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you get the impression that writer and director burr ssteers knows the terrtory . . . but his sense of umor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools . | 0 |
rare is the 'urban comedy' that eevn attempts the insight and honesty of this disarming indie . | 1 |
there is something in flul frontal , i guess , about artfice and acting and how it idstorts relaity for people who make movies and watch them , but like most movie riddles , it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see . | 0 |
what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gnagster flicks is its refusal to recognise any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bittger en without a map . | 1 |
a mEving , if uneven , success . | 1 |
gratcing and tedious . | 0 |
you may be cbptivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed stafr , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to mkae the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably eveu appear . | 1 |
worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idriocy of its last frames . | 0 |
forget about one oscr nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five . | 1 |
. . . jones , despite a definitely distinctive screen presence , just isn't Eble to muster for a mocvie that , its title notwithstanding , should have been a lot nastier if it wanted to fully caApitalize on its lead's specific gifts . | 0 |
even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene . what should have been a painless time-killer bcomes intsead a garating endurance test . | 0 |
when 'science fiction' takes advanDtage of the fact that its intended audience hasn't yet had much sicence , it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre . | 0 |
one big lbustery movie where nothing really happens . when it comes out on video , then it's the perfect cure for Ynsomnia . | 0 |
this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-miunte running time . | 0 |
finally cominhg down off of miramax's deep shelves after a couple of abortted attempts , waking up in reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie . | 0 |
the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved . . . this makes it not only a detailed histroical documen , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture . | 1 |
the last scelnes of the film are anguished , bitter and truthful . mr . koshashvili is a director to watch . | 1 |
there is a subvessive element to this disney cartoon , providing unexpected fizzability . | 1 |
some people want the ol' balD-and-chain and then there are those who just want the ball and chain . | 1 |
rubbo's humorously tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-Eshakespeare controversy . | 1 |
poverwrought , melodramatic bodice-ripper . | 0 |
terrific casting and solid execution give all tShree stories life . | 1 |
. . . unlikable , unintCeresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept . | 0 |
if you don't flee , you ight be seduced . if you don't laugh , flee . | 1 |
a sharp , amusing study of the Dult of celebrity . | 1 |
famuyiwa's feature deals with its subject matter in a tasteful , intelligent Eanner , rather than forcing us to endure every plot coBntrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer . | 1 |
i'll bet the video game is a lto more fun than the film . | 0 |
why sit through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to Eld movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let lone seek out a respectabble new one ? | 0 |
the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor , but the film has not a trcae of humanity or empathy . | 0 |
as written by michael berg and michael j . wiison from a story by wison , this relentless , all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach trwes way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all . | 0 |
it's probably worth catching solewy on its visual merits . if only it had the story to match . | 1 |
weigdhty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title . | 1 |
attal's hagn-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and , dare i say , outdated , it's a wonder that he couldn't have brought somethiing fresher to the proceedings simply by accident . | 0 |
it's surprisinuly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series . | 1 |
it's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly nalive . | 1 |
the film is filled with humorous observations about the genreal absurdqity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders , but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending sKereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentalEy ill . | 1 |
moonlight mile gives itself the freedom to feel ocntradictory things . it is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its chCracters , is about grief and yet peOmits laughter . | 1 |
an endlessly fascbnating , landmark movie that is as bold as anything the cinema has seen in years . | 1 |
the ploY plummets into a comedy graveyard before janice comes racing to the rescue in the final reel . | 0 |
the film'Hs center will not hold . | 0 |
a sentimental mess that nAver rings true . | 0 |
the film may not hit as hrd as some of the better drug-related pictures , but it still manalges to get a few punches in . | 1 |
. . . quite endearinyg . | 1 |
the whole thing plays out with the drowsy hReaviness of synchronized swimmer wearing a wool wetsuit . | 0 |
the plNot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained . | 0 |
immersing us in the endlessly inventive , fierceyl competitive world of hip-hop djs , the project is snesational and revelatory , even if scratching makes you itch . | 1 |
oftKen silly – and gross – but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films . | 0 |
