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does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny .
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despite the film 's shortcomings , the stories are quietly moving .
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from blushing to gushing -- imamura squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge '
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delight your senses and crash this wedding !
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the best thing i can say about this film is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next .
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... wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams .
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a true-blue delight .
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about as enjoyable , i would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful .
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it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors .
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what ensues are much blood-splattering , mass drug-induced bowel evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits .
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an enjoyable experience .
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and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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very much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all .
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no , even that 's too committed .
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the entire movie is in need of a scented bath .
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i spied with my little eye ... a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits
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the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame .
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are we dealing with dreams , visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ?
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this movie is so bad , that it 's almost worth seeing because it 's so bad .
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no better or worse than ` truth or consequences , n.m. ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater .
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well , this movie proves you wrong on both counts .
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much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments ...
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those who are only mildly curious , i fear , will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals .
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its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads .
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theological matters aside , the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues .
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this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be .
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ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway
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we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together , and michele 's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest .
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like schindler 's list , the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent , but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way .
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a touching drama about old age and grief with a tour de force performance by michel piccoli .
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video games are more involving than this mess .
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an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ?
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the plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong .
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dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it .
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third time 's the charm ... yeah , baby !
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weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title .
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makes the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student 's self-esteem , and not strictly in the knowledge imparted .
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a giddy and provocative sexual romp that has something to say .
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what 's not to like about a movie with a ` children 's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad 's not mean , he 's just adjusting ' ?
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equilibrium the movie , as opposed to the manifesto , is really , really stupid .
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suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997 .
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eventually arrives at its heart , as simple self-reflection meditation .
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in a summer overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes , it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway .
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for most movies , 84 minutes is short , but this one feels like a life sentence .
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what begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters .
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it 's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son 's room .
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not as well-written as sexy beast , not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels , but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted .
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spielberg 's realization of a near-future america is masterful .
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amidst the action , the script carries arnold -lrb- and the viewers -rrb- into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story . ''
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as gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be , they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting .
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jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama .
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-lrb- h -rrb- ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang , i 'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by .
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it 's sort of in-between , and it works .
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he 's the scariest guy you 'll see all summer .
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unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters .
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a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you ca n't wait to see end .
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a cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty .
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mediocre fable from burkina faso .
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a hallmark film in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look .
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the worst film of the year .
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a funny , triumphant , and moving documentary .
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for the most part , the film does hold up pretty well .
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it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .
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there 's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout .
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in fact , it 's quite fun in places .
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it 's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground .
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manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week , plain old blarney ... take your pick .
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not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired .
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it 's crap on a leash -- far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins .
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hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless .
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it 's an exhilarating place to visit , this laboratory of laughter .
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genuinely unnerving .
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enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast .
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without any redeeming value whatsoever .
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an intoxicating experience .
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rock solid family fun out of the gates , extremely imaginative through out , but wanes in the middle
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they cheapen the overall effect .
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what results is the best performance from either in years .
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s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle , but it is effective .
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an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus .
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a confluence of kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design .
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a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell .
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a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters .
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deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance .
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and more than that , it 's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation .
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exploits -lrb- headbanger -rrb- stereotypes in good fun , while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter .
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resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project .
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fluffy and disposible .
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in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment , time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film .
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odd and weird .
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the beauty of alexander payne 's ode to the everyman is in the details .
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no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus , accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way .
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meyjes ' provocative film might be called an example of the haphazardness of evil .
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can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure ?
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a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .
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interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots .
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it 's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here , but it 's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through .
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it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up .
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reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap .
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to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement , and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest .
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