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First\|and\|foremost\|...\|the\|reason\|to\|go\|see\|``\|Blue\|Crush\|''\|is\|the\|phenomenal\|,\|water-born\|cinematography\|by\|David\|Hennings\|.
A\|visionary\|marvel\|,\|but\|it\|'s\|lacking\|a\|depth\|in\|storytelling\|usually\|found\|in\|anime\|like\|this\|.
The\|problems\|and\|characters\|it\|reveals\|are\|universal\|and\|involving\|,\|and\|the\|film\|itself\|--\|as\|well\|its\|delightful\|cast\|--\|is\|so\|breezy\|,\|pretty\|and\|gifted\|,\|it\|really\|won\|my\|heart\|.
In\|his\|latest\|effort\|,\|Storytelling\|,\|Solondz\|has\|finally\|made\|a\|movie\|that\|is\|n't\|just\|offensive\|--\|it\|also\|happens\|to\|be\|good\|.
How\|I\|Killed\|My\|Father\|would\|be\|a\|rarity\|in\|Hollywood\|.
It\|'s\|an\|actor\|'s\|showcase\|that\|accomplishes\|its\|primary\|goal\|without\|the\|use\|of\|special\|effects\|,\|but\|rather\|by\|emphasizing\|the\|characters\|--\|including\|the\|supporting\|ones\|.
I\|just\|saw\|this\|movie\|...\|well\|,\|it\|'s\|probably\|not\|accurate\|to\|call\|it\|a\|movie\|.
What\|'s\|most\|memorable\|about\|Circuit\|is\|that\|it\|'s\|shot\|on\|digital\|video\|,\|whose\|tiny\|camera\|enables\|Shafer\|to\|navigate\|spaces\|both\|large\|...\|and\|small\|...\|with\|considerable\|aplomb\|.
Scherfig\|,\|the\|writer-director\|,\|has\|made\|a\|film\|so\|unabashedly\|hopeful\|that\|it\|actually\|makes\|the\|heart\|soar\|.
Yes\|,\|soar\|.
A\|delicious\|and\|delicately\|funny\|look\|at\|the\|residents\|of\|a\|Copenhagen\|neighborhood\|coping\|with\|the\|befuddling\|complications\|life\|tosses\|at\|them\|.
``\|What\|really\|happened\|?\|''
is\|a\|question\|for\|philosophers\|,\|not\|filmmakers\|;\|all\|the\|filmmakers\|need\|to\|do\|is\|engage\|an\|audience\|.
Soderbergh\|,\|like\|Kubrick\|before\|him\|,\|may\|not\|touch\|the\|planet\|'s\|skin\|,\|but\|understands\|the\|workings\|of\|its\|spirit\|.
Much\|credit\|must\|be\|given\|to\|the\|water-camera\|operating\|team\|of\|Don\|King\|,\|Sonny\|Miller\|,\|and\|Michael\|Stewart\|.
Their\|work\|is\|fantastic\|.
Crush\|is\|so\|warm\|and\|fuzzy\|you\|might\|be\|able\|to\|forgive\|its\|mean-spirited\|second\|half\|.
Franco\|is\|an\|excellent\|choice\|for\|the\|walled-off\|but\|combustible\|hustler\|,\|but\|he\|does\|not\|give\|the\|transcendent\|performance\|SONNY\|needs\|to\|overcome\|gaps\|in\|character\|development\|and\|story\|logic\|.
Tsai\|Ming-liang\|'s\|witty\|,\|wistful\|new\|film\|,\|What\|Time\|Is\|It\|There\|?
,\|is\|a\|temporal\|inquiry\|that\|shoulders\|its\|philosophical\|burden\|lightly\|.
The\|Pianist\|lacks\|the\|quick\|emotional\|connections\|of\|Steven\|Spielberg\|'s\|Schindler\|'s\|List\|.
