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it 's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition .
1
negative
an unforgettable look at morality , family , and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage .
3
positive
a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply .
1
negative
a funny film .
3
positive
a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise .
3
positive
a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone 's crazy french grandfather .
0
very negative
it 's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel , but the result is more puzzling than unsettling .
0
very negative
an entertaining , if somewhat standardized , action movie .
3
positive
a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith .
4
very positive
` you 'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half , but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied .
2
neutral
eight legged freaks ?
1
negative
malcolm mcdowell is cool .
3
positive
the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial .
1
negative
as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle , sex with strangers is a success .
3
positive
a reality-snubbing hodgepodge .
1
negative
-lrb- a -rrb- slummer .
1
negative
the film is explosive , but a few of those sticks are wet .
2
neutral
it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding
2
neutral
the impulses that produced this project ... are commendable , but the results are uneven .
2
neutral
it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled .
1
negative
an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character .
4
very positive
sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors .
4
very positive
for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .
1
negative
this is a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller .
4
very positive
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 .
3
positive
ferrara 's strongest and most touching movie of recent years .
4
very positive
... a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it 's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone .
1
negative
even if it made its original release date last fall , it would 've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness .
1
negative
unfortunately , it 's also not very good .
0
very negative
the most wondrous love story in years , it is a great film .
4
very positive
too much power , not enough puff .
1
negative
despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy .
1
negative
finally , the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first .
3
positive
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 .
3
positive
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 .
1
negative
the rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based .
4
very positive
a brilliant gag at the expense of those who paid for it and those who pay to see it .
2
neutral
here , common sense flies out the window , along with the hail of bullets , none of which ever seem to hit sascha .
1
negative
-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 .
4
very positive
recoing 's fantastic performance does n't exactly reveal what makes vincent tick , but perhaps any definitive explanation for it would have felt like a cheat .
2
neutral
not everyone will play the dark , challenging tune taught by the piano teacher .
2
neutral
once she lets her love depraved leads meet , -lrb- denis ' -rrb- story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle
0
very negative
nothing too deep or substantial .
1
negative
but what is missing from it all is a moral .
1
negative
splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity .
3
positive
obvious , obnoxious and didactic burlesque .
0
very negative
it 's definitely a step in the right direction .
3
positive
vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much .
1
negative
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 .
3
positive
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 .
3
positive
the writing is clever and the cast is appealing .
4
very positive
although commentary on nachtwey is provided ... it 's the image that really tells the tale .
3
positive
a nearly 21\/2 hours , the film is way too indulgent .
1
negative
... unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept .
0
very negative
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 .
4
very positive
but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes .
4
very positive
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 .
3
positive
jeffrey tambor 's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy .
4
very positive
an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort .
3
positive
a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film ...
1
negative
` 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 . '
1
negative
i 'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about .
1
negative
somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates .
2
neutral
it 's a scorcher .
3
positive
a real snooze .
0
very negative
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 .
3
positive
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 .
1
negative
partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless .
0
very negative
for its 100 minutes running time , you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen .
0
very negative
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 .
3
positive
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 .
1
negative
a guilty pleasure at best , and not worth seeing unless you want to laugh at it .
2
neutral
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 .
3
positive
this is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live .
0
very negative
but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted .
1
negative
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 .
4
very positive
lookin ' for sin , american-style ?
1
negative
it drowns in sap .
1
negative
laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany .
1
negative
interminably bleak , to say nothing of boring .
0
very negative
believability was n't one of the film 's virtues .
1
negative
filled with alexandre desplat 's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience .
4
very positive
the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox .
3
positive
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 .
1
negative
steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic .
3
positive
... del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy .
1
negative
this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it 's filmed tosca that you want .
3
positive
features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film .
4
very positive
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 .
3
positive
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 .
0
very negative
comedy troupe broken lizard 's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot .
2
neutral
though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .
1
negative
director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the `` miami vice '' checklist of power boats , latin music and dog tracks .
2
neutral
swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .
0
very negative
although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking , the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey
3
positive
even fans of ismail merchant 's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one .
1
negative
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 .
1
negative
what 's worse is that pelosi knows it .
1
negative
a `` home alone '' film that is staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films .
1
negative
although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america .
1
negative