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A man leaving the screening said the film was better than Saving Private Ryan .
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A|man|leaving|the|screening|said|the|film|was|better|than|Saving|Private|Ryan|.
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film screening, comparison, Saving Private Ryan
He may have meant the Internet short Saving Ryan 's Privates .
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He|may|have|meant|the|Internet|short|Saving|Ryan|'s|Privates|.
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Internet, Saving Ryan's Privates, meaning
But Windtalkers does n't beat that one , either .
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But|Windtalkers|does|n't|beat|that|one|,|either|.
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movie comparison, Windtalkers, not the best
May puzzle his most ardent fans .
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May|puzzle|his|most|ardent|fans|.
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puzzle, ardent fans, may
Starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill .
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Starts|as|a|tart|little|lemon|drop|of|a|movie|and|ends|up|as|a|bitter|pill|.
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movie, lemon drop, bitter pill
We never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity .
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We|never|feel|anything|for|these|characters|,|and|as|a|result|the|film|is|basically|just|a|curiosity|.
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lack of emotional connection, film as curiosity, characters
Those unfamiliar with Mormon traditions may find The Singles Ward occasionally bewildering .
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Those|unfamiliar|with|Mormon|traditions|may|find|The|Singles|Ward|occasionally|bewildering|.
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Mormon traditions, Singles Ward, unfamiliarity
Ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head , but he knows how to pose Madonna .
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Ritchie|may|not|have|a|novel|thought|in|his|head|,|but|he|knows|how|to|pose|Madonna|.
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Madonna, posing, creativity
The story , touching though it is , does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature , and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long .
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The|story|,|touching|though|it|is|,|does|not|quite|have|enough|emotional|resonance|or|variety|of|incident|to|sustain|a|feature|,|and|even|at|85|minutes|it|feels|a|bit|long|.
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emotional resonance, variety of incident, length
Feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form .
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Feels|like|the|work|of|an|artist|who|is|simply|tired|--|of|fighting|the|same|fights|,|of|putting|the|weight|of|the|world|on|his|shoulders|,|of|playing|with|narrative|form|.
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artist fatigue, repetitive struggles, narrative experimentation
While you have to admit it 's semi-amusing to watch Robert DeNiro belt out `` When you 're a Jet , you 're a Jet all the way , '' it 's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` Tonight . ''
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While|you|have|to|admit|it|'s|semi-amusing|to|watch|Robert|DeNiro|belt|out|``|When|you|'re|a|Jet|,|you|'re|a|Jet|all|the|way|,|''|it|'s|equally|distasteful|to|watch|him|sing|the|lyrics|to|``|Tonight|.|''
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Robert DeNiro, singing, distasteful
The whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it 's trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years . '
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The|whole|mess|boils|down|to|a|transparently|hypocritical|work|that|feels|as|though|it|'s|trying|to|set|the|women|'s|liberation|movement|back|20|years|.|'
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hypocrisy, setback, women's liberation
... the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well ... but quite frankly , Scoob and Shag do n't eat enough during the film . '
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...|the|cast|portrays|their|cartoon|counterparts|well|...|but|quite|frankly|,|Scoob|and|Shag|do|n't|eat|enough|during|the|film|.|'
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portrayal, cartoon counterparts, eating habits
More of the same old garbage Hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now .
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More|of|the|same|old|garbage|Hollywood|has|been|trying|to|pass|off|as|acceptable|teen|entertainment|for|some|time|now|.
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Hollywood, teen entertainment, garbage
TV skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen .
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TV|skit-com|material|fervently|deposited|on|the|big|screen|.
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TV, skit-com, big screen
( Johnnie To and Wai Ka Fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among American action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers .
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(|Johnnie|To|and|Wai|Ka|Fai|are|)|sure|to|find|an|enthusiastic|audience|among|American|action-adventure|buffs|,|but|the|film|'s|interests|may|be|too|narrow|to|attract|crossover|viewers|.
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American audience, action-adventure buffs, narrow interests
If there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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If|there|was|ever|a|movie|where|the|upbeat|ending|feels|like|a|copout|,|this|is|the|one|.
