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astonishingly skillful and moving ... it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one . | 1 | positive |
feeling to it , but like the 1920 's , the trip there is a great deal of fun . | 1 | positive |
unsurprisingly , the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes . | 0 | negative |
eight legged freaks is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects , and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer . | 1 | positive |
the bottom line is the piece works brilliantly . | 1 | positive |
purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons . | 0 | negative |
tends to plod . | 0 | negative |
pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle . | 0 | negative |
indeed , the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions . | 1 | positive |
the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded . | 1 | positive |
stupid , infantile , redundant , sloppy , over-the-top , and amateurish . | 0 | negative |
the film grows on you . | 1 | positive |
though its story is only surface deep , the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see . | 1 | positive |
this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare . | 1 | positive |
first-time writer-director dylan kidd also has a good ear for dialogue , and the characters sound like real people . | 1 | positive |
a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun . | 1 | positive |
this odd , distant portuguese import more or less borrows from bad lieutenant and les vampires , and comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film . | 0 | negative |
during the tuxedo 's 90 minutes of screen time , there is n't one true ` chan moment ' . | 0 | negative |
it 's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable . | 0 | negative |
plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas . | 0 | negative |
... pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards -- with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism . | 0 | negative |
features fincher 's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity . | 1 | positive |
before long , you 're desperate for the evening to end . | 0 | negative |
watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say , when carol kane appears on the screen . | 0 | negative |
`` red dragon '' never cuts corners . | 1 | positive |
an ambitious movie that , like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that do n't come off . | 1 | positive |
although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real . | 1 | positive |
it looks good , but it is essentially empty . | 0 | negative |
young everlyn sampi , as the courageous molly craig , simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film . | 1 | positive |
a knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth ignite son of the bride . | 1 | positive |
sure , i hated myself in the morning . | 0 | negative |
but ticket-buyers with great expectations will wind up as glum as mr. de niro . | 0 | negative |
the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- . | 0 | negative |
it 's a great performance and a reminder of dickens ' grandeur . | 1 | positive |
not at all clear what it 's trying to say and even if it were -- i doubt it would be all that interesting . | 0 | negative |
a movie where story is almost an afterthought amidst a swirl of colors and inexplicable events . | 0 | negative |
real women may have many agendas , but it also will win you over , in a big way . | 1 | positive |
what i saw , i enjoyed . | 1 | positive |
lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional , reserved kind of filmmaking . | 0 | negative |
it appears as if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making . | 0 | negative |
the dangerous lives of altar boys ' take on adolescence feels painfully true . | 1 | positive |
spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units . | 0 | negative |
at its best , this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture . | 1 | positive |
there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it 's going to be a trip . | 1 | positive |
i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring . | 0 | negative |
maybe you 'll be lucky , and there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back . | 0 | negative |
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams , however , robert rodriguez adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking . | 1 | positive |
... unbearably lame . | 0 | negative |
certainly not a good movie , but it was n't horrible either . | 0 | negative |
where the film falters is in its tone . | 0 | negative |
this film biggest problem ? | 0 | negative |
this is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion , an excuse to eat popcorn . | 1 | positive |
the gags are often a stitch . | 1 | positive |
the complex , politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before . | 1 | positive |
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito 's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- shyamalan -rrb- continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision . | 1 | positive |
as averse as i usually am to feel-good , follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies , this one got to me . | 1 | positive |
you 'll know a star when you see one . | 1 | positive |
sorority boys , which is as bad at it is cruel , takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it . | 0 | negative |
in between the icy stunts , the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do . ' | 1 | positive |
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family . | 1 | positive |
horrible . | 0 | negative |
grating and tedious . | 0 | negative |
at three hours and with very little story or character development , there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue . | 0 | negative |
better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh . | 1 | positive |
it 's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience . | 0 | negative |
none of this so-called satire has any sting to it , as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him . | 0 | negative |
a keep - 'em - guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters . | 1 | positive |
a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell . | 0 | negative |
an elegant and sly deadpan comedy . | 1 | positive |
neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers , the movie is n't tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price . | 0 | negative |
the delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late , 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 . | 1 | positive |
the movie is a dud . | 0 | negative |
unfolds in a low-key , organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow . | 1 | positive |
does n't do more than expand a tv show to movie length . | 0 | negative |
one of the best movies of the year . | 1 | positive |
by applying definition to both sides of the man , the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject . | 1 | positive |
the movie turns out to be -lrb- assayas ' -rrb- homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality , ' in all its fusty squareness . | 0 | negative |
once the downward spiral comes to pass , auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ... | 0 | negative |
` butterfingered ' is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth , who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach . | 0 | negative |
cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes . | 0 | negative |
berry 's saucy , full-bodied performance gives this aging series a much needed kick , making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years | 1 | positive |
despite the film 's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity . | 1 | positive |
if you love reading and\/or poetry , then by all means check it out . | 1 | positive |
driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm ... the film is funny , insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs . | 1 | positive |
douglas mcgrath 's nicholas nickleby does dickens as it should be done cinematically . | 1 | positive |
diane lane 's sophisticated performance ca n't rescue adrian lyne 's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing . | 0 | negative |
simply put , `` far from heaven '' is a masterpiece . | 1 | positive |
shot in rich , shadowy black-and-white , devils chronicles , with increasingly amused irony , the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives . | 1 | positive |
mcgrath has deftly trimmed dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera , the better to focus on the hero 's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness . | 1 | positive |
anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy . | 0 | negative |
a worthwhile documentary , whether you 're into rap or not , even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits roll . | 1 | positive |
the original was n't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece ! | 0 | negative |
it 's a fun adventure movie for kids -lrb- of all ages -rrb- that like adventure . | 1 | positive |
one sloughs one 's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot . | 0 | negative |
limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very , very slowly . | 0 | negative |
no amount of nostalgia for carvey 's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey 's considerable talents are wasted in it . | 0 | negative |
consistently clever and suspenseful . | 1 | positive |
this is an ungainly movie , ill-fitting , with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be . | 0 | negative |
a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who 's ever waited in a doctor 's office , emergency room , hospital bed or insurance company office . | 1 | positive |
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