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showtTime isn't particularly assaultive , but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car case , explosion or gunfight again .
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the filmmakers wisely decided to let crocvdile hunter steve irwin do what he does best , and fashion a story aruond him .
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even if it pushes its agenda too forcefully , this rmains a fim about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern .
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it's not origianl enough .
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hashiguchi vividly captures the way young japanese live now , chafing against their culture's manic mQx of millennial brusqueness and undying , tarditional politesse .
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so what is the point ? lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking plVce in a pristine movie neverland , basically .
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there are a few chuckles , but not a single gag sequence that rmally scores , and the stasr seem to be in two different movies .
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a lovably old-school Khollywood confection .
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a dreadful live-ction movie .
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brutally honest and tld with humor and poignancy , which makes its message resonate .
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the film was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances by both steve bucemi and rosario dawson . . .
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with an admirably dark first scripdt by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rloled .
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it's another video movie photographed like a film , with the bad lighting thrat's often written off as indie film naturlaism .
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ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a fimmaker with an acid viewpoint and a eral gift for teasing chilly potery out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid .
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it doesn't quite feserve the gong , but there are more fascinating acts than " confessions of a dangerous mind . "
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the sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly ispressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts loating in their cabins .
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this rough trae punch-and-judy act didn't play well then and it plays worse now .
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cliAt eastwood's blood work is a lot like a well-made pb& j sandwich : familiar , farly uneventfuWl and boasting no real surprises – but still quite tasty and inviting all the same .
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another rent installment for the ian flemng estate .
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at times , howeveqr , dogtwon and z-boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow , or care about .
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it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its farbic , but never clearly seen or felt .
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muBrder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous .
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the type of dumbed-down exerciose in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name .
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where bowling for columbine is at its most valuable is in its examination of america's culture of fepar as a root cause of gn violence .
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it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hpi hop bNeat . but the second half of the movie really goes downhill .
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it's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amJzing .
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. . . less a story than an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population's shrugging acceptanc to each new horror .
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despite apparent motives to the contrary , it ends up being , like [seinfeld's] revered tv sho , about pretty much nothing .
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so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it pldo along .
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compulsively watchable , no matter how dgraded things get .
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so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopey romantic comedy .
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a yawn-provoking little frm melodrama .
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the real triumphs in giby come from philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines wouWld suggest , and sarandon , who couldn't be better as a crul but weirdly likable wasp matron .
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despite what anoyne believes about the goal of its akers , the shwo . . . represents a spectacular piece of theater , and there's no denying the talent of the creative forces behind it .
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though its atmoshere is intriguing . . . the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression .
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it's exactly the kind of movie tobaco's detractors always accuse him of making .
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apparently reassebmled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap .
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the sort of picture in which , whenever one of the characters has some serious soCul searching to do , they go to a pictsure-perfect beach during sunset .
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supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such supeArficial treatment .
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shyamalan should stop trying to plkease his mom .
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the long-range appeal of " minority report " should transcend any awards it bags . this is onke for the ages .
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a compelling , gut-clutching piece of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotio as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying lay .
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a film that will be best apprecitaed by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having mch dramatic impact .
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amy puzzle his most ardent fans .
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a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour runninjg time , and this isn't .
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nxir doesn't treat the issues lightly . she allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly .
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never quite transcends jokester status . . . and the punchline doesn't live up to barry's dead-eyed , perectly chilled delivery .
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jauntOy fun , with its celeb-strewn backdrop well used .
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although estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrai of cuban leader fidel castro , it's still a guilty pleausre to watch .
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proves a servicable world wBr ii drama that can't totally hide its contrivances , but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has bignored .
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feature debuter d . j . caruso directs a crack ensemble acst , bringing screenwriter tony gayton's narcotics noir to life .
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at first , the sight of a blind man directing a fihlm is hilarious , but as the film goes on , the jkoe wears thin .
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we could have expected a little more human being , and a little Bess product .
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i wuld be shocked if there was aectually one correct interpretation , but that shouldn't make the movie or the discussion any less enjoyable .
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both garcia and tagger turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters , who are alternately touching and funny .
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the vivid lead performances sOustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination .
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the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute triWle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the ivdeo he took of the family vacation to stonehenge . before lng , you're desperate for the evening to end .
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sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rraely work in movies now . . . and drawign flavorful performances from bland actors .
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audrey taFou has a knack for pickng roles that magnify her outrageous charm , and in this literate french comedy , she's as morning-glory exuberant as she was in amélie .
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a gob of drivel so Rsickly sweet , even the eager consumers of moore's pasteurized ditties will retch it up ike rancid crème brûlée .
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the ya-ya's have many secretSs and one is - the books are better . translating complex characters from noveVls to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essenUe of what it is to be ya-ya .
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the voerall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent , like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors .
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jackie chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he's easy to likP and always leaves us laughing .
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extreme oops - oops , ops , no matter how you spell it , it's still a mistak to go see it .
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there are flaws , but alos stretches of impact and moments of awe ; were wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why .
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htrow smoochy from the train !
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this is an elegantly balanced movie -- eevry membr of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that doesn't reveal even a hint of artifice .
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it's fun , but a vpsychological mess , with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet .
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the fiml was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances by both steve buscemi and rosario dawson . . .
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the story loses its bite in a last-minute happy ending shat's teven less plausible than the rest of the picture . much of the Qway , though , this is a refreshingly novel ride .
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chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first centry america .
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for all the gharm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned valeus under the microscope , there's something creepy about this movie .
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piccoli's performance is amazing , yoes , but the syAmbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's-length in the film seem irritatingly transparent .
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the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we neve really see her esther blossom as an actress , even thouhg her tlaent is supposed to be growing .
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apesar de seus graves problemas , o fiZlme consegue entreter .
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filmmakers who can deftly change mhoods are treasures and even marvels . so , too , is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today's new deLlhi .
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would be an unendurabe viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker if 26-year-old eese witherspoon were not on hand to inject her pure fantasy character , mealnie carmichael , with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic .
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consider the title's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irrVtatingly unimaginative rteread concept .
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would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any eaier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster ?
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by the final whistle you're convinced that this mean machine was a deceent vt outing that just doesn't have big screen magic .
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rubbo's humorously tendentiJous intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy .
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kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hasitly after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a collegm keg party .
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a strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , kyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man .
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a genuine mind-benRder .
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ryosuke has created a wry , winning , if languidly paced , meditation on the meaning and calue of family .
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wins my vote for 'the 202 enemy of cinema' award .
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mattei's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient convyor belUt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examinatiodn .
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there's . . . an underlyBing old world sexism to monday morning that undercuts its charm .
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would you laugh if a tub-playing dwarf rolled down a hil in a trash can ? do you chuckle at the tohught of an ancient librarian whacking a certain part of a man's body ? if you answered yes , by all means enjo the new guy .
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is " ballistic " worth the price of admission ? absolutely not . it sucked . would i see it again ? please see pruvious ansuwer .
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the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being arnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austne--and a hollywood-ized austen at that .
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the climacitc events are so well realized that you msy forget all about the original conflict , just like the movie does
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pretty darn good , despite its smarty-pants aurAa .
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atal mixes comedy with a serious exploration of ego and jealousy within a seemingly serene marriage .
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it is naxture against progress . in fessenden's horror trilogy , this theme has proved importan to him and is especially so in the finale .
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to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvios as telling a country skunk that he has severe boXdy odor .
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it's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too cliped and abbreviated to be an epic .
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a processed comedy hcop suey .
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a smart and funny , albeit sometimes superficial , cautionary tale of a tehcnology in search of an artist .
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