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You\|leave\|feeling\|like\|you\|'ve\|endured\|a\|long\|workout\|without\|your\|pulse\|ever\|racing\|.
The\|waterlogged\|script\|plumbs\|uncharted\|depths\|of\|stupidity\|,\|incoherence\|and\|sub-sophomoric\|sexual\|banter\|.
With\|McConaughey\|in\|an\|entirely\|irony-free\|zone\|and\|Bale\|reduced\|mainly\|to\|batting\|his\|sensitive\|eyelids\|,\|there\|'s\|not\|enough\|intelligence\|,\|wit\|or\|innovation\|on\|the\|screen\|to\|attract\|and\|sustain\|an\|older\|crowd\|.
It\|'s\|the\|type\|of\|stunt\|the\|Academy\|loves\|:\|a\|powerful\|political\|message\|stuffed\|into\|an\|otherwise\|mediocre\|film\|.
In\|theory\|,\|a\|middle-aged\|romance\|pairing\|Clayburgh\|and\|Tambor\|sounds\|promising\|,\|but\|in\|practice\|it\|'s\|something\|else\|altogether\|--\|clownish\|and\|offensive\|and\|nothing\|at\|all\|like\|real\|life\|.
So\|mind-numbingly\|awful\|that\|you\|hope\|Britney\|wo\|n't\|do\|it\|one\|more\|time\|,\|as\|far\|as\|movies\|are\|concerned\|.
The\|images\|are\|usually\|abbreviated\|in\|favor\|of\|mushy\|obviousness\|and\|telegraphed\|pathos\|,\|particularly\|where\|Whitaker\|'s\|misfit\|artist\|is\|concerned\|.
If\|Welles\|was\|unhappy\|at\|the\|prospect\|of\|the\|human\|race\|splitting\|in\|two\|,\|he\|probably\|would\|n't\|be\|too\|crazy\|with\|his\|great-grandson\|'s\|movie\|splitting\|up\|in\|pretty\|much\|the\|same\|way\|.
Sets\|animation\|back\|30\|years\|,\|musicals\|back\|40\|years\|and\|Judaism\|back\|at\|least\|50\|.
Weirdly\|,\|Broomfield\|has\|compelling\|new\|material\|but\|he\|does\|n't\|unveil\|it\|until\|the\|end\|,\|after\|endless\|scenes\|of\|him\|wheedling\|reluctant\|witnesses\|and\|pointing\|his\|camera\|through\|the\|smeared\|windshield\|of\|his\|rental\|car\|.
Might\|best\|be\|enjoyed\|as\|a\|daytime\|soaper\|.
eventually\|arrives\|at\|its\|heart\|,\|as\|simple\|self-reflection\|meditation\|.
A\|showcase\|for\|both\|the\|scenic\|splendor\|of\|the\|mountains\|and\|for\|legendary\|actor\|Michel\|Serrault\|,\|the\|film\|is\|less\|successful\|on\|other\|levels\|.
Boy\|oh\|boy\|,\|it\|'s\|a\|howler\|.
A\|few\|pieces\|of\|the\|film\|buzz\|and\|whir\|;\|very\|little\|of\|it\|actually\|clicks\|.
The\|thing\|just\|never\|gets\|off\|the\|ground\|.
...\|contains\|very\|few\|laughs\|and\|even\|less\|surprises\|.
The\|actors\|must\|indeed\|be\|good\|to\|recite\|some\|of\|this\|laughable\|dialogue\|with\|a\|straight\|face\|.
Most\|of\|the\|storylines\|feel\|like\|time\|fillers\|between\|surf\|shots\|.
The\|movie\|is\|n't\|horrible\|,\|but\|you\|can\|see\|mediocre\|cresting\|on\|the\|next\|wave\|.
However\|stale\|the\|material\|,\|Lawrence\|'s\|delivery\|remains\|perfect\|;\|his\|great\|gift\|is\|that\|he\|can\|actually\|trick\|you\|into\|thinking\|some\|of\|this\|worn-out\|,\|pandering\|palaver\|is\|actually\|funny\|.
There\|'s\|nothing\|remotely\|topical\|or\|sexy\|here\|.
The\|Tuxedo\|was\|n't\|just\|bad\|;\|it\|was\|,\|as\|my\|friend\|David\|Cross\|would\|call\|it\|,\|`\|Hungry-Man\|portions\|of\|bad\|'\|.
