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the pain , loneliness and insecurity of the screenwriting process are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze . | 1 | subjective |
the boy gets a shock when he comes to know that the job involves spying sharad 's wife . | 0 | objective |
the brittle containment of the surface is no match for the volatile eruptions from the unspoken interior - a harrowing and erotic underworld of need and confession that permits the release of all that has been silenced . | 0 | objective |
451 tries to help kyle adjust to this unfamiliar and violent world but kyle is a man destined to fight his own battles . | 0 | objective |
this is a children 's film in the truest sense . it 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids . parents , on the other hand , will be ahead of the plot at all times , and there is n't enough clever innuendo to fil | 1 | subjective |
nayomi and lisa walk in , and pick up the gun that mitchell just dropped off and leave . | 0 | objective |
it all plays out . . . like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out . | 1 | subjective |
to cure their boredom , they decide to ( inspired after watching the movie , `` the sure thing `` ) go on various road trips looking for love . | 0 | objective |
chilling but uncommercial look into the mind of jeffrey dahmer , serial killer . | 1 | subjective |
blake falls in love with melinda but the master compels blake to marry ariel against his will to keep him away from melinda his kept woman . | 0 | objective |
. . . manages to fall closer in quality to silence than to the abysmal hannibal . | 1 | subjective |
the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about . | 1 | subjective |
when the three precogs , who only work together , floating connected in a tank of fluid , have a vision , the names of the victim and the perpetrator as well as video imagery of the crime and the exact time it will happen , are given out to the special cops who then try to prevent the crime from happening . | 0 | objective |
marly temple is living her father 's dream of running a motel , only it has become her nightmare . | 0 | objective |
in the end , they confront an unparalleled horror , with the fate of the world in the balance . | 0 | objective |
thomas , the studious and responsible brother , creates a better life for himself through education and hard , honest work . | 0 | objective |
director duncan roy impressively presents aka through three simultaneous frames rather than one , offering the audience a deeper and more complex perspective through which to view dean 's engrossing story . | 0 | objective |
the film explores the cultural differences between a north american mother and a mexican father in the face of death . | 0 | objective |
hands down the year 's most thought-provoking film . but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship . | 1 | subjective |
his plans go awry , however , when his older brother , keith , returns from prison . | 0 | objective |
`` a sound of thunder `` is about a game hunter ( burns ) who goes on a time-traveling safari owned and operated by kingsley 's character to hunt dinosaurs in the prehistoric era . | 0 | objective |
now faced with the discovery of a bloodied body , a flaming liquor store just off native land that sells millions of cans of beer a year to the native population , and his brother 's ongoing self-destruction , rudy goes on a quest to avenge himself , his family , and his culture and to seek justice . | 0 | objective |
in its ragged , cheap and unassuming way , the movie works . | 1 | subjective |
it irritates and saddens me that martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2 , 500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere . | 1 | subjective |
it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r & b names and references . | 1 | subjective |
the tonal shifts are jolting , and though wen 's messages are profound and thoughtfully delivered , more thorough transitions would have made the film more cohesive . | 1 | subjective |
she bets ( against all logic ) to be able to build a new palace for caesar within three months . | 0 | objective |
yet , while all this is going on , sauron 's troops mass toward the city of gondor , for the war of the ring is about to begin . | 0 | objective |
the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary , and on both sides it falls short . | 1 | subjective |
no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander 's uninspired story . | 1 | subjective |
a superfluous sequel . . . plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let 's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place , but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find . | 1 | subjective |
one whom he could never love and one whom he could never stop loving . . . | 0 | objective |
why sit through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one ? | 1 | subjective |
little do they know that these pirates are cursed . | 0 | objective |
when johnny and lena are stumped , they turn to wayne . . . but | 0 | objective |
a tough go , but leigh 's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness , offsets to a notable degree the film 's often-mined and despairing milieu . | 1 | subjective |
it looks closely , insightfully at fragile , complex relationships . | 1 | subjective |
tabloid journalist annika bengtzon is writing about a murder in the port of stockholm and she suspects that the yugoslav mafia is involved . | 0 | objective |
`` dreamcatcher `` tells the story of four young friends who perform a heroic act - and are changed forever by the uncanny powers they gain in return . | 0 | objective |
his dog is missing and he suspects the people at work might be behind it . | 0 | objective |
an undercover narc dies , the investigation stalls , so the detroit p . d . | 0 | objective |
a simple , sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting , but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within . | 1 | subjective |
even if you 've seen `` stomp `` ( the stage show ) , you still have to see this ! | 1 | subjective |
they swore to have their unborn babies get married when they grew up . | 0 | objective |
the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance . | 1 | subjective |
the ring is worth a look , if you do n't demand much more than a few cheap thrills from your halloween entertainment . | 1 | subjective |
by providing a dynamic expression of the struggles and celebrations of the expatriate lifestyle , leela has the potential to be a crossover film - popular among expatriate south asians and mainstream english speaking audiences the world over . | 0 | objective |
after all , she is the woman of his dreams . | 0 | objective |
depressive , slow , darkly funny , unyielding in its formal rigor , and unsettlingly beautiful . | 1 | subjective |
it 's a talking head documentary , but a great one . | 1 | subjective |
