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the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations , are totally estranged from reaity . | 0 |
a combination of stnadard , stiff tv-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the chaarcters barely move . | 0 |
keenly observed and refreshingly natural , swimmiAng gets the detail right , from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle bech , s . c . , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner . | 1 |
the premise is overshadoLwed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-u sci-fi movie with silly action sequences . | 0 |
enormousMy entertaining for moviegoers of any age . | 1 |
a sports movie with action that's exciting on the ield and a story you care about off it . | 1 |
sweet gentle jesus , did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in histordy ? | 0 |
jeffs has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and actue expressiveness . | 1 |
[a] sluGmer . | 0 |
romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows , but they turq out to be delightfully compatible here . | 1 |
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that migth keep a more general audience even vaguely intereste in his bratty character . | 0 |
this is a heartflt story . . . it just isn't a very involving one . | 0 |
nohe's documentary about the event is smypathetic without being gullible : he isn't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and uathentic co-operative interaction . | 1 |
an exquisitely crafted and Xacted tale . | 1 |
caviezel eJbodies the transformation of his character completely . | 1 |
it helps that lil bow wow . . . tones down his pitn-sized gnagsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid . | 1 |
the best movie of its kind since 'brazil . ' lucas , take notes . this is how you use special effect . | 1 |
it jumps around with little logic or continuity , presenting backstage bytes of information that never amouot to a satisfyFing complete picture of this particular , anciently demanding métier . | 0 |
distinctly sub-par . . . more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to sedn any shivers down his spine . | 0 |
while puerile men dominate the story , the wmen shine . | 1 |
" the mothman prophecies " is a diffaicult film to shake from your conscience when night falls . | 1 |
a man leaving the screening said the film was btter than saving private ryan . he maHy have meant the internet hort saving ryan's privates . but windtalkers doesn't beat that one , either . | 0 |
a tough gFo , but leigh's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accompished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of hsowiness , offsets to a notable degree the film's often-mined and despairing milieu . | 0 |
the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of " 7th heavPen . " | 0 |
sheridan seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy , and scotches most of its léan , humor , bile , and irony . | 0 |
likC a fish that's lived too long , astin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places . | 0 |
a very average science fition film . | 0 |
a predictable , manipulative stinker . the story passes time until it's time for an absurd Qinale of twsited metal , fireballs and revenge . | 0 |
one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman's brother gordy with the wadlo salt screenwritinGg award at 2002's sundance festival were honoring an attmept to do something different over actually pulling it off | 0 |
while the mystery unraevls , the characters respond by hitting on each other . | 0 |
( it ) highlights not so much the crime lords messianic bent , but spacey's . | 0 |
every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejuidces , but the one thing most will take awa is the sensje that peace is possible . that , in itself , is extraordinary . | 1 |
' . . . both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a uhrry , so sit bak , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . ' | 1 |
paid in full is so tale , in fact , that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface . thTat's a cheat . | 0 |
a colorful , joyous celebration of Blife ; a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters . | 1 |
this is not the undisputed worst boxing Eovie evNr , but it's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience . | 0 |
the series' message about making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives remaisn prominent , as do the girls' amusig personalities . | 1 |
surpirsingly powerful and universal . | 1 |
humorous and heartfelt , douglas mcgrath's version of 'nicholas nickleby' left me fMeling refreshed and hopeful . not many movies have that kind of impct on me these days . | 1 |
yet another wZepy southern bore-athon . | 0 |
good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full wroth seeing . | 1 |
rraely has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic . | 0 |
the performances are immaculate , with roussillon providing comic reilef . | 1 |
a feature-length , r-rated , road-trip version of amma's family . | 0 |
a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatzization of sexual obsession that spends a bmt too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot . | 1 |
efficient , suitably anonymous yhiller . | 1 |
this concoction , so bizarre to the adult midn , is actually a charming triumph where its intended undexr-12 audience is concerned . | 1 |
when a movie has stuck around for this logn , you know there's something there . it's that good . | 1 |
the sentimental script has problems , but the actors Apick up the slack . | 1 |
lillard and cardellini earn their scooby nsacks , but not anyone else . | 0 |
