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has some visual wit ... but little imagination elsewhere .
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has|some|visual|wit|...|but|little|imagination|elsewhere|.
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visual wit, little imagination, statement
They 're going through the motions , but the zip is gone .
0.45833
They|'re|going|through|the|motions|,|but|the|zip|is|gone|.
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lack of enthusiasm, routine, loss of energy
A sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women .
0.29167
A|sluggish|pace|and|lack|of|genuine|narrative|hem|the|movie|in|every|bit|as|much|as|life|hems|in|the|spirits|of|these|young|women|.
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sluggish pace, lack of narrative, young women
A low-budget affair , Tadpole was shot on digital video , and the images often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction .
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A|low-budget|affair|,|Tadpole|was|shot|on|digital|video|,|and|the|images|often|look|smeary|and|blurry|,|to|the|point|of|distraction|.
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low-budget, digital video, blurry images
Then again , in a better movie , you might not have noticed .
0.11111
Then|again|,|in|a|better|movie|,|you|might|not|have|noticed|.
27|26|25|23|22|21|21|20|19|16|16|15|15|18|17|17|18|19|20|24|22|23|24|25|26|27|0
movie, unnoticed, quality
It 's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like Punch-Drunk Love .
0.48611
It|'s|mindless|junk|like|this|that|makes|you|appreciate|original|romantic|comedies|like|Punch-Drunk|Love|.
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mindless junk, original romantic comedies, Punch-Drunk Love
The movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast . ''
0.375
The|movie|is|like|a|year|late|for|tapping|into|our|reality|tv|obsession|,|and|even|tardier|for|exploiting|the|novelty|of|the|``|webcast|.|''
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reality TV, webcast, exploitation
tale will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen George Roy Hill 's 1973 film , `` The Sting . ''
0.375
tale|will|be|all|too|familiar|for|anyone|who|'s|seen|George|Roy|Hill|'s|1973|film|,|``|The|Sting|.|''
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film, The Sting, familiar tale
Gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
0.30556
Gets|the|look|and|the|period|trappings|right|,|but|it|otherwise|drowns|in|a|sea|of|visual|and|verbal|clichés|.
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visual clichés, verbal clichés, period trappings
It 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but Notorious C.H.O. still feels like a promising work-in-progress .
0.66667
It|'s|hard|to|quibble|with|a|flick|boasting|this|many|genuine|cackles|,|but|Notorious|C.H.O.|still|feels|like|a|promising|work-in-progress|.
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comedy, critique, potential
Anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity .
0.38889
Anyone|who|wants|to|start|writing|screenplays|can|just|follow|the|same|blueprint|from|hundreds|of|other|films|,|sell|it|to|the|highest|bidder|and|walk|away|without|anyone|truly|knowing|your|identity|.
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screenplays, blueprint, anonymity
The problem with The Bread , My Sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
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The|problem|with|The|Bread|,|My|Sweet|is|that|it|'s|far|too|sentimental|.
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sentimental, problem, The Bread, My Sweet
A late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques .
0.40278
A|late-night|cable|sexploitation|romp|masquerading|as|a|thriller|about|the|ruthless|social|order|that|governs|college|cliques|.
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sexploitation, thriller, college cliques
Falls short in explaining the music and its roots .
0.51389
Falls|short|in|explaining|the|music|and|its|roots|.
18|17|16|15|12|12|13|11|11|19|14|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|0
music, roots, explanation
Never inspires more than an interested detachment .
0.33333
Never|inspires|more|than|an|interested|detachment|.
15|12|12|11|10|9|9|14|10|11|13|13|14|15|0
interested detachment, inspiration, limitation
What might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of Woody Allen or Mel Brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature .
0.16667
What|might|have|emerged|as|hilarious|lunacy|in|the|hands|of|Woody|Allen|or|Mel|Brooks|(|at|least|during|their|'70s|heyday|)|comes|across|as|lame|and|sophomoric|in|this|debut|indie|feature|.
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indie feature, humor, comparison
Despite slick production values and director Roger Michell 's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours .
0.22222
Despite|slick|production|values|and|director|Roger|Michell|'s|tick-tock|pacing|,|the|final|effect|is|like|having|two|guys|yelling|in|your|face|for|two|hours|.
