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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken . | 1 |
the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | you 'll end up moved . | 0 |
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 . | ... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | 1 |
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 . | an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it . | 0 |
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | 1 |
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time . | 0 |
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better . | 1 |
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | 0 |
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . | an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | 1 |
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . | if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . | 0 |
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . ' | undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | 1 |
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . ' | a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis . | 0 |
it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 1 |
it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . | the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | 0 |
the film is flat . | there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | 1 |
the film is flat . | ` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . ' | 0 |
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 . | 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 . | 1 |
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 . | if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | 0 |
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . | 1 |
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | incoherence reigns . | 0 |
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable . | 1 |
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy . | 0 |
where 's the movie here ? | if only it were , well , funnier . | 1 |
where 's the movie here ? | except it 's much , much better . | 0 |
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture . | 1 |
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . ' | 0 |
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . | 1 |
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada . | 0 |
make like the title and dodge this one . | if only it were , well , funnier . | 1 |
make like the title and dodge this one . | it 's never dull and always looks good . | 0 |
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing . | 1 |
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | 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 |
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb . | 1 |
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 0 |
sly , sophisticated and surprising . | a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake . | 1 |
sly , sophisticated and surprising . | 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 . | 0 |
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 . | there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | 1 |
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 . | a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices . | 0 |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | black-and-white and unrealistic . | 1 |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want . | 0 |
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 a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | 1 |
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 . | 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 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 . | 1 |
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work . | 0 |
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 . | maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better . | 1 |
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 . | even better than the first one ! | 0 |
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 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 . | 1 |
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin . | 0 |
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | 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 . | 1 |
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown . | 0 |
you 'll know a star when you see one . | the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time . | 1 |
you 'll know a star when you see one . | contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | 0 |
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one . | 1 |
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | full of surprises . | 0 |
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | this u-boat does n't have a captain . | 1 |
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . | 0 |
woody allen has really found his groove these days . | one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . | 1 |
woody allen has really found his groove these days . | gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés . | 0 |
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | but seriously , folks , it does n't work . | 1 |
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . | 0 |
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | 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 . | 1 |
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama . | 0 |
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 . | 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 . | 1 |
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 . | a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices . | 0 |
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters . | a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken . | 1 |
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters . | but the actors make this worth a peek . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life . | comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | 0 |
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 . | flat , misguided comedy . | 1 |
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 . | brave and sweetly rendered love story . | 0 |
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | brave and sweetly rendered love story . | 1 |
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ... | 0 |
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | dreary tale of middle-class angst | 1 |
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | 0 |
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | 1 |
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | 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 . | 0 |
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 1 |
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale . | 0 |
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | this u-boat does n't have a captain . | 1 |
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . | 0 |
originality is sorely lacking . | 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 | 1 |
originality is sorely lacking . | woody allen has really found his groove these days . | 0 |
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun . | the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . | 1 |
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun . | it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | 0 |
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 . | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 1 |
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 . | depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being . | 0 |
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 contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | 1 |
the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory . | sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | 0 |
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 . | fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 1 |
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 . | comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | 0 |
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | 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 |
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | delightfully rendered | 0 |
elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . | 1 |
elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 0 |
disgusting . | richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold . | 1 |
disgusting . | and vin diesel is the man . | 0 |
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 1 |
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | 0 |
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe . | 1 |
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture . | 0 |
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