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A\|grating\|,\|emaciated\|flick\|.
Unambitious\|writing\|emerges\|in\|the\|movie\|,\|using\|a\|plot\|that\|could\|have\|come\|from\|an\|animated-movie\|screenwriting\|textbook\|.
Presents\|a\|good\|case\|while\|failing\|to\|provide\|a\|reason\|for\|us\|to\|care\|beyond\|the\|very\|basic\|dictums\|of\|human\|decency\|.
We\|have\|poignancy\|jostling\|against\|farce\|,\|thoughtful\|dialogue\|elbowed\|aside\|by\|one-liners\|,\|and\|a\|visual\|style\|that\|incorporates\|rotoscope\|animation\|for\|no\|apparent\|reason\|except\|,\|maybe\|,\|that\|it\|looks\|neat\|.
According\|to\|the\|script\|,\|Grant\|and\|Bullock\|'s\|characters\|are\|made\|for\|each\|other\|.
But\|you\|'d\|never\|guess\|that\|from\|the\|performances\|.
The\|animation\|merely\|serves\|up\|a\|predictable\|,\|maudlin\|story\|that\|swipes\|heavily\|from\|Bambi\|and\|The\|Lion\|King\|,\|yet\|lacks\|the\|emotional\|resonance\|of\|either\|of\|those\|movies\|.
Ararat\|feels\|like\|a\|book\|report
Steve\|Oedekerk\|is\|,\|alas\|,\|no\|Woody\|Allen\|.
A\|lot\|like\|the\|imaginary\|sport\|it\|projects\|onto\|the\|screen\|--\|loud\|,\|violent\|and\|mindless\|.
An\|amalgam\|of\|The\|Fugitive\|,\|Blade\|Runner\|,\|and\|Total\|Recall\|,\|only\|without\|much\|energy\|or\|tension\|.
The\|acting\|is\|amateurish\|,\|the\|cinematography\|is\|atrocious\|,\|the\|direction\|is\|clumsy\|,\|the\|writing\|is\|insipid\|and\|the\|violence\|is\|at\|once\|luridly\|graphic\|and\|laughably\|unconvincing\|.
Shows\|that\|Jackie\|Chan\|is\|getting\|older\|,\|and\|that\|'s\|something\|I\|would\|rather\|live\|in\|denial\|about
With\|miscast\|leads\|,\|banal\|dialogue\|and\|an\|absurdly\|overblown\|climax\|,\|Killing\|Me\|Softly\|belongs\|firmly\|in\|the\|so-bad-it\|'s\|-\|good\|camp\|.
Alas\|,\|the\|black-and-white\|archival\|footage\|of\|their\|act\|showcases\|pretty\|mediocre\|shtick\|.
The\|slapstick\|is\|labored\|,\|and\|the\|bigger\|setpieces\|flat\|.
This\|is\|the\|kind\|of\|movie\|where\|people\|who\|have\|never\|picked\|a\|lock\|do\|so\|easily\|after\|a\|few\|tries\|and\|become\|expert\|fighters\|after\|a\|few\|weeks\|.
The\|problem\|with\|the\|mayhem\|in\|Formula\|51\|is\|not\|that\|it\|'s\|offensive\|,\|but\|that\|it\|'s\|boring\|.
Much\|of\|the\|digitally\|altered\|footage\|appears\|jagged\|,\|as\|if\|filmed\|directly\|from\|a\|television\|monitor\|,\|while\|the\|extensive\|use\|of\|stock\|footage\|quickly\|becomes\|a\|tiresome\|cliché\|.
the\|film\|never\|rises\|above\|a\|conventional\|,\|two\|dimension\|tale
Mark\|Wahlberg\|...\|may\|look\|classy\|in\|a\|'60s\|-\|homage\|pokepie\|hat\|,\|but\|as\|a\|character\|he\|'s\|dry\|,\|dry\|,\|dry\|.
Told\|in\|scattered\|fashion\|,\|the\|movie\|only\|intermittently\|lives\|up\|to\|the\|stories\|and\|faces\|and\|music\|of\|the\|men\|who\|are\|its\|subject\|.
The\|irony\|is\|that\|this\|film\|'s\|cast\|is\|uniformly\|superb\|;\|their\|performances\|could\|have\|--\|should\|have\|--\|been\|allowed\|to\|stand\|on\|their\|own\|.
Now\|I\|can\|see\|why\|people\|thought\|I\|was\|too\|hard\|on\|``\|The\|Mothman\|Prophecies\|''\|.
