophecies , which is mostly a bore , seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece . | 0 |
zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted . | 0 |
what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride . this is a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner `` and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen . | 1 |
we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting . | 0 |
as immaculate as stuart little 2 is , it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous . | 0 |
the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission . | 1 |
soul is what 's lacking in every character in this movie and , subsequently , the movie itself . | 0 |
lillard and cardellini earn their scooby snacks , but not anyone else . | 0 |
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 1 |
' . . . both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a hurry , so sit back , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . ' | 1 |
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