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The|Santa|Clause|2|proves|itself|a|more|streamlined|and|thought|out|encounter|than|the|original|could|ever|have|hoped|to|be|. |
Now|as|a|former|Gong|Show|addict|,|I|'ll|admit|it|,|my|only|complaint|is|that|we|did|n't|get|more|re-creations|of|all|those|famous|moments|from|the|show|. |
Succeeds|where|its|recent|predecessor|miserably|fails|because|it|demands|that|you|suffer|the|dreadfulness|of|war|from|both|sides|. |
The|first|Bond|movie|in|ages|that|is|n't|fake|fun|. |
This|odd|,|poetic|road|movie|,|spiked|by|jolts|of|pop|music|,|pretty|much|takes|place|in|Morton|'s|ever-watchful|gaze|--|and|it|'s|a|tribute|to|the|actress|,|and|to|her|inventive|director|,|that|the|journey|is|such|a|mesmerizing|one|. |
A|film|centering|on|a|traditional|Indian|wedding|in|contemporary|New|Delhi|may|not|sound|like|specialized|fare|,|but|Mira|Nair|'s|film|is|an|absolute|delight|for|all|audiences|. |
A|weird|and|wonderful|comedy|. |
The|movie|should|jolt|you|out|of|your|seat|a|couple|of|times|,|give|you|a|few|laughs|,|and|leave|you|feeling|like|it|was|worth|your|seven|bucks|,|even|though|it|does|turn|out|to|be|a|bit|of|a|cheat|in|the|end|. |
Has|the|capability|of|effecting|change|and|inspiring|hope|. |
A|first-class|,|thoroughly|involving|B|movie|that|effectively|combines|two|surefire|,|beloved|genres|--|the|prison|flick|and|the|fight|film|. |
LaBute|'s|careful|handling|makes|the|material|seem|genuine|rather|than|pandering|. |
In|between|all|the|emotional|seesawing|,|it|'s|hard|to|figure|the|depth|of|these|two|literary|figures|,|and|even|the|times|in|which|they|lived|. |
But|they|fascinate|in|their|recklessness|. |
Death|to|Smoochy|is|often|very|funny|,|but|what|'s|even|more|remarkable|is|the|integrity|of|DeVito|'s|misanthropic|vision|. |
A|beautiful|,|entertaining|two|hours|. |
You|get|the|idea|,|though|,|that|Kapur|intended|the|film|to|be|more|than|that|. |
A|wonderful|,|ghastly|film|. |
Amid|the|new|populist|comedies|that|underscore|the|importance|of|family|tradition|and|familial|community|,|one|would|be|hard-pressed|to|find|a|movie|with|a|bigger|,|fatter|heart|than|Barbershop|. |
Parris|'|performance|is|credible|and|remarkably|mature|. |
`|Enigma|'|is|the|kind|of|engaging|historical|drama|that|Hollywood|appears|to|have|given|up|on|in|favor|of|sentimental|war|movies|in|the|vein|of|`|We|Were|Soldiers|.|' |
Munch|'s|screenplay|is|tenderly|observant|of|his|characters|. |
He|watches|them|as|they|float|within|the|seas|of|their|personalities|. |
His|scenes|are|short|and|often|unexpected|. |
It|grabs|you|in|the|dark|and|shakes|you|vigorously|for|its|duration|. |
Leigh|'s|daring|here|is|that|without|once|denying|the|hardscrabble|lives|of|people|on|the|economic|fringes|of|Margaret|Thatcher|'s|ruinous|legacy|,|he|insists|on|the|importance|of|those|moments|when|people|can|connect|and|express|their|love|for|each|other|. |
Hashiguchi|vividly|captures|the|way|young|Japanese|live|now|,|chafing|against|their|culture|'s|manic|mix|of|millennial|brusqueness|and|undying|,|traditional|politesse|. |
Uneven|but|a|lot|of|fun|. |
I|know|that|I|'ll|never|listen|to|Marvin|Gaye|or|the|Supremes|the|same|way|again |
The|two|leads|,|nearly|perfect|in|their|roles|,|bring|a|heart|and|reality|that|buoy|the|film|,|and|at|times|,|elevate|it|to|a|superior|crime|movie|. |
Not|as|good|as|The|Full|Monty|,|but|a|really|strong|second|effort|. |
Whenever|it|threatens|to|get|bogged|down|in|earnest|dramaturgy|,|a|stirring|visual|sequence|like|a|surge|through|swirling|rapids|or|a|leap|from|pinnacle|to|pinnacle|rouses|us|. |