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slick production, tick-tock pacing, overwhelming effect
Pretty much sucks , but has a funny moment or two .
0.27778
Pretty|much|sucks|,|but|has|a|funny|moment|or|two|.
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sucks, funny moment, mixed review
They do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film .
0.54167
They|do|a|good|job|of|painting|this|family|dynamic|for|the|audience|but|they|tried|to|squeeze|too|many|elements|into|the|film|.
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family dynamic, film, elements
A supernatural mystery that does n't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama .
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A|supernatural|mystery|that|does|n't|know|whether|it|wants|to|be|a|suspenseful|horror|movie|or|a|weepy|melodrama|.
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supernatural mystery, suspenseful horror, weepy melodrama
It ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .
0.18056
It|ends|up|being|neither|,|and|fails|at|both|endeavors|.
23|17|17|16|16|19|20|15|14|13|13|22|14|15|21|18|18|19|20|21|22|23|0
failure, dual endeavors, disappointment
Two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity .
0.26389
Two|badly|interlocked|stories|drowned|by|all|too|clever|complexity|.
21|20|18|17|16|15|14|12|12|13|19|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
complexity, interlocked stories, drowned
It is so earnest , so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied .
0.40278
It|is|so|earnest|,|so|overwrought|and|so|wildly|implausible|that|it|begs|to|be|parodied|.
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parody, implausible, earnest
These are textbook lives of quiet desperation .
0.375
These|are|textbook|lives|of|quiet|desperation|.
15|13|11|11|10|9|9|14|10|12|12|13|14|15|0
quiet desperation, textbook lives, lives
Swimfan , like Fatal Attraction , eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub .
0.51389
Swimfan|,|like|Fatal|Attraction|,|eventually|goes|overboard|with|a|loony|melodramatic|denouement|in|which|a|high|school|swimming|pool|substitutes|for|a|bathtub|.
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Fatal Attraction, Swimfan, melodramatic denouement
Claims to sort the bad guys from the good , which is its essential problem .
0.34722
Claims|to|sort|the|bad|guys|from|the|good|,|which|is|its|essential|problem|.
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sorting, good vs bad, essential problem
Purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons .
0.16667
Purposefully|shocking|in|its|eroticized|gore|,|if|unintentionally|dull|in|its|lack|of|poetic|frissons|.
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eroticized gore, shocking, lack of poetic frissons
Feels like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together .
0.31944
Feels|like|pieces|a|bunch|of|other|,|better|movies|slapped|together|.
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movie, comparison, quality
Almost everything about the film is unsettling , from the preposterous hairpiece worn by Lai 's villainous father to the endless action sequences .
0.40278
Almost|everything|about|the|film|is|unsettling|,|from|the|preposterous|hairpiece|worn|by|Lai|'s|villainous|father|to|the|endless|action|sequences|.
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unsettling, preposterous hairpiece, endless action sequences
Writer-director Randall Wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew , and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic .
0.34722
Writer-director|Randall|Wallace|has|bitten|off|more|than|he|or|anyone|else|could|chew|,|and|his|movie|veers|like|a|drunken|driver|through|heavy|traffic|.
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overambition, chaotic storytelling, lack of focus
It follows the Blair Witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .
0.25
It|follows|the|Blair|Witch|formula|for|an|hour|,|in|which|we|'re|told|something|creepy|and|vague|is|in|the|works|,|and|then|it|goes|awry|in|the|final|30|minutes|.
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Blair Witch formula, creepy and vague, final 30 minutes
One ca n't shake the feeling that Crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for Britney 's latest album .
0.19444
One|ca|n't|shake|the|feeling|that|Crossroads|is|nothing|more|than|an|hour-and-a-half-long|commercial|for|Britney|'s|latest|album|.
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Britney Spears, Crossroads movie, commercial
Phoned-in business as usual .
0.375
Phoned-in|business|as|usual|.
8|8|6|6|7|7|9|9|0
routine, phone call, work
There 's an epic here , but you have to put it together yourself .
0.40278
There|'s|an|epic|here|,|but|you|have|to|put|it|together|yourself|.
