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expect no major discoveries , nor any stylish sizzle , but the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women . | 1pos |
the success of undercover brother is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally . | 1pos |
this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker , but ayres makes the right choices at every turn . | 1pos |
cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries . | 1pos |
what bloody sunday lacks in clarity , it makes up for with a great , fiery passion . | 1pos |
its adult themes of familial separation and societal betrayal are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work . | 1pos |
director nancy savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could . | 1pos |
the film grows on you . and how . | 1pos |
one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company's previous video work . | 1pos |
halloween : resurrection isn't exactly quality cinema , but it isn't nearly as terrible as it cold have been . | 1pos |
as banal as the telling may be -- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention . | 1pos |
romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows , but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here . | 1pos |
the most wondrous love story in years , it is a great film . | 1pos |
some movies suck you in despite their flaws , and heaven is one such beast . | 1pos |
my wife is an actress works as well as it does because [the leads] are such a companionable couple . | 1pos |
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams , however , robert rodriguez adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking . | 1pos |
based on dave barry's popular book of the same name , the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters' moves and overlapping story . | 1pos |
bouquet gives a performance that is masterly . | 1pos |
a poignant comedy that offers food for thought . | 1pos |
. . . a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing . | 1pos |
if you're content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life , eisenstein delivers . | 1pos |
this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it's filmed tosca that you want . i'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper . | 1pos |
while the path may be familiar , first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting . | 1pos |
an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale . | 1pos |
the picture runs a mere 84 minutes , but it's no glance . it's a head-turner -- thoughtfully written , beautifully read and , finally , deeply humanizing . | 1pos |
it asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up . | 1pos |
it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients . | 1pos |
'barbershop " is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story . | 1pos |
a good thriller . | 1pos |
tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . | 1pos |
i like this movie a lot . i like that smith , he's not making fun of these people , he's not laughing at them . | 1pos |
a glorious mess . | 1pos |
. . . the implication is kissinger may have decided that when it comes to truncheoning it's better to give than to receive . | 1pos |
'what's the russian word for wow ! ? ' | 1pos |
kiarostami has crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope . | 1pos |
i had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies . | 1pos |
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 | 1pos |
murder by numbers' isn't a great movie , but it's a perfectly acceptable widget . | 1pos |
for those of an indulgent , slightly sunbaked and summery mind , sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough . | 1pos |
what [denis] accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film is a double portrait of two young women whose lives were as claustrophic , suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned . | 1pos |
a well-done film of a self-reflexive , philosophical nature . | 1pos |
texan director george ratliff had unlimited access to families and church meetings , and he delivers fascinating psychological fare . | 1pos |
the rich performances by friel -- and especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english -- round out the square edges . | 1pos |
the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities . | 1pos |
a film in a class with spike lee's masterful do the right thing . | 1pos |
jagger , stoppard and director michael apted . . . deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride . | 1pos |
greengrass ( working from don mullan's script ) forgoes the larger socio-political picture of the situation in northern ireland in favour of an approach that throws one in the pulsating thick of a truly frightening situation . | 1pos |
a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation . | 1pos |
whatever one makes of its political edge , this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen . | 1pos |
mama africa pretty much delivers on that promise . it does give you a peek . the main problem being that it's only a peek . | 1pos |
roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than 'shindler's list' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie . | 1pos |
a perfectly respectable , perfectly inoffensive , easily forgettable film . | 1pos |
romanek's themes are every bit as distinctive as his visuals . beyond the cleverness , the weirdness and the pristine camerawork , one hour photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures . | 1pos |
seeing seinfeld at home as he watches his own appearance on letterman with a clinical eye reminds you that the key to stand-up is to always make it look easy , even though the reality is anything but . | 1pos |
speaks eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life . | 1pos |
the work of an artist tormented by his heritage , using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims . | 1pos |
the audacity to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy is , by itself , deserving of discussion . | 1pos |
this is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out , with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery . | 1pos |
an uncomfortable experience , but one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema . | 1pos |
hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian . | 1pos |
funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness . | 1pos |
at the film's centre is a precisely layered performance by an actor in his mid-seventies , michel piccoli . | 1pos |
the viewer takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers . | 1pos |
with amazing finesse , the film shadows heidi's trip back to vietnam and the city where her mother , mai thi kim , still lives . | 1pos |
director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film's music than to the story line ; what's best about drumline is its energy . | 1pos |
a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers' hearts . | 1pos |
it's all a rather shapeless good time . . . | 1pos |
has far more energy , wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a " 2 " at the end of its title . | 1pos |
a little better than sorcerer's stone . | 1pos |
a chilling movie without oppressive gore . | 1pos |
a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot . | 1pos |
if you like peace , you'll like promises . | 1pos |
be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense . the ring never lets you off the hook . | 1pos |
thumbs up to paxton for not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer . | 1pos |
at once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious . | 1pos |
if you like quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic , here's a fun one . | 1pos |
sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments . | 1pos |
it's not the least of afghan tragedies that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history . | 1pos |
it's a lovely , sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style . | 1pos |
the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul . . . he elevates the experience to a more mythic level . | 1pos |
this is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce . | 1pos |
short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty . | 1pos |
it's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work . | 1pos |
a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness . | 1pos |
the tasteful little revision works wonders , enhancing the cultural and economic subtext , bringing richer meaning to the story's morals . | 1pos |
kosminsky . . . puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting . | 1pos |
one of the greatest films i've ever seen . | 1pos |
its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart . | 1pos |
about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come . | 1pos |
bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time . | 1pos |
even these tales of just seven children seem at times too many , although in reality they are not enough . every child's story is what matters . this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost . | 1pos |
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature . | 1pos |
real women have curves doesn't offer any easy answers . | 1pos |
vampire epic succeeds as spooky action-packed trash of the highest order . | 1pos |
one of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but . . . also one of the most curiously depressing . | 1pos |
while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out . | 1pos |
like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film . | 1pos |
a charmer from belgium . | 1pos |
a wild , endearing , masterful documentary . | 1pos |
jackie chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he's easy to like and always leaves us laughing . | 1pos |
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