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captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure , allowing us to find the small , human moments , and leaving off with a grand whimper . | 1pos |
a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale . | 1pos |
how good this film might be , depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not . | 1pos |
great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex . | 1pos |
features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film . | 1pos |
to honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers , a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides will be needed . | 1pos |
one of the best movies of the year . | 1pos |
the usual movie rah-rah , pleasantly and predictably delivered in low-key style by director michael apted and writer tom stoppard . | 1pos |
a superlative b movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing . | 1pos |
those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up . | 1pos |
witless but watchable . | 1pos |
like mike isn't going to make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous , but it has some cute moments , funny scenes , and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net . | 1pos |
[dong] makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up . | 1pos |
the trick when watching godard is to catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images , and ponder the historical , philosophical , and ethical issues that intersect with them . | 1pos |
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 . | 1pos |
a modestly surprising movie . | 1pos |
a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank , joseph cedar's time of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation , it does so without compromising that complexity . | 1pos |
there's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout . | 1pos |
the first tunisian film i have ever seen , and it's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i'm likely to see all year . | 1pos |
like any good romance , son of the bride , proves it's never too late to learn . | 1pos |
[kline's] utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and as a flawed human being who can't quite live up to it . | 1pos |
the film , while not exactly assured in its execution , is notable for its sheer audacity and openness . | 1pos |
a thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt coming-of-age comedy . | 1pos |
feeling like a dope has rarely been more fun than it is in nine queens . | 1pos |
leigh makes these lives count . and he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range . | 1pos |
a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers . | 1pos |
promises is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination . | 1pos |
what bubbles up out of john c . walsh's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch . | 1pos |
if reno is to the left of liberal on the political spectrum , her tough , funny , rather chaotic show isn't subversive so much as it is nit-picky about the hypocrisies of our time . | 1pos |
beautiful , angry and sad , with a curious sick poetry , as if the marquis de sade had gone in for pastel landscapes . | 1pos |
ms . hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate . | 1pos |
monte cristo smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds . | 1pos |
a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last . | 1pos |
[it's] a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest . | 1pos |
an undeniably moving film to experience , and ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation . | 1pos |
nicole kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while . | 1pos |
vividly conveys the shadow side of the 30-year friendship between two english women . | 1pos |
the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired . the performances are all solid ; it merely lacks originality to make it a great movie . | 1pos |
manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state . | 1pos |
mr . deeds is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple , sweet and romantic comedy . | 1pos |
when you think you've figured out bielinsky's great game , that's when you're in the most trouble : he's the con , and you're just the mark . | 1pos |
a strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man . | 1pos |
driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm . . . the film is funny , insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs . | 1pos |
a well-put-together piece of urban satire . | 1pos |
it's the sweet cinderella story that " pretty woman " wanted to be . | 1pos |
it will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster . | 1pos |
what doesn't this film have that an impressionable kid couldn't stand to hear ? | 1pos |
what saves it . . . and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice . | 1pos |
a deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world . | 1pos |
it's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure , as long as you don't try to look too deep into the story | 1pos |
it's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good . | 1pos |
a full experience , a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence . | 1pos |
visually , 'santa clause 2' is wondrously creative . | 1pos |
the powerpuff girls arrive on the big screen with their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact . | 1pos |
[raimi's] matured quite a bit with spider-man , even though it's one of the most plain white toast comic book films you'll ever see . | 1pos |
a new film from bill plympton , the animation master , is always welcome . | 1pos |
a devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism . | 1pos |
what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music . | 1pos |
the film has a kind of hard , cold effect . | 1pos |
the gags are often a stitch . | 1pos |
the asylum material is gripping , as are the scenes of jia with his family . | 1pos |
a bonanza of wacky sight gags , outlandish color schemes , and corny visual puns that can be appreciated equally as an abstract frank tashlin comedy and as a playful recapitulation of the artist's career . | 1pos |
one can't deny its seriousness and quality . | 1pos |
good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing . | 1pos |
this engrossing , characteristically complex tom clancy thriller is shifty in the manner in which it addresses current terrorism anxieties and sidesteps them at the same time . | 1pos |
ryan gosling is , in a word , brilliant as the conflicted daniel . | 1pos |
. . . somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks . | 1pos |
much of the lady and the duke is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes . | 1pos |
takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights . | 1pos |
with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it . | 1pos |
its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work . | 1pos |
provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views . | 1pos |
inventive , fun , intoxicatingly sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening . | 1pos |
hard to resist . | 1pos |
comedian , like its subjects , delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride . | 1pos |
a naturally funny film , home movie makes you crave chris smith's next movie . | 1pos |
pipe dream does have its charms . the leads are natural and lovely , the pace is serene , the humor wry and sprightly . | 1pos |
those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi . | 1pos |
a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing . | 1pos |
. . . enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games . | 1pos |
sheds light on a subject few are familiar with , and makes you care about music you may not have heard before . | 1pos |
despite the film's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity . | 1pos |
to get at the root psychology of this film would require many sessions on the couch of dr . freud . | 1pos |
great over-the-top moviemaking if you're in a slap-happy mood . | 1pos |
viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget . | 1pos |
the magic ( and original running time ) of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away survives intact in bv's re-voiced version . | 1pos |
from the dull , surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait . | 1pos |
captures the raw comic energy of one of our most flamboyant female comics . | 1pos |
it's not particularly subtle . . . however , it still manages to build to a terrifying , if obvious , conclusion . | 1pos |
the auteur's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug . | 1pos |
bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness . | 1pos |
this enthralling documentary . . . is at once playful and haunting , an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends . | 1pos |
some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places ) served jews who escaped the holocaust . | 1pos |
in a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting . | 1pos |
the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative . | 1pos |
a manically generous christmas vaudeville . | 1pos |
tony gayton's script doesn't give us anything we haven't seen before , but director d . j . caruso's grimy visual veneer and kilmer's absorbing performance increase the gravitational pull considerably . | 1pos |
a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian . . . life . | 1pos |
it's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas . | 1pos |
a true-blue delight . | 1pos |
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