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the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .
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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the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .
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 .
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a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .
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nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
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nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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 .
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another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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 .
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a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
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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a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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the chocolate factory without charlie .
maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
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the chocolate factory without charlie .
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
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problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
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problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
you 'll probably love it .
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the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
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full of surprises .
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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full of surprises .
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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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 .
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
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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 .
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
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ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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and that is where ararat went astray .
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
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and that is where ararat went astray .
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .
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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 .
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
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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 .
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 ?
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a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
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 good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .
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impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
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 .
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impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
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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a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
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a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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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 ?
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .
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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 ?
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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long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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 .
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we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .
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we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
full of surprises .
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in fact , even better .
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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in fact , even better .
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
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black-and-white and unrealistic .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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black-and-white and unrealistic .
sly , sophisticated and surprising .
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blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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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blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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 .
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if only it were , well , funnier .
although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .
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if only it were , well , funnier .
spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .
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although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
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although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
the film is flat .
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jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
and vin diesel is the man .
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it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
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it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .
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the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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a surprisingly funny movie .
turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
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a surprisingly funny movie .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
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it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .
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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
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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 .
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 .
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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 .
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
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an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
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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an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
as a film director , labute continues to improve .
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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
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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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
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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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 .
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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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 .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .
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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
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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 .
elvira fans could hardly ask for more .
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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 .
... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .
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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .
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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
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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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
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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the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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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the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .
and that is where ararat went astray .
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snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .
even better than the first one !
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