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the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations , are totally estranged from reality .
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in the end , white oleander is n't an adaptation of a novel . it 's a flashy , star-splashed reduction .
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guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled .
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will tom be able to persuade his naturally cautious and terminally confused fianc & # 233 ; e to work through all the damage and chaos ?
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when fran , ( paige turco ) walks into the prop house where he lives looking for unusual objects , chep immediately develops a crush .
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the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it . we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low .
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upon arriving in los reyes , the ambitious father amaro meets amelia , a beautiful 16-year-old girl whose religious devotion soon becomes helplessly entangles in a growing attraction to the new priest .
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a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and hackneyed , threadbare comic setups .
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as the geological fracture deepens and widens , the european community begins to disassociate itself from the calamity , and panic ensues among tourists and residents attempting to escape .
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unfortunately , the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making .
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set against the bright lights of manhattan , a tale which takes a comic , urbane look at the modern male ego at war in the singles scene trenches .
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but before he is able to set out on his expedition , the professor , along with the tablet , are taken hostage by a group of mercenaries , led by the vicious philipe gallo .
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the movie mixes the personal life of the ancestors of this man as well as historical moments for m & # 233 ; xico such as the reform war , the mexican revolution , etc . arc & # 225 ; ngel ca n't sleep .
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pronounced cured , she became a psychoanalyst herself and , within eight years , was practising alongside the founding fathers .
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this causes duncan 's father ( jenkins ) further grief , who does n't understand his son 's unusual mourning rituals .
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the ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch .
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the tenement is a four story anthology that in which each of its characters live within the same building and walk a fine line between good and evil .
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dr . singh ( amitabh bachchan ) a senior doctor raise funds to fulfil his dream of having a state-of-the-art hospital .
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henry bean 's thoughtful screenplay provides no easy answers , but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect
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it 's not that kung pow is n't funny some of the time -- it just is n't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk 's impish augmentation .
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has the kitsch appeal of a farm implement on a restaurant wall , or an andy warhol mao poster : interesting , but not for its original purpose .
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without getting grand or preachy , the sprechers use an unconventional approach to coax us into asking ourselves fundamental questions .
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battling his own demons he realizes he is just like the rest of us : good and evil .
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ben is a perfectionist and overachiever whose tunnel vision leads to nothing less than graduating at the top of his class .
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the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man .
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while gertie is able to manipulate ollie with the finesse of an adult , she is ultimately daddy 's little girl .
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it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens
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[ a ] superbly controlled , passionate adaptation of graham greene 's 1955 novel .
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his attempt at becoming a lefty leads to an interesting turn of events which suggest that he may be at the start of a never-ending cycle .
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marisa ventura ( lopez ) is a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of new york city , who works as a maid in a first-class manhattan hotel .
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meanwhile , on a distant planet , alien authorities have captured the most dangerous of all criminals and are sending him via rocket to a prison planet .
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for escape he paints the visions that haunt him , while eleanor sends all of his hard earned money to a seedy tele-evangelist .
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in harlem , martin blaze , a writer for vibe , thinks he 's a loser since his fianc & # 233 ; e cheated on him .
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no movement , no yuks , not much of anything .
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a by-the-numbers effort that wo n't do much to enhance the franchise .
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an enchanting spectacular for potter fans anxious to ride the hogwarts express toward a new year of magic and mischief .
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new arrival alden pyle ( brendan fraser ) , an idealistic american aid worker , befriends london times correspondent thomas fowler ( michael caine ) .
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there are things to like about murder by numbers -- but , in the end , the disparate elements do n't gel .
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lando , after knowing the situation , attempted to kill roman .
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it 's rare to find a film to which the adjective 'gentle ' applies , but the word perfectly describes pauline & paulette .
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seeking a mental escape , simone begins to tune into what 's happening with the other couples around her .
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vera 's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them .
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filmmaker rick mckay documents actor/illusionist james beaman 's transformation from an attractive young actor to the legendary icon marlene dietrich .
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a take on the classic tale 'the boy who cried wolf ' , 'big fat liar ' is about a 14-year-old boy named jason shephard ( frankie muniz ) who lies for the fun of it .
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with the prospect of films like kangaroo jack about to burst across america 's winter movie screens it 's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative .
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shot on wide screen digibeta , sendak with his night kitchen theater partner , arthur yorinks and pilobolus artistic directors robby barnett , michael tracy , and jonathan wolken shows us the tenacity and wit that drive the creative process when serious artists work together .
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uneven but ultimately appealing satire of the dreck we call white man 's rap music . some good performances and an often goofy script make for a generally good time .
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wes craven 's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street ' or 'the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend . '
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a splendid entertainment , young in spirit but accomplished in all aspects with the fullness of spirit and sense of ease that comes only with experience .
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evil czar and his no-less-evil sidekick general with the help of the local witch yaga try to eliminate fedot by giving him more and more complex quests and to take marusya to tsar 's palace .
