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It\|'s\|definitely\|not\|made\|for\|kids\|or\|their\|parents\|,\|for\|that\|matter\|,\|and\|I\|think\|even\|fans\|of\|Sandler\|'s\|comic\|taste\|may\|find\|it\|uninteresting\|.
Sheridan\|seems\|terrified\|of\|the\|book\|'s\|irreverent\|energy\|,\|and\|scotches\|most\|of\|its\|élan\|,\|humor\|,\|bile\|,\|and\|irony\|.
More\|busy\|than\|exciting\|,\|more\|frantic\|than\|involving\|,\|more\|chaotic\|than\|entertaining\|.
There\|are\|more\|shots\|of\|children\|smiling\|for\|the\|camera\|than\|typical\|documentary\|footage\|which\|hurts\|the\|overall\|impact\|of\|the\|film\|.
It\|'s\|makes\|a\|better\|travelogue\|than\|movie\|.
It\|'s\|as\|if\|Solondz\|had\|two\|ideas\|for\|two\|movies\|,\|could\|n't\|really\|figure\|out\|how\|to\|flesh\|either\|out\|,\|so\|he\|just\|slopped\|`\|em\|together\|here\|.
The\|fourth\|in\|a\|series\|that\|I\|'ll\|bet\|most\|parents\|had\|thought\|--\|hoped\|!
--\|was\|a\|fad\|that\|had\|long\|since\|vanished\|.
It\|'s\|a\|long\|way\|from\|Orwell\|'s\|dark\|,\|intelligent\|warning\|cry\|(\|1984\|)\|to\|the\|empty\|stud\|knockabout\|of\|Equilibrium\|,\|and\|what\|once\|was\|conviction\|is\|now\|affectation\|.
Its\|premise\|is\|smart\|,\|but\|the\|execution\|is\|pretty\|weary\|.
The\|holiday\|message\|of\|the\|37-minute\|Santa\|vs.\|the\|Snowman\|leaves\|a\|lot\|to\|be\|desired\|.
more\|precious\|than\|perspicacious
If\|you\|saw\|it\|on\|TV\|,\|you\|'d\|probably\|turn\|it\|off\|,\|convinced\|that\|you\|had\|already\|seen\|that\|movie\|.
(\|T\|)\|he\|script\|is\|n't\|up\|to\|the\|level\|of\|the\|direction\|,\|nor\|are\|the\|uneven\|performances\|by\|the\|cast\|members\|,\|who\|seem\|bound\|and\|determined\|to\|duplicate\|Bela\|Lugosi\|'s\|now-cliched\|vampire\|accent\|.
If\|this\|is\|cinema\|,\|I\|pledge\|allegiance\|to\|Cagney\|and\|Lacey\|.
Enigma\|looks\|great\|,\|has\|solid\|acting\|and\|a\|neat\|premise\|.
Yet\|why\|it\|fails\|is\|a\|riddle\|wrapped\|in\|a\|mystery\|inside\|an\|enigma\|.
Most\|of\|the\|characters\|come\|off\|as\|pantomimesque\|sterotypes\|.
Starts\|promisingly\|but\|disintegrates\|into\|a\|dreary\|,\|humorless\|soap\|opera\|.
While\|there\|'s\|likely\|very\|little\|crossover\|appeal\|to\|those\|without\|much\|interest\|in\|the\|Elizabethans\|(\|as\|well\|as\|rank\|frustration\|from\|those\|in\|the\|know\|about\|Rubbo\|'s\|dumbed-down\|tactics\|)\|,\|Much\|Ado\|About\|Something\|is\|an\|amicable\|endeavor\|.
It\|'s\|actually\|too\|sincere\|--\|the\|crime\|movie\|equivalent\|of\|a\|chick\|flick\|.
Most\|of\|the\|film\|feels\|conceived\|and\|shot\|on\|the\|fly\|--\|like\|between\|lunch\|breaks\|for\|Shearer\|'s\|radio\|show\|and\|his\|Simpson\|voice-overs\|.
Perry\|'s\|good\|and\|his\|is\|an\|interesting\|character\|,\|but\|``\|Serving\|Sara\|''\|has\|n't\|much\|more\|to\|serve\|than\|silly\|fluff\|.
Nor\|is\|it\|a\|romantic\|comedy\|.
Culkin\|turns\|his\|character\|into\|what\|is\|basically\|an\|anti-Harry\|Potter\|--\|right\|down\|to\|the\|Gryffindor\|scarf\|.
Memorable\|for\|a\|peculiar\|malaise\|that\|renders\|its\|tension\|flaccid\|and\|,\|by\|extension\|,\|its\|surprises\|limp\|and\|its\|resolutions\|ritual\|.
