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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
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full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .
a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
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there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .
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the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
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the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
and that makes all the difference .
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it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '
it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
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it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .
a marvel of production design .
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it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .
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the film is flat .
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
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the film is flat .
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .
to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .
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it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
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hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
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hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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where 's the movie here ?
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
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where 's the movie here ?
nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
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the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
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the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
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make like the title and dodge this one .
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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make like the title and dodge this one .
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
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waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .
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a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .
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sly , sophisticated and surprising .
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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sly , sophisticated and surprising .
the film is flat .
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imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .
it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
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a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
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a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .
whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .
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what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .
while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .
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what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .
the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
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ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '
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ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .
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a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .
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a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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you 'll know a star when you see one .
a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .
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you 'll know a star when you see one .
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
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adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .
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adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
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 .
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the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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woody allen has really found his groove these days .
... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
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woody allen has really found his groove these days .
one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off
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contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .
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i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .
where 's the movie here ?
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i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .
chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .
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mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
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the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .
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like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
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like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .
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with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
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with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
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an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
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an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .
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an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
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an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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originality is sorely lacking .
-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
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originality is sorely lacking .
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
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but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
execrable .
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but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .
an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .
cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
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the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .
too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
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the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
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tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .
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the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .
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elvira fans could hardly ask for more .
after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .
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elvira fans could hardly ask for more .
despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .
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disgusting .
if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia
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disgusting .
there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .
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a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
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a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off
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imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
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imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .
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