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... hits every cliche we 've come to expect , including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny .
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A certain sexiness underlines even the dullest tangents .
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You may be captivated , as I was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why Paul Thomas Anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which Adam Sandler will probably ever appear .
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There is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when Friel pulls the strings that make Williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in Williams is as visceral as a gut punch .
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That old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in Morvern Callar .
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A mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in .
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After watching it , you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history .
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In his U.S. debut , Mr. Schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist .
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Rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword , Jiang Wen 's Devils on the Doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of Joseph Heller or Kurt Vonnegut .
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Offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a Hollywood film .
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A winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others .
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Its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances more than make up for its logical loopholes , which fly by so fast there 's no time to think about them anyway .
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Although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick , `` Orange County '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be .
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A bright , inventive , thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy .
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Ozpetek 's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie .
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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 .
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A delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity , Mostly Martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach .
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Makes one thing abundantly clear .
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American musical comedy as we know it would n't exist without the precedent of Yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of Broadway .
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Deepa Mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of Bollywood in the Western world .
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If anything , the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans .
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In addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , Changing Lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .
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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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The mood , look and tone of the film fit the incredible storyline to a T.
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It 's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old Ferris Bueller .
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A work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry .
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It 's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once .
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At 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth .
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A strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet .
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... plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family .
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It 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense .
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Could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals .
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-LRB- Danny Huston gives -RRB- an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk .
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These three films form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people .
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A funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '' is given a full workout .
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It reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death .
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The film is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy .
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This is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on Jerry Springer .
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A different movie -- sometimes tedious -- by a director many viewers would like to skip but film buffs should get to know .
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He does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role .
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A vibrant whirlwind of love , family and all that goes with it , My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , colour and cringe .
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Thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic .
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Broomfield is energized by Volletta Wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles .
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While it has definite weaknesses -- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting , brisk delight .
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Funny in a sick , twisted sort of way .
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If cinema had been around to capture the chaos of France in the 1790 's , one imagines the result would look like something like this .
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It 's a talking head documentary , but a great one .
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Ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of Chinese ` cultural revolution . '
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... a solid , well-formed satire .
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As part of Mr. Dong 's continuing exploration of homosexuality in America , Family Fundamentals is an earnest study in despair .
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Most consumers of lo mein and General Tso 's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it , so , hopefully , this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons .
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Hatosy ... portrays young Brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue .
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The filmmakers ' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment .
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Uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious spoof .
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Even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment , Spy Kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man .
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Thanks to The Ch teau 's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .
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Alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise .
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Fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , Narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .
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The premise of Jason X is silly but strangely believable .
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It 's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .
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An awfully good , achingly human picture .
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Definitely worth 95 minutes of your time .
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The film jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod .
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A sexy , surprising romance ... Idemoto and Kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger .
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Toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well ; everything is delivered with such conviction that it 's hard not to be carried away .
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Whereas Oliver Stone 's conspiracy thriller JFK was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy , Interview with the Assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity .
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Funny , sexy , devastating and incurably romantic .
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Triple X is a double agent , and he 's one bad dude .
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When you 've got the wildly popular Vin Diesel in the equation , it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed .
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Very well-written and very well-acted .
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A powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s .
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You emerge dazed , confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary .
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It ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame Musketeer , this Dumas adaptation entertains .
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likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes .
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Chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century America .
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Highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it .
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... there 's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages .
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It manages to squeeze by on Angelina Jolie 's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy .
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Secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie .
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Judith and Zaza 's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .
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A knowing look at female friendship , spiked with raw urban humor .
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As I settled into my World War II memories , I found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances .
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The overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude .
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It 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor .
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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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A special kind of movie , this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of Memento ...
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Simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship .
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Together , Miller , Kuras and the actresses make Personal Velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .
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The wonder of Mostly Martha is the performance of Gedeck , who makes Martha enormously endearing .
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With Notorious C.H.O. Cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with Pryor , Carlin and Murphy .
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Watching War Photographer , you come to believe that Nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals .
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-LRB- A -RRB- real pleasure in its laid-back way .
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Though it runs 163 minutes , Safe Conduct is anything but languorous .
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A much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian English title would have you believe .
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Notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , I 'm going to recommend SECRETARY , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by Spader and Gyllenhaal , and also the unique way Shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl -
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A well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity .
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The film has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it 's in danger of going wrong .
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film , ' because it 's about family .
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would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` The French Lieutenant 's Woman . '
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... with the gifted Pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled Machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself .
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