25|23|22|22|24|26|27|21|20|19|18|16|16|17|29|17|18|19|20|21|28|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|0
epic, self-assembly, discovery
What little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets , and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else .
0.15278
What|little|atmosphere|is|generated|by|the|shadowy|lighting|,|macabre|sets|,|and|endless|rain|is|offset|by|the|sheer|ugliness|of|everything|else|.
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shadowy lighting, macabre sets, endless rain
Director-chef Gabriele Muccino keeps it fast -- zippy , comin ' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale .
0.45833
Director-chef|Gabriele|Muccino|keeps|it|fast|--|zippy|,|comin|'|at|ya|--|as|if|fearing|that|his|film|is|molto|superficiale|.
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fast-paced, superficial, director-chef
Tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality .
0.19444
Tartakovsky|'s|team|has|some|freakish|powers|of|visual|charm|,|but|the|five|writers|slip|into|the|modern|rut|of|narrative|banality|.
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visual charm, narrative banality, Tartakovsky's team
The most horrific movie experience I 've had since `` Ca n't Stop The Music . ''
0.19444
The|most|horrific|movie|experience|I|'ve|had|since|``|Ca|n't|Stop|The|Music|.|''
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movie experience, horrific, Ca n't Stop The Music
It may as well be called `` Jar-Jar Binks : The Movie . ''
0.19444
It|may|as|well|be|called|``|Jar-Jar|Binks|:|The|Movie|.|''
27|23|22|22|21|20|19|16|16|17|15|15|25|26|18|17|18|19|20|21|24|23|24|25|26|27|0
Star Wars, character, film title
It 's that painful .
0
It|'s|that|painful|.
9|7|6|6|8|7|8|9|0
painful, discomfort, intensity
God is great , the movie 's not .
0.41667
God|is|great|,|the|movie|'s|not|.
16|15|15|14|12|12|10|10|11|11|13|13|14|17|16|17|0
God, movie, quality
Like a three-ring circus , there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable .
0.20833
Like|a|three-ring|circus|,|there|are|side|stories|aplenty|--|none|of|them|memorable|.
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circus, side stories, forgettable
When in doubt , the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack , throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip .
0.41667
When|in|doubt|,|the|film|ratchets|up|the|stirring|soundtrack|,|throws|in|a|fish-out-of-water|gag|and|lets|the|cliched|dialogue|rip|.
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film, soundtrack, cliches
Or else a doggie winks .
0.48611
Or|else|a|doggie|winks|.
11|10|8|7|7|9|8|9|10|11|0
dog, wink, alternative
A ` Girls Gone Wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd , The Burning Sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that .
0.19444
A|`|Girls|Gone|Wild|'|video|for|the|boho|art-house|crowd|,|The|Burning|Sensation|is|n't|a|definitive|counter-cultural|document|--|its|makers|are|n't|removed|and|inquisitive|enough|for|that|.
61|60|59|58|57|57|62|56|53|52|51|51|54|50|49|49|47|47|46|45|44|44|65|42|42|40|40|38|38|36|36|35|35|67|37|37|39|39|41|41|43|43|66|45|46|48|48|64|50|55|52|53|54|55|56|63|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|0
Girls Gone Wild, boho art-house, counter-cultural document
As original and insightful as last week 's episode of Behind the Music .
0.22222
As|original|and|insightful|as|last|week|'s|episode|of|Behind|the|Music|.
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original, insightful, Behind the Music
Plays like John Le Carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders .
0.33333
Plays|like|John|Le|Carré|with|a|couple|of|burnt-out|cylinders|.
23|21|19|18|18|17|15|15|14|13|13|22|14|16|16|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|0
Spy novels, John Le Carré, Burnout.
You may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie .
0.041667
You|may|be|galled|that|you|'ve|wasted|nearly|two|hours|of|your|own|precious|life|with|this|silly|little|puddle|of|a|movie|.
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wasted time, frustration, disappointment
It 's neither as sappy as Big Daddy nor as anarchic as Happy Gilmore or The Waterboy , but it has its moments .
0.61111
It|'s|neither|as|sappy|as|Big|Daddy|nor|as|anarchic|as|Happy|Gilmore|or|The|Waterboy|,|but|it|has|its|moments|.