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movie, upbeat ending, copout
It 's as sorry a mess as its director 's diabolical debut , Mad Cows .
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It|'s|as|sorry|a|mess|as|its|director|'s|diabolical|debut|,|Mad|Cows|.
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director, mess, debut
Any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director Jon Purdy 's sledgehammer sap .
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Any|attempts|at|nuance|given|by|the|capable|cast|is|drowned|out|by|director|Jon|Purdy|'s|sledgehammer|sap|.
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Director, Cast, Nuance
Its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity , Steven Soderbergh 's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience .
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Its|audacious|ambitions|sabotaged|by|pomposity|,|Steven|Soderbergh|'s|space|opera|emerges|as|a|numbingly|dull|experience|.
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pomposity, Steven Soderbergh, space opera
Despite some strong performances , never rises above the level of a telanovela .
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Despite|some|strong|performances|,|never|rises|above|the|level|of|a|telanovela|.
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telanovela, strong performances, level
This is a picture that Maik , the firebrand turned savvy ad man , would be envious of : it hijacks the heat of revolution and turns it into a sales tool .
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This|is|a|picture|that|Maik|,|the|firebrand|turned|savvy|ad|man|,|would|be|envious|of|:|it|hijacks|the|heat|of|revolution|and|turns|it|into|a|sales|tool|.
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Maik, envy, revolution
Feels slight , as if it were an extended short , albeit one made by the smartest kids in class .
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Feels|slight|,|as|if|it|were|an|extended|short|,|albeit|one|made|by|the|smartest|kids|in|class|.
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Keywords: slight feeling, extended short, smartest kids.
Unspeakable , of course , barely begins to describe the plot and its complications .
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Unspeakable|,|of|course|,|barely|begins|to|describe|the|plot|and|its|complications|.
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complications, plot, unspeakable
Vulgar is too optimistic a title .
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Vulgar|is|too|optimistic|a|title|.
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optimism, title, vulgarity
The actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene , but to diminishing effect .
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The|actors|pull|out|all|the|stops|in|nearly|every|scene|,|but|to|diminishing|effect|.
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actors, performance, diminishing effect
The characters never change .
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The|characters|never|change|.
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static characters, unchanging personalities, consistent traits
If The Last Man were the last movie left on earth , there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows .
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If|The|Last|Man|were|the|last|movie|left|on|earth|,|there|would|be|a|toss-up|between|presiding|over|the|end|of|cinema|as|we|know|it|and|another|night|of|delightful|hand|shadows|.
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end of cinema, Last Man, hand shadows
Welles groupie\/scholar Peter Bogdanovich took a long time to do it , but he 's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant William Randolph Hearst .
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Welles|groupie\/scholar|Peter|Bogdanovich|took|a|long|time|to|do|it|,|but|he|'s|finally|provided|his|own|broadside|at|publishing|giant|William|Randolph|Hearst|.
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Peter Bogdanovich, William Randolph Hearst, criticism
Makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes , becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place .
0.34722
Makes|the|same|mistake|as|the|music|industry|it|criticizes|,|becoming|so|slick|and|watered-down|it|almost|loses|what|made|you|love|it|in|the|first|place|.
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music industry, slick, watered-down
Even as I valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious , I could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...
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Even|as|I|valiantly|struggled|to|remain|interested|,|or|at|least|conscious|,|I|could|feel|my|eyelids|...|getting|...|very|...|heavy|...
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struggle, interest, fatigue
A bad movie that happened to good actors .
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A|bad|movie|that|happened|to|good|actors|.
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bad movie, good actors, happened
Boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome .
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Boasts|eye-catching|art|direction|but|has|a|forcefully|quirky|tone|that|quickly|wears|out|its|limited|welcome|.
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art direction, quirky tone, limited welcome
Screenwriter Dan Schneider and director Shawn Levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite .
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Screenwriter|Dan|Schneider|and|director|Shawn|Levy|substitute|volume|and|primary|colors|for|humor|and|bite|.
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substitute, humor, colors
Oversexed , at times overwrought comedy\/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty , female and single .
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Oversexed|,|at|times|overwrought|comedy\/drama|that|offers|little|insight|into|the|experience|of|being|forty|,|female|and|single|.