Blue\|Crush\|is\|so\|prolonged\|and\|boring\|it\|is\|n't\|even\|close\|to\|being\|the\|barn-burningly\|bad\|movie\|it\|promised\|it\|would\|be\|.
The\|sequel\|plays\|out\|like\|a\|flimsy\|excuse\|to\|give\|Blade\|fans\|another\|look\|at\|Wesley\|Snipes\|'\|iconic\|hero\|doing\|battle\|with\|dozens\|of\|bad\|guys\|--\|at\|once\|.
While\|Van\|Wilder\|may\|not\|be\|the\|worst\|National\|Lampoon\|film\|,\|it\|'s\|far\|from\|being\|this\|generation\|'s\|Animal\|House\|.
So\|devoid\|of\|pleasure\|or\|sensuality\|that\|it\|can\|not\|even\|be\|dubbed\|hedonistic\|.
Reeks\|of\|rot\|and\|hack\|work\|from\|start\|to\|finish\|.
An\|exhausting\|family\|drama\|about\|a\|porcelain\|empire\|and\|just\|as\|hard\|a\|flick\|as\|its\|subject\|matter\|.
Woody\|Allen\|has\|really\|found\|his\|groove\|these\|days\|.
The\|problem\|is\|that\|it\|is\|one\|that\|allows\|him\|to\|churn\|out\|one\|mediocre\|movie\|after\|another\|.
The\|bland\|outweighs\|the\|nifty\|,\|and\|Cletis\|Tout\|never\|becomes\|the\|clever\|crime\|comedy\|it\|thinks\|it\|is\|.
It\|'s\|such\|a\|mechanical\|endeavor\|(\|that\|)\|it\|never\|bothers\|to\|question\|why\|somebody\|might\|devote\|time\|to\|see\|it\|.
The\|art\|direction\|is\|often\|exquisite\|,\|and\|the\|anthropomorphic\|animal\|characters\|are\|beautifully\|realized\|through\|clever\|makeup\|design\|,\|leaving\|one\|to\|hope\|that\|the\|eventual\|DVD\|release\|will\|offer\|subtitles\|and\|the\|original\|Italian-language\|soundtrack\|.
If\|the\|predictability\|of\|bland\|comfort\|food\|appeals\|to\|you\|,\|then\|the\|film\|is\|a\|pleasant\|enough\|dish\|.
Ultimately\|,\|in\|the\|history\|of\|the\|Academy\|,\|people\|may\|be\|wondering\|what\|all\|that\|jazz\|was\|about\|``\|Chicago\|''\|in\|2002\|.
Zellweger\|'s\|whiny\|pouty-lipped\|poof\|faced\|and\|spindly\|attempt\|at\|playing\|an\|ingenue\|makes\|her\|nomination\|as\|best\|actress\|even\|more\|of\|a\|an\|a
A\|seriously\|bad\|film\|with\|seriously\|warped\|logic\|by\|writer-director\|Kurt\|Wimmer\|at\|the\|screenplay\|level\|.
A\|pleasant\|and\|engaging\|enough\|sit\|,\|but\|in\|trying\|to\|have\|the\|best\|of\|both\|worlds\|it\|ends\|up\|falling\|short\|as\|a\|whole\|.
Its\|plot\|and\|animation\|offer\|daytime\|TV\|serviceability\|,\|but\|little\|more\|.
A\|tired\|,\|unimaginative\|and\|derivative\|variation\|of\|that\|already-shallow\|genre\|.
Human\|Nature\|,\|in\|short\|,\|is\|n't\|nearly\|as\|funny\|as\|it\|thinks\|it\|is\|;\|neither\|is\|it\|as\|smart\|.
A\|film\|with\|a\|great\|premise\|but\|only\|a\|great\|premise\|.
Instead\|of\|building\|to\|a\|laugh\|riot\|we\|are\|left\|with\|a\|handful\|of\|disparate\|funny\|moments\|of\|no\|real\|consequence\|.
Kirshner\|and\|Monroe\|seem\|to\|be\|in\|a\|contest\|to\|see\|who\|can\|out-bad-act\|the\|other\|.
(\|Kirshner\|wins\|,\|but\|it\|'s\|close\|.\|)
A\|lame\|romantic\|comedy\|about\|an\|unsympathetic\|character\|and\|someone\|who\|would\|not\|likely\|be\|so\|stupid\|as\|to\|get\|involved\|with\|her\|.
