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like lisa gossels ' children of chabannes ( 2000 ) , which tells another little-known story about french villagers who saved 400 jewish children , shanghai ghetto is a celebration of humanity .	1subjective	subjective
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 .	1subjective	subjective
it 's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic .	1subjective	subjective
panic room fits nicely within the trajectory of the elegant career arc fincher has already plotted .	1subjective	subjective
the script covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people .	1subjective	subjective
chance is a black comedy about how hard it is to find `` the one `` .	0objective	objective
cancelling a trip to disney world with his son , he decides to bring the boy along .	0objective	objective
for devotees of french cinema , safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .	1subjective	subjective
set in the summer of 1942 during wwii , the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives , revealing the heart-warming flame of hope and humanity that endures , even in times of war and dispair .	0objective	objective
one afternoon they discover the corpse of a young woman floating in the water .	0objective	objective
it uses an old-time formula , it 's not terribly original and it 's rather messy -- but you just have to love the big , dumb , happy movie my big fat greek wedding .	1subjective	subjective
a dutch girl is getting sick of always losing her boyfriends , so when she loses her newest `` gain `` she decides to follow max ( her friend ) to new york where he 's starting a carreer as an actor .	0objective	objective
however , finch also has a dilemma when , after wise words from stifler , stifler 's mom and stifler 's dad ( played by tim allen ) decide to renew their vows , and get married again .	0objective	objective
when a group of teens win a contest to spend a night in michael myers ' childhood home to be broadcast live on the internet , they believe they are in for a little fun and some free publicity .	0objective	objective
she spends the night with pqd , one of the musicians .	0objective	objective
old people will love this movie , and i mean that in the nicest possible way : last orders will touch the heart of anyone old enough to have earned a 50-year friendship .	1subjective	subjective
when so many hollywood films actively discourage higher brain functions , you have to give changing lanes credit for giving you food for thought .	1subjective	subjective
there 's enough here to keep the sequel rocking , providing you can leave the adult in you at the door .	1subjective	subjective
merchant effectively translates naipaul 's lively mix of characters from the page to screen .	1subjective	subjective
it 's a compelling and horrifying story , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america .	1subjective	subjective
gainey ) - would unearth a seedy world of drugs and violence , ultimately revealing a motley crew from la 's underbelly including ex-con david lind ( dylan mcdermott ) , nightclub impresario eddie nash ( eric bogosian ) , the most unlikely of american heroes - porn legend john holmes ( val kilmer ) - holmes ' estranged wife sharon ( lisa kudrow ) and his teenage lover dawn schiller ( kate bosworth ) . ``	0objective	objective
wallowing in self-pity for years , he decides to commit suicide .	0objective	objective
a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life .	1subjective	subjective
when two thirteen-year-old boys fall deeply in love with her , they find themselves on a collision course with one another that could not only destroy their friendship , but take the tiny town of medda , alabama with them .	0objective	objective
the main story involves an innocent teenage boy and a conniving teenage girl who meet on a beach one summer in southern brazil .	0objective	objective
lucy walks away from him , deciding to take time to make this decision for herself .	0objective	objective
the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises .	1subjective	subjective
as his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the nazi labor camps , he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of warsaw .	0objective	objective
it would seem that nothing is capable of distracting scotty johns from working on his much-anticipated second book .	0objective	objective
though shiri 's eruptions of violence , mayhem and gunplay are every bit as kinetic and dazzling as anything generated in hong kong or hollywood , the film 's primary focus is always on its characters .	1subjective	subjective
however , they must ge the migt baby product done before they can settle their personal affairs .	0objective	objective
i liked the movie , but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further . i 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't .	1subjective	subjective
secretary is not a movie about fetishism . it is a movie about passion .	1subjective	subjective
set in the early 1970 's , this is the tale of a young man whose fiancee has been killed , but who finds himself falling for another woman even while he is still living with his fiancee 's grieving parents and being drawn into the legal battle to bring her killer to justice .	0objective	objective
proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books , they ca n't go wrong . better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh . an excellent sequel .	1subjective	subjective
an intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery , the event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in new york 's fashionable chelsea district .	0objective	objective
the plot grows thin soon , and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution .	1subjective	subjective
shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of los angeles .	0objective	objective
feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum .	1subjective	subjective
the huskies are beautiful , the border collie is funny and the overall feeling is genial and decent .	1subjective	subjective
what 's so striking about jolie 's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .	1subjective	subjective
as reality bleeds into hallucination , rothko decides to take the man for a walk . . .	0objective	objective
despite hoffman 's best efforts , wilson remains a silent , lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before .	1subjective	subjective
a triumph , relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness .	1subjective	subjective
one ( logue ) does it for the love of comics , while the other shop , run by a husband-and-wife team ( rapaport and lyonne ) are in it strictly for the money .	0objective	objective
the people want to lynch him and blueberry can only just prevent that .	0objective	objective
the film stars jim caviezel as dantes , a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend fernand ( guy pearce ) , who wants dantes ' girlfriend mercedes ( dagmara dominczyk ) for himself .	0objective	objective
dr . evil and mini-me have somehow escaped from a maximum security prison and the duo team up with goldmember .	0objective	objective
the film 's snags and stumblings are more than compensated for by its wryly subversive tone .	1subjective	subjective