But\|Mr.\|Polanski\|creates\|images\|even\|more\|haunting\|than\|those\|in\|Mr.\|Spielberg\|'s\|1993\|classic\|.
Steers\|,\|in\|his\|feature\|film\|debut\|,\|has\|created\|a\|brilliant\|motion\|picture\|.
A\|brilliant\|,\|absurd\|collection\|of\|vignettes\|that\|,\|in\|their\|own\|idiosyncratic\|way\|,\|sum\|up\|the\|strange\|horror\|of\|life\|in\|the\|new\|millennium\|.
As\|warm\|as\|it\|is\|wise\|,\|deftly\|setting\|off\|uproarious\|humor\|with\|an\|underlying\|seriousness\|that\|sneaks\|up\|on\|the\|viewer\|,\|providing\|an\|experience\|that\|is\|richer\|than\|anticipated\|.
The\|film\|may\|not\|hit\|as\|hard\|as\|some\|of\|the\|better\|drug-related\|pictures\|,\|but\|it\|still\|manages\|to\|get\|a\|few\|punches\|in\|.
Old-fashioned\|but\|thoroughly\|satisfying\|entertainment\|.
An\|energizing\|,\|intoxicating\|documentary\|charting\|the\|rise\|of\|hip-hop\|culture\|in\|general\|and\|the\|art\|of\|scratching\|(\|or\|turntablism\|)\|in\|particular\|.
A\|fun\|family\|movie\|that\|'s\|suitable\|for\|all\|ages\|--\|a\|movie\|that\|will\|make\|you\|laugh\|,\|cry\|and\|realize\|,\|`\|It\|'s\|never\|too\|late\|to\|believe\|in\|your\|dreams\|.\|'
If\|you\|open\|yourself\|up\|to\|Mr.\|Reggio\|'s\|theory\|of\|this\|imagery\|as\|the\|movie\|'s\|set\|...\|it\|can\|impart\|an\|almost\|visceral\|sense\|of\|dislocation\|and\|change\|.
I\|had\|a\|dream\|that\|a\|smart\|comedy\|would\|come\|along\|to\|rescue\|me\|from\|a\|summer\|of\|teen-driven\|,\|toilet-humor\|codswallop\|,\|and\|its\|name\|was\|Earnest\|.
Even\|though\|the\|film\|does\|n't\|manage\|to\|hit\|all\|of\|its\|marks\|,\|it\|'s\|still\|entertaining\|to\|watch\|the\|target\|practice\|.
Where\|This\|was\|lazy\|but\|enjoyable\|,\|a\|formula\|comedy\|redeemed\|by\|its\|stars\|,\|That\|is\|even\|lazier\|and\|far\|less\|enjoyable\|.
The\|3-D\|vistas\|from\|orbit\|,\|with\|the\|space\|station\|suspended\|like\|a\|huge\|set\|of\|wind\|chimes\|over\|the\|great\|blue\|globe\|,\|are\|stanzas\|of\|breathtaking\|,\|awe-inspiring\|visual\|poetry\|.
The\|attraction\|between\|these\|two\|marginal\|characters\|is\|complex\|from\|the\|start\|--\|and\|,\|refreshingly\|,\|stays\|that\|way\|.
Fans\|of\|the\|modern\|day\|Hong\|Kong\|action\|film\|finally\|have\|the\|worthy\|successor\|to\|A\|Better\|Tomorrow\|and\|The\|Killer\|which\|they\|have\|been\|patiently\|waiting\|for\|.
Even\|when\|he\|'s\|not\|at\|his\|most\|critically\|insightful\|,\|Godard\|can\|still\|be\|smarter\|than\|any\|50\|other\|filmmakers\|still\|at\|work\|.
What\|sets\|this\|romantic\|comedy\|apart\|from\|most\|Hollywood\|romantic\|comedies\|is\|its\|low-key\|way\|of\|tackling\|what\|seems\|like\|done-to-death\|material\|.