It\|'s\|a\|documentary\|that\|says\|that\|the\|alternate\|sexuality\|meant\|to\|set\|you\|free\|may\|require\|so\|much\|relationship\|maintenance\|that\|celibacy\|can\|start\|looking\|good\|.
In\|the\|not-too-distant\|future\|,\|movies\|like\|Ghost\|Ship\|will\|be\|used\|as\|analgesic\|balm\|for\|overstimulated\|minds\|.
Right\|now\|,\|they\|'re\|merely\|signposts\|marking\|the\|slow\|,\|lingering\|death\|of\|imagination\|.
The\|movie\|'s\|biggest\|shocks\|come\|from\|seeing\|former\|nymphette\|Juliette\|Lewis\|playing\|a\|salt-of-the-earth\|mommy\|named\|Minnie\|and\|watching\|Slim\|travel\|incognito\|in\|a\|ridiculous\|wig\|no\|respectable\|Halloween\|costume\|shop\|would\|ever\|try\|to\|sell\|.
Like\|most\|movies\|about\|the\|pitfalls\|of\|bad\|behavior\|...\|Circuit\|gets\|drawn\|into\|the\|party\|.
It\|appears\|as\|if\|even\|the\|filmmakers\|did\|n't\|know\|what\|kind\|of\|movie\|they\|were\|making\|.
Beneath\|the\|uncanny\|,\|inevitable\|and\|seemingly\|shrewd\|facade\|of\|movie-biz\|farce\|...\|lies\|a\|plot\|cobbled\|together\|from\|largely\|flat\|and\|uncreative\|moments\|.
Snipes\|relies\|too\|much\|on\|a\|scorchingly\|plotted\|dramatic\|scenario\|for\|its\|own\|good\|.
Piccoli\|'s\|performance\|is\|amazing\|,\|yes\|,\|but\|the\|symbols\|of\|loss\|and\|denial\|and\|life-at-arm\|'s\|-\|length\|in\|the\|film\|seem\|irritatingly\|transparent\|.
Starts\|out\|mediocre\|,\|spirals\|downward\|,\|and\|thuds\|to\|the\|bottom\|of\|the\|pool\|with\|an\|utterly\|incompetent\|conclusion\|.
Nicolas\|Cage\|is\|n't\|the\|first\|actor\|to\|lead\|a\|group\|of\|talented\|friends\|astray\|,\|and\|this\|movie\|wo\|n't\|create\|a\|ruffle\|in\|what\|is\|already\|an\|erratic\|career\|.
It\|lacks\|the\|compassion\|,\|good-natured\|humor\|and\|the\|level\|of\|insight\|that\|made\|(\|Eyre\|'s\|)\|first\|film\|something\|of\|a\|sleeper\|success\|.
The\|result\|is\|good\|gossip\|,\|entertainingly\|delivered\|,\|yet\|with\|a\|distinctly\|musty\|odour\|,\|its\|expiry\|date\|long\|gone\|.
A\|sustained\|fest\|of\|self-congratulation\|between\|actor\|and\|director\|that\|leaves\|scant\|place\|for\|the\|viewer\|.
All\|Analyze\|That\|proves\|is\|that\|there\|is\|really\|only\|one\|movie\|'s\|worth\|of\|decent\|gags\|to\|be\|gleaned\|from\|the\|premise\|.
Green\|ruins\|every\|single\|scene\|he\|'s\|in\|,\|and\|the\|film\|,\|while\|it\|'s\|not\|completely\|wreaked\|,\|is\|seriously\|compromised\|by\|that\|.
There\|'s\|not\|a\|comedic\|moment\|in\|this\|romantic\|comedy\|.
The\|story\|is\|predictable\|,\|the\|jokes\|are\|typical\|Sandler\|fare\|,\|and\|the\|romance\|with\|Ryder\|is\|puzzling\|.
Wallace\|directs\|with\|such\|patronising\|reverence\|,\|it\|turns\|the\|stomach\|.
Resurrection\|has\|the\|dubious\|distinction\|of\|being\|a\|really\|bad\|imitation\|of\|the\|really\|bad\|Blair\|Witch\|Project\|.
Poor\|Ben\|Bratt\|could\|n't\|find\|stardom\|if\|MapQuest\|emailed\|him\|point-to-point\|driving\|directions\|.
Pretend\|like\|your\|SAT\|scores\|are\|below\|120\|and\|you\|might\|not\|notice\|the\|flaws\|.
Unlike\|Trey\|Parker\|,\|Sandler\|does\|n't\|understand\|that\|the\|idea\|of\|exploiting\|molestation\|for\|laughs\|is\|funny\|,\|not\|actually\|exploiting\|it\|yourself\|.