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comedy, movie comparison, humor
Despite the surface attractions -- Conrad L. Hall 's cinematography will likely be nominated for an Oscar next year -- there 's something impressive and yet lacking about everything .
0.66667
Despite|the|surface|attractions|--|Conrad|L.|Hall|'s|cinematography|will|likely|be|nominated|for|an|Oscar|next|year|--|there|'s|something|impressive|and|yet|lacking|about|everything|.
58|57|56|56|54|50|49|48|48|51|46|46|45|43|42|41|41|40|40|53|39|37|36|34|34|33|32|31|31|38|32|33|35|35|36|37|38|39|55|44|42|43|44|45|47|47|52|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|59|57|58|59|0
Oscar nomination, cinematography, impressive yet lacking
A smug and convoluted action-comedy that does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie .
0.16667
A|smug|and|convoluted|action-comedy|that|does|n't|allow|an|earnest|moment|to|pass|without|reminding|audiences|that|it|'s|only|a|movie|.
46|43|43|44|42|42|39|39|37|36|35|35|34|33|32|30|30|29|28|26|26|25|25|41|27|27|28|29|31|31|32|33|34|38|36|37|38|40|40|41|47|45|44|45|46|47|0
action-comedy, smug, movie reminder
( Crystal and De Niro ) manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing .
0.51389
(|Crystal|and|De|Niro|)|manage|to|squeeze|out|some|good|laughs|but|not|enough|to|make|this|silly|con|job|sing|.
46|43|43|42|42|45|40|39|36|36|33|32|32|31|31|35|30|29|27|26|25|25|28|41|26|27|28|29|30|38|34|33|34|35|37|37|38|39|40|41|47|44|44|45|46|47|0
Crystal, De Niro, comedy
Worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames .
0.18056
Worthless|,|from|its|pseudo-rock-video|opening|to|the|idiocy|of|its|last|frames|.
24|24|23|22|21|21|20|18|18|17|16|15|15|27|16|17|19|19|20|26|22|23|25|25|26|27|0
pseudo-rock-video, idiocy, worthless
The Christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it
0.25
The|Christ|allegory|does|n't|work|because|there|is|no|foundation|for|it
24|23|23|21|21|20|19|18|17|15|15|14|14|16|16|17|18|19|20|22|22|25|24|25|0
Christ allegory, foundation, criticism
Go for La Salle 's performance , and make do as best you can with a stuttering script .
0.51389
Go|for|La|Salle|'s|performance|,|and|make|do|as|best|you|can|with|a|stuttering|script|.
33|32|30|29|29|31|34|35|36|27|26|25|24|23|22|21|20|20|28|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|37|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|0
La Salle, performance, stuttering script
It 's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress .
0.20833
It|'s|hard|to|care|about|a|film|that|proposes|as|epic|tragedy|the|plight|of|a|callow|rich|boy|who|is|forced|to|choose|between|his|beautiful|,|self-satisfied|22-year-old|girlfriend|and|an|equally|beautiful|,|self-satisfied|18-year-old|mistress|.
81|79|78|77|76|75|73|73|72|70|69|68|68|66|66|65|63|61|61|62|60|59|58|57|56|55|52|51|50|49|48|48|53|47|45|44|43|43|42|42|80|46|44|45|46|47|54|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|64|62|63|64|65|67|67|71|69|70|71|72|74|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|0
film, epic tragedy, love triangle
Tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span .
0.26389
Tries|too|hard|to|be|funny|in|a|way|that|'s|too|loud|,|too|goofy|and|too|short|of|an|attention|span|.
46|45|44|43|42|41|40|38|38|37|36|30|30|31|29|29|33|28|28|27|26|25|25|47|26|27|35|34|32|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|39|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|0
Trying too hard, loud, short attention span
I did n't find much fascination in the swinging .
0.27778
I|did|n't|find|much|fascination|in|the|swinging|.
19|16|16|14|13|13|12|11|11|18|12|15|14|15|17|17|18|19|0
fascination, swinging, lack of interest
What they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
0.33333
What|they|'re|doing|is|a|matter|of|plumbing|arrangements|and|mind|games|,|of|no|erotic|or|sensuous|charge|.
