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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 |
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