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a little uneven to be the cat 's meow , but it 's good enough to be the purr . | 1 | positive |
its sheer dynamism is infectious . | 1 | positive |
watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt , as if you were paying dues for good books unread , fine music never heard . | 0 | negative |
an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental . | 0 | negative |
it 's one long bore . | 0 | negative |
the movie spends more time with schneider than with newcomer mcadams , even though her performance is more interesting -lrb- and funnier -rrb- than his . | 0 | negative |
what bubbles up out of john c. walsh 's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch . | 1 | positive |
williams creates a stunning , taxi driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity . | 1 | positive |
the modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals . | 0 | negative |
rollerball is as bad as you think , and worse than you can imagine . | 0 | negative |
too much of the movie feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks . | 0 | negative |
narc may not get an ` a ' for originality , but it wears its b-movie heritage like a badge of honor . | 1 | positive |
the premise is in extremely bad taste , and the film 's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them . | 0 | negative |
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows . | 0 | negative |
harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness . | 1 | positive |
a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going . | 0 | negative |
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 1 | positive |
the entire cast is first-rate , especially sorvino . | 1 | positive |
the gags , and the script , are a mixed bag . | 0 | negative |
a superbly acted and funny\/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate . | 1 | positive |
occasionally funny , always very colorful and enjoyably overblown in the traditional almodóvar style . | 1 | positive |
no movement , no yuks , not much of anything . | 0 | negative |
banal and predictable . | 0 | negative |
the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome . | 0 | negative |
human nature is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was , but it tries too hard . | 1 | positive |
a triumph , a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light . | 1 | positive |
but they lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail . | 0 | negative |
little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point ... is no doubt true , but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable . | 0 | negative |
and , thanks to the presence of ` the king , ' it also rocks . | 1 | positive |
overall very good for what it 's trying to do . | 1 | positive |
the densest distillation of roberts ' movies ever made . | 0 | negative |
wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many . | 1 | positive |
passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly ... | 1 | positive |
an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions . | 0 | negative |
not only does spider-man deliver , but i suspect it might deliver again and again . | 1 | positive |
scotland , pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept . | 0 | negative |
a deliciously mordant , bitter black comedy . | 1 | positive |
so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy . | 0 | negative |
i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness . | 1 | positive |
without shakespeare 's eloquent language , the update is dreary and sluggish . | 0 | negative |
while the transgressive trappings -lrb- especially the frank sex scenes -rrb- ensure that the film is never dull , rodrigues 's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought , making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative . | 0 | negative |
overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube . | 0 | negative |
its generic villains lack any intrigue -lrb- other than their funny accents -rrb- and the action scenes are poorly delivered . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- has -rrb- an immediacy and an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it 's all true . | 1 | positive |
a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself . | 1 | positive |
be patient with the lovely hush ! | 1 | positive |
it rapidly develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide . | 1 | positive |
surprisingly , considering that baird is a former film editor , the movie is rather choppy . | 0 | negative |
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 . | 1 | positive |
never lets go your emotions , taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving . | 1 | positive |
it feels like very light errol morris , focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs . | 0 | negative |
a generation x artifact , capturing a brief era of insanity in the sports arena that surely can not last . | 0 | negative |
close enough in spirit to its freewheeling trash-cinema roots to be a breath of fresh air . | 1 | positive |
what sets ms. birot 's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents . | 1 | positive |
this rich , bittersweet israeli documentary , about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family , transcends ethnic lines . | 1 | positive |
this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem . | 1 | positive |
the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise . | 0 | negative |
an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent . | 0 | negative |
it 's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel , with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery , fits the bill perfectly . | 1 | positive |
michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he 's got as potent a topic as ever here . | 1 | positive |
just another disjointed , fairly predictable psychological thriller . | 0 | negative |
if you want a movie time trip , the 1960 version is a far smoother ride . | 0 | negative |
a shambles of a movie -- visually unattractive , unbearably loud and utterly silly ... its hilarity is completely unintentional . | 0 | negative |
the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs . | 0 | negative |
it 's a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun . | 1 | positive |
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 . | 1 | positive |
it 's like a drive-by . | 0 | negative |
writer-director 's mehta 's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture , the intoxicating masala , of cultures and film genres . | 1 | positive |
the so-inept - it 's - surreal dubbing -lrb- featuring the voices of glenn close , regis philbin and breckin meyer -rrb- brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks . | 0 | negative |
sturdy , entertaining period drama ... both caine and fraser have their moments . | 1 | positive |
while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer 's appetite , the film 's final scene is soaringly , transparently moving . | 1 | positive |
allen 's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal . | 1 | positive |
using an endearing cast , writer\/director dover kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships , both sexual and kindred . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- grant 's -rrb- bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle . | 1 | positive |
plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year . | 0 | negative |
the only way this supernatural snore-fest could give anyone a case of the frights is if they were put to sleep by the movie and had a nightmare . | 0 | negative |
while it 's all quite tasteful to look at , the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own . | 0 | negative |
less the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling -lrb- though no less horrifying for it -rrb- . | 1 | positive |
i can imagine this movie as a b & w british comedy , circa 1960 , with peter sellers , kenneth williams , et al. , but at this time , with this cast , this movie is hopeless . | 0 | negative |
i ca n't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops . | 0 | negative |
thanks to a small star with big heart , this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all . | 1 | positive |
a wildly entertaining scan of evans ' career . | 1 | positive |
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy . | 0 | negative |
its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters , but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers . | 0 | negative |
if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title . | 0 | negative |
as if trying to grab a lump of play-doh , the harder that liman tries to squeeze his story , the more details slip out between his fingers . | 0 | negative |
there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane . | 1 | positive |
it 's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it 's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence . | 0 | negative |
blanchett 's performance confirms her power once again . | 1 | positive |
shyamalan offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs , if you will -- that beneath the familiar , funny surface is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes . | 1 | positive |
looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito 's way . | 0 | negative |
a huge disappointment coming , as it does , from filmmakers and performers of this calibre | 0 | negative |
somehow ms. griffiths and mr. pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy . | 1 | positive |
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? | 0 | negative |
a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director malcolm d. lee and writer john ridley . | 1 | positive |
pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle . | 0 | negative |
for a long time the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- danny huston gives -rrb- an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk . | 1 | positive |
propelled not by characters but by caricatures . | 0 | negative |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 0 | negative |
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