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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | 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 |
the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature . | 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 . | the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | 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 . | 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 |
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | 1 |
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | full of surprises . | 0 |
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | 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 . | 1 |
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake . | 0 |
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . | this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 1 |
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . | dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten . | 0 |
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . ' | angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale . | 1 |
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . ' | depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being . | 0 |
it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . | a marvel of production design . | 1 |
it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . | the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | 0 |
the film is flat . | spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units . | 1 |
the film is flat . | it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | 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 . | a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature . | 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 . | but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure . | 0 |
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | 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 |
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | 0 |
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | it 's just rather leaden and dull . | 1 |
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | in fact , even better . | 0 |
where 's the movie here ? | 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 |
where 's the movie here ? | it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | 0 |
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | 1 |
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | 0 |
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family . | 1 |
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 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 |
make like the title and dodge this one . | incoherence reigns . | 1 |
make like the title and dodge this one . | your children will be occupied for 72 minutes . | 0 |
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | 1 |
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good . | 0 |
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | 1 |
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era . | 0 |
sly , sophisticated and surprising . | ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 1 |
sly , sophisticated and surprising . | a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 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 . | comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | 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 . | at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty . | 0 |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | 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 . | 1 |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 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 . | a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want . | 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 . | plodding , peevish and gimmicky . | 0 |
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | ... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot . | 1 |
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn . | 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 . | there 's nothing to gain from watching they . | 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 . | delightfully rendered | 0 |
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction . | 1 |
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush . | 0 |
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche . | 1 |
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | 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 . | 0 |
you 'll know a star when you see one . | 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 . | 1 |
you 'll know a star when you see one . | there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | 0 |
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | dreary tale of middle-class angst | 1 |
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | 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 . | 0 |
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being . | 1 |
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . | 0 |
woody allen has really found his groove these days . | 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 . | 1 |
woody allen has really found his groove these days . | jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder . | 0 |
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | 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 |
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should . | 0 |
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin . | 1 |
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 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 . | a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | 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 . | ` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . ' | 0 |
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters . | originality is sorely lacking . | 1 |
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters . | and that makes all the difference . | 0 |
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life . | and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 1 |
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life . | incoherence reigns . | 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 . | ... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | 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 . | the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life . | 0 |
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 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 . | 1 |
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | 0 |
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel . | 1 |
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power . | 0 |
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction . | 1 |
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn . | 0 |
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy . | 1 |
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | a marvel of production design . | 0 |
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | 1 |
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 0 |
originality is sorely lacking . | if only it were , well , funnier . | 1 |
originality is sorely lacking . | it 's never dull and always looks good . | 0 |
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun . | this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 1 |
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun . | ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 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 . | it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes . | 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 . | pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws . | 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 . | what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | 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 . | the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films . | 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 . | a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake . | 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 . | 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 . | 0 |
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés . | 1 |
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | 0 |
elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular . | 1 |
elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . | 0 |
disgusting . | dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song . | 1 |
disgusting . | the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles . | 0 |
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | 1 |
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | 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 |
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | , `` they 're out there ! '' | 1 |
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 0 |
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