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a loving little film of considerable appeal .!ref!1,0,-100
watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it .!ref!0,0,-100
a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments .!ref!0,0,-100
the problem is n't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball .!ref!0,0,-100
can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going .!ref!0,0,-100
parker holds true to wilde 's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning , and no desire to be anything but a polished , sophisticated entertainment that is in love with its own cleverness .!ref!1,0,-100
these are names to remember , in order to avoid them in the future .!ref!0,0,-100
if somebody was bored and ... decided to make a dull , pretentious version of jesus ' son , they 'd come up with something like bart freundlich 's world traveler .!ref!0,0,-100
new best friend should n't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video .!ref!0,0,-100
as a revenge thriller , the movie is serviceable , but it does n't really deliver the delicious guilty pleasure of the better film versions .!ref!0,0,-100
i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness .!ref!0,0,-100
-lrb- director peter -rrb- jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of tolkien 's writing that every frame produces new joys , whether you 're a fan of the books or not .!ref!1,0,-100
... ambition is in short supply in the cinema , and egoyan tackles his themes and explores his characters ' crises with seriousness and compassion .!ref!1,0,-100
it does n't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video , giving the whole thing a dirty , tasteless feel .!ref!0,0,-100
-lrb- two -rrb- fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now .!ref!0,0,-100
somewhere short of tremors on the modern b-scene : neither as funny nor as clever , though an agreeably unpretentious way to spend ninety minutes .!ref!0,0,-100
their film falters , however , in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy , a salute that i 'd hoped the movie would avoid .!ref!0,0,-100
the latest installment in the pokemon canon , pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two , likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace .!ref!1,0,-100
it 's still worth a look .!ref!1,0,-100
jolie 's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips .!ref!0,0,-100
never engaging , utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful .!ref!0,0,-100
although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor , the result does n't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke .!ref!0,0,-100
a pleasant enough movie , held together by skilled ensemble actors .!ref!1,0,-100
intriguing and beautiful film , but those of you who read the book are likely to be disappointed .!ref!1,0,-100
too close to phantom menace for comfort .!ref!0,0,-100
without heavy-handedness , dong provides perspective with his intelligent grasp of human foibles and contradictions .!ref!1,0,-100
somehow we 're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids , travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world , don fatigues and become g.i. jane .!ref!0,0,-100
marvelous , merry and , yes , melancholy film .!ref!1,0,-100
reinforces the talents of screenwriter charlie kaufman , creator of adaptation and being john malkovich .!ref!1,0,-100
the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off .!ref!0,0,-100
more than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling .!ref!1,0,-100
a woozy , roisterous , exhausting mess , and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect .!ref!0,0,-100
the story 's so preposterous that i did n't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved .!ref!0,0,-100
its underlying mythology is a hodgepodge of inconsistencies that pose the question : since when did dumb entertainment have to be this dumb ?!ref!0,0,-100
and forget about any attempt at a plot !!ref!0,0,-100
watstein handily directs and edits around his screenplay 's sappier elements ... and sustains off the hook 's buildup with remarkable assuredness for a first-timer .!ref!1,0,-100
ice cube holds the film together with an engaging and warm performance ...!ref!1,0,-100
all this turns out to be neither funny nor provocative - only dull .!ref!0,0,-100
tom green just gives them a bad odor .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's obviously struck a responsive chord with many south koreans , and should work its magic in other parts of the world .!ref!1,0,-100
it has fun being grown up .!ref!1,0,-100
this is a great subject for a movie , but hollywood has squandered the opportunity , using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on .!ref!0,0,-100