A\|fake\|street\|drama\|that\|keeps\|telling\|you\|things\|instead\|of\|showing\|them\|.
An\|empty\|,\|purposeless\|exercise\|.
Earnest\|and\|tentative\|even\|when\|it\|aims\|to\|shock\|.
Haneke\|'s\|script\|(\|from\|Elfriede\|Jelinek\|'s\|novel\|)\|is\|contrived\|,\|unmotivated\|,\|and\|psychologically\|unpersuasive\|,\|with\|an\|inconclusive\|ending\|.
A\|sometimes\|incisive\|and\|sensitive\|portrait\|that\|is\|undercut\|by\|its\|awkward\|structure\|and\|a\|final\|veering\|toward\|melodrama\|.
Those\|24-and-unders\|looking\|for\|their\|own\|Caddyshack\|to\|adopt\|as\|a\|generational\|signpost\|may\|have\|to\|keep\|on\|looking\|.
A\|distinctly\|mixed\|bag\|,\|the\|occasional\|bursts\|of\|sharp\|writing\|alternating\|with\|lots\|of\|sloppiness\|and\|the\|obligatory\|moments\|of\|sentimental\|ooze\|.
What\|begins\|brightly\|gets\|bogged\|down\|over\|140\|minutes\|.
Ultimately\|,\|Jane\|learns\|her\|place\|as\|a\|girl\|,\|softens\|up\|and\|loses\|some\|of\|the\|intensity\|that\|made\|her\|an\|interesting\|character\|to\|begin\|with\|.
Ah-nuld\|'s\|action\|hero\|days\|might\|be\|over\|.
It\|'s\|clear\|why\|Deuces\|Wild\|,\|which\|was\|shot\|two\|years\|ago\|,\|has\|been\|gathering\|dust\|on\|MGM\|'s\|shelf\|.
Feels\|like\|nothing\|quite\|so\|much\|as\|a\|middle-aged\|moviemaker\|'s\|attempt\|to\|surround\|himself\|with\|beautiful\|,\|half-naked\|women\|.
When\|the\|precise\|nature\|of\|Matthew\|'s\|predicament\|finally\|comes\|into\|sharp\|focus\|,\|the\|revelation\|fails\|to\|justify\|the\|build-up\|.
This\|picture\|is\|murder\|by\|numbers\|,\|and\|as\|easy\|to\|be\|bored\|by\|as\|your\|ABC\|'s\|,\|despite\|a\|few\|whopping\|shootouts\|.
Hilarious\|musical\|comedy\|though\|stymied\|by\|accents\|thick\|as\|mud\|.
If\|you\|are\|into\|splatter\|movies\|,\|then\|you\|will\|probably\|have\|a\|reasonably\|good\|time\|with\|The\|Salton\|Sea\|.
A\|dull\|,\|simple-minded\|and\|stereotypical\|tale\|of\|drugs\|,\|death\|and\|mind-numbing\|indifference\|on\|the\|inner-city\|streets\|.
The\|feature-length\|stretch\|...\|strains\|the\|show\|'s\|concept\|.
This\|slender\|plot\|feels\|especially\|thin\|stretched\|over\|the\|nearly\|80-minute\|running\|time\|.
A\|film\|that\|will\|probably\|please\|people\|already\|fascinated\|by\|Behan\|but\|leave\|everyone\|else\|yawning\|with\|admiration\|.
Davis\|the\|performer\|is\|plenty\|fetching\|enough\|,\|but\|she\|needs\|to\|shake\|up\|the\|mix\|,\|and\|work\|in\|something\|that\|does\|n't\|feel\|like\|a\|half-baked\|stand-up\|routine\|.
The\|densest\|distillation\|of\|Roberts\|'\|movies\|ever\|made\|.
Ultimately\|,\|the\|film\|never\|recovers\|from\|the\|clumsy\|cliché\|of\|the\|ugly\|American\|abroad\|,\|and\|the\|too-frosty\|exterior\|Ms.\|Paltrow\|employs\|to\|authenticate\|her\|British\|persona\|is\|another\|liability\|.
A\|handsome\|but\|unfulfilling\|suspense\|drama\|more\|suited\|to\|a\|quiet\|evening\|on\|PBS\|than\|a\|night\|out\|at\|an\|AMC\|.
Tom\|Green\|and\|an\|Ivy\|League\|college\|should\|never\|appear\|together\|on\|a\|marquee\|,\|especially\|when\|the\|payoff\|is\|an\|unschooled\|comedy\|like\|Stealing\|Harvard\|,\|which\|fails\|to\|keep\|80\|minutes\|from\|seeming\|like\|800\|.
(\|It\|)\|highlights\|not\|so\|much\|the\|crime\|lord\|'s\|messianic\|bent\|,\|but\|Spacey\|'s\|.