What\|started\|out\|as\|a\|taut\|contest\|of\|wills\|between\|Bacon\|and\|Theron\|,\|deteriorates\|into\|a\|protracted\|and\|borderline\|silly\|chase\|sequence\|.
(\|Sam\|'s\|)\|self-flagellation\|is\|more\|depressing\|than\|entertaining\|.
An\|ugly\|,\|pointless\|,\|stupid\|movie\|.
Simply\|put\|,\|there\|should\|have\|been\|a\|more\|compelling\|excuse\|to\|pair\|Susan\|Sarandon\|and\|Goldie\|Hawn\|.
The\|Master\|of\|Disguise\|represents\|Adam\|Sandler\|'s\|latest\|attempt\|to\|dumb\|down\|the\|universe\|.
This\|is\|an\|ungainly\|movie\|,\|ill-fitting\|,\|with\|its\|elbows\|sticking\|out\|where\|the\|knees\|should\|be\|.
Too\|silly\|to\|take\|seriously\|.
The\|inevitable\|double\|-\|and\|triple-crosses\|arise\|,\|but\|the\|only\|drama\|is\|in\|waiting\|to\|hear\|how\|John\|Malkovich\|'s\|reedy\|consigliere\|will\|pronounce\|his\|next\|line\|.
Everything\|'s\|serious\|,\|poetic\|,\|earnest\|and\|--\|sadly\|--\|dull\|.
I\|like\|it\|.
No\|,\|I\|hate\|it\|.
No\|,\|I\|love\|it\|...\|hell\|,\|I\|dunno\|.
This\|mess\|of\|a\|movie\|is\|nothing\|short\|of\|a\|travesty\|of\|a\|transvestite\|comedy\|.
It\|'s\|clotted\|with\|heavy-handed\|symbolism\|,\|dime-store\|psychology\|and\|endless\|scenic\|shots\|that\|make\|105\|minutes\|seem\|twice\|as\|long\|.
A\|fifty\|car\|pileup\|of\|cliches\|.
It\|'s\|a\|stale\|,\|overused\|cocktail\|using\|the\|same\|olives\|since\|1962\|as\|garnish\|.
Not\|only\|is\|entry\|number\|twenty\|the\|worst\|of\|the\|Brosnan\|bunch\|,\|it\|'s\|one\|of\|the\|worst\|of\|the\|entire\|franchise\|.
What\|ultimately\|makes\|Windtalkers\|a\|disappointment\|is\|the\|superficial\|way\|it\|deals\|with\|its\|story\|.
As\|an\|actor\|'s\|showcase\|,\|Hart\|'s\|War\|has\|much\|to\|recommend\|it\|,\|even\|if\|the\|top-billed\|Willis\|is\|not\|the\|most\|impressive\|player\|.
As\|a\|story\|of\|dramatic\|enlightenment\|,\|the\|screenplay\|by\|Billy\|Ray\|and\|Terry\|George\|leaves\|something\|to\|be\|desired\|.
A\|non-Britney\|person\|might\|survive\|a\|screening\|with\|little\|harm\|done\|,\|except\|maybe\|for\|the\|last\|15\|minutes\|,\|which\|are\|as\|maudlin\|as\|any\|after-school\|special\|you\|can\|imagine\|.
It\|'s\|not\|hateful\|.
It\|'s\|simply\|stupid\|,\|irrelevant\|and\|deeply\|,\|truly\|,\|bottomlessly\|cynical\|.
Possibly\|not\|since\|Grumpy\|Old\|Men\|have\|I\|heard\|a\|film\|so\|solidly\|connect\|with\|one\|demographic\|while\|striking\|out\|with\|another\|.
The\|drama\|was\|so\|uninspiring\|that\|even\|a\|story\|immersed\|in\|love\|,\|lust\|,\|and\|sin\|could\|n't\|keep\|my\|attention\|.
A\|rather\|tired\|exercise\|in\|nostalgia\|.
The\|misery\|of\|these\|people\|becomes\|just\|another\|voyeuristic\|spectacle\|,\|to\|be\|consumed\|and\|forgotten\|.
Some\|Body\|often\|looks\|like\|an\|episode\|of\|the\|TV\|show\|Blind\|Date\|,\|only\|less\|technically\|proficient\|and\|without\|the\|pop-up\|comments\|.
Bad\|Company\|has\|one\|of\|the\|most\|moronic\|screenplays\|of\|the\|year\|,\|full\|of\|holes\|that\|will\|be\|obvious\|even\|to\|those\|who\|are\|n't\|looking\|for\|them\|.