children may not understand everything that happens -- i 'm not sure even miyazaki himself does -- but they will almost certainly be fascinated , and undoubtedly delighted .!ref!1,0,-100
a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan 's heroes star bob crane .!ref!1,0,-100
this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another .!ref!0,0,-100
the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously .!ref!0,0,-100
the long-range appeal of `` minority report '' should transcend any awards it bags .!ref!1,0,-100
the film starts out as competent but unremarkable ... and gradually grows into something of considerable power .!ref!1,0,-100
ihops do n't pile on this much syrup .!ref!0,0,-100
a pleasant enough comedy that should have found a summer place .!ref!1,0,-100
the unique tug-of-war with viewer expectations is undeniable , if not a pleasure in its own right .!ref!1,0,-100
this is a particularly toxic little bonbon , palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few .!ref!0,0,-100
sound the trumpets : for the first time since desperately seeking susan , madonna does n't suck as an actress .!ref!1,0,-100
the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome .!ref!0,0,-100
much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie .!ref!0,0,-100
disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material .!ref!0,0,-100
flat , but with a revelatory performance by michelle williams .!ref!0,0,-100
unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it .!ref!0,0,-100
the movie gets muted and routine .!ref!0,0,-100
madonna still ca n't act a lick .!ref!0,0,-100
if you 're not a prepubescent girl , you 'll be laughing at britney spears ' movie-starring debut whenever it does n't have you impatiently squinting at your watch .!ref!0,0,-100
some actors have so much charisma that you 'd be happy to listen to them reading the phone book .!ref!1,0,-100
energetic and boldly provocative .!ref!1,0,-100
not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality , it fails the most basic relevancy test as well .!ref!0,0,-100
the kooky yet shadowy vision clooney sustains throughout is daring , inventive and impressive .!ref!1,0,-100
i 'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes .!ref!0,0,-100
occasionally funny and consistently odd , and it works reasonably well as a star vehicle for zhao .!ref!1,0,-100
awkward but sincere and , ultimately , it wins you over .!ref!1,0,-100
the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd .!ref!0,0,-100
a lousy movie that 's not merely unwatchable , but also unlistenable .!ref!0,0,-100
flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind .!ref!0,0,-100
with youthful high spirits , tautou remains captivating throughout michele 's religious and romantic quests , and she is backed by a likable cast .!ref!1,0,-100
if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford 's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to , then perhaps it 's time to rethink independent films .!ref!0,0,-100
a great comedy filmmaker knows great comedy need n't always make us laugh .!ref!1,0,-100
while this film is not in the least surprising , it is still ultimately very satisfying .!ref!1,0,-100
remarkably accessible and affecting .!ref!1,0,-100
writhing under dialogue like ` you 're from two different worlds ' and ` tonight the maid is a lie and this , this is who you are , ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability .!ref!0,0,-100
this cheery , down-to-earth film is warm with the cozy feeling of relaxing around old friends .!ref!1,0,-100
plays as hollow catharsis , with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights .!ref!0,0,-100
will probably stay in the shadow of its two older , more accessible qatsi siblings .!ref!0,0,-100
credibility sinks into a mire of sentiment .!ref!0,0,-100
director brian levant , who never strays far from his sitcom roots , skates blithely from one implausible situation to another , pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you 'll find on a french poodle .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins .!ref!0,0,-100
but it 's emotionally engrossing , too , thanks to strong , credible performances from the whole cast .!ref!1,0,-100
francophiles will snicker knowingly and you 'll want to slap them .!ref!0,0,-100
-lrb- plays -rrb- in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy .!ref!0,0,-100
one hour photo is an intriguing snapshot of one man and his delusions ; it 's just too bad it does n't have more flashes of insight .!ref!0,0,-100
a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still ca n't save itself from being unoriginal , unfunny and unrecommendable .!ref!0,0,-100
this examination of aquatic life off the shores of the baja california peninsula of mexico offers an engrossing way to demonstrate the virtues of the imax format .!ref!1,0,-100
