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a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director anthony friedman 's similarly updated 1970 british production .
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hugh grant 's act is so consuming that sometimes it 's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are .
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mendes still does n't quite know how to fill a frame .
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but darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats .
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such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema .
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there 's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present .
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to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it .
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all of the filmmakers ' calculations ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness .
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intriguing and stylish .
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a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed , but skeptics are n't likely to enter the theater .
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mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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it should be interesting , it should be poignant , it turns out to be affected and boring .
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when it 's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama , `` real women have curves '' is a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams .
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cold , nervy and memorable .
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first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course .
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you can practically hear george orwell turning over .
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helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy , but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome .
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passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly ...
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eric schweig and graham greene both exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters .
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what jackson has done is proven that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery
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there is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights .
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spiderman rocks
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the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults .
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astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap .
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you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead .
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unfortunately , a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style .
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kids five and up will be delighted with the fast , funny , and even touching story .
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still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett 's story is appealing .
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waydowntown manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it .
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he watches them as they float within the seas of their personalities .
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hard as this may be to believe , here on earth , a surprisingly similar teen drama , was a better film .
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
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this charming , thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards .
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a full-frontal attack on audience patience .
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... less a story than an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population 's shrugging acceptance to each new horror .
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this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted .
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the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface .
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an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans .
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a very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy .
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it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period .
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adaptation is simply brilliant .
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a thought-provoking picture .
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but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us .
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director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film 's music than to the story line ; what 's best about drumline is its energy .
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presents nothing special and , until the final act , nothing overtly disagreeable .
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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
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director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times .
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average , at best , i 'm afraid .
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this is a superior horror flick .
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the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story .
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all in all , it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own .
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it 's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements , and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins\/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas .
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i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes .
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although i did n't hate this one , it 's not very good either .
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cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success ... but neglects to add the magic that made it all work .
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a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film .
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while the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course ... director john schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades .
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anemic , pretentious .
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with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it .
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light-years ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor , at least artistically .
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one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre .
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all of it works smoothly under the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely .
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a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .
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a moving , if uneven , success .
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it 's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads .
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-lrb- a -rrb- real pleasure in its laid-back way .
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feels like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together .
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has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children 's home video , a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment , as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting .
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... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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... in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy , it does n't disappoint .
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the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about .
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after a while , the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky .
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a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .
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a breathtaking adventure for all ages , spirit tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images .
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this is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light -lrb- yet unsentimental -rrb- touch .
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a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort .
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unspeakable , of course , barely begins to describe the plot and its complications .
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a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of .
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the film sparkles with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects .
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though a capable thriller , somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama .
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it 's ... worth the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is , quite pointedly , about the peril of such efforts .
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in auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .
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how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?
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this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body , so original is its content , look , and style .
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a much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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who knows , but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds .
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it 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah .
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lacking substance and soul , crossroads comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs .
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simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship .
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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
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a deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession -- one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom .
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this is surely one of the most frantic , virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio .
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i simply ca n't recommend it enough .
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it 's a glorified sitcom , and a long , unfunny one at that .
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returning director rob minkoff ... and screenwriter bruce joel rubin ... have done a fine job of updating white 's dry wit to a new age .
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with zoe clarke-williams 's lackluster thriller `` new best friend '' , who needs enemies ?
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just send it to cranky .
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it 's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours .
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one of the funnier movies in town .
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