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a pleasant and engaging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole . | 0 |
koepp 's screenplay is n't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own . | 0 |
nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas , and showtime is crammed full of them . | 0 |
. . . one big laugh , three or four mild giggles , and a whole lot of not much else . | 0 |
the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them . | 1 |
a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away . | 0 |
who needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this , the final part of the 'qatsi ' trilogy , directed by godfrey reggio , with music by philip glass ? | 1 |
trades run-of-the-mill revulsion for extreme unease . | 1 |
there 's real visual charge to the filmmaking , and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence . | 1 |
a decidedly mixed bag . | 0 |
proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books , they ca n't go wrong . better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh . an excellent sequel . | 1 |
an affectionately goofy satire that 's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary . . . | 1 |
[ d ] oes n't bother being as cloying or preachy as equivalent evangelical christian movies -- maybe the filmmakers know that the likely audience will already be among the faithful . | 1 |
this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic . | 0 |
it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there 's a little girl-on-girl action . | 0 |
[ u ] nrelentingly stupid . | 0 |
this is a throwaway , junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself . | 0 |
like the original , this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen 's astringent wit . | 1 |
[ t ] his slop does n't even have potential as a cult film , as it 's too loud to shout insults at the screen . | 0 |
although there are several truly jolting scares , there 's also an abundance of hackneyed dialogue and more silly satanic business than you can shake a severed limb at . | 0 |
a fifty car pileup of cliches . | 0 |
the best thing the film does is to show us not only what that mind looks like , but how the creative process itself operates . | 1 |
made me feel uneasy , even queasy , because [ solondz 's ] cool compassion is on the border of bemused contempt . | 0 |
as an entertainment destination for the general public , kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness . | 0 |
delirious fun . | 1 |
too bad kramer could n't make a guest appearance to liven things up . | 0 |
there are more shots of children smiling for the camera than typical documentary footage which hurts the overall impact of the film . it 's makes a better travelogue than movie . | 0 |
instead of contriving a climactic hero 's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless , why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once ? | 0 |
has its moments -- and almost as many subplots . | 0 |
director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one . | 1 |
it does n't make for great cinema , but it is interesting to see where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity . | 1 |
it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen . | 0 |
there 's . . . tremendous energy from the cast , a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate . | 1 |
it could have been something special , but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe 's misunderstanding of marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress . | 0 |
if signs is a good film , and it is , the essence of a great one is in there somewhere . | 1 |
the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity , with the ironic exception of scooter . | 0 |
starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera . | 0 |
even though we know the outcome , the seesawing of the general 's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy . | 1 |
full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature . | 0 |
the story is also as unoriginal as they come , already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count . | 0 |
the all-french cast is marveilleux . | 1 |
even murphy 's expert comic timing and famed charisma ca n't rescue this effort . | 0 |
this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes , but it 's a tad slow . | 0 |
there 's the plot , and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream . | 0 |
the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie . and diesel is n't the actor to save it . | 0 |
the film apparently takes place in a fantasy world where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other . | 0 |
an extraordinary swedish film about the soul adventure of marriage -- the kind of intimate and character-driven film that bille august does best . | 1 |
the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes , and it 's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is . | 0 |
there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we 're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why . | 1 |
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know . | 0 |
a mature , deeply felt fantasy of a director 's travel through 300 years of russian history . | 1 |
while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles , it does n't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde 's wit and the actors ' performances . | 0 |
the ga-zillionth airhead movie about a wife in distress who resorts to desperate measures . | 0 |
complex , affecting and uniquely almodM-svar , the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong . | 1 |
despite all the talking , by the time the bloody climax arrives we still do n't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another . | 0 |
medem may have disrobed most of the cast , leaving their bodies exposed , but the plot remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt . that 's why sex and lucia is so alluring . | 1 |
the best movie of its kind since 'brazil . ' lucas , take notes . this is how you use special effects . | 1 |
. . . once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable . | 1 |
< em > ash wednesday < /em > is not edward burns ' best film , but it is a good and ambitious film . and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today . | 1 |
it 's fascinating to see how bettany and mcdowell play off each other . | 1 |
the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message , if indeed there is one . | 0 |
what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman 's tragic odyssey . | 1 |
the film falls short on tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries . | 0 |
waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway . | 0 |
while it 's nice to watch a movie that has n't been focus-grouped into tedium , yu 's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold . | 0 |
the film is really not so much bad as bland . | 0 |
the marquis de sade could n't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be . | 0 |
in the second half of the film , frei 's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis . | 0 |
elling , portrayed with quiet fastidiousness by per christian ellefsen , is a truly singular character , one whose frailties are only slightly magnified versions of the ones that vex nearly everyone . | 1 |
lovely and amazing is holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is . when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust , will you . | 1 |
what 's most striking about this largely celebratory film . . . is the sense of isolation that permeates these bastions of individuality in an ikea world . | 1 |
there 's something with potential here , but the movie decides , like lavinia , to go the conservative route . | 0 |
it 's not going to be everyone 's bag of popcorn , but it definitely gives you something to chew on . | 1 |
we get the comedy we settle for . | 0 |
the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters . | 0 |
in a 102-minute film , aaliyah gets at most 20 minutes of screen time . . . . most viewers will wish there had been more of the `` queen `` and less of the `` damned . `` | 0 |
director paul cox 's unorthodox , abstract approach to visualizing nijinsky 's diaries is both stimulating and demanding . | 1 |
it 's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding . | 0 |
yes , it 's as good as you remember . in fact , even better . | 1 |
sadly , though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction . | 0 |
the strength of the film comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting . | 1 |
while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it 's based upon , queen of the damned is a pointless , meandering celebration of the goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle . | 0 |
[ l ] ame and unnecessary . | 0 |
a long-winded , predictable scenario . | 0 |
the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie 's power as a work of drama . | 0 |
an ingenious and often harrowing look at damaged people and how families can offer either despair or consolation . | 1 |
a mawkish , implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin 's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison . | 0 |
ludicrous , but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining . | 1 |
it 's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant . | 1 |
it 's not a bad plot ; but , unfortunately , the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from . | 0 |
this idea has lost its originality . . . and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture . | 0 |
a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary . | 0 |
if a few good men told us that we `` ca n't handle the truth `` than high crimes poetically states at one point in this movie that we `` do n't care about the truth . `` | 0 |
kids will love its fantasy and adventure , and grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor . | 1 |
includes too much obvious padding . | 0 |
at 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth . | 1 |
the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually , but what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about canadians . | 1 |
none of this so-called satire has any sting to it , as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him . | 0 |
not counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget , this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes . | 0 |
demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material . | 0 |
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