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Nothing short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil .
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Davis ' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort .
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It 's more enjoyable than I expected , though , and that 's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs .
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The cast is spot on and the mood is laid back .
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Those moviegoers who would automatically bypass a hip-hop documentary should give `` Scratch '' a second look .
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Baby-faced Renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within .
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Romantic , riveting and handsomely animated .
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A competent , unpretentious entertainment destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country .
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Shot largely in small rooms , the film has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic .
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Where Janice Beard falters in its recycled aspects , implausibility , and sags in pace , it rises in its courageousness , and comedic employment .
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Byler is too savvy a filmmaker to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle .
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McGrath has deftly trimmed Dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera , the better to focus on the hero 's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness .
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A chance to see three splendid actors turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody , and to belong to somebody .
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Metaphors abound , but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story .
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But Kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie , no matter who runs them .
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The best comedy concert movie I 've seen since Cho 's previous concert comedy film , I 'm the One That I Want , in 2000 .
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Broomfield reminds us that beneath the hype , the celebrity , the high life , the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising , talented , charismatic and tragically doomed .
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Offers laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through .
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A perceptive , good-natured movie .
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An amused indictment of Jaglom 's own profession .
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A small movie with a big heart .
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Hugely accomplished slice of Hitchcockian suspense .
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The formula is familiar but enjoyable .
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Tells a fascinating , compelling story .
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A triumph , a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light .
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What begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters .
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The Lady and the Duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the French Revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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Most haunting about `` Fence '' is its conclusion , when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen .
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Noyce 's greatest mistake is thinking that we needed sweeping , dramatic , Hollywood moments to keep us
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World Traveler might not go anywhere new , or arrive anyplace special , but it 's certainly an honest attempt to get at something .
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There 's much tongue in cheek in the film and there 's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all .
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There 's absolutely no reason why Blue Crush , a late-summer surfer girl entry , should be as entertaining as it is
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An action\/thriller of the finest kind , evoking memories of Day of the Jackal , The French Connection , and Heat .
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The best movie in many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times leave us stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites .
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classic cinema served up with heart and humor
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-LRB- Stephen -RRB- Earnhart 's film is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones they currently have .
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The events of the film are just so WEIRD that I honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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Nicole Holofcener 's Lovely and Amazing , from her own screenplay , jumps to the head of the class of women 's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style .
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That Jack Nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft , but to his legend .
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Has a solid emotional impact .
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Successfully blended satire , high camp and yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie .
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Mark Pellington 's latest pop thriller is as kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth .
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While maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity , this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among Wiseman 's warmest .
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Raimi crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings .
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An enjoyable above average summer diversion .
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There is simply no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country .
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If you 've the patience , there are great rewards here .
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As a science fiction movie , `` Minority Report '' astounds .
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Visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
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Chris Columbus ' sequel is faster , livelier and a good deal funnier than his original .
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Watching this film , what we feel is n't mainly suspense or excitement .
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... a great , participatory spectator sport . '
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A rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children 's entertainment , superhero comics , and Japanese animation .
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But arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us .
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In an ART FILM !
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As averse as I usually am to feel-good , follow-your-dream Hollywood fantasies , this one got to me .
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Stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation .
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... a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations .
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The hook is the drama within the drama , as an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight .
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Over the years , Hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies , and Ice Age only improves on it , with terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor .
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Like Smoke Signals , the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama
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One of those movies that make us pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society .
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One of the most original American productions this year , you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a Sunshine State .
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Melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always a beauty to behold .
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Gives everyone something to shout about .
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-LRB- A -RRB- thoughtful , visually graceful work .
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Admirers of director Abel Ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature , R Xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form .
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The slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters .
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A worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions .
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Deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant .
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The kind of primal storytelling that George Lucas can only dream of .
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Even if The Ring has a familiar ring , it 's still unusually crafty and intelligent for Hollywood horror .
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The sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other -- shines through every frame .
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A solidly constructed , entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration .
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The cast ... keeps this pretty watchable , and casting Mick Jagger as director of the escort service was inspired .
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An entertaining , if somewhat standardized , action movie .
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It has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out .
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An enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... The Château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .
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Intriguing and downright intoxicating .
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An incredibly thoughtful , deeply meditative picture that neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief felt in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks .
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With an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera , Hélène Angel is definitely a director to watch .
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... could easily be called the best Korean film of 2002 .
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Full of detail about the man and his country , and is well worth seeing .
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The banter between Calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise McLaughlin Group ... and never fails to entertain .
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Thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic .
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Peter Jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us , fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime Tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte could want .
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Bill Morrison 's Decasia is uncompromising , difficult and unbearably beautiful .
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Full of bland hotels , highways , parking lots , with some glimpses of nature and family warmth , Time Out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life .
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Even with all its botches , Enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
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His work transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories .
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If the real-life story is genuinely inspirational , the movie stirs us as well .
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An ebullient Tunisian film about the startling transformation of a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing .
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About Schmidt belongs to Nicholson .
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The powder blues and sun-splashed whites of Tunis make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs .
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It does n't make for great cinema , but it is interesting to see where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity .
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If it 's not entirely memorable , the movie is certainly easy to watch .
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... by the time it 's done with us , Mira Nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
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Best indie of the year , so far .
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-LRB- Ferrera -RRB- has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen .
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... the plot weaves us into a complex web .
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