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jackson tries to keep the plates spinning as best he can , but all the bouncing back and forth ca n't help but become a bit tedious -- even with the breathtaking landscapes and villainous varmints there to distract you from the ricocheting .
| 2 |
neutral
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... a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is , for about ten minutes .
| 1 |
negative
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over and over again .
| 1 |
negative
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nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure .
| 4 |
very positive
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this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
| 1 |
negative
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... its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself .
| 1 |
negative
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the drama discloses almost nothing .
| 1 |
negative
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a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
| 1 |
negative
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isabelle huppert excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol 's most intense psychological mysteries .
| 4 |
very positive
|
but ` why ? '
| 2 |
neutral
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like its parade of predecessors , this halloween is a gory slash-fest .
| 3 |
positive
|
perhaps the best sports movie i 've ever seen .
| 4 |
very positive
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this pathetic junk is barely an hour long .
| 0 |
very negative
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ou 've got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane .
| 3 |
positive
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this is a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life .
| 4 |
very positive
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playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ... bisset is both convincing and radiant .
| 3 |
positive
|
the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun .
| 1 |
negative
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it treats ana 's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film .
| 3 |
positive
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leigh makes these lives count .
| 3 |
positive
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igby goes down is one of those movies .
| 2 |
neutral
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ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints .
| 3 |
positive
|
the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring .
| 3 |
positive
|
i could n't recommend this film more .
| 3 |
positive
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an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
| 1 |
negative
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you can taste it , but there 's no fizz .
| 1 |
negative
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a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it 's nowhere near as exciting as either .
| 1 |
negative
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a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
| 3 |
positive
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it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .
| 3 |
positive
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why ?
| 1 |
negative
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and that is where ararat went astray .
| 1 |
negative
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vincent gallo is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role .
| 3 |
positive
|
clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up .
| 1 |
negative
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sandra bullock , despite downplaying her good looks , carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff .
| 1 |
negative
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it 's mostly a pleasure to watch .
| 3 |
positive
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a bit too derivative to stand on its own as the psychological thriller it purports to be .
| 2 |
neutral
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its spirit of iconoclastic abandon -- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .
| 3 |
positive
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a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character , who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces .
| 1 |
negative
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i did n't find much fascination in the swinging .
| 1 |
negative
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this is no `` waterboy ! ''
| 1 |
negative
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but the nerve-raked acting , the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware , make for some robust and scary entertainment .
| 4 |
very positive
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a witty , trenchant , wildly unsentimental but flawed look at the ins and outs of modern moviemaking .
| 2 |
neutral
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baby-faced renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within .
| 3 |
positive
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the name says it all .
| 2 |
neutral
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the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of .
| 3 |
positive
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it 's been 20 years since 48 hrs .
| 2 |
neutral
|
uplifting as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be , and among the best films of the year .
| 4 |
very positive
|
the irwins ' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts .
| 0 |
very negative
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it 's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni .
| 0 |
very negative
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he seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .
| 1 |
negative
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funny , though .
| 2 |
neutral
|
by turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic .
| 3 |
positive
|
the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .
| 3 |
positive
|
unofficially , national lampoon 's van wilder is son of animal house .
| 2 |
neutral
|
it never is , not fully .
| 2 |
neutral
|
it 's just a little too self-satisfied .
| 2 |
neutral
|
i 've never seen -lrb- a remake -rrb- do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes , pillages and incinerates frank capra 's classic ...
| 0 |
very negative
|
those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi .
| 3 |
positive
|
post 9\/11 the philosophical message of `` personal freedom first '' might not be as palatable as intended .
| 2 |
neutral
|
mr. deeds is , as comedy goes , very silly -- and in the best way .
| 4 |
very positive
|
this amiable picture talks tough , but it 's all bluster -- in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers ...
| 3 |
positive
|
my little eye is the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years .
| 4 |
very positive
|
the movie is a negligible work of manipulation , an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents .
| 1 |
negative
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it may ... work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns .
| 3 |
positive
|
suffers from a flat script and a low budget .
| 1 |
negative
|
the movie is well done , but slow .
| 1 |
negative
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the plot plummets into a comedy graveyard before janice comes racing to the rescue in the final reel .
| 2 |
neutral
|
the master of disguise is awful .
| 0 |
very negative
|
it 's an actor 's showcase that accomplishes its primary goal without the use of special effects , but rather by emphasizing the characters -- including the supporting ones .
| 2 |
neutral
|
same song , second verse , coulda been better , but it coulda been worse .
| 2 |
neutral
|
the film is one of the year 's best .
| 4 |
very positive
|
that the chuck norris `` grenade gag '' occurs about 7 times during windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is .
| 2 |
neutral
|
frida is certainly no disaster , but neither is it the kahlo movie frida fans have been looking for .
| 2 |
neutral
|
one of the year 's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces .
| 4 |
very positive
|
the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence , but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why .
| 1 |
negative
|
the three leads produce adequate performances , but what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling .
| 0 |
very negative
|
`` looking for leonard '' just seems to kinda sit in neutral , hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something .
| 1 |
negative
|
the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters .
| 0 |
very negative
|
... one resurrection too many .
| 1 |
negative
|
oh , look at that clever angle !
| 3 |
positive
|
warmed-over hash .
| 2 |
neutral
|
no , i hate it .
| 0 |
very negative
|
for a long time the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them .
| 3 |
positive
|
the casting of raymond j. barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger 's impressive fake documentary .
| 3 |
positive
|
the film is like sitting in a downtown café , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing , and desperately wishing you could change tables .
| 0 |
very negative
|
the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed .
| 3 |
positive
|
a rollicking ride , with jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending .
| 4 |
very positive
|
an hour and a half of joyful solo performance .
| 4 |
very positive
|
contrived pastiche of caper clichés .
| 1 |
negative
|
a triumph , a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light .
| 4 |
very positive
|
steven soderbergh 's digital video experiment is a clever and cutting , quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life .
| 3 |
positive
|
kinnear 's performance is a career-defining revelation .
| 4 |
very positive
|
not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made .
| 3 |
positive
|
the dragons are the real stars of reign of fire and you wo n't be disappointed .
| 3 |
positive
|
if you 're over 25 , have an iq over 90 , and have a driver 's license , you should be able to find better entertainment .
| 0 |
very negative
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for devotees of french cinema , safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .
| 4 |
very positive
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scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv , tackles more than she can handle .
| 1 |
negative
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really dumb but occasionally really funny .
| 2 |
neutral
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this sade is hardly a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama .
| 1 |
negative
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by the end of the movie , you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular .
| 3 |
positive
|
... a plotline that 's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws , sad to say , were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project !
| 0 |
very negative
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