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comedy/drama, oversexed, single female experience
That such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies .
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That|such|a|horrible|movie|could|have|sprung|from|such|a|great|one|is|one|of|the|year|'s|worst|cinematic|tragedies|.
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movie, tragedy, comparison
It all starts to smack of a Hallmark Hall of Fame , with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television .
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It|all|starts|to|smack|of|a|Hallmark|Hall|of|Fame|,|with|a|few|four|letter|words|thrown|in|that|are|generally|not|heard|on|television|.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame, four letter words, television
Rarely has a film 's title served such dire warning .
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Rarely|has|a|film|'s|title|served|such|dire|warning|.
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film title, dire warning, rarely
If you saw Benigni 's Pinocchio at a public park , you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police .
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If|you|saw|Benigni|'s|Pinocchio|at|a|public|park|,|you|'d|grab|your|kids|and|run|and|then|probably|call|the|police|.
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public park, Benigni's Pinocchio, police
The animation is competent , and some of the gags are quite funny , but Jonah ... never shakes the oppressive , morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment .
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The|animation|is|competent|,|and|some|of|the|gags|are|quite|funny|,|but|Jonah|...|never|shakes|the|oppressive|,|morally|superior|good-for-you|quality|that|almost|automatically|accompanies|didactic|entertainment|.
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animation, humor, didactic entertainment
The pace of the film is very slow ( for obvious reasons ) and that too becomes off-putting .
0.51389
The|pace|of|the|film|is|very|slow|(|for|obvious|reasons|)|and|that|too|becomes|off-putting|.
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slow pace, off-putting, obvious reasons
Mr. Wollter and Ms. Seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .
0.36111
Mr.|Wollter|and|Ms.|Seldhal|give|strong|and|convincing|performances|,|but|neither|reaches|into|the|deepest|recesses|of|the|character|to|unearth|the|quaking|essence|of|passion|,|grief|and|fear|.
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performances, passion, grief
Shafer 's feature does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting .
0.30556
Shafer|'s|feature|does|n't|offer|much|in|terms|of|plot|or|acting|.
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plot, acting, Shafer's feature
In his role of observer of the scene , Lawrence sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature .
0.29167
In|his|role|of|observer|of|the|scene|,|Lawrence|sounds|whiny|and|defensive|,|as|if|his|life-altering|experiences|made|him|bitter|and|less|mature|.
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Observer, Whiny, Life-altering experiences
( T ) he ideas of Revolution # 9 are more compelling than the execution
0.375
(|T|)|he|ideas|of|Revolution|#|9|are|more|compelling|than|the|execution
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ideas, Revolution # 9, execution
The film did n't convince me that Calvin Jr. 's Barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of Chicago 's South Side .
0.27778
The|film|did|n't|convince|me|that|Calvin|Jr.|'s|Barbershop|represents|some|sort|of|beacon|of|hope|in|the|middle|of|Chicago|'s|South|Side|.
52|52|49|49|47|47|46|43|42|42|44|40|38|38|37|36|35|35|34|32|32|31|29|29|28|28|51|30|30|31|33|33|34|41|36|37|39|39|40|41|45|43|44|45|46|48|48|50|50|51|53|53|0
Chicago, South Side, Barbershop
What happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ?
0.25
What|happens|when|something|goes|bump|in|the|night|and|nobody|cares|?
25|23|22|21|20|18|17|16|14|14|15|19|24|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|0
neglect, fear, consequences
Despite some comic sparks , Welcome to Collinwood never catches fire .
0.25
Despite|some|comic|sparks|,|Welcome|to|Collinwood|never|catches|fire|.
22|21|20|20|19|17|16|16|15|13|13|14|14|15|18|17|18|19|23|21|22|23|0
comedy, disappointment, lack of energy
Director George Hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries , but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad , and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place .
0.22222
Director|George|Hickenlooper|has|had|some|success|with|documentaries|,|but|here|his|sense|of|story|and|his|juvenile|camera|movements|smack|of|a|film|school|undergrad|,|and|his|maudlin|ending|might|not|have|gotten|him|into|film|school|in|the|first|place|.