If\|ever\|a\|concept\|came\|handed\|down\|from\|the\|movie\|gods\|on\|a\|silver\|platter\|,\|this\|is\|it\|.
If\|ever\|such\|a\|dependable\|concept\|was\|botched\|in\|execution\|,\|this\|is\|it\|.
With\|an\|unusual\|protagonist\|(\|a\|kilt-wearing\|Jackson\|)\|and\|subject\|matter\|,\|the\|improbable\|``\|Formula\|51\|''\|is\|somewhat\|entertaining\|,\|but\|it\|could\|have\|been\|much\|stronger\|.
Sandra\|Bullock\|'s\|best\|dramatic\|performance\|to\|date\|(\|is\|)\|almost\|enough\|to\|lift\|(\|this\|)\|thrill-kill\|cat-and-mouser\|...\|above\|its\|paint-by-numbers\|plot\|.
A\|feel-good\|movie\|that\|does\|n't\|give\|you\|enough\|to\|feel\|good\|about\|.
Adolescents\|will\|be\|adequately\|served\|by\|the\|movie\|'s\|sophomoric\|blend\|of\|shenanigans\|and\|slapstick\|,\|although\|the\|more\|lascivious-minded\|might\|be\|disappointed\|in\|the\|relative\|modesty\|of\|a\|movie\|that\|sports\|a\|`\|topless\|tutorial\|service\|.\|'
This\|mistaken-identity\|picture\|is\|so\|film-culture\|referential\|that\|the\|final\|product\|is\|a\|ghost\|.
The\|picture\|emerges\|as\|a\|surprisingly\|anemic\|disappointment\|.
De\|Niro\|cries\|.
You\|'ll\|cry\|for\|your\|money\|back\|.
Slap\|me\|,\|I\|saw\|this\|movie\|.
(\|The\|kid\|'s\|)\|just\|too\|bratty\|for\|sympathy\|,\|and\|as\|the\|film\|grows\|to\|its\|finale\|,\|his\|little\|changes\|ring\|hollow\|.
Behind\|the\|glitz\|,\|Hollywood\|is\|sordid\|and\|disgusting\|.
Quelle\|surprise\|!
Scherfig\|,\|who\|has\|had\|a\|successful\|career\|in\|TV\|,\|tackles\|more\|than\|she\|can\|handle\|.
Just\|consider\|what\|New\|Best\|Friend\|does\|not\|have\|,\|beginning\|with\|the\|minor\|omission\|of\|a\|screenplay\|.
Oscar\|caliber\|cast\|does\|n't\|live\|up\|to\|material
The\|problems\|of\|the\|people\|in\|Love\|in\|the\|Time\|of\|Money\|are\|hardly\|specific\|to\|their\|era\|.
They\|just\|have\|problems\|,\|which\|are\|neither\|original\|nor\|are\|presented\|in\|convincing\|way\|.
Carrying\|this\|wafer-thin\|movie\|on\|his\|nimble\|shoulders\|,\|Chan\|wades\|through\|putrid\|writing\|,\|direction\|and\|timing\|with\|a\|smile\|that\|says\|,\|`\|If\|I\|stay\|positive\|,\|maybe\|I\|can\|channel\|one\|of\|my\|greatest\|pictures\|,\|Drunken\|Master\|.\|'
So\|putrid\|it\|is\|not\|worth\|the\|price\|of\|the\|match\|that\|should\|be\|used\|to\|burn\|every\|print\|of\|the\|film\|.
In\|the\|end\|,\|the\|movie\|bogs\|down\|in\|insignificance\|,\|saying\|nothing\|about\|Kennedy\|'s\|assassination\|and\|revealing\|nothing\|about\|the\|pathology\|it\|pretends\|to\|investigate\|.
Starts\|out\|ballsy\|and\|stylish\|but\|fails\|to\|keep\|it\|up\|and\|settles\|into\|clichés\|.
Sometimes\|makes\|less\|sense\|than\|the\|Bruckheimeresque\|American\|action\|flicks\|it\|emulates\|.
One\|of\|those\|films\|where\|the\|characters\|inhabit\|that\|special\|annex\|of\|hell\|where\|adults\|behave\|like\|kids\|,\|children\|behave\|like\|adults\|and\|everyone\|screams\|at\|the\|top\|of\|their\|lungs\|no\|matter\|what\|the\|situation\|.
There\|'s\|only\|one\|way\|to\|kill\|Michael\|Myers\|for\|good\|:\|stop\|buying\|tickets\|to\|these\|movies\|.
`\|Rare\|Birds\|'\|tries\|to\|force\|its\|quirkiness\|upon\|the\|audience\|.
