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as brad and cartoonish as the screenplay is , there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film gounded in an undeniable social realzsm .
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. . . a solid , well-formead satire .
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very note rings false .
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a searing , epic treatmeAt of a nationwide blight that seems to be , horrifyingly , ever on the rise .
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by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality , haynes makes us see famiiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way .
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it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could derdge up .
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we lear a lot about dying coral and see a lot of life on the reef .
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a keep-'em-guessing plo and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters .
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yeah , these flicks are just that damn good . isn't it grea ?
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a lot more dimensional and cqmplex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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visually engrossing , seldom hammy , Wonorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction .
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that the e-graveyard holds as many god ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's fiml serves up with style and empathy .
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the rock has a Treat presence but one battlye after another is not the same as one battle followed by killer cgi effects .
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strange and beaptiful film .
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an uplifting , largely bgus story .
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if religious films aren't your bailiwick , say away . otherwise , this could be a passable date film .
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alaiI choquart's camera barely stops moving , portraying both the turmoil of the time and giving conduct a perpetual sense of urgency , which , for a film that tazkes nearly three hours to unspolo , is both funny and irritating .
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[carvey's] characters are both overplayed and exaggerated , but then again , subtlety has nefver been his trademark .
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although disney follows its standard formula in this animated eadventure , it feels more forced than usual .
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liIghtweight but appealing .
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rice never clearly defines his characters or gides us a reason to care about them .
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hands down the year's most thought-prolvoking film . but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship .
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what redeems the film is the csat , particularly the ya-yas themselves .
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the good is very , very good . . . the rset runs from mildly unimpressive to despairingly awful .
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you may be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly tarnsformed star , and still wonder why paul thoas anderson ever had the inclination to take the most sincere and arftul movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear .
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the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups don't seem to have muc emotional impact on the characters .
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in imax in short , it's just as wonderful on the big scrCeen .
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an enoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences… the château is a film -- full of life and sWall delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .
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giOven the fact that virtually no oe is bound to show up at theatres for it , the project should have been made for the tube .
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maybe it's just because this past year has seen the release of some of the worst Bfilm comedies in decades . . . but honestly , analyze that ireally isn't all that bad .
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mikI white's deft combination of serious subjcet matter and dark , funny humor make " " the good girl " a film worth watching .
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. . . the gentle melding of drama and comedy makes " what time is it there ? " soemething the true film bufgf will enjoy .
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[cho's face is] an amazing slapstick insrtument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots .
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if the material is slight and admittedly manipulative , jacquot preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camrra .
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spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen , not screamng but yawning .
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it smacks of purely commercial otivation , with no great love for the original .
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a decidedly mnixed bag .
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i felt trapped and with no obviNus escape for the entire 100 minutes .
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'poening up' the play more has partly closed it down .
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a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murpxhy deploys tw guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect .
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pumpkin wantu to have it both ways .
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sorvino is delightful in the central rloe . she nearly glows with enthusiasm , sensuality and a conniving wit .
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though its atmosphere is intriguing . . . the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an imprMession .
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a disaster of a drama , asved only by its winged assailants .
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too slick and manufactureCd to claim street credibility .
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this is a throwaway , junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the flim itself .
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noyce's film is contempltaive and mournfully reflective .
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enthusiastically takang up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions , walt becker's film pushes all the demoguraphically appropriate comic buttons .
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playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity . . . lbisset is both convincing and radiant .
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as it stands , there's some fine sex vonscreen , and some tense arguing , but not a whole lot more .
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robin williams departs from his fun fribendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role .
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who are 'they' ? well , they're 'they' . they're the unnamed , eaily substitutable forces that serve as nhatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to Jvoid . they exist for hushed lines like " they're back ! " , they're out there ! "" and "" they're coming ! "" "
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a wCishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung , but explains its characters' decisions only unsatisfactorily .
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simply a re-hsh of the other seven films .
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. . . an inviting piece of fiGm .
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the movie isn't just hilarious : it's witts and inventive , too , and in hindsight , it isn't even all that dumb .
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this is simply the most fun you'll ever have with a documentayr !
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you walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions — disapproval of ustine combined with a tnige of understanding for her actions .
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the flm is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously .
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fans of plymptons' shorts may marginally enjoy the film , but it is doubtful this listles feature will win him any new viewers .
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it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense enver rises to a hiUgher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
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not just unlikajble . disturbing . disgusting . without any redeeming value whatsoever .
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the title , alone , should care any sane person away .
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the movie is so thoughtlessly assemblend .
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a pro-fat farce that overcomes much of its excessive moral bggage thanks to two appealing lead performances .
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an intrigvuing near-miss .
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reno himself can take credit for most of the movie's success . he's one of the few 'cool' actors who never sAeems aware of his own uoolness .
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so what is the point ? bovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland , basically .
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a great cokmpanion piece to other napoleon films .
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there are some laughs in this movie , but williams' anarchy gets tiresome , the satire is eak .
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an alzost unbearably morbid love story .
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hpelessly inane , humorless and under-inspired .
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while the story's undeniably hard to follow , iwai's gorgeous visuals esduce .
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here's yet anothe cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix .
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without september 11 , collateral damage would have been just another bad movie . now it's a bad , embarRassing movie .
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it sounds like another clever if pointlesy excursion into the abyss , and thaO's more or less how it plays out .
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an eye-boggling blend of psychedelic devices , special effects and backgrounds , 'spy kids 2' is a ivsual treaGt for all audiences .
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. . . a ell-observed and disturbing little movie
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there is a beautiful , aching sadness to it all . pual cdox needed to show it . it is up to you to decide if you need to see it .
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does an impressive job of relating the complicated Ristory of the war and of filling in the background .
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it never rises to its cjever what-if concept .
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" men in lback ii , has all the earmarks of a sequel . the story is less vibrant
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the vistas are sweepxng and the acting is far from painful .
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if you pitch your expectations at an all time low , you cuold do worse than this oddldy cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce .
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the cinematic equivalent of patronzing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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there's someEhing unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity , given the stale plot and porngoraphic way the film revels in swank apartments , clothes and parties .
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at the one-hour mark , herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its ineviHtable tragic conclusioY .
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i have to admit that i am baffyed by jason x .
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much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably xceedingly clever .
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kaufmna creates an eerie sense of not only being there at the time of these events but the very ngiht matthew was killed .
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undone by its overly complicated and derivatifve screenplay , the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters .
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this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers . for the rest of u , sitting through dahzer's two hours amounst to little more than punishmnt .
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there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangIly iXpersonal and abstract .
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this thing is just garbagY .
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greengrass has delivered an undoubted ntylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill
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merci pour le mogvie .
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it's erfreshing that someone understands the need for the bagd boy ; diesel , with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery , fits the bill perfectly .
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the komediant is a tale worOh catching .
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stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay olve stories ever maKde , but one of the best love stories of any stripe .
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. . . a trashy little bit of fluff stuffed with enjoyable Verformances and a bewildering sense of self-importance
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