84|83|83|82|81|79|79|78|78|86|87|74|71|71|70|68|68|67|66|65|65|64|63|62|61|60|60|75|76|58|57|57|55|55|54|52|52|51|49|49|48|47|46|46|89|47|48|50|50|51|53|53|54|56|56|59|58|59|77|61|62|63|64|73|66|67|69|69|70|72|72|73|74|75|76|77|88|80|80|81|82|85|84|85|86|87|88|89|0
documentaries, film school, maudlin ending
Shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling .
0.31944
Shows|moments|of|promise|but|ultimately|succumbs|to|cliches|and|pat|storytelling|.
22|21|20|20|23|19|18|17|16|15|14|14|25|15|16|17|18|19|24|21|22|23|24|25|0
cliches, pat storytelling, moments of promise
Even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
0.34722
Even|accepting|this|in|the|right|frame|of|mind|can|only|provide|it|with|so|much|leniency|.
35|33|32|31|29|28|28|27|27|24|24|22|22|21|19|19|20|26|20|21|23|23|25|25|26|34|30|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|0
leniency, acceptance, mindset
Some Body is a shaky , uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves .
0.65278
Some|Body|is|a|shaky|,|uncertain|film|that|nevertheless|touches|a|few|raw|nerves|.
30|30|28|26|25|24|23|23|22|21|20|19|18|17|17|29|18|19|20|21|22|27|24|25|26|27|28|29|31|31|0
shaky film, raw nerves, uncertainty
All the small moments and flashbacks do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition .
0.38889
All|the|small|moments|and|flashbacks|do|n't|add|up|to|much|more|than|trite|observations|on|the|human|condition|.
38|37|36|36|39|40|33|33|31|31|30|28|27|27|26|25|24|23|22|22|35|23|24|25|26|29|28|29|30|32|32|34|34|35|41|37|38|39|40|41|0
trite observations, human condition, small moments
( A ) stale retread of the '53 original .
0.30556
(|A|)|stale|retread|of|the|'53|original|.
17|16|16|14|14|13|12|11|11|19|12|13|15|15|18|17|18|19|0
retread, stale, original
One thing 's for sure -- if George Romero had directed this movie , it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head .
0.26389
One|thing|'s|for|sure|--|if|George|Romero|had|directed|this|movie|,|it|would|n't|have|taken|the|protagonists|a|full|hour|to|determine|that|in|order|to|kill|a|zombie|you|must|shoot|it|in|the|head|.
77|77|76|75|75|79|73|71|71|70|69|68|68|67|66|64|64|63|61|59|59|58|57|57|56|55|54|51|51|50|49|48|48|47|46|44|44|43|42|42|81|43|45|45|46|47|53|49|50|52|52|53|54|55|56|62|58|60|60|61|62|63|65|65|66|67|74|69|70|72|72|73|74|80|76|78|78|79|80|81|0
George Romero, zombie, shooting
For dance completists only .
0.18056
For|dance|completists|only|.
9|8|6|6|7|7|8|9|0
dance, completists, format
Spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations
0.125
Spreads|itself|too|thin|,|leaving|these|actors|,|as|well|as|the|members|of|the|commune|,|short|of|profound|characterizations
39|38|37|37|40|36|32|32|33|31|30|30|28|28|27|26|26|42|25|24|23|23|24|25|43|27|29|29|35|31|34|33|34|35|36|41|38|39|40|41|42|43|0
characterization, actors, commune
It would n't matter so much that this arrogant Richard Pryor wannabe 's routine is offensive , puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny .
0.25
It|would|n't|matter|so|much|that|this|arrogant|Richard|Pryor|wannabe|'s|routine|is|offensive|,|puerile|and|unimaginatively|foul-mouthed|if|it|was|at|least|funny|.
55|52|52|51|49|49|48|46|45|44|43|43|42|41|39|35|35|36|37|34|34|33|32|31|29|29|30|54|30|31|32|33|40|38|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|47|44|45|46|47|48|50|50|51|53|53|54|55|0
offensive, humor, Richard Pryor
The locale ... remains far more interesting than the story at hand .