The\|movie\|is\|about\|as\|humorous\|as\|watching\|your\|favorite\|pet\|get\|buried\|alive\|.
Resident\|Evil\|is\|what\|comes\|from\|taking\|John\|Carpenter\|'s\|Ghosts\|of\|Mars\|and\|eliminating\|the\|beheadings\|.
In\|other\|words\|,\|about\|as\|bad\|a\|film\|you\|'re\|likely\|to\|see\|all\|year\|.
Five\|screenwriters\|are\|credited\|with\|the\|cliché-laden\|screenplay\|;\|it\|seems\|as\|if\|each\|watered\|down\|the\|version\|of\|the\|one\|before\|.
The\|whole\|thing\|comes\|off\|like\|a\|particularly\|amateurish\|episode\|of\|Bewitched\|that\|takes\|place\|during\|Spring\|Break\|.
Well\|made\|but\|uninvolving\|,\|Bloodwork\|is\|n't\|a\|terrible\|movie\|,\|just\|a\|stultifyingly\|obvious\|one\|--\|an\|unrewarding\|collar\|for\|a\|murder\|mystery\|.
So\|we\|got\|Ten\|Little\|Indians\|meets\|Friday\|the\|13th\|by\|way\|of\|Clean\|and\|Sober\|,\|filmed\|on\|the\|set\|of\|Carpenter\|'s\|The\|Thing\|and\|loaded\|with\|actors\|you\|'re\|most\|likely\|to\|find\|on\|the\|next\|inevitable\|incarnation\|of\|The\|Love\|Boat\|.
The\|movie\|'s\|blatant\|derivativeness\|is\|one\|reason\|it\|'s\|so\|lackluster\|.
Kids\|do\|n't\|mind\|crappy\|movies\|as\|much\|as\|adults\|,\|provided\|there\|'s\|lots\|of\|cute\|animals\|and\|clumsy\|people\|.
`\|Snow\|Dogs\|'\|has\|both\|.
It\|'s\|almost\|as\|if\|it\|'s\|an\|elaborate\|dare\|more\|than\|a\|full-blooded\|film\|.
Wobbly\|Senegalese\|updating\|of\|``\|Carmen\|''\|which\|is\|best\|for\|the\|stunning\|star\|turn\|by\|Djeinaba\|Diop\|Gai
It\|'s\|the\|humanizing\|stuff\|that\|will\|probably\|sink\|the\|film\|for\|anyone\|who\|does\|n't\|think\|about\|percentages\|all\|day\|long\|.
Ken\|Russell\|would\|love\|this\|.
In\|one\|scene\|,\|we\|get\|a\|stab\|at\|soccer\|hooliganism\|,\|a\|double-barreled\|rip-off\|of\|Quentin\|Tarantino\|'s\|climactic\|shootout\|--\|and\|Meat\|Loaf\|explodes\|.
Bella\|is\|the\|picture\|of\|health\|with\|boundless\|energy\|until\|a\|few\|days\|before\|she\|dies\|.
This\|is\|absolutely\|and\|completely\|ridiculous\|and\|an\|insult\|to\|every\|family\|whose\|mother\|has\|suffered\|through\|the\|horrible\|pains\|of\|a\|death\|by\|cancer\|.
The\|premise\|of\|``\|Abandon\|''\|holds\|promise\|,\|...\|but\|its\|delivery\|is\|a\|complete\|mess\|.
What\|could\|have\|been\|a\|pointed\|little\|chiller\|about\|the\|frightening\|seductiveness\|of\|new\|technology\|loses\|faith\|in\|its\|own\|viability\|and\|succumbs\|to\|joyless\|special-effects\|excess\|.
A\|little\|too\|ponderous\|to\|work\|as\|shallow\|entertainment\|,\|not\|remotely\|incisive\|enough\|to\|qualify\|as\|drama\|,\|Monsoon\|Wedding\|serves\|mostly\|to\|whet\|one\|'s\|appetite\|for\|the\|Bollywood\|films\|.
Unless\|Bob\|Crane\|is\|someone\|of\|particular\|interest\|to\|you\|,\|this\|film\|'s\|impressive\|performances\|and\|adept\|direction\|are\|n't\|likely\|to\|leave\|a\|lasting\|impression\|.
The\|Rock\|has\|a\|great\|presence\|but\|one\|battle\|after\|another\|is\|not\|the\|same\|as\|one\|battle\|followed\|by\|killer\|CGI\|effects\|.