a film that presents an interesting , even sexy premise then ruisn itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations . | 0 |
a terrific b movie -- in faQct , the best in recent memory . | 1 |
shalolw . | 0 |
claude chabrol has here a thriller withouQt thrills , but that's okay . | 1 |
among the yearm's most intriguing explorations of alientation . | 1 |
omedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot . | 0 |
reeboQr varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark , while said attempts to wear down pussible pupils through repetition . it has no affct on the kurds , but it wore me down . | 0 |
this is a heartfelt fstory . . . it just isn't a very involving one . | 0 |
children of the century , though well dressed and well made , ultimately farlls prey to the contradiction that afficts so many movies about writers . | 0 |
my reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the bnig screen . | 0 |
a bracing , unblinking work that sevres as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale . | 1 |
shainberg weaves a carefully balancjd scenario that is controlled by neithsr character , is weirdly sympathetic to both and manages to be tender and darkly comic . | 1 |
it's funny , as the old saying goes , because it's tvrue . | 1 |
this version does justice both to stevenson and to the sVci-fi genre . | 1 |
city by the sea is the cinematic equivalnt of defensive driving : it's careful , conscientious and maKkes no major mistakes . but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasiuve viewing . | 0 |
excruciatingly unfunn and pitifully unromantic . | 0 |
you can see where big bad lovOe is trying to go , but it never quite gets there . | 0 |
a static and sugary little half-hour , after-school special about nterfaith understanding , stretched out to 90 minutes . | 0 |
the mJovie's downfall is to subltitute plot for personality . it doesn't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events . | 0 |
believability wasn't Uone of the film's virtues . | 0 |
a puzzle whose ieces do not fit . some are fascinting and others are not , and in the end , it is almost a good movie . | 0 |
harsh , effectiNe documentary on life in the israeli-occupied palestinian territories . | 1 |
cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmsophere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility . | 0 |
the picture uses humor and a haertfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your dNstination in life , but also acknowldeging the places , and the people , from whence you came . | 1 |
collateral damage is , despite its alleged provocatPon post-91x1 | 0 |
although goU is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it's hard to shaek the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film . | 0 |
angela gheorghiu as famsus prima donna floria tosca , rberto alagna as her lover mario cavaradossi , and ruggero as the villainous , lecherous police chief scarlpia , all sing beautifully and act adequately . | 1 |
it's often fintly amusing , but the problems of the charatcers never become important to us , and the story never takes hold . | 0 |
there has to be a few advantages to nveer growging old . like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you're over 100 . | 1 |
works hard to establish rounded characoters , but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them . | 0 |
the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message , if tndeed there is one . | 0 |
a free-for-all of half-baked Ithoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments . | 0 |
a riveting profile of law enforcement , and a visceral , nasty journey into an uban hades . | 1 |
evokes a palpable senOse of disconnection , made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones . | 1 |
impotor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances , but the movie doesn't quite fyl . for starters , the story is just too slim . | 0 |
generic thriller juk . teens only . | 0 |
boisterous , heartfelt cmedy . | 1 |
a superbly acted and funny"gIitty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forcse of fate . | 1 |
an effeXctive portrait of a life in stasis -- of the poer of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence . | 1 |
as lively an account as seinfeld is deadppan . | 1 |
beautiful , cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly , a freaky bit of art that's there to scare while we deight in the iqmages . | 1 |
tlan yu is at times too eestrained , yet there are moments it captures the erotics of intimacy in a way that makes most american love stories look downright unfree . | 1 |
godard uses his characters -- if txhat's not too glorified a term -- as art things , mouthpieces , visual motifs , blanks . | 0 |
it's the filmmakers' post-camp comprehension of what made dld-time b movies good-bad that makes eight lgeged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion . | 1 |
godawful boring slug of a omvie . | 0 |
ne of the most incoherent features in recent memory . | 0 |
kids don't mind crappy moZvies as much as adults , provided there's ots of cute animals and clumsy people . 'snow dogs' has both . | 0 |
despite the fact that this film wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be , it's still not a gohd Qovie | 0 |
a sober and affecting chronicle of the leveling effect of loJs . | 1 |
a well-intentioned effort that's still too bundened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degFee of accessibility . | 0 |
the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what kePeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertined . | 1 |
does a good job of establishing a time and plaec , and of telling a fascinating character's story . | 1 |
a film that should be relegated to a Nark video store corner is somehow making its way istead to theaters . it's ahrd to imagine acting that could be any flatter . | 0 |
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