0.375
The|locale|...|remains|far|more|interesting|than|the|story|at|hand|.
24|24|23|21|19|18|18|17|15|15|14|14|22|16|16|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|25|25|0
locale, interesting, story
Yo , it 's The Days Of Our Lives meets Electric Boogaloo .
0.43056
Yo|,|it|'s|The|Days|Of|Our|Lives|meets|Electric|Boogaloo|.
24|23|22|21|19|19|18|17|17|15|14|14|16|15|16|25|18|20|20|21|22|23|24|25|0
Soap opera, dance movie, fusion
I liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes , it 's too long and it goes nowhere .
0.15278
I|liked|the|original|short|story|but|this|movie|,|even|at|an|hour|and|twenty-some|minutes|,|it|'s|too|long|and|it|goes|nowhere|.
48|45|43|42|41|41|40|39|39|46|38|37|34|34|35|33|33|49|32|31|30|30|51|29|28|28|53|29|52|31|32|50|36|35|36|37|38|47|40|44|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|0
movie, length, disappointment
This little film is so slovenly done , so primitive in technique , that it ca n't really be called animation .
0.11111
This|little|film|is|so|slovenly|done|,|so|primitive|in|technique|,|that|it|ca|n't|really|be|called|animation|.
42|41|41|38|38|37|33|33|32|31|30|30|35|29|28|25|25|26|24|23|23|40|24|27|26|27|28|29|36|31|32|34|34|35|36|37|39|39|40|43|42|43|0
primitive technique, sloppy film, not animation
Makes 98 minutes feel like three hours .
0.055556
Makes|98|minutes|feel|like|three|hours|.
14|13|13|11|10|9|9|12|10|11|12|15|14|15|0
Time perception, movie experience, duration
Hawke 's film , a boring , pretentious waste of nearly two hours , does n't tell you anything except that the Chelsea Hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes .
0.30556
Hawke|'s|film|,|a|boring|,|pretentious|waste|of|nearly|two|hours|,|does|n't|tell|you|anything|except|that|the|Chelsea|Hotel|today|is|populated|by|whiny|,|pathetic|,|starving|and|untalented|artistes|.
68|68|69|70|66|64|63|63|65|62|60|60|61|72|57|57|55|55|54|53|52|50|49|48|48|47|46|45|43|42|41|40|38|38|39|44|59|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|51|49|50|51|52|53|54|56|56|58|58|59|73|61|62|67|64|65|66|67|71|69|70|71|72|73|0
film review, negative critique, Chelsea Hotel
Aspires to the cracked lunacy of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai , but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like The Adventures of Ford Fairlane .
0.29167
Aspires|to|the|cracked|lunacy|of|The|Adventures|of|Buckaroo|Banzai|,|but|thanks|to|an|astonishingly|witless|script|ends|up|more|like|The|Adventures|of|Ford|Fairlane|.
56|55|49|48|48|47|46|46|45|44|44|52|53|43|42|41|40|39|39|36|35|35|34|32|32|31|30|30|38|31|33|33|34|37|36|37|38|57|40|41|42|43|54|45|51|47|50|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|0
Buckaroo Banzai, witless script, Ford Fairlane
Real-life strongman Ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders .
0.27778
Real-life|strongman|Ahola|lacks|the|charisma|and|ability|to|carry|the|film|on|his|admittedly|broad|shoulders|.
34|33|33|30|29|27|27|28|26|24|23|23|22|21|19|19|20|32|20|21|22|25|24|25|26|31|28|29|30|31|32|35|34|35|0
lack of charisma, strongman, film
The title , alone , should scare any sane person away .
0.125
The|title|,|alone|,|should|scare|any|sane|person|away|.
22|22|21|20|19|17|15|14|13|13|16|18|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|23|23|0
scary title, avoidance, sanity
Low comedy does n't come much lower .
0.36111
Low|comedy|does|n't|come|much|lower|.
14|14|11|11|10|9|9|13|10|12|12|13|15|15|0
Low comedy, lower, doesn't come
Appropriately cynical social commentary aside , # 9 never quite ignites .