40|39|38|38|36|32|32|31|30|29|28|27|27|34|26|25|22|22|23|24|37|23|24|25|26|35|28|29|30|31|33|33|34|35|36|37|41|39|40|41|0
plumbing arrangements, mind games, no erotic charge
But that they are doing it is thought-provoking .
0.70833
But|that|they|are|doing|it|is|thought-provoking|.
17|15|14|13|13|12|10|10|11|11|12|16|14|15|16|17|0
thought-provoking, doing, statement
The acting is just fine , but there 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff .
0.33333
The|acting|is|just|fine|,|but|there|'s|not|enough|substance|here|to|sustain|interest|for|the|full|90|minutes|,|especially|with|the|weak|payoff|.
50|50|49|48|48|52|53|47|43|43|42|42|45|41|39|39|37|36|35|34|34|33|32|31|30|29|29|55|30|31|32|33|38|35|36|37|38|40|40|41|46|44|44|45|46|47|54|49|51|51|52|53|54|55|0
acting, substance, weak payoff
After Collateral Damage , you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned .
0.18056
After|Collateral|Damage|,|you|might|imagine|that|most|every|aggrieved|father|cliché|has|been|unturned|.
32|31|31|30|29|27|26|25|23|22|21|20|20|19|18|18|28|19|24|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|33|32|33|0
cliché, aggrieved father, Collateral Damage
But no. .
0.38889
But|no.|.
5|4|4|5|0
negation, refusal, contradiction
Ultimately the , yes , snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of Martha Stewart decorating program run amok .
0.16667
Ultimately|the|,|yes|,|snail-like|pacing|and|lack|of|thematic|resonance|make|the|film|more|silly|than|scary|,|like|some|sort|of|Martha|Stewart|decorating|program|run|amok|.
61|56|55|54|54|53|53|58|52|51|50|50|46|44|44|43|42|41|41|47|40|38|38|37|35|35|33|32|32|34|49|33|34|36|36|37|39|39|40|48|42|43|45|45|46|47|48|49|60|51|52|59|57|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|0
silly, pacing, lack of resonance
Releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in January lends itself to easy jokes and insults , and Snow Dogs deserves every single one of them .
0.31944
Releasing|a|film|with|the|word|`|dog|'|in|its|title|in|January|lends|itself|to|easy|jokes|and|insults|,|and|Snow|Dogs|deserves|every|single|one|of|them|.
57|56|56|55|53|52|51|50|50|49|47|47|46|46|44|44|43|42|40|40|41|60|61|38|38|37|35|34|34|33|33|63|36|35|36|37|39|39|62|41|42|43|45|45|59|48|48|49|54|51|52|53|54|55|58|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|0
film release, title with word "dog", criticism/humor
Tedious Norwegian offering which somehow snagged an Oscar nomination .
0.26389
Tedious|Norwegian|offering|which|somehow|snagged|an|Oscar|nomination|.
18|16|16|15|14|13|12|11|11|19|12|13|14|15|17|17|18|19|0
Norwegian, Oscar nomination, tedious
It was a dark and stormy night ...
0.45833
It|was|a|dark|and|stormy|night|...
15|13|12|9|9|10|11|14|10|11|12|13|14|15|0
dark, stormy, night
A dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality , probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment .
0.26389
A|dark-as-pitch|comedy|that|frequently|veers|into|corny|sentimentality|,|probably|would|not|improve|much|after|a|therapeutic|zap|of|shock|treatment|.
43|42|42|41|40|37|36|35|35|38|39|32|32|30|30|29|27|26|26|25|24|24|34|25|28|27|28|29|31|31|33|33|34|45|36|37|38|39|40|41|44|43|44|45|0
dark comedy, sentimentality, shock treatment
This sort of cute and cloying material is far from Zhang 's forte and it shows .
0.5
This|sort|of|cute|and|cloying|material|is|far|from|Zhang|'s|forte|and|it|shows|.
28|28|27|24|24|25|26|22|21|20|19|19|23|31|18|18|33|32|20|21|22|23|30|25|26|27|29|29|30|31|32|33|0
Zhang, forte, cute material
Bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a Savage Garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie .
