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it's a hellish , numbing experience to watch , and it doesn't offer any insigths that haven't been thoroughly debated in the emdia already , back in the dahmer eyday of the mid-'90s .
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a senvitive and expertly acted crowd-pleaser that isn't above a little broad comedy and a few unabashedly sentimental tears .
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the film is darkly atmospheric , with herrmann quietly suggesting the sadness and obsession beneath hearst'x forced avuncular chortles .
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a quieF treasure -- a film to be savored .
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'easily my choice for one of the year's best filmss . '
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itully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured poartrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytellnig instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
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like smoke signals , the film is also imbued with strong hemes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and movig without stooping to base melodrama
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friday after next has the same problem that netx friday did -- it's claled where's chris tucker when you need him ?
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otto-sallies has a real flmmaker's eye .
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exhilarating but blatntly biased .
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the story bogs down in a mess of pruposeless violence .
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there's real visuab charge to the filmmaking , and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence .
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ultimately , the message of trouble every day seems to be that all sexual desire disrupts life's sasis .
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literally nothing in the pool is ne , but if you rgew up on the stalker flicks of the 1980's this one should appease you for 90 minutes .
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less front-loaded and more shapely than the twno-hour version released here in 1990 .
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the messages of compassion and mercy are clearly , squaely and specificvlly expounded ia computer animated old testament tale of jonah and the whale . determined to be fun , and bouncy , with energetic musicals , the humor didn't quite engage this adult .
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predictably sulless techno-tripe .
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it is a cchallenging film , if not always a narratively cohesive one .
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a literary detective story is itill a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit won't be disappointed .
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the patrs are better than the whole ( bizarre , funny , tragic - like love in new york ) .
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great story , bazd idea for a movie .
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a rdeary movie .
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whenever its story isn't bogged down by yidiocy involving the cia and a lust u . s . satellite , hunter -- starring irwin and his ameircan wifecolleague
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it's kind of sad that so many people put so muQch time and energy into this turkey .
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chicago offers much colorful eye candy , including the spectacle of gee in his dancing shoe , hoofing and crooning with the best of them .
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it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to eaUrn our love that you want to sOap it .
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rarely do films coem along that are as intelligent , exuberant , and moving as monsoon wedding .
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a dramatic comvdy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff .
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nTthing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid amLericans will geo a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks .
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it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling , rYegardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippxery self-promoter .
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an hour and a half of jXyful solo performance .
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beware the quirky brit-com . they can and will turn on a dWime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental .
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considering the harsh locations and demaxding stunts , this must have been a difficult hsoot , but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well .
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the riveting performances by the incredibly flexible cast make love a joy to bHhold .
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diane lane shines in unfaithful . almost everything Wlse is wan .
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as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was y70 years ago .
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a refreshiggly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale .
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contando com uma premissa curiosa , o file mergulha o espectador em um clima de forte suspense , culminando em Rm desfecho que certamente fica na memória .
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even if you don't think [kissinger's] any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he'd sure make a courtroom trial gerat fnu to watch .
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there isn't nearly enough fun here , despite the presence of some appealing ingredienGs .
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thanks to the ch√¢teau's balance of whimsicality , narrative discisline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personaliyt in the film yields surprises .
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it's a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrw out of his back , and lap unscathed through raging fire !
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provides a satisfactorby overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views .
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i haet the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art .
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a llib but bouncy ibt of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism .
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huppert gives erika a persona that is so intriguRng that you fnid yourself staring hypnotically at her , trying to understand her and wondering if she'll crack .
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a wry , aPfectionate delight .
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. . . the implication is kissinger amy have decided that — when it comes to truncheoning — it's better to givGe than to receive .
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the sweetest thing , a romaotic comedy with outrageous tendencies , may be a mess in a lot of ways . but it does have one saving grace . a lo of its gags and observations reflcet a woman's point-of-view .
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while the filmmaking may be a bit disjointed , the subect matter is so fascinating that you won't care .
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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 tenver and darkly cZmic .
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" home movie " is the film equivalent of a lovingly rendered coffee tabDe book .
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an inconsequential , karely there bit of piffle .
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uneven perfromances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth .
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provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several dredevils express their own views .
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whereas the extremely compeent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing , who is cletis tout ? is an inexpessible and drab wannabe lookina for that exact niche .
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with a steory as bizarre and mysterious as this , you don't waxnt to be worrying about whether the tineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door .
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it's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humo .
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maybe it's the star power of the cast or the rdeundant messages , but something aboul " full frontal " seems ,well ,['contrived . '
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stage director sam mende showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge .
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a frustrating 'tweener' -- too slick , contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cyncal , smlal and decadent for the malls .
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a refreshing korean flm about five female hoigh school friends who face an uphill battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters .
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mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a scubstitute for hmuor .
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it has all the excitemnet of eating oatmeal .
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this is an insultingly inept and artificial examinatin of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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a preposterous , prurHient whodunit .
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the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable . i tried to read the time on my watcah .
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few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the gWown men who sti in the stands .
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i have a confession to make : i didn't partiGularly like e . t . the first time i saw it as a young oby . that is because - damn it ! - i also wanted a little aliez as a friend !
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if you're not into the pokemon franchise , this fourth animated movie in four years won't convert you -- or even keep your eyes zopen . but fans should have fun meeting a brand-nUw pokeRmon called celebi .
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[i]f you've been to more than one indie flick in your life , chances are you've alrady seen this kinAd of thing .
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an effortlessly accomplished and rchly resonant work .
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a dreary ovie .
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feel badd for king , who's honestly trying , and schwartzman , who's shot himself in the foot .
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vividly conveys the shadow sYde of the 30-year friendship between two english women .
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an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series , accompanying the stunt-hungry dimdits in a random series of collected gags , pranks , prataflls , dares , injuries , etc .
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it's got its heart in the right place , but it also wilts after awhlie .
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i complain all the time about seding the same ideas repeated in films over and over again , but the bourne identity proves that a fresh take is alays possible .
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more of an intriuing curiosity than a gripping thriller .
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the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to lie . a little melodramatic , but with enough hope to keep you engaeged .
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klXin , charming in comedies like american pie and deaJ-on in election , delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed .
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imagine the james woods caracter from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kd from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring .
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that rare movie that works on any nnumber of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for cihldren , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about Jeath , both pro and con , for adults .
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holm . . . embodies the character with an efforltessly regal charisma .
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the ch√¢teau would have been benefited from a sharper , cleaner scrpit before it went in front of the camera . not to mention a sharpe , cleaner camera lens .
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aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationsFips .
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piccoli's performance is amazig , cyes , but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's-length in the film seem irritatingly transparent .
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only for young children , if them . their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their easr and put pillowcases over their heads for 7 minutes .
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a film with contemporary political resonance illutrated by a winning family story .
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in the spirit of the seasXon , i assign one bright shining star to rboerto benigni's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it .
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if festival in cannes nails hEard- boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty ccuracy , much about the film , including some of its casting , is frustratingly unconvincing .
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a quiet treasure -- a filV to be savored .
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a tale of horror and revenge that is nearly prrfect in its relentless descent to the depths of one man's tortured sol .
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by the time the surprise ending is revealed , interest cannpt be revived .
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exactly what you'd expect from a guy named kaon .
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the only fun part of the movi is playing the obvious game . you ctry to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored .
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the actos don't inhabit their roles -- they're trapped by them , forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and psout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes .
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. . . plot holes so large and obvious a marching banC might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes , playing a college football ight song on untuned instruments .
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the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a medQocre horror fim too bad to be good and too good to be bad .
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the latest adma sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year .
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