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For all its brooding quality , Ash Wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .
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An odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the Midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to .
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The film feels uncomfortably real , its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority .
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Despite its faults , Gangs excels in spectacle and pacing .
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A tightly directed , highly professional film that 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways .
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It 's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate .
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In visual fertility Treasure Planet rivals the top Japanese animations of recent vintage .
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Enormously enjoyable , high-adrenaline documentary .
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Buy is an accomplished actress , and this is a big , juicy role .
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It works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun .
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Beautifully crafted and brutally honest , Promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the Middle East struggle and into the humanity of its people .
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An old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore .
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Charlotte Sometimes is a gem .
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It 's always enthralling .
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A remarkable film by Bernard Rose .
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Zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style , text , and subtext that 's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance , but against all odds , nothing does .
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A much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director Anthony Friedman 's similarly updated 1970 British production .
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an original and highly cerebral examination of the psychopathic mind
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Michel Piccoli 's moving performance is this films reason for being .
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A captivating and intimate study about dying and loving ...
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This is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice .
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-LRB- Grant -RRB- goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it .
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A high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of Berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime .
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About the best thing you could say about Narc is that it 's a rock-solid little genre picture .
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Some of the most inventive silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theatre for some time .
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Canadian filmmaker Gary Burns ' inventive and mordantly humorous take on the soullessness of work in the city .
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A rollicking ride , with jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending .
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Everyone 's insecure in Lovely and Amazing , a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships .
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The closest thing to the experience of space travel
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Connoisseurs of Chinese film will be pleased to discover that Tian 's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus .
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If you can push on through the slow spots , you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting .
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An unusually dry-eyed , even analytical approach to material that is generally played for maximum moisture .
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Symbolically , Warm Water Under a Red Bridge is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal .
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Spy Kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels : It actually improves upon the original hit movie .
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Exceptionally well acted by Diane Lane and Richard Gere .
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Like a precious and finely cut diamond , magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it 's one tough rock .
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In addition to scoring high for originality of plot -- putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way -- Lilo & Stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded .
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Miller has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection .
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One of the most exciting action films to come out of China in recent years .
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MY LITTLE EYE is the best little `` horror '' movie I 've seen in years .
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Tunney , brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star .
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Even if the Naipaul original remains the real masterpiece , the movie possesses its own languorous charm .
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-LRB- The film -RRB- tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end , it 's impossible to ascertain whether the film is , at its core , deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful .
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The strength of the film lies in its two central performances by Sven Wollter as the stricken composer and Viveka Seldahl as his desperate violinist wife .
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You do n't know whether to admire the film 's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace .
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Sure , I hated myself in the morning .
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But then again , I hate myself most mornings .
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I still like Moonlight Mile , better judgment be damned .
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Time Out is as serious as a pink slip .
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And more than that , it 's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation .
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Will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year .
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Maryam is a small film , but it offers large rewards .
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A highly watchable , giggly little story with a sweet edge to it .
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The most consistently funny of the Austin Powers films .
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There 's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us .
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An ideal love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre .
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One funny popcorn flick .
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This New Zealand coming-of-age movie is n't really about anything .
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When it 's this rich and luscious , who cares ?
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Tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer Hilary Birmingham .
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This gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
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Williams creates a stunning , Taxi Driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity .
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If you 're in the right B-movie frame of mind , it may just scare the pants off you .
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A movie of riveting power and sadness .
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Both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics .
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Ludicrous , but director Carl Franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining .
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Director Roger Kumble offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity .
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And there 's the inimitable Diaz , holding it all together .
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Spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -LRB- Total Recall and Blade Runner -RRB- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .
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It 's got all the familiar Bruckheimer elements , and Schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the Hopkins\/Rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas .
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A grittily beautiful film that looks , sounds , and feels more like an extended , open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story .
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The production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable .
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A well-rounded tribute to a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone .
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finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed
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Ramsay and Morton fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling .
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This submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to Das Boot .
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Claude Chabrol 's camera has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements .
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There 's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments .
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And yet , it still works .
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The film was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances by both Steve Buscemi and Rosario Dawson ...
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Like many Western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing , but its heartfelt concern about North Korea 's recent past and South Korea 's future adds a much needed moral weight .
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Special P.O.V. camera mounts on bikes , skateboards , and motorcycles provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense IMAX screen .
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Mike White 's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make `` The Good Girl '' a film worth watching .
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This is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood .
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Assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of Jacques Chardonne 's novel .
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As ex-Marine Walter , who may or may not have shot Kennedy , actor Raymond J. Barry is perfectly creepy and believable .
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Those who do n't entirely ` get ' Godard 's distinctive discourse will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy .
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Pete 's screenplay manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish .
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Like Brosnan 's performance , Evelyn comes from the heart .
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It uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the film .
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The result is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .
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Its spirit of iconoclastic abandon -- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .
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The early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us .
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This is not a classical dramatic animated feature , nor a hip , contemporary , in-jokey one .
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It 's sort of in-between , and it works .
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This quiet , introspective and entertaining independent is worth seeking .
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Whether or not Ram Dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciousness , Fierce Grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one .
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Sly , sophisticated and surprising .
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Spare but quietly effective retelling .
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