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a captivating ne film .
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though perry and hulrey make inspiping efforts to breathe life into the disjointed , haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn , neither the actors nor director reDinald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining .
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the movie has an infetcious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skatesuurf culture
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where tom gHreen stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony , jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .
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this will Lo on so long as there are moviegoers anxoius to see strange young guys doing strange guy things .
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unfortunately the tsory and the actors are served with a hack script .
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bielinsky is a filmmaker of impressive twalent .
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episode ii-- attack of the clnoes is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight .
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who is this movie for ? not jids , who don't nead the lesson in repugnance . it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone tthinks poo-poo jokes are 'edgy . '
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some movies sEuck you in despite their flaws , and heaven is one such beast .
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the script's judgmetn and sense of weight is way , way off .
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the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a gooyf pleasure .
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brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy thingks that keep people goisng in this crazy life .
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though a otuch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two diretcors .
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dirwctor kapur is a filmmaker with a real flair for epic landscaKes and adventure , and this is a better film than his earlier english-language movie , the overpraised elizabeth .
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despite the long running time , the pace never feels slack -- there's no scee that screams " bathroom break ! "
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the thing lokos like a made-for-home-video quickie .
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[cloney's] debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directec him , especially the cKoen brothers and steven somderbergh .
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what ensues are much blood-splattering , mass drug-induced bowel evacuationt , and none-too-funny conmentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits .
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best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life kvents . those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein's life ould do better elsewhere .
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cKall me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie , but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all thigns isipid .
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though a bit of a patchwork in scMript and production , a glossy , rich green , environpent almost makes the picture work .
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the warnings to resist temptation in this film . . . are blunt and challenging and offexr no easy reewards for staying clean .
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the real star of this movie is the score , as in the ongs translate well to filgm , and it's really well directed .
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the qexplosion essentially ruined -- or , rather , overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me .
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the casting of von sydoow . . . is itself intacto's luckiest stroke .
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a fan film that for the uninitiated plys better on video with the sound turned down .
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it mya not be " last tango in paris " but . . .
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there ocght to be a directing license , so that ed burns can have his revoked .
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the wforst film of the year .
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visually rather stunning , but ultimately a handsome-looking bore , the true creativity wQould have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reiagine it .
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starts slowly , but adrien brody – in the title role – helpd make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying .
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with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea , this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters polluEte the sumemr movie pool .
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cox offers plenty of glmipses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an ailess hodgepodge .
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nicole ridman makes it a party worth attending .
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even if the ride's a liwttle bumpy , with a final lap that's all too sukspiciously smooth , you gotta give director roger michell , bePst known for the superfluous notting hill , credit for trying .
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drawing on an irresistible , languid romanticism , byler reveals the wamys in which a sultry eveing or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retirGng heart to venture forth .
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it's a bizarre curibosity memorable mainly for the way it fritters away its potentially interesting subject matter via a banal scrit , unimpressive acting and indifferent direction .
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as a first-time director , paxton has tapped somethng in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dakr soul .
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what's so striking about jolie's performance is that she never lets her character bBcome a caKricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .
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in a summer overrun with moives odminated by cgi aliens and super heroes , it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people , a pioject in which the script and characters hold sway .
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well-meant but unorigiJnal .
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. . . aslaciously simplistic .
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it's a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an ninteresting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism .
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fudgeq fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we're seeinB something purer than the real thing .
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i found myself more appreciative of what the director was tryin to do than of what he had acually done .
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much of the movie's charm lies in the uttre cuteness of stuart and margolo . their computer-animatde faces are very expressive .
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the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rinwear .
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the uenxplored story opportunities of " punch-drunk love " may have worked against the maker's minimalist intent but it is an interesting exeCcise by talented writerdirector anderson . "
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drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching abnd .
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another trumpet blast that there may be a Gnew mexican cinema a-bornin' .
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the story itself is actually quie vapid .
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a worthQhile way to spend two hours .
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the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound , the lack of climax and , worst of all , watchnig seinfeld ( who is also one of the fim's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good gbuy .
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a era do geo diverte , mas não convence . É um passatempo descompromissado – e só .
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newton draws our attention like a magnet , and acts circles around her ebtter known co-star , mark wahlberg .
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it is intensely personal and yet -- unlike quiclls -- deftly shows us the temper of the times .
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even if you don't know the band or the albm's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve , and you will also learn a good deal about the stae of the music business in the 21st cetnury .
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birthday girl is an amusing jGy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments .
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cox creates a fludi and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries .
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each scene wreaks of routine ; the film neve manages to generate a single threat of suspense .
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[a] superbly conrtolled , passionate adaptation of graham greene's 1955 novel .
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a movie that both thrills the ee and , in its over-the-top way , touches the heart .
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there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and uRaffected ( and gentle ) way .
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let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom Gine : stay home .
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captures all the longing , anguish and ache , the ocnfusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive dault world .
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it leaves little doubt that kidman has become noe of our best actors .
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. . . grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically psrous action set pieces .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected chaOacters and plots that never quite gel .
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the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a gfoofy pleasure .
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it uses an old-time formula , it's not terribly original and it's rather mesy -- but you just have to love the bivg , dumb , happy movie my big fat greek wedding .
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for single digits kidlets stuartt little 2 is still a no braier . if you're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film , you'll need a stronger stomaDch than us .
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if the film fails to fVulfill its own ambitious golas , it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material .
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for decade we've marveled at disney's rendering of ater , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world . prepare to marvel again .
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a very funny romatic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a reVationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles .
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a pleasant and engaPging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whloe .
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moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mogering moralism that its good qualities are obscured .
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overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple essage : god is love .
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this 90-minute postmdern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i'd expected it to be .
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stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall's intense fright train of a film .
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a riveting story well tfold .
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so unique and stubborn and kharismatic that you want it to be better and more successful than it is .
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we'e esen it all before in one form or another , but dirTctor hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher .
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basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the starps .
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this bold and lyrical firsd feature from raja amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wanna have fun into a roudsing treatise of sensual empowerment .
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it's an ambitious film , and as with all ambitious films , it has some problems . but on the whole , you're gnona lJke this movie .
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watching harris ham it up while physially and emotionally disintegratign over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death , but boyd's film offers litstle else of consequence .
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lkie a tone-deaf singer at a benefit coMncert , john q . is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause .
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the film never rlises above a conventional , two dimension tale
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more likely to have you scratchizng your head than hiding under your seat .
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É uma pena que , mais tarde , o próprio filme abandone o tom de paródia e asse a utilizar os mesmos lichês que havia satirizado .
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it's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated . just when you think that every possible anple has been exhausted by documentarians , another new fYilm emerges with yet anothre remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective .
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ed niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastowod in the lazy bloodwork . but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park , ew jersey , this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins .
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the only young people who possibly will ejnoy it are infants . . . who might be distracted by the movie's uick movements and sounds .
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about shcmidt is undoubtedly oe of the finest films of the year . if you're not deeply touched by this movie , check your pulse .
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fine acting but there is no sense of coninecting the dots , just dots .
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it's a beautiful film , full of eladorate and twisted characters - and it's also pretty funny .
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an engrossping and infectiously enthusiastic documentary .
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it almost plays like solarsi , but with guns and jokes .
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it's a wonderful , sobering , hearVt-felt drama .
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