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the story . . . is moldy and obvious .
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jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later , the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot .
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there 's . . . tremendous energy from the cast , a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate .
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`` sorority boys `` was funnier , and that movie was pretty bad .
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director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading .
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kinnear 's performance is a career-defining revelation .
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it 's almost as if it 's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film .
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a captivating cross-cultural comedy of manners .
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though of particular interest to students and enthusiast of international dance and world music , the film is designed to make viewers of all ages , cultural backgrounds and rhythmic ability want to get up and dance .
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nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay .
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the sundance film festival has become so buzz-obsessed that fans and producers descend upon utah each january to ferret out the next great thing . 'tadpole ' was one of the films so declared this year , but it 's really more of the next pretty good thing .
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a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith .
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becomes a fascinating study of isolation and frustration that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters .
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i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy .
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. . . a plotline that 's as lumpy as two-day old porridge . . . the filmmakers ' paws , sad to say , were all over this `` un-bear-able `` project !
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showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation .
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might have been better off as a documentary , with less of mr . eyre 's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage .
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while this film is not in the least surprising , it is still ultimately very satisfying . think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind .
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as 'chick flicks ' go , this one is pretty miserable , resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting .
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a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .
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a movie that both thrills the eye and , in its over-the-top way , touches the heart .
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worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames .
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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty . your nightmares , on the other hand , will be anything but . not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow .
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if this story must be told and retold -- and indeed it must -- then the grey zone is to be lauded for finding a new and ingenious angle .
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is it a total success ? no . is it something any true film addict will want to check out ? you bet .
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trapped wo n't score points for political correctness , but it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness .
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it 's a beautifully accomplished lyrical meditation on a bunch of despondent and vulnerable characters living in the renown chelsea hotel . . .
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the delicious trimmingsM-^Earrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minuteM-^Ewith a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two .
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the reason to see `` sade `` lay with the chemistry and complex relationship between the marquis ( auteil ) and emilie ( le besco ) .
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[ anderson ] uses a hit-or-miss aesthetic that hits often enough to keep the film entertaining even if none of it makes a lick of sense .
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even these tales of just seven children seem at times too many , although in reality they are not enough . every child 's story is what matters . this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost .
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an empty exercise , a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance .
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i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x .
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that rara avis : the intelligent romantic comedy with actual ideas on its mind .
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easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year .
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an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema .
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a chilling movie without oppressive gore .
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a well-put-together piece of urban satire .
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what 's next ? the porky 's revenge : ultimate edition ?
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this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another .
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it comes off as so silly that you would n't be surprised if ba , murdock and rest of the a-team were seen giving chase in a black and red van .
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an enjoyable , if occasionally flawed , experiment .
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the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable . i tried to read the time on my watch .
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despite its title , punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed . the jabs it employs are short , carefully placed and dead-center .
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a delightful coming-of-age story .
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the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than , say , ten . . . make that three minutes .
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[ kline 's ] utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and as a flawed human being who ca n't quite live up to it .
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it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame , with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television .
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the year 's greatest adventure , and jackson 's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate .
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though it flirts with bathos and pathos and the further oprahfication of the world as we know it , it still cuts all the way down to broken bone .
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an awful snooze .
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it wo n't bust your gut -- and it 's not intended to -- it 's merely a blandly cinematic surgical examination of what makes a joke a joke .
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in the book-on-tape market , the film of `` the kid stays in the picture `` would be an abridged edition
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for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .
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skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience .
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resident evil is what comes from taking john carpenter 's ghosts of mars and eliminating the beheadings . in other words , about as bad a film you 're likely to see all year .
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singer/composer bryan adams contributes a slew of songs M-^W a few potential hits , a few more simply intrusive to the story M-^W but the whole package certainly captures the intended , er , spirit of the piece .
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collateral damage is trash , but it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't .
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pan nalin 's exposition is beautiful and mysterious , and the interviews that follow , with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice , are as subtle and as enigmatic .
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so clichM-id that , at one point , they literally upset an apple cart .
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this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . the characters are interesting and often very creatively constructed from figure to backstory . the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens .
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lacking substance and soul , crossroads comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs .
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both stars manage to be funny , but , like the recent i spy , the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie .
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a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot .
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the whole thing feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas .
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confessions may not be a straightforward bio , nor does it offer much in the way of barris ' motivations , but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture .
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it may be about drug dealers , kidnapping , and unsavory folks , but the tone and pacing are shockingly intimate .
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the cast is top-notch and i predict there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael .
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that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks .
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a flick about our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile .
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'men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib , but recycles the same premise .
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the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy .
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a solid and refined piece of moviemaking imbued with passion and attitude .
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the inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth .
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hope keeps arising that the movie will live up to the apparent skills of its makers and the talents of its actors , but it does n't .
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this is human comedy at its most amusing , interesting and confirming .
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if you 're a wwf fan , or you related to the people who watched the robots getting butchered in a . i . , you 'll probably like rollerball .
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. . . has its moments , but ultimately , its curmudgeon does n't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites .
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fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing .
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they 're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two , but in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood .
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unfolds in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling .
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bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies . this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer .
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with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .
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a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world .
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third time 's the charm . . . yeah , baby !
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implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses , and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all .
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the tasteful little revision works wonders , enhancing the cultural and economic subtext , bringing richer meaning to the story 's morals .
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a film of quiet power .
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though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor 's preposterous titus , the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .
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who are 'they ' ? well , they 're 'they ' . they 're the unnamed , easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid . they exist for hushed lines like `` they 're back ! `` , `` they 're out there ! `` and `` they 're coming ! ``
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although barbershop boasts some of today 's hottest and hippest acts from the world of television , music and stand-up comedy , this movie strangely enough has the outdated swagger of a shameless M-^Q70s blaxploitation shuck-and-jive sitcom .
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the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in [ the characters ' ] misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it .
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an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
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pray 's film works well and will appeal even to those who are n't too familiar with turntablism .
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if you ever wanted to be an astronaut , this is the ultimate movie experience - it 's informative and breathtakingly spectacular .
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starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches .
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cube 's charisma and chemistry compensate for corniness and cliche .
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nothing denis has made before , like beau travil and nenette et boni , could prepare us for this gory , perverted , sex-soaked riff on the cannibal genre .
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a budget affair that exposes the generally sad existence of the bedouins while providing a precious twinkle of insight into their lives .
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what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride . this is a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner `` and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen .
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