in the end , both come to new understanding of what is important and appear to be set in new ethical and moral directions .	0objective	objective
a geo-political thriller where gerry anderson finds that sometimes , everybody really is out to get you .	0objective	objective
turns out to be a nifty swashbuckler whose plot easily could have been lifted from a number of douglas fairbanks silent pictures .	1subjective	subjective
although the dogs seemingly have it in for ted , he decides to keep the dogs and race them in the local race , the arctic challenge , spiting a mountain man ( played by james coburn ) who wants the dogs .	0objective	objective
this insightful , oscar-nominated documentary , in which children on both sides of the ever-escalating conflict have their say away from watchful parental eyes , gives peace yet another chance .	1subjective	subjective
watch as superfag rescues anthony , a naive , adorably cute guy whom superfag falls head over heals in love with . . . watch	0objective	objective
it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color .	1subjective	subjective
this daring film challenges most widely held notions about religious conviction while providing a complex portrait of an identity crisis that 's run amok and a good mind that 's jumped the tracks .	1subjective	subjective
when not wallowing in its characters ' frustrations , the movie is busy contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems .	1subjective	subjective
after witnessing a horrific and traumatic event , julia lund ( laura regan ) , a graduate student in psychology , gradually comes to the realization that everything which scared her as a child could be real .	0objective	objective
a keep-'em-guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters .	1subjective	subjective
her hard fought for goal of a harmonic family life seems achieved .	0objective	objective
facing her past , culturally and emotionally , eve finds herself caught up in the independent movement of armenia , and the crisis of commitment with the man whom she falls in love .	0objective	objective
ami , having dropped out of college with twelve credits left , works at a flower shop , biding her time till she can get eric to understand what she knows deep down what she wants to do - be a mother .	0objective	objective
alarms for duvall 's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks .	1subjective	subjective
a serial killer named shin-hyun gives himself up to police .	0objective	objective
the issue at hand is animal testing , which elle becomes concerned about when the parents of her dog ca n't attend the pet 's wedding because of it .	0objective	objective
bob dobalina is an award-winning copywriter who really wants to be a screenwriter .	0objective	objective
but there is a political dilemma : if someone is arrested before he commits a murder , can the person be accused of the murder , which - because of the arrest - never took place ?	0objective	objective
as the main character , the chosen one , oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend master pain .	0objective	objective
perky , perfect carolyn and her alpha omega pi sisters plan to win sorority of the year by impressing the greek council with a killer charity : coaching mentally challenged athletes for the regional challenged games .	0objective	objective
an unpleasant though sometimes effective psychological thriller that is noteworthy for being the film in which actress sandra bullock has gotten her act back together .	1subjective	subjective
while lying in the middle of those flowers he devotes to his yearning for love .	0objective	objective
this is the story of some of those who left .	0objective	objective
brings a rare , clinically specific sense of moral complexity and humanistic sympathy to the usual regimen of finger-pointing and exposure .	1subjective	subjective
this amiable picture talks tough , but it 's all bluster -- in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers . . .	1subjective	subjective
so beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .	1subjective	subjective
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . it may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made .	1subjective	subjective
a sailor ( derek luke ) prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist ( washington ) for help .	0objective	objective
and some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly .	0objective	objective
after realizing what had happened and unsure what else to do he began capturing the events unfolding around him .	0objective	objective
using only a phone , a polaroid camera and his wits , he reclaims control over his life , transforming himself from pawn to puppet master in a wicked tale of revenge .	0objective	objective
when the machine 's serviceman is particularly rude to him , he gets revenge by having his double-parked truck ticketed ; the serviceman runs out and leaves his cart behind .	0objective	objective
a world in small , subtly acknowledging larger economic and cultural forces one moment , and in the next patiently observing the way a bowl of medicinal tea , seen turning in a microwave carousel , begins to describe its own slow epicycles .	1subjective	subjective
it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .	1subjective	subjective
a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise .	1subjective	subjective
attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama . he seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .	1subjective	subjective
'the chM-bteau is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . '	1subjective	subjective
the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters .	1subjective	subjective
an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .	1subjective	subjective
magneto , having escaped from his plastic prison , forms an unlikely alliance with professor xavier to stop stryker .	0objective	objective
sanjana and aditya retreat to ooty to give a last chance to their crumbling marriage .	0objective	objective
what blood work lacks in speed and surprise it almost makes up for in doughty professionalism .	1subjective	subjective
their original calendars showed lovely scenes of the yorkshire dales .	0objective	objective
with utter certainty that druden is the one from butcher 's vision , inez plans their escape to richmond .	0objective	objective
with the help of his trusty sidekick cousin anthony , the two venture on a wild adventure to discover the true meaning of christmas .	0objective	objective
in the course of the investigation , he discovers that his own unresolved pain and failures as a father have deeply influenced joey 's life , and now his 18-month-old grandson may be fated to follow their self-destructive paths .	0objective	objective
the splendid ensemble cast inhabits these unglamorous roles with quiet gusto .	1subjective	subjective
we 're introduced to the duo 's lyrical and melodic craft when , for example , well-known actors recite giants lyrics , underscoring the dark words often coupled with bright tunes .	0objective	objective
greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill	1subjective	subjective
a young man named owen , who ca n't get over his would-be fiancee and now ex-girlfriend , chloe , who moved to los angeles to become a tv star , finally falls in love with nadine , the girl who would 've been their maid of honor .	0objective	objective