0.11111
Bray|is|completely|at|sea|;|with|nothing|but|a|Savage|Garden|music|video|on|his|resume|,|he|has|no|clue|about|making|a|movie|.
50|48|48|47|47|51|45|44|43|41|40|39|38|38|37|36|36|35|34|33|31|31|30|29|28|28|53|29|30|32|32|33|34|35|46|37|42|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|52|49|49|50|51|52|53|0
inexperience, lack of skills, Savage Garden
Freundlich 's made ( Crudup ) a suburban architect , and a cipher .
0.5
Freundlich|'s|made|(|Crudup|)|a|suburban|architect|,|and|a|cipher|.
26|26|24|19|18|18|17|16|16|21|22|15|15|25|23|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|27|27|0
Freundlich, Crudup, suburban architect
a huge disappointment coming , as it does , from filmmakers and performers of this calibre
0.18056
a|huge|disappointment|coming|,|as|it|does|,|from|filmmakers|and|performers|of|this|calibre
27|26|25|25|28|24|23|23|30|22|19|19|20|18|17|17|18|21|20|21|22|31|24|29|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
disappointment, filmmakers, performers
Though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
0.26389
Though|it|pretends|to|expose|the|life|of|male|hustlers|,|it|'s|exploitive|without|being|insightful|.
34|33|32|31|30|28|28|27|26|26|25|24|22|21|20|19|19|23|20|21|22|23|24|25|35|27|29|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|0
exploitative, male hustlers, lack of insight
Aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters .
0.56944
Aimed|squarely|at|the|least|demanding|of|demographic|groups|:|very|small|children|who|will|be|delighted|simply|to|spend|more|time|with|familiar|cartoon|characters|.
51|51|50|48|47|47|46|45|45|44|41|40|40|39|38|37|35|35|34|32|31|31|30|29|28|28|43|29|30|33|32|33|34|36|36|37|38|39|42|41|42|43|44|53|46|49|48|49|50|52|52|53|0
cartoon characters, small children, entertainment
What starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points .
0.26389
What|starts|off|as|a|satisfying|kids|flck|becomes|increasingly|implausible|as|it|races|through|contrived|plot|points|.
37|34|34|33|31|30|29|29|27|25|24|23|23|26|22|21|20|20|36|21|22|28|24|25|26|27|28|32|30|31|32|33|35|35|36|37|0
implausible, contrived plot points, satisfying kids flick
Exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera ... more salacious telenovela than serious drama .
0.375
Exhibits|the|shallow|sensationalism|characteristic|of|soap|opera|...|more|salacious|telenovela|than|serious|drama|.
28|26|25|24|24|23|22|22|29|19|19|20|18|17|17|31|18|21|20|21|30|23|27|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
shallow sensationalism, soap opera, salacious telenovela
Seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory .
0.25
Seagal|is|painfully|foolish|in|trying|to|hold|onto|what|'s|left|of|his|passe|'|chopsocky|glory|.
37|35|34|33|32|31|30|29|28|27|26|25|24|22|21|21|20|20|36|23|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|0
Seagal, foolish, chopsocky
Even with Harris 's strong effort , the script gives him little to effectively probe Lear 's soul-stripping breakdown .
0.41667
Even|with|Harris|'s|strong|effort|,|the|script|gives|him|little|to|effectively|probe|Lear|'s|soul-stripping|breakdown|.
38|37|35|35|34|34|33|31|31|27|27|28|26|25|24|22|22|21|21|30|23|23|24|25|26|29|28|29|30|32|32|33|39|36|36|37|38|39|0
Harris, script, character development
The story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
0.19444
The|story|is|bogus|and|its|characters|tissue-thin|.
13|13|12|12|15|10|10|11|17|11|16|14|14|15|16|17|0
fake, characters, shallow
Whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as Pulp Fiction and Get Shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing , Who Is Cletis Tout ?
0.44444
Whereas|the|extremely|competent|hitman|films|such|as|Pulp|Fiction|and|Get|Shorty|resonate|a|sardonic|verve|to|their|caustic|purpose|for|existing|,|Who|Is|Cletis|Tout|?
