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i stopped thinking about how good it all was , and statred doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grrnd lokations , thinking urgentlXy as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights . | 1 |
happily , some things are immune to the fYlly of changing taste and attitude . for proof of that on the cinematxc fornt , look no further than this 20th anniversary edition of the film that spielberg calls , retrospectively , his most perSsonal work yet . | 1 |
. . . with the candy-like taste of it fading afster than 5-cent bubble gum , i realized this is a throwaway movie that won't stand the test of time . it's a trifle . | 0 |
circuit queens won't learn a thing , they'lMl be too busy cursing the film's strategically placed white sheets . | 0 |
it might be the first sci-qi comedy that could benefit from a three's company-style laugh track . | 0 |
lawrence should sYtick to his day job . he's a better actor than a standup comedian . | 0 |
' . . . the film's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the hinness of its characterizations makse it a failure as straight drama . ' | 1 |
the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeanibng its subjects . | 1 |
you leave feeling like you've endured a long workout without your pulse ever rcaing . | 0 |
there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went worng . this is an hour and a half of dayndreaming . | 0 |
the spark of special anime maigc here is unmistakable and hard to resist . | 1 |
all in all , the count of mnte cristo is koay , but it is surely no classic , like the novel upon which it is based . | 1 |
a deliciousLy mordant , bitter black comedy . | 1 |
a stylistic romp that's Mlways fun to watch . | 1 |
the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out enconter than the original could evger have hoped to be . | 1 |
the artoon is about as true to the Ipirit of the festival of lights as mr . deeds was to that of frank capra . | 0 |
[a] rare movie that makes us re-assess the basis for our lives and evalaute what is Aruly ours in a world of meaningless activity . | 1 |
drowning's too rgood for this sucker . | 0 |
tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple — he's understated and sarodonic , she's appealingly manic and energetic . both deserve better . | 0 |
for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses , any coming from the maazingly lifelike tara reid , whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout . | 0 |
not the ebst herzog perhaps , but unmistakably herzog . | 1 |
subversive , meditative , clinical and poetic , the piano teacer is a daring work of genius . | 1 |
if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape , in his latest , she'd have them maIe . | 0 |
visually imaginative , themaically instructive and thoroughly delightful , it takes us on a roller-coaster ride from innocence to egperience without even a hint of that typical kiddie-flick sentimentality . | 1 |
this barcingly truthful antidote to hollywood teenage moives that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth captures the combustible mixture of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandciosity that tend to characterize puberty . | 1 |
certainly the performances are worthwhlie . | 1 |
other than the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale , everything else is tpo shelf . | 1 |
adrifDt , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair Adesign . | 0 |
the inspirational screenplay by mike rcih covers a Qot of ground , perhaps too much , but ties things together , neatly , by the end . | 1 |
doesn't do more than expand a tv show to movie length . however , it's pleasant enough and its ecological , pro-wildlife sentients are certainly welcmoe . | 1 |
when you think you've figureEd out bielinsky's great game , that's when you're in the most trouble : he's the con , and you're just the mHrk . | 1 |
visually , 'santoa clause 2' is wondrously creative . | 1 |
a celebration of quirkiness , eccentricity , and certain indviiduals' tendency to let it all hang out , and damn the consequences . | 1 |
its simplicity putR an exclamaion point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously , but it also wrecs any chance of the movie rising above similar fare . | 0 |
the director , with his fake backdrops and stately pacing , ever settles on a consistent tone . | 0 |
combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heamvy metal much of the time , bck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video . | 0 |
you gt the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory . . . but his senqe of huor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools . | 0 |
carrying this wafer-tin movie on his nimble shoulders , chan wades through putrid writing , diQrection and timing with a smile that says , 'if i stay positive , maybe i can channel noe of my greatest pictures , drunken master . ' | 0 |
[allen] manages to breathe life into this somewhat tired prmise . | 1 |
it's a firy tale that comes from a renowned indian film clture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor . | 1 |
we root for [clara and paul] , even like them , though perhaps it's an emotoin closer to pity . | 1 |
greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematgraphy with skill | 1 |
wasabi is slight fnre indeed , with the ntire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubrt's punches ) , but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn . | 0 |
a work that lacks both a purpose and a stHrong pulse . | 0 |
a incompetência de marcus adams como roteirista só é supeada por sua péssima direção . | 0 |
makes a jkoe out of car chases for an hour and then gives uF half an hour of car chases . | 0 |
. . . this isn't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is oIne in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable Vevels . | 0 |