like lisa gossels ' children of chabannes ( 2000 ) , which tells another little-known story about french villagers who saved 400 jewish children , shanghai ghetto is a celebration of humanity .

1subjective

subjective

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 .

1subjective

subjective

it 's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic .

1subjective

subjective

panic room fits nicely within the trajectory of the elegant career arc fincher has already plotted .

1subjective

subjective

the script covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people .

1subjective

subjective

chance is a black comedy about how hard it is to find `` the one `` .

0objective

objective

cancelling a trip to disney world with his son , he decides to bring the boy along .

0objective

objective

for devotees of french cinema , safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .

1subjective

subjective

set in the summer of 1942 during wwii , the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives , revealing the heart-warming flame of hope and humanity that endures , even in times of war and dispair .

0objective

objective

one afternoon they discover the corpse of a young woman floating in the water .

0objective

objective

it uses an old-time formula , it 's not terribly original and it 's rather messy -- but you just have to love the big , dumb , happy movie my big fat greek wedding .

1subjective

subjective

a dutch girl is getting sick of always losing her boyfriends , so when she loses her newest `` gain `` she decides to follow max ( her friend ) to new york where he 's starting a carreer as an actor .

0objective

objective

however , finch also has a dilemma when , after wise words from stifler , stifler 's mom and stifler 's dad ( played by tim allen ) decide to renew their vows , and get married again .

0objective

objective

when a group of teens win a contest to spend a night in michael myers ' childhood home to be broadcast live on the internet , they believe they are in for a little fun and some free publicity .

0objective

objective

she spends the night with pqd , one of the musicians .

0objective

objective

old people will love this movie , and i mean that in the nicest possible way : last orders will touch the heart of anyone old enough to have earned a 50-year friendship .

1subjective

subjective

when so many hollywood films actively discourage higher brain functions , you have to give changing lanes credit for giving you food for thought .

1subjective

subjective

there 's enough here to keep the sequel rocking , providing you can leave the adult in you at the door .

1subjective

subjective

merchant effectively translates naipaul 's lively mix of characters from the page to screen .

1subjective

subjective

it 's a compelling and horrifying story , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america .

