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an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
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an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .
it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
you 'll probably love it .
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
i like it .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .
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and vin diesel is the man .
full of surprises .
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and vin diesel is the man .
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
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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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .
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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it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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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 .
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
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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 .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .
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it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
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if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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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if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
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 bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
you 'll know a star when you see one .
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a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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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the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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i like it .
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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i like it .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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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... hypnotically dull .
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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... hypnotically dull .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
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 .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
and that makes all the difference .
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a modestly surprising movie .
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
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a modestly surprising movie .
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 rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
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dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
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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dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
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one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
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 ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .
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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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 .
it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .
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spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...
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spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .
even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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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the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
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the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
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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after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .
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 .
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it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
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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it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
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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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
a marvel of production design .
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
incoherence reigns .
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the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .
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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
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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shrewd but pointless .
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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shrewd but pointless .
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
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