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-lrb- jackson and bledel -rrb- seem to have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd . | 0 | negative |
whatever the movie 's sentimental , hypocritical lessons about sexism , its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes . | 0 | negative |
piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film , emerges as powerful rather than cloying . | 1 | positive |
gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it 's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek or laugh . | 0 | negative |
if only it had the story to match . | 0 | negative |
`` frailty '' has been written so well , that even a simple `` goddammit ! '' | 1 | positive |
the pianist is the film roman polanski may have been born to make . | 1 | positive |
the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we 're touched by the film 's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport . | 1 | positive |
an excellent sequel . | 1 | positive |
the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely , a victim of mental illness . | 0 | negative |
it 's a technically superb film , shining with all the usual spielberg flair , expertly utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team . | 1 | positive |
the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- she ca n't provide any conflict . | 0 | negative |
both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics . | 1 | positive |
all the sensuality , all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been , pardon the pun , sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness . | 0 | negative |
a quiet , disquieting triumph . | 1 | positive |
anyone who ever fantasized about space travel but ca n't afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket should catch this imax offering . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- carvey 's -rrb- characters are both overplayed and exaggerated , but then again , subtlety has never been his trademark . | 0 | negative |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | 0 | negative |
rashomon-for-dipsticks tale . | 0 | negative |
sleek and arty . | 1 | positive |
a terrific date movie , whatever your orientation . | 1 | positive |
the exploitative , clumsily staged violence overshadows everything , including most of the actors . | 1 | positive |
it takes a really long , slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about . | 0 | negative |
it 's splash without the jokes . | 0 | negative |
even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers , old schoolers and current innovators , scratch is great fun , full of the kind of energy it 's documenting . | 1 | positive |
you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain . | 0 | negative |
a coming-of-age movie that hollywood would n't have the guts to make . | 1 | positive |
` possession , ' based on the book by a.s. byatt , demands that labute deal with the subject of love head-on ; trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit | 1 | positive |
did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or did they not have the nerve to speak up ? | 0 | negative |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | 0 | negative |
some of the most inventive silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theatre for some time . | 1 | positive |
the story is lacking any real emotional impact , and the plot is both contrived and cliched . | 0 | negative |
others , more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ' , or more willing to see with their own eyes , will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating . | 1 | positive |
an awfully good , achingly human picture . | 1 | positive |
but no. . | 0 | negative |
it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people . | 0 | negative |
i have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered . | 0 | negative |
a cross between blow and boyz n the hood , this movie strives to be more , but does n't quite get there . | 0 | negative |
it 's a bad action movie because there 's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring . | 0 | negative |
provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor , amusing characters , and a happy ending . | 1 | positive |
a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp . | 0 | negative |
little action , almost no suspense or believable tension , one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic . | 0 | negative |
director nancy savoca 's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could . | 1 | positive |
despite its floating narrative , this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film . | 1 | positive |
the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism , but it 's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia . | 0 | negative |
the hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale explore the connections between place and personal identity . | 1 | positive |
it 's fun , splashy and entertainingly nasty . | 1 | positive |
... the first 2\/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices -lrb- cool visual backmasking -rrb- , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ... | 1 | positive |
rather , pity anyone who sees this mishmash . | 0 | negative |
return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families , but it 's not half-bad . | 1 | positive |
the movie , despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places , is wry and engrossing . | 1 | positive |
much like robin williams , death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date . | 0 | negative |
a pleasing , often-funny comedy . | 1 | positive |
a tour de force drama about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers . | 1 | positive |
good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there 's a plethora of characters in this picture , and not one of them is flat . | 1 | positive |
after all , it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas , and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies . | 0 | negative |
it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt . | 0 | negative |
her performance moves between heartbreak and rebellion as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks . | 1 | positive |
bad company . | 0 | negative |
so vivid a portrait of a woman consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt . | 1 | positive |
if you 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before , but several movies have - take heart . | 1 | positive |
swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell . | 0 | negative |
almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like `` the addams family '' to everyone looking in ... `` my big fat greek wedding '' comes from the heart ... | 1 | positive |
an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay . | 0 | negative |
despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot , empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining . | 1 | positive |
otherwise , this could be a passable date film . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- at least -rrb- moore is a real charmer . | 1 | positive |
leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances . | 0 | negative |
this rush to profits has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point . | 1 | positive |
the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious . | 1 | positive |
by not averting his eyes , solondz forces us to consider the unthinkable , the unacceptable , the unmentionable . | 1 | positive |
... better described as a ghost story gone badly awry . | 0 | negative |
the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart . | 0 | negative |
does n't get the job done , running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez . | 0 | negative |
tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world 's great visual stylists , and in this film , every shot enhances the excellent performances . | 1 | positive |
a movie that 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts . | 0 | negative |
a movie that both thrills the eye and , in its over-the-top way , touches the heart . | 1 | positive |
elegantly crafted but emotionally cold , a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level . | 0 | negative |
it 's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie . | 0 | negative |
sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it 's geared toward an audience full of masters of both . | 0 | negative |
donovan ... squanders his main asset , jackie chan , and fumbles the vital action sequences . | 0 | negative |
this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people . | 0 | negative |
in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers , apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice . | 0 | negative |
as underwater ghost stories go , below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back , grizzled and charred , somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle . | 0 | negative |
the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism . | 1 | positive |
though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch . | 1 | positive |
a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity . | 1 | positive |
despite slick production values and director roger michell 's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours . | 0 | negative |
well , jason 's gone to manhattan and hell , i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels -lrb- hey , do n't shoot the messenger -rrb- . | 0 | negative |
like a veteran head cutter , barbershop is tuned in to its community . | 1 | positive |
brisk hack job . | 0 | negative |
thumbs up to paxton for not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer . | 1 | positive |
performances all around are tops , with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances . | 1 | positive |
it does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject . | 0 | negative |
miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary . | 1 | positive |
this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton 's ever-watchful gaze -- and it 's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one . | 1 | positive |
as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy , clean-cut dahmer -lrb- jeremy renner -rrb- and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge . | 0 | negative |
as earnest as a community-college advertisement , american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar , sell the amp , and apply to medical school . | 0 | negative |
if you 're not , you 'll still have a good time . '' | 1 | positive |
has a certain ghoulish fascination , and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement . | 1 | positive |
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