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malcolm mcdowell is cool .
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the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial .
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as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle , sex with strangers is a success .
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a reality-snubbing hodgepodge .
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-lrb- a -rrb- slummer .
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it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled .
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an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character .
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sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors .
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for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .
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this is a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller .
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at the end , when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry , the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside .
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ferrara 's strongest and most touching movie of recent years .
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... a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it 's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone .
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even if it made its original release date last fall , it would 've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness .
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unfortunately , it 's also not very good .
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the most wondrous love story in years , it is a great film .
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too much power , not enough puff .
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despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy .
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finally , the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first .
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even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .
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a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction , when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised .
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the rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based .
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here , common sense flies out the window , along with the hail of bullets , none of which ever seem to hit sascha .
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-lrb- dong -rrb- makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up .
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once she lets her love depraved leads meet , -lrb- denis ' -rrb- story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle
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nothing too deep or substantial .
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but what is missing from it all is a moral .
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splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity .
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obvious , obnoxious and didactic burlesque .
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it 's definitely a step in the right direction .
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vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much .
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the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective .
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this one is a few bits funnier than malle 's dud , if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks .
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the writing is clever and the cast is appealing .
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although commentary on nachtwey is provided ... it 's the image that really tells the tale .
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a nearly 21\/2 hours , the film is way too indulgent .
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... unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept .
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some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious , but restrained and subtle storytelling , and fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat .
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but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes .
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earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable , green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese .
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jeffrey tambor 's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy .
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an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort .
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a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film ...
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` christian bale 's quinn -lrb- is -rrb- a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent . '
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i 'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about .
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it 's a scorcher .
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a real snooze .
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like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end .
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the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents , wise folks that they are , read books .
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partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless .
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for its 100 minutes running time , you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen .
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a chronicle not only of one man 's quest to be president , but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten , cynical journalists into what was essentially , by campaign 's end , an extended publicity department .
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a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ' like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm -lrb- wo n't be an -rrb- exceedingly memorable one for most people .
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fresnadillo has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense .
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this is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live .
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but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted .
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at once subtle and visceral , the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful , offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future .
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lookin ' for sin , american-style ?
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it drowns in sap .
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laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany .
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interminably bleak , to say nothing of boring .
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believability was n't one of the film 's virtues .
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filled with alexandre desplat 's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience .
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the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox .
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the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster\/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago , and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing .
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steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic .
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... del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy .
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this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it 's filmed tosca that you want .
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features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film .
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a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick , and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect , love-hate relationship .
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starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar .
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though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .
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swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .
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although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking , the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey
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even fans of ismail merchant 's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one .
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the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there 's very little hustling on view .
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what 's worse is that pelosi knows it .
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a `` home alone '' film that is staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films .
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although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america .
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everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .
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brian tufano 's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky 's excellent music turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special .
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it is definitely worth seeing .
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a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts .
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will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002 .
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a bilingual charmer , just like the woman who inspired it
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allen 's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal .
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everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david 's point of view .
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both lead performances are oscar-size .
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as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner .
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it 's super - violent , super-serious and super-stupid .
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all the small moments and flashbacks do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition .
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elaborate special effects take centre screen , so that the human story is pushed to one side .
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the film is ... determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation .
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i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays .
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too daft by half ... but supremely good natured .
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though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor 's preposterous titus , the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .
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the film is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor .
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the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year !
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... silly humbuggery ...
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predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king .
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