0.38889
Appropriately|cynical|social|commentary|aside|,|#|9|never|quite|ignites|.
18|18|17|17|20|21|16|16|14|14|13|13|15|15|23|22|19|19|20|21|22|23|0
cynical social commentary, lack of excitement, disappointment
It 's crap on a leash -- far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of Joe Dante 's similarly styled Gremlins .
0.041667
It|'s|crap|on|a|leash|--|far|too|polite|to|scale|the|lunatic|heights|of|Joe|Dante|'s|similarly|styled|Gremlins|.
45|43|42|41|38|38|39|37|36|35|34|33|31|30|30|29|27|26|26|24|24|25|44|25|28|27|28|29|32|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|40|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
polite, Gremlins, comparison
One of the most depressing movie-going experiences I can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once .
0.20833
One|of|the|most|depressing|movie-going|experiences|I|can|think|of|is|to|sit|through|about|90|minutes|of|a|so-called|`|comedy|'|and|not|laugh|once|.
56|55|53|51|51|50|50|49|48|47|47|45|44|42|41|38|38|39|37|34|33|32|31|31|35|30|30|43|46|36|32|33|34|35|36|37|40|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|57|48|49|54|52|52|53|54|55|56|57|0
movie-going experience, depressing, comedy
This is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream .
0.375
This|is|the|kind|of|movie|where|the|big|scene|is|a|man|shot|out|of|a|cannon|into|a|vat|of|ice|cream|.
49|47|44|44|43|43|42|40|39|39|38|36|36|33|33|32|31|31|30|28|28|27|26|26|48|27|29|29|30|35|32|34|34|35|37|37|38|41|40|41|42|46|45|45|46|47|48|49|0
movie, big scene, cannon
Let 's face it -- there are n't many reasons anyone would want to see Crossroads if they 're not big fans of teen pop kitten Britney Spears .
0.44444
Let|'s|face|it|--|there|are|n't|many|reasons|anyone|would|want|to|see|Crossroads|if|they|'re|not|big|fans|of|teen|pop|kitten|Britney|Spears|.
53|53|52|52|55|51|49|49|47|47|46|45|44|43|41|41|40|39|37|37|35|35|34|33|32|31|30|30|57|31|32|33|34|36|36|38|38|39|40|42|42|43|44|45|46|48|48|50|50|51|56|54|54|55|56|57|0
teen pop, Britney Spears, Crossroads
A loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
0.11111
A|loud|,|brash|and|mainly|unfunny|high|school|comedy|.
19|18|17|16|15|14|14|13|12|12|21|13|20|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
high school, comedy, unfunny
An exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work , every bit as imperious as Katzenberg 's The Prince of Egypt from 1998 .
0.38889
An|exceptionally|dreary|and|overwrought|bit|of|work|,|every|bit|as|imperious|as|Katzenberg|'s|The|Prince|of|Egypt|from|1998|.
43|41|39|39|40|42|38|38|37|34|33|32|32|31|31|29|27|27|26|25|24|24|30|25|26|28|28|29|30|36|35|33|34|35|36|37|45|44|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
overwrought, imperious, Prince of Egypt
The movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .
0.18056
The|movie|is|so|resolutely|cobbled|together|out|of|older|movies|that|it|even|uses|a|totally|unnecessary|prologue|,|just|because|it|seems|obligatory|.
50|50|46|45|45|42|42|43|41|40|40|39|38|37|34|33|31|31|32|35|30|29|28|27|27|49|28|29|30|36|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|48|41|44|43|44|47|46|47|48|49|51|51|0
movie, cobbled together, unnecessary prologue
The movie 's vision of a white American zealously spreading a Puritanical brand of Christianity to South Seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish .
0.34722
The|movie|'s|vision|of|a|white|American|zealously|spreading|a|Puritanical|brand|of|Christianity|to|South|Seas|islanders|is|one|only|a|true|believer|could|relish|.
52|51|51|53|50|48|47|46|46|44|42|41|41|40|40|39|38|37|37|35|34|32|31|30|30|29|29|36|33|31|32|33|34|35|36|55|38|39|45|43|42|43|44|45|49|47|48|49|50|54|52|53|54|55|0
Puritanical Christianity, South Seas islanders, movie interpretation
Maid in Manhattan proves that it 's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies .
