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the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard , but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree .
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every sequel you skip will be two hours gained .
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it 's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone , but it 's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it 's started .
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it gives devastating testimony to both people 's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good .
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makes one thing abundantly clear .
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cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
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too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility .
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the film is full of charm .
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it 's not the least of afghan tragedies that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history .
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there are no special effects , and no hollywood endings .
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while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs -lrb- including a knockout of a closing line -rrb- , the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity .
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we admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears , our sympathies .
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a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '' is given a full workout .
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not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective .
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this movie ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is .
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one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie .
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after a while , hoffman 's quirks and mannerisms , particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial .
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it 's not like having a real film of nijinsky , but at least it 's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered .
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the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies ' underwear .
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the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven . ''
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... spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative .
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what 's next ?
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in the end , there is n't much to it .
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an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing , but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message .
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an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people ... manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy .
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the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis .
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norton is magnetic as graham .
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the year 's greatest adventure , and jackson 's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate .
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a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point .
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mr. goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way .
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a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .
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a wonderful , ghastly film .
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the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne .
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the film is flat .
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stealing harvard will dip into your wallet , swipe 90 minutes of your time , and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious .
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shiner can certainly go the distance , but is n't world championship material
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but windtalkers does n't beat that one , either .
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-lrb- lee -rrb- treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects .
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the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher .
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whenever you think you 've seen the end of the movie , we cut to a new scene , which also appears to be the end .
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a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans -lrb- but by no means all -rrb- will have fun with .
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co-writer\/director jonathan parker 's attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short .
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smart and fun , but far more witty than it is wise .
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o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing .
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a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours .
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` it looks good , sonny , but you missed the point . '
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there 's nothing remotely topical or sexy here .
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fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies , and he gives none to the audience .
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even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene .
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blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period .
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the slapstick is labored , and the bigger setpieces flat .
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the pool drowned me in boredom .
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-lrb- sports -rrb- admirable energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency .
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here is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
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competently directed but terminally cute drama .
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a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter .
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loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness .
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in the era of the sopranos , it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic .
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i will be .
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it 's tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing .
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represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen .
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an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle .
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the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo , but it would be even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose .
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it 's the element of condescension , as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful .
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a return to pure disney magic and is enjoyable family fare .
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distances you by throwing out so many red herrings , so many false scares , that the genuine ones barely register .
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the fact that it is n't very good is almost beside the point .
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it takes you somewhere you 're not likely to have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface -lrb- and exotic dancing -rrb- it 's surprisingly old-fashioned .
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bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness .
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it is a happy , heady jumble of thought and storytelling , an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film .
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perhaps the grossest movie ever made .
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viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget .
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... instead go rent `` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance .
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the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. -- to do the subject matter justice .
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an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary .
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nothing sticks , really , except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams .
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the film 's gamble to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences pays off , as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter .
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the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show .
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wes craven 's presence is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend . '
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but tongue-in-cheek preposterousness has always been part of for the most part wilde 's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker 's creative interference ...
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as the princess , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat .
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run for your lives !
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for every cheesy scene , though , there is a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian -lrb- orlando jones -rrb- who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized .
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an impressive hybrid .
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the chateau ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters .
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highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it .
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-lrb- macdowell -rrb- ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is .
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pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick .
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the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie 's hideous yellow ` do .
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he does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role .
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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 .
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a surprisingly funny movie .
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drug abuse , infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare , but turpin 's film allows us to chuckle through the angst .
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a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes .
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allegiance to chekhov , which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard , is a particularly vexing handicap .
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not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece .
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sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy ... attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ' .
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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
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a mature , deeply felt fantasy of a director 's travel through 300 years of russian history .
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