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is of brian de palma 's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career
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12,501
time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain .
1positive
12,502
somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire .
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12,503
do n't need to try very hard
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12,504
the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier .
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12,505
, this halloween is a gory slash-fest .
1positive
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that was written down
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12,507
is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still .
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12,508
uninvolving
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12,509
when ( reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w. bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al .
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12,510
' rip-off
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12,511
'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't
0negative
12,512
they have a tendency to slip into hokum
0negative
12,513
a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days
1positive
12,514
in addition to scoring high for originality of plot
1positive
12,515
have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams
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12,516
is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out
1positive
12,517
bad film you thought was going to be really awful
0negative
12,518
is a film for the under-7 crowd
0negative
12,519
of this so-called satire
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12,520
( seagal 's )
1positive
12,521
come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free
0negative
12,522
enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining
1positive
12,523
feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off
0negative
12,524
love in remembrance
1positive
12,525
for a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus
1positive
12,526
the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .
1positive
12,527
glorified
1positive
12,528
the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of
1positive
12,529
is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy .
1positive
12,530
an epic rather than
1positive
12,531
two unrelated shorts that falls far short
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12,532
as compelling or as believable
1positive
12,533
's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic .
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12,534
fell apart
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12,535
the concept is a hoot .
1positive
12,536
nair 's cast is so large it 's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion
1positive
12,537
's lovely and amazing
1positive
12,538
admission for the ridicule factor
0negative
12,539
hour-and-a-half-long commercial
0negative
12,540
an alfred hitchcock movie
1positive
12,541
may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences
0negative
12,542
some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy
0negative
12,543
visually graceful
1positive
12,544
worse than bland
0negative
12,545
's not scary , not smart and not engaging
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12,546
splendid actors
1positive
12,547
its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis
0negative
12,548
the film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers .
1positive
12,549
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 .
1positive
12,550
delving
1positive
12,551
give exposure to some talented performers
1positive
12,552
're merely signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination
0negative
12,553
the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings
1positive
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things insipid
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12,555
lack contrast , are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable
0negative
12,556
hugely overwritten
0negative
12,557
a nightmare
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12,558
suspenseful enough for older kids but not
1positive
12,559
a lyrical and celebratory vision
1positive
12,560
the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers
1positive
12,561
tasteful little revision works
1positive
12,562
a reprieve
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12,563
filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two
1positive
12,564
strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama
1positive
12,565
terminally brain dead production
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12,566
holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy .
1positive
12,567
too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize
0negative
12,568
lacks
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12,569
whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is
1positive
12,570
, even-flowing tone
1positive
12,571
absurdities
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12,572
a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism
1positive
12,573
skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics , but it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults
1positive
12,574
impressed
1positive
12,575
directed by kevin bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut .
1positive
12,576
is the rare common-man artist who 's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness
1positive
12,577
beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers
1positive
12,578
i had a lot of problems with this movie .
0negative
12,579
ingenious
1positive
12,580
is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama .
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12,581
a sexy , surprising romance
1positive
12,582
i can imagine this movie as a b & w british comedy , circa 1960 , with peter sellers , kenneth williams , et al. , but at this time , with this cast , this movie is hopeless .
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12,583
seems a prostituted muse ...
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sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons
1positive
12,585
does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy .
0negative
12,586
could make you weep
0negative
12,587
goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle
0negative
12,588
predictable and cloying , though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle .
1positive
12,589
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
1positive
12,590
define a generation
1positive
12,591
is still worth
1positive
12,592
, painful
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12,593
, fireballs and revenge
0negative
12,594
a typical bible killer story
0negative
12,595
a flawed but engrossing thriller .
1positive
12,596
endearing cast
1positive
12,597
drowns in sap .
0negative
12,598
that it 's offensive ,
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12,599
'd be lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow .
1positive