an ungainly , comedy-deficient , b-movie rush job ...!ref!0,0,-100
will only satisfy those who ca n't tell the difference between the good , the bad and the ugly .!ref!0,0,-100
if this movie were a book , it would be a page-turner , you ca n't wait to see what happens next .!ref!1,0,-100
` dragonfly ' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck .!ref!0,0,-100
-lrb- villeneuve -rrb- seems to realize intuitively that even morality is reduced to an option by the ultimate mysteries of life and death .!ref!1,0,-100
rather , you 'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief .!ref!0,0,-100
feel bad for king , who 's honestly trying , and schwartzman , who 's shot himself in the foot .!ref!0,0,-100
involving at times , but lapses quite casually into the absurd .!ref!0,0,-100
for benigni it was n't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio .!ref!1,0,-100
starts off with a bang , but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end .!ref!0,0,-100
together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death .!ref!1,0,-100
de niro looks bored , murphy recycles murphy , and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal .!ref!0,0,-100
the film 's real appeal wo n't be to clooney fans or adventure buffs , but to moviegoers who enjoy thinking about compelling questions with no easy answers .!ref!1,0,-100
guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled .!ref!1,0,-100
unlike his directorial efforts , la femme nikita and the professional , the transporter lacks besson 's perspective as a storyteller .!ref!0,0,-100
at about 95 minutes , treasure planet maintains a brisk pace as it races through the familiar story .!ref!1,0,-100
this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982 's tootsie , forgetting only to retain a single laugh .!ref!0,0,-100
so stupid , so ill-conceived , so badly drawn , it created whole new levels of ugly .!ref!0,0,-100
there has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes .!ref!0,0,-100
a masterful film from a master filmmaker , unique in its deceptive grimness , compelling in its fatalist worldview .!ref!1,0,-100
a great idea becomes a not-great movie .!ref!0,0,-100
an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u.s. relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 .!ref!1,0,-100
its over-reliance on genre conventions , character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops .!ref!0,0,-100
demme 's loose approach kills the suspense .!ref!0,0,-100
harsh , effective documentary on life in the israeli-occupied palestinian territories .!ref!1,0,-100
steers turns in a snappy screenplay that curls at the edges ; it 's so clever you want to hate it .!ref!1,0,-100
this is what imax was made for : strap on a pair of 3-d goggles , shut out the real world , and take a vicarious voyage to the last frontier -- space .!ref!1,0,-100
but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film .!ref!0,0,-100
the essential problem in orange county is that , having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast , the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do .!ref!0,0,-100
... if you 're in a mind set for goofy comedy , the troopers will entertain with their gross outs , bawdy comedy and head games .!ref!1,0,-100
a work of the utmost subtlety and perception , it marks the outstanding feature debut of writer-director eric byler , who understands the power of the implicit and the virtues of simplicity and economy .!ref!1,0,-100
there are just enough twists in the tale to make it far more satisfying than almost any horror film in recent memory .!ref!1,0,-100
... hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves .!ref!0,0,-100
... a haunting vision , with images that seem more like disturbing hallucinations .!ref!0,0,-100
consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g!ref!0,0,-100
a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat .!ref!1,0,-100
the premise is in extremely bad taste , and the film 's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them .!ref!0,0,-100
imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs .!ref!0,0,-100
smith profiles five extraordinary american homes , and because the owners seem fully aware of the uses and abuses of fame , it 's a pleasure to enjoy their eccentricities .!ref!1,0,-100
with its hints of a greater intelligence lurking somewhere , the ring makes its stupidity more than obvious .!ref!0,0,-100
an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions .!ref!0,0,-100
uneasy mishmash of styles and genres .!ref!0,0,-100
the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no. 1 , but falls apart long before the end .!ref!0,0,-100
earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker 's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material .!ref!0,0,-100
