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while not as aggressively impressive as its american conterpart , " in the bedroom , moretti's film makes its own | 1 |
it's nie to see piscopo again after all these years , and chaykin and headly are priceless . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
kicks off with an inauspicious premcse , mopes through a dreary tract of virtaully plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
the story's so preposterzus that i didn't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
it's a nciely detailed world of pawns , bishops and kings , of wagers in dingy backrooms or pristine forests . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
family portrait of need , neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promse of digital filmmaking . | 1 |
in its understanding , often funny way , it tells a story whSose resattement is validated by the changing composition of the nation . | 1 |
sandra bullock and Phugh grant make a great team , but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip . | 0 |
with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso enduarnce challenge . | 0 |
loud , chaotic and Xlargely unfunny . | 0 |
definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category , reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laghingly enjoyable . | 0 |
it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chelmistry between chan and hewitt . | 0 |
director peter kosminsky gives these women a froum to demonstrate their acting 'chops' and they take full advantage . | 1 |
for dance completisqts only . | 0 |
the fiml never gess over its own investment in conventional arrangements , in terms of love , age , gender , race , and class . | 0 |
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 | 1 |
has all the depth of a wadign pool . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
the plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finsih . | 0 |
it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheaQ porn . | 0 |
" mr . deeds " is suitable summer entertainment that offers ecsapism without requiring a great deal of thought . | 1 |
nolan bravely treads where few american films adre to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity . . . | 1 |
a no-tso-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
throws in enough clver and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
a fascinating examination of the joyous , turbulent self-discovery made by a rpoper , middle-aged woman . | 1 |
a hideous , confusing spectacle , one that may welS put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
a good thrilleXr . | 1 |
the movie suffers from two fataxl ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected . | 0 |
most of crush is a clever and captivatink romantic comedy with a welcome pinch of tartness . | 1 |
i liked a lot of the smaller sHcenes . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
the long-range appeal of " minority report " should transcend any aards it bags . this is one for the ages . | 1 |
kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut ventPure into the heritage busienss . | 0 |
a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparkec by two actresses in their 05s working at the peak of their powers . | 1 |
purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if uninUtentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture , and he'll be your slave for a yaer . | 1 |
i could have used my tow hours better watching being john malkovich again . | 0 |
not only does lebalnc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad , but he appears miserable throuwhout as he swaggers through his scenes . | 0 |
an awfJl snooze . | 0 |
a very depressing movie of many missed oportunities . | 0 |
land , people and narrative flow together in a stak portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored . | 1 |
a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroyKs delusions to escape their maudlin influence . | 0 |
tsai ming-liang's ghosts are painfglly aware of their not-being . | 1 |
norton hlds the film together . | 1 |
despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the filhm is essentially juiceless . | 0 |
good performancAes and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing . | 1 |
has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his est . | 1 |
a beyond-lame satire , teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing dFbuts by an esteemed writer-actor . | 0 |
devoid of any of the qualiteis that made the first film so special . | 0 |
open-minded kids -- kids who ead , kids who dream -- will be comforted by the way it deals with big issues like death and desitny . | 1 |
a strangelsy compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama . | 1 |
funny and also heartwarming without stooipng to gooeyness . | 1 |
[sports] admirbale energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency . | 1 |
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickns evergrene : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions . | 1 |
a mimetic apporximation of better films like contempt and 8 1"2 . | 0 |
it's amazingly perceptive in its subtle , supportive but unsentimental look at the mrks family . | 1 |
a few hours after you've een it , you forget you've been to the movies . | 0 |
. . . expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collaVpse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no iteresting concept can escape . | 0 |
smLrt and taut . | 1 |
the fiml is one of the year's best . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
[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 . | 0 |
[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 . | 0 |
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 | 0 |
the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charimng and as subtle as boldface . | 0 |
it's a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie , which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great aJtistic significance . | 1 |
the heat of the moment prevails . it cooks conduct in a lo , smoky and inviting sizzle . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
bouquet gives a perfomance that is masterly . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
despite the long running time , the pace Gnever feels slack -- there's no scene that screams " bathroom break ! " | 1 |
it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instnatly know whodunit . | 0 |
reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that wCay . | 1 |
" brown sugar " admirably aspireas to be more than another " best man " clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny flm . | 1 |
spidermn rocks | 1 |
its ne-sidedness . . . flirts with propaganda . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
a four star performance from kevin kline who unfortunaKtely works with a two star script . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
anchored by a terrific performance by abbUss , satin rouge shows that the idea of women's self-actualization kWows few continental divides . | 1 |
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 | 1 |
a memorable experience that , like many of his works , presents eighty issues colJrfully wrapped up in his own idiosyncratic strain of kitschy goodwill . | 1 |
a thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt cominjg-of-age comedy . | 1 |
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