0.19444
Maid|in|Manhattan|proves|that|it|'s|easier|to|change|the|sheets|than|to|change|hackneyed|concepts|when|it|comes|to|dreaming|up|romantic|comedies|.
50|49|49|47|46|45|42|42|41|40|39|39|38|37|35|34|34|33|32|31|30|28|28|27|27|48|29|29|30|31|32|33|36|35|36|37|38|44|40|41|43|43|44|45|46|47|48|51|50|51|0
romantic comedies, hackneyed concepts, Maid in Manhattan
A fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special .
0.36111
A|fairly|harmless|but|ultimately|lifeless|feature-length|afterschool|special|.
17|13|13|14|12|12|16|11|11|19|18|15|14|15|16|17|18|19|0
Feature-length, afterschool special, lifeless.
I ca n't remember the last time I saw a movie where I wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail .
0.40278
I|ca|n't|remember|the|last|time|I|saw|a|movie|where|I|wanted|so|badly|for|the|protagonist|to|fail|.
43|40|40|39|37|36|36|35|33|32|32|31|30|27|26|26|25|24|24|23|23|42|29|25|28|27|28|29|30|31|34|33|34|35|38|37|38|39|41|41|42|43|0
protagonist, failure, movie
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
0.375
...|the|whole|thing|succeeded|only|in|making|me|groggy|.
21|19|18|18|16|15|14|12|12|13|17|13|14|15|16|17|20|19|20|21|0
drowsiness, unsuccessful, experience
Like most of Jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but more of it seems contrived and secondhand .
0.33333
Like|most|of|Jaglom|'s|films|,|some|of|it|is|honestly|affecting|,|but|more|of|it|seems|contrived|and|secondhand|.
40|39|38|36|36|37|35|33|32|32|30|30|31|42|43|28|27|27|26|24|24|25|45|25|26|29|28|29|44|31|34|33|34|35|41|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
Jaglom's films, affecting, contrived
One long , numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff Yuen has given us before .
0.26389
One|long|,|numbing|action|sequence|made|up|mostly|of|routine|stuff|Yuen|has|given|us|before|.
34|34|33|30|29|29|26|26|27|25|24|23|23|21|20|19|19|22|20|21|22|32|24|25|28|27|28|31|30|31|32|33|35|35|0
routine stuff, action sequence, Yuen
Forgettable , if good-hearted , movie .
0.375
Forgettable|,|if|good-hearted|,|movie|.
13|12|10|10|9|8|8|9|11|11|12|13|0
forgettable, good-hearted, movie
The film 's most improbable feat ?
0.30556
The|film|'s|most|improbable|feat|?
12|12|10|8|8|9|11|9|10|11|13|13|0
film, improbable feat, prompt
It did n't go straight to video .
0.45833
It|did|n't|go|straight|to|video|.
15|12|12|10|10|9|9|14|11|11|13|13|14|15|0
video, straight, not
... about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season .
0.13889
...|about|as|exciting|to|watch|as|two|last-place|basketball|teams|playing|one|another|on|the|final|day|of|the|season|.
43|40|38|37|36|35|34|33|32|32|39|30|29|29|28|26|25|25|24|23|23|42|24|27|26|27|28|31|30|31|41|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|0
basketball, last-place teams, final day of season
The Chateau ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters .
0.31944
The|Chateau|...|is|less|concerned|with|cultural|and|political|issues|than|doting|on|its|eccentric|characters|.
34|34|33|31|29|28|27|26|25|24|24|23|22|21|20|19|19|32|20|21|22|23|30|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|35|35|0
eccentric characters, cultural issues, political issues
Cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment ... simultaneously degrades its characters , its stars and its audience .
0.125
Cruel|and|inhuman|cinematic|punishment|...|simultaneously|degrades|its|characters|,|its|stars|and|its|audience|.
31|31|30|29|29|28|27|25|20|20|21|19|19|23|18|18|26|24|22|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|33|30|32|32|33|0
degradation, punishment, cinema
It 's not too fast and not too slow .
