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has an uppity musical beat that you can dance to , but its energy ca n't compare to the wit , humor and snappy dialogue of the original . if i want music , i 'll buy the soundtrack . if i want a real movie , i 'll buy the criterion dvd . | 0 |
manages to delight without much of a story . | 1 |
while glover , the irrepressible eccentric of river 's edge , dead man and back to the future , is perfect casting for the role , he represents bartleby 's main overall flaw . | 0 |
the camera whirls ! the camera twirls ! oh , look at that clever angle ! wow , a jump cut ! | 0 |
mattei so completely loses himself to the film 's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money . | 0 |
a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'empowerment . ' | 0 |
the very definition of the 'small ' movie , but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher . | 1 |
the umpteenth summer skinny dip in jerry bruckheimer 's putrid pond of retread action twaddle . | 0 |
evokes a palpable sense of disconnection , made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones . | 1 |
whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing , who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche . | 0 |
a highly watchable , giggly little story with a sweet edge to it . | 1 |
scotland , pa . blurs the line between black comedy and black hole . | 0 |
new best friend should n't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video . | 0 |
this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater | 0 |
the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing . | 0 |
i did n't laugh . i did n't smile . i survived . | 0 |
a work of astonishing delicacy and force . | 1 |
a half-assed film . | 0 |
comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special , freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class . . . . designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears , `` crossroads `` instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns . | 0 |
offers much to enjoy . . . and a lot to mull over in terms of love , loyalty and the nature of staying friends . | 1 |
between them , de niro and murphy make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season . | 1 |
it might not be 1970s animation , but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons M-^V a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness . | 0 |
there are times when a rumor of angels plays like an extended episode of touched by an angel -- a little too much dancing , a few too many weeping scenes -- but i liked its heart and its spirit . | 1 |
a peculiar misfire that even tunney ca n't save . | 0 |
mr . spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned . and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 1 |
it 's definitely a step in the right direction . | 1 |
the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way . | 1 |
stuffed to the brim with ideas , american instigator michael moore 's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition . | 1 |
it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days . | 1 |
for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy 's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies . | 0 |
. . . only bond can save us from the latest eccentric , super-wealthy megalomaniac bent on world domination and destruction . | 1 |
bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness . | 1 |
my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack . | 0 |
a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to . | 0 |
meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured , dull artist and monster-in-the- making . | 0 |
a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan . he may have meant the internet short saving ryan 's privates . but windtalkers does n't beat that one , either . | 0 |
delia , greta , and paula rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year . as each of them searches for their place in the world , miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking , flawed humanity . | 1 |
it 's tough , astringent , darkly funny and . . . well , it 's also generic , untidy , condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning . | 0 |
together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death . in the process , they demonstrate that there 's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema . | 1 |
it makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing . | 1 |
a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun . | 1 |
lawrence plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy . | 1 |
despite besson 's high-profile name being wasabi 's big selling point , there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone . | 1 |
run , do n't walk , to see this barbed and bracing comedy on the big screen . | 1 |
family fare . | 1 |
your response to its new sequel , analyze that , may hinge on what you thought of the first film . | 1 |
frida is certainly no disaster , but neither is it the kahlo movie frida fans have been looking for . | 0 |
why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ? | 0 |
the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure . | 0 |
one-of-a-kind near-masterpiece . | 1 |
. . . a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex , drugs and rock 'n ' roll . | 1 |
`` red dragon `` is entertaining . an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ? but it is entertaining on an inferior level . it is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see . | 1 |
the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy . | 0 |
if you can get past the taboo subject matter , it will be well worth your time . | 1 |
a hidden-agenda drama that shouts classic french nuance . | 1 |
all in all , road to perdition is more in love with strangeness than excellence . | 0 |
the best thing i can say about this film is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next . | 1 |
given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece , the picture begins to resemble the shapeless , grasping actors ' workshop that it is . | 0 |
. . . if you 're in a mind set for goofy comedy , the troopers will entertain with their gross outs , bawdy comedy and head games . | 1 |
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 1 |
although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel . | 1 |
bullock 's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film | 0 |
never [ sinks ] into exploitation . | 1 |
the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical . what 's worse is that pelosi knows it . | 0 |
a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they 've rarely been given . | 1 |
there are some fairly unsettling scenes , but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer . | 0 |
it 's the filmmakers ' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion . | 1 |
shanghai ghetto , much stranger than any fiction , brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life . | 1 |
some movies suck you in despite their flaws , and heaven is one such beast . | 1 |
take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses , but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length . | 1 |
`` its successes are also tempered with elements which prove the direct antithesis of what it gets right . `` | 1 |
uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious spoof . | 1 |
though the story . . . is hackneyed , the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament . | 1 |
the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive . | 0 |
do n't expect any surprises in this checklist of teamwork cliches . . . | 1 |
vincent gallo is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role . | 1 |
the movie sticks much closer to hornby 's drop-dead confessional tone than the film version of high fidelity did . | 1 |
greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders . | 1 |
a horror movie with seriously dumb characters , which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness . | 0 |
you may think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky , but while you were thinking someone made off with your wallet . | 1 |
dragonfly has no atmosphere , no tension -- nothing but costner , flailing away . it 's a buggy drag . | 0 |
purely propaganda , a work of unabashed hero worship , it is nonetheless -- and likely inadvertently -- a timely and invaluable implicit reminder of the role that u . s . foreign policy has played in the rise of castro . | 1 |
'like a child with an important message to tell . . . [ skins ' ] faults are easy to forgive because the intentions are lofty . ' | 1 |
the best comedy concert movie i 've seen since cho 's previous concert comedy film , i 'm the one that i want , in 2000 . | 1 |
though it 's become almost redundant to say so , major kudos go to leigh for actually casting people who look working-class . | 1 |
an ambitiously naturalistic , albeit half-baked , drama about an abused , inner-city autistic teen . | 0 |
though the plot is predictable , the movie never feels formulaic , because the attention is on the nuances of the emotional development of the delicate characters . | 1 |
a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling . | 1 |
`` spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff . if you 're a comic fan , you ca n't miss it . if you 're not , you 'll still have a good time . `` | 1 |
it strikes hardest when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain . fifty years after the fact , the world 's political situation seems little different , and [ director phillip ] noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill . | 1 |
the messy emotions raging throughout this three-hour effort are instantly recognizable , allowing the film to paradoxically feel familiar and foreign at the same time . | 1 |
[ clooney 's ] debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh . | 1 |
compelling revenge thriller , though somewhat weakened by a miscast leading lady . | 1 |
this is a good movie in spurts , but when it does n't work , it 's at important times . | 0 |
like those to rome , all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn 's breasts , which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them . | 0 |
those outside show business will enjoy a close look at people they do n't really want to know . | 1 |
meticulously uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment . | 1 |
ca n't kick about the assembled talent and the russos show genuine promise as comic filmmakers . still , this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral . | 0 |
labute ca n't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he 's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american , a choice that upsets the novel 's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film . | 0 |
a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and , some plot blips aside , stays there for the duration . | 1 |
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