56|53|51|51|50|50|49|48|45|45|46|44|44|42|41|40|40|39|37|36|36|35|35|34|33|31|30|30|32|31|32|33|34|57|38|37|38|39|43|41|42|43|55|47|46|47|48|49|54|52|52|53|54|55|56|57|0
hitman films, sardonic verve, Cletis Tout
is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .
0.20833
is|an|inexpressible|and|drab|wannabe|looking|for|that|exact|niche|.
22|20|19|18|17|17|16|15|14|13|13|23|14|15|16|21|18|19|20|21|22|23|0
inexpressible, drab, niche
While American Adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place , its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .
0.375
While|American|Adobo|has|its|heart|(|and|its|palate|)|in|the|right|place|,|its|brain|is|a|little|scattered|--|ditsy|,|even|.
52|50|50|47|46|46|45|43|42|42|44|41|40|39|39|38|36|36|32|28|28|29|30|31|33|34|35|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|37|37|38|53|40|41|49|43|44|45|48|47|48|49|51|51|52|53|0
heart, palate, scattered
Imagine a film that begins as a Seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of The Shining , The Thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s .
0.27778
Imagine|a|film|that|begins|as|a|Seven|rip-off|,|only|to|switch|to|a|mix|of|The|Shining|,|The|Thing|,|and|any|naked|teenagers|horror|flick|from|the|1980s|.
64|62|62|61|57|56|55|54|54|58|59|53|51|50|48|48|47|41|41|42|40|40|44|45|39|38|37|36|36|35|34|34|65|35|52|37|38|39|46|43|42|43|44|45|46|47|49|49|50|51|52|53|60|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|63|63|64|65|0
horror film, 1980s, multiple references
Most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears .
0.16667
Most|of|the|dialogue|made|me|want|to|pack|raw|dough|in|my|ears|.
28|27|26|26|24|23|22|21|19|18|18|17|16|16|25|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|29|27|28|29|0
dialogue, negative reaction, raw dough
Costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as Shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink Laurence Olivier .
0.20833
Costner|'s|warm-milk|persona|is|just|as|ill-fitting|as|Shadyac|'s|perfunctory|directing|chops|,|and|some|of|the|more|overtly|silly|dialogue|would|sink|Laurence|Olivier|.
49|49|48|48|46|46|45|44|43|41|41|40|39|39|52|53|37|36|35|34|32|32|33|31|30|29|29|55|30|31|38|33|34|35|36|37|38|54|40|42|42|43|44|45|47|47|51|50|50|51|52|53|54|55|0
Costner, directing, dialogue
It 's coherent , well shot , and tartly acted , but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate .
0.36111
It|'s|coherent|,|well|shot|,|and|tartly|acted|,|but|it|wears|you|down|like|a|dinner|guest|showing|off|his|doctorate|.
45|38|38|39|37|37|41|42|43|44|46|47|36|33|33|34|32|30|29|29|27|27|26|26|49|28|28|31|30|31|32|35|34|35|36|48|40|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|0
coherent, well shot, tartly acted
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 .
0.76389
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|.
68|67|64|64|65|62|56|56|57|55|54|54|59|60|53|53|51|50|49|47|47|48|45|45|43|43|42|40|39|39|38|37|36|36|69|37|38|41|40|41|42|44|44|46|46|52|48|49|50|51|52|63|61|55|58|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|66|65|66|67|68|69|0
Kevin Bray, video helmer, feature debut
turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters
0.125
turns|a|potentially|interesting|idea|into|an|excruciating|film|school|experience|that|plays|better|only|for|the|film|'s|publicists|or|for|people|who|take|as|many|drugs|as|the|film|'s|characters
63|62|60|60|61|59|58|57|57|55|55|54|52|52|51|48|46|45|45|47|49|44|43|42|41|40|38|38|37|35|34|34|36|35|36|37|39|39|40|41|42|43|44|50|46|47|48|49|50|51|53|53|54|56|56|65|58|59|64|61|62|63|64|65|0
excruciating, film school experience, drugs
Robin Williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role .
0.58333
Robin|Williams|departs|from|his|fun|friendly|demeanor|in|exchange|for|a|darker|unnerving|role|.
