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starts out mediocre , spirals downward , and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion . | 0 | negative |
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously . | 0 | negative |
the film falls short on tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries . | 0 | negative |
the idea is more interesting than the screenplay , which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run . | 0 | negative |
if you are willing to do this , then you so crazy ! | 0 | negative |
there 's nothing exactly wrong here , but there 's not nearly enough that 's right . | 0 | negative |
kim ki-deok seems to have in mind an -lrb- emotionally at least -rrb- adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested . | 0 | negative |
amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community , one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger , fatter heart than barbershop . | 1 | positive |
brought to life on the big screen . | 1 | positive |
if it 's not entirely memorable , the movie is certainly easy to watch . | 1 | positive |
knows how to make our imagination wonder . | 1 | positive |
leaks treacle from every pore . | 0 | negative |
the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world . | 1 | positive |
the actors are fantastic . | 1 | positive |
... a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh . | 1 | positive |
... an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ... | 1 | positive |
neither the funniest film that eddie murphy nor robert de niro has ever made , showtime is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while . | 1 | positive |
awesome work : ineffable , elusive , yet inexplicably powerful | 1 | positive |
leaping from one arresting image to another , songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time . | 1 | positive |
intensely romantic , thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery . | 1 | positive |
faithful without being forceful , sad without being shrill , `` a walk to remember '' succeeds through sincerity . | 1 | positive |
a wildly entertaining scan of evans ' career . | 1 | positive |
does point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets . | 1 | positive |
schaeffer is n't in this film , which may be why it works as well as it does . | 1 | positive |
it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- breheny 's -rrb- lensing of the new zealand and cook island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- an -rrb- absorbing documentary . | 1 | positive |
if you open yourself up to mr. reggio 's theory of this imagery as the movie 's set ... it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change . | 1 | positive |
oscar caliber cast does n't live up to material | 0 | negative |
it 's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie . | 0 | negative |
has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be . | 0 | negative |
parris ' performance is credible and remarkably mature . | 1 | positive |
the film 's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength , but it 's propelled by the acting . | 1 | positive |
` stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall 's intense freight train of a film . ' | 1 | positive |
the casting of von sydow ... is itself intacto 's luckiest stroke . | 1 | positive |
exhilarating , funny and fun . | 1 | positive |
bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay . | 0 | negative |
michael moore 's latest documentary about america 's thirst for violence is his best film yet ... | 1 | positive |
the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life . | 0 | negative |
at the one-hour mark , herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion . | 0 | negative |
nearly every attempt at humor here is doa . | 0 | negative |
it 's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns . | 0 | negative |
everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant , designed not to offend . | 1 | positive |
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 1 | positive |
enigma is well-made , but it 's just too dry and too placid . | 0 | negative |
not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe , but it more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions . | 1 | positive |
eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof . | 0 | negative |
takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms . | 1 | positive |
it 's a long way from orwell 's dark , intelligent warning cry -lrb- 1984 -rrb- to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium , and what once was conviction is now affectation . | 0 | negative |
short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty . | 1 | positive |
smart , funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty , just-above-average off - broadway play . | 1 | positive |
a photographic marvel of sorts , and it 's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community . | 1 | positive |
... while the humor aspects of ` jason x ' were far more entertaining than i had expected , everything else about the film tanks . | 0 | negative |
but not without cheesy fun factor . | 1 | positive |
tsai ming-liang 's witty , wistful new film , what time is it there ? | 1 | positive |
becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring . | 0 | negative |
heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations . | 0 | negative |
last orders nurtures the multi-layers of its characters , allowing us to remember that life 's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced . | 1 | positive |
the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it . | 0 | negative |
the script , the gags , the characters are all direct-to-video stuff , and that 's where this film should have remained . | 0 | negative |
on the evidence before us , the answer is clear : not easily and , in the end , not well enough . | 0 | negative |
an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism . | 0 | negative |
each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth . | 0 | negative |
assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne 's novel . | 1 | positive |
nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time , something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives . | 0 | negative |
the film just might turn on many people to opera , in general , an art form at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life . | 1 | positive |
a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they 've rarely been given . | 1 | positive |
... hokey art house pretension . | 0 | negative |
unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script . | 0 | negative |
and there 's the inimitable diaz , holding it all together . | 1 | positive |
told in scattered fashion , the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject . | 0 | negative |
comes across as a fairly weak retooling . | 0 | negative |
one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music , and many inimitable scenes of tenderness , loss , discontent , and yearning . | 1 | positive |
the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing . | 0 | negative |
as saccharine movies go , this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses . | 0 | negative |
the film was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances by both steve buscemi and rosario dawson ... | 1 | positive |
it 's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere . | 0 | negative |
apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret , but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it . | 0 | negative |
it never rises to its clever what-if concept . | 0 | negative |
shallow , noisy and pretentious . | 0 | negative |
demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces . | 1 | positive |
not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit , but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it 's a spirited film and a must-see . | 1 | positive |
engages us in constant fits of laughter , until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story , and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched . | 1 | positive |
a clever script and skilled actors bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics . | 1 | positive |
it 's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits . | 1 | positive |
an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race . | 1 | positive |
a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc . | 0 | negative |
a fine production with splendid singing by angela gheorghiu , ruggero raimondi , and roberto alagna . | 1 | positive |
it may scream low budget , but this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied . | 1 | positive |
- style cross-country adventure ... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack . | 1 | positive |
a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con . | 1 | positive |
do n't wait to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some . | 1 | positive |
could as easily have been called ` under siege 3 : in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life . | 0 | negative |
cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle . | 1 | positive |
is it a comedy ? | 0 | negative |
as is often the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers , mr. murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold . | 0 | negative |
it does n't make for great cinema , but it is interesting to see where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity . | 0 | negative |
its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious , and schneider 's performance is so fine , it 's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess . | 0 | negative |
this is sandler running on empty , repeating what he 's already done way too often . | 0 | negative |
both exuberantly romantic and serenely melancholy , what time is it there ? | 1 | positive |
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