Has\|enough\|wit\|,\|energy\|and\|geniality\|to\|please\|not\|only\|the\|fanatical\|adherents\|on\|either\|side\|,\|but\|also\|people\|who\|know\|nothing\|about\|the\|subject\|and\|think\|they\|'re\|not\|interested\|.
This\|seductive\|tease\|of\|a\|thriller\|gets\|the\|job\|done\|.
It\|'s\|a\|scorcher\|.
Bittersweet\|comedy\/drama\|full\|of\|life\|,\|hand\|gestures\|,\|and\|some\|really\|adorable\|Italian\|guys\|.
Works\|as\|pretty\|contagious\|fun\|.
The\|best\|didacticism\|is\|one\|carried\|by\|a\|strong\|sense\|of\|humanism\|,\|and\|Bertrand\|Tavernier\|'s\|oft-brilliant\|Safe\|Conduct\|(\|``\|Laissez-passer\|''\|)\|wears\|its\|heart\|on\|its\|sleeve\|.
A\|realistically\|terrifying\|movie\|that\|puts\|another\|notch\|in\|the\|belt\|of\|the\|long\|list\|of\|renegade-cop\|tales\|.
A\|charming\|,\|banter-filled\|comedy\|...\|one\|of\|those\|airy\|cinematic\|bon\|bons\|whose\|aims\|--\|and\|by\|extension\|,\|accomplishments\|--\|seem\|deceptively\|slight\|on\|the\|surface\|.
A\|film\|with\|almost\|as\|many\|delights\|for\|adults\|as\|there\|are\|for\|children\|and\|dog\|lovers\|.
Serious\|movie-goers\|embarking\|upon\|this\|journey\|will\|find\|that\|The\|Road\|to\|Perdition\|leads\|to\|a\|satisfying\|destination\|.
Heartwarming\|and\|gently\|comic\|even\|as\|the\|film\|breaks\|your\|heart\|.
Caruso\|sometimes\|descends\|into\|sub-Tarantino\|cuteness\|...\|but\|for\|the\|most\|part\|he\|makes\|sure\|The\|Salton\|Sea\|works\|the\|way\|a\|good\|noir\|should\|,\|keeping\|it\|tight\|and\|nasty\|.
A\|``\|black\|Austin\|Powers\|?\|''
I\|prefer\|to\|think\|of\|it\|as\|``\|Pootie\|Tang\|with\|a\|budget\|.\|''
Sa\|da\|TAY\|!
Oddly\|,\|the\|film\|is\|n't\|nearly\|as\|downbeat\|as\|it\|sounds\|,\|but\|strikes\|a\|tone\|that\|'s\|alternately\|melancholic\|,\|hopeful\|and\|strangely\|funny\|.
I\|would\|be\|shocked\|if\|there\|was\|actually\|one\|correct\|interpretation\|,\|but\|that\|should\|n't\|make\|the\|movie\|or\|the\|discussion\|any\|less\|enjoyable\|.
Chouraqui\|brings\|documentary-like\|credibility\|to\|the\|horrors\|of\|the\|killing\|field\|and\|the\|barbarism\|of\|`\|ethnic\|cleansing\|.\|'
The\|best\|thing\|I\|can\|say\|about\|this\|film\|is\|that\|I\|ca\|n't\|wait\|to\|see\|what\|the\|director\|does\|next\|.
Smarter\|than\|its\|commercials\|make\|it\|seem\|.
One\|of\|the\|funnier\|movies\|in\|town\|.
Campanella\|'s\|competent\|direction\|and\|his\|excellent\|cast\|overcome\|the\|obstacles\|of\|a\|predictable\|outcome\|and\|a\|screenplay\|that\|glosses\|over\|Rafael\|'s\|evolution\|.
By\|turns\|very\|dark\|and\|very\|funny\|.
Steven\|Soderbergh\|does\|n't\|remake\|Andrei\|Tarkovsky\|'s\|Solaris\|so\|much\|as\|distill\|it\|.
