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malcolm mcdowell is cool . | 1 | positive |
the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial . | 0 | negative |
as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle , sex with strangers is a success . | 1 | positive |
a reality-snubbing hodgepodge . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- a -rrb- slummer . | 0 | negative |
it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled . | 0 | negative |
an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character . | 1 | positive |
sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors . | 1 | positive |
for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression . | 0 | negative |
this is a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller . | 1 | positive |
at the end , when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry , the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside . | 1 | positive |
ferrara 's strongest and most touching movie of recent years . | 1 | positive |
... a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it 's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone . | 0 | negative |
even if it made its original release date last fall , it would 've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness . | 0 | negative |
unfortunately , it 's also not very good . | 0 | negative |
the most wondrous love story in years , it is a great film . | 1 | positive |
too much power , not enough puff . | 0 | negative |
despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy . | 0 | negative |
finally , the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first . | 1 | positive |
even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon . | 1 | positive |
a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction , when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised . | 0 | negative |
the rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based . | 1 | positive |
here , common sense flies out the window , along with the hail of bullets , none of which ever seem to hit sascha . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- dong -rrb- makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up . | 1 | positive |
once she lets her love depraved leads meet , -lrb- denis ' -rrb- story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle | 0 | negative |
nothing too deep or substantial . | 0 | negative |
but what is missing from it all is a moral . | 0 | negative |
splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity . | 1 | positive |
obvious , obnoxious and didactic burlesque . | 0 | negative |
it 's definitely a step in the right direction . | 1 | positive |
vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much . | 0 | negative |
the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective . | 1 | positive |
this one is a few bits funnier than malle 's dud , if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks . | 1 | positive |
the writing is clever and the cast is appealing . | 1 | positive |
although commentary on nachtwey is provided ... it 's the image that really tells the tale . | 1 | positive |
a nearly 21\/2 hours , the film is way too indulgent . | 0 | negative |
... unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept . | 0 | negative |
some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious , but restrained and subtle storytelling , and fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat . | 1 | positive |
but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes . | 1 | positive |
earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable , green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese . | 1 | positive |
jeffrey tambor 's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy . | 1 | positive |
an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort . | 1 | positive |
a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film ... | 0 | negative |
` christian bale 's quinn -lrb- is -rrb- a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent . ' | 0 | negative |
i 'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about . | 0 | negative |
it 's a scorcher . | 1 | positive |
a real snooze . | 0 | negative |
like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end . | 1 | positive |
the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents , wise folks that they are , read books . | 0 | negative |
partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless . | 0 | negative |
for its 100 minutes running time , you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen . | 0 | negative |
a chronicle not only of one man 's quest to be president , but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten , cynical journalists into what was essentially , by campaign 's end , an extended publicity department . | 1 | positive |
a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ' like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm -lrb- wo n't be an -rrb- exceedingly memorable one for most people . | 0 | negative |
fresnadillo has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense . | 1 | positive |
this is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live . | 0 | negative |
but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted . | 0 | negative |
at once subtle and visceral , the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful , offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future . | 1 | positive |
lookin ' for sin , american-style ? | 0 | negative |
it drowns in sap . | 0 | negative |
laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany . | 0 | negative |
interminably bleak , to say nothing of boring . | 0 | negative |
believability was n't one of the film 's virtues . | 0 | negative |
filled with alexandre desplat 's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience . | 1 | positive |
the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox . | 1 | positive |
the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster\/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago , and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing . | 0 | negative |
steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic . | 1 | positive |
... del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy . | 0 | negative |
this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it 's filmed tosca that you want . | 1 | positive |
features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film . | 1 | positive |
a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick , and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect , love-hate relationship . | 1 | positive |
starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar . | 0 | negative |
though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal . | 0 | negative |
swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then . | 0 | negative |
although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking , the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey | 1 | positive |
even fans of ismail merchant 's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one . | 0 | negative |
the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there 's very little hustling on view . | 0 | negative |
what 's worse is that pelosi knows it . | 0 | negative |
a `` home alone '' film that is staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films . | 0 | negative |
although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america . | 0 | negative |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | 0 | negative |
brian tufano 's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky 's excellent music turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special . | 1 | positive |
it is definitely worth seeing . | 1 | positive |
a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts . | 1 | positive |
will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002 . | 0 | negative |
a bilingual charmer , just like the woman who inspired it | 1 | positive |
allen 's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal . | 1 | positive |
everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david 's point of view . | 1 | positive |
both lead performances are oscar-size . | 1 | positive |
as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner . | 1 | positive |
it 's super - violent , super-serious and super-stupid . | 0 | negative |
all the small moments and flashbacks do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition . | 0 | negative |
elaborate special effects take centre screen , so that the human story is pushed to one side . | 1 | positive |
the film is ... determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation . | 1 | positive |
i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays . | 0 | negative |
too daft by half ... but supremely good natured . | 1 | positive |
though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor 's preposterous titus , the eye candy here lacks considerable brio . | 0 | negative |
the film is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor . | 1 | positive |
the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year ! | 1 | positive |
... silly humbuggery ... | 0 | negative |
predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king . | 0 | negative |
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