in 1975 , as the vietnam war was ending , thousands of orphans and amerasian children were brought to the united states as part of `` operation babylift . `` | 0 | objective |
`` brown sugar `` admirably aspires to be more than another `` best man `` clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film . | 1 | subjective |
nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin . | 1 | subjective |
incredibly , dionysus ' unarmed women defeat pentheus ' formidable royal army . | 0 | objective |
if you 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before , but several movies have - take heart . this is the best star trek movie in a long time . | 1 | subjective |
will lightman is a hip londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold . | 0 | objective |
it seems like a perfect opportunity for kilo to get back to his family , but this job leads to a world of trouble for kilo after his release . | 0 | objective |
finds a way to tell a simple story , perhaps the simplest story of all , in a way that seems compelling and even original . | 1 | subjective |
sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing , teeth-gnashing actorliness . | 1 | subjective |
until she leaves to the kitchen and he finds out that under the bed a male shoe that does not belong to him is carefully hidden by a male hand , under his own eyes . | 0 | objective |
tired of his constant fixation on drinking and television , herk 's wife anna and daughter jenny decide to find new love interests in divorced dad eliot arnold and his son matt . | 0 | objective |
a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue , betrayal , deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera . | 1 | subjective |
cannon 's confidence and laid-back good spirits are , with the drumming routines , among the film 's saving graces . | 1 | subjective |
when she ventures to vietnam to meet her mother , she unknowingly embarks on an emotional pilgrimage that spans decades and distance . | 0 | objective |
scared and confused , frank and caroline must find their way back home , all the while avoiding danger at every turn . | 0 | objective |
the importance of being earnest resonates and inspires rapid-fire bouts of laughter , perhaps even a few giggles from the author himself , whom posterity has rewarded the last laugh . | 1 | subjective |
harrison 's flowers puts its heart in the right place , but its brains are in no particular place at all . | 1 | subjective |
as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys ' novel `` the death of napoleon `` and directed by alan taylor , napoleon 's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn | 1 | subjective |
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but . . . it 's at least watchable . | 1 | subjective |
. . . ambition is in short supply in the cinema , and egoyan tackles his themes and explores his characters ' crises with seriousness and compassion . | 1 | subjective |
a documentary examining the december 2nd , 1999 assassination of microsoft ceo bill gates in los angeles , and the group of key players seeking to unravel the mystery of his alleged assassin as well as the circumstances surrounding his death . | 0 | objective |
this orange has some juice , but it 's far from fresh-squeezed . | 1 | subjective |
director dan verete uses his camera as the metaphoric needle , and his cast in each segment as his thread , to form a sweeping tapestry of mis-explanation and contention . | 1 | subjective |
it centers on inez macbeth ( dominique swain ) , a wisp of a girl just a shade over twenty , who may lack a formal education , but has already been taught plenty by life . | 0 | objective |
if you like quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic , here 's a fun one . | 1 | subjective |
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 . judging by those standards , 'scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary . | 1 | subjective |
a very funny look at how another culture handles the process of courting and marriage . | 1 | subjective |
at the last minute a cyber-friend arrives to join the battle . | 0 | objective |
even if you do n't think [ kissinger 's ] any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch . | 1 | subjective |
when sang-woo 's mother finds work and finally returns for him , sang-woo has become a different boy . | 0 | objective |
women prisoners strike up a friendship with a young law student who works as a part-time prison guard . | 0 | objective |
soledad , the desert artist who accompanies hilary home , hopes this trip will be the start of their new life together . | 0 | objective |
consider the title 's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept . | 1 | subjective |
the people may be drawn comically , but the animals are rendered with skill and grace and the action scenes achieve true excitement . | 1 | subjective |
edgar becomes intent on laying down some new rules and turning his coddled son into someone who can take on the family farm . | 0 | objective |
the trail twists and turns until the squad uncovers more than anyone would have ever given them credit for . | 0 | objective |
the underworld urban angst is derivative of martin scorsese 's taxi driver and goodfellas , but this film speaks for itself . | 1 | subjective |
when he meets a beauty , renee ( izabella miko ) , who says she 's reincarnated he must confront his beliefs . | 0 | objective |
and keeping their heads on their necks will become their main concern . . . | 0 | objective |
if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright , then blood work is for you . | 1 | subjective |
an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard 's immortal plays were written by somebody else . | 1 | subjective |
we open on the main character alex , a chef , put out by her effort for the shower and struggling with her desire to make things `` picture-perfect . `` | 0 | objective |
city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it 's careful , conscientious and makes no major mistakes . but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing . | 1 | subjective |
it may be an easy swipe to take , but this barbershop just does n't make the cut . | 1 | subjective |
tim plans to spend his 21st birthday at his scottish estate with eight of his closest friends . | 0 | objective |
as the police try to piece together what happened , the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges . | 0 | objective |
it 's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie , but resident evil really earned my indignant , preemptive departure . | 1 | subjective |
he needs their help , figuring out why the vacationers are leaving mellow and sober . | 0 | objective |
the plot goes on with a lot of action scenes and many revelations , following the comic books . | 0 | objective |
in all , this is a watchable movie that 's not quite the memorable experience it might have been . | 1 | subjective |
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