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it has a caffeinated , sloppy brilliance , sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care , but animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame . | 3 | positive |
brings awareness to an issue often overlooked -- women 's depression . | 2 | neutral |
if you 're not deeply touched by this movie , check your pulse . | 4 | very positive |
whether it 's the worst movie of 2002 , i ca n't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded , and i skipped country bears . | 1 | negative |
children , christian or otherwise , deserve to hear the full story of jonah 's despair -- in all its agonizing , catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it . | 3 | positive |
`` i blame all men for war , '' -lrb- the warden 's daughter -rrb- tells her father . | 2 | neutral |
muccino , who directed from his own screenplay , is a canny crowd pleaser , and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex . | 4 | very positive |
has a solid emotional impact . | 3 | positive |
dogtown is hollow , self-indulgent , and - worst of all - boring . | 1 | negative |
the sweetest thing leaves a bitter taste . | 0 | very negative |
one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch . | 1 | negative |
has enough wit , energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side , but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested . | 3 | positive |
lawrence should stick to his day job . | 1 | negative |
by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy . | 1 | negative |
buy is an accomplished actress , and this is a big , juicy role . | 3 | positive |
maid in manhattan proves that it 's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies . | 0 | very negative |
thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic . | 3 | positive |
a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary . | 1 | negative |
one of the film 's most effective aspects is its tchaikovsky soundtrack of neurasthenic regret . | 2 | neutral |
jacquot has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs , ideally capturing the opera 's drama and lyricism . | 3 | positive |
the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten . | 0 | very negative |
from a deceptively simple premise , this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times . | 4 | very positive |
goldmember is funny enough to justify the embarrassment of bringing a barf bag to the moviehouse . | 2 | neutral |
unexpected , and often contradictory , truths emerge . | 3 | positive |
has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope . | 3 | positive |
even if you 're an elvis person , you wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd . | 0 | very negative |
together writer-director danny verete 's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt . | 3 | positive |
writer\/director walter hill is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable . | 3 | positive |
reyes ' word processor . | 2 | neutral |
goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy , seductive pacing ... but she and writing partner laurence coriat do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage . | 3 | positive |
the script is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors . | 3 | positive |
even though we know the outcome , the seesawing of the general 's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy . | 3 | positive |
you 're not merely watching history , you 're engulfed by it . | 4 | very positive |
i am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here . | 1 | negative |
we 're drawn in by the dark luster . | 3 | positive |
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil . | 1 | negative |
it 's not a great monster movie . | 1 | negative |
it 's a lovely , sad dance highlighted by kwan 's unique directing style . | 4 | very positive |
it 's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead . | 1 | negative |
the all-french cast is marveilleux . | 4 | very positive |
wanker goths are on the loose ! | 2 | neutral |
if the title is a jeopardy question , then the answer might be `` how does steven seagal come across these days ? '' | 1 | negative |
the emperor 's club , ruthless in its own placid way , finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality . | 4 | very positive |
the warnings to resist temptation in this film ... are blunt and challenging and offer no easy rewards for staying clean . | 2 | neutral |
that storytelling has value can not be denied . | 4 | very positive |
the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break . | 1 | negative |
it 's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby . | 1 | negative |
it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout . | 3 | positive |
solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke | 1 | negative |
deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame . | 4 | very positive |
swinging , the film makes it seem , is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit . | 1 | negative |
there 's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long . | 1 | negative |
a tasty slice of droll whimsy . | 2 | neutral |
winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic , achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines , precious circumstances and beautiful stars . | 3 | positive |
in its own floundering way , it gets to you . | 3 | positive |
behind the glitz , hollywood is sordid and disgusting . | 0 | very negative |
this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c. walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago . | 1 | negative |
with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player , this latest skewering ... may put off insiders and outsiders alike . | 1 | negative |
significantly better than its 2002 children 's - movie competition . | 3 | positive |
you can thank me for this . | 2 | neutral |
this is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice . | 4 | very positive |
cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky 's diaries . | 3 | positive |
the fast runner ' transports the viewer into an unusual space | 2 | neutral |
with the exception of mccoist , the players do n't have a clue on the park . | 1 | negative |
no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander 's uninspired story . | 1 | negative |
everyone 's to blame here . | 1 | negative |
evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking . | 3 | positive |
an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy . | 1 | negative |
... another example of how sandler is losing his touch . | 1 | negative |
an awful lot like one of -lrb- spears ' -rrb- music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and , worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it . | 0 | very negative |
stale and clichéd to a fault . | 0 | very negative |
... built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids . | 1 | negative |
zellweger 's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a | 1 | negative |
holofcener rejects patent solutions to dramatize life 's messiness from inside out , in all its strange quirks . | 4 | very positive |
it 's got some pretentious eye-rolling moments and it did n't entirely grab me , but there 's stuff here to like . | 2 | neutral |
i still want my money back . | 0 | very negative |
no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting , and the script , credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest ` tron ' anderson , seems entirely improvised . | 0 | very negative |
it 's the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more . | 4 | very positive |
narratively , trouble every day is a plodding mess . | 1 | negative |
well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process . | 3 | positive |
if there 's no art here , it 's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days . | 3 | positive |
ranges from laugh-out-loud hilarious to wonder-what - time-it-is tedious . | 2 | neutral |
the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge . | 0 | very negative |
its sheer dynamism is infectious . | 3 | positive |
the film is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy . | 3 | positive |
dark and disturbing , yet compelling to watch . | 2 | neutral |
simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny , the last kiss is really all about performances . | 3 | positive |
start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line . | 1 | negative |
bogs down badly as we absorb jia 's moody , bad-boy behavior which he portrays himself in a one-note performance . | 2 | neutral |
jackson and co have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema . | 3 | positive |
a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit . | 1 | negative |
max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned , it 's mission accomplished . | 3 | positive |
the power of shanghai ghetto , a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann , rests in the voices of men and women , now in their 70s , who lived there in the 1940s . | 3 | positive |
in a word : no. . | 2 | neutral |
there are many things that solid acting can do for a movie , but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them . | 2 | neutral |
` punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in . ' | 0 | very negative |
a sentimental mess that never rings true . | 0 | very negative |
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it . | 4 | very positive |
-lrb- janey -rrb- forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies . | 1 | negative |
ca n't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? | 2 | neutral |
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