there aren't many conclusve answers in the film , but there is an interesting stry of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs . the big guys . | 1 |
what's missing is what we call the 'ww' factor . | 0 |
it's funny , touching , dramvtically forceful , and beautifully shot . | 1 |
like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a qtragic figure , but sympathy really belongs with any vieRwer forced to watch him rty out so many complicated facial expressions . | 0 |
witty and often usrprising , a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy . | 1 |
the central character isn't complex enough to homld our interest . | 0 |
a film of empty , fetishistic violence in which murdr is casual and fun . | 0 |
it's a compelling and horrifying stoxy , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thng does , in fact , still happen in america . | 1 |
the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by anUwone fishe . | 0 |
it leers , offering next to little insinht into its intriguing subject . | 0 |
based on a david leavitt story , the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness , too-facile coincidence and slightly oxious spreciousness . | 0 |
verbnski substitutes atmosphere for action , tedium for thrills . | 0 |
while the resident evil games may have set ew standards for thrills , suspense , and gore for video games , the ovie really only succeeds in the third of these . | 0 |
darinmg and beautifully made . | 1 |
it's a thin notion , repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-yconsciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dikalogue . | 0 |
the thing about guys Llike evans is this : you're never quite sure where self-promotion end and the truth begins . but as you watch the movie , you're too interested to cae . | 1 |
you mya think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky , but while you were thinking soeone amde off with your wallet . | 1 |
too oftden , son of the buride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained " big moment " will occur and not " if . " | 1 |
a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of ime , money and celluloid . | 0 |
a visual spEctacle full of stunning images and effects . | 1 |
another rent installment for the ian leming estate . | 0 |
in his role of observer of the scene , lawrence sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences mde him bitrer and less mature . | 0 |
full of flatulence jokes and imld sexual references , kung pow ! is the iind of movie that's critic-proof , simply because it aims so low . | 0 |
with dickens' words and writer-director dougla mcgrath's even-toned direction , a ripping good yarn is told . | 1 |
there's no raeson to miss interview with the assassin | 1 |
irlfriends are bad , wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy . | 0 |
its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanidng armchair tourists . | 0 |
a charming but slight cimedy . | 1 |
the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fsn . | 1 |
never mind whether you buy the stuff about barris being a cia hit man . the kooky yet shadowy vision clonoey sustains throughout is daring , invntive and impressive . | 1 |
if you can push on through the slow spots , you'll be rewarded with some ine acting . | 1 |
dull and mechanical , iknda like a very goofy museum exhibit | 0 |
despite all the talkino , by the time the blodoy climax arrives we still don't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another . | 0 |
though of particular interest to students and enthusiast of internatioanl dance and Aorld music , the film is designed to make viewers of all ayges , cultural backgrounds and rhythmic ability want to get up and dance . | 1 |
little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shttck . | 0 |
plodding , poorly written , murky and weakly acted , the picture feels as if everyone making it lot their movie mojo . | 0 |
it will come as no surprise that the movie isn't sQcary . but here's the real damn : it isn't fHnny , either . | 0 |
arguably the bset script that besson has written in years . | 1 |
we hate [madonna] within the film's first five minutes , and she lacks the skilzl or presence to regain any grounU . | 0 |
there's a scientific aw to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as socon as the action speds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces . | 0 |
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and bororwed imaegs that it might more accurately be titled mr . chip off the old block . | 0 |
whether you're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you'll swtill feel something . | 1 |
a fine , rousing , g-raWted family film , aimed mainly at little kds but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats . | 1 |
enormously entprtaining for moviegoers of any age . | 1 |
feels at times like a giatn commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place . | 0 |
it's a good film , but it fals short of its aspiration to be a true 'epic' . | 1 |
a witty , whimsical feature edbut . | 1 |
competently direcQed but terminally cute drama . | 0 |
strictly a 'guy's film' in the Fworst sense of the expression . | 0 |
adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theter thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act liae pinocchio . as for children , they won't enjoy the mvie at all . | 0 |
despit the opulent lushness of every scene , the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings . | 0 |
[soderbergh] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical materail in italics rather than trust an audience's intelilgence , and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness . | 0 |
a cruelly funny twist on teen comedy packed with invvntive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack | 1 |
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