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We want the funk - and this movie 's got it .
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Wow , so who knew Charles Dickens could be so light-hearted ?
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Many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside , and I do n't think that A.C. will help this movie one bit .
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The storylines are woven together skilfully , the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking , and the overall experience is awesome .
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A miraculous movie , I 'm Going Home is so slight , yet overflows with wisdom and emotion .
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Baran is shockingly devoid of your typical Majid Majidi shoe-loving , crippled children .
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Every moment crackles with tension , and by the end of the flick , you 're on the edge of your seat .
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A fine , rousing , G-rated family film , aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats .
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The series ' message about making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives remains prominent , as do the girls ' amusing personalities .
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Richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings .
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A compelling allegory about the last days of Germany 's democratic Weimar Republic .
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Offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory .
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A B-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget .
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Devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower .
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Director Todd Solondz has made a movie about critical reaction to his two previous movies , and about his responsibility to the characters that he creates .
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The word that comes to mind , while watching Eric Rohmer 's tribute to a courageous Scottish lady , is painterly .
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A fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it .
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Bluer than the Atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy , the movie ... is , also , frequently hilarious .
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Really is a pan-American movie , with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart .
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An overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort .
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Peppering this urban study with references to Norwegian folktales , Villeneuve creates in Maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical .
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Ong 's promising debut is a warm and well-told tale of one recent Chinese immigrant 's experiences in New York City .
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That the real Antwone Fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man is a wonderful thing ; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle .
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What redeems the film is the cast , particularly the Ya-Yas themselves .
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Beautiful , cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly , a freaky bit of art that 's there to scare while we delight in the images .
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It 's up to -LRB- Watts -RRB- to lend credibility to this strange scenario , and her presence succeeds in making us believe .
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Shyamalan takes a potentially trite and overused concept -LRB- aliens come to Earth -RRB- and infuses it into a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion .
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... the story , like Ravel 's Bolero , builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with .
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It 's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless .
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Indeed , the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost Dadaist proportions .
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Gondry 's direction is adequate ... but what gives Human Nature its unique feel is Kaufman 's script .
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The film 's plot may be shallow , but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots .
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With a large cast representing a broad cross-section , Tavernier 's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` His Girl Friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes .
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The observations of this social\/economic\/urban environment are canny and spiced with irony .
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Renner carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance .
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The spaniel-eyed Jean Reno infuses Hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart .
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Aniston has at last decisively broken with her Friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil .
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Unexpected , and often contradictory , truths emerge .
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300 years of Russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness .
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Intelligent , caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being .
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May take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going , but if you have the patience for it , you wo n't feel like it 's wasted yours .
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Less the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling -LRB- though no less horrifying for it -RRB- .
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The film is one of the year 's best .
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Eerily accurate depiction of depression .
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... a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of Mamet .
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Charming and witty , it 's also somewhat clumsy .
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Directed with purpose and finesse by England 's Roger Mitchell , who handily makes the move from pleasing , relatively lightweight commercial fare such as Notting Hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft .
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Escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real , complicated emotions .
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-LRB- Allen -RRB- manages to breathe life into this somewhat tired premise .
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Great dragons !
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By surrounding us with hyper-artificiality , Haynes makes us see familiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way .
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A deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession -- one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom .
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Superb production values & Christian Bale 's charisma make up for a derivative plot .
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The film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side .
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I know I should n't have laughed , but hey , those farts got to my inner nine-year-old .
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A movie that will thrill you , touch you and make you laugh as well .
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It 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and if it is n't entirely persuasive , it does give exposure to some talented performers .
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The case is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause .
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The actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script 's bad ideas and awkwardness .
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Captivates and shows how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head .
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There is a welcome lack of pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure .
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Coy but exhilarating , with really solid performances by Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes .
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It is a likable story , told with competence .
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Not only does Spider-Man deliver , but I suspect it might deliver again and again .
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Tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme does n't drag an audience down .
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A small movie with a big impact .
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The movie , despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places , is wry and engrossing .
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I admire the closing scenes of the film , which seem to ask whether our civilization offers a cure for Vincent 's complaint .
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Like Rudy Yellow Lodge , Eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider .
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a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite .
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It 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .
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Using an endearing cast , writer\/director Dover Kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships , both sexual and kindred .
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When a movie has stuck around for this long , you know there 's something there .
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It 's that good .
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Smart , sassy interpretation of the Oscar Wilde play .
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Forget about one Oscar nomination for Julianne Moore this year - she should get all five .
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Japanese director Shohei Imamura 's latest film is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime .
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Kwan is a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise , and Lan Yu is a disarmingly lived-in movie .
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While the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course ... director John Schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades .
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Katz 's documentary does n't have much panache , but with material this rich it does n't need it .
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Evelyn 's strong cast and surehanded direction make for a winning , heartwarming yarn .
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A conventional but heartwarming tale .
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This is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years .
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Skins has a desolate air , but Eyre , a Native American raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor .
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A film of quiet power .
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More concerned with overall feelings , broader ideas , and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers , Soderbergh 's Solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem .
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An intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality .
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The sword fighting is well done and Auteuil is a goofy pleasure .
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Yes , MIBII is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it .
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O Fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing .
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And for many of us , that 's good enough .
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Here 's yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix .
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Lee 's achievement extends to his supple understanding of the role that Brown played in American culture as an athlete , a movie star , and an image of black indomitability .
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It tends to remind one of a really solid Woody Allen film , with its excellent use of New York locales and sharp writing
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While centered on the life experiences of a particular theatrical family , this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the Yiddish theater , both in America and Israel .
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The film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
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The immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary Space Station 3D .
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Has an unmistakable , easy joie de vivre .
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More than anything else , Kissing Jessica Stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre , which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake Sleepless in Seattle again and again .
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This movie has the usual impossible stunts ... But it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie .
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