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would i see it again ? | 2 | neutral |
the only problem is that , by the end , no one in the audience or the film seems to really care . | 0 | very negative |
a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity . | 1 | negative |
... although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired . | 1 | negative |
remarkable for its excellent storytelling , its economical , compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity , it 's an adventure story and history lesson all in one . | 4 | very positive |
mike white 's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching . | 4 | very positive |
a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact . | 3 | positive |
this may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar . | 1 | negative |
it 's a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun . | 4 | very positive |
the trouble is , its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through . | 1 | negative |
even when crush departs from the 4w formula ... it feels like a glossy rehash . | 1 | negative |
at its worst the screenplay is callow , but at its best it is a young artist 's thoughtful consideration of fatherhood . | 2 | neutral |
nair does n't treat the issues lightly . | 3 | positive |
ana 's journey is not a stereotypical one of self-discovery , as she 's already comfortable enough in her own skin to be proud of her rubenesque physique ... | 2 | neutral |
a compelling motion picture that illustrates an american tragedy . | 4 | very positive |
it 's that painful . | 0 | very negative |
smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play . | 4 | very positive |
there 's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action . | 3 | positive |
... if you 're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie , you might want to catch freaks as a matinee . | 2 | neutral |
though writer\/director bart freundlich 's film ultimately becomes a simplistic story about a dysfunctional parent-child relationship , it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup 's anchoring performance . | 3 | positive |
the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us . | 4 | very positive |
but be warned , you too may feel time has decided to stand still . | 2 | neutral |
-lrb- cho 's face is -rrb- an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots . | 3 | positive |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | 0 | very negative |
his -lrb- nelson 's -rrb- screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it . | 1 | negative |
terminally brain dead production . | 0 | very negative |
it depends on how well flatulence gags fit into your holiday concept . | 2 | neutral |
-lrb- grant -rrb- goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it . | 3 | positive |
adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio . | 2 | neutral |
the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected . | 0 | very negative |
well-meaning but inert . | 2 | neutral |
bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense , and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly . | 1 | negative |
while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world . | 3 | positive |
one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers , and circles it obsessively , without making contact . | 1 | negative |
well-meant but unoriginal . | 1 | negative |
it 's an effort to watch this movie , but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it . | 3 | positive |
it 's burns ' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue , not his plot , that carry waydowntown . | 3 | positive |
the real triumphs in igby come from philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character 's lines would suggest , and sarandon , who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron . | 3 | positive |
the quiet american is n't a bad film , it 's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar . | 1 | negative |
no. . | 1 | negative |
kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities . | 1 | negative |
my big fat greek wedding is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film , ' because it 's about family . | 3 | positive |
even though many of these guys are less than adorable -lrb- their lamentations are pretty much self-centered -rrb- , there 's something vital about the movie . | 3 | positive |
while it may not add up to the sum of its parts , holofcener 's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded , and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often . | 3 | positive |
an ugly , revolting movie . | 1 | negative |
if you are into splatter movies , then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea . | 3 | positive |
the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity , with the ironic exception of scooter . | 1 | negative |
shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski 's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high . | 4 | very positive |
but it 's hardly a necessary enterprise . | 1 | negative |
ratliff 's two previous titles , plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry , contentious configurations , and this film is part of that delicate canon . | 3 | positive |
distinctly sub-par ... more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine . | 0 | very negative |
it 's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow . | 0 | very negative |
as it stands , crocodile hunter has the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster 's path of destruction . | 1 | negative |
de niro cries . | 2 | neutral |
leigh succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that 's simultaneously painful and refreshing . | 3 | positive |
i liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes , it 's too long and it goes nowhere . | 0 | very negative |
it 's the kind of under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name . | 0 | very negative |
the movie starts with a legend and ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true . | 1 | negative |
really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length . | 1 | negative |
a breezy blend of art , history , esoteric musings and philosophy . | 3 | positive |
unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery . | 4 | very positive |
stands as a document of what it felt like to be a new yorker -- or , really , to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9\/11 . | 3 | positive |
my wife is an actress works as well as it does because -lrb- the leads -rrb- are such a companionable couple . | 3 | positive |
do you chuckle at the thought of an ancient librarian whacking a certain part of a man 's body ? | 2 | neutral |
about schmidt is nicholson 's goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear . | 3 | positive |
a comedy that is warm , inviting , and surprising . | 4 | very positive |
hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples , and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie 's political ramifications . | 3 | positive |
the movie is so contrived , nonsensical and formulaic that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it . | 0 | very negative |
this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem . | 4 | very positive |
enigma looks great , has solid acting and a neat premise . | 3 | positive |
it 's not hateful . | 2 | neutral |
eventually , they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot . | 0 | very negative |
as warm as it is wise , deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated . | 4 | very positive |
godard 's ode to tackling life 's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess ... in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that 's unfocused and tediously exasperating . | 0 | very negative |
this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day , but under the right conditions , it 's goofy -lrb- if not entirely wholesome -rrb- fun . | 3 | positive |
hampered -- no , paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire . | 0 | very negative |
although sensitive to a fault , it 's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken . | 1 | negative |
several uninteresting , unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in `` unfaithful . '' | 0 | very negative |
feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker 's attempt to surround himself with beautiful , half-naked women . | 2 | neutral |
... a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act , only echoes of jordan , and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school . | 1 | negative |
this version does justice both to stevenson and to the sci-fi genre . | 3 | positive |
surprisingly , considering that baird is a former film editor , the movie is rather choppy . | 1 | negative |
it would work much better as a one-hour tv documentary . | 2 | neutral |
directing with a sure and measured hand , -lrb- haneke -rrb- steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology . | 3 | positive |
directors john musker and ron clements , the team behind the little mermaid , have produced sparkling retina candy , but they are n't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space . | 2 | neutral |
... it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second , did i miss something ? '' | 0 | very negative |
wiseman is patient and uncompromising , letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse . | 3 | positive |
many of benjamins ' elements feel like they 've been patched in from an episode of miami vice . | 2 | neutral |
... little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen . | 2 | neutral |
it 's a compelling and horrifying story , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america . | 4 | very positive |
ub equally spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture , ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are . | 3 | positive |
full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature . | 1 | negative |
ultimately ... the movie is too heady for children , and too preachy for adults . | 1 | negative |
could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ? | 1 | negative |
your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn . | 2 | neutral |
in the wrong hands , i.e. peploe 's , it 's simply unbearable | 1 | negative |
what saves it ... and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice . | 3 | positive |
like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace , mad love looks better than it feels . | 1 | negative |
a strong script , powerful direction and splendid production design allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman , who is not only a pianist , but a good human being . | 4 | very positive |
an average coming-of-age tale elevated by the wholesome twist of a pesky mother interfering during her son 's discovery of his homosexuality . | 2 | neutral |
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