Master\|of\|Disguise\|runs\|for\|only\|71\|minutes\|and\|feels\|like\|three\|hours\|.
A\|reworking\|of\|Die\|Hard\|and\|Cliffhanger\|but\|it\|'s\|nowhere\|near\|as\|exciting\|as\|either\|.
Suffers\|from\|unlikable\|characters\|and\|a\|self-conscious\|sense\|of\|its\|own\|quirky\|hipness\|.
A\|film\|without\|surprise\|geared\|toward\|maximum\|comfort\|and\|familiarity\|.
Fessenden\|continues\|to\|do\|interesting\|work\|,\|and\|it\|would\|be\|nice\|to\|see\|what\|he\|could\|make\|with\|a\|decent\|budget\|.
But\|the\|problem\|with\|Wendigo\|,\|for\|all\|its\|effective\|moments\|,\|is\|n't\|really\|one\|of\|resources\|.
Spirit\|is\|a\|visual\|treat\|,\|and\|it\|takes\|chances\|that\|are\|bold\|by\|studio\|standards\|,\|but\|it\|lacks\|a\|strong\|narrative\|.
It\|stars\|schticky\|Chris\|Rock\|and\|stolid\|Anthony\|Hopkins\|,\|who\|seem\|barely\|in\|the\|same\|movie\|.
Their\|contrast\|is\|neither\|dramatic\|nor\|comic\|--\|it\|'s\|just\|a\|weird\|fizzle\|.
This\|is\|a\|children\|'s\|film\|in\|the\|truest\|sense\|.
It\|'s\|packed\|with\|adventure\|and\|a\|worthwhile\|environmental\|message\|,\|so\|it\|'s\|great\|for\|the\|kids\|.
Parents\|,\|on\|the\|other\|hand\|,\|will\|be\|ahead\|of\|the\|plot\|at\|all\|times\|,\|and\|there\|is\|n't\|enough\|clever\|innuendo\|to\|fil
The\|niftiest\|trick\|perpetrated\|by\|The\|Importance\|of\|Being\|Earnest\|is\|the\|alchemical\|transmogrification\|of\|Wilde\|into\|Austen\|--\|and\|a\|Hollywood-ized\|Austen\|at\|that\|.
Tykwer\|'s\|surface\|flash\|is\|n't\|just\|a\|poor\|fit\|with\|Kieslowski\|'s\|lyrical\|pessimism\|;\|it\|completely\|contradicts\|everything\|Kieslowski\|'s\|work\|aspired\|to\|,\|including\|the\|condition\|of\|art\|.
Ice\|Age\|is\|the\|first\|computer-generated\|feature\|cartoon\|to\|feel\|like\|other\|movies\|,\|and\|that\|makes\|for\|some\|glacial\|pacing\|early\|on\|.
Too\|slick\|and\|manufactured\|to\|claim\|street\|credibility\|.
Cherry\|Orchard\|is\|badly\|edited\|,\|often\|awkwardly\|directed\|and\|suffers\|from\|the\|addition\|of\|a\|wholly\|unnecessary\|pre-credit\|sequence\|designed\|to\|give\|some\|of\|the\|characters\|a\|`\|back\|story\|.\|'
What\|ensues\|are\|much\|blood-splattering\|,\|mass\|drug-induced\|bowel\|evacuations\|,\|and\|none-too-funny\|commentary\|on\|the\|cultural\|distinctions\|between\|Americans\|and\|Brits\|.
A\|dark\|comedy\|that\|goes\|for\|sick\|and\|demented\|humor\|simply\|to\|do\|so\|.
The\|movie\|is\|without\|intent\|.
Visually\|exciting\|sci-fi\|film\|which\|suffers\|from\|a\|lackluster\|screenplay\|.
While\|Hollywood\|Ending\|has\|its\|share\|of\|belly\|laughs\|(\|including\|a\|knockout\|of\|a\|closing\|line\|)\|,\|the\|movie\|winds\|up\|feeling\|like\|a\|great\|missed\|opportunity\|.
If\|The\|Full\|Monty\|was\|a\|freshman\|fluke\|,\|Lucky\|Break\|is\|(\|Cattaneo\|)\|sophomore\|slump\|.
Sandra\|Bullock\|and\|Hugh\|Grant\|make\|a\|great\|team\|,\|but\|this\|predictable\|romantic\|comedy\|should\|get\|a\|pink\|slip\|.
Allegiance\|to\|Chekhov\|,\|which\|director\|Michael\|Cacoyannis\|displays\|with\|somber\|earnestness\|in\|the\|new\|adaptation\|of\|The\|Cherry\|Orchard\|,\|is\|a\|particularly\|vexing\|handicap\|.

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