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By|turns|gripping|,|amusing|,|tender|and|heart-wrenching|,|Laissez-passer|has|all|the|earmarks|of|French|cinema|at|its|best|. |
The|warnings|to|resist|temptation|in|this|film|...|are|blunt|and|challenging|and|offer|no|easy|rewards|for|staying|clean|. |
Wonder|of|wonders|--|a|teen|movie|with|a|humanistic|message|. |
A|quirky|comedy|set|in|Newfoundland|that|cleverly|captures|the|dry|wit|that|'s|so|prevalent|on|The|Rock|. |
Peppered|with|witty|dialogue|and|inventive|moments|. |
I|'d|rather|watch|a|rerun|of|The|Powerpuff|Girls |
With|the|prospect|of|films|like|Kangaroo|Jack|about|to|burst|across|America|'s|winter|movie|screens|it|'s|a|pleasure|to|have|a|film|like|The|Hours|as|an|alternative|. |
The|wonderful|combination|of|the|sweetness|and|the|extraordinary|technical|accomplishments|of|the|first|film|are|maintained|,|but|its|overall|impact|falls|a|little|flat|with|a|storyline|that|never|quite|delivers|the|original|magic|. |
Like|its|title|character|,|this|Nicholas|Nickleby|finds|itself|in|reduced|circumstances|--|and|,|also|like|its|hero|,|it|remains|brightly|optimistic|,|coming|through|in|the|end|. |
As|a|thoughtful|and|unflinching|examination|of|an|alternative|lifestyle|,|Sex|with|Strangers|is|a|success|. |
unpretentious|,|charming|,|quirky|,|original |
Spinning|a|web|of|dazzling|entertainment|may|be|overstating|it|,|but|``|Spider-Man|''|certainly|delivers|the|goods|. |
Other|than|the|slightly|flawed|(|and|fairly|unbelievable|)|finale|,|everything|else|is|top|shelf|. |
This|fascinating|look|at|Israel|in|ferment|feels|as|immediate|as|the|latest|news|footage|from|Gaza|and|,|because|of|its|heightened|,|well-shaped|dramas|,|twice|as|powerful|. |
Manages|to|delight|without|much|of|a|story|. |
There|'s|no|denying|that|Burns|is|a|filmmaker|with|a|bright|future|ahead|of|him|. |
I|have|a|confession|to|make|:|I|did|n't|particularly|like|E.T.|the|first|time|I|saw|it|as|a|young|boy|. |
That|is|because|-|damn|it|! |
-|I|also|wanted|a|little|alien|as|a|friend|! |
Fairy-tale|formula|,|serves|as|a|paper|skeleton|for|some|very|good|acting|,|dialogue|,|comedy|,|direction|and|especially|charm|. |
A|genuinely|funny|ensemble|comedy|that|also|asks|its|audience|--|in|a|heartwarming|,|nonjudgmental|kind|of|way|--|to|consider|what|we|value|in|our|daily|lives|. |
Though|the|aboriginal|aspect|lends|the|ending|an|extraordinary|poignancy|,|and|the|story|itself|could|be|played|out|in|any|working|class|community|in|the|nation|. |
An|energetic|and|engaging|film|that|never|pretends|to|be|something|it|is|n't|. |
A|violent|initiation|rite|for|the|audience|,|as|much|as|it|is|for|Angelique|,|the|(|opening|)|dance|guarantees|Karmen|'s|enthronement|among|the|cinema|'s|memorable|women|. |
An|animation|landmark|as|monumental|as|Disney|'s|1937|breakthrough|Snow|White|and|the|Seven|Dwarfs|. |
An|entertaining|,|if|ultimately|minor|,|thriller|. |
Sex|With|Strangers|is|fascinating|... |
A|subtle|,|poignant|picture|of|goodness|that|is|flawed|,|compromised|and|sad|. |
A|wry|,|affectionate|delight|. |
The|acting|in|Pauline|And|Paulette|is|good|all|round|,|but|what|really|sets|the|film|apart|is|Debrauwer|'s|refusal|to|push|the|easy|emotional|buttons|. |
One|of|those|joyous|films|that|leaps|over|national|boundaries|and|celebrates|universal|human|nature|. |
A|penetrating|glimpse|into|the|tissue-thin|ego|of|the|stand-up|comic|. |
Kids|should|have|a|stirring|time|at|this|beautifully|drawn|movie|. |
And|adults|will|at|least|have|a|dream|image|of|the|West|to|savor|whenever|the|film|'s|lamer|instincts|are|in|the|saddle|. |
Paid|in|Full|is|remarkably|engaging|despite|being|noticeably|derivative|of|Goodfellas|and|at|least|a|half|dozen|other|trouble-in-the-ghetto|flicks|. |