1subjective

subjective

gainey ) - would unearth a seedy world of drugs and violence , ultimately revealing a motley crew from la 's underbelly including ex-con david lind ( dylan mcdermott ) , nightclub impresario eddie nash ( eric bogosian ) , the most unlikely of american heroes - porn legend john holmes ( val kilmer ) - holmes ' estranged wife sharon ( lisa kudrow ) and his teenage lover dawn schiller ( kate bosworth ) . ``

0objective

objective

wallowing in self-pity for years , he decides to commit suicide .

0objective

objective

a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life .

1subjective

subjective

when two thirteen-year-old boys fall deeply in love with her , they find themselves on a collision course with one another that could not only destroy their friendship , but take the tiny town of medda , alabama with them .

0objective

objective

the main story involves an innocent teenage boy and a conniving teenage girl who meet on a beach one summer in southern brazil .

0objective

objective

lucy walks away from him , deciding to take time to make this decision for herself .

0objective

objective

the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises .

1subjective

subjective

as his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the nazi labor camps , he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of warsaw .

0objective

objective

it would seem that nothing is capable of distracting scotty johns from working on his much-anticipated second book .

0objective

objective

though shiri 's eruptions of violence , mayhem and gunplay are every bit as kinetic and dazzling as anything generated in hong kong or hollywood , the film 's primary focus is always on its characters .

1subjective

subjective

however , they must ge the migt baby product done before they can settle their personal affairs .

0objective

objective

i liked the movie , but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further . i 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't .

1subjective

subjective

secretary is not a movie about fetishism . it is a movie about passion .

1subjective

subjective

set in the early 1970 's , this is the tale of a young man whose fiancee has been killed , but who finds himself falling for another woman even while he is still living with his fiancee 's grieving parents and being drawn into the legal battle to bring her killer to justice .

0objective

objective

proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books , they ca n't go wrong . better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh . an excellent sequel .

1subjective

subjective

an intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery , the event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in new york 's fashionable chelsea district .

0objective

objective

the plot grows thin soon , and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution .

1subjective

subjective

shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of los angeles .

0objective

objective

feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum .

1subjective

subjective

the huskies are beautiful , the border collie is funny and the overall feeling is genial and decent .

1subjective

subjective

what 's so striking about jolie 's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .

1subjective

subjective

as reality bleeds into hallucination , rothko decides to take the man for a walk . . .

0objective

objective

despite hoffman 's best efforts , wilson remains a silent , lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before .

1subjective

subjective

a triumph , relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness .

1subjective

subjective

one ( logue ) does it for the love of comics , while the other shop , run by a husband-and-wife team ( rapaport and lyonne ) are in it strictly for the money .

0objective

objective

the people want to lynch him and blueberry can only just prevent that .

0objective

objective

the film stars jim caviezel as dantes , a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend fernand ( guy pearce ) , who wants dantes ' girlfriend mercedes ( dagmara dominczyk ) for himself .

0objective

objective

dr . evil and mini-me have somehow escaped from a maximum security prison and the duo team up with goldmember .

0objective

objective

the film 's snags and stumblings are more than compensated for by its wryly subversive tone .

1subjective

subjective

in the end , both come to new understanding of what is important and appear to be set in new ethical and moral directions .

0objective

objective

a geo-political thriller where gerry anderson finds that sometimes , everybody really is out to get you .

0objective

objective

turns out to be a nifty swashbuckler whose plot easily could have been lifted from a number of douglas fairbanks silent pictures .

1subjective

subjective

although the dogs seemingly have it in for ted , he decides to keep the dogs and race them in the local race , the arctic challenge , spiting a mountain man ( played by james coburn ) who wants the dogs .

0objective

objective

this insightful , oscar-nominated documentary , in which children on both sides of the ever-escalating conflict have their say away from watchful parental eyes , gives peace yet another chance .

1subjective

subjective

watch as superfag rescues anthony , a naive , adorably cute guy whom superfag falls head over heals in love with . . . watch

0objective

objective

it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color .

1subjective

subjective

this daring film challenges most widely held notions about religious conviction while providing a complex portrait of an identity crisis that 's run amok and a good mind that 's jumped the tracks .

1subjective

subjective

when not wallowing in its characters ' frustrations , the movie is busy contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems .

