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the movie is clever , offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance . | 1 | positive |
another week , another gross-out college comedy -- ugh . | 0 | negative |
a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable -- excuse for a film . | 0 | negative |
too silly to take seriously . | 0 | negative |
low comedy does n't come much lower . | 0 | negative |
it 's a very tasteful rock and roll movie . | 1 | positive |
meticulously mounted , exasperatingly well-behaved film , which ticks off kahlo 's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant . | 1 | positive |
davis ' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort . | 1 | positive |
a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side of play . | 1 | positive |
ultimately the , yes , snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok . | 0 | negative |
sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower . | 0 | negative |
hard to resist . | 1 | positive |
there 's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately , it runs for 170 . | 0 | negative |
director carl franklin , so crisp and economical in one false move , bogs down in genre cliches here . | 1 | positive |
like a precious and finely cut diamond , magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it 's one tough rock . | 1 | positive |
no cute factor here ... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise . | 0 | negative |
suffers from its timid parsing of the barn-side target of sons trying to breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers . | 0 | negative |
it 's a frankenstein-monster of a film that does n't know what it wants to be . | 0 | negative |
an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic . | 0 | negative |
a knowing look at female friendship , spiked with raw urban humor . | 1 | positive |
... begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully . | 1 | positive |
the overall result is an intelligent , realistic portrayal of testing boundaries . | 1 | positive |
quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie , and moore wonderfully underplays the long-suffering heroine with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between jane wyman and june cleaver . | 1 | positive |
most of the problems with the film do n't derive from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved | 0 | negative |
a poignant comedy that offers food for thought . | 1 | positive |
deuces wild treads heavily into romeo and juliet\/west side story territory , where it plainly has no business going . | 0 | negative |
there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract . | 0 | negative |
secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie . | 1 | positive |
everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable . | 0 | negative |
this fascinating experiment plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air . | 1 | positive |
a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks . | 0 | negative |
ah-nuld 's action hero days might be over . | 0 | negative |
the movie has a script -lrb- by paul pender -rrb- made of wood , and it 's relentlessly folksy , a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions . | 0 | negative |
the filmmakers ' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment . | 1 | positive |
it also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them . | 1 | positive |
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency . | 0 | negative |
it 's at once laughable and compulsively watchable , in its committed dumbness . | 1 | positive |
they threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans . | 0 | negative |
- west coast rap wars , this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate . | 1 | positive |
as part of mr. dong 's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america , family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair . | 1 | positive |
a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms . | 0 | negative |
all in all , brown sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that 's both charming and well acted . | 1 | positive |
represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema . | 1 | positive |
so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy . | 0 | negative |
a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life . | 1 | positive |
a stylish thriller . | 1 | positive |
constantly touching , surprisingly funny , semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act . | 1 | positive |
birthday girl does n't try to surprise us with plot twists , but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency . | 1 | positive |
a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise . | 0 | negative |
that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults . | 1 | positive |
the universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran . ' | 1 | positive |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | 0 | negative |
unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country , but especially from france . | 1 | positive |
the rock is destined to be the 21st century 's new `` conan '' and that he 's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal . | 1 | positive |
adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild . | 0 | negative |
here , alas , it collapses like an overcooked soufflé . | 0 | negative |
plays like one long , meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz , rather than a fully developed story . | 0 | negative |
snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him | 0 | negative |
before it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy , steven shainberg 's adaptation of mary gaitskill 's harrowing short story ... is a brilliantly played , deeply unsettling experience . | 1 | positive |
... very funny , very enjoyable ... | 1 | positive |
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone . | 0 | negative |
... with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself . | 1 | positive |
much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle , there is n't much there here . | 0 | negative |
lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma , and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest . | 1 | positive |
he has improved upon the first and taken it a step further , richer and deeper . | 1 | positive |
it 's a testament to de niro and director michael caton-jones that by movie 's end , we accept the characters and the film , flaws and all . | 1 | positive |
this method almost never fails him , and it works superbly here . | 1 | positive |
it 's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive . | 1 | positive |
a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie . | 0 | negative |
often likable , but just as often it 's meandering , low on energy , and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy . | 1 | positive |
rob schneider 's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick , the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian . | 0 | negative |
... the tale of her passionate , tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form . | 1 | positive |
it 's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x ... look positively shakesperean by comparison . | 0 | negative |
a hypnotic portrait of this sad , compulsive life . | 1 | positive |
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | 0 | negative |
a fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man . | 1 | positive |
a smart little indie . | 1 | positive |
a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on . | 0 | negative |
... what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be | 0 | negative |
goes on and on to the point of nausea . | 0 | negative |
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre | 1 | positive |
master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours . | 0 | negative |
you 'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ... ' | 0 | negative |
easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year . | 1 | positive |
despite the surface attractions -- conrad l. hall 's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there 's something impressive and yet lacking about everything . | 1 | positive |
broder 's screenplay is shallow , offensive and redundant , with pitifully few real laughs . | 0 | negative |
looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights . | 0 | negative |
that 's why sex and lucia is so alluring . | 1 | positive |
after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly , sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be , you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be . | 0 | negative |
nettelbeck ... has a pleasing way with a metaphor . | 1 | positive |
a puzzle whose pieces do not fit . | 0 | negative |
a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times , but this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism . | 1 | positive |
after the first 10 minutes , which is worth seeing , the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music . | 0 | negative |
not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works , but coppola , along with his sister , sofia , is a real filmmaker . | 1 | positive |
it 's fun , but it 's a real howler . | 1 | positive |
even through its flaws , revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling , interestingly told film . | 1 | positive |
just the labour involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light is astonishing . | 1 | positive |
the case is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause . | 1 | positive |
no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina . | 0 | negative |
when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we 'd live in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve . | 1 | positive |
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