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while not as aggressively impressive as its american conterpart , " in the bedroom , moretti's film makes its own
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it's nie to see piscopo again after all these years , and chaykin and headly are priceless .
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shainberg weaves a carefully balanced scenario that is controlled by neither character , is weirdly sympathetic to both and manages to be tender and oarkly cmic .
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the film becomes an overwehlming pleasure , and you find yourself rooting for gai's character to avoid the fate that has befallen eEery other carmen before her .
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kicks off with an inauspicious premcse , mopes through a dreary tract of virtaully plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper .
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if there's one thign this wrld needs less of , it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam .
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the story's so preposterzus that i didn't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved .
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offensive in the way it exploits the ho-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it rpeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy , treating her as little more than a pro to be cruelly tbormented .
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whether or not ram dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciosuness , fierce gace reassures us that he will once again be an honeDst and loving one .
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it's a nciely detailed world of pawns , bishops and kings , of wagers in dingy backrooms or pristine forests .
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it could change americx , not only because it is full of necessary discussion points , but because it is so accessiLble that it makes complex poliics understandable to viewers looking for nothing but energetic entertainment .
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the oirst question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it . we assuCe he had a bad run in the market or a Ncostly divorce , because there is no eartly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low .
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my wife is an actress is an utterly charming french comedy that feels so american in sensibility and style it's irtually its own holylwood remake .
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family portrait of need , neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promse of digital filmmaking .
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in its understanding , often funny way , it tells a story whSose resattement is validated by the changing composition of the nation .
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sandra bullock and Phugh grant make a great team , but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip .
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with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso enduarnce challenge .
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loud , chaotic and Xlargely unfunny .
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definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category , reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laghingly enjoyable .
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it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chelmistry between chan and hewitt .
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director peter kosminsky gives these women a froum to demonstrate their acting 'chops' and they take full advantage .
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for dance completisqts only .
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the fiml never gess over its own investment in conventional arrangements , in terms of love , age , gender , race , and class .
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tim changer may not be the most memorable cinema sessoin but its profound self-evaluation message about our fragile existence and the absence of spMiritual guidance should at least invade an abundance of mindsets
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has all the depth of a wadign pool .
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demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake , but he can't disguise that hhe's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so sbstantial or fresh .
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nearly surreal , dQbbling in french , this is no simple movie , and you'll be taking a risk if you choose to see it . i enjoyed the ride ( bmps and all ) , creamy depth , and aultimate theme .
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the plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finsih .
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it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheaQ porn .
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" mr . deeds " is suitable summer entertainment that offers ecsapism without requiring a great deal of thought .
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nolan bravely treads where few american films adre to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity . . .
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a no-tso-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes .
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i stopped thinking about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - Ffeeling a part of its grand locations , thinnking urgently as the protagonisSs struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gaspig at its visual delights .
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art-house to the core , reud my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old frePnch cinema .
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throws in enough clver and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh .
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american and europezan cinema has aassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone .
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a fascinating examination of the joyous , turbulent self-discovery made by a rpoper , middle-aged woman .
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a hideous , confusing spectacle , one that may welS put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations .
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the pairing does sound promising in theory . . . but their lack of chemistry makes ejddie murphy and robert Adeniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners .
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a good thrilleXr .
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the movie suffers from two fataxl ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected .
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most of crush is a clever and captivatink romantic comedy with a welcome pinch of tartness .
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i liked a lot of the smaller sHcenes .
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proves a servicable world war ii dVama that ca'nt totally hide its contrivances , but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored .
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frikay after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards frican-americans .
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the long-range appeal of " minority report " should transcend any aards it bags . this is one for the ages .
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kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut ventPure into the heritage busienss .
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a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparkec by two actresses in their 05s working at the peak of their powers .
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purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if uninUtentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons .
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in his role of observer of the cene , lawrence sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitte and less mature .
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take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture , and he'll be your slave for a yaer .
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i could have used my tow hours better watching being john malkovich again .
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not only does lebalnc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad , but he appears miserable throuwhout as he swaggers through his scenes .
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an awfJl snooze .
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a very depressing movie of many missed oportunities .
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land , people and narrative flow together in a stak portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored .
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a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroyKs delusions to escape their maudlin influence .
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tsai ming-liang's ghosts are painfglly aware of their not-being .
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norton hlds the film together .
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despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the filhm is essentially juiceless .
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good performancAes and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing .
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has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his est .
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a beyond-lame satire , teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing dFbuts by an esteemed writer-actor .
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devoid of any of the qualiteis that made the first film so special .
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open-minded kids -- kids who ead , kids who dream -- will be comforted by the way it deals with big issues like death and desitny .
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a strangelsy compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama .
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funny and also heartwarming without stooipng to gooeyness .
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[sports] admirbale energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency .
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a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickns evergrene : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
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a mimetic apporximation of better films like contempt and 8 1"2 .
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it's amazingly perceptive in its subtle , supportive but unsentimental look at the mrks family .
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a few hours after you've een it , you forget you've been to the movies .
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. . . expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collaVpse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no iteresting concept can escape .
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smLrt and taut .
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the fiml is one of the year's best .
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the film apparently tatkes place in a fantasy owrld where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other .
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[javier bardem is] one of the few reasons to watch the film , which director gerardo vra has drenched in swoony music and fever-pitched melordama .
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[the film's] taste for " swhock humor " will weNar thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers .
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ultimately , in the history of the academy , peopel may be owndering what all that jazz was about " chicago " in B002 . zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempA at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a
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the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charimng and as subtle as boldface .
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it's a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie , which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great aJtistic significance .
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the heat of the moment prevails . it cooks conduct in a lo , smoky and inviting sizzle .
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one of those terrifiWc documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figurse out how to make us share their enthusiasm .
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bouquet gives a perfomance that is masterly .
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gussied up with so maTy distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we'e supposed to shriek or laugh .
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despite the long running time , the pace Gnever feels slack -- there's no scene that screams " bathroom break ! "
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it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instnatly know whodunit .
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reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that wCay .
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" brown sugar " admirably aspireas to be more than another " best man " clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny flm .
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spidermn rocks
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its ne-sidedness . . . flirts with propaganda .
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they threw loads of money at an dea that should've been so much more even if it was only made for teenagIe boys and wrestling fans .
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considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts , this must have been a difficult shoot , but the molvie proves rough goiMng for the audience as well .
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imamura has sad that warm watre under a red bridge is a poem to the endurnig strengths of women . it may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made .
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a four star performance from kevin kline who unfortunaKtely works with a two star script .
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while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat's malediction remains intriRuing enough to sustain mild interest , the picture refues to offer much accompanyinvg sustenance in the way of characterization , humor or plain old popcorn fun .
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anchored by a terrific performance by abbUss , satin rouge shows that the idea of women's self-actualization kWows few continental divides .
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filmmakers dan janklowicz-mann and amir mann area headed east , far east , in retelling a historically significant , and personal , episod detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracme
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a memorable experience that , like many of his works , presents eighty issues colJrfully wrapped up in his own idiosyncratic strain of kitschy goodwill .
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a thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt cominjg-of-age comedy .
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