The\|bottom\|line\|with\|Nemesis\|is\|the\|same\|as\|it\|has\|been\|with\|all\|the\|films\|in\|the\|series\|:\|Fans\|will\|undoubtedly\|enjoy\|it\|,\|and\|the\|uncommitted\|need\|n't\|waste\|their\|time\|on\|it\|.
The\|lousy\|John\|Q\|all\|but\|spits\|out\|Denzel\|Washington\|'s\|fine\|performance\|in\|the\|title\|role\|.
The\|whole\|thing\|feels\|like\|a\|ruse\|,\|a\|tactic\|to\|cover\|up\|the\|fact\|that\|the\|picture\|is\|constructed\|around\|a\|core\|of\|flimsy\|--\|or\|,\|worse\|yet\|,\|nonexistent\|--\|ideas\|.
What\|a\|stiflingly\|unfunny\|and\|unoriginal\|mess\|this\|is\|!
The\|film\|is\|so\|packed\|with\|subplots\|involving\|the\|various\|Silbersteins\|that\|it\|feels\|more\|like\|the\|pilot\|episode\|of\|a\|TV\|series\|than\|a\|feature\|film\|.
Opera\|on\|film\|is\|never\|satisfactory\|.
The\|art\|demands\|live\|viewing\|.
The\|innate\|theatrics\|that\|provide\|its\|thrills\|and\|extreme\|emotions\|lose\|their\|luster\|when\|flattened\|onscreen\|.
Despite\|all\|the\|closed-door\|hanky-panky\|,\|the\|film\|is\|essentially\|juiceless\|.
It\|is\|parochial\|,\|accessible\|to\|a\|chosen\|few\|,\|standoffish\|to\|everyone\|else\|,\|and\|smugly\|suggests\|a\|superior\|moral\|tone\|is\|more\|important\|than\|filmmaking\|skill
The\|Sweetest\|Thing\|leaves\|an\|awful\|sour\|taste\|.
It\|'s\|lost\|the\|politics\|and\|the\|social\|observation\|and\|become\|just\|another\|situation\|romance\|about\|a\|couple\|of\|saps\|stuck\|in\|an\|inarticulate\|screenplay\|.
Terminally\|bland\|,\|painfully\|slow\|and\|needlessly\|confusing\|...\|The\|movie\|,\|shot\|on\|digital\|videotape\|rather\|than\|film\|,\|is\|frequently\|indecipherable\|.
As\|dumb\|and\|cheesy\|as\|they\|may\|be\|,\|the\|cartoons\|look\|almost\|Shakespearean\|--\|both\|in\|depth\|and\|breadth\|--\|after\|watching\|this\|digital-effects-heavy\|,\|supposed\|family-friendly\|comedy\|.
Aloof\|and\|lacks\|any\|real\|raw\|emotion\|,\|which\|is\|fatal\|for\|a\|film\|that\|relies\|on\|personal\|relationships\|.
A\|low-rent\|retread\|of\|the\|Alien\|pictures\|.
Serviceable\|at\|best\|,\|slightly\|less\|than\|serviceable\|at\|worst\|.
Its\|initial\|excitement\|settles\|into\|a\|warmed\|over\|pastiche\|.
A\|big\|meal\|of\|cliches\|that\|the\|talented\|cast\|generally\|chokes\|on\|.
The\|story\|has\|little\|wit\|and\|no\|surprises\|.
The\|Merchant-Ivory\|team\|continues\|to\|systematically\|destroy\|everything\|we\|hold\|dear\|about\|cinema\|,\|only\|now\|it\|'s\|begun\|to\|split\|up\|so\|that\|it\|can\|do\|even\|more\|damage\|.
What\|should\|have\|been\|a\|cutting\|Hollywood\|satire\|is\|instead\|about\|as\|fresh\|as\|last\|week\|'s\|issue\|of\|Variety\|.
Hey\|everybody\|,\|wanna\|watch\|a\|movie\|in\|which\|a\|guy\|dressed\|as\|a\|children\|'s\|party\|clown\|gets\|violently\|gang-raped\|?
I\|did\|n't\|think\|so\|.
A\|little\|more\|intensity\|and\|a\|little\|less\|charm\|would\|have\|saved\|this\|film\|a\|world\|of\|hurt\|.
(\|T\|)\|his\|slop\|does\|n't\|even\|have\|potential\|as\|a\|cult\|film\|,\|as\|it\|'s\|too\|loud\|to\|shout\|insults\|at\|the\|screen\|.
The\|movie\|'s\|plot\|is\|almost\|entirely\|witless\|and\|inane\|,\|carrying\|every\|gag\|two\|or\|three\|times\|beyond\|its\|limit\|to\|sustain\|a\|laugh\|.

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