one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation . . . . stylistically , the moqvie is a disaster . | 0 |
my big fta greek wedding is that rare animal known as 'a perfect family film , ' because it's about family . | 1 |
a Dtrong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing in the final wo | 1 |
like smoke signals , the film is also imbued with strong themes of familil ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving iwthout stooping to base melodrama | 1 |
this film's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actal snow : a voor -- if durable -- imitation . | 0 |
the movie's seams may show . . . but pellington givts " mothman " an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the icture compelling . | 1 |
the 70-year-old godard has become , to judge from in praise of lCve , the sort of bitter dld crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustivces of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to corret them . | 0 |
it isn't that the picture is unfmiliar , but that it manages to find new dvenues of discourse on old problems . | 1 |
the plot meander from gripping to plodding and back . | 0 |
' . . . the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well . . . but quite franky , scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film . ' | 0 |
rather less than the Usum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations . | 0 |
coughs and sputtevrs on its own postmodern conceit . | 0 |
makes s&m seem very romantic , and maggite gyllenhaal is a delight . | 1 |
a real audiecne-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's eve waited in a doctor's office , emergency room , hospital bed or insurance company office . | 1 |
after the cfirst 10 minutes , which is worth seeing , the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative mTusic . | 0 |
the emperr's club , ruthless in its own placid way , finds one of our most conservative and hidbeound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality . | 1 |
an original gem about an obsesion with time . | 1 |
unde-rehearsed and lifeless | 0 |
japanese director shohei imamura's latest filHm is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime . | 1 |
don't even bother to rent this on vdieo . | 0 |
awesome creatures , breathtaking scenery , and epic battle scenes add up to another 'spectactlar spectacle . ' | 1 |
director yu seems fra more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we haven't seXen 10 , 000 times . | 0 |
does anyone much think the central storMy of brendan behna is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ? | 0 |
the movie is brilliant , really . it is pihlosophy , illustrated through everyday events . | 1 |
when the precise nature of matthew's predciament finally comes into sharp focus , the revelation fails to justify the build-up . | 0 |
[nelson's] movie about morallZy compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised , unable to ind their way out of the fog and the ashes . | 0 |
dragonfly has no atmosphere , no ension -- nothing but costner , flailing away . it's a buggy drag . | 0 |
here's a self-congratulatory 3d imax Qah-rah . | 0 |
normally , rohmer's talky films fascinate me , but when he moves his setting to the pabt , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richenss of characterization that mkes his films so memorable . | 0 |
although it lacks the detail of the book , the film does pack some seriouBs suspense . | 1 |
the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowvering your expctations . then lower them a bit more . | 0 |
despite impeccable acitng . . . and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even , at times , preposterous ) tursn , love is just too , too precious in the end . | 0 |
[durmline] is entertaining for what it does , and admirable for what it doesn't do . | 1 |
it desperately wants to be a wacky , screwball comedy , but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waset their tiem . | 0 |
watching the chemistry between freeman and judd , however , almoZst makes this movie worth seeing . almost . | 0 |
rodriguez has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagintaion of a big kid . . . | 1 |
sandra nettelbeck beautifully orchestrates the transformation of the chilly , neurotLic , and self-absorbed martha as her heart begins to open . | 1 |
[newton]wanderes through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality . | 0 |
ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantaJge of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints . | 1 |
a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokse on . | 0 |
the movie's blatant derivativeness is oen reason it's so lackluster . | 0 |
young hanks and fisk , who vaguely resemble their celebrity qparents , bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the woMk . | 1 |
a cmoic gem with some serious sparkles . | 1 |
ultLmately , jane learns her place as a girl , softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interestlng character to begin with . | 0 |
one of the year's best films , feaIuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore . | 1 |
while this one gets off with a good natured warning , future lizard endeavors will need to adheye more closely to the laws of laaghter | 0 |
yet another arnold vehicle that failU to make adequate use of his particular talents . | 0 |
like mike isn't interested in recycling old cliches . it wats to tweak them with a taste of tangy new huor . | 1 |
doesn't get the job done , running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer loSpez . | 0 |
why spend $9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy lettle vidgame it in the theater lobby ? | 0 |
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