tailored to entertain !!ref!1,0,-100
in his debut as a film director , denzel washington delivers a lean and engaging work .!ref!1,0,-100
the scope of the silberstein family is large and we grow attached to their lives , full of strength , warmth and vitality . .!ref!1,0,-100
the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable .!ref!1,0,-100
a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly , mentally handicapped family member .!ref!1,0,-100
if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith , why did n't he just do it , instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?!ref!0,0,-100
the way coppola professes his love for movies -- both colorful pop junk and the classics that unequivocally qualify as art -- is giddily entertaining .!ref!1,0,-100
an intimate , good-humored ethnic comedy like numerous others but cuts deeper than expected .!ref!1,0,-100
fans of the animated wildlife adventure show will be in warthog heaven ; others need not necessarily apply .!ref!1,0,-100
the story loses its bite in a last-minute happy ending that 's even less plausible than the rest of the picture .!ref!0,0,-100
it is interesting and fun to see goodall and her chimpanzees on the bigger-than-life screen .!ref!1,0,-100
branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit .!ref!1,0,-100
a droll , well-acted , character-driven comedy with unexpected deposits of feeling .!ref!1,0,-100
the screenplay sabotages the movie 's strengths at almost every juncture .!ref!0,0,-100
a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world .!ref!1,0,-100
he 'd create a movie better than this .!ref!0,0,-100
my response to the film is best described as lukewarm .!ref!0,0,-100
diane lane shines in unfaithful .!ref!1,0,-100
drags along in a dazed and enervated , drenched-in-the - past numbness .!ref!0,0,-100
thurman and lewis are hilarious throughout .!ref!1,0,-100
extreme oops - oops , ops , no matter how you spell it , it 's still a mistake to go see it .!ref!0,0,-100
an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously .!ref!0,0,-100
ana is a vivid , vibrant individual and the movie 's focus upon her makes it successful and accessible .!ref!1,0,-100
... a polished and relatively sincere piece of escapism .!ref!1,0,-100
as an entertainment , the movie keeps you diverted and best of all , it lightens your wallet without leaving a sting .!ref!1,0,-100
aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness .!ref!0,0,-100
chicago is , in many ways , an admirable achievement .!ref!1,0,-100
fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way ... that feels very human and very true to life .!ref!1,0,-100
a charming yet poignant tale of the irrevocable ties that bind .!ref!1,0,-100
or some damn thing .!ref!0,0,-100
its mysteries are transparently obvious , and it 's too slowly paced to be a thriller .!ref!0,0,-100
its gross-out gags and colorful set pieces ... are of course stultifyingly contrived and too stylized by half .!ref!0,0,-100
there is a refreshing absence of cynicism in stuart little 2 -- quite a rarity , even in the family film market .!ref!1,0,-100
creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller .!ref!0,0,-100
without resorting to hyperbole , i can state that kissing jessica stein may be the best same-sex romance i have seen .!ref!1,0,-100
a sensitive and expertly acted crowd-pleaser that is n't above a little broad comedy and a few unabashedly sentimental tears .!ref!1,0,-100
the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting .!ref!1,0,-100
... too slow , too boring , and occasionally annoying .!ref!0,0,-100
this is pretty dicey material .!ref!0,0,-100
the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences .!ref!0,0,-100
subversive , meditative , clinical and poetic , the piano teacher is a daring work of genius .!ref!1,0,-100
-lrb- a -rrb- hollywood sheen bedevils the film from the very beginning ... -lrb- but -rrb- lohman 's moist , deeply emotional eyes shine through this bogus veneer ...!ref!1,0,-100
it does n't do the original any particular dishonor , but neither does it exude any charm or personality .!ref!0,0,-100
... blade ii is more enjoyable than the original .!ref!1,0,-100
there 's suspension of disbelief and then there 's bad screenwriting ... this film packs a wallop of the latter .!ref!0,0,-100
an often-deadly boring , strange reading of a classic whose witty dialogue is treated with a baffling casual approach!ref!0,0,-100
the problem with concept films is that if the concept is a poor one , there 's no saving the movie .!ref!0,0,-100
safe conduct , however ambitious and well-intentioned , fails to hit the entertainment bull 's - eye .!ref!0,0,-100
a film made with as little wit , interest , and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick .!ref!0,0,-100