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this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson 's e ! | 0 | negative |
a generic family comedy unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set . | 0 | negative |
an amateurish , quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video . | 0 | negative |
the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary . | 0 | negative |
the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat . | 0 | negative |
exactly what its title implies : lusty , boisterous and utterly charming . | 1 | positive |
what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona , here a more annoying , though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip . | 0 | negative |
cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny . | 0 | negative |
heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script by axel hellstenius . | 1 | positive |
let 's see , a haunted house , a haunted ship , what 's next ... ghost blimp ? | 0 | negative |
with its paint fights , motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment , it 's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés . | 0 | negative |
based on dave barry 's popular book of the same name , the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story . | 1 | positive |
what 's missing is what we call the ` wow ' factor . | 0 | negative |
normally , rohmer 's talky films fascinate me , but when he moves his setting to the past , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable . | 0 | negative |
even if it is generally amusing from time to time , i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have . | 0 | negative |
you watch for that sense of openness , the little surprises . | 1 | positive |
the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative . | 1 | positive |
the abiding impression , despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz , is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture ca n't quite conceal that there 's nothing resembling a spine here . | 0 | negative |
it throws quirky characters , odd situations , and off-kilter dialogue at us , all as if to say , `` look at this ! | 1 | positive |
alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise . | 1 | positive |
a film neither bitter nor sweet , neither romantic nor comedic , neither warm nor fuzzy . | 1 | positive |
of all the halloween 's , this is the most visually unappealing . | 0 | negative |
light , silly , photographed with colour and depth , and rather a good time . | 1 | positive |
it 's refreshing to see a romance this smart . | 1 | positive |
sodden and glum , even in those moments where it 's supposed to feel funny and light . | 0 | negative |
with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge , -lrb- crane -rrb- becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly , clinical lab report . | 0 | negative |
nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley 's breasts -- is authentic . | 0 | negative |
a manically generous christmas vaudeville . | 1 | positive |
the powder blues and sun-splashed whites of tunis make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs . | 1 | positive |
with dickens ' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath 's even-toned direction , a ripping good yarn is told . | 1 | positive |
i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise . | 0 | negative |
it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film . | 1 | positive |
the film is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits , headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work . | 1 | positive |
these three films form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people . | 1 | positive |
smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem . | 1 | positive |
insanely hilarious ! | 1 | positive |
... strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness , making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults . | 1 | positive |
it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness , and where human nature should be ingratiating , it 's just grating . | 0 | negative |
its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity , steven soderbergh 's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience . | 0 | negative |
it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun . | 1 | positive |
even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate , tiresome ugliness , it would be rendered tedious by avary 's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest . | 0 | negative |
it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots . | 0 | negative |
a feel-good movie that does n't give you enough to feel good about . | 0 | negative |
give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but there 's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour . | 0 | negative |
i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone , and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism . | 0 | negative |
if the real-life story is genuinely inspirational , the movie stirs us as well . | 1 | positive |
disturbing . | 0 | negative |
the large-frame imax camera lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers . | 1 | positive |
it 's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss . | 0 | negative |
why anyone who is not a character in this movie should care is beyond me . | 0 | negative |
the movie 's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula , though , and it 's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had . | 0 | negative |
it is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound . | 0 | negative |
as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice , the movie makes two hours feel like four . | 0 | negative |
a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis . | 1 | positive |
... contains very few laughs and even less surprises . | 0 | negative |
a horrible , 99-minute stink bomb . | 0 | negative |
you can watch , giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards . | 1 | positive |
earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding . | 1 | positive |
a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise . | 0 | negative |
it is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year . | 0 | negative |
the film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet . | 1 | positive |
handled correctly , wilde 's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice . | 1 | positive |
this is the best star trek movie in a long time . | 1 | positive |
a remarkably alluring film set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman 's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and tranquil suburban life . | 1 | positive |
instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way , secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way . | 1 | positive |
a winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others . | 1 | positive |
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 | negative |
like kissing jessica stein , amy 's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor . | 1 | positive |
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era . | 1 | positive |
starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera . | 0 | negative |
the touch is generally light enough and the performances , for the most part , credible . | 1 | positive |
it is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and yet permits laughter . | 1 | positive |
eight legged freaks wo n't join the pantheon of great monster\/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ... | 0 | negative |
howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they 're often undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a ` literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject . | 0 | negative |
the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face . | 0 | negative |
it 's better suited for the history or biography channel , but there 's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind . | 0 | negative |
a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material . | 0 | negative |
belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video\/dvd category , and this is why i have given it a one-star rating . | 0 | negative |
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 | negative |
without a fresh infusion of creativity , 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking . | 0 | negative |
this humbling little film , fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie , is just the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore . ' | 1 | positive |
what does n't this film have that an impressionable kid could n't stand to hear ? | 1 | positive |
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . | 1 | positive |
` in this poor remake of such a well loved classic , parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision . ' | 0 | negative |
overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste . | 0 | negative |
a soap-opera quality twist in the last 20 minutes ... almost puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination . | 0 | negative |
the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward . | 0 | negative |
occasionally loud and offensive , but more often , it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma . | 0 | negative |
we 've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher . | 1 | positive |
easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen . | 1 | positive |
despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure , the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this . | 0 | negative |
about half of them are funny , a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal . | 0 | negative |
the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders , but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill . | 1 | positive |
impostor ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels , fight off various anonymous attackers , and evade elaborate surveillance technologies . | 0 | negative |
a great script brought down by lousy direction . | 0 | negative |
new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is . | 0 | negative |
rubbo runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film 's short 90 minutes . | 1 | positive |
while this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players , the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love . | 0 | negative |
zoom ! | 1 | positive |
it 's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over , but it 's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest . | 0 | negative |
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