If|horses|could|fly|,|this|is|surely|what|they|'d|look|like|. |
Unfolds|as|one|of|the|most|politically|audacious|films|of|recent|decades|from|any|country|,|but|especially|from|France|. |
This|real-life|Hollywood|fairy-tale|is|more|engaging|than|the|usual|fantasies|Hollywood|produces|. |
The|graphic|carnage|and|re-creation|of|war-torn|Croatia|is|uncomfortably|timely|,|relevant|,|and|sickeningly|real|. |
Left|me|with|the|visceral|sensation|of|longing|,|lasting|traces|of|Charlotte|'s|web|of|desire|and|desperation|. |
The|characters|are|more|deeply|thought|through|than|in|most|`|right-thinking|'|films|. |
Crammed|with|incident|,|and|bristles|with|passion|and|energy|. |
It|'s|fun|,|splashy|and|entertainingly|nasty|. |
A|simple|tale|of|an|unlikely|friendship|,|but|thanks|to|the|gorgeous|locales|and|exceptional|lead|performances|,|it|has|considerable|charm|. |
It|might|be|`|easier|'|to|watch|on|video|at|home|,|but|that|should|n't|stop|die-hard|French|film|connoisseurs|from|going|out|and|enjoying|the|big-screen|experience|. |
There|'s|very|little|sense|to|what|'s|going|on|here|,|but|the|makers|serve|up|the|cliches|with|considerable|dash|. |
Witty|,|contemplative|,|and|sublimely|beautiful|. |
A|surprisingly|`|solid|'|achievement|by|director|Malcolm|D.|Lee|and|writer|John|Ridley|. |
Woven|together|handsomely|,|recalling|sixties|'|rockumentary|milestones|from|Lonely|Boy|to|Do|n't|Look|Back|. |
This|is|pure|,|exciting|moviemaking|. |
You|wo|n't|exactly|know|what|'s|happening|but|you|'ll|be|blissfully|exhausted|. |
The|1960s|rebellion|was|misdirected|:|you|ca|n't|fight|your|culture|. |
Works|because|Reno|does|n't|become|smug|or|sanctimonious|towards|the|audience|. |
Nettelbeck|...|has|a|pleasing|way|with|a|metaphor|. |
A|pure|participatory|event|that|malnourished|intellectuals|will|gulp|down|in|a|frenzy|. |
The|cast|delivers|without|sham|the|raw-nerved|story|. |
Steven|Soderbergh|'s|digital|video|experiment|is|a|clever|and|cutting|,|quick|and|dirty|look|at|modern|living|and|movie|life|. |
The|film|'s|highlight|is|definitely|its|screenplay|,|both|for|the|rhapsodic|dialogue|that|jumps|off|the|page|,|and|for|the|memorable|character|creations|. |
It|lets|you|brush|up|against|the|humanity|of|a|psycho|,|without|making|him|any|less|psycho|. |
Sillier|,|cuter|,|and|shorter|than|the|first|(|as|best|I|remember|)|,|but|still|a|very|good|time|at|the|cinema|. |
The|film|is|bright|and|flashy|in|all|the|right|ways|. |
Elegant|and|eloquent|(|meditation|)|on|death|and|that|most|elusive|of|passions|,|love|. |
Cut|through|the|layers|of|soap-opera|emotion|and|you|find|a|scathing|portrayal|of|a|powerful|entity|strangling|the|life|out|of|the|people|who|want|to|believe|in|it|the|most|. |
Filmmaker|Tian|Zhuangzhuang|triumphantly|returns|to|narrative|filmmaking|with|a|visually|masterful|work|of|quiet|power|. |
It|excels|because|,|unlike|so|many|other|Hollywood|movies|of|its|ilk|,|it|offers|hope|. |
Shot|in|rich|,|shadowy|black-and-white|,|Devils|chronicles|,|with|increasingly|amused|irony|,|the|relationship|between|reluctant|captors|and|befuddled|captives|. |
There|'s|no|clear|picture|of|who|killed|Bob|Crane|. |
But|here|'s|a|glimpse|at|his|life|. |
Spectacularly|beautiful|,|not|to|mention|mysterious|,|sensual|,|emotionally|intense|,|and|replete|with|virtuoso|throat-singing|. |
A|summer|entertainment|adults|can|see|without|feeling|embarrassed|,|but|it|could|have|been|more|. |
Sparse|but|oddly|compelling|. |
A|stirring|,|funny|and|finally|transporting|re-imagining|of|Beauty|and|the|Beast|and|1930s|horror|films |