0.68056
It|'s|not|too|fast|and|not|too|slow|.
19|16|16|13|13|14|12|11|11|18|12|15|14|15|17|17|18|19|0
moderate, speed, balance
It 's not too racy and it 's not too offensive .
0.59722
It|'s|not|too|racy|and|it|'s|not|too|offensive|.
20|18|18|17|17|21|16|14|14|13|13|23|15|15|16|22|19|19|20|21|22|23|0
mildness, appropriateness, acceptability
It 's not too much of anything .
0.22222
It|'s|not|too|much|of|anything|.
15|12|12|11|10|9|9|14|10|11|13|13|14|15|0
not too much, anything, statement
The great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it The Adventures of Direct-to-Video Nash , and send it to its proper home .
0.27778
The|great|pity|is|that|those|responsible|did|n't|cut|their|losses|--|and|ours|--|and|retitle|it|The|Adventures|of|Direct-to-Video|Nash|,|and|send|it|to|its|proper|home|.
64|63|63|61|60|58|58|56|56|49|48|48|45|45|46|47|51|44|43|41|41|40|39|39|53|54|37|37|36|35|34|34|62|35|36|38|38|55|40|42|42|43|44|52|46|47|50|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|57|57|59|59|60|61|62|65|64|65|0
cut losses, retitle, direct-to-video
About as original as a gangster sweating bullets while worrying about a contract on his life .
0.45833
About|as|original|as|a|gangster|sweating|bullets|while|worrying|about|a|contract|on|his|life|.
31|30|30|29|28|27|27|25|24|23|22|20|20|19|18|18|26|19|21|21|22|23|24|25|26|33|28|29|32|31|32|33|0
originality, gangster, fear
An empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal .
0.22222
An|empty|shell|of|an|epic|rather|than|the|real|deal|.
21|20|20|19|16|16|15|15|14|13|13|23|14|18|17|17|18|19|22|21|22|23|0
empty shell, epic, real deal
We could have expected a little more human being , and a little less product .
0.5
We|could|have|expected|a|little|more|human|being|,|and|a|little|less|product|.
31|29|28|27|23|21|20|20|22|24|25|19|17|17|18|30|18|19|26|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
humanity, consumerism, expectations
Instead of using George and Lucy 's most obvious differences to ignite sparks , Lawrence desperately looks elsewhere , seizing on George 's haplessness and Lucy 's personality tics .
0.27778
Instead|of|using|George|and|Lucy|'s|most|obvious|differences|to|ignite|sparks|,|Lawrence|desperately|looks|elsewhere|,|seizing|on|George|'s|haplessness|and|Lucy|'s|personality|tics|.
58|57|56|53|53|51|51|49|49|50|48|47|47|46|45|44|40|40|41|39|38|34|34|35|36|32|32|31|31|43|33|33|37|35|36|37|38|39|42|41|42|43|44|45|46|59|48|55|50|52|52|54|54|55|56|57|58|59|0
Character differences, Igniting sparks, Desperate measures
Whether Quitting will prove absorbing to American audiences is debatable .
0.55556
Whether|Quitting|will|prove|absorbing|to|American|audiences|is|debatable|.
20|19|18|17|16|15|14|14|12|12|13|13|21|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
American audiences, Quitting, debatable
Becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't .
0.19444
Becomes|a|bit|of|a|mishmash|:|a|tearjerker|that|does|n't|and|a|thriller|that|wo|n't|.
33|32|32|31|30|30|35|26|26|25|24|24|28|22|22|21|20|20|37|21|23|23|29|25|27|27|28|29|36|31|34|33|34|35|36|37|0
mishmash, tearjerker, thriller
Family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition ... whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance .
0.22222
Family|togetherness|takes|a|back|seat|to|inter-family|rivalry|and|workplace|ambition|...|whole|subplots|have|no|explanation|or|even|plot|relevance|.
41|41|39|38|37|37|36|35|34|33|32|32|43|30|30|29|25|25|26|27|24|24|45|28|26|27|28|29|31|31|44|33|34|35|36|40|38|39|40|42|42|43|44|45|0
inter-family rivalry, workplace ambition, plot relevance