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before they can begin repairing and towing the ghost ship towards harbor , the crew encounters a series of bizarre ocurrences , and the group becomes trapped inside the ship .
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kimberly corman , 19 , was just taking a trip with her friends . .
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her harrowing story ends in victory , but she has not forgotten the thousands of asylum seekers who remain in detention today .
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the best way to describe it is as a cross between paul thomas anderson 's magnolia and david lynch 's mulholland dr .
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in 1959 , berry gordy jr . gathered the best musicians from detroit 's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company .
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maggie is a young cuban-american freelance writer who takes an eye opening trip back to her roots and meets a young enchanting native , mateo .
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haneke keeps us at arm 's length . guided more by intellect than heart , his story flattens instead of sharpens .
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so vivid a portrait of a woman consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt .
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in singapore , that means that at the age of 12 , the government has decided that they are not as academically inclined as their peers .
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all while jolynn is persued by a masculine , toothpick chewing sheriff .
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[ the film ] tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end , it 's impossible to ascertain whether the film is , at its core , deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful .
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krueger is able to disguise himself as pamela voorhees , and instructs jason to start murdering on elm street upon his resurrection , therefore restoring freddy 's power as well .
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unfortunately , the evil tall man ( angus scrimm ) controls that area .
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takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights .
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ruby acts out these scenes in real life with the men and shares her spoils with her sisters .
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we get some truly unique character studies and a cross-section of americana that hollywood could n't possibly fictionalize and be believed .
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in this refreshingly shameless celebration of money and expensive stuff , director kevin bray grabs every retro action-film clichM-i .
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the result is a chronicle of the shift from a world organized by the principles of nature to one dominated by technology , the synthetic and the virtual .
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as they each play out their own con , the line between rescuer and executioner , betrayer and martyr become blurred and they must learn to trust each other in order to survive .
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over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from motown 's detroit era .
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leoncio 's son robert and daughter marites disapprove of their father 's single-handed decision , leading to a conflict that causes the old man 's fatal heart attack .
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this epic film , eschewing dialogue and conventional narrative logic , tells a gripping tale of biological drama through a highly improbable series of evocative images , superb acting and editing , and haunting music .
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if you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun , wasabi is a good place to start .
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when she fails to find the `` perfect man `` that will make her happy , she decides to construct him herself , using parts from different people .
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but sue , angry and feeling abandoned by lynn , decides to carry out the killing herself .
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emma 's a succesful sale agent for a home security company , due in part to being the police chief 's daughter .
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culkin , who 's in virtually every scene , shines as a young man who uses sarcastic lies like a shield .
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not only better than its predecessor , it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season .
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just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story . or a profit . or some damn thing .
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this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton 's ever-watchful gaze -- and it 's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one .
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if you 're a crocodile hunter fan , you 'll enjoy at least the `` real `` portions of the film . if you 're looking for a story , do n't bother .
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true love is right around the corner as long as he does n't lose sight of what he 's looking for .
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after several fruitless attempts to sell the car , shirley dumps johnny , who has hopelessly fallen in love with her .
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dr . kanna & # 38 ; rupi are childhood lovers and made for each other .
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there is something in full frontal , i guess , about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them , but like most movie riddles , it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see .
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armed with a game supporting cast , from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy , like mike shoots and scores , doing its namesake proud .
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forced to move back to his old job at a pizza parlor and into a rundown tenement where a number of oddballs wander the hall including a lonely middle aged woman ( mary coleston ) who makes spam casseroles for all the bachelors , a daffy prostitute ( krystina carson ) , and a spanish don juan ( manual cabra ) who wanders the halls in his bathrobe .
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we ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring , since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie . unfortunately , we 'd prefer a simple misfire .
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hardly an objective documentary , but it 's great cinematic polemic . . . love moore or loathe him , you 've got to admire . . . the intensity with which he 's willing to express his convictions .
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lauren ambrose comes alive under the attention from two strangers in town - with honest performances and realistic interaction between the characters , this is a coming-of-age story with a twist .
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these four will collide in a titanic battle to determine the fate of the world .
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ya-yas everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film .
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baaba andoh fled ghana in fear for her life , when her long-lost father tried to force her to undergo female genital mutilation .
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it 's also clear from the start that the transporter is running purely on adrenaline , and once the initial high wears off , the film 's shortcomings start to shine through .
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she marches coldly through her day , ignoring him , going about her business .
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from classrooms to dorm rooms , it 's hard to keep it together when you ca n't even find the door .
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diane lane works nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful .
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will graham must risk his family 's security and his own safety to track down this one last murderer - the epitome of all evil - the red dragon .
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spider-man is in the same category as x-men - occasionally brilliant but mostly average , showing signs of potential for the sequels , but not giving us much this time around .
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skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it .
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