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all mood and no movie . | 0 | negative |
will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year . | 1 | positive |
a half-assed film . | 0 | negative |
it 's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter , but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible . | 1 | positive |
the most ingenious film comedy since being john malkovich . | 1 | positive |
the cast is phenomenal , especially the women . | 1 | positive |
inventive , fun , intoxicatingly sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening . | 1 | positive |
much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors . | 1 | positive |
a chiller resolutely without chills . | 0 | negative |
the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie . | 0 | negative |
and it is . | 1 | positive |
even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking | 1 | positive |
imperfect ? | 0 | negative |
this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy . | 0 | negative |
a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat , and if you 're going to alter the bard 's ending , you 'd better have a good alternative . | 0 | negative |
there 's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits . | 0 | negative |
no , it 's not as single-minded as john carpenter 's original , but it 's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels . | 1 | positive |
beating the austin powers films at their own game , this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness . | 1 | positive |
viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm 's performance , the film would be a total washout . | 0 | negative |
there 's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes , plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme . | 0 | negative |
- spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together . | 0 | negative |
there 's already been too many of these films ... | 0 | negative |
we want the funk - and this movie 's got it . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- a -rrb- thoughtful , visually graceful work . | 1 | positive |
shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling . | 0 | negative |
like the rugrats movies , the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series , but its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures is particularly welcome . | 1 | positive |
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads . | 0 | negative |
the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | 0 | negative |
the script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar . | 1 | positive |
kudos to the most enchanting film of the year . | 1 | positive |
the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion . | 1 | positive |
by its modest , straight-ahead standards , undisputed scores a direct hit . | 1 | positive |
i 'm guessing the director is a magician . | 1 | positive |
a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france 's most inventive directors . | 1 | positive |
it irritates and saddens me that martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere . | 0 | negative |
that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel . | 0 | negative |
none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest . | 0 | negative |
when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust , will you . | 1 | positive |
ultimately too repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences , but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness . | 0 | negative |
kids do n't mind crappy movies as much as adults , provided there 's lots of cute animals and clumsy people . | 0 | negative |
it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling . | 0 | negative |
wonder , hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars | 1 | positive |
while the performances are often engaging , this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary . | 0 | negative |
haneke 's script -lrb- from elfriede jelinek 's novel -rrb- is contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive , with an inconclusive ending . | 0 | negative |
there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew . | 0 | negative |
the movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality . | 0 | negative |
tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham . | 1 | positive |
filmmaker tian zhuangzhuang triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power . | 1 | positive |
... a movie that , quite simply , should n't have been made . | 0 | negative |
the importance of being earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations | 1 | positive |
five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before . | 0 | negative |
director alfonso cuaron gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films . | 1 | positive |
... manages to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun . | 1 | positive |
guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets . | 0 | negative |
wewannour money back , actually . | 0 | negative |
more than anything else , kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre , which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again . | 1 | positive |
when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini , madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game . | 1 | positive |
the sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other -- shines through every frame . | 1 | positive |
the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing . | 0 | negative |
... digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations . | 1 | positive |
much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep . | 1 | positive |
it 's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys , regardless of their ages . | 1 | positive |
an empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- scherfig -rrb- has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll . | 1 | positive |
it may be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality | 1 | positive |
a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- johnnie to and wai ka fai are -rrb- sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers . | 0 | negative |
conceptually brilliant ... plays like a living-room war of the worlds , gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown . | 1 | positive |
this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head | 0 | negative |
-lrb- danny huston gives -rrb- an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk . | 1 | positive |
in addition to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic , this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday . | 1 | positive |
this is n't exactly profound cinema , but it 's good-natured and sometimes quite funny . | 1 | positive |
hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian . | 1 | positive |
it leers , offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject . | 0 | negative |
a pleasant and engaging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole . | 0 | negative |
touches smartly and wistfully on a number of themes , not least the notion that the marginal members of society ... might benefit from a helping hand and a friendly kick in the pants . | 1 | positive |
yakusho , as always , is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ... and his chemistry with shimizu is very believable . | 1 | positive |
works , it 's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance . | 1 | positive |
ararat feels like a book report | 0 | negative |
the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice . | 0 | negative |
tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . | 1 | positive |
it 's a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5 . | 0 | negative |
a surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of hollywood 's comic-book adaptations . | 1 | positive |
my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack . | 0 | negative |
audacious-impossible yet compelling ... | 1 | positive |
a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music . | 1 | positive |
family fare . | 1 | positive |
the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation , and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates . | 0 | negative |
one of recent memory 's most thoughtful films about art , ethics , and the cost of moral compromise . | 1 | positive |
even if you 're an agnostic carnivore , you can enjoy much of jonah simply , and gratefully , as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor . | 1 | positive |
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films ... that argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect . | 1 | positive |
set in a 1986 harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in new york . | 0 | negative |
in the spirit of the season , i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni 's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it . | 0 | negative |
evokes a palpable sense of disconnection , made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones . | 1 | positive |
they crush each other under cars , throw each other out windows , electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness . | 0 | negative |
in addition to scoring high for originality of plot -- putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way -- lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded . | 1 | positive |
perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing , ' but it is . | 1 | positive |
as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game , juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre , and a personal low for everyone involved . | 0 | negative |
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . ' | 1 | positive |
a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor , sensuality , and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys . | 1 | positive |
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