Less|cinematically|powerful|than|quietly|and|deeply|moving|,|which|is|powerful|in|itself|. |
waydowntown|manages|to|nail|the|spirit-crushing|ennui|of|denuded|urban|living|without|giving|in|to|it|. |
Each|of|these|stories|has|the|potential|for|Touched|by|an|Angel|simplicity|and|sappiness|,|but|Thirteen|Conversations|About|One|Thing|,|for|all|its|generosity|and|optimism|,|never|resorts|to|easy|feel-good|sentiments|. |
If|Borstal|Boy|is|n't|especially|realistic|,|it|is|an|engaging|nostalgia|piece|. |
Often|demented|in|a|good|way|,|but|it|is|an|uneven|film|for|the|most|part|. |
The|script|'s|snazzy|dialogue|establishes|a|realistic|atmosphere|that|involves|us|in|the|unfolding|crisis|,|but|the|lazy|plotting|ensures|that|little|of|our|emotional|investment|pays|off|. |
Maggie|Smith|as|the|Ya-Ya|member|with|the|O2-tank|will|absolutely|crack|you|up|with|her|crass|,|then|gasp|for|gas|,|verbal|deportment|. |
This|is|a|movie|that|refreshes|the|mind|and|spirit|along|with|the|body|,|so|original|is|its|content|,|look|,|and|style|. |
Although|I|did|n't|hate|this|one|,|it|'s|not|very|good|either|. |
It|can|be|safely|recommended|as|a|video\/DVD|babysitter|. |
Another|Best|of|the|Year|selection|. |
The|film|has|the|high-buffed|gloss|and|high-octane|jolts|you|expect|of|De|Palma|,|but|what|makes|it|transporting|is|that|it|'s|also|one|of|the|smartest|,|most|pleasurable|expressions|of|pure|movie|love|to|come|from|an|American|director|in|years|. |
It|'s|a|very|valuable|film|... |
Max|pokes|,|provokes|,|takes|expressionistic|license|and|hits|a|nerve|...|as|far|as|art|is|concerned|,|it|'s|mission|accomplished|. |
Literary|purists|may|not|be|pleased|,|but|as|far|as|mainstream|matinee-style|entertainment|goes|,|it|does|a|bang-up|job|of|pleasing|the|crowds|. |
Here|Polanski|looks|back|on|those|places|he|saw|at|childhood|,|and|captures|them|by|freeing|them|from|artefact|,|and|by|showing|them|heartbreakingly|drably|. |
The|story|itself|it|mostly|told|through|on-camera|interviews|with|several|survivors|,|whose|riveting|memories|are|rendered|with|such|clarity|that|it|'s|as|if|it|all|happened|only|yesterday|. |
A|compelling|story|of|musical|passion|against|governmental|odds|. |
With|``|Ichi|the|Killer|''|,|Takashi|Miike|,|Japan|'s|wildest|filmmaker|gives|us|a|crime|fighter|carrying|more|emotional|baggage|than|Batman|... |
You|never|know|where|Changing|Lanes|is|going|to|take|you|but|it|'s|a|heck|of|a|ride|. |
Samuel|L.|Jackson|is|one|of|the|best|actors|there|is|. |
(|Breheny|'s|)|lensing|of|the|New|Zealand|and|Cook|Island|locations|captures|both|the|beauty|of|the|land|and|the|people|. |
An|almost|unbearably|morbid|love|story|. |
The|Wild|Thornberrys|Movie|has|all|the|sibling|rivalry|and|general|family|chaos|to|which|anyone|can|relate|. |
A|forceful|drama|of|an|alienated|executive|who|re-invents|himself|. |
Spielberg|'s|realization|of|a|near-future|America|is|masterful|. |
This|makes|Minority|Report|necessary|viewing|for|sci-fi|fans|,|as|the|film|has|some|of|the|best|special|effects|ever|. |
The|gags|that|fly|at|such|a|furiously|funny|pace|that|the|only|rip|off|that|we|were|aware|of|was|the|one|we|felt|when|the|movie|ended|so|damned|soon|. |
The|best|film|of|the|year|2002|. |
An|enthralling|,|entertaining|feature|. |
Stripped|almost|entirely|of|such|tools|as|nudity|,|profanity|and|violence|,|LaBute|does|manage|to|make|a|few|points|about|modern|man|and|his|problematic|quest|for|human|connection|. |
A|remarkable|movie|with|an|unsatisfying|ending|,|which|is|just|the|point|. |
All|in|all|,|Brown|Sugar|is|a|satisfying|well-made|romantic|comedy|that|'s|both|charming|and|well|acted|. |
