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`` sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice , harmless date film ...
1positive
1,914
playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer
1positive
1,915
director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell
1positive
1,917
does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject --
1positive
1,918
brian tufano 's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky 's excellent music
1positive
1,927
a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation .
1positive
1,933
finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort
1positive
1,942
to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances
1positive
1,948
directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them
1positive
1,960
a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked
1positive
1,963
sustain the buoyant energy level of the film 's city beginnings
1positive
1,965
a pointed , often tender , examination of the pros and cons of unconditional
1positive
1,972
americans to finally revel in its splendor
1positive
1,975
it 's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role .
1positive
1,976
ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride
1positive
1,993
is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role
1positive
1,994
has warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed .
1positive
2,004
makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude
1positive
2,006
mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete
1positive
2,007
a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story
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2,008
can take credit for most of the movie 's success .
1positive
2,009
still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett 's story is appealing .
1positive
2,011
crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments
1positive
2,014
proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .
1positive
2,017
one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep
1positive
2,022
kline 's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code
1positive
2,025
are innocent , childlike and inherently funny
1positive
2,027
likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes
1positive
2,033
because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat
1positive
2,040
dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious
1positive
2,042
does somehow manage to get you under its spell
1positive
2,045
defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .
1positive
2,051
admirable energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency
1positive
2,052
a culture-clash comedy that , in addition to being very funny ,
1positive
2,059
tipped this film into the `` a '' range , as is
1positive
2,072
jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway
1positive
2,082
is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it
1positive
2,094
uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it 's in danger of going wrong
1positive
2,103
, the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining .
1positive
2,108
this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen 's astringent wit .
1positive
2,109
godfrey reggio 's career shines like a lonely beacon .
1positive
2,113
turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic .
1positive
2,117
introducing an intriguing and alluring premise
1positive
2,127
leaving the theater with a smile on your face
1positive
2,128
is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels .
1positive
2,133
be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality ,
1positive
2,139
even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking
1positive
2,143
a work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry
1positive
2,150
that delivers on the promise of excitement
1positive
2,158
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place .
1positive
2,165
may prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece
1positive
2,167
might just be the movie you 're looking for
1positive
2,169
love to come from an american director in years
1positive
2,173
the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining .
1positive
2,177
judging by those standards , ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .
1positive
2,178
engaging , surprisingly touching british comedy
1positive
2,180
confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances
1positive
2,187
too daft by half ... but supremely good natured .
1positive
2,194
steers , in his feature film debut , has created a brilliant motion picture .
1positive
2,196
it 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies ,
1positive
2,198
`` frailty '' has been written so well , that even a simple `` goddammit ! ''
1positive
2,204
deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride
1positive
2,214
unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller
1positive
2,218
can be viewed as pure composition and form --
1positive
2,222
not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .
1positive
2,224
's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers .
1positive
2,247
this is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce .
1positive
2,250
dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl 's dilemma
1positive
2,255
twohy 's a good yarn-spinner , and ultimately the story compels
1positive
2,272
a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent
1positive
2,276
is the stuff that disney movies are made of .
1positive
2,280
that sends you out of the theater feeling
1positive
2,281
a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game , part psychological case study
1positive
2,283
certainly an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes
1positive
2,295
this is a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life .
1positive
2,304
a stylish but steady , and ultimately very satisfying , piece of character-driven storytelling
1positive
2,305
it is an interesting exercise by talented writer/director anderson
1positive
2,311
nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up
1positive
2,319
is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .
1positive
2,320
perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing
1positive
2,327
it 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and
1positive
2,334
but that they are doing it is thought-provoking .
1positive
2,336
, scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys
1positive
2,337
neil burger 's impressive fake documentary
1positive
2,338
in looking at the comic effects of jealousy
1positive
2,339
is tenderly observant of his characters .
1positive
2,349
perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters
1positive
2,350
in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago
1positive
2,358
is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce
1positive
2,362
soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet 's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .
1positive
2,371
your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
1positive
2,376
`` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme
1positive
2,388
to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and
1positive
2,394
of the smarter offerings the horror genre
1positive
2,395
it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it
1positive
2,397
but in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself
1positive
2,399
like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out
1positive
2,409
work as well as a remarkably faithful one
1positive
2,410
want to watch if you only had a week to live
1positive
2,416
terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects
1positive