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A heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts .
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has far more energy , wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title .
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A little better than Sorcerer 's Stone .
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A chilling movie without oppressive gore .
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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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If you like peace , you 'll like Promises .
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Be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense .
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The Ring never lets you off the hook .
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Thumbs up to Paxton for not falling into the Hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer .
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At once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious .
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If you like quirky , odd movies and\/or the ironic , here 's a fun one .
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Sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments .
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It 's not the least of Afghan tragedies that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history .
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It 's a lovely , sad dance highlighted by Kwan 's unique directing style .
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The script by David Koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul ... he elevates the experience to a more mythic level .
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This is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce .
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Short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of Eudora Welty .
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It 's always fascinating to watch Marker the essayist at work .
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A quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness .
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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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Kosminsky ... puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting .
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One of the greatest films I 've ever seen .
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Its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart .
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About as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come .
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Bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time .
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This film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost .
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A poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
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One of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but ... also one of the most curiously depressing .
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While somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you 've got to hand it to director George Clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out .
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Like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film .
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A charmer from Belgium .
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A wild , endearing , masterful documentary .
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Jackie Chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he 's easy to like and always leaves us laughing .
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Brown Sugar signals director Rick Famuyiwa 's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in African-American cinema .
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With exquisite craftsmanship ... Olivier Assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois French society .
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It 's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as The Son 's Room .
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It has a way of seeping into your consciousness , with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at .
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-LRB- Leigh -RRB- has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors -LRB- improvised over many months -RRB- and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable .
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-LRB- D -RRB- espite its familiar subject matter , Ice Age is consistently amusing and engrossing ...
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The ingenious construction -LRB- adapted by David Hare from Michael Cunningham 's novel -RRB- constantly flows forwards and back , weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism
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Assured , glossy and shot through with brittle desperation .
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The bottom line is the piece works brilliantly .
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It was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of Bullock Bubble and Hugh Goo .
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It is Scott 's convincing portrayal of Roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .
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While this movie , by necessity , lacks Fellowship 's heart , Two Towers outdoes its spectacle .
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Meyjes ... has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of Nazi politics and aesthetics .
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Aside from Rohmer 's bold choices regarding point of view , The Lady and the Duke represents the filmmaker 's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art .
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... a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex , drugs and rock 'n' roll .
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You would n't want to live waydowntown , but it is a hilarious place to visit .
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Changing Lanes tries for more .
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It does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received .
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When the movie mixes the cornpone and the Cosa Nostra , it finds a nice rhythm .
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The story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her , love drives him , and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me .
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Terrific casting and solid execution give all three stories life .
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A hard look at one man 's occupational angst and its subsequent reinvention , a terrifying study of bourgeois desperation worthy of Claude Chabrol .
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-LRB- Ramsay -RRB- visually transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor .
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Frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances ... keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease .
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At its best , this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture .
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The plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually , but what I like about Men With Brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about Canadians .
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10 minutes into the film you 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away .
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It 's a beautiful film , full of elaborate and twisted characters - and it 's also pretty funny .
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Could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film ?
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Not since Ghostbusters has a film used Manhattan 's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way .
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As tricky and satisfying as any of David Mamet 's airless cinematic shell games .
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The universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` Baran . '
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As a director , Paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip .
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The film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders , but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill .
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Daughter From Danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story
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A coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood .
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A distinguished and thoughtful film , marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances .
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Barry convinces us he 's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful .
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Takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms .
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I do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold .
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It 's a smart , solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn .
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Nothing overly original , mind you , but solidly entertaining .
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Changing Lanes is an anomaly for a Hollywood movie ; it 's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say .
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borrows a bit from the classics `` Wait Until Dark '' and `` Extremities '' ... But in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself .
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Puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman .
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If you grew up on Scooby -- you 'll love this movie .
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Matthew Lillard is born to play Shaggy !
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Though filmed partly in Canada , Paid in Full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the Reagan years .
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`` Spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff .
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If you 're a comic fan , you ca n't miss it .
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If you 're not , you 'll still have a good time . ''
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The movie is a trove of delights .
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Excellent performances from Jacqueline Bisset and Martha Plimpton grace this deeply touching melodrama .
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In a summer of clones , Harvard Man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects .
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While the humor is recognizably Plympton , he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time .
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Who cares ? -RRB- .
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Most thrillers send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments ; `` Frailty '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home .
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Close enough in spirit to its freewheeling trash-cinema roots to be a breath of fresh air .
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Skillfully weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise .
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Damon brings the proper conviction to his role as -LRB- Jason Bourne -RRB- .
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For the most part , it works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera .
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As played by Ryan Gosling , Danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction .
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Despite its flaws , Crazy as Hell marks an encouraging new direction for La Salle .
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You 'll end up moved .
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If you ever wondered what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera , this Oscar-nominated documentary takes you there .
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The Woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made Allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring .
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I loved the look of this film .
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