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The film , while not exactly assured in its execution , is notable for its sheer audacity and openness .
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A thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt coming-of-age comedy .
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Leigh makes these lives count .
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And he allows a gawky actor like Spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range .
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A lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .
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Promises is one film that 's truly deserving of its Oscar nomination .
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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 .
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Beautiful , angry and sad , with a curious sick poetry , as if the Marquis de Sade had gone in for pastel landscapes .
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Ms. Hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about Zelda 's ultimate fate .
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Monte Cristo smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds .
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A mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last .
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-LRB- It 's -RRB- a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest .
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An undeniably moving film to experience , and ultimately that 's what makes it worth a recommendation .
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Nicole Kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that Birthday Girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while .
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The story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired .
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Manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state .
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A strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing Spider-Man .
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Driven by a fantastic dual performance from Ian Holm ... the film is funny , insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs .
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A well-put-together piece of urban satire .
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It 's the sweet Cinderella story that `` Pretty Woman '' wanted to be .
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It will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster .
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What does n't this film have that an impressionable kid could n't stand to hear ?
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What saves it ... and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist Alice .
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A deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world .
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It 's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure , as long as you do n't try to look too deep into the story
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It 's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good .
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A full experience , a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence .
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The Powerpuff Girls arrive on the big screen with their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact .
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A new film from Bill Plympton , the animation master , is always welcome .
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A devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism .
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What makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .
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The film has a kind of hard , cold effect .
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The gags are often a stitch .
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The asylum material is gripping , as are the scenes of Jia with his family .
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One ca n't deny its seriousness and quality .
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Good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make Paid in Full worth seeing .
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Ryan Gosling is , in a word , brilliant as the conflicted Daniel .
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... somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks .
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Much of The Lady and the Duke is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes .
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Takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights .
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With few respites , Marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in Moulin Rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it .
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Its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work .
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Provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views .
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Inventive , fun , intoxicatingly sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening .
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Comedian , like its subjects , delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride .
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A naturally funny film , Home Movie makes you crave Chris Smith 's next movie .
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Pipe Dream does have its charms .
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The leads are natural and lovely , the pace is serene , the humor wry and sprightly .
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Those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to Ichi .
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... enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games .
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Sheds light on a subject few are familiar with , and makes you care about music you may not have heard before .
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Despite the film 's bizarre developments , Hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity .
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To get at the root psychology of this film would require many sessions on the couch of Dr. Freud .
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Great over-the-top moviemaking if you 're in a slap-happy mood .
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Viveka Seldahl and Sven Wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget .
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The magic -LRB- and original running time -RRB- of ace Japanimator Hayao Miyazaki 's Spirited Away survives intact in BV 's re-voiced version .
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From the dull , surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait .
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Captures the raw comic energy of one of our most flamboyant female comics .
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The auteur 's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug .
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Bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness .
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This enthralling documentary ... is at once playful and haunting , an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends .
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Some remarkable achival film about how Shanghai -LRB- of all places -RRB- served Jews who escaped the Holocaust .
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In a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that Secret Ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting .
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The urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative .
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A manically generous Christmas vaudeville .
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A psychic journey deep into the very fabric of Iranian ... life .
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It 's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas .
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Unlike lots of Hollywood fluff , this has layered , well-developed characters and some surprises .
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For a film that 's being advertised as a comedy , Sweet Home Alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped .
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For a film that 's being advertised as a comedy , Sweet Home Alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped .
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Vera has created a provocative , absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores .
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A French film with a more down-home flavor .
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While Bollywood\/Hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with Bombay musicals , it also has plenty for those -LRB- like me -RRB- who are n't .
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Fontaine masterfully creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history , each seeing himself in the other , neither liking what he sees .
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As Janice , Eileen Walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth , infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm .
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Sure , it 's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be .
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The Chateau belongs to Rudd , whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting French malapropisms ... is a nonstop hoot .
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The cast , collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist , shows deft comic timing .
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It trusts the story it sets out to tell .
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I could n't recommend this film more .
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As a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , Spirit : Stallion of the Cimarron is a winner .
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An effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence .
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Succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture .
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... an interesting slice of history .
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Me no lika da accents so good , but I thoroughly enjoyed the love story .
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Scott Baio is turning in some delightful work on indie projects .
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It 's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal .
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What 's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm .
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Brings together some of the biggest names in Japanese anime , with impressive results .
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Wonder , hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of Star Wars
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A flick about our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile .
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An exceptionally acted , quietly affecting cop drama .
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Sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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Angel presents events partly from the perspective of Aurelie and Christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
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Who needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this , the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy , directed by Godfrey Reggio , with music by Philip Glass ?
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-LRB- A -RRB- smarter and much funnier version of the old Police Academy flicks .
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Proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books , they ca n't go wrong .
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Better effects , better acting and a hilarious Kenneth Branagh .
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An excellent sequel .
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Both a grand tour through 300 hundred years of Russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement .
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