1subjective

subjective

after witnessing a horrific and traumatic event , julia lund ( laura regan ) , a graduate student in psychology , gradually comes to the realization that everything which scared her as a child could be real .

0objective

objective

a keep-'em-guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters .

1subjective

subjective

her hard fought for goal of a harmonic family life seems achieved .

0objective

objective

facing her past , culturally and emotionally , eve finds herself caught up in the independent movement of armenia , and the crisis of commitment with the man whom she falls in love .

0objective

objective

ami , having dropped out of college with twelve credits left , works at a flower shop , biding her time till she can get eric to understand what she knows deep down what she wants to do - be a mother .

0objective

objective

alarms for duvall 's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks .

1subjective

subjective

a serial killer named shin-hyun gives himself up to police .

0objective

objective

the issue at hand is animal testing , which elle becomes concerned about when the parents of her dog ca n't attend the pet 's wedding because of it .

0objective

objective

bob dobalina is an award-winning copywriter who really wants to be a screenwriter .

0objective

objective

but there is a political dilemma : if someone is arrested before he commits a murder , can the person be accused of the murder , which - because of the arrest - never took place ?

0objective

objective

as the main character , the chosen one , oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend master pain .

0objective

objective

perky , perfect carolyn and her alpha omega pi sisters plan to win sorority of the year by impressing the greek council with a killer charity : coaching mentally challenged athletes for the regional challenged games .

0objective

objective

an unpleasant though sometimes effective psychological thriller that is noteworthy for being the film in which actress sandra bullock has gotten her act back together .

1subjective

subjective

while lying in the middle of those flowers he devotes to his yearning for love .

0objective

objective

this is the story of some of those who left .

0objective

objective

brings a rare , clinically specific sense of moral complexity and humanistic sympathy to the usual regimen of finger-pointing and exposure .

1subjective

subjective

this amiable picture talks tough , but it 's all bluster -- in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers . . .

1subjective

subjective

so beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .

1subjective

subjective

imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . it may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made .

1subjective

subjective

a sailor ( derek luke ) prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist ( washington ) for help .

0objective

objective

and some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly .

0objective

objective

after realizing what had happened and unsure what else to do he began capturing the events unfolding around him .

0objective

objective

using only a phone , a polaroid camera and his wits , he reclaims control over his life , transforming himself from pawn to puppet master in a wicked tale of revenge .

0objective

objective

when the machine 's serviceman is particularly rude to him , he gets revenge by having his double-parked truck ticketed ; the serviceman runs out and leaves his cart behind .

0objective

objective

a world in small , subtly acknowledging larger economic and cultural forces one moment , and in the next patiently observing the way a bowl of medicinal tea , seen turning in a microwave carousel , begins to describe its own slow epicycles .

1subjective

subjective

it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .

1subjective

subjective

a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise .

1subjective

subjective

attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama . he seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .

1subjective

subjective

'the chM-bteau is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . '

1subjective

subjective

the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters .

1subjective

subjective

an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .

1subjective

subjective

magneto , having escaped from his plastic prison , forms an unlikely alliance with professor xavier to stop stryker .

0objective

objective

sanjana and aditya retreat to ooty to give a last chance to their crumbling marriage .

0objective

objective

what blood work lacks in speed and surprise it almost makes up for in doughty professionalism .

1subjective

subjective

their original calendars showed lovely scenes of the yorkshire dales .

0objective

objective

with utter certainty that druden is the one from butcher 's vision , inez plans their escape to richmond .

0objective

objective

with the help of his trusty sidekick cousin anthony , the two venture on a wild adventure to discover the true meaning of christmas .

0objective

objective

in the course of the investigation , he discovers that his own unresolved pain and failures as a father have deeply influenced joey 's life , and now his 18-month-old grandson may be fated to follow their self-destructive paths .

0objective

objective

the splendid ensemble cast inhabits these unglamorous roles with quiet gusto .

1subjective

subjective

we 're introduced to the duo 's lyrical and melodic craft when , for example , well-known actors recite giants lyrics , underscoring the dark words often coupled with bright tunes .

0objective

objective

greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill

1subjective

subjective

a young man named owen , who ca n't get over his would-be fiancee and now ex-girlfriend , chloe , who moved to los angeles to become a tv star , finally falls in love with nadine , the girl who would 've been their maid of honor .

0objective

objective