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Rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80 .
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The moral shrapnel and mental shellshock will linger long after this film has ended .
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Unfolds in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling .
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The movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle .
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Although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events , the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters .
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It 's not going to be everyone 's bag of popcorn , but it definitely gives you something to chew on .
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Huppert and Girardot give performances of exceptional honesty .
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It has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ...
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An infinitely wittier version of the Home Alone formula .
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-LRB- Hayek -RRB- throws herself into this dream Hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto , she strikes a potent chemistry with Molina and she gradually makes us believe she is Kahlo .
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Mr. Deeds is , as comedy goes , very silly -- and in the best way .
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You could hate it for the same reason .
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With We Were Soldiers , Hollywood makes a valiant attempt to tell a story about the Vietnam War before the pathology set in .
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` Moore is like a progressive bull in a china shop , a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism . '
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At just over an hour , Home Movie will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face .
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But once the falcon arrives in the skies above Manhattan , the adventure is on red alert .
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There is greatness here .
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Boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp characterizations to be mildly amusing .
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Director Juan Jose Campanella could have turned this into an Argentine retread of `` Iris '' or `` American Beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films .
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If you love the music , and I do , its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...
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Nakata 's technique is to imply terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects .
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`` 13 Conversations About One Thing '' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling .
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Satin Rouge is not a new , or inventive , journey , but it 's encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity .
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Though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the Kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .
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Cannon 's confidence and laid-back good spirits are , with the drumming routines , among the film 's saving graces .
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In its understanding , often funny way , it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation .
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She may not be real , but the laughs are .
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A fiercely clever and subtle film , capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries .
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The movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star Bruce Willis .
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About Schmidt is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year .
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If you 're not deeply touched by this movie , check your pulse .
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The charm of Revolution OS is rather the way it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers .
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Until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .
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Offers the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere .
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Filmmakers Dana Janklowicz-Mann and Amir Mann area headed east , Far East , in retelling a historically significant , and personal , episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of German Jewish refugees while the world 's democracie
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For all its problems ... The Lady and the Duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that Rohmer still has a sense of his audience .
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An edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
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Craig Bartlett and director Tuck Tucker should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters .
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The film is saved from are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition .
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This is one of the year 's best films .
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A fleet-footed and pleasingly upbeat family diversion .
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Sorvino is delightful in the central role .
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She nearly glows with enthusiasm , sensuality and a conniving wit .
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It 's immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it 's trying to do .
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The story , once it gets rolling , is nothing short of a great one .
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Great performances , stylish cinematography and a gritty feel help make Gangster No. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience .
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`` Mr. Deeds '' is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought .
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It 's an ambitious film , and as with all ambitious films , it has some problems .
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But on the whole , you 're gonna like this movie .
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Chaiken ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident .
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This is an extraordinary film , not least because it is Japanese and yet feels universal .
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In a summer overrun with movies dominated by CGI aliens and super heroes , it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway .
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There 's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance .
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A funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a British cast to rival Gosford Park 's .
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There 's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like The Bourne Identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action .
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Beautifully crafted , engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing .
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A thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people , seen through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause .
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A cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty .
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Daughter From Danang reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds .
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It does n't flinch from its unsettling prognosis , namely , that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain .
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For most of its footage , the new thriller proves that director M. Night Shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that Mel Gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo .
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This is not an easy film .
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But it could be , by its art and heart , a necessary one .
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A very good film sits in the place where a masterpiece should be .
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... spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative .
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Impossible as it may sound , this film 's heart is even more embracing than Monty , if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition .
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Despite the predictable parent vs. child coming-of-age theme , first-class , natural acting and a look at `` the real Americans '' make this a charmer .
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One of the smarter offerings the horror genre has produced in recent memory , even if it 's far tamer than advertised .
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One of recent memory 's most thoughtful films about art , ethics , and the cost of moral compromise .
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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
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Many a parent and their teen -LRB- or preteen -RRB- kid could bond while watching A Walk To Remember .
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So could young romantics out on a date .
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All leather pants & augmented boobs , Hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching Sarandon .
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It 's very Beavis and Butthead , yet always seems to elicit a chuckle .
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Chicago offers much colorful eye candy , including the spectacle of Gere in his dancing shoes , hoofing and crooning with the best of them .
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By and large this is Mr. Kilmer 's movie , and it 's his strongest performance since The Doors .
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Some of the most ravaging , gut-wrenching , frightening war scenes since `` Saving Private Ryan '' have been recreated by John Woo in this little-known story of Native Americans and their role in the second great war .
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A charming but slight comedy .
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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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A great cast and a wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback movie about growing up in a dysfunctional family .
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Playing a role of almost Bergmanesque intensity ... Bisset is both convincing and radiant .
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A smart , provocative drama that does the nearly impossible : It gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil , monstrous lunatic .
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An alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary .
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Griffin & Co. manage to be spectacularly outrageous .
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Nair 's cast is so large it 's Altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion .
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Poignant Japanese epic about adolescent anomie and heartbreak .
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We 've seen it all before in one form or another , but director Hoffman , with great help from Kevin Kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher .
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Even though it 's common knowledge that Park and his founding partner , Yong Kang , lost Kozmo in the end , you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth .
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Although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness , those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .
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What could have easily become a cold , calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking .
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A delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving , is funny and looks professional .
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The IMAX screen enhances the personal touch of manual animation .
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Does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and of filling in the background .
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It 's all about Anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and , of course , special effect .
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Lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child 's interest and an adult 's patience .
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But it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
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It 's funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot .
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Its rawness and vitality give it considerable punch .
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A live-wire film that never loses its ability to shock and amaze .
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The year 's greatest adventure , and Jackson 's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate .
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