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this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment . | 1 |
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | and that is where ararat went astray . | 0 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy . | 1 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 . | 0 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives . | 1 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild . | 0 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | 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 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try . | 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 . | gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés . | 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 . | a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives . | 0 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices . | 1 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore . | 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- . | the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal . | 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- . | and vin diesel is the man . | 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 . | originality is sorely lacking . | 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 . | a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature . | 0 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | 1 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | 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 . | this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 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 . | sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | 0 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | never inspires more than an interested detachment . | 1 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | it 's never dull and always looks good . | 0 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 1 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | 0 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy . | 1 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | 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 . | a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown . | 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 . | rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along . | 0 |
execrable . | nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try . | 1 |
execrable . | a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown . | 0 |
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | incoherence reigns . | 1 |
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure . | 0 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | if only it were , well , funnier . | 1 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | 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 |
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 . | a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want . | 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 . | but seriously , folks , it does n't work . | 0 |
you 'll end up moved . | a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices . | 1 |
you 'll end up moved . | execrable . | 0 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | ... hypnotically dull . | 1 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | 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 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real . | 1 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | there 's nothing to gain from watching they . | 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 . | first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb . | 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 . | 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 . | 0 |
you 'll probably love it . | 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 . ' | 1 |
you 'll probably love it . | 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 . | 0 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake . | 1 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | 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 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | 1 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | 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 . | 0 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x. | 1 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken . | 0 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family . | 1 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital . | 0 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . ' | 1 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | a marvel of production design . | 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 . | an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | 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 . | ... a solid , well-formed satire . | 0 |
except it 's much , much better . | 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 . | 1 |
except it 's much , much better . | may puzzle his most ardent fans . | 0 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | 1 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back . | 0 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | we just do n't really care too much about this love story . | 1 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 0 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | 1 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | 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 . | it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | 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 . | i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year . | 0 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | 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 . | 1 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 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 loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy . | 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 . | if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x. | 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 . | the chocolate factory without charlie . | 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 . | woody allen has really found his groove these days . | 0 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good . | 1 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | 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 . | 0 |
even better than the first one ! | the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | 1 |
even better than the first one ! | i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | 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 | the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin . | 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 | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 0 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x. | 1 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | 0 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb . | 1 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | 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 . | 0 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know . | 1 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | it 's never dull and always looks good . | 0 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | 1 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . | 0 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | 1 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake . | 0 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 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 . | 1 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 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 . | 0 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | little more than a well-mounted history lesson . | 1 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 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 . | 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 . | i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre | 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 . | though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful . | 0 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message . | 1 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | 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 ? | 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 . | ... hypnotically dull . | 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 . | it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes . | 0 |
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