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does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny . | 0 | negative |
despite the film 's shortcomings , the stories are quietly moving . | 1 | positive |
from blushing to gushing -- imamura squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge ' | 1 | positive |
delight your senses and crash this wedding ! | 1 | positive |
the best thing i can say about this film is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next . | 1 | positive |
... wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams . | 1 | positive |
a true-blue delight . | 1 | positive |
about as enjoyable , i would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful . | 0 | negative |
it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors . | 1 | positive |
what ensues are much blood-splattering , mass drug-induced bowel evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits . | 0 | negative |
an enjoyable experience . | 1 | positive |
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 1 | positive |
very much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all . | 0 | negative |
no , even that 's too committed . | 0 | negative |
the entire movie is in need of a scented bath . | 0 | negative |
i spied with my little eye ... a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits | 0 | negative |
the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame . | 1 | positive |
are we dealing with dreams , visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ? | 0 | negative |
this movie is so bad , that it 's almost worth seeing because it 's so bad . | 0 | negative |
no better or worse than ` truth or consequences , n.m. ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater . | 0 | negative |
well , this movie proves you wrong on both counts . | 0 | negative |
much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments ... | 1 | positive |
those who are only mildly curious , i fear , will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals . | 0 | negative |
its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads . | 1 | positive |
theological matters aside , the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues . | 0 | negative |
this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be . | 1 | positive |
ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway | 0 | negative |
we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together , and michele 's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest . | 0 | negative |
like schindler 's list , the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent , but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way . | 0 | negative |
a touching drama about old age and grief with a tour de force performance by michel piccoli . | 1 | positive |
video games are more involving than this mess . | 0 | negative |
an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ? | 0 | negative |
the plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong . | 0 | negative |
dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it . | 1 | positive |
third time 's the charm ... yeah , baby ! | 1 | positive |
weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title . | 1 | positive |
makes the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student 's self-esteem , and not strictly in the knowledge imparted . | 1 | positive |
a giddy and provocative sexual romp that has something to say . | 1 | positive |
what 's not to like about a movie with a ` children 's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad 's not mean , he 's just adjusting ' ? | 1 | positive |
equilibrium the movie , as opposed to the manifesto , is really , really stupid . | 0 | negative |
suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997 . | 0 | negative |
eventually arrives at its heart , as simple self-reflection meditation . | 1 | positive |
in a summer overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes , it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway . | 1 | positive |
for most movies , 84 minutes is short , but this one feels like a life sentence . | 0 | negative |
what begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters . | 1 | positive |
it 's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son 's room . | 1 | positive |
not as well-written as sexy beast , not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels , but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted . | 1 | positive |
spielberg 's realization of a near-future america is masterful . | 1 | positive |
amidst the action , the script carries arnold -lrb- and the viewers -rrb- into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story . '' | 1 | positive |
as gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be , they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting . | 1 | positive |
jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- h -rrb- ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang , i 'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by . | 0 | negative |
it 's sort of in-between , and it works . | 1 | positive |
he 's the scariest guy you 'll see all summer . | 1 | positive |
unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters . | 0 | negative |
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you ca n't wait to see end . | 0 | negative |
a cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty . | 1 | positive |
mediocre fable from burkina faso . | 0 | negative |
a hallmark film in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look . | 1 | positive |
the worst film of the year . | 0 | negative |
a funny , triumphant , and moving documentary . | 1 | positive |
for the most part , the film does hold up pretty well . | 1 | positive |
it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline . | 1 | positive |
there 's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout . | 1 | positive |
in fact , it 's quite fun in places . | 1 | positive |
it 's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground . | 0 | negative |
manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week , plain old blarney ... take your pick . | 0 | negative |
not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired . | 0 | negative |
it 's crap on a leash -- far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins . | 0 | negative |
hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless . | 1 | positive |
it 's an exhilarating place to visit , this laboratory of laughter . | 1 | positive |
genuinely unnerving . | 1 | positive |
enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast . | 1 | positive |
without any redeeming value whatsoever . | 0 | negative |
an intoxicating experience . | 1 | positive |
rock solid family fun out of the gates , extremely imaginative through out , but wanes in the middle | 1 | positive |
they cheapen the overall effect . | 0 | negative |
what results is the best performance from either in years . | 1 | positive |
s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle , but it is effective . | 1 | positive |
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus . | 0 | negative |
a confluence of kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design . | 1 | positive |
a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell . | 0 | negative |
a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters . | 0 | negative |
deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance . | 1 | positive |
and more than that , it 's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation . | 1 | positive |
exploits -lrb- headbanger -rrb- stereotypes in good fun , while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter . | 1 | positive |
resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project . | 0 | negative |
fluffy and disposible . | 0 | negative |
in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment , time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film . | 1 | positive |
odd and weird . | 0 | negative |
the beauty of alexander payne 's ode to the everyman is in the details . | 1 | positive |
no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus , accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way . | 0 | negative |
meyjes ' provocative film might be called an example of the haphazardness of evil . | 1 | positive |
can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure ? | 0 | negative |
a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary . | 1 | positive |
interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots . | 0 | negative |
it 's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here , but it 's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through . | 0 | negative |
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up . | 0 | negative |
reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap . | 0 | negative |
to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement , and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest . | 1 | positive |
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