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it all looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer . | 0 | negative |
van wilder has a built-in audience , but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest . | 0 | negative |
forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this wo n't seem like such a bore . | 0 | negative |
it 's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling , but as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that 's been given the drive of a narrative and that 's been acted out -- the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work . | 1 | positive |
there 's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish . | 0 | negative |
a very capable nailbiter . | 1 | positive |
one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud . | 0 | negative |
a witty , whimsical feature debut . | 1 | positive |
`` -lrb- hopkins -rrb- does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it . | 0 | negative |
a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine . | 1 | positive |
no big whoop , nothing new to see , zero thrills , too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film . | 0 | negative |
wedding feels a bit anachronistic . | 0 | negative |
it 's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed , but that 's neither completely enlightening , nor does it catch the intensity of the movie 's strangeness . | 0 | negative |
schepisi , aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park -lrb- as well as one , ms. mirren , who did -rrb- , has succeeded beyond all expectation . | 1 | positive |
this movie got me grinning . | 1 | positive |
a haunting tale of murder and mayhem . | 1 | positive |
weighted down with slow , uninvolving storytelling and flat acting . | 0 | negative |
me without you has a bracing truth that 's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood . | 1 | positive |
consummate actor barry has done excellent work here . | 1 | positive |
a decent-enough nail-biter that stands a good chance of being the big hit franklin needs to stay afloat in hollywood . | 1 | positive |
... the plot weaves us into a complex web . | 1 | positive |
too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style . | 0 | negative |
the most opaque , self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine . | 0 | negative |
the scorpion king is more fun than conan the barbarian . | 1 | positive |
he has a great cast and a great idea . | 1 | positive |
`` sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice , harmless date film ... | 1 | positive |
even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end ... you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time . | 1 | positive |
diaz , applegate , blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert , if not amused . | 1 | positive |
sure , it 's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be . | 1 | positive |
sadly , full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante . | 0 | negative |
runs on the pure adrenalin of pacino 's performance . | 1 | positive |
the tuxedo was n't just bad ; it was , as my friend david cross would call it , ` hungry-man portions of bad ' . | 0 | negative |
shyamalan takes a potentially trite and overused concept -lrb- aliens come to earth -rrb- and infuses it into a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion . | 1 | positive |
`` spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff . | 1 | positive |
the film is visually dazzling , the depicted events dramatic , funny and poignant . | 1 | positive |
... a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy , so uneven , so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer , young or old , would have a good time here . | 0 | negative |
like many western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing , but its heartfelt concern about north korea 's recent past and south korea 's future adds a much needed moral weight . | 1 | positive |
a charmer from belgium . | 1 | positive |
it 's not only dull because we 've seen -lrb- eddie -rrb- murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death , but because the plot is equally hackneyed . | 0 | negative |
even during the climactic hourlong cricket match , boredom never takes hold . | 1 | positive |
a movie that sends you out of the theater feeling like you 've actually spent time living in another community . | 1 | positive |
pipe dream does have its charms . | 1 | positive |
if you 're part of her targeted audience , you 'll cheer . | 1 | positive |
crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls . | 0 | negative |
it 's very beavis and butthead , yet always seems to elicit a chuckle . | 1 | positive |
solaris is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean 's eleven , '' never were . | 1 | positive |
a modestly made but profoundly moving documentary . | 1 | positive |
... grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces . | 0 | negative |
fessenden continues to do interesting work , and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget . | 1 | positive |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | 0 | negative |
frank capra played this story straight . | 1 | positive |
control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible | 0 | negative |
nevertheless , it still seems endless . | 0 | negative |
there 's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling , which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film 's simple title . | 0 | negative |
mel gibson fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace 's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency . | 1 | positive |
for a film that 's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped . | 0 | negative |
`` barbershop '' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story . | 1 | positive |
though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude . | 1 | positive |
this hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again , even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book . | 0 | negative |
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 1 | positive |
but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects , but not a willingness . | 0 | negative |
please , someone , stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film . | 0 | negative |
sheridan had a wonderful account to work from , but , curiously , he waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading . | 0 | negative |
despite its faults , gangs excels in spectacle and pacing . | 1 | positive |
a loud , low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism ` urban drama . ' | 0 | negative |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | 1 | positive |
provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views . | 1 | positive |
flat , misguided comedy . | 0 | negative |
it 's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion . | 1 | positive |
berling and béart ... continue to impress , and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters . | 1 | positive |
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination . | 1 | positive |
this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary . | 0 | negative |
there are moments of hilarity to be had . | 1 | positive |
it 's hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb . | 1 | positive |
i never thought i 'd say this , but i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies ! | 0 | negative |
i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd . | 0 | negative |
it offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them . | 1 | positive |
the film jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod . | 1 | positive |
plodding , poorly written , murky and weakly acted , the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo . | 0 | negative |
elegant , mannered and teasing . | 1 | positive |
... plays like a badly edited , 91-minute trailer -lrb- and -rrb- the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going . | 0 | negative |
there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we 're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why . | 1 | positive |
by turns touching , raucously amusing , uncomfortable , and , yes , even sexy , never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre . | 1 | positive |
not the great american comedy , but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a good time with this one too . | 1 | positive |
kapur 's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself . | 0 | negative |
but they fascinate in their recklessness . | 1 | positive |
a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic , the work of a genuine and singular artist . | 1 | positive |
this is an action movie with an action icon who 's been all but decommissioned . | 0 | negative |
worth catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance . | 1 | positive |
` cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola 's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about | 0 | negative |
who cares ? -rrb- . | 0 | negative |
neither revelatory nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored . | 0 | negative |
an unflinching , complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen . | 1 | positive |
the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it . | 0 | negative |
an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality . | 1 | positive |
it 's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting . | 0 | negative |
a distinctly mixed bag , the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze . | 0 | negative |
a b-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget . | 1 | positive |
a fascinating , dark thriller that keeps you hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction . | 1 | positive |
enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious -- if you 've a taste for the quirky , steal a glimpse . | 1 | positive |
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