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banks is a hit man , the best , usually working for latin american drug cartels .
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the son winds up re-creating his father 's elusive life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows .
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in `` the hill `` , director kurt burk brings us on a voyage through dreams of a lost childhood , to the emptiness of a normal , conditioned life , into a fantastic , surreal dream world that echoes of the past .
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sam and the kids band together and manage to combat the armed thugs and foil lamb 's perfectly planned crime .
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the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card .
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a heartfelt , understated and occasionally heavy-handed slice of heartland .
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together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death . in the process , they demonstrate that there 's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema .
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in the meantime , josh applies some of his newly acquired wisdom coupled with his own honest approach on doreen ( marlo marron ) - a woman his two buddies have deemed out of his league .
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as in his other searingly intelligent docs , dong presents the facts in an admirably clear-eyed way .
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so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming .
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watching e . t now , in an era dominated by cold , loud special-effects-laden extravaganzas , one is struck less by its lavish grandeur than by its intimacy and precision .
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they find him guilty and he is sent back into the forest to be hunted down by the family .
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visually engrossing , seldom hammy , honorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction .
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it 's exactly the kind of movie toback 's detractors always accuse him of making .
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fbi agent cheryl hammer , arrives in a small california town to catch an elusive killer .
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a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself .
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for the little hope that is left , frodo and sam march on into mordor , unprotected .
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a warm but realistic meditation on friendship , family and affection .
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amongst these are a middle-aged couple who met through the classified ads in a newspaper , a call-girl who keeps her daughter and her sister , a retired actor , an ex-football player , and a janitor who suspects that his adopted father , whom he dreams about every night , is his real father .
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the entire town begins to look for ellen when she fails to appear at home that night .
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there are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations . where 's the movie here ?
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breen 's script has deadpan wit , though it becomes a little labored as it goes along .
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as for the music world , history 's future king is coming from the past .
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the course of their experiences ultimately involves with sammy boi , an aggressive rapper caught in a bad contract while on of his songs is a major radio hit ; joan vicks , a devious a & # 38 ; r executive for viewpointe records , randy tigge , a drug addicted , cross-dressing rock star ; and michael dileo , the chairman of viewpointe record , who some simply call satan .
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but what if it 's lord voldemort trying to make his evil return ?
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there ai n't a lot more painful than an unfunny movie that thinks it 's hilarious .
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soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless , xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence .
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one day there is an ordinary row in the local saloon , but one of the trouble makers , called prosit , shows up to be baron werner amadeus von luckner .
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i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers .
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a story of faith , family relations , and finding yourself .
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a young woman ( thandie newton ) in paris is about to divorce her husband when she discovers . . .
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gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess , whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up .
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let 's face it , even vin 's fake tats have more charisma than pierce brosnan .
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. . . captures the pain and desperation of adolescent powerlessness and humiliation with powerful intimacy . . .
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it 's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist . . . studiously inoffensive and completely disposable .
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exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum . punish the vehicle to adore the star .
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convinced that peter is tracking her , she turns to them for help .
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along the way , their political spirit resurfaces , leading to their fight against the new york city board of education for domestic partner benefits , and their establishment of a pflag chapter for retirees in florida .
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a malaysian government agency led by madame x , try to get the lost treasure on a sunken ship ( `` mendam berahi `` ) in sulu sea .
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'i capture the castle ' is based on the dodie smith novel which was published in 1948 , before she wrote 101 dalmatians .
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an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that is amiss in the world .
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a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit .
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yes , i have given this movie a rating of zero . but fans of the show should not consider this a diss . consider it 'perfection . '
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shot perhaps 'artistically ' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay , the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity .
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those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida . or , you can do something fun tonight .
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he works as a photocopy clerk under the close watch of his sexy boss sabine , who uses him to his libido 's advantage .
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the techno tux is good for a few laughs , as are chan and hewitt , but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff , we ca n't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo .
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a small gem of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it is funny , scary and sad .
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unlike conventional movies , kill bill is told in chapter format making the narrative flow more like a book than a film .