For\|more\|than\|two\|decades\|Mr.\|Nachtwey\|has\|traveled\|to\|places\|in\|the\|world\|devastated\|by\|war\|,\|famine\|and\|poverty\|and\|documented\|the\|cruelty\|and\|suffering\|he\|has\|found\|with\|an\|devastating\|,\|eloquent\|clarity\|.
Simultaneously\|heartbreakingly\|beautiful\|and\|exquisitely\|sad\|.
Though\|overall\|an\|overwhelmingly\|positive\|portrayal\|,\|the\|film\|does\|n't\|ignore\|the\|more\|problematic\|aspects\|of\|Brown\|'s\|life\|.
The\|philosophical\|musings\|of\|the\|dialogue\|jar\|against\|the\|tawdry\|soap\|opera\|antics\|of\|the\|film\|'s\|action\|in\|a\|way\|that\|is\|surprisingly\|enjoyable\|.
Not\|too\|fancy\|,\|not\|too\|filling\|,\|not\|too\|fluffy\|,\|but\|definitely\|tasty\|and\|sweet\|.
Director\|Lee\|has\|a\|true\|cinematic\|knack\|,\|but\|it\|'s\|also\|nice\|to\|see\|a\|movie\|with\|its\|heart\|so\|thoroughly\|,\|unabashedly\|on\|its\|sleeve\|.
As\|Allen\|'s\|execution\|date\|closes\|in\|,\|the\|documentary\|gives\|an\|especially\|poignant\|portrait\|of\|her\|friendship\|with\|the\|never\|flagging\|legal\|investigator\|David\|Presson\|.
Jones\|has\|tackled\|a\|meaty\|subject\|and\|drawn\|engaging\|characters\|while\|peppering\|the\|pages\|with\|memorable\|zingers\|.
A\|vivid\|,\|spicy\|footnote\|to\|history\|,\|and\|a\|movie\|that\|grips\|and\|holds\|you\|in\|rapt\|attention\|from\|start\|to\|finish\|.
If\|S&M\|seems\|like\|a\|strange\|route\|to\|true\|love\|,\|maybe\|it\|is\|,\|but\|it\|'s\|to\|this\|film\|'s\|(\|and\|its\|makers\|'\|)\|credit\|that\|we\|believe\|that\|that\|'s\|exactly\|what\|these\|two\|people\|need\|to\|find\|each\|other\|--\|and\|themselves\|.
If\|the\|film\|'s\|vision\|of\|sport\|as\|a\|secular\|religion\|is\|a\|bit\|cloying\|,\|its\|through-line\|of\|family\|and\|community\|is\|heartening\|in\|the\|same\|way\|that\|each\|season\|marks\|a\|new\|start\|.
One\|of\|the\|best\|of\|a\|growing\|strain\|of\|daring\|films\|...\|that\|argue\|that\|any\|sexual\|relationship\|that\|does\|n't\|hurt\|anyone\|and\|works\|for\|its\|participants\|is\|a\|relationship\|that\|is\|worthy\|of\|our\|respect\|.
...\|an\|adorably\|whimsical\|comedy\|that\|deserves\|more\|than\|a\|passing\|twinkle\|.
An\|engrossing\|story\|that\|combines\|psychological\|drama\|,\|sociological\|reflection\|,\|and\|high-octane\|thriller\|.
It\|'s\|easy\|to\|be\|cynical\|about\|documentaries\|in\|which\|underdogs\|beat\|the\|odds\|and\|the\|human\|spirit\|triumphs\|,\|but\|Westbrook\|'s\|foundation\|and\|Dalrymple\|'s\|film\|earn\|their\|uplift\|.
Mel\|Gibson\|fights\|the\|good\|fight\|in\|Vietnam\|in\|director\|Randall\|Wallace\|'s\|flag-waving\|war\|flick\|with\|a\|core\|of\|decency\|.
