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eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring . | 2 | neutral |
the results are far more alienating than involving . | 1 | negative |
these characters become wearisome . | 1 | negative |
it finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice . | 3 | positive |
a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance . | 2 | neutral |
i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again . | 1 | negative |
comes across as a relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible . | 0 | very negative |
the movie is as padded as allen 's jelly belly . | 1 | negative |
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin . | 0 | very negative |
this is a nervy , risky film , and villeneuve has inspired croze to give herself over completely to the tormented persona of bibi . | 2 | neutral |
an easy watch , except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character . | 2 | neutral |
more busy than exciting , more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining . | 1 | negative |
although ... visually striking and slickly staged , it 's also cold , grey , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated . | 1 | negative |
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film . | 4 | very positive |
you leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing . | 1 | negative |
one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation . | 1 | negative |
instead , it 'll only put you to sleep . | 0 | very negative |
the only way to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers . | 0 | very negative |
a sensitive and astute first feature by anne-sophie birot . | 3 | positive |
the comedy is nonexistent . | 0 | very negative |
a real winner -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant . | 4 | very positive |
... comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental . | 1 | negative |
an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick . | 3 | positive |
romantic , riveting and handsomely animated . | 4 | very positive |
try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman 's approach , somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment . | 4 | very positive |
every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy | 3 | positive |
with not a lot of help from the screenplay -lrb- proficient , but singularly cursory -rrb- , -lrb- testud -rrb- acts with the feral intensity of the young bette davis . | 2 | neutral |
spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations | 0 | very negative |
the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans . | 3 | positive |
-lrb- less a movie than -rrb- an appalling , odoriferous thing ... so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own \*\*\* in embarrassment . | 0 | very negative |
funny and touching . | 3 | positive |
an awkward hybrid of genres that just does n't work . | 1 | negative |
affirms the gifts of all involved , starting with spielberg and going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together . | 3 | positive |
less worrying about covering all the drama in frida 's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie . | 2 | neutral |
a fifty car pileup of cliches . | 0 | very negative |
will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it . | 4 | very positive |
one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced . | 0 | very negative |
a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism . | 3 | positive |
this one is not nearly as dreadful as expected . | 3 | positive |
the result is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking . | 4 | very positive |
as a science fiction movie , `` minority report '' astounds . | 4 | very positive |
does n't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films . | 1 | negative |
chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century america . | 3 | positive |
it does give you a peek . | 2 | neutral |
the auteur 's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug . | 3 | positive |
a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade . | 1 | negative |
shattering , devastating documentary on two maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral . | 3 | positive |
the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment . | 0 | very negative |
below is well below expectations . | 0 | very negative |
a generic international version of a typical american horror film . | 1 | negative |
includes too much obvious padding . | 1 | negative |
at just over an hour , home movie will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face . | 4 | very positive |
the movie 's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite , but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness . | 0 | very negative |
a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience . | 3 | positive |
dong shows how intolerance has the power to deform families , then tear them apart . | 2 | neutral |
in the wake of saving private ryan , black hawk down and we were soldiers , you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage 's war-weary marine . | 1 | negative |
peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments . | 4 | very positive |
-- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw . | 1 | negative |
whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow . | 4 | very positive |
the people in jessica are so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out . | 3 | positive |
parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults . | 4 | very positive |
a good music documentary , probably one of the best since the last waltz . | 4 | very positive |
-lrb- gulpilil -rrb- is a commanding screen presence , and his character 's abundant humanism makes him the film 's moral compass . | 3 | positive |
as social exposé , skins has its heart in the right place , but that 's not much to hang a soap opera on . | 2 | neutral |
the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them '' . | 3 | positive |
an interesting look behind the scenes of chicago-based rock group wilco ... | 3 | positive |
interesting , but not compelling . | 2 | neutral |
the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure . | 3 | positive |
the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie . | 0 | very negative |
munch 's screenplay is tenderly observant of his characters . | 3 | positive |
it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references . | 1 | negative |
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 0 | very negative |
a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships . | 3 | positive |
the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine . | 1 | negative |
mention `` solaris '' five years from now and i 'm sure those who saw it will have an opinion to share . | 3 | positive |
that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon -lrb- who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate -rrb- ... | 3 | positive |
the reason to see `` sade '' lay with the chemistry and complex relationship between the marquis -lrb- auteil -rrb- and emilie -lrb- le besco -rrb- . | 2 | neutral |
pacino is the best he 's been in years and keener is marvelous . | 4 | very positive |
a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick , bartleby performs neither one very well . | 2 | neutral |
as happily glib and vicious as its characters . | 2 | neutral |
... has its moments , but ultimately , its curmudgeon does n't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites . | 2 | neutral |
much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad . | 1 | negative |
overall , interesting as a documentary -- but not very imaxy . | 2 | neutral |
it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery , but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists . | 3 | positive |
what puzzles me is the lack of emphasis on music in britney spears ' first movie . | 2 | neutral |
busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang 's forte , his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy . | 1 | negative |
imagine the cleanflicks version of ` love story , ' with ali macgraw 's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes . | 1 | negative |
the movie 's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating , though , even if the movie itself does n't stand a ghost of a chance . | 2 | neutral |
extremely well acted by the four primary actors , this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten . | 4 | very positive |
bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time . | 3 | positive |
a perfectly respectable , perfectly inoffensive , easily forgettable film . | 2 | neutral |
ms. hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda 's ultimate fate . | 4 | very positive |
such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution . | 1 | negative |
return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market . | 1 | negative |
writer-director david jacobson and his star , jeremy renner , have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted . | 4 | very positive |
holds limited appeal to those who like explosions , sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp . | 2 | neutral |
drama of temptation , salvation and good intentions is a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power . | 3 | positive |
oddly compelling . | 3 | positive |
feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place . | 0 | very negative |
a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours -lrb- and , for that matter , shrek -rrb- . | 1 | negative |
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