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`|Possession|,|'|based|on|the|book|by|A.S.|Byatt|,|demands|that|LaBute|deal|with|the|subject|of|love|head-on|;|trading|in|his|cynicism|for|reverence|and|a|little|wit
It|'s|the|kind|of|movie|that|,|aside|from|Robert|Altman|,|Spike|Lee|,|the|Coen|Brothers|and|a|few|others|,|our|moviemakers|do|n't|make|often|enough|.
Alternates|between|deadpan|comedy|and|heartbreaking|loneliness|and|is|n't|afraid|to|provoke|introspection|in|both|its|characters|and|its|audience|.
The|script|is|smart|,|not|cloying|.
Visually|,|`|Santa|Clause|2|'|is|wondrously|creative|.
A|bittersweet|contemporary|comedy|about|benevolent|deception|,|which|,|while|it|may|not|rival|the|filmmaker|'s|period|pieces|,|is|still|very|much|worth|seeing|.
One|fantastic|(|and|educational|)|documentary|.
An|ambitious|`|what|if|?|'
that|works|.
``|The|Dangerous|Lives|of|Altar|Boys|''|has|flaws|,|but|it|also|has|humor|and|heart|and|very|talented|young|actors
Nice|piece|of|work|.
`|Stock|up|on|silver|bullets|for|director|Neil|Marshall|'s|intense|freight|train|of|a|film|.|'
It|'s|funny|,|as|the|old|saying|goes|,|because|it|'s|true|.
Though|the|film|is|static|,|its|writer-director|'s|heart|is|in|the|right|place|,|his|plea|for|democracy|and|civic|action|laudable|.
The|filmmaker|'s|heart|is|in|the|right|place|...
From|blushing|to|gushing|--|Imamura|squirts|the|screen|in|`|Warm|Water|Under|a|Red|Bridge|'
Apart|from|anything|else|,|this|is|one|of|the|best-sustained|ideas|I|have|ever|seen|on|the|screen|.
Not|a|schlocky|creature|feature|but|something|far|more|stylish|and|cerebral|--|and|,|hence|,|more|chillingly|effective|.
Stupid|,|infantile|,|redundant|,|sloppy|,|over-the-top|,|and|amateurish|.
Yep|,|it|'s|``|Waking|up|in|Reno|.|''
Go|back|to|sleep|.
I|did|n't|laugh|.
I|did|n't|smile|.
I|survived|.
The|worst|film|of|the|year|.
In|the|book-on-tape|market|,|the|film|of|``|The|Kid|Stays|in|the|Picture|''|would|be|an|abridged|edition
A|sour|attempt|at|making|a|Farrelly|Brothers-style|,|down-and-dirty|laugher|for|the|female|set|.
Eisenstein|lacks|considerable|brio|for|a|film|about|one|of|cinema|'s|directorial|giants|.
Taken|as|a|whole|,|The|Tuxedo|does|n't|add|up|to|a|whole|lot|.
This|is|no|``|Waterboy|!|''
Something|has|been|lost|in|the|translation|...|another|routine|Hollywood|frightfest|in|which|the|slack|execution|italicizes|the|absurdity|of|the|premise|.
The|result|is|an|`|action|film|'|mired|in|stasis|.
...|a|movie|that|,|quite|simply|,|should|n't|have|been|made|.
By|turns|pretentious|,|fascinating|,|ludicrous|,|provocative|and|vainglorious|.
I|ca|n't|recommend|it|.
But|it|'s|surprisingly|harmless|.
What|'s|next|?
The|Porky|'s|Revenge|:|Ultimate|Edition|?
The|script|is|a|dim-witted|pairing|of|teen-speak|and|animal|gibberish|.
There|'s|no|real|reason|to|see|it|,|and|no|real|reason|not|to|.
Is|``|Ballistic|''|worth|the|price|of|admission|?
Absolutely|not|.
It|sucked|.
Would|I|see|it|again|?
Please|see|previous|answer|.
It|'s|exactly|what|you|'d|expect|.
``|The|Kid|Stays|in|the|Picture|''|is|a|great|story|,|terrifically|told|by|the|man|who|wrote|it|but|this|Cliff|Notes|edition|is|a|cheat|.
A|prison|comedy|that|never|really|busts|out|of|its|comfy|little|cell|.
The|movie|is|obviously|a|labour|of|love|so|Howard|appears|to|have|had|free|rein|to|be|as|pretentious|as|he|wanted|.
This|is|n't|a|movie|;|it|'s|a|symptom|.
What|we|have|is|a|character|faced|with|the|possibility|that|her|life|is|meaningless|,|vapid|and|devoid|of|substance|,|in|a|movie|that|is|definitely|meaningless|,|vapid|and|devoid|of|substance|.
If|only|it|were|,|well|,|funnier|.
The|script|?
Please|.
Does|n't|add|up|to|much|.
One|of|the|worst|movies|of|the|year|.
A|complete|waste|of|time|.
Long|before|it|'s|over|,|you|'ll|be|thinking|of|51|ways|to|leave|this|loser|.
One|of|the|worst|movies|of|the|year|.
...|Watching|it|was|painful|.
The|cinematic|equivalent|of|patronizing|a|bar|favored|by|pretentious|,|untalented|artistes|who|enjoy|moaning|about|their|cruel|fate|.
Spiderman|ROCKS
A|compelling|coming-of-age|drama|about|the|arduous|journey|of|a|sensitive|young|girl|through|a|series|of|foster|homes|and|a|fierce|struggle|to|pull|free|from|her|dangerous|and|domineering|mother|'s|hold|over|her|.
An|imaginative|comedy\/thriller|.
Thoroughly|enjoyable|.
(|A|)|rare|,|beautiful|film|.
Family|fare|.
Boisterous|,|heartfelt|comedy|.
(|An|)|hilarious|romantic|comedy|.
An|exhilarating|experience|.
Never|(|sinks|)|into|exploitation|.
Compellingly|watchable|.
Troubling|and|powerful|.
Often|hilarious|.
A|modest|masterpiece|.
Never|once|predictable|.
An|uplifting|,|near-masterpiece|.
Warm|and|exotic|.
...|a|true|delight|.
A|true|pleasure|.
Polished|,|well-structured|film|.
Sexy|and|romantic|.
Psychologically|savvy|.
delightfully|rendered
Fun|and|nimble|.
Funny|and|touching|.
Serious|and|thoughtful|.
It|strikes|hardest|...|when|it|reminds|you|how|pertinent|its|dynamics|remain|.
Fifty|years|after|the|fact|,|the|world|'s|political|situation|seems|little|different|,|and|(|director|Phillip|)|Noyce|brings|out|the|allegory|with|remarkable|skill|.
One-of-a-kind|near-masterpiece|.
Lightweight|but|appealing|.
Highly|engaging|.
Feral|and|uncomfortable|.
A|gripping|drama|.
Beautifully|produced|.
Smart|and|taut|.
Highly|watchable|stuff|.
Psychologically|revealing|.
A|fast|paced|and|suspenseful|Argentinian|thriller|about|the|shadow|side|of|play|.
...|wise|and|elegiac|...