The|Pinochet|Case|is|a|searing|album|of|remembrance|from|those|who|,|having|survived|,|suffered|most|. |
A|sweet-tempered|comedy|that|forgoes|the|knee-jerk|misogyny|that|passes|for|humor|in|so|many|teenage|comedies|. |
Argento|,|at|only|26|,|brings|a|youthful|,|out-to-change-the-world|aggressiveness|to|the|project|,|as|if|she|'s|cut|open|a|vein|and|bled|the|raw|film|stock|. |
With|so|many|bad|romances|out|there|,|this|is|the|kind|of|movie|that|deserves|a|chance|to|shine|. |
Brash|,|intelligent|and|erotically|perplexing|,|Haneke|'s|portrait|of|an|upper|class|Austrian|society|and|the|suppression|of|its|tucked|away|demons|is|uniquely|felt|with|a|sardonic|jolt|. |
Though|Jackson|does|n't|always|succeed|in|integrating|the|characters|in|the|foreground|into|the|extraordinarily|rich|landscape|,|it|must|be|said|that|he|is|an|imaginative|filmmaker|who|can|see|the|forest|for|the|trees|. |
``|The|Quiet|American|''|begins|in|Saigon|in|1952|. |
That|'s|its|first|sign|of|trouble|. |
A|dazzling|thing|to|behold|--|as|long|as|you|'re|wearing|the|somewhat|cumbersome|3D|goggles|the|theater|provides|. |
Be|patient|with|the|lovely|Hush|! |
and|your|reward|will|be|a|thoughtful|,|emotional|movie|experience|. |
The|large-format|film|is|well|suited|to|capture|these|musicians|in|full|regalia|and|the|incredible|IMAX|sound|system|lets|you|feel|the|beat|down|to|your|toes|. |
Godard|has|never|made|a|more|sheerly|beautiful|film|than|this|unexpectedly|moving|meditation|on|love|,|history|,|memory|,|resistance|and|artistic|transcendence|. |
The|kind|of|movie|that|comes|along|only|occasionally|,|one|so|unconventional|,|gutsy|and|perfectly|executed|it|takes|your|breath|away|. |
Unlike|most|surf|movies|,|Blue|Crush|thrillingly|uses|modern|technology|to|take|the|viewer|inside|the|wave|. |
By|the|end|you|ca|n't|help|but|feel|`|stoked|.|' |
The|off-center|humor|is|a|constant|,|and|the|ensemble|gives|it|a|buoyant|delivery|. |
A|tasty|slice|of|droll|whimsy|. |
Mike|Leigh|populates|his|movie|with|a|wonderful|ensemble|cast|of|characters|that|bring|the|routine|day|to|day|struggles|of|the|working|class|to|life |
Awesome|work|:|ineffable|,|elusive|,|yet|inexplicably|powerful |
Sparkling|,|often|hilarious|romantic|jealousy|comedy|...|Attal|looks|so|much|like|a|young|Robert|DeNiro|that|it|seems|the|film|should|instead|be|called|`|My|Husband|Is|Travis|Bickle|'|. |
Even|if|you|'re|an|agnostic|carnivore|,|you|can|enjoy|much|of|Jonah|simply|,|and|gratefully|,|as|laugh-out-loud|lunacy|with|a|pronounced|Monty|Pythonesque|flavor|. |
Where|Bowling|for|Columbine|is|at|its|most|valuable|is|in|its|examination|of|America|'s|culture|of|fear|as|a|root|cause|of|gun|violence|. |
The|result|is|somewhat|satisfying|--|it|still|comes|from|Spielberg|,|who|has|never|made|anything|that|was|n't|at|least|watchable|. |
But|it|'s|also|disappointing|to|a|certain|degree|. |
The|all-French|cast|is|marveilleux|. |
There|'s|a|lot|to|recommend|Read|My|Lips|. |
A|minor|film|with|major|pleasures|from|Portuguese|master|Manoel|de|Oliviera|... |
Brosnan|gives|a|portrayal|as|solid|and|as|perfect|as|his|outstanding|performance|as|Bond|in|Die|Another|Day|. |
Audiences|are|advised|to|sit|near|the|back|and|squint|to|avoid|noticing|some|truly|egregious|lip-non-synching|,|but|otherwise|the|production|is|suitably|elegant|. |
The|movie|is|...|very|funny|as|you|peek|at|it|through|the|fingers|in|front|of|your|eyes|. |
Nicks|sustains|the|level|of|exaggerated|,|stylized|humor|throughout|by|taking|your|expectations|and|twisting|them|just|a|bit|. |
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