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an incredibly thoughtful , deeply meditative picture that neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief felt in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks .
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one of the most splendid entertainments to emerge from the french film industry in years .
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this is the story of ryan , a thirty-something office worker , persecuted by his supervisor angela and under-appreciated his fianc & # 233 ; e jo .
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although a sympathetic judge assures desmond that when his financial situation reverses , he will be able to get his children back ; money is hard to come by .
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family ties and mob allegiances become confused as betrayals , reprisals , and changes of heart set the stage for an unexpected climax .
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johnathan cross , a lover of extreme sports , is recruited by alexi petrovich to star in his sportive invention , rollerball .
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seymour 'sy ' parrish has been doing photo development for 20 years .
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but everyone 's plans do n't go according to schedule . . .
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buy is an accomplished actress , and this is a big , juicy role .
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aimed at a new age audience , but its subject 's sincerity and gentle , self-deprecating nature translate well to a general audience .
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missteps take what was otherwise a fascinating , riveting story and send it down the path of the mundane .
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outside , another man sits by the door keeping vigil .
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'nine dead gay guys ' is the outrageous but hilarious result of the ensuing caper as the lads begin the search for the elusive bed .
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with her as a mentor he gains confidence and strength of character .
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what resulted is a stirring and emotional reflection of that day and his experience .
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this is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party .
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he gathers a following and becomes a rock star only to find that his music awakens the ancient queen akasha and she wants him to become her king . . .
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a faction of political separatists , led by count dooku , attempts to assassinate her .
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two angels realize that the babies have been switched , and decide to try and find the antichrist and prevent the end of the world .
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his determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past .
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she gives frode a small monster puppet , which frode throws in the closet in his bedroom .
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confronted with the reality that jazz has limited commercial appeal , the story focuses on the band 's battles with the music industry and one another to find respect and recognition without 'selling out ' .
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the small daily routines of everyday life are not as clear and obvious as one might think .
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an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't .
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barney has created a tour de force that is weird , wacky and wonderful .
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best of all is garcia , who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man .
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the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive , the director just ends up exposing his own obsession .
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like an exotic , endangered species , these colorful cars roam around this island paradise trapped in a 1950 's time warp .
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nha fala ( my voice ) , a musical comedy , is the story of vita , a young african woman who must never sing .
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when a storm leaves the two shipwrecked on a deserted island , however , the tables suddenly turn . . .
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is this love or is it masochism ? binoche makes it interesting trying to find out .
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every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn .
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he grew up in the lush village of taj sonapur , where he spent his childhood , indulged by his lovely playmate paro ( aishwarya ) .
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a moving essay about the specter of death , especially suicide .
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personal velocity ought to be exploring these women 's inner lives , but it never moves beyond their surfaces .
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he comes to the terrible realization that he has never held his mothers right hand .
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based on a true story , the blue butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on earth , the mythic and elusive blue morpho .
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as the sisters approach the end of an era , and the end of an order , they search their souls in an examination of their life 's work .
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making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it , though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror .
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blessed encompasses the lives of four women who are inescapably involved in a brothel at the centre of the plot .
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this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
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[ gosling 's ] combination of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence helps create a complex , unpredictable character .
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august -- a pupil of ingmar bergman 's -- manages to tell a tragic tale while avoiding the heavy-laden angst of a bergman film .
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marjorie standiford sits on oklahoma 's death row , hours away from execution , speaking into a tape recorder , telling her life story .
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the locale . . . remains far more interesting than the story at hand .
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it 's sweet and romantic without being cloying or melodramatic .
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so , in addition to curing him she 's also trying to get him married off to a `` good , strong , responsible `` woman .
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the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene , but to diminishing effect . the characters never change .
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the deuces are determined to do whatever is necessary to keep drugs off their block even if that means dying .
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this film tells the true story of fraudulent washington , d . c . journalist stephen glass ( christensen ) , who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s , becoming a staff writer at `` the new republic `` for three years ( 1995-1998 ) , where 27 of his 41 published stories were either partially or completely made up .
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