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Those with a modicum of patience will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective .
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Beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm .
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Foster breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill .
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Quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor .
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-LRB- Barry -RRB- gives Assassin a disquieting authority .
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It 's refreshing to see a romance this smart .
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As improbable as this premise may seem , Abbass 's understated , shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level , Lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life .
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Anyone who ever fantasized about space travel but ca n't afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a Russian rocket should catch this IMAX offering .
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Transforms one of -LRB- Shakespeare 's -RRB- deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy .
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An intelligent and deeply felt work about impossible , irrevocable choices and the price of making them .
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As Antonia is assimilated into this newfangled community , the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion .
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every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that I usually dread encountering the most - The Fanboy
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On its own staggeringly unoriginal terms , this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny .
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It 's never dull and always looks good .
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As commander-in-chief of this film , Bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .
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All of it works smoothly under the direction of Spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely .
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The kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati .
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With ` Bowling for Columbine , ' Michael Moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear .
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One of the year 's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces .
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One of the best inside-show-biz yarns ever .
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A terrifically entertaining specimen of Spielbergian sci-fi .
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A rare and lightly entertaining look behind the curtain that separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd .
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Solondz is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining .
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Whatever heartwarming scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini DV , they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck .
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It establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
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Although What Time offers Tsai 's usual style and themes , it has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films .
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A moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine .
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A thoroughly engaging , surprisingly touching British comedy .
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A sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise .
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... a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs .
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It is an unstinting look at a collaboration between damaged people that may or may not qual
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captures that perverse element of the Kafkaesque where identity , overnight , is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other . ''
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The actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing , for technical flaws to get in the way .
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Imamura has said that Warm Water Under a Red Bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
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It may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made .
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It 's a ripper of a yarn and I for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill .
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Naomi Watts is terrific as Rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation .
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A family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time , death , eternity , and what is needed to live a rich and full life .
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With Dickens ' words and writer-director Douglas McGrath 's even-toned direction , a ripping good yarn is told .
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Exactly what its title implies : lusty , boisterous and utterly charming .
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The film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work .
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A smart , compelling drama .
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A must-see for fans of thoughtful war films and those interested in the sights and sounds of battle .
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... Rogers 's mouth never stops shut about the war between the sexes and how to win the battle .
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Deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance .
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Nicholson 's understated performance is wonderful .
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Despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot , Empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining .
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Another entertaining romp from Robert Rodriguez .
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I am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here .
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A sharp satire of desperation and cinematic deception .
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Tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .
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If you can swallow its absurdities and crudities Lagaan really is enormously good fun .
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An unorthodox little film noir organized crime story that includes one of the strangest love stories you will ever see .
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A pleasing , often-funny comedy .
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All three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly Balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents .
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An Asian neo-realist treasure .
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Plummer steals the show without resorting to camp as Nicholas ' wounded and wounding Uncle Ralph .
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It 's a great performance and a reminder of Dickens ' grandeur .
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... less a story than an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population 's shrugging acceptance to each new horror .
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I am highly amused by the idea that we have come to a point in society where it has been deemed important enough to make a film in which someone has to be hired to portray Richard Dawson .
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A compassionate , moving portrait of an American -LRB- and an America -RRB- always reaching for something just outside his grasp .
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And it sees those relationships , including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen .
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One of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .
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An instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .
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Rodriguez has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid ...
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Amy and Matthew have a bit of a phony relationship , but the film works in spite of it .
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Garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work .
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It 's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series .
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A fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man .
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It 's no accident that The Accidental Spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form .
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Leave it to the French to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama .
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The director , Mark Pellington , does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister , menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head .
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Heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on Petter Næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script by Axel Hellstenius .
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Makes the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student 's self-esteem , and not strictly in the knowledge imparted .
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Steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches .
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`` Home Movie '' is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time .
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Highly recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting .
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The movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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Scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern Lothario .
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... Wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving War Department telegrams .
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Combines sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics , and genuine heart to create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead \*\*\* , but also about dealing with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption .
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While most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .
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Marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula .
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As lively an account as Seinfeld is deadpan .
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Though Lan Yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .
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You may leave the theater with more questions than answers , but darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping .
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Take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture , and he 'll be your slave for a year .
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It 's not a motion picture ; it 's an utterly static picture .
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What makes it worth watching is Quaid 's performance .
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Soderbergh skims the fat from the 1972 film .
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It 's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts Blue Crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies .
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More of the same from Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang , which is good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films .
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Hatfield and Hicks make the oddest of couples , and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie 's political ramifications .
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Best of all is Garcia , who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man .
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The filmmakers try to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching .
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A sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one 's mother .
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Humorous and heartfelt , Douglas McGrath 's version of ` Nicholas Nickleby ' left me feeling refreshed and hopeful .
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Not many movies have that kind of impact on me these days .
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A poignant lyricism runs through Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem .
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If you love him , you 'll like it .
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