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this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .	` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '	1
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .	true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .	0
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .	if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .	1
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .	and vin diesel is the man .	0
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .	dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .	1
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .	rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .	0
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .	sly , sophisticated and surprising .	1
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .	one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .	0
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .	one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .	1
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .	delightfully rendered	0
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .	it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .	1
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .	-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .	0
the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .	director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?	1
the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .	ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .	0
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 .	an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades	1
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 .	i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre	0
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .	a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .	1
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .	rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .	0
for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .	problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .	1
for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .	and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .	0
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .	the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .	1
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .	wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .	0
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .	while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .	1
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .	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 .	0
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...	an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades	1
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...	a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .	0
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 .	one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .	1
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 .	the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .	0
execrable .	an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .	1
execrable .	likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?	0
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .	comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .	1
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .	, `` they 're out there ! ''	0
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .	the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .	1
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .	at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .	0
all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .	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 .	1
all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .	there 's nothing to gain from watching they .	0
you 'll end up moved .	the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .	1
you 'll end up moved .	nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .	0
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .	a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .	1
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .	a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .	0
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .	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 .	1
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .	make like the title and dodge this one .	0
true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .	the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .	1
true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .	a film of delicate interpersonal dances .	0
you 'll probably love it .	a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .	1
you 'll probably love it .	if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .	0
, `` they 're out there ! ''	a surprisingly funny movie .	1
, `` they 're out there ! ''	gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .	0
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .	it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .	1
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .	... 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 .	0
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .	what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .	1
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .	the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .	0
these people are really going to love the piano teacher .	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 .	1
these people are really going to love the piano teacher .	i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .	0
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .	but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .	1
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .	it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .	0
it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .	nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .	1
it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .	woody allen has really found his groove these days .	0
except it 's much , much better .	boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .	1
except it 's much , much better .	the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .	0
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .	utter mush ... conceited pap .	1
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .	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 .	0
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .	a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .	1
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .	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 .	0
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .	serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .	1
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .	one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .	0
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 .	below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .	1
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 .	the film is flat .	0
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .	so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .	1
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .	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 .	0
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 .	a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .	1
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 .	happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .	0
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 .	rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .	1
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 .	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 . '	0
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .	the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .	1
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .	brave and sweetly rendered love story .	0
even better than the first one !	stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .	1
even better than the first one !	... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .	0
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	richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .	1
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	serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .	0
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .	it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .	1
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .	rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .	0
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .	the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .	1
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .	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 .	0
utter mush ... conceited pap .	a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .	1
utter mush ... conceited pap .	hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .	0
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .	but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .	1
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .	even better than the first one !	0
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .	disgusting .	1
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .	a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .	0
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .	the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .	1
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .	it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .	0
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .	there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .	1
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .	it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .	0
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 .	a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .	1
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 .	the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .	0
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .	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 .	1
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .	rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .	0
first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .	it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .	1
first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .	dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .	0

this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .

` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '

1

this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .

true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .

0

it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .

if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .

1

it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .

and vin diesel is the man .

0

undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .

dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .

1

undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .

rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .

0

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

sly , sophisticated and surprising .

1

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .

0

a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .

one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .

1

a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .

delightfully rendered

0

the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .

it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

1

the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .

-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .

0

the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .

director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?

1

the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .

ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .

0

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 .

an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades

1

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 .

i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre

0

exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .

a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .

1

exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .

rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .

0

for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .

problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .

1

for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .

and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .

0

comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .

the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .

1

comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .

wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .

0

lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .

while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .

1

lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .

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 .

0

but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...

an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades

1

but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...

a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .

0

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 .

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

1

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 .

the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .

0

execrable .

an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .

1

execrable .

likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?

0

while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .

comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .

1

while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .

, `` they 're out there ! ''

0

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .

1

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .

0

all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .

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 .

1

all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .

there 's nothing to gain from watching they .

0

you 'll end up moved .

the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .

1

you 'll end up moved .

nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .

0

... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .

a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .

1

... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .

a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .

0

the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .

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 .

1

the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .

make like the title and dodge this one .

0

true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .

the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .

1

true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .

a film of delicate interpersonal dances .

0

you 'll probably love it .

a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

1

you 'll probably love it .

if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .

0

, `` they 're out there ! ''

a surprisingly funny movie .

1

, `` they 're out there ! ''

gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .

0

-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .

it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

1

-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .

... 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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it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .

what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .

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it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .

the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .

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these people are really going to love the piano teacher .

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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these people are really going to love the piano teacher .

i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .

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cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .

but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .

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cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .

it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .

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it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .

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it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

woody allen has really found his groove these days .

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except it 's much , much better .

boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .

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except it 's much , much better .

the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .

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if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .

utter mush ... conceited pap .

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if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .

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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mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .

a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .

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mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .

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 buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .

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a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .

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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 .

below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .

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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 .

the film is flat .

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a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .

so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .

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a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .

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 .

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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 .

a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .

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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 .

happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .

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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 .

rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .

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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 .

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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as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .

the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .

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as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .

brave and sweetly rendered love story .

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even better than the first one !

stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .

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even better than the first one !

... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .

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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

richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .

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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

serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .

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the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .

it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .

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the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .

rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .

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the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .

the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .

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the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .

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 .

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utter mush ... conceited pap .

a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .

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utter mush ... conceited pap .

hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .

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i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .

but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .

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i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .

even better than the first one !

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there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .

disgusting .

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there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .

a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .

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this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .

the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .

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this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .

it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .

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this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .

there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .

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this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .

it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

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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 .

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

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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 .

the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .

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it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

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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it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .

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first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .

it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

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first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .

dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .

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