Predecessors\|The\|Mummy\|and\|The\|Mummy\|Returns\|stand\|as\|intellectual\|masterpieces\|next\|to\|The\|Scorpion\|King\|.
A\|markedly\|inactive\|film\|,\|City\|is\|conversational\|bordering\|on\|confessional\|.
While\|kids\|will\|probably\|eat\|the\|whole\|thing\|up\|,\|most\|adults\|will\|be\|way\|ahead\|of\|the\|plot\|.
Despite\|an\|impressive\|roster\|of\|stars\|and\|direction\|from\|Kathryn\|Bigelow\|,\|The\|Weight\|of\|Water\|is\|oppressively\|heavy\|.
We\|'ve\|liked\|Klein\|'s\|other\|work\|but\|Rollerball\|left\|us\|cold\|.
They\|were\|afraid\|to\|show\|this\|movie\|to\|reviewers\|before\|its\|opening\|,\|afraid\|of\|the\|bad\|reviews\|they\|thought\|they\|'d\|earn\|.
They\|were\|right\|.
It\|would\|be\|churlish\|to\|begrudge\|anyone\|for\|receiving\|whatever\|consolation\|that\|can\|be\|found\|in\|Dragonfly\|,\|yet\|it\|is\|impossible\|to\|find\|the\|film\|anything\|but\|appalling\|,\|shamelessly\|manipulative\|and\|contrived\|,\|and\|totally\|lacking\|in\|conviction\|.
Offers\|no\|new\|insight\|on\|the\|matter\|,\|nor\|do\|its\|characters\|exactly\|spring\|to\|life\|.
Nohe\|has\|made\|a\|decent\|`\|intro\|'\|documentary\|,\|but\|he\|feels\|like\|a\|spectator\|and\|not\|a\|participant\|.
Apparently\|designed\|as\|a\|reverie\|about\|memory\|and\|regret\|,\|but\|the\|only\|thing\|you\|'ll\|regret\|is\|remembering\|the\|experience\|of\|sitting\|through\|it\|.
A\|94-minute\|travesty\|of\|unparalleled\|proportions\|,\|writer-director\|Parker\|seems\|to\|go\|out\|of\|his\|way\|to\|turn\|the\|legendary\|wit\|'s\|classic\|mistaken\|identity\|farce\|into\|brutally\|labored\|and\|unfunny\|hokum\|.
Guy\|gets\|girl\|,\|guy\|loses\|girl\|,\|audience\|falls\|asleep\|.
Too\|ordinary\|to\|restore\|(\|Harmon\|)\|to\|prominence\|,\|despite\|some\|creepy\|scenes\|that\|evoke\|childish\|night\|terrors\|,\|and\|a\|praiseworthy\|attempt\|to\|generate\|suspense\|rather\|than\|gross\|out\|the\|audience\|.
Stirs\|potentially\|enticing\|ingredients\|into\|an\|uneasy\|blend\|of\|Ghost\|and\|Close\|Encounters\|of\|the\|Third\|Kind\|.
The\|weird\|thing\|about\|The\|Santa\|Clause\|2\|,\|purportedly\|a\|children\|'s\|movie\|,\|is\|that\|there\|is\|nothing\|in\|it\|to\|engage\|children\|emotionally\|.
It\|'s\|pretentious\|in\|a\|way\|that\|verges\|on\|the\|amateurish\|.
Contains\|the\|humor\|,\|characterization\|,\|poignancy\|,\|and\|intelligence\|of\|a\|bad\|sitcom\|.
It\|does\|n't\|matter\|that\|the\|film\|is\|less\|than\|90\|minutes\|.
It\|still\|feels\|like\|a\|prison\|stretch\|.
Partly\|a\|schmaltzy\|,\|by-the-numbers\|romantic\|comedy\|,\|partly\|a\|shallow\|rumination\|on\|the\|emptiness\|of\|success\|--\|and\|entirely\|soulless\|.
Ong\|chooses\|to\|present\|Ah\|Na\|'s\|life\|as\|a\|slight\|,\|weightless\|fairy\|tale\|,\|whose\|most\|unpleasant\|details\|seem\|to\|melt\|away\|in\|the\|face\|of\|the\|character\|'s\|blank-faced\|optimism\|.
The\|overall\|feel\|is\|not\|unlike\|watching\|a\|glorified\|episode\|of\|``\|7th\|Heaven\|.\|''
Just\|a\|Kiss\|is\|a\|just\|a\|waste\|.

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