It|will|guarantee|to|have|you|leaving|the|theater|with|a|smile|on|your|face|. |
Smith|finds|amusing|juxtapositions|that|justify|his|exercise|. |
Working|from|a|surprisingly|sensitive|script|co-written|by|Gianni|Romoli|...|Ozpetek|avoids|most|of|the|pitfalls|you|'d|expect|in|such|a|potentially|sudsy|set-up|. |
An|older|cad|instructs|a|younger|lad|in|Zen|and|the|art|of|getting|laid|in|this|prickly|indie|comedy|of|manners|and|misanthropy|. |
``|Austin|Powers|in|Goldmember|''|has|the|right|stuff|for|silly|summer|entertainment|and|has|enough|laughs|to|sustain|interest|to|the|end|. |
One|of|(|Jaglom|'s|)|better|efforts|--|a|wry|and|sometime|bitter|movie|about|love|. |
Schaeffer|is|n't|in|this|film|,|which|may|be|why|it|works|as|well|as|it|does|. |
A|fresh|,|entertaining|comedy|that|looks|at|relationships|minus|traditional|gender|roles|. |
Although|Estela|Bravo|'s|documentary|is|cloyingly|hagiographic|in|its|portrait|of|Cuban|leader|Fidel|Castro|,|it|'s|still|a|guilty|pleasure|to|watch|. |
Surprisingly|,|the|film|is|a|hilarious|adventure|and|I|shamelessly|enjoyed|it|. |
The|Way|Home|is|an|ode|to|unconditional|love|and|compassion|garnered|from|years|of|seeing|it|all|,|a|condition|only|the|old|are|privy|to|,|and|...|often|misconstrued|as|weakness|. |
Brutally|honest|and|told|with|humor|and|poignancy|,|which|makes|its|message|resonate|. |
If|you|can|read|the|subtitles|(|the|opera|is|sung|in|Italian|)|and|you|like|`|Masterpiece|Theatre|'|type|costumes|,|you|'ll|enjoy|this|movie|. |
A|pretty|funny|movie|,|with|most|of|the|humor|coming|,|as|before|,|from|the|incongruous|but|chemically|perfect|teaming|of|Crystal|and|De|Niro|. |
Gangster|No.|1|is|solid|,|satisfying|fare|for|adults|. |
This|Chicago|has|hugely|imaginative|and|successful|casting|to|its|great|credit|,|as|well|as|one|terrific|score|and|attitude|to|spare|. |
Has|enough|gun|battles|and|throwaway|humor|to|cover|up|the|yawning|chasm|where|the|plot|should|be|. |
With|its|jerky|hand-held|camera|and|documentary|feel|,|Bloody|Sunday|is|a|sobering|recount|of|a|very|bleak|day|in|Derry|. |
You|will|likely|prefer|to|keep|on|watching|. |
Insomnia|loses|points|when|it|surrenders|to|a|formulaic|bang-bang|,|shoot-em-up|scene|at|the|conclusion|. |
But|the|performances|of|Pacino|,|Williams|,|and|Swank|keep|the|viewer|wide-awake|all|the|way|through|. |
What|might|have|been|readily|dismissed|as|the|tiresome|rant|of|an|aging|filmmaker|still|thumbing|his|nose|at|convention|takes|a|surprising|,|subtle|turn|at|the|midway|point|. |
At|a|time|when|commercialism|has|squeezed|the|life|out|of|whatever|idealism|American|moviemaking|ever|had|,|Godfrey|Reggio|'s|career|shines|like|a|lonely|beacon|. |
An|Inuit|masterpiece|that|will|give|you|goosebumps|as|its|uncanny|tale|of|love|,|communal|discord|,|and|justice|unfolds|. |
This|is|popcorn|movie|fun|with|equal|doses|of|action|,|cheese|,|ham|and|cheek|(|as|well|as|a|serious|debt|to|The|Road|Warrior|)|,|but|it|feels|like|unrealized|potential |
It|'s|a|testament|to|De|Niro|and|director|Michael|Caton-Jones|that|by|movie|'s|end|,|we|accept|the|characters|and|the|film|,|flaws|and|all|. |
Performances|are|potent|,|and|the|women|'s|stories|are|ably|intercut|and|involving|. |
An|enormously|entertaining|movie|,|like|nothing|we|'ve|ever|seen|before|,|and|yet|completely|familiar|. |
Lan|Yu|is|a|genuine|love|story|,|full|of|traditional|layers|of|awakening|and|ripening|and|separation|and|recovery|. |
Your|children|will|be|occupied|for|72|minutes|. |
Pull|(|s|)|off|the|rare|trick|of|recreating|not|only|the|look|of|a|certain|era|,|but|also|the|feel|. |
Twohy|'s|a|good|yarn-spinner|,|and|ultimately|the|story|compels|. |
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