There\|'s\|real\|visual\|charge\|to\|the\|filmmaking\|,\|and\|a\|strong\|erotic\|spark\|to\|the\|most\|crucial\|lip-reading\|sequence\|.
A\|brutal\|and\|funny\|work\|.
Nicole\|Holofcenter\|,\|the\|insightful\|writer\/director\|responsible\|for\|this\|illuminating\|comedy\|does\|n't\|wrap\|the\|proceedings\|up\|neatly\|but\|the\|ideas\|tie\|together\|beautifully\|.
The\|film\|is\|a\|blunt\|indictment\|,\|part\|of\|a\|perhaps\|surreal\|campaign\|to\|bring\|Kissinger\|to\|trial\|for\|crimes\|against\|humanity\|.
One\|of\|the\|most\|important\|and\|exhilarating\|forms\|of\|animated\|filmmaking\|since\|old\|Walt\|doodled\|Steamboat\|Willie\|.
Move\|over\|Bond\|;\|this\|girl\|deserves\|a\|sequel\|.
The\|kind\|of\|trifle\|that\|date\|nights\|were\|invented\|for\|.\|.
It\|'s\|a\|testament\|to\|the\|film\|'s\|considerable\|charm\|that\|it\|succeeds\|in\|entertaining\|,\|despite\|playing\|out\|like\|a\|feature-length\|sitcom\|replete\|with\|stereotypical\|familial\|quandaries\|.
There\|'s\|a\|sheer\|unbridled\|delight\|in\|the\|way\|the\|story\|unfurls\|...
Tells\|(\|the\|story\|)\|with\|such\|atmospheric\|ballast\|that\|shrugging\|off\|the\|plot\|'s\|persnickety\|problems\|is\|simply\|a\|matter\|of\|(\|being\|)\|in\|a\|shrugging\|mood\|.
The\|film\|is\|hard\|to\|dismiss\|--\|moody\|,\|thoughtful\|,\|and\|lit\|by\|flashes\|of\|mordant\|humor\|.
If\|The\|Man\|from\|Elysian\|Fields\|is\|doomed\|by\|its\|smallness\|,\|it\|is\|also\|elevated\|by\|it\|--\|the\|kind\|of\|movie\|that\|you\|enjoy\|more\|because\|you\|'re\|one\|of\|the\|lucky\|few\|who\|sought\|it\|out\|.
What\|emerges\|is\|an\|unsettling\|picture\|of\|childhood\|innocence\|combined\|with\|indoctrinated\|prejudice\|.
Promises\|is\|a\|compelling\|piece\|that\|demonstrates\|just\|how\|well\|children\|can\|be\|trained\|to\|live\|out\|and\|carry\|on\|their\|parents\|'\|anguish\|.
Meticulously\|uncovers\|a\|trail\|of\|outrageous\|force\|and\|craven\|concealment\|.
Hey\|,\|Happy\|!
is\|many\|things\|--\|stoner\|midnight\|flick\|,\|sci-fi\|deconstruction\|,\|gay\|fantasia\|--\|but\|above\|all\|it\|'s\|a\|love\|story\|as\|sanguine\|as\|its\|title\|.
You\|wo\|n't\|look\|at\|religious\|fanatics\|--\|or\|backyard\|sheds\|--\|the\|same\|way\|again\|.
At\|its\|best\|...\|Festival\|in\|Cannes\|bubbles\|with\|the\|excitement\|of\|the\|festival\|in\|Cannes\|.
There\|is\|a\|general\|air\|of\|exuberance\|in\|All\|About\|The\|Benjamins\|that\|'s\|hard\|to\|resist\|.
A\|lovably\|old-school\|Hollywood\|confection\|.
I\|'m\|happy\|to\|have\|seen\|it\|--\|not\|as\|an\|alternate\|version\|,\|but\|as\|the\|ultimate\|exercise\|in\|viewing\|deleted\|scenes\|.

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