30|30|28|27|25|24|23|23|22|21|20|19|17|17|18|29|18|19|20|21|22|26|24|25|26|27|28|29|31|31|0
darker role, departure from friendly demeanor, Robin Williams
High Crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor , a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd .
0.18056
High|Crimes|is|a|cinematic|misdemeanor|,|a|routine|crime|thriller|remarkable|only|for|its|lack|of|logic|and|misuse|of|two|fine|actors|,|Morgan|Freeman|and|Ashley|Judd|.
59|59|58|57|56|56|55|53|52|52|48|48|49|47|45|45|44|41|41|42|40|35|34|34|36|33|33|38|32|32|51|39|37|35|36|37|38|39|40|43|42|43|44|46|46|47|50|49|50|51|54|53|54|55|61|57|58|60|60|61|0
crime thriller, lack of logic, misuse of actors
Set in a 1986 Harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in New York .
0.27778
Set|in|a|1986|Harlem|that|does|n't|look|much|like|anywhere|in|New|York|.
30|29|27|26|26|25|23|23|21|20|19|19|18|17|17|31|18|22|20|21|22|24|24|25|28|27|28|29|30|31|0
Harlem, 1986, New York
The chocolate factory without Charlie .
0.36111
The|chocolate|factory|without|Charlie|.
9|8|8|7|7|11|10|9|10|11|0
factory, chocolate, absence
Long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame .
0.33333
Long|on|twinkly-eyed|close-ups|and|short|on|shame|.
15|14|11|11|12|13|10|10|17|16|12|13|14|15|16|17|0
close-ups, shame, twinkly-eyed
Hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture .
0.34722
Hip-hop|rarely|comes|alive|as|its|own|fire-breathing|entity|in|this|picture|.
25|24|22|21|20|18|17|16|16|15|14|14|23|15|19|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|0
Hip-hop, fire-breathing, entity
A dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise .
0.18056
A|dull|,|somnambulant|exercise|in|pretension|whose|pervasive|quiet|is|broken|by|frequent|outbursts|of|violence|and|noise|.
37|36|35|34|34|33|32|30|30|31|28|27|26|24|24|23|21|21|22|29|22|23|25|25|26|27|28|29|39|31|32|33|38|35|36|37|38|39|0
pretension, violence, quiet
Deserving of its critical backlash and more .
0.30556
Deserving|of|its|critical|backlash|and|more|.
14|13|10|9|9|11|12|15|10|11|12|13|14|15|0
critical backlash, deserving, more
Neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment .
0.51389
Neither|a|rousing|success|nor|a|blinding|embarrassment|.
16|13|12|12|14|11|11|10|10|17|15|13|14|15|16|17|0
moderate, outcome, evaluation
Still , it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered .
0.26389
Still|,|it|just|sits|there|like|a|side|dish|no|one|ordered|.
27|26|25|24|21|21|20|18|17|17|15|15|16|23|16|19|18|19|20|22|22|23|24|25|26|27|0
situation, unwanted, food
The Sum of All Fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) .
0.38889
The|Sum|of|All|Fears|is|remarkably|fuddled|about|motives|and|context|,|which|drains|it|of|the|dramatic|substance|that|would|shake|us|in|our|boots|(|or|cinema|seats|)|.
63|63|62|61|61|59|58|57|56|52|52|53|54|51|49|49|48|46|45|45|44|43|40|40|39|38|38|37|35|34|34|36|60|35|36|37|42|39|41|41|42|43|44|47|46|47|48|50|50|51|55|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|65|62|64|64|65|0
dramatic substance, motives, context
The movie spends more time with Schneider than with newcomer McAdams , even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his .
0.36111
The|movie|spends|more|time|with|Schneider|than|with|newcomer|McAdams|,|even|though|her|performance|is|more|interesting|(|and|funnier|)|than|his|.
50|50|44|43|43|42|42|41|40|39|39|47|38|37|35|35|32|31|31|28|28|29|30|27|27|49|34|29|30|33|32|33|34|36|36|37|38|48|40|41|46|45|44|45|46|47|48|49|51|51|0
Schneider, McAdams, performance